Aaah, yes, I do remember something about that when I checked them out there first time, I'd forgotten about that.

I always aim to look into the meaning of the lyrics in the songs i react to. I think understanding what the song itself is about makes it more impactful.

It seems a common theme for Japanese bands, like X-japan having Hide's guitar onstage regularly after his death too. It's a beautiful sentiment rarely seen in other musical genres.

Because Kamijo can't sing that high anymore. It's a common thing in bands, tune it half a step down so the singer can keep it right

I liked this version a lot, even with a little mistake at the beginning 01:56, but it could be the signal of Hizaki's guitar, or due to the downtone. I don't really know, I worried a lot about that, but HIzaki did his best at this moment, I feel like the public was frozen as me, but he did a step ahead and the public reacts to this... I almost cry of emotion with his expression like "Everything will be ok, smile and enjoy!". Also, the camera man did a great job, some parts behind Kamijo and Teru were epic, specially at his solo moment. The silence at the last part, and that melodic notes, there's nothing more than sublime. I missed the way Masashi played the bass on Holy Grail version, when he lifts his bass to his leg, at the moment he is playing a note doing a bending, loved that detail.

The music to me isn't nearly on the same level, plus the song was created on a higher tone, changing it can only harm the melody. It's not the only imperfection, for example even Teru's first solo is less impactful, he cuts a part of his virtuoso play where he lifts his guitar. You might get more emotion out of it, but if the melody isn't on par, all the rest can't save a lesser performance for me. Bass also is way lower than what it was in Holy Grail, you can barely hear him here, while there he was so in your face and i loved it