mar maroon [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]

Personally, I think it's a good album. Of course, if we want a hard rock sound, we should listen the last albums. But 12012's sound is changing and I like this too. I listen it loop, all the time, and I never tire !

If I could, I would have voted this a 3.5, but it honestly wasn't a 3. So up it goes. Anyway, if you're a huge fan of 12012's previous works and hate everything they've released since their major debut, then don't buy or listen to this album. You'll just get angry and go on forums to hate on the band and people who actually do like the album. Having said that, this was a decent album. For a visual kei band of 12012's caliber, it's not as good (or as hard rock sounding) as one would expect. It's definitely more mellow, along the lines of DIAMOND. The singles are amazing though. And the lyrics to the songs are definitely still similar to their previous style. It's just the music that's different, but the meaning is still the same. Keeping that in mind, there are a couple of wonderful album tracks in here, though also a couple of forgettable ones. Those will grow on you, and all in all, it's not a horrific album as "die hard" rock fans will say. It seems to accomplish what they've set out to do, and as a whole, this is a decent, maybe even good, album. I hope to see more songs along the lines of As or powerful ballads like Hallelujah in the future, but either way, I can't wait to see what other singles they'll release.