[Kuchiki no Tou]~ continued
Actually I had wanted to edit the previous post because I had ended it so abruptly. My head was hurting then so I had to end my comments at Track 6 of the album even though every one and single song in the album deserves mention because the album is SO KICK-ASS!!! *hoowaaahh!!*
Yes...I'm so glad I decided to go watch the autumn concerts this time...judging from the setlists so far, it's centred around the new album and a few of the older 'live favourites'. Thank goodness this album's good. I do hope I get to hear [Nukegara] live though.
Anyway, getting back to why I didn't edit the previous post (i digress too much yeah). Well, I guess this being a journal, I've always tried to resist editing cos it feels a bit like i'm playing cheat. The most I regret something I post and delete that post altogether. Good or bad, I suppose everything I 'utter' on these blog pages is a reflection of what I was thinking or feeling at that point in time. Be it in a sober or drug-induced (& by that I mean strictly of the medicinal kind) or spelling-error-prone (-_-;) state of mind.
So...back to the album~~~
Track 7 [Akatsuki Yami] has a v haunting melody. I'm not sure why, but when I found out that it's Yukke's melody, the next time I listened to it, I did so through what I understand Yukke to be (does that make sense to you? it does to me..hard to explain what I mean, but.. it's just listening to it from Yukke's point of view, thinking about how he might have come up with it). Well, listening to it in this way is now the only way I know how to listen to it, because it become very, very.. touching. Just from the melody itself, I do believe that I've gotten to know Yukke a bit more.
[2.07], which is Track 8, is an instrumental piece that I'm growing to like more than Track 1. I'm starting to share yuj's view that Track 1 seems to sound more and more like a gong-fu movie track!! XD Y'know, the track that plays in the background when the gongfu hero and baddie are circling each other doing the 'psychological scaring tactic' before striking...*chuckle*
It didn't quite strike me as hard as say Tracks 2-4 before, but now it seems quite evident to me that Tracks 9 and 10 flow into each other very well. I like [Garo]'s intro! Pouncing track (like its lyrics!) with some bluesy bits (though not as much as [Zekuu]'s numbers). This was a track that took some time before it stuck on me, but now I see what role it plays in the overall album, and now it's stuck on me as surely as..er..the nasal gooey mucus when I was sick a couple days ago!! As for Track 10 [Kanashimi no Hate], I've mentioned it somewhat in the last post. I kinda envision myself watching this played live with my mouth slightly open and feet rooted to the ground, hahaha.. Think I'll be too busy watching Miya's guitars. ^^
I still like [Rojiura Boku to Kimi e] a lot.. it has not lessened with repeated hearing since its first release as a single on 25 Feb. Guess it's still more on the hardcore side, although its tempo is relatively slower. Tatsurou's rendering of it is really powerful.
Speaking of which, of late I have been taking more notice of Tatsurou's voice. Erm.. not that I haven't before, but mucc's music..it's so colourful you listen to many things all at one time. Tatsurou, in this album, shines through not only in the vocals but also in his lyrics & composition. So perhaps at this point it's rather apt to move on to the next track, [Oboreru Sakana]. One of the shockers of this album, cos I'm sure many would agree one wouldn't expect mucc to come up with almost a folk-rock number like this one. With lyrics and melody both from Tatsurou, it brings another flavour to mucc's repertoire so far. I'm glad they recorded this. Erm..i think I might have mentioned before that although I like both Tatsurou and Miya's lyrics, I had felt more drawn towards and deeply affected by Miya's. I guess it's time to reconsider that statement. Looking at Tatsurou's contributions to this album, and after flipping back to his previous works and re-understanding them, I have to admit I have been mistaken! Mucc really isn't mucc without Tatsurou's voice, & his lyrics too.
[Namonamuki Yume]'s next! Lively number that's sure to prompt a dancing frenzy during lives ^^ I like the melody during the bridge portion. & when Tatsurou does the low rendition at the start of the chorus repeats at the end (Tatsurou's low growly voice is sexy ne!). Live, live, live~~~ I DARE you to sit absolutely still when you hear this live!! XD
[Monochro no Keshiki] held little additional surprise for me in this album.. It is, I guess, one of the songs with more mass audience appeal than usual mucc numbers (brings to mind how the mucc members were jumping for joy when the song was voted tops during PopJam. Everytime I watch the vid or see a screencapture of that scene, I can't help smiling :) ). I don't mind them doing more of such songs, but gosh I hope they don't just do one TYPE of songs in future. I trust they won't.
The last track, [Kuchiki no Tou], grew on me gradually. See, I didn't want them to do something like a reprise of [Kugatsu Mikka no Kokuin], because this finale track certainly has the same kind of intensity. At this point, I think it has the same intensity but conveys a different intent. So, I think I'll reserve comments on this one until I see it live.
