MISSA Customer Reviews

Dir en grey's Missa is rather amusing to listen to, but i do not recommend it to be the first album of Dir en grey to buy. The songs mostly sound the same, once you have collected all the other albums, you can get this one, or if you really are a hardcore fan. For every Hardcore Dir en grey fan like me, even this album is a piece of art in it's own special way.

Not the best Dir en Grey CD that money can buy but still interesting to see what the band were like way back in the day. It really shows how much they've changed and progressed over the years. I'd recommend this to long time fans rather than those new to the band although GARDEN is still one of my favourite Dir en Grey songs.

Diru's roots are here, yes sir. Along with single tracks such as "I'll", "Toriko", "Jealous", "Unknown.. Despair.. A Lost" and "Ash", this is a nice collection of songs, albeit quite different from what they released later. Some might find it difficult to listen to, but it's really quite lovely. I wish they would reissue their first three VHS tapes (two clip tapes and one live tape) on DVD, though. That would make the roots-era complete.

I really love Dir en grey, but this isn't as much for casual listeners. I really like it, but it's still very raw since it's their first release type thing. But don't be discouraged, it's still got that Diru charm. :]

It's always interesting when a band struggles for an identity, when their sound is still very raw and unpolished. This is definitely the case for 'MISSA', the first release from Dir en grey. This EP holds good production value and the band is playing really well together. All songs are good while "Erode", "GARDEN" and "Byou ' ' Shin" are my favourites. So while this is nowhere near as good as anything else they've released, remember that every career has a beginning and in this case, a very good one!