Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted February 2, 2014 Been toying with the idea of this thread for a while, and the fantasy tribute album thread made me want to actually do this. Tired of "Best of" albums only being comprised of "okay, I guess..." songs? Well, show them you know better! The idea is simple enough: create your very own "Best of" album for an artist of your choice and, if you'd like, write a little blurb about why you picked the songs you did and if they cover each era nicely. **Rules** Keep it to a minimum of 10 songs. Feel free to go down the route of multi-disc ideas (bonus points if each one is themed!), but only if the band has a large enough discography to warrant doing so. I'm not going to make up a threshold for you, but use your better judgement. For example, Buck-tick, D, and Penicillin all have 100023402 albums so it would make sense to do that for them. The only bands that could be excluded are bands with a very small discography (let's say less than 20 songs). There's no point in making a "best of" if it's just going to be everything they've ever made. Phantasmagoria did it like 8 times, but that doesn't mean they were right. I'll go first: Megaromania - 「Creative」 Aesthetic 01. Prologue & Epilogue [Prophetic Faction -the Universe-] 02. Deus [Deus] 03. Angelical Jewelry [Angelical Jewelry] 04. Idea [birth of an 「Idea」] 05. Cardinal Sin [Transparent Shine] 06. Crimson [Oath-Cross of Eternity-] 07. Distrust Labyrinth [Prophetic Faction -the Universe-] 08. Lily-幻想に覆われる空と天空の華- [Heaven's Novel-ヘヴンズノベル-] 09. A Revolving Lantern.... [A Revolving Lantern....] 10. Spell of Mystery-幻色螺旋- [Artistcal Glint] 11. Phantom to the Past [Quintessence Voyage] 12. Amethyst [Prophetic Faction -the Universe-] 13. Clear Flora [birth of an 「Idea」] 14. 神創曲 -Variant Jihad- [Phantasmagoria Cover] 15. -the Universe- [Prophetic Faction -the Universe-] 16. In Universe-魂の邂逅- [Transparent Shine] 17. Oblivious [Oblivious] 18. Apocalypse [Apocalypse] I probably could have trimmed this track list a bit, but I wanted to give a variety of their different song styles. I was careful not to pick all of their fast-paced power metal songs ("Cardinal Sin", "Crimson", "God of Megaromania", "Sabbath", "Black Temptation", etc. can be considered more or less interchangeable) and mixed a variety of first and second lineup releases in there. The ending is a bit lengthy, with "In Universe" and "Oblivious" being longer than 7 minutes each, but I feel like their longer "epic" songs are often overlooked. These two songs, with "A Revolving Lanturn..." and "Phantom to the Past" accurately cover their Versailles worship nicely. "Clear Flora", "Idea", "Angelical Jewelry", "Amethyst", and "Lily" give kind of an old school feel to the mix and provide a softer balance to their typical -shredding bruh- attitude. Lastly, I've purposely ended this mix with "Apocalypse." This song is often referred to as the song that "made them" and if someone only likes one song by these guys, "Apocalypse" tends to be the one. A song about everything ending is the one that made everything happen for them: how's that for visual irony? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Champ213 1858 Posted February 2, 2014 ^ Didn't you violate your own rule by picking more than 10 songs? Or is that supposed to be a 2-disc album? I kinda would like to do a Lareine Best-of, mainly because I think the various collections they released didn't really nail it. But their discography is so huge, that I will need to spend some time on this. XD But I already know that I'm totally going to ignore "Kamijo-Solo-Lareine", as if it never existed. Yup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted February 2, 2014 Keep it to a minimum of 10 songs. So, at least 10 songs unless you really really feel a group only has 8 good songs, for example. