【GARNET CROW】古井弘人を語れ【ゴッドハンド】

Thread worshipping Hironobu Furui, Being’s hit maker. Official site & profile http://garnetcrow.com/ http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E5%8F%A4%E4%BA%95%E5%BC%98%E4%BA%BA&oldid=11397372 Related threads 【▽▼BEING GIZA▼▽::140】 http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicj/1174647091/l50 【GARNET CROW Part.169】 http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1174649685/l50 【Yurippe, you are precious. 12th worship】 http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/mjsaloon/1172999286/l50 【The lyrical world of AZUKI Nana 2】 http://book4.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/poem/1105277275/l50 【▲Hitoshi Okamoto part 3▲】 http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/minor/1158944668/l50 【GARNET CROW 03 part 2】 http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicj/1166779350/l50

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All right, 3get!

You actually started it, lol.

Solo work: “imagination,” the soundtrack to a nationwide TBS documentary about the ancient Amazon civilization. Links to iTunes, mora, and BGV.JP are included.

>>1 Thanks for the hard work~

AZUKI Nana.

You started it? lolol.

What is the relationship between “Old Man” and Mochi?

This is sudden, but here is a summary of Hironobu Furui’s instruments: (At debut) Motif 6/7/8 Hammond ↓ (Current) Motif ES 6/7/8　　Exception: the “Kaze to RAINBOW” PV Hammond　　　　 Motif ES7 / KORG Triton Pro When he appeared on *Music Station* with “Spiral,” what was that black synthesizer he played while getting unbelievably excited? If anyone knows, please tell me.

Calling them band members is obvious, but I hope it is not the rumored person. There are also rumors that he is married.

You mean the one that was uploaded to YouTube for a while? The interlude sounded as if someone were shouting, “My fingers are stuck in the keyboard and I cannot pull them out!” If that is the sound you want, a MOTIF ES should be a safe choice.

Thanks for the reply. I really want a Motif ES~

Wait, a section is missing. Yes, the keyboard really does sound stuck—tragically so.

Could >>1 possibly be... Old Man?

Caught posting to himself, lol.

I bought the Motif ES under the producer’s influence, and it is refined enough to be a first synthesizer. I wonder whether he will replace it with the newer Motif XS at the fan-club event. And that misunderstanding was enormous, lol.

What is the market price of a Motif ES? Even someone with no interest in synthesizers is curious. Others may want one after reading this.

>>15 I spit out my tea, lolol.

If you do not need a full keyboard, it costs roughly 160,000–190,000 yen; the large piano-key version is around 230,000–260,000 yen. It may fall in price because a new model is coming.

It is deserted, lol. So there really is no demand?

For the record.

I came because it was bumped. Old Man, keep it up! ☆o(^-^)o

Hirohito Furui arranged Miho Komatsu’s “Nazo,” right? I became a GARNET CROW fan because that song led me to Conan theme songs and made me ask who was singing.

That is exactly how I got into them. The piano accompaniment in “Nazo” is beautiful. It was probably a studio musician, but if Furui played it himself I would admire him even more. Many people seem to have entered through that song.

I wonder. Furui seems to favor programmed sound sources, so perhaps he played the piano after all, even though it sounds live. Who played the drums and the guitar strumming at the beginning?

Nazo.

>>21 Of course not, lol.

Every day, an area of desert the size of Shikoku appears somewhere on Earth.

Seriously?!

Probably seriously, lol. Old Man, you doing okay?

Is there nothing we can do to stop desertification?

What can we do? Die, apparently—you and me both.

So deserted, lol.

Old Man, you are precious~ (;´Д`)

He might watch it more than expected, so I hope he plays a huge synthesizer solo at the fan-club event. We rarely see the god hand even on live DVDs; please show it to us properly.

There was an “Aaaah!” person here, lol.

I like “I Can’t Let Go.”

The arrangement of that song gives me goosebumps, though I admit it is cool.

The most excited person at the live show is actually Hirohito Furui, not the audience.

The audience gets excited after seeing Furui get excited. That must be it.

The contrast between how he speaks and how he is onstage is genuinely cool.

He looks incredibly cool when he talks. I’m falling for Old Man, lol.

Hearing the producer speak standard Japanese on the radio felt slightly strange. Nana’s Kansai dialect is pleasant. He keeps teasing her, which is not fair. I want a visual-kei version of him at the next live show.

In a way I want to see that visual-kei version too—especially with heavy makeup.

Is that Furui at about 4:00 in this ZARD live video? I also see Oga, who often supports GARNET CROW. Does anyone know the details? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFKyQxksGIo

At first I recognized Watanuki, then Furui. The drummer is Kuritani, the guitarist Okamoto, and Oga is there too. I do not recognize one foreign drummer. Oga may be playing the guitar solo; I am only guessing.

I only recognized Oga and the black drummer David Brown. Compared with this, GARNET CROW’s live setup is very small. Here is the fifth-anniversary live video for reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-ihONE6cs0

Furui is incredibly cool. On a large stage the producer looks slightly out of place, while Furui fits right in.

>>46 Is that available on DVD?

Old Man, you are precious~ (;´Д`)

The newsletter has photos of him playing cat’s cradle with Yuri and Okamocchi. He looks adorably like a father: Hirohito Furui, dad.

The general public does not know him well enough to need a dedicated thread, you otaku.

>>53 As long as you know, my lord.

>>54 Ha! (ﾟДﾟ;) Demon Lord?

Lord Furui, how are you? lol

Furui is cute, though there are so many lookalikes that I sometimes mistake people for him. http://page.freett.com/verschmelzen/notti.jpg

Old Man is our future~

Wonderful Old Man!!

I want to play piano like Mr. Furui~

I love Old Man’s sunglasses~

I want to see Old Man’s God Hand.

Old Man has six fingers.

It is deserted, Old Man! Mr. Furui is wonderful (^ω^)

I want the GARNET CROW band score~ Old Man, please.

Old Man’s skirt... Never mind.

Old Man’s thread is getting deserted~

If there were a thread ranking mature handsome men in GIZA, I think he would rank high. The cute-men category is too competitive, so forget that.

Does anyone own the ZARD DVD featuring Hirohito Furui? I remember Okamocchi being there too.

I have it. It is Old Man’s super performance, and Mochi is there too.

They were selling that DVD for 5,000 yen today... Maybe I should buy it. ^^

Do not buy it. Rather than spending 5,000 yen, buy something cheaper; 5,000 yen feels like a waste.

I have not bought it yet. ZARD also has a single arranged by Furui, right? I like day after tomorrow too, and was surprised that Masato Kitano wrote the music for “Atarashii Door ~ Fuyu no Himawari.” Has anyone heard it?

I have. I like it, especially the arrangement. It has a melancholy feeling, and it is a long song.

Recent GARNET songs have drums that sound extremely programmed. Am I the only one who wants Furui to return to the style he used when arranging songs like “Nazo”?

Can that really be called Furui’s style? I wonder whether the person responsible for the mix changed.

I see... so Furui-san was not involved that deeply after all. When he arranges songs for Saegusa and others, I always notice Furui-san’s drums standing out unusually much, so...

I like that cheap-feeling quality. Programmed drums can feel unsatisfying, but that may also be their charm.

Programming itself is fine; the sound is just too light. The drums in recent Airi and Saegusa releases sound better. Was that arrangement by Takeshi Hayama?

If the goal is a rock sound, please use real drums. Someone with Kuritani’s varied, hard-to-tire-of fills would be ideal. Other arrangements do not make me care as much about the drums.

For some reason, the difference in kick drum between the first and second verses of “Sen Ijou no Kotoba” moved me.

Exactly! “Sen Ijou” is amazing, especially the kick and bass in the second verse.

Yes, the second verse. I had not realized the bass was such an important hook. I need to train my ears more. The guitar in the D section of “Last Love Song” is beautiful too.

I want to transcribe “Sen Ijou no Kotoba.” I wish there were sheet music. The guitar in “Last Love Song” makes me want to cry.

Try transcribing it. Even a little theory makes it much easier, so give it a try.

I can probably hear the chords. The arrangement is impressive, and its simplicity may actually benefit from being programmed.

Listening again after a long time, I finally understand why “Sen Ijou” is so good. Are the synth lead sounds in “Sen Ijou,” “Spiral,” and “Call my name” sounds Furui particularly likes? Chord progressions are listed here: http://music.j-total.net/data/006ka/034_GARNET_CROW/004.html

Thanks. There are many scores there. I have a guitar and keyboard at home, so I will try them. My Yamaha synthesizer cannot produce that sound, though.

The Motif ES has a similar sound. In live footage he also has a small laptop, so it might be a software synthesizer.

Thanks—you really know your stuff. How is that SE-like sound produced? I also love the arrangement of “Maboroshi.”

Bump.

Which Miho Komatsu works involving Furui would you recommend?

>>92 “Fragments of Farewell.” The instrumental break is nice.

Sakai has died. Furui, who supported her before, must be having a difficult time too.

It is a Roland JD-990. Furui has been very familiar with that model for years.

Furui getting that excited during “Mikansei na Neiro” is incredibly cool.

I want him to team up with DEEN’s Yamane one more time.

