this is diru's first album, and the first japanese rock-related product i bought. ever. but anyway, on with the review. =D
Gauze -mode of adam-
i hate instrumental introduction tracks. lol. i don't know why. they just bug me for some reason. but i guess this is the most interesting one i've heard. and its only two minutes long. and kyo counts in english. =D wow.
Schwein no Isu
this song's a bit repetitive, but its quite cool. some of its in german? i think? it takes a while to get used to though. ^^;
Yurameki
a very pretty song, nothing really overly special about it. but its still really great. lol, if that makes sense.
Raison Detre
i first heard this song with its video. the video was so.. um, eye-catching, i didn't really listen properly to the actual song until i got this album. but the song is very very cool, lol. its a bit techno-ish, but the guitars are awesome and the chorus is catchy.
304 goushitsu hakushi no sakura
a very long song, but it doesn't get boring. my favourite bits are the instrumental bits probably.
Cage
the first ever jrock song i heard. and its still one of my favourites. toshiya's bass solo is awesome, and this song just.. rocks. ^^; its very catchy and the melodies are just great.
Mitsu no Tsuba
gee, i'm not sure about this song. its kinda manic and heavy and freaky and the lyrics are quite.. *ahem*, but the chorus is quite catchy. once you get used to and get into it, its okay. ^^;
Mazohyst of Decadence
a 10 minute song, that would be great if it was a bit shorter. i love the guitars in this song, even though they're not really in it a great amount. kyo's voice is..interesting in this one, lol, but demonstrates how.. stretchy and stuff it is.
Yokan
fer some reason, i always imagine how cool it would be to kareoke with this song. lol. it's very happy and bouncy and catchy, and the lyrics are pretty easy to learn. coolness. ^.^
Mask
this is one of the most awesome Diru songs, especially live. It's quite bouncy, and kyo's voice is all stretchy and manic again. the dance is pretty cool too, lol.
-Zan-
gosh. one word: hysterical. lol. this song is scary, heavy and very very mental. lol. i still love it though.
Akuro no oka
another fairly long song, but its very pretty, and the slowest one on the album. i sometimes get a bit teary listening to it, lol. the acoustic guitar is very nice, and the chorus is beautiful.
Gauze -mode of eve-
another instrumental. its only a minute long, so it goes away pretty quickly. lol.
Overall-
i love this album heaps, and its one of those albums I can never really get sick of either. some songs can get boring after a while, but most of them are brilliant.
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