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flash-Fab-Supernova 88 Posted February 2, 2014 BEST OF THE KIDDIE: Two disk compilation album Disc One: Good KIDDIE 1. MA★PIECE 2. Summer Dream 3. mr.FIREBIRD 4. SOAR 5. Elite Star+ 6. CRITICAL ELEVATION 7. STEADY 8. AECADIA 9. 来世の女神 10. BEAMING Disc Two: Bad KIDDIE 1. Black Side 2. Doku 3. DESTINATION 4. BeMine 5. 茜射ス空、落チル影 6. 美しきREDRUM 7. NUTTY NASTY 8. Kanashimi no DERRINGER 9. Emit. 10. SMD 1 237Q reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Champ213 1858 Posted February 2, 2014 So, at least 10 songs unless you really really feel a group only has 8 good songs, for example. Okay, my reading comprehension officially sucks. XD 2 nullmoon and Peace Heavy mk II reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DogManX 179 Posted February 2, 2014 Oh I like this! let me complement with Nightmare. Hmmm..how would they call this album today? I think I got it... ナイトメア : 「Monumental」 - The praised Nightmare 01. The World [The World Ruler] 02. 時分ノ花 [anima] 03. 惰性ブギー [時分ノ花] 04. ジャイアニズム碌 [anima] 05. Fly me to the Zenith [GAIA ~ Zenith Side] 06. サバト [さばと] *Demo* 07. Rem_ [NIGHTMARE] 08. White Room [Killer Show] 09. UGLY DUCK'S WILL [Mimic] 10. HATE [ultimate Circus] 11. Errors [scums] 12. シアン [Libido] 13. アルミナ [The World Ruler] 14. Lost in Blue [Majestical parade] 15. Nazuki [Raven Loud Speeeaker] 16. 東京傷年 [Libido] 17. Believe [ultimate Circus] 18. message [anima] 19. ネオテニー [anima] 20. 13th [believe] This is more of a nostalgic Best-Of, since it is made out of an originally 13-track long playlist that consisted of the first songs I've heard by this band. That's not to say they're in there just for the feeling, they're in there because they're simply great and songs like The World, アルミナ, 惰性ブギー or White Room are often among those recommended for newbies anyway. I often care about smooth transitions more than the actual content, because I believe a continuous listen experience makes a big impact. Combine this with a combination of the rockiest and cmost chilling songs this band has to offer (like message, 時分ノ花, HATE, ネオテニー or Fly me to the Zenith) and the job is well done - for me (and hopefully for others, too). So this Best-Of presents the best rocky and softer songs, without going in any of the both extremes. That's not needed anyway, because Nightmare work best in between the spectrums. Of course the opener is the World...what else. Seriously. That's THE song that made them famous in the outside world...along with アルミナ of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdoll 907 Posted February 3, 2014 Lycaon - Royal Sex Story concept 1st disc make the songs softer like new lycaon, 2nd disc make metal like old. 1. red rum 2. mental#help (r-15 cover) 3. hi ame 4. The end of [Delusion] 5. Alejandro 6. Chains of collar 7. Enslavement Beauty 8. Royal Order 9. Lily 10. Cordyceps sinensis 11. The Death Game (in limited edition) dist 2 01. FRAGILE 02. PINK MILK WITH DRUGS MY DRINK. 03. Jesus 04. I love sex. I love drugs. I love rock'n' roll 05. Number Eight. 06. MASK 07. Uragiri no Biyaku 08. kakusei 09. Mayaku 10. tsuki wa mujihi na yoru no joou 11. i'm a sick man (in limited edition) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunny 1140 Posted February 3, 2014 Although Dolly has been on pause (possibly already disbanded secretly)but I have to say 蜜 has a very unique tone out of a lot of VK bands ,and their song's compose are very melodic ,I heard them since their mini album シニカル クローゼット ,it was great , especially the first song ジオラマ ネバーランド ,absolutely blow my mind away , those jazzy funky heavy style ,and his voice just amazing .I like their