Are these the kinds of sounds from the JD-990? You know far too much—you must be Furui himself, lol.

God Hand 99.

God Hand 100.

The thread has passed 100 posts and cannot continue. Please start a new thread.

No, I can still write plenty more. I was startled at first glance, though, lol.

Huh... Old Man is appearing in an anime, lol.

What anime~? lol There are lots of Old Man impostors, you know.

Bump.

Thanks for the reply. I am impressed that you found that sound in such an obscure place. It is distinctive without being excessive and easy to edit. You can hear it throughout many arrangements from Keiko Utoku and Miho Komatsu’s early period. Anyone who uses synthesizers would benefit from owning one. As for whether I am Furui, let everyone imagine.

Poster 95 sounds like an insider—or Furui himself—or at least a very serious Furui fan. What synthesizer was used in the “Namida no Yesterday” video?

Furui’s equipment is shown here: http://www.synthmuseum.com/sequ/seqpro501a.jpg It is an old, legendary machine. As for AZUKI Nana, perhaps this Roland VK-7 explains the deliberate use of the number seven: http://www.roland.co.jp/products/mi/VK-7.html

Thanks. I also think that is Nana’s instrument. Furui uses a Prophet? Is that the correct pronunciation? Has he used it live?

No, I have never seen that synthesizer used live. I am not poster 95, so I do not know.

Really? Could a Prophet even make those string sounds? Perhaps Furui only wanted to show off the Prophet in the video.

Maybe it simply matched the atmosphere of the video. The synthesizer used in the actual recording does not have to be the one shown there; it does not even seem to be connected.

The VK-7 is an organ. Given Nana’s role, it is an unusual instrument—perhaps chosen for a retro feeling. As for the video, the GARNET Time episode about filming “Kimi to Iu Hikari” apparently showed them lip-syncing while the CD played; it was probably for visual reasons.

Thanks. This has become a full discussion of synthesizers and PVs. Wouldn’t it be strange if a metallic design like a Motif or Triton appeared in the “Yesterday” PV? I think the unobtrusive wood-grain finish is the key point. I think anyone basically “pretends” to play during performance scenes in PVs. The priority is conveying the world of the song visually, so appearance comes first. >>109 Sorry for the late reply, but I do not think a Prophet-5 is set up there. Analog synthesizers have many drawbacks—just the heat from the lights can throw them out of tune—so I hear many people avoid them onstage. Furui-san is probably the same. Even though the VK-8 had been out for quite a while, I applaud AZUKI-san for deliberately using the “7,” lol.

By the way: equipment used by Furui and how he uses it on *LIVESCOPE OF TWILIGHT VALLEY*. Motif ES6 — wind-instrument sounds, synth leads Motif ES7 — natural strings (phrases), hit sounds Motif ES8 — synth strings (chords), sequenced phrases Hammond organ, New B-3 (?) There is also a fairly low rack behind him. It contains a compact mixer and some additional sound sources (for backup?). I may be imagining parts of this, but that is roughly what I saw.

GARNET CROW seems to distinguish live setups according to whether sequence data is available. The black drummer often wears headphones, perhaps to receive a click track. Poster 95’s Furui obsession is extraordinary.

This has become a very hardcore thread. The official site finally posted a comment about Izumi Sakai, and Furui attended the memorial. There was no comment from Daikoh Nagato, though.

I once studied Furui’s equipment by pausing television footage and recorded videos. I remember him using almost entirely Korg products on television.

I think GARNET CROW’s first live show also used Korg. As a music novice, I have only heard of the Prophet through YMO.

Furui-san was wonderfully fresh in the “Namida no...” PV!

Furui looks incredibly cool on the live DVD. “Kakurenbo” gave me goosebumps for the first time in a while.

>>119 David Foster.

>>119 Van Halen’s “Jump.”

>>123 The keyboard riff in “JUMP” uses an Oberheim OB-8.

>>124 Sorry—the sound is unmistakably Oberheim.

The brass-like playing in the chorus of “Kakurenbo”? Furui is a god. His technique is astonishing.

Exactly. The new DVD has many Furui shots. The lead sound and camera work at the end of “Timeless Sleep” are excellent too. I am watching the Livescope 2004 DVD; Furui’s hands are enormous and his knuckles very fleshy. Synthesizer playing alone cannot make hands like that—he must also be good on acoustic piano.

The 2004 live footage—is it on DVD? Nana is playing live, while Furui may have played the recorded or programmed parts. Either way, the technique is clearly excellent. Someone in the Yuri and Nana thread said Oga’s playing was questionable; I have only seen him with ZARD and thought he was very skilled.

It is readily available on Amazon. Reviews are not great, but it includes member interviews and a little footage of Furui playing before rehearsal. I think it is worth buying. I have heard rumors that Nana is not very good at piano and does not really play live; the DVD does contain some unstable sounds, so perhaps she is playing.

I fell for the wild Old Man during “Wish” on the first DVD.

You can hear wrong notes, so AZUKI Nana probably really does play live. She was not trained as a professional musician, so I am willing to overlook a little. Oga’s guitar feels like it charges forward too forcefully; I prefer the chemistry with Okamoto. The reverse effect in the opening of “flying” is beautifully placed.

Thanks for the reply. I should probably buy the 2004 live DVD. It is fine if Nana cannot play perfectly—as long as she is there, lol. Her playing looks good on camera, so that is enough.

I wonder what Mr. Furui’s cat is called.

Kuro~

I hope it is not Yuri or Nana. Not Mochi either.

That is probably David, isn’t it?

Could it unexpectedly be “Izumi”...? No, right?

It is strange that nobody has mentioned “Garnet” here.

Let’s just say it is a solo project, lol. Old Man is on today, so watch it.

The contrast between his speaking voice and live presence is as large as ever. With lightly tinted sunglasses, his eyes look like the number 3. I wonder whether he has an eye condition—or is he simply farsighted?

I love Old Man☆

How much do Furui’s sunglasses cost?

>>142 For reference: Sports sunglasses — Pro Shop Eau de Vie ttp://www.eaudevie.co.jp/ Kineido ttp://www.kineidou.co.jp/ Megane Nakajima ttp://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~opt/index.html Takaba Megane ttp://www.takaba.co.jp/index.htm Megane Park ttp://www.meganepark.biz/index.html toko2000 ttp://pt.afl.rakuten.co.jp/c/00177ee5.20a832d9/?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.rakuten.ne.jp%2fgold%2fmegane%2f Megane-ya-san.com ttp://pt.afl.rakuten.co.jp/c/00177ee5.20a832d9/?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.rakuten.co.jp%2fmeganeyasan%2f Specialist sports-sunglasses shop: Sunglasses Museum ttp://www.megane-port.com/

Apparently Furui played acoustic piano on ZARD’s “I feel fine, yeah” from the album “Eien.” Wikipedia link included.

Are there any other works where he played piano...?

What DAW does Furui use? Home-recording Okamocchi says it is lucky to have Furui nearby, and I agree.

The program brought onstage at the 2004 live was Cubase.

>>147 Seriously?! Thanks!

I wonder if he uses Cubase on a Mac.

He was using a Windows laptop at the time of >>147.

At Premium Live he put a laptop on the Motif. What was the setup in 2004? Perhaps I simply missed it; I will rewatch the DVD.

It is on top of the rack behind him.

Yeah... looking at the PC screen during the ZARD tour, it really does look like Cubase...

If he suddenly used a TB-303 sound in a new song, it would be amazing—wobble, wobble! I love the TB-303; it is a legendary machine.

At the next live show I want to see a three-level stack of Motif XS6, XS7, and XS8. If it happens, I will become a fan again.

Old Man, use an ES and make a success out of it, yo.

During a Hey×3 recording, Nana apparently replaced her usual S90 with the successor S90 ES. Furui will probably replace his equipment soon too, though an XS triple stack might look like a bonsai tree from a distance.

>>157 You are right—it had become an ES!!

Really? I will check when I get home. Where did the VK-7 go? Perhaps the number seven really was the joke.

I checked: it is definitely an S90 ES. I am debating whether to add it to the Wikipedia list of instruments used. The recording took place during a typhoon, so perhaps they simply used the studio’s fixed equipment. After seven years, the old keyboard might naturally have been retired.

What do the regulars here think of that rack sampler sound source with Mellotron-like strings, as heard in “Yume mita ato de” and elsewhere? It is not something you hear often, is it? (・∀・)/~~~ The S90ES is built faithfully around piano attack and piano sounds. The MOTIF has a wide range of effects. They both know how to use their instruments well.

I call myself a beginner synth player, but this thread is high-level. The Mochi thread is all radio talk, and I was getting tired of the Yuri/Nana perverted comments in the Gane thread, so this is a relief. I’ll quietly observe here for a while.

>>162 Are you looking at both the main Gane thread and the other one on the Japanese-music board? I look at both.

By the Japanese-music-board thread, I mean the other Yuri/Nana thread, not this one.

>>161 I wonder if it might be E-mu Vintage Keys. Though it could simply be a sampling CD.

Sorry for the consecutive posts. It might be an expansion card for the JD-990, lol. I thought of that while reading the old posts.