So...that's the album... My comments about the album won't really end, won't ever end I think...but actually I do apologize if what I've written so far seems far-fetching for people who read this and who are not acquainted with mucc. Even for people acquainted with them, all I've just written is just a pouring of my thoughts towards this album.. not meant to be a critique of it in anyway. This is a journal after all.. I'm a lousy reviewer so I won't even attempt :).. the words so far are just necessary outpourings on my part :)
Yes...I'm so glad I decided to go watch the autumn concerts this time...judging from the setlists so far, it's centred around the new album and a few of the older 'live favourites'. Thank goodness this album's good. I do hope I get to hear [Nukegara] live though.
Anyway, getting back to why I didn't edit the previous post (i digress too much yeah). Well, I guess this being a journal, I've always tried to resist editing cos it feels a bit like i'm playing cheat. The most I regret something I post and delete that post altogether. Good or bad, I suppose everything I 'utter' on these blog pages is a reflection of what I was thinking or feeling at that point in time. Be it in a sober or drug-induced (& by that I mean strictly of the medicinal kind) or spelling-error-prone (-_-;) state of mind.
So...back to the album~~~
Track 7 [Akatsuki Yami] has a v haunting melody. I'm not sure why, but when I found out that it's Yukke's melody, the next time I listened to it, I did so through what I understand Yukke to be (does that make sense to you? it does to me..hard to explain what I mean, but.. it's just listening to it from Yukke's point of view, thinking about how he might have come up with it). Well, listening to it in this way is now the only way I know how to listen to it, because it become very, very.. touching. Just from the melody itself, I do believe that I've gotten to know Yukke a bit more.
[2.07], which is Track 8, is an instrumental piece that I'm growing to like more than Track 1. I'm starting to share yuj's view that Track 1 seems to sound more and more like a gong-fu movie track!! XD Y'know, the track that plays in the background when the gongfu hero and baddie are circling each other doing the 'psychological scaring tactic' before striking...*chuckle*
It didn't quite strike me as hard as say Tracks 2-4 before, but now it seems quite evident to me that Tracks 9 and 10 flow into each other very well. I like [Garo]'s intro! Pouncing track (like its lyrics!) with some bluesy bits (though not as much as [Zekuu]'s numbers). This was a track that took some time before it stuck on me, but now I see what role it plays in the overall album, and now it's stuck on me as surely as..er..the nasal gooey mucus when I was sick a couple days ago!! As for Track 10 [Kanashimi no Hate], I've mentioned it somewhat in the last post. I kinda envision myself watching this played live with my mouth slightly open and feet rooted to the ground, hahaha.. Think I'll be too busy watching Miya's guitars. ^^
I still like [Rojiura Boku to Kimi e] a lot.. it has not lessened with repeated hearing since its first release as a single on 25 Feb. Guess it's still more on the hardcore side, although its tempo is relatively slower. Tatsurou's rendering of it is really powerful.
Speaking of which, of late I have been taking more notice of Tatsurou's voice. Erm.. not that I haven't before, but mucc's music..it's so colourful you listen to many things all at one time. Tatsurou, in this album, shines through not only in the vocals but also in his lyrics & composition. So perhaps at this point it's rather apt to move on to the next track, [Oboreru Sakana]. One of the shockers of this album, cos I'm sure many would agree one wouldn't expect mucc to come up with almost a folk-rock number like this one. With lyrics and melody both from Tatsurou, it brings another flavour to mucc's repertoire so far. I'm glad they recorded this. Erm..i think I might have mentioned before that although I like both Tatsurou and Miya's lyrics, I had felt more drawn towards and deeply affected by Miya's. I guess it's time to reconsider that statement. Looking at Tatsurou's contributions to this album, and after flipping back to his previous works and re-understanding them, I have to admit I have been mistaken! Mucc really isn't mucc without Tatsurou's voice, & his lyrics too.
[Namonamuki Yume]'s next! Lively number that's sure to prompt a dancing frenzy during lives ^^ I like the melody during the bridge portion. & when Tatsurou does the low rendition at the start of the chorus repeats at the end (Tatsurou's low growly voice is sexy ne!). Live, live, live~~~ I DARE you to sit absolutely still when you hear this live!! XD
[Monochro no Keshiki] held little additional surprise for me in this album.. It is, I guess, one of the songs with more mass audience appeal than usual mucc numbers (brings to mind how the mucc members were jumping for joy when the song was voted tops during PopJam. Everytime I watch the vid or see a screencapture of that scene, I can't help smiling :) ). I don't mind them doing more of such songs, but gosh I hope they don't just do one TYPE of songs in future. I trust they won't.
The last track, [Kuchiki no Tou], grew on me gradually. See, I didn't want them to do something like a reprise of [Kugatsu Mikka no Kokuin], because this finale track certainly has the same kind of intensity. At this point, I think it has the same intensity but conveys a different intent. So, I think I'll reserve comments on this one until I see it live.
So...that's the album... My comments about the album won't really end, won't ever end I think...but actually I do apologize if what I've written so far seems far-fetching for people who read this and who are not acquainted with mucc. Even for people acquainted with them, all I've just written is just a pouring of my thoughts towards this album.. not meant to be a critique of it in anyway. This is a journal after all.. I'm a lousy reviewer so I won't even attempt :).. the words so far are just necessary outpourings on my part :)
posted by scenic at 11:57 PM