metal hard sounds (like 春うららかな、503房 , mirror,mirage and Music's Cube)and some of their relaxative soft stuffs too ,I have comes up with 2 Best albums from them ,and one is the Crazy mad metal , Speedy side of them ,and ther other one which is more Jazzy , Relaxative . This is completely my personal choice of their songs that I think are the BEST !!...and why not make it more realistic with a Album Cover !?!!) Best Album Title : 漆黒のミュージックボックス~Demoniac Pulse~Track list :01 ジオラマ ネバーランド(2006.07.26 シニカル クローゼット)02 サイコフリッパー(2006.11.01 トリコロールオペラ~鬱雪ドロップ~)03 兎唄(2007.02 クアトロールオペラ~星屑クロック~)04 S.O.S(2010.09.01 CAPSULE a.k.a. Strawberry On the Scalp from 2005.10.26 SCREEN OF INDOORS)05 春うららかな、503房(2008.02.06 クロゼットレター)06 Cassis Milk(2007.09.05 jewel's dRIP)07 天体逃飛行(2009.02.18 時の列車)08 夕闇に溺れた白いバルーン(2006.07.26 シニカル クローゼット)07 林檎症(2007.02.21 トリコロールオペラ~浸食ロゼッタ~)09 mirror,mirage(2008.09.17 HeavenwOrd)10 Alice in Dizzypit(2007.09.05 jewel's dRIP)11 1999-Last Judgement-(2010.09.01 CAPSULE)12 Music's Cube(2011.03.30 ムーンライトディスコ) Best Album Title : 純白のミュージックボックス~Paradisiac Pulse~Track list :01 鬱雪ドロップ(2006.11.01 トリコロールオペラ~鬱雪ドロップ~)02 サクラ式飴缶(2007.09.05 jewel's dRIP)03 時の列車(2009.02.18 時の列車)04 Vertigo(2010.09.01 CAPSULE)05 Pumpkin carriage parade(2006.01.13 会場限定Single)06 オレンジ(2008.02.06 クロゼットレター)07 SCRAP BULLET [7DAYS](2006.07.26 シニカル クローゼット)08 $ゲーム(2008.06.25 JULIET)09 Is Atlas(2012.10.10 トロイメライ)09 流星群-Shooting Star-(2011.03.02 流星群-Shooting Star-)10 水彩パレット(2007.02.21 トリコロールオペラ~水彩パレット~)11 クロゼットレター(2008.02.06 クロゼットレター)12 花唄(2008.03.09 主催tour「アリスメティックビスケット」tour final 単独公演「D-Pocket」限定販売音源「花唄」) 3 CAT5, Sakura Seven and hiroki reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted February 3, 2014 Oooh album art, nice! 1 Bunny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atreides 454 Posted February 3, 2014 Mine is for the Visual Kei band, D. My best of list merely contains my personal favorite songs, without other considerations. 1. Yami Yori Kurai Doukoku no Acapella to bara yori akai jounetsu no aria 2. Gate to the Sky 3. Der Konig Der Dunkelheit 4. Angelic Blue 5. Dearest You 6. Akumu Kurai 7. Ouka Saki Some ni Keri 8. Sleeper 9. Gikyou Souden 10. Neo Japanesque Mainly for me Yami Yori~ is number one because it was one of the first songs I heard by them and I still listen to it all the time. Gate to the Sky takes second for me because I heard Yami Yori~ right before it, and thought it had an excellent opening to a song. Gate to the Sky's opening is even better to me, and I was amazed. The third favorite is Der Konig Der Dunkelheit for the gothic melody of the music. The track is great, completely solid and the PV is pretty awesome to boot. The other 7, I won't rant on about. They're all great tracks to me, and I listen to them all quite frequently. The last 7 are in no particular order, but I do love them each very much. Edit: I know my posting doesn't follow the exact ordering of the thread, sorry. I plan on posting another one more fleshed out sometime soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JukaForever 758 Posted February 4, 2014 I only need 8 songs as they would combine to almost 120 mins Versailles - Symphony of Versailles 1) History Of The Other Side 2) God's Palace -Method Of Inheritance- 3) Love From the Dead Orchestra 4) Prince 5) Princess 6) Created Beauty 7) Faith and Decision The Revenant Choir (extended Hizaki solo) The first 3 songs is a solid 30 mins of classic Versailles symphonic metal as well IMO it would also sound like a story with the way I arranged the song order along with the other songs. My favourite release by Versailles is probably the prince and princess maxi single. It always felt like a story after finishing listening to them straight but felt the ending is too abrupt. Created