MERCY IS NOW CLOSED.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Mercy over the years. Since opening in 2004, I've had so much joy working on this site, and I can definitely say that it has given me a lasting passion for music. I have met some wonderful people: our wonderful hostess, Arashi Rei; all our wonderful staffers, past and present; and of course the visitors who've stayed faithful throughout. I hope that everyone comes away with good memories, and of course awesome music. Thank you so much, and please enjoy Mercy's last rotation! 20080525

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music

NO MORE MACHINE GUNS PLAY THE GUITAR by SUGIZO
Jrock | 3:54 | 5,626KB
C:LEAR
Picked by Lyrandis! Woot. An antiwar song. I hope all of you voted in the primaries. ^^ This is one of SUGIZO's harder songs. It has a little bit of Linkin Park scratching in it. Otherwise, it sounds a bit like older rock. It's a bit repetitive, so it gets the point across.
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A Flower In The Desert by The Cult
Alternative | 3:43 | 8,953KB
Dreamtime (Extended)
Picked by Lyrandis! My bf introduced me to this band. They're old school rock, real old school. The song is pretty slow, and the vocalist annoys me. They lyrics, though, are interesting. I've listened to this song a few times and still don't quite get what they mean.
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the WORLD by Nightmare
Jrock | 3:48 | 5,513KB
the WORLD Ruler
Picked by Lyrandis! XDDD This is the opening to the Death Note anime. It's in theaters this week! *squees* The World is a pretty typical Nightmare sounding song. It's in the middle of hard and soft. It ends with a few notes from the piano. Prettyful. ^^
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Psycho Ike by MISSA
Jrock | 5:08 | 5,024KB
反抗
Picked by Lyrandis! I thought MISSA is like Misa, so this goes along with Death Note, kinda. This song sounds like it came from a band just starting out back in the day. In the beginning, Psycho Ike is hard and kinda screamo. By the end, it's more rockish, and there are not more screams.
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ONE WAY LOVE by Antic Cafe
Jrock | 4:36 | 6,635KB
Cherry Saku Yuuki!!
Picked by Lyrandis! With any luck, I'm at Fanime right now and attending one of their concerts. XD I hope you're all nyappy! This song is a bit harder than their normal stuff. The guitars pull more attention than the keyboard. I especially like the guitar solo at around the 3min mark. Miku has some effect on his voice for a few lyrics, but it's not through the whole thing. Those of you who don't like voice effects shouldn't be put off.
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POP is dead by Miyavi
Jrock | 3:52 | 3,719KB
POP is dead
Picked by Lyrandis! Miyavi was also around the same area this week. I didn't go see him, but I hope those of you who did had a good time. ^^ Pop is Dead is a nice faster-paced rock song. It's one of Miyavi's older ones. If I remember correctly, Roger from TR said this is a freakin' awesome song. So, if you haven't heard this song yet, here's your chance!
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Vampire by Janne Da Arc
Jrock | 4:21 | 4,190KB
Another Story
Picked by sysnow! One of my favorite songs by the ever so awesome Janne Da Arc!!! This song has a very typical Janne Da Arc feel to it... for some reason it does kind of remind me of their other song "maria no tsumeato" anyway, it is a great song for all the Janne Da Arc fans out there! The song is composed awesome guitar and fast beating drums and the super vocal which makes the song extraordinary! As for the image of the song... think of someone (person A) who is helplessly attracted to person B, but to A no matter how much he/she worships B, he/she cannot really trust B. Then some more depressing images and finally A admits that maybe in somewhere hidden with him/herself there is a part where he/she wants to believe in love. Yah kind of like this. OK! enjoy!! =)
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Sora Kotoba by ALvino
Jrock | 5:51 | 5,627KB
ALflavor
Picked by sysnow! I want to say it's Jrock (for the guitarist and the bassist), but the vocal is definitely very pop-y haha. Does anyone know ALvino actually stands for Alchemy Vision Normal??? I didn't find that out until just recently~ interesting indeed. Actually this may be kind of out there but my roommate AJ and I have this theory of Jun (guitairist) and Koji (bassist) are secretly planning to overthrow Shota for making their Jrock music sound like Jpop, haha but it's just us. I love Shota's voice none the less since i'm more of a Jpop fan. Anyway, back to the music, the music starts with a really nice guitar solo which sounds like a awesome start of a Jrock song, then the vocal comes in and the beat kind of changed a little... which made it sound some what like pop. I wonder if Shota tries to hold his vocal long enough it might just sound like Jrock! haha but yah, this is an awesome song! If you like ALvino please listen to this!!! =)
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Kimi to Zutto by Kato Kazuki
Jpop | 4:58 | 4,786KB
Rough Diamond
Picked by sysnow! Yay!! Kato Kazuki!! the ultimate hotness!! This is song is composed of acoustic guitar and dreams~ I want to say is rock but it sounds more pop. But it doesn't matter since it's Kato Kazuki singing here!! haha I'm helpless. Anyway, as for the image of the song, it's a dramatic image of the guy standing under coldness (and other natural conditions lol) longing for the past and the love he once had. It is a song of longing but fast paced. So, ENJOY!!! =)
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SP Thanx by ORANGE RANGE
Jpop | 4:50 | 6,963KB
musiQ
Picked by sysnow! Hail to the almight awesome okinawan band Orange Range and their amazing songs haha. Anyway, since this is going to be Mercy's last rotation I assume SP stands for special thanks. SO SPECIAL THANKS for all who came listened/downloaded the music, you are awesome!!! The song starts with a nice guitar and drum solo the vocal comes in for a bit and rap comes in. Very typical orange range song in a slower pace (rather pretty =)) about chasing after dreams and never give up. YES never give up on your dreams for dreams are precious and without dreams we would probably be bored anyway, haha, take care y'all! SP Thanx! =)
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