JEALOUS

Dir en grey's first ever single. This single is legendary and shows what Diru can really do with their music. 'JEALOUS' in my opinion is possibly Dir en grey's BEST single ever!! Likewise with '-I'LL-' it was dissapointedly never released on a studio album or even 'DECADE 98/02'. The song structure is similar to that of 'SILENT JEALOUSY' by X, with the piano opening then the full assault of beautifully heavy guitars and of course Kyo's beautiful young voice. The solo by the way is just to die for, never again has their been a Diru solo this amazing (apart from 'raison detre'). The B-side, another lost legend, 'Unknown...Despair...a Lost, is just as amazing at the title track. The song is heavy and Die gets his first solo in this track, aswell as providing back-up vocals. The PV's for each song are also beautiful and also feature the band in their most extreme Visual Kei outfits (how I miss their Visual days...). The PV's of these 2 tracks along with the PV's for '-I'LL-' and 'KARMA' can be found on the (VERY RARE) 'MOUSOUTOUKAKUGEKI' VHS video cassette, that I managed to get a hold of a few days ago.

Nothing less than a classic! JEALOUS is their first ever single, released along side the amazing B-side Unknown... Despair... a Lost. Both songs are of excellent quality and show Dir en grey as a very young group trying to break through. And they sure did. Two tracks long, and you won't find them on any of their albums, there's no denying what a great addition this is to your collection!

Dir en grey's first indie single release is undeniably one of their best ones. The title song JEALOUS is very good, but I have always preferred the totally awesome Unknown...Despair...A Lost to it. If you like or are interested in hearing Dir en grey's earlier work, you should definately get this.