X-Japan - Art Of Life (#205)

Anonymous · **Posted:** Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:55 pm

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X-Japan - Art Of Life
Symphonic Heavy/Speed Metal
Quoted: 100+ / 100

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mrhockeyrathbun12 · **Joined:** Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:55 pm **Posts:** 13

Very emotional, great guitars, great piano, the review says it all.

Anonymous · **Posted:** Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:01 am

When this song turns up on my playlist...all activity stops. This to me is a pure definition of musical genius.

Traveler In Stygian · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:48 am

I have to admit that I completely forgot this band. After I saw the topic about X-Japan in the forums I suddenly realised how the hell can you forget a band as good as this ?. After that I just had to dig this review from the archives and say a few words.

What can I say about Art of Life ? Here's a few words: Incredible, fantasic, phenomenal. That's pretty much all I can say.

You want to know what it sounds like ? Check out yourself and be amazed. I am speechless everytime I hear it.

100+/100

Ness · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:47 pm

Great album/song indeed. I still get chills when I listen to it.

...and Toshi's voice rules!!

100+/100 is impossible.

heatseeker · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:55 am

I REALLY want to check this out, but I've got so much stuff to buy right now it'll probably be awhile, especially since it's basically impossible to find at any normal music store. But, it really looks to be incredible, and I love the song "Kurenai" from one of their other CD's.

Shinji · **Posted:** Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:29 pm

98/100. I Still can't stand the distorded piano in the middle :wacko:

Everthing else is pure masterpiece to me. Heavy, Ballad, Rock, Speed, Epic, Classical... You'll get everything except harsh and trashy vocals

The classical part after the piano break, with the violins raising, raising, then some Yoshiki drumming madness :dio:

...Outstanding...

Speechless now... I'm listening to that song

It's too good.

hide, I miss ya man... :sad:

Ness · **Posted:** Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:08 pm

Shinji wrote:

98/100. I Still can't stand the distorded piano in the middle :wacko:

Everthing else is pure masterpiece to me. Heavy, Ballad, Rock, Speed, Epic, Classical... You'll get everything except harsh and trashy vocals

The classical part after the piano break, with the violins raising, raising, then some Yoshiki drumming madness :dio:

...Outstanding...

Speechless now... I'm listening to that song

It's too good.

hide, I miss ya man... :sad:

I miss X-Japan. I wish Yoshiki would just get back on the drums and write some metal instead of his popish technoish weirdoish crap that he writes now.

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:20 am

I can't find these guys anywhere.

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Misha · **Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:16 am

metalNESS wrote:

popish technoish weirdoish crap

Ness · **Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:16 pm

Misha wrote:

metalNESS wrote:

popish technoish weirdoish crap

Yeah, you might like it.

Violet UK

Yoshiki's Myspace

Theli · **Posted:** Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:20 pm

metalNESS wrote:

Yeah, you might like it.

Violet UK

Yoshiki's Myspace

I liked the two "Eternal Melody" albums he released after X-Japan.

Ness · **Posted:** Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:49 pm

Theli wrote:

metalNESS wrote:

Yeah, you might like it.

Violet UK

Yoshiki's Myspace

I liked the two "Eternal Melody" albums he released after X-Japan.

What kind of music is it?

Theli · **Posted:** Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:29 pm

metalNESS wrote:

What kind of music is it?

The first album contains classical/instrumental versions of X-Japan songs (mostly the ballads), while the other contains mostly newly written material.

It may have been recorded while X-Japan was still active, I'm not sure.

Caligula_K · **Joined:** Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:56 pm **Posts:** 3561

Couldn't ever stand X Japan. When I first heard the Art of Life, I thought I initially thought I might be listening to a Celine Dion song. There is some good guitar work spread out here and there, but not enough to make me want to listen to a thirty minute song; and the nine minute piano solo becomes boring quite quickly, especially during parts when it seems like the pianist is simply banging on the piano. Oh, and the singer is the least ballsy singer ever; I like high pitched, but this is, really, as I said before, Celine Dion style. Maybe I should listen to it again, but I really don't get why people like this.

Dago · **Posted:** Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:30 pm

OmG the Cover art cHanges!!!!

Ness · **Posted:** Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:39 pm

Brahm_K wrote:

Couldn't ever stand X Japan. When I first heard the Art of Life, I thought I initially thought I might be listening to a Celine Dion song. There is some good guitar work spread out here and there, but not enough to make me want to listen to a thirty minute song; and the nine minute piano solo becomes boring quite quickly, especially during parts when it seems like the pianist is simply banging on the piano. Oh, and the singer is the least ballsy singer ever; I like high pitched, but this is, really, as I said before, Celine Dion style. Maybe I should listen to it again, but I really don't get why people like this.

This is one of my all time favorite bands, so I refuse to let you talk this way Billy. Try some of the stuff from Blue Blood. Listen to; track 2 (Blue Blood), track 5 (X), and track 9 (オルガズム). Those are some of the faster thrashier songs.

Caligula_K · **Joined:** Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:56 pm **Posts:** 3561

metalNESS wrote:

Brahm_K wrote:

Couldn't ever stand X Japan. When I first heard the Art of Life, I thought I initially thought I might be listening to a Celine Dion song. There is some good guitar work spread out here and there, but not enough to make me want to listen to a thirty minute song; and the nine minute piano solo becomes boring quite quickly, especially during parts when it seems like the pianist is simply banging on the piano. Oh, and the singer is the least ballsy singer ever; I like high pitched, but this is, really, as I said before, Celine Dion style. Maybe I should listen to it again, but I really don't get why people like this.

This is one of my all time favorite bands, so I refuse to let you talk this way Billy. Try some of the stuff from Blue Blood. Listen to; track 2 (Blue Blood), track 5 (X), and track 9 (オルガズム). Those are some of the faster thrashier songs.

Hmm.. I am off to download land.

Radical Cut · **Joined:** Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:19 am **Posts:** 960

X Japan is fantastic when Yoshiki is writing. Otherwise I'm not so into it. Almost all of his songs are excellent though, including Art of Life.

I hope his project with that fag Gackt brings some speed metal...*wishful thinking*

Mintrude · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:54 pm

This song really is quite something. Excellent riffs.

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