Me gusta el look de hide Se ven todos muy guapísimos como me hubiera.gustado vivir.en ese.tiempos.y verlos en vivo, aunque si existia pero era una niña.de.6 años
I am a newer X Japan/hide fan and I have watched this whole show...and I hate to - but have to -admit, the performance left me a little concerned about hide-chan. Yes, he played like a monster (as always) but this whole period of the Dahlia tour was not a good look for him. His hair, make-up, and overall stage appearance were always on point, but what was going on here? He looked like he had slept in a gutter for a week (the hair specifically is at the very bottom of my list of all the looks he turned), and was he seriously wearing one of those "Addict" Adidas spoof t-shirts that advocated/glorified weed??? This certainly was not typical (or becoming, in my opinion) of the hide I have grown to love so much over the past couple of years. Was this (recreational drug use) something that was always part of his life but kept very discreet (until he wore that shirt!)? OR, did his time living in Los Angeles take him down some paths he probably should not have been on, especially for already being an alcoholic? (Add in that he was also "manic depressive"/bi-polar and more than likely not being treated for it.) I am not looking for answers....just kind of talking out loud...and no one get me wrong - I do adore hide, thus my concern about him. Does ANYONE out there reading this have any information about a Dahlia show in Osaka that was on either Feb 23 1996 or Feb 24 1996 where hide had green hair and was wearing a zebra print suit???? I have only seen a couple of photographs of him from that show and they looked like they were screen grabs - I am on a desperate search for any video evidence of it! Any assistance at all would be greatly appreciated!
The quality of the vhs this was ripped from…isn’t great, tbh. I honestly can’t tell if it’s skipping or if the jump cuts are intentional. Other than that, it’s a good video.
