Salv@ Thanks for the reviews, hun. I prefer judging myself, but it's nice to get an idea of how others see it.

me too, and I don't even like diru...
Too bad it's at 128 kbps.
anyways, fairly decent album from a band that was going downhill...

least favorite song on the album would have to be the opening track though.
Sa Bir, and instrumental with a blend of "middle east" guitar playing thrown in..

other than than that, something to look forward to...

@X You really think they've gone downhill?

@Salvanas
huh.
well, if it's available....
me, I prefer to purchase it. But of course there's the fact of it containing a DVD, tshirt, and some other stuff.

Well, like most foreign bands that expand to America, once they began to "westernize" they lost that "JRock" feel, and began to blur in with all the other lame American rock... That's really when I lost interest in them.. but this seems like a step in the other direction..

This "westernization" is one thing that makes me iffy about X JAPAN's worldwide plans... Once they start focusing on pleasing the world, it's no longer that personal sense that drives the music.... it's demand..

Hmmm. I kinda see what you mean.
Their newest music (before this new album) is alot different, but to me they still sound like Dir en grey, even with their last album.

That does make sense.

For me though, Diru is just an autobuy.

I am still waiting to see if I'm one of the winners of this contest they have going.

I am so impatient to find out.