I want to join the synth discussion, but one thing occurred to me. Will Furui-san be one of the support members at ZARD’s memorial live? I also hope the drummer is Kazuichi Kurose, who played on GARNET’s tour. Apparently he was also the drummer when they performed “Makenaide” on *Music Station*. Replies welcome.

>>161 If you mean the sound behind the B section, you could probably make it with a Motif. Mix in samples and create the reverberation, and it should be perfect. Whether it is unusual... I do not know. >>167 It depends on whether it is a full GIZA reunion or only people connected to them, such as DEEN and former FIELD OF VIEW members. If it is the latter, most of them probably have their own bands. If it is the former, the members who toured together would reunite for the performance.

>>168 Maybe “rare” refers not to the sound material itself, but to the small number of arrangers and artists who use a Mellotron-like sound. If it were a real Mellotron, it would be progressive rock... >>167 Furui has a good chance of appearing. He was a support member at ZARD’s recent live.

>>169 I meant that usage was included too; I did not choose my words well. It was only an impression, so I said I was not sure. I have not listened to everything, so I do not know the rate, but personally I feel that for a while after digital equipment stagnated in the 1990s and vintage gear came back into focus, quite a few pop musicians were introducing Mellotron sounds, whether sampled or real.

My idea of the Mellotron comes from progressive-rock bands, especially the Nordic ones, lol. I hardly know any pop users. Apparently old idols used it together with imitation flute sounds and things like that.

>>169 Furui-san’s use feels more Beatles-like than progressive-rock-like, doesn’t it? He just pulls the sound back and uses it for atmosphere.

>>171 “Together with imitation flute sounds” “Together with imitation flute sounds” “Together with imitation flute sounds” What a novice.

Wasn’t there a way to layer it over a flute-like sound? If you are going to call me a novice just because I associate Mellotron with progressive rock, at least criticize that point properly, lol.

I do not know any pop songs using Mellotron samples either. There are endless examples in progressive rock, though.

Sorry, lol. I meant layering the flute sound over it. Layering it over an imitation sound—how embarrassing, lol.

Well, a Mellotron is a sampler for creating imitation sounds, after all, lol.

>>175 With the Beatles, there is “Strawberry Fields Forever,” for example. It was not the 1990s, and it was the real thing, though, lol. >>176 I may have gone too far too. Sorry.

Saying you layer Mellotron onto a Mellotron imitation flute sound would make anyone call you a novice, lol. That reply was just too absurd.

I had no idea there were so many people who liked Old Man and his arrangements. I was a little saddened by the obvious difference in the audience’s reaction to the member announcements before the fan-club event, so this was reassuring.

>>180 Maybe you could not tell from the voice alone. People reacted when his name was announced at the end.

>>180 I was in the bathroom then. It was the first announcement, so I did not know. When Mochi’s came next, people around me were saying, “Is that AZUKI’s voice?”

His voice was so perfect for explaining the notices, lol. I did not realize until the final “That was Hironobu Furui.” When his name was announced, the venue erupted with “Ohhh!”

I was 180, and I let my assumptions run wild, lol. It really did sound like a well-trained venue staff member speaking. When Old Man himself said, “It could affect the equipment,” I instinctively turned off my phone—even though that almost never happens—despite it already being on silent mode.

Bump for the deserted thread.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm738585 From the main thread: a Pan Live appearance by Furui-san. The otaku being creepy is apparently just part of the specification, lol.

>>186 Thanks!! Old Man during “FULL JUMP” is way too cool.

Age.

I listened to the “Everything something” that Old Man likes, and it is good. Very calming.

What is this “Everything something”? Seriously, someone make a proper thread.

In the 16-page fan-club newsletter feature on the FC event, Furui-san’s equipment casually appears as a two-tier MOTIF XS8 and ES7 setup... I was watching from fairly close to the front, but I had never noticed it.

Access is here―――――!! By the way, what is this “Everything something”?

Regular bump.

Do you mean Everything but the Girl? The cover of Gane’s first album is an homage to one of their covers, after all.

>>194 Exactly. Their album was surprisingly good—Gane-like, in a way.

>>194

Sorry, I made a mistake. >>194 Thanks. The mystery is solved. I’ll listen to them sometime.

Hashimoto the lawyer and Old Man have overlapping character designs, lol. There are way too many lookalikes.

Hashimoto the lawyer looks exactly like Mochi wearing glasses (already mentioned). Old Man is Muska, lol.

I wonder how much Old Man’s sunglasses cost, lol.

I’m not Hashimoto!

Does anyone know where the chord progression for “flying” is? If so, please tell me.

Bump.

I heard the new song. The arrangement was very good. But did Furui-san also arrange ZARD’s new song? It seems to be an absolutely excellent production. I think I will buy it.

ZARD’s arrangement was by Hayama.

Bumping in anticipation of a Furui equipment report from the Ninnaji live. When will the three-tier Motif XS setup arrive?

It was the same as for ZARD: one Motif ES, plus something like a rotating organ. They used programmed drums. PON and Kamei were there on percussion, which made it feel GARNET-like; it was the best one so far. The intro to “Mysterious Eyes” was reproduced exactly like the CD, which was incredibly exciting.

What songs arranged by Furui do you consider duds?

This is just personal taste, but I dislike the irritating electric guitar in recent tracks. I do not really like the intro to “Kono Te” or “Haru Matsu,” either. I like the old, simple arrangements that used piano best. I think Furui is unbeatable when it comes to creating piano phrases.

Agreed. “Haru Matsu” is even more disappointing because I think both the melody and lyrics are good. The arrangement of “in little time” is genuinely beautiful and feels very GARNET-like. I like the new song’s arrangement because it feels fairly early-period.

>>209 >>210 Agreed, lol. I like the intro to “in little time.” I like the new song’s arrangement too. Piano really is best. You people are on the same wavelength, lol.

“Namida Iro” is cool too, lol.

>>211 Wasn’t “in little time” arranged by Miguel? I actually like the guitar in “Haru Matsu.” For Gane, I cannot stand “Hare Tokei.” Outside Gane, “100 Mon no Tobira,” for example. Also, the drums on the single version of ZARD’s “Sekai wa Kitto Mirai no Naka” were clearly Furui’s work, but I think the programmed feel was overdone. The debut song by Sweet Velvet also feels a little too murky.

I bought Miho Komatsu’s best-of today. I am going to enjoy Old Man’s work from his younger days (maybe).

Furui-san got me obsessed with organ sounds. I wonder if one of the Hammond XB-1 units I often saw early on is lying around somewhere for absurdly cheap...

I heard Furui-san picked up a guitar at the temple live. How was he? The wiki says he “formed a band with DEEN’s Yamane Kōji,” but a male twin-keyboard setup sounds strange. Could he actually have been a former guitarist...?

There is a rumor that Furui was a formidable metal guitarist who could effortlessly perform all kinds of tapping and stable high-speed solos.

>>216–217 I think he said in a newsletter or somewhere that he had played bass and synth quite a bit. At the live show, it looked like he was just strumming an acoustic guitar; he did not seem to be doing anything difficult.

>>218 “He has played synth”—he is a synth player, lol. Looking at the fifth-anniversary book, he seems to have stuck to keyboards, but perhaps he learned guitar because he needed it for home recordings and making demos.

So the guitar teacher is Mochi after all? lol

Furui is a god. I have been listening to Monteverdi, and “Still for Your Love” is incredible.

Furui-san is cute, Furui-san.

Has Old Man’s arranging changed compared with the past? Did only his equipment change?

>>223 It seems he has started using Yamaha’s new MOTIF XS synthesizer onstage little by little. He has been around since the original MOTIF, so this is already the third generation...

Miho Komatsu in the old days was a god. As expected of Old Man.

Is what Old Man uses his own equipment, rather than the company’s?

>>226 The MOTIF is practically a standard, and it is popular with professional and amateur synth players, so most studios have one. In any case, I cannot imagine a professional arranger saying, “I make all my music with borrowed equipment.” He probably does use some installed gear, though.

This is unrelated to Furui, but is Nana’s S90 her own, or does it belong to the company?

Maybe I should write this here too: I want an Old Man instrumental included on an album. I listened to Toshiyuki Kishi’s instrumental from the Nishikawa band recently and it made me want one. He could probably make something really good.

The organ sound Furui gets on CD seems to have become standardized lately, but I want more assertive sounds like those in “Sorairo no Neko” and “Kyou no Kimi to Ashita wo Matsu.” >>228 If he has kept using his own equipment, he must take very good care of it. It is electronic equipment, after all, so it could break at any time. >>229 That would be good, but since every member can play some kind of instrument, it might be interesting to include one instrumental song in a live set.

Bump.

>>225 Komatsu’s arrangement was great! I also liked ZARD’s “Sekai wa Kitto...” It might be my favorite ZARD song. Was Old Man responsible for both? Old Man really is a god...

>>225 “Nazo” really is godlike—far too cool, lol. >>230 “Kyou no Kimi to Ashita wo Matsu” is good too. Personally, I recommend “Natsu no Owari no Nagai Ame.” The intro is sad and nostalgic, and I like it, lol. I do not own a computer and cannot go to an Internet café, so I am posting from my phone. Sorry m(__)m

He is a guest on PASTIME PARADISE next week. I have not heard much of Furui-san’s talk, so I am looking forward to it!

