Review by Nida S.

I've listened to this CD a million times, and I can faithfully say that Olivia always has a voice worth listening to. Whether she's singing something soft and mellow or something upbeat and catchy, her voice is always so amazing. The only thing I was disappointed with was that the CD as a whole sounds a lot more mainstream and less like Olivia's other works. The electronic aspect seems to have been taken out of it, giving it more of a mainstream rock-ish feel. Regardless, the album is great as a whole, even though not quite what I was expecting.

I've been a fan of Dir en grey's for a while, and after Withering to Death, I really wasn't feeling the music that Dir en grey was starting to make. I do have to say that I was much more pleased with this CD as a whole. The thing that really did it for me was Kyo's vocalization and simply how amazing he sounds throughout the CD. I was a tad bit disappointed with the new recording of CLEVER SLEAZOID, seeing that it didn't stand nearly as close as the single recording. That, and I wasn't thoroughly impressed with all the melodies; a lot of them sound the same and blurred into one another. Nevertheless, it was a musical adventure through some of the more intense songs while winding down with others. I do have to say, though, the unplugged disc is something spectacular. I thought I'd never hear something piano-esque from Dir en grey that would move me as much as Jealous -reverse- did. "Namamekashiki Ansoku, Tomadoi ni Hohoemi" just blew me away.

I am pretty new to 176BIZ, but from the moment I heard some of their songs, I was blown away. Each track is refreshing and crisp, not to mention Yuu's voice is simply AMAZING, hands down.