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Well, he got himself a pretty famous american producer, I guess he was trying to make his style more mainstream. And he archieved it. Some songs, though you could clearly see MYV in it, felt like they could be sung by those uberpop american "artists".

Recently, Gackt's Mild and Wild Bests. I mean, really? We had like 3 compilation albums since 2009! We had no albums since RE:BORN and he releases a lot of new B-sides and new singles in two CDs! And the special editions have PVs! Really, we had Red and Blue DVDs, couldn't we get something like that?

Have been waiting for this album since I read the live reports that included 3 untitled tracks.It's my first review and these are my impressions after hearing the album for the first time. Let's get on to it:

 

1- XiSS: OK, this isn't a bad opening track at all. It builds the tension for the 2nd track really well, it keeps you aware and on the edge. However, isn't as touching as the works of mr. Kamiyama in "The Price of Being a Rose is Loneliness". Also, we have a short 10 track CD with a opening song! That's just bad. 7/10

 

2- My Bloody Burroughs Poem: This opening track is a very weird choice. It doesn't explode and gives the fullfilling feel of "Dummy Blue'' or feels natural like "Kagemai" or "Deracine". It's slow and its chorus doesn't stand out, which would be alright if we didn't already have XiSS. 7/10

 

3- Cavallaro: Awesome! It's downright post 2000s D'ERLANGER, and a strong 3rd track. I feel like they put extra work in the keyboard side of the song, which adds to its catchiness. 9/10

 

4- Beast in Me: This song got better the more I listened to it since the leaking from the Akasaka Blitz live. It has the weight the PV version didn't have, is strong and is the song to advertise the album. 9/10

 

5- My Lips to Overlip your Lips: Don't get me wrong, this song totally kicks ass, and is one of the best from this album. However, compared to its live version from the Deep Inside of You DVD, the songs doesn't feel as heavy and the chorus are too slow to have the proper impact. It follows the rule made by the LA VIE EN ROSE AND BASILISK, whose songs sound way better during the lives. 8/10

 

6- Candy in the Shape of you: Starts really smoothly, builds well during the bridge and has a very interesting chorus. Sometimes I had the impression the song has two chorus, one after the other. 8/10

 

7- Crimson Crow: WORST SONG OF THE ALBUM! It feels like a transition song, with a lot of good drums work, but it gest to the 1 minute mark and you ask yourself: "WTF?". After Kyo begins singing, I started to wonder where the song was going, and then came the chorus: it was weird! It'd be alright, IN A BUCK-TICK album, or in a more introspective VK band album, but in a D'ERLANGER album? Not a bad song, but in strange lands,nevertheless. 6/10

 

8-Dance Naked, Under the Moonlight: BEST SONG OF THE ALBUM! It feels a lot like TABOO, but less orchestrated and more intense. From the previews, it was the song I was most looking foward. 10/10

 

9-Is this Love: A song fit for the LAZZARO or D'ERLANGER albums, punkish song with a dancing chorus. Good song, but nothing outstanding. 8/10

 

10- The end of eden: This song is the most surprising song from the album. It sounds like Blanc cheres Douleur in its structure, as it repeats itself in a cycle in a similar way, and endsthe album in  very high spirits. However,  it is does sound like an unwanted farewell. 10/10

 

To sum it up, I'm a little bit disappointed, as I have been waiting for this album for a long time. It's just too short for a 4 years wait. The tracklist is very good, but I was not enough to get me satisfied. I'd be way more happy if we had re-recordings of demo songs like TONIGHT or JAIL TOWN. A barely 40 minutes CD after ones that lasted over an hour is just not the way to go. However, if they from now on release new albums like this, annually, it'll be awesome.

 

8/10.

I try to find the translated lyrics when possible. If I can't, no big deal

It seems that Beast in Me is avaible in the japanese itunes (couldn't download it). Also, from what Tetsu said in his facebook, there'll be some kind of broadcast at 11am in youtube.

Crossfaith - ZION

Yellow Fried Chickenz - One

P'unk~en~Ciel - Punk is not dead!

Today I'm happy to bring you amaoto with english lyrics!!

The song is just beautiful, the video quality ain't that great, it was the only rip I could find.

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i think this is a description that i can make from what i had heard

in terms of better sound (remaster)

DARLIN, LULLABY single, 1989, 1990 albums ---> 1995 remastered albums ----> 2007 remastered albums

LAZZARO and other albums up to present may have the same remastering with 2007 remastered albums.

In terms of quality, is it ascending or descending?

This album was like a successor for the What's My Name. However, instead of keeping up with cohesion of the latter, it's sadly the reflection of what Miyavi has been doing during his lives: experimenting with the sound table, which granted the most boring moments of his lives with Futuristic Love, and abusing solos, which, in his style of playing, gets old real quick. Is it bad? No, but could be better.

Hi, quick question for you guys, about the many releases of the La Vie En Rose and Basilisk albuns.

My La Vie En Rose is from 2007, the "Paper sleeve collection". Its sound is very sharp.

On the other hand, my Basilisk is from the 95 release, the "Remaster/Low Price" one. In this case, it doesn't sound as good as la vie en rose, it's like a live album without a crowd.

Are there really noticeable differences between the types of releases, or is this just a characteristic of Basilisk?

I used google translator on this page and it seems to be some differences for the 95 release: http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~kor/D'ERLAN ... t_ver.html .

Any info would be really appreciated.

They seem to play new songs in the tours right before the release of a new album.

It would be awesome if they re-recorded old songs like Tonight, Jail Town and Lonesome Rocker

Just came here to show the tracklist for their final live in the an ALGEARR tour, including some new songs!

1.LOVE/HATE

2.My lips to over lip your lips

3.月光

4.Rose of Thanatos

5.影舞

6.Crimson Crow

7.SAD SONG

8.Masquerade

9.Singe et Insecte

10.So...

11.dummy blue

12.XXX for YOU

13.LOVE me to Death(In the Air)

14.Love me to DEATH

15.CIPHER GUITAR SOLO

16.BEAST in ME

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17.ICONOCLASM(BUCK-TICK cover)

18.INCARNATION OF EROTICISM(Rearrange ver)

Someone taped Beast in Me:

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Does anyone know the origin of this song?

this is a kyo song from his 1998 album called ZOO. this song was also released first together with kyo's single called BLUE in 1998.

Yeah, it was me who uploaded the video

Thank god someone knows where this song came from. It was driving me crazy!

As I'm a new comer, I'll leave you senpais a little gift I just made: subbed Darlin' from Kids Blue 2007:

Enjoy

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