For the sake of keeping this thread alive, I will report Old Man’s radio talk here.

>>235 Bumping in anticipation. I collected videos where Furui-san really stands out: http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=C3o8ZM79WX4 http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/EAgkLY5U6Xo/ Especially the last *Music Station* appearance is insane—Furui-san has completely lost it, lolol.

ttp://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/p-et-tp0-20071207-292320.html

Old Man’s name is in Nikkan Sports too!

That is because Old Man is the music director.

He is a guest on PASTIME PARADISE tomorrow. Can’t wait.

Sorry, wasn’t there a discussion about the members’ headphones here a while back? I was thinking of buying headphones and searched through the thread for reference, but could not find it. Sorry if this is off-topic.

This is the one: 【Yuri】GARNET CROW part 6【Nana】 http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicj/1191322341/

>>242 Thanks! I thought equipment talk belonged in the Old Man thread, so I am embarrassed. Sorry.

>>242 This is the most serious thread in the Gane forum, right? There was even a reply from someone who bought an S90 after admiring Nana. I wonder if many regulars here can both understand the theory and actually play.

Old Man’s PASTIME PARADISE “Listen up: My 2007” The first instrument Old Man bought was the Polysix synthesizer. “They released a programmable synthesizer at a reasonable price.” “I suppose you would call it analog.” Mochi bought a Yamaha guitar, something like an entry-level set. “Not one of those advertised on the back of comic books?” “One that looked like it might be sold in Akihabara...” (etc., chuckle) In judo class, students were paired by height. Furui: “There are always people bigger than me.” Okamoto: “Lol.” Furui: “They had good physiques too.” Okamoto: “Furui-san, you’re thin, especially for your height...” Furui: “I really was even thinner in the past.” Okamoto: “Really?” Furui: “I was all skinny and lanky... When I threw someone with a technique, they would fall on top of me.” Okamoto: “Lol.” Furui: “Once someone even landed on my nose, lol.” Okamoto: “At Furui-san’s height, you probably got matched with some really huge people, lol.” Furui: “I’m not very suited to judo.” Okamoto: “Lol, poor you.” Old Man founded the light-music club. Furui: “What I remember from club activities is that I started the light-music club...” Okamoto: “You started it?!” Furui: “I did, lol.” Furui: “There was a folk-song club, but no club where we could play rock.” Furui: “So I thought, ‘Maybe I’ll start one.’” Okamoto: “You really started it?” Furui: “I did.” Okamoto: “Wow.” Okamoto: “Like, ‘Let’s do it,’ lol.” Furui: “There were requirements about how many people we needed...” Okamoto: “Ah, yes.” Furui: “There were all kinds of obstacles, like not receiving a club budget, and we overcame them.” Okamoto: “As expected of an arranger, lol.” Furui: “Oh, it was nothing like that, lol.”

“I passed the national exam.” Okamoto: “Do you dream about school?” Furui: “School dreams?” Okamoto: “Dreams you have while sleeping.” Furui: “You mean from back then?” Okamoto: “Yes, like seeing yourself taking classes.” Furui: “I don’t think I do.” Okamoto: “Really? I have them fairly often, lol.” Furui: “Huh?” Okamoto: “Even now.” Furui: “E-even now? Do you have some painful past or something? lol” “My pet cat ran away. I used it as a hot-water bottle in winter.” Okamoto: “A cat... speaking of cats, Furui-san, lol.” Furui: “Mine is still staying with me for now, lol.” Okamoto: “Cats are so carefree, aren’t they?” Furui: “Mine sometimes comes to greet me. Then it gets into bed and starts pestering me. It scratched me last night...” Okamoto: “Haha—oh, it really did!” Furui: “Internal bleeding.” Okamoto: “That looks painful.” Furui: “It hurts.” Okamoto: “Your finger is red.” Furui: “I was saying ‘Ouch!’ all by myself...” Okamoto: “Cats are difficult, lol.” Furui: “I have never really had cats; I used to have dogs.” Okamoto: “So you had dogs before.” Furui: “But cats do come and lick you properly, as if they are trying to be considerate.” Okamoto: “Considerate? Even though it’s a cat?” Furui: “Someone should give it something... a hot-water bottle labeled GARNET CROW.” Mochi: “Should I... make one? lol” Okamoto: “It does look lonely, though. And kerosene prices have gone up! lol” Furui: “That’s true—it’s a terrible situation.”

“GJ! Arrangement” Okamoto: “When you say ‘arrangement,’ most people say, ‘What are you talking about?’” Furui: “They don’t know, right?” Okamoto: “In short, arranging—a rearranger!” Furui: “So what do you do?” Okamoto: “Uh... lol.” Okamoto: “There is a melody, and you flesh it out. Sometimes the melody and chords are fixed from the start; sometimes only the melody is provided. Once you receive the chords and melody, you... cook them, I suppose, lol.” Furui: “Exactly.” Okamoto: “Inspiration is important, but the most important thing is stamina!” Furui: “Lol, endurance.” Okamoto: “Yes, endurance—persistence and concentration!” Furui: “It takes quite a while.” Okamoto: “And despite the time it takes, when everything gets overturned, the damage is...” Furui: “Over in an instant.” Okamoto: “It’s incredible, lol.” Okamoto: “Computer-based music has advanced dramatically in recent years, and we have been able to withstand those changes.” Furui: “That’s true.” Okamoto: “It has helped us, lol.” Furui: “Management is easier too.” Okamoto: “It was hard in the past. If the tempo or key changed, you had to start over from scratch.” Furui: “Exactly.” “Sorairo no Neko” (radio name: Bass Kid) Furui: “Bass Kid!” Okamoto: “Lol.” Okamoto: “This was recorded live.” Furui: “Yes, live.” Okamoto: “The drums and so on.” Okamoto: “There are relatively fewer sounds than usual, but it becomes this sweeping band sound.” Furui: “We also made an interesting guitar version, like a surf sound.” Okamoto: “Oh, right! That’s it, lol.” Furui: “There were various versions...” “Kaze to RAINBOW” at the fan-club event Okamoto: “That jazzy one, lol.” Furui: “Yes, that one.” Okamoto: “The intro is cool.” Furui: “When we were planning the live version, we talked about going fairly acoustic. We started from the idea that it needed something in the background, then I tried adding something like that, lol.” Okamoto: “Listening to it, you would never think it was the beginning of ‘Kaze to RAINBOW,’ would you?”

The intro to “Ushinawareta Monogatari” Okamoto: “Good job, Hirohito!” Furui: “G-good...” lol. Furui: “I stake my life on intros, lol.” Okamoto: “Every song really does have a carefully made intro.” Okamoto: “When I think, ‘I can’t do this song,’ I sometimes start by making the vocal opening, lol.” Furui: “Haha.” Furui: “The intro is important for connecting to the A section, isn’t it?” Okamoto: “It uses so much energy!” Furui: “The same goes for an instrumental break, but sometimes things you think are unnecessary really are unnecessary. An intro has to pull people through to the A section somehow. In this era, on a CD you can fast-forward or skip it with a tap, so it carries a certain responsibility.” Furui: “There is pressure when thinking up an intro.” “Maboroshi” Okamoto: “People will listen to the instrumental parts too.” Furui: “Thank you.” Okamoto: “You can hear all the little arrangement details.” Furui: “I used to do that too, lol.” Okamoto: “It’s educational, isn’t it?” Okamoto: “You always say, ‘This only needs to be loud enough that you can barely hear it,’ lol. After listening several times, realizing ‘There was a sound in there!’ is the right balance.” Furui: “Sometimes that moves me too—‘Oh, that sound was in there.’” Okamoto: “Yes, yes.” Okamoto: “Sounds you could not hear before can appear when you change speakers or headphones.” Okamoto: “When listeners notice those differences, it gives an arranger tremendous energy.” Furui: “That’s right. It makes you happy.” Okamoto: “It makes you want to keep working.” Furui: “You could say ‘Maboroshi’ expanded outward from its intro.” Okamoto: “I struggled with the ‘Maboroshi’ intro, lol. The gut-string guitar arpeggio is quite fast.” Furui: “It is pretty fast.” Okamoto: “Faster than you would expect. I struggled with it.”

The ending Okamoto: “How was it? The first one in ten months...” Furui: “It went by in a flash.” Okamoto: “A flash? Yes, I suppose.” Furui: “It’s already over? lol” Okamoto: “Like, ‘I want to do more!’ lol.” Okamoto: “That is the impression, and Ms. Nakamura often says the same thing.” Furui: “Yes.” Okamoto: “From next year, they’ll say, ‘Oka-mocchi, you don’t have to come anymore,’ lol.” Furui: “Haha.” Okamoto: “On the 23rd and 30th—the final two weeks—all of us will be together, so we’ll see you then.” Furui: “Oh, is that so? Okay.” Okamoto: “Even though it’s the incredibly busy end of the year, lol.” Furui: “No, no, no—please, absolutely.” I omitted quite a lot, especially the Mochi talk, lol, but that was more or less the flow of the conversation. I wonder whether Old Man knew everyone would be together, lol.

