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very late, but my review on the
new album. hahah im bored, and i'd work on my magazine article
translations, but my mom's here, and i think i'm supposed to be
doing homework...hehe this kinda looks like i'm typing up an
essay =) oh, and I'm really sorry if the following review offends
you. and don't read it if you just want to know how the songs
were...if you want to do that, just go to the link at the bottom
of this page, and jump to the individual song review page.
Alot of *long-time GLAY fans* seem to not like this album. Most
of them keep saying how it's not worth the money, they don't like
the new music style, they don't like how TERU sings
now...blahblahblah. I can't say I'm a *long-time fan*, but I'm
not a fan that just started to like GLAY a year ago, and I think
I've been devoted for long enough. I personally like this album.
I still don't think it compares to BELOVED, my absolute favorite
album, but it comes pretty close actually. I atleast like it
better than their previous album "pure soul" (and when
I first heard that, I liked it. ofcourse not all the songs...but
I LOVED pure soul, May Fair, and the single songs), and it's
certainly an improvement over their debut album SPEED POP, or the
one before: haito diamond(i don't like this one very much...it
sounds very...unprofessional. ofcourse...it was before their
official debut though)
Yes, the lyrics are darker, the songs are a little depressing,
but if you read TAKURO's explanations about them, you start to
understand why. They're his absolute honest feelings, and if you
have to complain about them, then you can just stop being a fan,
and just listen to their old songs. Those are TAKURO's words
actually. He says that he knows some people won't like his new
style, and that he knows he might lose some fans. The lyrics are
what he thinks right now, and the music also reflects his
feelings. Whether the fans like it or not, he can't lie and write
happy beautiful love songs like he used to, because they would
be...lies. GLAY is a band that doesn't make music in order to
please their fans; they make music to show what they think, and
they only do music they like. Pleasing the fans is something
they'd like to do, but it's extra. I think the new album HEAVY
GAUGE is good. Maybe the music doesn't *soothe your heart* like
it used to, and doesn't make you happy. It doesn't matter,
because whether you like it or not, this is GLAY. I respect GLAY
for not caring what people think, and being unafraid to reveal
their honest feelings.
A reccomendation though: If you just started to listen to GLAY,
and was thinking about buying your first GLAY album, don't get
this one just because it's the newest. If I were you, I would buy
BELOVED or REVIEW...those are better to start with.
and...another little message: if you heard the album, and you
didn't like it, I noticed something interesting. More people who
are fluent in Japanese like the album than people who aren't.
GLAY songs aren't just the music. Please take the time to read
the lyrics...even if you don't like the music part, sometimes,
the lyrics can be really touching. Check my translation section
if you can't read Japanese, or even if you can, take time to
think about what they lyrics really mean. It might be hard if you
weren't born in Japan to really understand, but try-and you might
actually start liking the song. haha...i sound like a lit
teacher...*think about what the author was trying to get across*
=)
GO HERE for a short review of each song
