I was really skeptic about DIE KUSSE after hearing their previous releases but I feel this was a step up. They seem to be gaining momentum now..
..::DIE KUSSE::..
Easily the best song on the single. I liked the twist on Sophia's vocals as soon as I heard it. Much better than in Black Baccarat. Sorta reminds me of Filth In the Beauty (actually this whole single reminds me of certain GazettE songs). After her singing, Tsuzuku is introduced with a high pitched scream that I loved but after that, his growls sound subdued and it brought the song down a bit. I do like his singing though. I have to admit, there is something about his voice. With respect to the instruments, I loved the guitars and where I would usually pay attention to Koi's bass, I find myself attracted to MiA's guitars. The man is really talented. Meto..eh. Meto isn't really anything special in this single. They need to make more songs like this.
..::VIOLET::..
I like the opening a bit and it kind of made me laugh but it's a pretty decent song. Nice to listen to and Tsuzuku didn't try anything with his voice so it's pretty normal and dare I say..a bit boring. With regard to the instruments, theyre good. Koi's bass is a bit better in this but I dunno, he needs to switch it up more. I love MiA though, ugh he's just badass. He practically makes this song further to the end. Like I said earlier, pretty decent.
..::WANT::..
I laughed a whole lot with this song. It has a lot of energy and it's definitely one of those songs you jump around to. Reminds me of Hyena. However, with the continuously loud vocals, chant and multitude of voices in the background it would get annoying after a time. The cymbals kind of sound like noise here and it annoys me...but it's much more memorable than VIOLET. It's good.
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Compared to their previous releases i.e Avalon, Sadisgate, Emily, I would give this single a 4/5 but on it's own I would give it a 3/5 it's not as bad as I expected but I find it a shadow of their better releases. It made me laugh too much which is really not all that good of a thing because I need something to make me go *A*. When I listen to it I just cant help feeling that I've heard it a million times before although they're supposed to be 'experimenting' now. Disappointing but I haven't lost hope.