>>245–249 Thanks for the detailed report! The exchanges between Mochi and Furui-san are soothing. They really sound like senior and junior colleagues, with such a gentle, relaxed atmosphere, lol. The leader did not seem to know that all the members would be together, lol.

>>245–249 Thanks for the detailed report! Old Man is funny, lol—he seems naturally funny. He really does stake his life on his intros!

Thanks so much. I think I like Furui-san even more now.

I like GARNET CROW.

The conversation was so lively that they cut one song compared with usual, lol. Mochi sounded like he was having a great time talking.

Does Hironobu Furui not arrange B’z songs?

Old Man, age.

Bump.

Old Man, you were cool.

Nice work on the Kohaku appearance. Now I will check Furui-san’s equipment while watching the recording I made.

Congratulations, Furui-san!

Happy New Year, Furui-san!

2008 is Furui’s year.

>>259 Waiting for your report.

Here is an equipment report, with some guesses included. The familiar MOTIF ES6 or 7 from GARNET lives was stacked two levels high using an ULTIMETE AX48B. Beside it was probably a Hammond Porta B-3; behind them were monitor speakers and a wooden Leslie speaker for the organ. There was one small mixer on top of the Leslie. That is about all I can say.

>>264 Thanks. I wonder if he used the same equipment from that tour rather than anything new.

Regular bump.

Handmade Furui.

>>264 Thanks, nice work.

I love Furui-san.

Magic-Hand Furui.

Happy birthday, Furui-san.

Happy birthday, Furui-san.

Happy birthday, Furui-san. Have a wonderful 41st year, lol.

Happy birthday, Furui-san. Keep working toward even greater success.

Congratulations, Furui-san. I am a hopeless synth and keyboard player, but you are an inspiration. I look forward to your continued success.

Old Man, age.

Bumping to celebrate the release of the sixth album, *LOCKS*. Furui’s intros are wonderful as always (´∀｀)

Please give us piano-led arrangements. I am tired of guitar pop.

Hiro-chan, age.

I do not think that counts as guitar pop.

The electric-guitar sound does not feel like Gane. I prefer piano, synth, or acoustic guitar at the center, with the electric guitar kept restrained.

No, something like “Nigeremachi” is fine.

>>281 Maybe playing acoustic guitar at Ninnaji awakened Furui-san’s interest in guitar arrangements, lol. The Hammond organ sound is still alive and well, but piano and keyboards at the center feel more Gane-like.

I hope the calm, dreamy arrangements like “Sen ijō” make a comeback, lol.

>>284 Agreed. The arrangements from the thousand-plus era are godlike.

Old Man is seriously incredible.

I bought Mai Kuraki’s DVD to see Aika Ohno, and was startled when Old Man appeared without sunglasses.

>>287 Upload it, lol. What is the title?

>>287 Upload it.

*Mai Kuraki “Loving You...” Tour 2002 Complete Edition* Apparently he arranged the tour versions, and he is introduced near the end. Unfortunately, he does not appear as a player. On the second disc, which feels like a making-of, he occasionally appears in the background. I thought about uploading it, but apparently my MacBook cannot read dual-layer DVDs, lol. It is a pain to start up another computer, so sorry.

>>244 >>209 Agreed.

What does this thread think of “Nakenai Yoru mo Nakanai Asa mo”?

I kind of like the piano interlude that goes ta-tan-tan-tan-tan♪

>>292 In the Livescope 2004 version, Furui’s playing is way too intense and the keyboard stand shakes too much, lolol.

The lyrics are good. ☆

http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Again_%28白石桔梗%29&oldid=19471954 It is supposedly composed and arranged by Furui-san. Has anyone heard it?

Bump.

So Old Man arranged Komatsu’s “Nazo”... I loved that song when I was little.

People have been saying Old Man’s arrangements are monotonous lately, but I wonder if mastering is partly to blame. If the vocals and guitar were held back and the sounds spread out, maybe it would create an early-Gane atmosphere...

I was the one who posted >>296. I found the song on YouTube and listened to it. http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=nS3aypg7Mes It has such an opposite sound from Gane that I laughed thinking, “Is this really Furui’s work?” lol

>>300 I want Yurippe to sing this.

Furui-san and Nana make a good pair, don’t they? (´∀｀)

The “Yume no Hitotsu” PV feels like Furui-san and Nana are acting in a drama! !(゜д゜)

True, lol. It feels like two people who have broken up...

It feels like Nana leaves Furui-san, then leaves Yurippe too, and ends up alone...

Looking again, the Yuri-Nana duo are the protagonists. Nana leaves Furui-san—the person from the past—and stays with Yurippe, but Yurippe leaves too. I do not really understand Oka-mocchi, but maybe something will happen with Yurippe in the future—the person from the future, lol. Yurippe looking up at the sky seems like someone seeking freedom; Nana’s quiet smile looks like someone who has moved on.

This drama-style PV is great!! I want to see more of Furui-san. He and Nana make a good pair, lolol.

But this is a Yuri-Nana PV, right? Considering the lyrics and scenes, the fact that they are the same sex is the awkward part.

There has never been a PV with this much story before. Is this a story where Nana is the protagonist, moving from Furui to Yurippe and then to being alone?

Mochi is kind of thin, lol.

Mochi is just a passing guitarist...

>>308 There is a bird on the piano, so Furui-san is involved in the story too. If Mochi were also part of it, it would be too crowded, so I think it is fine for him to be just a wandering guitarist.

Yuri and Nana → forbidden♪ God Furui → cutting corners♪ Mochi → extra♪

Mochi is apparently the only member who can host and move a show along, yet he is treated so sadly, lol. By the way, “GARNET TIME SPECIAL”... Furui-san’s gentlemanly manner was wonderful. And his good voice as always (・∀・)

I saw the bird, but was there one at Furui-san’s place too? Furui-san on GARNET TIME SPECIAL was seriously cool (≧▽≦)ゞ. Great voice. I envy everyone who can go to today’s live show.

Old Man, good luck at the live show.

I went to the live show. The organ solo in “Spiral” was incredibly hot. Thanks for a live show that both newcomers and longtime fans could enjoy.

It was so cool how he seemed to conduct all the instrumentalists except Yurippe. I want him to play acoustic guitar and sing backing vocals again.

I want to hear Hiro-chan sing (・ω・) Hiro-chan is handsome. ☆

Garnet Shopping, Garnet Shopping! I’m Furui, the God Hand.

This thread has been lively lately, hasn’t it?＼(^_^)／

Should I take the plunge and release a solo photobook?

I feel like his eyes are cute. It has the vibe of some manga where taking off his sunglasses reveals cute eyes lol www

In reality, his eyes were sharp, like a crisply honed knife.

>>324 Ah, maybe it’s because most of the photos I saw had him smiling with his eyes.

There’s one photo of the old man without sunglasses in Photoscope (the fifth-anniversary photo book). I wonder if he’s actually self-conscious about having narrow eyes…?

I think Hiro-chan’s eyes are cute. Was I the only one who thought of Seiichiro Kuribayashi when I first saw Furui-san?

Recently I suddenly awakened to Furui-san’s charm—not his arrangements, but him personally. What should I do? He’s cool. I like you, Furui-san. Um, I’m not trolling… really, it’s that natural, unforced vibe.

(＾ω＾) Furui-san is insanely cool. Old man, do your best at today’s live too. Though I’m not going.

>>328 Same here—I like Furui-san for both his personality and his musical talent. Everyone going to today’s live, have fun ﾉｼ

>>328 Go get yourself held.

Seeing someone like Furui-san makes my heart skip a beat (lol). He’s cool, I love him. He seems like he’d be dependable, and kind, too.

Mr. Furui is a gentleman. φ(._. )

http://s.pic.to/ti1x9 I collected some pictures of Furui-san (・ω・). He’s handsome lol

>>334 Thanks—got them ﾉｼ I watched the live DVD with the focus on Furui-san, and it was fun. What is it about him that’s so cute? lol

Hiro-chan is cool (´∀｀). The way he mutters softly is just too much.

He gives off a cool impression, but his synth playing is fiery, and although he’s quiet in conversation, he has a playful side… Furui-san is wonderful lol I want him to come to Paspara again and let us hear that lovely voice of his a lot. If Mochi calls him, it seems like he’d come.

http://u.pic.to/tnkwh I collected some more (･∀･). Incredibly cool!

I went to the first Tokyo live show, and watched Furui-san more than anyone else. That’s when I really felt I had come to a Garnet live.

Lucky you. I want to go to a live show too. I’d faint if I saw a god-tier performance (lol).

“Sen ijō” is a really good song.

What is this thread turning into? lol But the old man’s coolness and reassuring presence at live shows really are something else. I was at the second Tokyo show, and even when he got the audience clapping, he somehow had such class.

Furui-san really is a gentleman.

“Hug me, Old Man...” lololol http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1939363

>>216 Late reply, but since Yamane played a guitar solo at DEEN’s live show, maybe the God was on keys.

In the “Hyakunen no Kodoku” music video, Nana interrupts Furui-san while he’s playing the keyboard. So cute (lol).

And then the old man leaves the scene as if nothing happened lol

The arrangement of Aiko Kitahara’s *Golgo* ending theme is by Old Man. Bump.

Old Man is so dignified. Cool, too.