Beauty is a wonderful song that has a climatic character in it and pairs nicely with Faith and Decision. And the typical ending of Revenant Choir should be a great way to end but there is a segment in there where I have heard Hizaki put on an improvised solo like 3 different times. I think if he can put a final solo act in that segment, it would be a great ending song. 1 nullmoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seimeisen 4406 Posted February 13, 2014 DIAURA BEST 2CD package. Disc 1 would feature their singles as well as some other really good songs from their main discography. Disc 2 would feature remastered rare songs, and the "endless loop" cover, because I couldn't think of a 17th rare song. I chose to do a rarities compilation as disc 2 because they have so many rare tracks, and they're some of DIAURA's best songs. One concern when picking out all the songs and arranging them was making sure that both discs would flow well, like real albums and not just compilations.DISC 1: DIAURA BEST01. 胎動02. TERRORS03. Code:004. Lily05. Imperial “CORE” (with C.O.R.E. intro)06. 残月の灯07. SIRIUS08. 砂上の夢09. 赤い虚像10. 禁示録11. MASTER12. Lost November13. TRIGGER14. Reason for Treason15. Whiteness16. The Redemption17. to ENEMYDISC 2: DIAURA BEST ~RARE~01. endless loop02. World End03. 失翼の聖域 (2011 Demo Version)04. Beautiful Creature05. [beautiful Creature Intro]06. カオスプレイ07. 届かぬ手紙 (2011 Version)08. Ms. Psycho09. cult10. If11. メビウスリング12. an Insanity (Demo Version)13. Lost November (Acoustic Version)14. melt15. DOGMA16. 自壊17. Judgement (2012 Demo Version) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
violetchain 912 Posted February 14, 2014 I split it between singles and album tracks because there's no way to narrow it down to one disc and when I have a best-of compilation on I either skip all the big singles, since I already know them, or I replay the singles over and over again, since I'm just getting into the band. 32 songs total, and I'm still leaving out so many of my favourites... Best of GLAY Hits/singles: Manatsu no Tobira Apologize Soul Love Winter, again However Answer ft. Kyosuke Himuro Way of Difference Yuuwaku Ikiteku Tsuyosa Koko de wa nai, dokoka e Global Communication Itsuka Dark River Beautiful Dreamer Hitohira no Jiyuu (live) Freeze My Love Album Tracks/B-sides, etc.: All Standard is You Runaway Runaway Two Bell Silence Kimi ga Mitsumeta Umi Fighting Spirit Fairy Story The Birthday Girl Rosy Koukai Cynical Shikina Coyote, Colored darkness Blast Minamigocchi (live) Shitto I'm in Love (live) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nullmoon 784 Posted February 14, 2014 I think that's the problem with singles albums; they miss out SO MANY GOOD SONGS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seikun 317 Posted February 14, 2014 Mine a bit nostalgic. Noir fleurir - 美しく咲く黒い華 00. Toki no mukuro yori no prologue 01. Ferrique 03. Clock'work fairy 04. SABBAT 05. Shiseru hana (THE DEAD SEEDS) 06. Omocha no MIISHA 07.Gin'iro basha 08. STYLE 09. Tokei no mukogawa 10. Shiseru tsubomi 11. Shout of the Soul 12. Shiseru tsubomi 13. Yami no tougyuushi 14. Shiseru tane I wanted to add an intro to this Best Of to get the feeling you are entering Noir fleurir's world. I left Shiseru tane to the end because that song is like an anthem, one of their most known songs, plus you can do the coreography and finish listening to this Best Of with a smile^^ Olé!! (First 100 people to buy the album get a keyholder with a picture of the band on one side and their favourite Noir fleurir's member on the other side for free). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted April 21, 2014 凛 -the end of corruption world- .:Phase I:. 