Lotus [w/ DVD, Limited Edition] Customer Reviews

This single is one of their best ones and I cannot wait until their new CD comes out. The CD/DVD edition is amazingly packaged and the poster was a great bonus! This is a huge must for any Dir en grey fan! Shipping was incredibly fast and I am extremely pleased! I will be ordering from CDJapan again! Thank you!

I've rated the Limited Edition higher because of the extra content and great packaging. The packaging was the same as the Hageshi.....single (minus OBI). It had a slipcase and then a mini vinyl-like case that housed the CD and DVD. This version also came with a sticker :D The CD is the same (of course) but the DVD was a real treat for me. Quality-wise it was great, looks just like one of their DVD concerts. It was great to see them play a song from Kisou, and a pretty solid performance at that. Zan and Lie buried with a vengeance were also great performances. Overall, 8/10. Great CD, Sweet DVD, and awesome packaging. Can't wait for their new album!

This single was O.K. for the most part. Lotus was good lyric wise and Kyo did a good job with his vocals on this. The music itself and guitar work was good. Now to my negative about this single. It may be because I love Shokubeni so much or because I was expecting something of that feel and magnitude be similar but I just didn't like the remake. In my honest opinion I believe the original Obscure was better, in feel and sound. As for the third song I didn't like. I felt it to be somewhat lacking. This is why I gave this single the score I did. I'm a long time dir en grey fan and own almost all their dvds and cds, and while I may not like every song they put out there are always songs that I just can't stop rocking to, (Shokubeni, Vinushka, Obscure, Kodou, Red, umbrella, withering to death, saku, etc) but this single is average, Lotus was good but they destroyed Obscure which was already just perfect and an unmemorable third song which I don't think anyone cares about. Long story short if you like Dir en grey Lotus won't disappoint. If you liked the original obscure then you probably wont like it. The third song suck.

I have received my CD today and it's awesome! the artwork looks really nice =) Lotus is a very good song, reminds me a little to Dozing Green. I was impressed by Obscure, i wasn't expecting it to be that great (actually i like it more than Lotus) Reiketsu Nariseba has been for a long time one of my favourites but i will say that this version is only ok. I haven't watched the DVD yet but i know it will be great. One of the best singles by Dir en grey!

Here is the current tracklist from the band's website: CD 1. LOTUS 2. OBSCURE 3. Reiketsu Nariseba *Live take at SHINKIBA STUDIO COAST on July 20, 2010 DVD THE UNWAVERING FACT OF TOMORROW TOUR2010 2010.07.21 SHINKIBA STUDIO COAST 1. Zan 2. LIE BURIED WITH A VENGEANCE 3. Gyakujoutannou Keloidmilk