True, but at least in musical quality people were disappointed with Diabolos and so were really expecting/hoping for a new sound. So I was glad that Gackt delivered with that.
I have nothing against revisiting themes in music, but I was also wanting to know if Gackt would write a song that didn't sound like something he'd done before, since he'd fallen into that rut a bit. A friend of mine made a good point - albums like Mars, Rebirth, Crescent had songs full of epic unleashed sound, and then songs that had less dynamic energy but just as filled with emotion: freesia~op. 1 and 2~, Mizerable (despite not being on the album), memories, seven, etc. These songs were not only strong by themselves, but also boosted the impact of the more-heavy hitting compositions.
With Diabolos though, there was much less variety, Future being the only real song that was soft, and since then we haven't seen that kind of variety on a body of work of his.
It was as if he'd gotten a little caught up with trying to sound hardcore rock, and had abandoned the more reserved sound; the combination of both had really strengthened his albums before and people noticed the lack of it with Diabolos, hence the accusations of writing a lot of music that sounded the same.
All that said, the energy he has in his interviews that have been recently translated is awesome to see. He seems very enthusiastic about this tour and this upcoming album. So I'm really optimistic he'll be able to deliver in a way that will shock and delight. I wish I could go to the concerts, too, but I'll just have to beg my friends for tour goods!
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Date: 2008-11-13 08:25 pm (UTC)I have nothing against revisiting themes in music, but I was also wanting to know if Gackt would write a song that didn't sound like something he'd done before, since he'd fallen into that rut a bit. A friend of mine made a good point - albums like Mars, Rebirth, Crescent had songs full of epic unleashed sound, and then songs that had less dynamic energy but just as filled with emotion: freesia~op. 1 and 2~, Mizerable (despite not being on the album), memories, seven, etc. These songs were not only strong by themselves, but also boosted the impact of the more-heavy hitting compositions.
With Diabolos though, there was much less variety, Future being the only real song that was soft, and since then we haven't seen that kind of variety on a body of work of his.
It was as if he'd gotten a little caught up with trying to sound hardcore rock, and had abandoned the more reserved sound; the combination of both had really strengthened his albums before and people noticed the lack of it with Diabolos, hence the accusations of writing a lot of music that sounded the same.
All that said, the energy he has in his interviews that have been recently translated is awesome to see. He seems very enthusiastic about this tour and this upcoming album. So I'm really optimistic he'll be able to deliver in a way that will shock and delight. I wish I could go to the concerts, too, but I'll just have to beg my friends for tour goods!