Love Letter (Japan Version)
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Anonymous
April 21, 2005
April 21, 2005
A CD that draws you in and doesn't let go
| While the content of this album is undoubtedly very different from Gackt in his visual kei era, it is nevertheless a very endearing CD. The lyrics are beautifully written, and even someone who claims to be out of the "lovey-dovey" stage as I cannot help but fall in love with the music. Gackt's intention for this particular CD (I read this somewhere) is to try and carry the songs not with all the musical instruments, but solely with his own voice. In my opinion he has accomplished this through Love Letter. While listening to the CD you will experience all the emotions that is in a relationship, which ties in very well to the title of the album. Overall, even if you prefer Gackt's jrock side, I think that you should give this CD a chance. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the beautiful melodies in tracks like Kimi ni Aitakute and Piisu. If you are a Gackt fan, you should take this opportunity to appreciate a different side of him. |
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Anonymous
April 3, 2005
April 3, 2005
Amazing artist
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so i'm a 17 year old guy, and, for the most part, hate love ballads. That having been said, Gackt is truly an amazing artist. Every one of these songs feed like audio candy into your mind. just because they're ballads doesn't mean they're boring. take "arittake no ai de". even though the lyrics are definitly aimed towards the female audience, Gackt sings with nothing more than a croud of clapping hands and an accoustic guitar. it sounds almost like he happens to be singing in a bar, surrounded by a crowd of jolly listeners. in short, if you are a fan of either Gackt or easier listening, you should buy this album. i bought it thinking it would be rock, and i was disappointed when i found out it wasn't (the title should have been a clue) however, this album has definitely grown on me. the tunes get stuck in your head for days until, like me and my friends, you are singing 'arittake no ai de' while driving down the road. |
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Anonymous
March 31, 2005
March 31, 2005
Extreme spiffiness
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You know, Gackt is an amazing artist. This is coming from someone who has followed his career since the Malice Mizer days. Many may turn away, claiming that he's turned "pop", but in all reality, he's just a very versatile musician (also, in Japanese music, anything that is popular is put into the pop genre...and I don't think that anyone can deny that he's obtained quite a following). The point is, as said before, this album is a love letter, a gift to the fans...of course it's going to be a ballad album. And as far as ballad albums go, this is a great one. You see too often, especially nowadays, ballads being hollow heaps of sugary fluff. Gackt puts his soul into his music, and you can feel it. Whatever type of music he chooses to work with, he gives it his all. He's versatile, extremely talented, original, and he makes the music an extension of himself. Those are the qualities that make him a truly great artist...and "Love Letter" is a perfect example of how those qualities can come together to create something awesome. |
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Anonymous
March 13, 2005
March 13, 2005
Love Letter
| This album is beautiful. All the songs are simply amazing. My favorite tracks are Arittake no Ai De, Kimi ni Aitakute, Dears ~UNPLUGGED~, Tea Cup, Love Letter, and etude. I'm a huge fan of Gackt's past songs, such as Lu:Na, Oasis, Dears, Doomsday, Mirror, ect...but this album is definitly worth the time, even if you're not a fan of simple ballads. In this album, Gackt's voice is like it's own instrument, and the tunes are really catchy and beautiful. If you liked THE SEVENTH NIGHT, you'll definitly love this album. |
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Anonymous
February 25, 2005
February 25, 2005
Love Letter
| If you love Gackt for his songs, this album might not suit your taste, for it's completely different from all of his previous albums. You will find 9 out of the 10 songs slow love songs. If you love Gackt for everything, this album is for you. It's REALLY SWEET and MEANINGFUL not to mention his GREAT VOICE! I only enjoyed track 1 and 7 out of the 10 songs; I guess I will LEARN to love the rest of the album if I listen enough. The packaging of this album is also not as fansy as his previous albums (I almost thought I received a bootleg version 0.o), but it serves the theme: Love letter. All in all, SAMPLE the songs first before you buy or you may get disappointed! |
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Anonymous
February 23, 2005
February 23, 2005
It is what it is
| This is a ballad album, so it does not have have the punkish experimental music of his past albums. A lot of what it's about seems to be lyrics, not only because it's ballads, but if you read the booklet you will find VERY little English. This isn't throw-together pop poetry, Gackt was shooting for love-letter quality wording. But track 4, Arittake no Sora de, and the 6th track are both very fun to listen to for me. They never get really fast, and sometimes feel like credit music for a yaoi cartoon ^O^ but you gotta love it for what it is guys. I can't give it a ten, because it isn't really a gackt album to me, but i will give it an 8. |
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Anonymous
February 22, 2005
February 22, 2005
It's a Valentine's Day Album!
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Well, just to comment on people complaining of how his music changed... I personally like his older and more rock sounding days (Moon comes to mind especially). But for crying out loud, the CD's concept is about love! Hence the album title, "Love Letter". It's meant to be about love. With that being said, fans should expect an album full of love songs! It wouldn't make sense to add loud and hard songs on it, right? So please, stop complaining about it not being rock enough. It's makes sense to have ballads on it because it's a freaking Valentine's Day album! |
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Anonymous
February 21, 2005
February 21, 2005
Yeah...
| This album is GREAT... I can't describe it when I hear his voice! He has such great/beauty voice! This album is diffrent than before [Moon etc] He changed a lot, I like it! ^^ |
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Anonymous
February 19, 2005
February 19, 2005
Re: Real gackt please dont go away!
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I love Gackt because his music is so sexy, and this album is great! The music's a bit relaxed sounding...it makes the llistener feel good... About Gackt's voice: he smokes too darn much....He probably DID get a throat disease and isn't taking care of it. We should start a petition to get him to stop. *ahem* anyway, this is a beautiful album...my applause to Gakt for writing such beautiful music! |
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Anonymous
February 18, 2005
February 18, 2005
Real Gackt please don't go away!
| This album is not so bad, but when I compare it to the other Gackt albums... It's much worse. I love his ballads but these aren't as good as his old ones and his voice has changed, it sounds rather odd and I don't like it too much!!! He has a throat disease or something?! It's not the voice I love! Buy it if you are a die hard Gackt fan. |
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