“Hyakunen no Kodoku” release bump. Furui-san is just too wonderful in both the “Yume no Hitotsu” and “Hyakunen no Kodoku” music videos lol I was taken out by his mature charm… But the scenes with Nana are cute lol

The scene with Yurippe in the “Mou Ichido Waratte” music video is great. They looked like a married couple to me.

With Yurippe, he’s either a husband supporting his wife or a teacher. With Nana, he’s a mature boyfriend. With Okamocchi, he’s an older brother. That might be the image I have lol

Yurippe and Old Man could make a trendy drama together, lol.

Nana and the old man don’t look like a married couple, but Yurippe and the old man do.

Yurippe and Old Man → trendy drama Nana and Old Man → detective drama

Nana and the old man look like a married couple. They suit each other ridiculously well lol Yurippe and Mochi look like siblings lol

>>355 The detective drama thing cracked me up lol And then I realized you were right lol Like the “Yume no Hitotsu” music video, I want to see another music video with a real storyline. For now, the “Hyakunen no Kodoku” music video is amazing! Taken together with the previous music videos, it’s easily in my top three for quality.

Old Man is cool, Old Man.

A simple question. I think most of the people here are Furui-san fans, but are his fans mostly men or women? There seem to be more men calling out “Furui-san!” at live shows, while this thread feels mostly female lol

Fans who are Yurippe or Nana-sama fans but also like Furui-san.

I’m team Hiro-Nana (´∀｀). I love the mature pair.

Yuri-Hiro is the perfect match.

Hiro-Yuri.

Nana-Hiro.

Then Yuri-Nana.

Then, Nanayu. Yesterday I sent a demo to a Being audition for the first time… I wonder if it made it to the agency.

It really is Hiro-Nana. Far too adult, lol.

Furui-san seems like the kind of person who could just be married and have a daughter.

Furui-san lives in Tokyo.

So he is working away from home in Osaka.

Old Man said when he appeared on *HEY! HEY! HEY!* that he did not take the bullet train.

I searched this whole thread for the word “old man” and found 49 instances. Mochi probably checks her own thread, but I wonder if the old man does too. After being called that this many times, it must get pretty depressing lol

Then shall we call him Oni-san?

Let’s call him Hiro-chan.

The actor Kuranosuke Sasaki, who’s been getting popular lately, has an atmosphere that’s somehow a lot like the old man’s, and I can’t stop noticing it. They might look alike if he put on sunglasses lol http://www.sankei.co.jp/enak/2007/oct/jpeg/26sasaki.jpg

Gla-san works too, I suppose.

Hii-chan, lol.

I went to DEEN’s Osaka live show on 11/23 and spotted the God Hand there as an audience member lol He seemed to be watching pretty calmly, but during songs with Mr. Yamane on lead vocals, he seemed quite into it and clapped along.

>>378 Seriously, lol. Alone?

>>379 Seriously? He seemed to be alone. The seats on both sides of him were empty. It was a first-floor seat, but maybe that row was reserved for people involved with the show.

I’d heard that GIZA artists often go to other artists’ live shows as audience members, but I guess it really does happen lol What was the old man wearing in his everyday clothes?

I was several rows behind the old man, diagonally behind him, so I didn’t see him from the front and can’t say much in detail. But he wore a beige trench coat the whole time lol And sunglasses lol The old man is seriously tall, though lol When he stood up, his head stuck one or two heads above everyone around him lol

Is Old Man around 180 cm tall? I would kind of like to see him in casual clothes too.

Sunglasses, seriously?! Then he can’t see anything, and it just makes him stand out more W

I want to see Furui-san!!

I’m about 184 cm tall myself, but the old man looks taller than me. >>384 The front rows of a live venue get hot enough from the spotlights that you can actually feel the heat on your body, so maybe sunglasses give him surprisingly good visibility. In fact, a lot of artists might wear sunglasses so the spotlights don’t damage their eyes.

>>386 Give me 2 cm!

Is he really that tall? Then Mochi... lol

The height difference between Old Man and Mochi is 20 cm... lol

Mochi is shorter than Nana?

I’m shorter than Mochi, damn. I have a slight advantage over Yurippe, though.

If she is shorter than Yurippe, that is 156 cm level, lol.

>>392 Apparently Yurippe is 159 cm.

>>391 Lol, you are shorter than Mochi?

Is Mochi 165 cm tall?

I found a reference picture showing the heights of Nana, Mochi, and the old man: ttp://www2.fmyokohama.co.jp/tre-sen/PHOTO/garnetcrow_tresen_0312-thumb.JPG Leaving aside how absurdly huge the old man is… lol Nana is slightly hunched forward too, and I think she’s quite tall for a woman. I’m guessing Mochi absolutely gets put on a platform during jacket-photo shoots to pad out her height.

>>396 True, lol. Nana is tall. Mochi is cheating, lol.

>>396 Judging from the difference between her and the old man, Nana-sama must be just over 165 cm, right? That’s only a little tall for a woman.

Furui-san is cool, right? I wonder if he’ll ever sing.

If Nana isn’t wearing heels here, that’s amazing W Her waist is about level with the old man’s, and her legs are ridiculously long. Mochi, go back to your old hairstyle.

>>399 I’m already looking forward to the LOCKS live DVD, where Furui’s acoustic guitar and backing vocals were featured. I watched from the very front row with a fan-club ticket, so I could closely observe things like him changing synth sounds while the stage was dark, making fine adjustments to the volume pedal and foot switches while playing, and fixing his slipping sunglasses… lol Of course, I could watch the other members’ movements closely too, and it was really fun.

>>401 What was Yurippe like?

I watched from the front row too, and Yurippe kept shooting sharp looks at the staff members in the wings lol

>>402-403 It was mentioned briefly in the main thread, but apparently the volume of the in-ear monitors she was wearing was too loud, and she had a fairly angry exchange with the staff. The old man also adjusted the mixer behind the equipment several times, so maybe the sound engineer’s skills weren’t quite up to par.

If Yurippe develops hearing loss, that guy will be responsible.

Furui-san is cool. His legs are incredibly long, lol.

Looks like Furui-san appeared on Mochi’s radio show. Apparently he takes off his socks when he gets nervous lol That’s hilarious lol

This episode of Paspara starts with Furui-san’s greeting, and his voice is just too good lol Mochi should hand over the role of main host to him instead. http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm5756183

Age.

Is Old Man married?

If he’s unmarried, that would be sad. Wouldn’t he just be a lonely old man whose only friends are music and cats…?

>>410 Apparently he’s married. The source is a Mixi diary written by a self-proclaimed former GIZA staff member who says they know the old man in real life, so the credibility is questionable, though.

>>412 Details, please. Did a former staff member write about Old Man’s private life?

The former staff member wrote about a concert they went to with the old man—it was Toshiki Kadomatsu, I think—and apparently the old man got so excited that they wrote, “If his wife saw him like this, she’d be put off…” The former staff member also seemed to know his wife.

>>414 Thanks. Well, considering his age, it wouldn’t be surprising if he had a wife. Even when he’s in the audience, the old man gets that wild? lol

The old man is married, huh—that would be nice. If he had a daughter, he’d absolutely dote on her lol

Somehow I’d always assumed the old man was married. Mochi said on the radio that it would be nice if he had a wife, so hang in there lol I can’t picture either of the two women settling into domestic life—especially the traveler, Nana.

>>416 A daughter who looks like Old Man? lol

A girl who looked like the old man would probably be cute too. …Yeah.

Would he go to his child’s school observation day or sports day in an outfit with half his skin showing and sunglasses on? I absolutely can’t imagine him playing the dad with a Handycam and filming things in that getup…

I want to see Furui-san wearing a suit lol Captain, you’re so cool!

>>420 Yeah, I really can’t imagine it lol He does wear Uniqlo-style fleece sometimes, right? I’ve seen it occasionally in jacket photos and fan-club newsletters. But a sunglasses-wearing, over-180-cm tall, half-naked old man holding a Handycam on school grounds might get reported lol

Before long, his child would probably tell him, “Dad, don’t come near me.” “Don’t take off your sunglasses. I don’t want to see you with your naked eyes.”

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I guess the old man probably takes walks with his family along the Yodo River embankment on his days off…

That’s a heartwarming image (´∀｀) It’d be nice if they played piano four-hands together someday lol

>>426 No way lol The old man would break the keys of the concert hall’s grand piano during the four-hand piece, and both he and his child would get banned from the piano school.

>>423 “Don’t let me see you with your naked eyes” cracked me up lol But compared with other dads his age, the old man definitely looks much younger.

There was a post saying that the old man’s home is in Tokyo, so he wasn’t on the Shinkansen in that HEY×3 episode. If that’s true, working at GIZA in Osaka must be tough for him. His daughter must get lonely too.

She must get lonely. Furui-san seems like he’d make a good dad. Furui-san somehow reminds me of Seiichiro Kuribayashi too lol

I think I read in a fan-club newsletter or something that the old man’s parents’ home, where he supposedly keeps a dog, is in Tokyo. It also said that whenever he has work in Tokyo, he makes a point of stopping by his parents’ home, so I think he actually lives in Kansai now…

The old man surely lives in Osaka, but I wonder if his family—not his parents—lives with him too.

