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Now Playing : AMERICAN INNOVATION - GLAY
LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL
31.01.2007 release
TOCT-26187 ¥3,000 TOCT-26188 ¥3,800(税込) [+DVD]

Okay I've finally heard the whole album. ...I like the direction in which they're heading. =) I think...the 3 years (2 yrs 10 months to be exact. XD) was worth waiting. (^___^)V
1. ROCK'N'ROLL SWINDLE(album ver.)
* I didn't quite like the remix version. There were quite a few lines which were really unnecessary. ...I'd call it 画蛇添足 (...eh...for non-chinese speakers...it's roughly translated as...draw snake add leg. LOL. wtf.). The single version is enough to satisfy me. The new vocals didn't impress me.
2. 変な夢~THOUSAND DREAMS~
* Ah, the wierd song. I love it. It'd be fun to watch them play this live with Hisashi's playful guitar riffs here and there throughout the song as if trying to show off... heheh.
3. 100万回のKISS
* ...I was hoping they'd put this song somewhere near the end of the album. Don't get me wrong, I like it...but I prefer ballads to be put somewhere near the end.
4. 夏音
* Another ballad. God knows how much I love Natsuoto. Bittersweet ballad and its fairytale-like PV. What more can I ask for? Plus Hisashi's guitar lines were really THERE.
5. AMERICAN INNOVATION
* One of my favorite songs on the album. I totally disliked Jiro's Bugs in my head on their previous album. Kinda gave me a big headache. American Innovation will really make you wanna shake your booty big time. Rocking disco beat, Jiro's catchy bass tunes and Hisashi's cute guitar lines really makes this song worth listening over and oveerrrr again. Go go power raaaanggeeerrrssssss!!! *coughs* Oh anyway, Teru couldn't pronounce world properly...lol. Must be damn difficult for a Japanese to pronounce R and L next to each other. *dies* XDDD I can't wait to watch them play this live...I can imagine Jiro headbanging allllll the way. hee hee.
6. ANSWER(album ver.)
* I'm beginning to dislike this song a wee bit. I don't hate it but I sorta skipped this song a few times before. Maybe I got sick of it after listening to it so many freakin million times. Again...similar to RnRS, I think there are a few unneeded lines added in.
7. 僕達の勝敗
* Pretty ballad. Teru did a great job singing it. AGAIN, at around 4:39min...an unneeded guitar line came in. If you've heard the song you'll most probably know what I'm talking about. It kinda hurt my ears for a bit cos apparently I was blasting the music through a headphone and lying on the bed listening to it. =___=
8. サラギの灯
* I'd like to say that this is my #1 song in the album. It's so freakin' beautiful. I can find no words to describe the song. =X Teru did a great job...really really did. I love the climax at the end...gave me goosebumps. *worships the oh-so-great Takuro*
9. WORLD'S END
* Perhaps I was expecting too much...all I can say is that Coyote, Colored Darkness was way better than WORLD'S END. I don't dislike it but it could have been...I dunno....heavier? Ever since C,CD released in The Frustrated I was anticipating another heavy tune from Hisashi the whole while (i.e. 3 years. T___T). But I'm alright with a little punk I guess. I actually found the song cute. /)___(\
10. SCREAM(album ver.)
* The first time I heard the song I was like....O____O Woah...easy now. It's much heavier than the original version...and I freakin love it. It's probably the best song that has been remixed in the whole album. The only thing I disliked was the solo(if there was any in the first place...-___-). I thought they'd do something about it. I was kinda hoping they'd use the solo from the PV version.
11. 恋
* Rock ballad rocks. lol.
12. I will~
* Actually after listening to the album I thought that it wasn't as bad as I thought it was. It's just that the chorus was way too repetitive. Other than that the arrangement was beautiful.
13. LAYLA(album ver.)
* For some reasons I can't seem to catch what the remix was all about. =/ But I've liked this song all this while...waaaaay back when it was first played at RnRS concert last year. Gives me the glam rock feel.
14. MIRROR
* I thought Hisashi's guitar lines were a little emotionless. I've always loved the way he adds ambiance into any song with his guitar melodies. Apparently it's lacking a little in this song. But still it's a pretty tune, though I wouldn't have thought of it being the ending song for the album. =/ wierdness.
I think LiB will replace The Frustrated at second spot....Heavy Gauge is still my all time favorite. I must say that Teru really did a great job. Thank god he quit smoking. Sashi should quit too! >=( ... 尚さん=芋野郎!(笑) By the way...I think my copy of the album will only come tomorrow...together with 100man kai no kiss.
Hmmm...Just for today, I feel like as though I'm the happiest girl on earth. =)
Okaaaay...enough of rambling...I'm gonna catch Bleach 110 before GLAY's appearance on Yahoo! at 8. ^___^ あああああああ~~~~~今日は幸せね~~~~ <3
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