In the name of HOLY ALGEBRA... I really really excited with this album. Since Masashi joined, from some point I lil bit dissapointed with their work, but from the other side I really interested with their release. Okay, i become contradicting myself... So, this is the "new" versailles isn't? I dissaponinted at first time i hear the preview from MASQUERADE, but the full PV was so AWESOME and I can't get enough from it. Maybe HOLY GRAIL is really in my TOP waiting list, and walla... It's already in my playlist now... and, I feel really happy now... ^^
I just making a highlight and ponit for each track from my side... Review are just each person thought, and this is my though...
1. MASQUERADE - AWESOME, I already played it a ton times and I still not getting bored with it. Masashi's bass tapping are AWESOME. The intro and outro are so great. When I see the PV, it's like watching a movie because the intro like a movie background sound... For me, It's ASCENDEAD MASTER Mk.II 10/10
2. Philia - Plain... There is no different from the single version... It's great but boring... 6/10
3. Thanatos - Song with a slower pace. Masashi's bassline are great. The solo are great. But it's kinda boring and forgotable. 7/10
4. Flowery - It is just me or anyone sense LAREINE influentce in this song?! Hizaki and Teru's dueling guitar are great and Masashi's bassline are just great. Oh, I'm forgot to mention Yuki's double pedal are great too... 8.5/10
5. Remember Forever - I really-really love versailles ballad song's. This song are beautiful... So I add this one are to my favorites song's box... But, I don't suggest to listen to it three or four times straght, two time straight are still bearable, but I swear it will became boring as hell if you listen to it more than three times... 8/10
6. DESTINY -the lovers- - Oh, the additional part are quite interesting, piano and orcestra sound are improved, and the recording quality are wooping up... but the rest are still same... not really special... just another great song from versailles 8/10
7. DRY ICE CREAM!! [Remove Silence] - KICKASS!! Althogh it's far from par with ZOMBIE or Red Carpet Day, but it's really GREAT and making me shake my head... I agree with some random guys that say this became the greatest song from versailles... I really want to know why they making it's title like that?! Is this just because the intro sound like an ice cream truck's sound??? 9/10
8. Threshold - It's an instrumental... but it worth to listen... 8/10
9. Judicial Noir - The single version was great, but some part are quite dissapointing. I think this song are no different with the single version... They sould to retake this one I think... Although, I love the organ sound there, it's making the atmosphere feels different. The last chorus are great, that's the best part of this songs 8.5/10
10. Love will be Born Again - Woah, Kamijo's engrish are beautiful! CMIIW, is this the first acoustic song from they?! It's really beautiful... Or it's just me that's too sentimental and melancholy... I give a perfect score for this one! 10/10
11. Vampire - YEAH! the intro are making me remember to The Red Carpet Day. I hope this song are more kickass then DRY ICE CREAM!! [Remove Silence], but it's not even go anywhere from Philia and making me lil bit dissaponted... But, overal, this song are GREAT! 8.5/10
12. Faith & Decision - Here there goes... the 10+++ minutes song are coming... The intro are kickass and promising but making me worried it's a 10+++ minutes instrumental song. Suddenly Kamijo's voice are sound and Thank GOD, they didn't make a 16 minutes instrumental song... Because the main part of this song quite boring, I only give 7.5/10
13. The Theme of Holy Grail - Just as I expected... They put the intro in the last track like JUBILEE... It's like a cycle like Peace's says... 7/10
I satisfied with this album... Yeah, the "new" versailles are coming... I think this album will stand in my ear for a while and some song will shuffle in my playlist for a long time... Overall 8/10
Highlight : MASQUERADE, DESTINY -the Lovers-, DRY ICE CREAM [Remove Silence], and Love Will be Born Again.
I think making a 16 minutes song are quite pointless, just making two or three song, despite making one progressive song... Because it's kinda boring looking to same title for 16 minutes in my JetAudio... Versailles, you should learn from Alice Nine... they can make a 13 minutes song without making me bored...