Review by Alvarado

L'Arc~en~Ciel performed on Saturday, July 31st, at the 1st Mariner Arena. The arena was conveniently across the street from the Baltimore Convention Center. On Friday morning, the lines to get stickers to the concert were painfully long. Understandable, of course, as there were only twelve thousand stickers for an assumed twenty-two thousand con attendees, confirming that they are one of the biggest bands out of Japan. Their performance was simply amazing. You won't be satisfied watching this DVD just once. By the end of the DVD you won't want it to end, finding yourself replaying this moment in J-rock history over and over again.

With inescapable melodies and amazing vocals SMILE is a must own for any L'Arc~en~Ciel fan. SMILE is the band's 9th album after each member returned from their own solo projects. There are no excuses for not checking out this album.