plastic_rainbow 2162 Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) It has been announced that drummer Takada will depart MONO due to personal reasons, and their performance on Dec 22 at Shibuya Club Asia will be cancelled. Edited December 9, 2017 by plastic_rainbow 1 Ada Suilen reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeus 7997 Posted December 9, 2017 I am not sure what to make of this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emmny 4139 Posted December 9, 2017 whoa thats pretty shocking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bear 1817 Posted December 9, 2017 Why is that shocking? Band members comes and band members goes. Normal. Don't think this will cause any problems at all. They'll probably get a new drummer and continue on as if nothing happened, and no one will notice a single difference. Good luck to him. Hope it's nothing bad that makes him leave. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plastic_rainbow 2162 Posted December 9, 2017 sure band members leave all the time, but this came as rather shocking to me too. they've been going on strong with the same four members for a long time... hope they'll find a replacement soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vercingetorix 185 Posted December 10, 2017 On 09/12/2017 at 7:02 PM, Bear said: Why is that shocking? Band members comes and band members goes. Normal. Err, sure, in most cases, I'd agree, but this band's been the same four people for 17 years solid. For fans, this is like Bill Berry quitting R.E.M. or, uh, Zayn quitting One Direction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bear 1817 Posted December 10, 2017 Fans, like, eh, me, you mean? But nah, I don't think this will have a lot to say unless they decide to disband because of it. If they decide they'll find a new drummer the show will go on and no one will care about the change. Or it's compareable to when Shinichi left Sigh after 22 years in the band or when Temis Osmond left Sabbat after 15 years. Don't quote me on this, but as far as I've gathered from interviews with all the bands both Shinichi and Temis Osmond had a lot more to say about their band's sound than Yasunori Takada ever has had. So yeah, I don't believe this will change anything at all, unless they of course decides to disband or continue without a drummer. The latter I don't think will happen. And if they continue they'll sounds like the same Mono we all love. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vercingetorix 185 Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Bear said: Fans, like, eh, me, you mean? But nah, I don't think this will have a lot to say unless they decide to disband because of it. If they decide they'll find a new drummer the show will go on and no one will care about the change. Heh. Wasn't sure if you were just an onlooker desensitized by the revolving door of visual kei, so touché on that one. But yeah, I don't expect this to change a damned thing either - certainly didn't stop R.E.M. or 1D (unfortunately). Still. I understand the sense of shock, especially with lack of a statement or anything. Knowing how invested some post-rock fanboys/girls are in these groups, it's gonna feel a bit like being dumped by text. Edited December 10, 2017 by Vercingetorix Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
