I think it's better that they used older [ex-]band musicians from well known groups (Guns N' Roses, Cinderella) than current ones. After their anniversary shows on Sunday, there were a lot of tweets and blog entries regarding the musicians. A lot of the ones I read were speculations on who the musicians that collaborated on this single were (this is before staff announced who). A lot of people were saying Guns N' Roses and were sure Slash would be one of them, as well as other bands including.. Cinderella!
Once the band members were announced, there was one blog entry that really caught my eye. A man born in the 70s blogged about how he really loves the new song/PV and how it brings him back to his youthful days. He said how he remembers when he was a teenager that worked a bunch of part-time jobs just to save up money to buy the latest American metal and rock CDs. That really made me smile because I'm sure he's not the only person who remembers their younger days listening to these bands after finding about PASSPO's new single.
(I'm really not good with words so the past two paragraphs probably don't make as much sense as they do in my head
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This single is definitely a step up from their last one, which I thought of as a 'throwaway single' anyway. The purpose of their last single was really to get people to vote for girls - Which didn't work out the way management wanted. Fans don't want new members (unless Kaho comes back). They love PASSPO as they are and they showed this by not buying as many copies of their last single, as much as that hurts for the girls.
I think they will be releasing two other singles this year where they fly to other countries for "metal" themed tunes with other metal/rock musicians. I really want them to go to Finland/Norway/Sweden/Germany, but I don't know how likely that would be. They'll probably go to England at least.
What I find funny is how the band members in their PV are not the musicians who recorded for this single, lol.