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Uroboros (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)
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Marching steadily towards the international stage, Dir en grey has attracted a large following in both Asia and the West with their constantly evolving brand of experimental rock. 2008 has been yet another successful year for the band with touring in Japan and North America, topped off with the release of their seventh studio album Uroboros. The title, referring to an ancient symbol representing cycle, reflects the album's themes of guilt and reincarnation. This time, Dir en grey will take a step back from the hard sounds of their last album to experiment with different instruments and explore darker themes. Scheduled to release in U.S., Japan, and Europe in November, Uroboros features 13 tracks including last year's Dozing Green, which debuted at #3 on the Oricon charts, and their most recent single Glass Skin, a musical study in peace and mayhem if there ever was one.
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Product Title: Uroboros (Normal Edition)(Japan Version) Uroboros (普通版)(日本版) Uroboros (普通版)(日本版) Uroboros (通常盤)(日本版) Uroboros (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)
Singer Name(s): Dir en grey Dir en grey Dir en grey Ｄｉｒ　ｅｎ　ｇｒｅｙ Dir en grey
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Release Date: 2008-11-12
Publisher Product Code: SFCD-65
Language: Japanese
Disc Format(s): CD
Other Information: Album
Package Weight: 100 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
Publisher: Fire Wall Division
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1011529669

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通常盤

約2年ぶり、7枚目となるニューアルバムをリリース! 世界を駆け巡りながらも1年を超える制作期間を経て完成した本作『UROBOROS』には、英詩でエモーショナルに歌い上げる、オリコン初登場3位となった「DOZING GREEN」と"静"と"狂気"が交錯するシングル曲「GLASS SKIN」、既にライヴで披露され変幻自在な音で魅了する「Third time does the trick」を含む13曲。全てに彼らの刺激が詰め込まれている。

01 SA BIR
02 VINUSHKA
03 RED SOIL
04 慟哭と去りぬ
05 蜷局
06 GLASS SKIN
07 STUCK MAN
08 冷血なりせば
09 我、闇とて･･･
10 BUGABOO
11 凱歌、沈黙が眠る頃
12 DOZING GREEN
13 INCONVENIENT IDEAL
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Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10 (7)

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February 18, 2009

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Oops! Wrong spelling! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
The word in my last review should be 'fascinating' instead of 'fastening'. I should have been more careful. Sorry! Also, check out the mv of Dir en grey from the internet. Like one of the previous reviewers, the mv of Withering To Death (I forget the title) is what made me interested in the works of Kyo. Also, the band has a fantastic drummer and guitar players. They are wonderful musicians.
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February 18, 2009

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Additional Comments Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
I want to add some important comments to my last review. The CD package is one of the best that I have in my collection. (It probably doesn't mean anything because I don't any deluxe package of anything, lol!) It came with 2 CDs with engraving qualities and individual protective covers. Next to the outside cover which holds a pamphlet, there is an inside CD cover with a nice picture of a dying forest. The black and red pamphlet is filled with art designs of skeletons, the underworlds with a front picture of an eastern temple and it ends with a darken picture of grand canyons. The figure head of Glass Skin is the only modern design in the pamphlet. It bothers me that it bears heavy resemblance to a museum painting by a famous artist and I can't remember his name. The art director is artistic and thoughtful. The themes of the songs are well reflected.
However, I don't understand why the words are so tiny. It is such a waste because the lyrics by Kyo is most intriguing and fastening that I have come across by a musician. To me, he is a real intellectual. I wish the record company will enlarge the printing words so that Kyo's literature intelligence can be appreciated by the English speaking fans.
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February 10, 2009

This customer review refers to Uroboros (ALBUM+DVD+LP)(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)
The best item I have ever purchased Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
This really is a great collectors item, the package is wonderful the whole album and all the extras are amazing.

For this price it is an amazing offer I am so happy with this item.

If you are a fan of dir en grey this is a must have item.

the art work is beautiful and if you are a fan of previous dir en grey albums you will love this one ot has elements of every dir en grey album in it.

I would just like to thank the staff at YESASIA for their fantastic service, the item was shipped to me very fast and I am very happy I will definately buy from YESASIA again.
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January 8, 2009

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Dir en grey! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
I've never been very good as to when to order a CD or DVD. I got this package after Yesasia raised it to its current price. So, the first time I listened to Track 1, SA BIR which has a lot of that chanting sound, I said to myself:"Oh my goodness, I paid so much for this thing." and kind of immediately regretting my decision. I consoled myself with the fact that at least there is one song that I like and that is Glass Skin. Well, no regrets! As it turns out, I like this album. My 5 stars iTunes tracks are: Vinushka, #5, Glass Skin, Stuck Man, #9 and Inconvenient Ideal and the 4 stars are Dozing Green, the unplug versions of #9 & Inconvenient Ideal.

Kyo has a sweet and magnetic voice for a rocker. I had watched him on You Tube and the way he sings is incredible, very moving and totally gives of himself. I now even like some of the group's screaming because they are sounds from the abyss. Kyo is a talented composer. I think he has a keen ability to grasp the essence of music from the eastern cultures which I'm not familiar with. It takes at least 5 or 6 times or even more to get used to the tracks, let alone apprehend his full intentions. The prints are so small, you really need a magnifying glass to read them. Anyway, music is up to your interpretations. The music in this CD is not for every one. My favorite is still Glass Skin. When you're at a cross road and the mounting pressure is on, listen to it and its 'torrential furry' should give you a temporary relief. The other track that I like is Inconvenient Ideal. It is an amazing track and I guess that the title comes from the switching of the heavy western organ to the eastern sound, kind of switching your thought from the West to the East. I'm only giving a superficial comment on this CD and I think other reviewers are more capable with their recommendations. But I like Kyo's creativity and his emotional singing, and that's why I recommend this CD. There are at least 3 or 4 tracks that are their regular style which are more heavy metal and some with a lot of screaming. I have to admit that 2 or 3 of the tracks give me a headache, lol!
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November 12, 2008

This customer review refers to Uroboros (ALBUM+DVD+LP)(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)
Breathtakingly excellent Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
When i listened to the new album, like their previous album, it takes a couple of times for it to grow on you.
Course of the changes in every album, this one is different in sound but still retain their uniqueness that can only be called dir en grey. Listening through their latest offering, it reminds me and brings me back to the days of macabre darkness and beauty, kisou unique combination of modern and traditional sound and the heavy intensity and maturity of marrow of a bone. And that is what their new sound is like. They have grown so much throughtout the years, be it their musicality and innovation and the daring step to cross over their musical borders and venture into some different sound. Everything that they have put out since the six ugly era, there will be some criticsicm, but let us not forget that they are still a great band for they make music as they like and not solely for the sake of fans. I hope that the next album will be full of different surprises and i really anticipate that.
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