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LUNA SEA MEMORIAL COVER ALBUM-Re:birth-

Date released: 19.12.2007.

Artist and track list
1. ムック (MUCC) - Dejavu
2. abingdon boys school - Sweetest Coma Again
3. 玉置成実 (Tamaki Nami) - STORM
4. メリー (Merry) - PRECIOUS…
5. HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - ROSIER
6. 森重樹一(ZIGGY) (Morishige Juichi) - I for You
7. LM.C - IN MY DREAM(WITH SHIVER)
8. YU-KI & DJ KOO from TRF - END OF SORROW
9. kannivalism - LOVE SONG
10. Marty Friedman VS LEGEND feat. SHINICHIRO SUZUKI - SHINE
11. シド (Sid) - WISH
12. 土屋昌巳 (Tsuchiya Masami) - MOON

The announced Luna Sea tribute album did cause a bit of a hype. Initially it had a different track list and some different artists, so the different track list did came as a surprise.

To warn you at the very beginning. This tribute album is half decent and half blamsphery.  Some of the songs really manage to bring out the positive and good parts of Luna Sea songs, while others makes you wanna smack your head upon a wall from the blaspheming abomination made of Luna Sea songs.

Starting off with one of the best covers on this album, MUCC manages to capture the spirit of the great song Dejavu, although it sounds a bit like they have taken the score book and played by it. Surprisingly, abingdon boys school has made for me personally irritating song Sweetest Coma again into an energetic and a bit harder than the original song.

Another one of my favorites on the album are HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR with their interesting interpretation of Rosier. The split vocals do emphasize the refrain and passages. And SID shines on the cool cover of WISH that is as charming and maybe even more than the original.

On the other side the Europop massacre of STORM by Nami Tamaki that is great in instrumental parts, but terrible at the refrain and the electric LSD trip of LM.Cs version of IN MY DREAM count to the songs that makes me wonder just how much Sugizo and co. are regretting the fact to let their songs get so ruined. Also Merry turning Precious... into a violent audioraping may not suit everyones taste, but to me it is one of the best songs on this album and basically one of the best songs Merry ever preformed.

Another minus to the album are the long, repetitive and god forbid boring ballads such as I for you and Love song that last way too long and don't have any highlights for the listener to catch onto. And the ambiental experiment such as END OF SORROW as well as the nice and calm SHINE (Where the guitarist of Megadeath Marty Friedman performs) represent decent songs, but which you'll forget right after listening.

The album closes with an epic, velvety version of the legendary song Moon. Masami Tsuchiyas voice is warm, velvety and captures the mysterious and wast atmosphere of this song.

So in general... If you're a fan of Luna Sea or any other artist listed here on this album, check it out. Others avoid before it screws up your perception of this great band. The bad artist and track choice make this album a two-sided blade that you'll either adore or hate.