If his wife and children are living at his parents’ home, that would be like a company employee on a solo assignment. When did this become such a wholesome thread? lol

Far too wholesome, lol.

I’d like to see the old man publicly announce that he’s married and talk about his family lol It’s not like he’s hiding it, so he might as well say it.

The old man strolling around in the “Wasurezak” booklet was on the Yodo River embankment, right? It must have looked incredibly bizarre from the outside lol

>>436 I looked through the booklet again, and it is at a level where you could be stopped for questioning even in broad daylight. Changing the subject: I am curious about the sunglasses Old Man wears. They are usually fairly simple, and I wonder if anyone knows the maker. Big, eccentric frames seem fashionable lately, so they are hard to find. He seems to like this kind of rimless, two-point sunglasses: ttp://www.sci.sakura.ne.jp/dennos/hobby/img/img18_hirohito-furui.jpg

I’m curious about the cat’s name, lol.

Does Old Man dote on cats?

Since this is about song-title connections, maybe something like “Sora.” (The song could be “Sorairo no Neko” or “Sky,” either one would work.) At least, I get the impression he would have given the child a sensible, ordinary name.

Maybe it is actually one of the members’ names, lol.

Old Man must have twin daughters named Yuri and Nana.

If that’s true, how much does the old man love his workplace? lol

Happy birthday. Is Furui-san 42?

Happy birthday.

Happy birthday, Furui-san!!

Furui’s daughter says “Dad” when she sees sunglasses.

>>438 >>441 He said even the members could not tell him, lol.

It must be Hiro-ppe.

For all we know, the old man’s child might not be a daughter. It could be a son, or maybe he doesn’t have any children at all.

>>448 So apart from Yuri and Nana, maybe they aren’t close enough to visit each other’s homes. Surely, when you’re faced with a cat, you can’t just avoid calling it by its name… ttp://www.sounddesigner.jp/room/2003/16/01/ I wonder if the old man has made a room like this at home too.

When Yurippe and Mochi appeared on the radio, they were asked whether they interacted outside of work, and they answered, “Not at all” lol

From a man’s perspective, it’s more unusual to meet up with people from work in private. Unlike bands that just hang out together, GARNET CROW is a fully divided-production band. It feels less like a band and more like GIZA Co., Ltd., Production Department, GARNET CROW Section lol

I wonder whether the members celebrated Old Man’s birthday.

If they happen to see each other, they probably at least celebrate with something small. When a member’s birthday falls during rehearsals or a photo shoot, the newsletter shows them celebrating, right?

I wonder what Old Man received, lol.

Old Man, age.

Old Man.

I love Old Man.

Come to think of it, I wonder how the old man’s Valentine’s Day went. Do Yurippe and Nana-san give him chocolate or something?

Yurippe probably makes a huge batch by hand and gives it to everyone. Nana-sama doesn’t do Valentine’s Day lol

They said they do it so the members don’t feel awkward with one another. Apparently last year Yurippe got a Starbucks ticket or something as a return gift from Mochi and the old man. Apparently they exchange birthday presents too. They don’t look like the kind of people who would do that, but they’re surprisingly close lol

She said she gets a Starbucks card every year from “the members and staff.” So she gives each person chocolate, and everyone gives her one return gift, right? lol I wonder if it’s a pretty expensive Starbucks card.

The members seem to get along well (・ω・)

>>463 Yurippe might just make one chocolate cake and say, “Everyone, please help yourselves” lol

>>462 It’s easier if you decide from the outset that you’re “definitely giving something” and treat it like a company event. It might be a hassle, but it’s much easier than working somewhere that gets tense over whether people exchanged greetings or gifts lol

Didn’t Furui-san play keyboard as a support member for Pamela? There’s someone who looks like the old man lol The bass player is Toku, by the way.

>>467 Tell us more, please. Wikipedia mentions Toku, but it doesn’t mention the old man. Was the old man on a TV appearance, or is he in a music video?

>>468 It was a TV appearance. He should not have been in the PV.

>>469 Thanks. A TV appearance, huh? I’ve never seen it… I’ll look around and see if there’s a video online.

>>469 Thanks. A TV appearance, huh? I’ve never seen it… I’ll look around and see if there’s a video online.

I accidentally double-posted this, and I put “467” in the name field even though it should have been “468.” What am I doing? I’m going to reflect on this and bury it forever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz9Gdh7kH88 I found something that looks like it might be the one… Only the keyboard player is made to play on a level below the stage, so it makes me think of the old man’s early days lol

There is no other way to describe Komatsu’s arrangements than divine.

This is Furui-san, right? I was watching because I like Toku and Pamela, and I was surprised when he appeared.

When GARNET CROW first appeared on Music Station, the old man appeared as Pamela’s support member, so people said that it wasn’t his first time on Music Station.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hAh-95iS90 Now that you mention it, he really does move like Old Man.

Old Man, age.

Hiro-chan, age.

There’s a photo of Furui-san with his arm around Nana in an old live pamphlet, right? I’m curious about the chain connecting them.

The calendar photo where everyone has their arms around each other, right? Mochi only has her hands on her knees, though lol I think Nana-sama’s outfit had chains dangling all over it, which is why it looked that way.

It is a pamphlet, not a calendar?

There’s a two-shot with Yurippe in one of the newsletters where it looks like they’re doing it from behind while standing, and I can’t help wondering if they really are… (ry

It’s not just the angle—look closely, they’re connected. Standing doggy style lol That expression is dangerous lol

If you look carefully, both the beginning and the end of the chain are attached to Nana-san’s clothes. It runs from the front of her thigh up to her waist.

But Nana-sama is leaning her waist way too close to Furui-san lol

>>482 It is a calendar and a pamphlet, lol.

>>486 Nana-sama is pretty bold in her actions… She held hands with Oga like lovers during the live-show curtain call too lol In her case, I think it’s not calculated at all—it’s actually because she isn’t conscious of anything lol

Even if a man sexually harassed her or fondled her breasts, Nana-sama would be like, “So what?”

Oga really was holding Nana-sama’s hand. And he even moved over to the side where Nana-sama was! The photos of Furui-san and Nana-sama wearing sunglasses in last year’s LOCKS booklet and live pamphlet have been bothering me too.

I cannot forgive Oga for holding hands romantically. (^O^)/

>>490 You mean the Ninnaji DVD, right? That Oga was holding hands like lovers with PON next to him too. Actually, everyone to Oga’s left was male, and they were holding hands like lovers with one another lol

So everyone to Yurippe’s left was holding hands like lovers? lol More than that, I was shocked by Nana-sama blowing on Yurippe’s hand and rubbing it.

I seriously googled the term “lover’s hand-holding,” but is this something everyone is just supposed to know? ttp://osaka.yomiuri.co.jp/kotoba/co50426a.htm

>>494 Holding hands romantically is cute, isn’t it?

Bump.

Good morning, Furui-san.

After watching the exchange above, I’m starting to feel that a dedicated Nana-sama thread would be more in demand than the God Hand thread. There is one on the Poetry board, but there isn’t a Nana thread for her as a keyboardist.

There’s no demand for individual member threads, and they aren’t necessary in the first place… Actually, they’re just a nuisance lol Mochi has one because she did solo work, but that thread mostly exists for Paspara uploads. There are tons of GARNET-related threads, but they’re all just chatter or trolling that should be in the main thread.

I dislike the direction of the main thread.

◆ GARNET CROW Spring Album Listening Live ◆ Saturday, April 4, rain or shine, starting at 20:00 Schedule: 20:00 — First album 21:00 — Second album 22:00 — Third album CD listening will take place here: http://namidame.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/liveuranus/1214717659/ Please invite your friends and join us. ---- Rules ------------------ ・Everyone starts at the same time by pressing play simultaneously on their own music player, then posts reactions as the album plays. ・Joining late or leaving early is fine. ・This is not Internet radio.

If the next live DVD is going to be uncut, please give us more Furui-san cuts. Staff, please!

I got an email from G-NET that said: ■ ZARD “What a beautiful memory 2009”: Nakamura and Okamoto confirmed to appear! Nakamura-san will appear as a guest artist at the Osaka show, and Okamoto-san will appear as a guest musician at both the Osaka and Tokyo shows. Does that mean, reading between the lines, that the old man isn’t participating this time?

Rather than “reading between the lines,” that’s pretty clearly what it means lol The old man must be busy. That makes me hope he’s working on album songs, or that there might be a live show planned for the fan event.

Furui-san does not seem to get much time off.

Old Man, age.

Furui-san is cool.

The upper-right canine tooth—or whatever it is—that you can catch a glimpse of when Furui-san smiles is cute.

Old Man is stylish—slightly bad-boy, lol.

The DVD arrived... Furui-san really is cool (*´∇｀*)

I watched the DVD. It felt like Furui-san was on camera a lot more than before. More than anything, during Yurippe’s member introductions, she said to the old man, “Intense playing…” (´･ω･), and it made my heart skip a beat.

The Furui-san just before the chorus of “Futari no Rocket” on the live DVD completely got me. He’s more playful than I expected.