01. Silent to my Pain 02. Flowers Bloom 03. Fall... 04. Feeling Universe 05. Gasp for Breath 06. Fell Asleep 07. The Ins and Outs 08. From the End... 09. Imaginary Lover 10. Lovers ~ラヴァーズ~ 11. Slander Crime 12. Come out of your shell 13. 凛 In honor of Phantasmagormania releasing their first single soon, I've made a collection album for first period Lin. Not sure what their second period will bring, but from the looks of it people really liked 30 seconds of their music video sample leaps and bounds more than their actual discography lololol 凛 have always been a topic of controversy: from fake retirements, to fake pictures, to awkwardly stumbling to try to find themselves while still roping in the remaining fans of Phantasmagoria that haven't moved on to less weeb pastures, they've more or less had it rough since their 2nd single. Even some of the band members have expressed frustration with this band not quite reaching (okay, not reaching at all) the same success past endeavors have provided. I have had a love / hate relationship with this band. I originally became frustrated that they started off genuinely mediocre, aside from their very first song, and remained as such for the rest of their activity with a handful of gems buried within every other release. Now that they've been on break, I'm finding that I like songs that I used to dislike when they came out. I'm not sure if that's a result of a change in taste or if I just stopped having expectations so I'm never disappointed: who knows? What I do know is 凛 are not as genuinely awful as a lot of people felt they were. While their ratio of cringe-worthy-to-really-nice is not where it should be, they do have their moments. My collection here is actually mostly made up of their calmer songs. Some have the typical melodramatic Kisaki synth, others are just pleasant melodic rock songs, and some sound a bit too much like Laputa (#shotsFired). "Fall...", "Silent to My Pain", and "凛" are really their only harder songs I liked: the rest aren't worth mentioning imo. If you kind of liked some of their songs but just gave up on them, I'd suggest trying out some of the ones I've weeded out for you and see if that makes it any better for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pretsy 1343 Posted April 21, 2014 So I tried my best with doing something unusual this time: non-single best-of for Kiyoharu ,considering that he has already shit-tons of solo singles (as you might guess already) and his non-single tracks need some respect too - there might be some live-limited singles here but they don't count as "actual singles" in my book this time, when it comes to him... KIYOHARU THE WINDS OF ETERNITY DISK 1 [ZEPHYRUS] 1. Eien no Kaze (imaginary new, "epic" song - considering that it's a trend to release "best-of only" songs too, lol) 2. ROOM [MELLOW] 3. Yesterday [uNDER THE SUN] 4. confusion [FOREVER LOVE] 5. Emerald [Vinnybeach ~kakuu no kaigan~] 6. my love -version2- [slow] 7. JUDIE [uNDER THE SUN] 8. Kagerou [Aibu] 9. arizona [Kimi no koto ga] 10. Allow [FOREVER LOVE] 11. REVOLVER [Poetry] 12. ALIEN MASKED CREATURE [Layra] 13. SLIDER [Mellow] DISK 2 [EURUS] 1. Hikari [Light ~saw the light and shade~] 2. CROW [Kurutta Kajitsu] 3. Tatta Hitori [madrigal of decadence] 4. Sora [Light ~saw the light and shade~] 5. MELANCHOLY (long version) [Carnation] 6. pledge [Light ~saw the light and shade~] 7. YOU [DARLENE] 8. ALICE [uNDER THE SUN] 9. Niigatsu [Poetry] 10. I KNOW [madrigal of decadence] 11. Innocent [madrigal of decadence] 12. Mado [Rinne] 13. Hikousen (imaginary, rerecorded version) the first disc - as the title might imply - has "warmer", more upbeat tracks; while the second disc lives up to its title too by having "colder", calmer tracks. I intentionally included some of his frequently played b-sides too - they are quite cool and need to be released together tbqh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaikoMizu 167 Posted December 15, 2014 UNiTE. - U & i -永遠に- 01. melt into UNiTE. [uNiTE.] 