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flovalo in valo_daily

My two cents on HIM music and releases

Feb 26, 2011 16:55

Hey sweeties. Since things have been going pretty slow lately and I’m getting depressed because of the lack of HIM related news (and everlong absence of Ville), I wanted to share with you some more joyful stuff such as what I think about every HIM era and what my HIM journey has been like. Please feel free to comment and give feedback on that ( Read more... )

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nicotiana666 February 26 2011, 22:04:38 UTC

Would you kindly LJ-cut this?

flovalo February 26 2011, 22:05:49 UTC

yeah yeah no worries I just reminded myself like 10 seconds ago ;)

nicotiana666 February 26 2011, 22:32:18 UTC

Sorry for being o quick... I hate it when people do that. XD I want noodles!

flovalo February 26 2011, 22:34:21 UTC

noodles? If you're refering to food as opposed to something metaphoric I'm clearly not getting, I am currently eating some homemade lasagna with cottage cheese and homemade spaghetti sauce! And before that I ate a whole crate of blueberries (yum).

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champagne2001 February 26 2011, 23:04:16 UTC

Your front page picture needs to be a picture with Ville in it :)
whether its HIM related or not, s'not Ville and its a 'Valo_Daily'
^_^ not trying to attack, just saying :)

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h1m616 February 26 2011, 23:12:55 UTC

hehe I do to, ;)

flovalo February 26 2011, 23:17:17 UTC

haha thanks darling. I am happy to post as long as nobody jumps at my face, leaves hateful comments like "what the fuck are you talking about", "you're wrong and you can't say things like that", or purposely misinterprets every word I use and everything I say. Your positiveness is very welcome :)

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classic_goth_j February 27 2011, 01:14:37 UTC

First of all, I have to tell you that your comments about the albuns were well said and extremely good to read.
Was also weird, because while I was reading, in most of parts seemed I was reading my own suposed post. Specially in the "For You" and "Sleepwalking Past Hope" comments. That's cool.

So.. let's go to my own opinion about the albuns:

666 Ways To Love: PrologueIt's my little love. And when I say I love it, it's because everything on the EP is simply perfect. The way Ville sings, his accent, the guitar riffs, the raw sound. I can say, with no doubt, that I really love The Heartless in the EP version. Specially in that part that the GLS doesn't show us "You're the one for me, lady - Together we shall be till the end - [...] Don't listen to the one with the heart - Is tearing you apart - [...] You know what that means - He's not the man of your dreams" ...And the story behind this lyrics is funny, too. And, oh my dear God, what is the Dark Secret Love song? Is one of the most perfect song I've ever heard. I'd have to create ( ... )

classic_goth_j February 27 2011, 01:15:10 UTC

Love Metal
This album is special because makes me recall good times. Makes me think in my mom, too. Love Metal is her favourite album - Yes, she's a great HIM's fan, and was she who introduced me to HIM, by the way -, so I will always think in her when I listen any LV's song. That's makes it special.
Funeral Of Hearts was the first HIM's song I've heard, together with my mom. I can remember exactly the excited expression of my mom, wishing I fell in love with HIM, as she did. But I didn't give a damn. And my mom tried over and over again, until the time I realized that HIM became a big part of me. Thank you so much, mom! ♥

And Love Said No
Solitary Man cannot miss on my iPod.

Dark Light
The only song that I really like, or love, is Behind The Crimson Door. The other is indifferent to me. I mean, I listen it and I like it. But doesn't matter if I pass a long time without listen them. HIM sold itself for the U.S media, and it makes the HIM music changed significantly.

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classic_goth_j February 27 2011, 01:15:49 UTC

Venus Doom
You said basicaly everything I think about VN. Sleepwalking Past Hope, Cyanide Sun and Venus Doom are really important to me. I can't survive without listening, at least, one time per day these songs.
And I would say the same thing about the depressed mood of the album and the Ville's emotional issues. It's sad. But this sadness gave us the best HIM's album.

Screamworks: Love In Theory And PracticeThe 80's pop is the only pop I dare to listen. It's really nice and hearable. I enjoy it a lot. My parents gave me this taste, and I'm very proud of it ( ... )

flovalo February 27 2011, 01:37:12 UTC

Don't be sorry dear, I enjoyed reading your comments ( ... )

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danidanilash February 27 2011, 02:19:47 UTC

666: it's a band growing, i can't help but to like it, even if all the songs sound the same and the thematic of the lyrics are way too out there.

gls: solid album that defined what HIM was about, even if a little too dramatic.

rr: most overrated album of them all. it's good, catchy and Billy Idol-y, but there's something missing and i cannot believe so many people want them to go back to this sound. the ratio of good songs/bad songs is the worst of all albums.

ds&bh: an experiment that went wrong, imho. still good but i feel like i should smoke a bong before listening to it to fully appreciate it.

lm: masterpiece. everything HIM's about in 11 songs. everything from the first album to sw can be heard in it.

dl: the songs from alsn sound very similar to dl, so they're included. it's the sound of a grown-up band. they finally found their niche and the right balance between the seriousness and cheesiness with the bonus of the best lyrics yet. not for a second do i buy into the "sold out" bs everyone talks about, because it seems so ( ... )

flovalo February 27 2011, 02:36:54 UTC

Oh you're right about that bad ratio in RR. The funniest is when I read from that book that pretty much everybody from the band and Ville himself f*ucking hate Join Me! I've never been that much into that particular song myself but ( ... )

danidanilash February 27 2011, 02:47:21 UTC

i don't like join me either, but mostly because every fangirl started calling Ville "Romeo" after that. lol

i completely understand about the american sound, though, it's definitely less appealing if all you're fed with on the radio and such are over-produced american-sounding bands.

well, ds&bh is definitely unique, i'll give you that. :p

i think Ville was just trying to rhyme "oui" with "real"? not that it actually rhymes, but i guess it's closer than "yes" lol
the lyrics came on the booklet of the album.

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flovalo February 27 2011, 02:54:22 UTC

"Romeo"?? EW! *pukes in trash can*

Hum yeah I guess it rhymes... sort of.. ;) Ah he's so cute trying to say french words in his songs. I wonder if he just looks them up online or something, or if he knows bits and pieces from what he learned at school. Hum I guess he'd be more familiar with Swedish than french then... Whatever I'd die of laughter if I ever got the chance to tell Ville some french stuff with my heavy Quebecois accent. I'd be really curious to know if he thinks it sounds like porn, like he said about the German language XD

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