On the other hand, when Yurippe called on him during the MC, Furui-san would bow deeply to the audience, which was cute too (・ω・*)

Hiro-p, age (*´ω`*)

Hiro-chan is cool (≧▽≦) His voice is wonderful too. ☆

If Furui-san hosted an internet radio show, it would feel like nighttime no matter what time it aired. The title absolutely has to be “Furui’s Dandyism: I Won’t Let You Go Home Tonight.”

>>516 I’d love to hear that lol That nighttime feeling… adult hours lol It sounds like he’d play AOR.

I want Furui-san to hold me.

I want Furui-san to hold me.

I didn’t know Furui-san had joined Aiuchi-san’s national tour a few years ago, and I remember being surprised when I spotted him at the venue. Furui-san’s performance during the member introductions was incredibly cool!

Bump for Furui-san. Come to think of it, his equipment recently changed from a MOTIF ES to an XS, and his organ also became a strange box-shaped model. It’s definitely a Hammond organ, but I wonder what the model name is.

Hiro-chan, age (≧▽≦)

Is it just me, or does it look cool when keyboard players—not just Furui-san—use that sweeping left-hand technique around 6 and 14 seconds in this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFKyQxksGIo

>>523 That sweeping left-hand technique is called a “glissando.” You don’t see it much on piano, but apparently it’s a standard little trick on rock keyboards. On a rock organ like the one being played in the video below, the sound is incredibly cool, so a lot of people say you can’t talk about it without mentioning this technique. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi536eaTrWs

Old Man, age, lol. Too cool, lol.

“Spiral” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYKhWUqnm0k&feature=related The interlude from 2:20, and the old man around 2:45 even though only half of him is on camera, are both insanely cool.

Old Man’s voice is erotic, lol.

Old Man + Casshern = Oshaan.

It was a topic before, but I found another video with the old man appearing as a support member. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVCc36uWC5E It’s DEEN, so I guess it can’t be helped, but he’s dressed so refreshingly compared with GARNET that I burst out laughing.

>>529 He’s so refreshingly wholesome it makes my heart race, and he isn’t wearing sunglasses lol He blends right in too lol Who’s playing bass?

The old man arranged this song too… There are close-ups of Shuichi everywhere, but none of the old man. If the old man hadn’t arranged it, wouldn’t that mean he was a complete struggler in the early 1990s?

There’s no close-up because he isn’t a member, so it can’t be helped. Even after he became part of GARNET CROW, the TV appearances mostly show Yurippe and Nana lol

>>531 Probably. That is the kind of arrangement Old Man would give Manish’s “Iru Nai,” lol.

It’s true that in TV footage after he joined GARNET CROW, you can tell who’s playing more clearly than when he was supporting DEEN. But he only got one close-up in “Hare Tokei,” too… His biggest moment on national TV was interacting with Downtown.

Old Man on the upcoming new album is far too cool. ttp://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/61LknPVK3zL._SS500_.jpg

The members’ hidden nicknames are Yurippe, Nana-san, Okamocchi, and the old man. Yurippe openly calls Okamocchi and Mochi by those names at live shows, but she never uses “old man” for the leader.

>>536 Yurippe really should not call Old Man “Old Man,” lol.

>>536 He is her teacher, so she cannot call him “Old Man.”

Old Man without his glasses... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-kGErIvfBU&feature=related

>>536 But in her heart, during the member introductions, she’s saying: “Thank you for waiting. From here on, these are the members of GARNET CROW. First up, on keyboard, our leader, the old man.”

Furui-san, thanks for your hard work at the fan-club event. Come to think of it, Furui-san always uses several keyboards at live shows, so I was shocked that he unusually brought only one organ, a Hammond XB-1. It’s nice to have a simple setup like that once in a while.

I’ve only been a fan for a short time, so I didn’t really know the old man’s personality. Then I really started to like him at the event the day before yesterday. His sunglasses make him look like he’ll be mischievous… but then you think he’s a dandy… only to find out he’s a natural-born goofball lol Could he actually be the most wonderful one of them all?

He looks cool. He is tall, and the bass suits him.

>>542 Welcome lol One of his special skills is making dad jokes, by the way.

I want Furui-san to hold me, lol.

Furui-san, thanks for the great live show. Someone, please post an equipment report.

I have a feeling his chest hair, nipple hair, and belly-button hair are all pretty thick lol

Come to think of it, has Furui-san arranged anything for WANDS? I was watching WANDS on Nico Nico and saw Furui-san’s name lol It seems to be a coupling track from their second phase, though.

>>536 “Old man” originally came from the early 2ch GARNET CROW threads, where people kept calling him “Furui the old man.” It just became an affectionate nickname, so the members themselves don’t use it lol

(■ω■) “Bump!!”

Bump for Furui-san. Did everyone get their calendar from G-NET?

All you God Hand fans, Furui’s solo on “Wish★” at the countdown live gave me goosebumps, didn’t it?

One day late, but... happy birthday, Furui-san!!

Thanks, see you.

I want Furui-san as my son-in-law.

Bump.

Thanks for the excellent Furui-san best-live tour~

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Furui-san is ridiculously cool. His playing, his face, his sound—perfect ♪ He handles the HAMMOND series with ease, and he makes the MOTIF look cool too lol I guess I came to like keyboards because of Furui-san lol I own almost all of the instruments he uses, at least.

I became a GARNET CROW fan because Furui-san’s keyboard playing drew me in.

Furui-san’s setup seems to have settled on two MOTIF XS7s plus a HAMMOND B3 (?). I was also surprised that Nana-sama switched from an S90 to a CP1 at the last live show. The S90 was her signature instrument…

>>561 >And I was also surprised that Nana-sama switched from an S90 to a CP1 at the last live show. >The S90 was her signature instrument… Yurippe has started using it in Mini-Cro, right? Ah, but that’s the 90ES, so it’s a successor model… Sorry, off topic.

There’s something like a laptop sitting on Furui-san’s keyboard during live shows. What’s displayed on it?

>>>563 ・Probably playing audio data or using a sequencer in DAW software such as Cubase. ・Using the synth as a controller to play a software synth. Those are my guesses.

>>562 Nana also used the S90ES before switching to the CP1.

Looking at the gear above, GARNET CROW is practically all Yamaha equipment lol Are they under an endorsement deal?

What kind of sound design is used for that mysterious chorus in the A section of “Yuudachi no Niwa,” or the A section of the second verse of “HOLY GROUND”? Do they sing it in falsetto like that and process it the same way as a normal chorus, or is there some special processing? I really love that voice.

Furui-san gets cooler with every year he ages. He’s amazing…

At live shows, I can’t help staring at the old man’s feet. I love how intensely he works the pedals. I call it the “Furui Kick” and quietly laugh to myself. I want to watch Nana-sama too, but I can’t take my eyes off the old man, so it’s a problem.

I tried to imitate Furui-san’s glissando at an electronics store, but my fingers kept catching on the keys and wouldn’t move smoothly, and they hurt. When I pressed lightly, the sound was… It was a lot harder than I expected. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYKhWUqnm0k&feature=related

He is aging very well.

I’m jealous that there’s no sign of him going bald at all. Mochi looks like she might be starting to get there soon, though.

Furui-san’s quality in the DVD is incredible. Especially during “Jewel Fish.”

Will he switch to the Mochi XF from the next live? Can’t wait.

Is a three-tier XF stack coming? ━━━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━━━!? Call it juvenile if you want, but there’s something romantic about a pitch-black keyboard fortress after all lol

I really should have bought the black T-shirt from the tenth-anniversary merchandise. I want to wear it skin-tight like the old man.

>>575 These days, a simple setup with a Hammond and Mochi might be nice too, I suppose.

Off topic, but setting the sounds on old keyboards must have been a real hassle back then. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFbtVwZ7DX4

Furui-san handles synths and organ, but I’d like to see him play an acoustic piano too. I wonder if he could do a piano solo during the solo segment sometime.

I high-fived Furui-san. He was a genuinely nice person.

I tried doing a glissando on a keyboard displayed at an electronics store, but I couldn’t make it smooth like Furui-san’s. It’s pretty difficult, and my fingers hurt.

>>581 It’s the hands that are different, lololol.

Will Old Man replace Mochi with an XF? I’ll bump this thread for the first time in a while.

All right, here too: Old man, happy birthday!!! I hope this thread gets livelier too. Bumping it up.

Happy birthday, Furui-san!!

(´･ω･) Old Man, happy birthday.

Happy birthday, Furui-san!

Furui-san is cool.

At recent live shows, he’s been using a Hammond and two keyboards with different sounds. Are we never going to see the old setup again, with three keyboards plus another one on top of the Hammond? Does the God Hand change the keyboard sounds, or does someone backstage do it?

I want to become Furui’s apprentice. How do I do that?

>>590 Seriously: go to a vocational school affiliated with a record company, since artists signed to the company sometimes teach there, and aim for that. The old man doesn’t seem to be doing anything like that at the moment, though… Apprenticing under someone privately might have been possible 20 or 30 years ago, but it’s difficult nowadays. (Except in the enka world.)

I liked the arrangement of “Sumanē” too. I especially like the part in the final chorus that goes “sma-sma-sma-sma.”

I want to see him do work that features the old man’s God Hand. Maybe he could do something like pair a female R&B vocalist with an insanely technical guitarist!