[SID] The 1st thread ; 10th single Fuyu no Bench , release date - 28th Dec

[KarenPang]

Welcome to the 1st official thread of JRock quartet SID !



Members :

Shinji - Guitarist . D.O.B - 8th Feb 1979

Mao - Lead vocalist . D.O.B - 23rd Oct 1977

Yuya - Drums . D.O.B - 9th Dec 1981

Aki - Bassist . D.O.B - 3rd Feb 1981

Band's Bio

SID was formed in 2003 , when Mao recruited Aki after seeing him play live. He later recruited Yuuya and Shinji from their respective bands to work with SID part-time as support, and it wasn't until early next year (2004/01/14, making 1/14 the band's official anniversary) that they chose to remain with SID as official members, leaving the band with a full and lasting lineup.

The band started off small, but not without a certain charming flair. Where most bandmen handed out fliers, they also used megaphones as a means of personal promotion. Despite having only a small collection of songs to offer, they worked relentlessly to produce more.

Their releases varied widely in style and composition, and the band made it an obvious goal to appeal to a broad audience - a plan which obviously worked. SID grew rapidly in their initial years, at a rate which surprised numerous publications and notoriously earned them the title "the monster band of the indie scene".

SID signed first with Danger Crue records, working with Yasunori Sakurazawa, who aided in the arrangement of many of their early songs. Before long, even at their then indie status, SID began charting with major releases on Oricon and successfully selling out numerous large venues, Budokan among them.

They stood out from their peers with their ever-changing sound and the ease with which they could shift between styles, a characteristic that could describe few other visual kei bands. Their major debut concert was held on November 2nd, 2008 at Nippon Budokan - selling out in under three minutes - and following a final indie tour held within standing live halls all throughout Japan.

Discography *NOTE - I only list their material that have been released under Ki/oon Records (they share the same record label as L'Arc~en~Ciel)

Singles ::

1) Monochrome no Kiss (29.11.2008) #4
2) 2 Dome no Kanojo (14.01.2009) #3
3) Uso (29.04.2009) #2
4) one way (11.11.2009) #3
5) sleep (03.03.2010) #2
6) Rain (02.06.2010) #2
7) cosmetic (29.09.2010) #3
8) Ranbu no Melody (01.12.2010) #5
9) Itsuka (28.09.2011) #2
10) Fuyu no Bench (28.12.2011) tbc

Album ::

1) hikari (01.07.2009) #2
2) dead stock (23.02.2011) #4

Record Label - Ki/oon Records

Music Genre - Rock

Official Site - http://www.sid-web.info/

Band & members info's - from their wikipedia page LOL

[AyuGAME]

i like this band
nice to know, someone created a thread for them...

[Beauty4123]

thanks karen! i absolutely love SID! Uso and their previous 2 singles are awesome, and hikari was such a great album "capsule" is one of my favorite album tracks from it. can't wait for their new single

[KarenPang]

you have any idea with regards to the debut weekly positions for Monochrome no Kiss , 2 Dome no Kanojo & hikari ?

& YES I can't wait for their new single too 8D

[Beauty4123]

hmm..i can search for those sales, karen! i'll post back with it soon

[KarenPang]

Thanks Lisa & do you think that bassist Aki looked like Ohno (when he had blonde hair) from afar ?

my younger sister & I thought so man @_@

[Beauty4123]

lol i don't see the similarity

well, i can't find sales for monochrome no kiss, but i found for 2℃目の彼女:

**3位　31,007　シド 『2℃目の彼女』

first week sales.

i thought they were really unpopular before Uso. never knew that this single was #3

oh, and i found "hikari" sales, but i dunno the first week. but from this, i think it was #4

*2 *2 *2 *3 *4 *4＼*6　シド 「hikari」

#6 is probbably the ranking for the first day of the second week.

[ll moments ll]

i know SID though "Uso". since i me some Fullmetal Alchemist songs (i got to know Laruku through their FMA song "READY STEADY GO"~ ).

i'm gonna listen to "hikari" soon. need to clear space off my iPod.

i typically don't like visual-kei bands, but i guess these guys are aiight. LOL.

[Aggar]

I love Uso too. That songs make me their fan XD
oh btw , i thought they were Visu.

[Beauty4123]

i don't think their as visual kei, as let's say, alice nine.? for example. they pretty much have their own style compared to other VK bands but that's just how i see it, lol.

BTW, i found a performance they did of Uso on MUSIC FAIR. the talk with tegomass and suga shikao is also in it. so funny, lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEmH54RlcLI

[ll moments ll]

^ oh yeah, they're quite tame in comparison to the others. it's probably why i can tolerate them more.

[Beauty4123]

same here, irene! i personally don't like VK, but i love SID and their own style

btw, you'd probbably wanna see the performance link that i edited my post with. TEGOSHI! *dun dun dun*

[Aggar]

^ me 2 , I don't like VK either. Now i can relax and support them with no worries
and the link , I saw it may be in News thread
btw , I heard they said they are Visu !

[KarenPang]

@ Lisa - thanks will update the 1st post now & ehhhh really over the Aki looked like Ohno comment ? o_O

I swear Aki does , still

My younger sister already knows about SID because of Uso as she's an anime nut & when I saw the Uso PV being played on TV a few days ago , I was immediately hooked to the song & the PV's just so colourful & beautiful

Man , Sony BMG made OS presses for BOTH CD + DVD's editions of hikari & the worst thing's that , I don't know which one to get in due time

I honestly don't really care that much for the DVD contents because it's tour footages for both Type A & B LOL

& considering that they're deemed a Visual Kei band , they're quite 'tame' as compared to The Gazette , Alice Nine , an cafe , image wise

[ll moments ll]

Originally Posted by Beauty4123

btw, you'd probbably wanna see the performance link that i edited my post with. TEGOSHI! *dun dun dun*

what is a "Tegoshi". i don't even know...

THX THO.

[KarenPang]

so I called the local HMV up earlier on & yay they have hikari & Monochrome no Kiss

but ick to pay S$81 for hikari is @_@

I need to think about it on whether I want to get it or not . I'm quite sure I will get hikari in due time but definitely not now

[KarenPang]

2 Dome no Kanojo PV can be downloaded via http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93577

[LacusClyne]

ha ha, i download a random single2℃目の彼女 at verycd, coz the cover looks nice. Then when FMA came out, and i found their song being the EP, i'm so happy.

VK is not bad, i like Alice 9th and An Cafe also.

[KarenPang]

I watched 2 Dome no Kanojo's PV earlier on when I was in my parents's car & man it's so beautiful & winter inspired

I love what I have seen with regards to their PVs but Uso's still top dog for me

[Beauty4123]

uso and 2℃目の彼女 are my favorite singles and PVs

btw, i forgot to mention this, but SID were kinda VK in their indie releases, but when they came to sony, they had their own style like they do now.

example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfOE7Zhjvao