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DUSTAR-3 live report

15/02/2008 2008-02-15 12:00:00 JaME Author: Yoosh Translator: Finja

DUSTAR-3 live report

A live report of this punk/rock trio's show at the Shibuya On Air West show on November 23, 2007.


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A regular occurance, shows of this fun punk/rock trio are always something to look forward to. On the 23rd of November, the band played a concert at Shibuya On Air West.

The audience that attended this concert consisted predominantly of females (probably due to the heart-throb Yuki) and most of the guests were around their early twenties. However, in Japan Christmas time starts as early as in Europe and that was really noticeable when many people in the audience were dressed up like Santa Claus and other eye-catching outfits!

The concert started punctually: At seven o'clock the intro sounded, obviously a popular anime song. The audience knew it well and everyone started singing, which created a rather nice atmosphere inside the hall. People waited longingly for the band members to appear and soon the crowd started to cheer. Drummer Himawari entered the stage unreserved as always, wearing what appeared to look like leather pants with the legs cut off like underwear. After his memorable appearance, Noisy (punk style with leather jacket and neat, white framed sunglasses - ROCK!) and Yuki followed and stepped to their instruments.

Kiite kudasai, a - for this band - rather old song from 2005 from their mini album 100%, was the opener of this 25 songs comprised evening. At first, the audience was rather quiet and peculiarly calm for a punk/rock concert; para-para was the peak of activity while they played the first song; but when the first tones of the second song, Pantsu no naka kara..., started this calmness disappeared abruptly and the attendees started moving their heads in synch to the music. The unity looked great and again the atmosphere was fantastic. Full of energy, the three musicians gave their all and showed everyone their ability. Yuki delivered one great guitar solo after another, Himawari whirled his drumsticks and Noisy was as always open, it was really nice to watch his funny show.

The self-titled "best looking three men band on planet earth" took lots of time during their long MCs to make fun of themselves and to communicate and interact extensively with the audience and the invited guests. This made the band very likeable.

The show went on- the eighth song was a new, melodic punk-ish song entitled My Pace, which was completely sung by Yuki, who has improved his singing skills noticeably. After another MC, in which Noisy declared this evening as their personal Bonenkai (a "forget the year party") and requested the audience to drink, party and have fun abundantly, the first ballad of the evening, dorodarake no kutsu, followed. Yuki sat down on a chair with his acoustic guitar; it was a moment to get goose bumps! Two songs later, Himawari was also allowed to leave his ancestral place behind the drumset and performed Kiss me Baby; in this case the drums were playback.

After about 20 songs, the trio left the stage for the first time and the "encore" cries began. The first encore followed rather quick; Noisy, Himawari and Yuki came back and their outfits were reminiscent of hip hop which was surprising as it isn't their style at all. However it was fitting- Nounai Big Bang was a branchless parody of nowadays popular rap music and break-dance, but the highlight was the funny boy group-like refrain which ended with air guitars.

After two more breaks, the song Power which was the 25th song was the well deserved end after this concert marathon. It was an unforgettable concert and such a nice experience.


Setlist:

Kiite Kudasai
Pantsu no naka kara
Yoroshiku
Hikoukigumo
Duster Ondo
Lonely Wolf
Hadaka Otoko S
My Pace
Tonight is the night
Gagiguge GO!
Dorodarake no kutsu
Dangomushi
KISS ME BABY
Ai ~Tokimeki sanjuushi~
Mckeekee
Toilet Paper
Bingo
Umi no kou
GET UP
Daikirai

Encore 1:
Nounai Big Bang
Otomodachi

Encore 2:
Bougen Missile
Rock'n'Roll Jam

Encore 3:
Power
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