02. Yakusoku (約束) [Yakusoku] 03. 失望エミュレイター (Shitsubou Emulator) [MEANiNG] 04. small world order [small world order] 05. scenes [Ai] 06. わすれもの (Wasuremono) [Wasuremono] 07. レヴ (Rev) [ レヴ / ice]08. Kud' [STARTiNG OVER'S] 09. ice [ レヴ / ice]10. FCW [Ai] 11.色即是空 -イロスナワチコレソラナリ- (Shikisokuzekuu -Irosunawachi Kore Sora Nari-)12. Eniver [uNiTE.] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doombox 4421 Posted December 15, 2014 I decided to make an essential MUCC collection. Indies. Major. Singles. B-sides. Rarez. 3 discs for you listening pleasure, mostly because they change so much over time that it's kind of impossible to just make a 10 song mix and feel like I got them across properly. I did weed out about half of their singles and tried to pick the ones that had the most variety. I really wanted to make a 4th disc with fan live favorites but maybe that's a fantasy mix for another time. haha. The 3 discs definitely have themes. First is current and very recent popular singles. An expansion on their current sound (since we're targeting new listeners I guess). Second disc is demos and early major era. Back when their sound was distinctly different. And the 3rd is little goodies from old live staples to memorial and disaster relief songs... and some killer b-sides. Anyway here we go.MUCC - 「銀河-Galaxy-」Disc 1: 太陽-Sun-01. Gerbera [Gokusai]02. Ryuusei [Gokusai]03. Fuzz [shion]04. Libra [shion]05. Ageha [Kyuutai]06. Sora to Ito [Kyuutai]07. Freesia [Karma]08. Falling Down [Karma]09. ARCADIA Featuring Daishi Dance [shangri-La]10. NIRVANA [shangri-La]11. HALO [THE END OF THE WORLD]12. ENDER ENDER [END OF THE WORLD] Disc 2: 月-Moon- 01. Tsubasa wo Kudasai 02. Aka 03. Zetsubou [Homura Uta] 04. Mae e [Homura Uta] 05. Ware, Arubeki Basho [Zekuu] 06. Kugatsu mikka no kokuin [Zekuu] 07. Rojiura Boku to Kimi e [Kuchiki no Tou] 08. Monokuro no Keshiki [Kuchiki no Tou] 09. Ame no Orchestra [Houyoku] 10. Saishuu Ressha [Houyoku] 11. Yuubeni [6] Disc 3: 星々-Stars- 01. Robert no Theme 02. Kokoiro [Horizont] 03. Kanashii Hanashi [Flight] 04. Chain Ring [Fuzz] 05. Rakuen [Freesia] 06. Diorama 07. Isora [Yakusoku] 08. Akatsuki 09. Negative Dancer [MOTHER] 10. Balus [NIRVANA] 11. Monopoly [ENDER ENDER] Bonus Track 12. Niwaka Ame session feat. La Vie En Rose (Shinjuku Loft 2006.08.01) 3 yakihiko, Peace Heavy mk II and TetsuAkira reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted October 14, 2015 We are BEARSIGHS 01. Aristocrat's Symphony 02. Rose 03. Masquerade 04. Love from A Dead Orchestra 05. The Red Carpet Day (2012 Ver.) 06. Truth 07. To the Chaos Inside 08. Suzerain 09. God Palace -Method of Inheritance- 10. Umbrella of Glass 11. Dry Ice Scream -Remove Silence- 12. The Revenant Choir (2007 ver) 13. Zombie 14. Princess -Revival of Church- 15. Desert Apple 16. Beast of Desire 17. Sympathia (don't actually like this song, but like, it's going to have to be on there) 4 nullmoon, Pretsy, NICKT and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yakihiko 1480 Posted October 18, 2015 平一洋 -the best of :compilation- description: 平一洋/てんてん's best songs from his bands. [Disc 1] (MBHI) 1. 殺して山に埋めたい 2. 嗚咽 3. 汚染区域 4. REAPER MIMIC 5. 目覚める2分前 6. 薄明光線 7. PreDatoR 8. 青空ギロチン [Disc 2] (CPS) 1. In my Dream 2. Shoot myself in the head 3. 溺れる魚 4. Introduction to Gastronomy 5. 地球という名の乗り物 6. 病ム空 7. 純白の絶望とキャンバス 8. Präparat [Disc 3] (kiss my way) 1. 夕暮れ 2. フランケン 3. 骨人的憑依症候群狂想曲 4. プリティージョークw 5. I♥イエローMonkey 6. PC Head 7. keep sing out! 8. 時差ボケ [bonus Disc] (KuRt) 1. Sweet Lemon Broker 1 doombox reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites