mar maroon [Regular Edition]

Album includes songs fr the previous 5 singles: 'As', 'Aitai kara...', 'Hallelujah', 'Merry Go World', and 'Taiyou', which are fabulous songs, its a good buy for those who have yet to purchase any of the singles. The other songs in mar maroon are relatively ok as well. For those who are yet to be 12012's fans, its an album that is worth listening to.

For fans who loved the old 12012 with all its darkness and gloom, you will be totally disappointed. This album and the previous one have marked the musical direction the band is probably heading towards. From the looks of it they probably won't be returning to those visual-kei days. That aside, this album is pretty decent. The 1st track was a complete shocker because it was very unexpected. It just doesn't feel right to hear such a party-styled song in a 12012 album even with the music direction they are headed. However, the next track gave me assurance that the band has not totally lost its mind. Sadly, besides the songs previously released as single, there aren't any strong trademark A-Side songs in the album to hold it up. I was a little disappointed in that. The other new tracks are pretty alright but aren't good enough to make an A-Side single. The extra track in this album was way better than the bonus track in Diamond. So I reckon this a better buy than the limited edition since the bonus MV is a re-made version of an older song(Aitai Kara). This is a decent release from the band but I hope they could come out with an even better album in future. They have not lived up to the potential they possess for this album.