X (X Japan) - Blue Blood (1989) (special edition)
X (X Japan) - Blue Blood (1989) (special edition)
Heavy Metal | 2cd | EAC Rip | Ape + Cue + Log | covers
KI/OON records KSCL 1092-3 | rel: 2007 | 845Mb
Heavy Metal | 2cd | EAC Rip | Ape + Cue + Log | covers
KI/OON records KSCL 1092-3 | rel: 2007 | 845Mb
Blue Blood is the second studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, then named X. It was released on April 21, 1989 by CBS/Sony as the band's major label debut. Blue Blood sold more than 700,000 copies, reached number 6 on the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for more than 100 weeks. The album's singles would also reach the top five on the chart. In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan ranked Blue Blood number 15 on their list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time". ~Wikipedia
The Japanese didn't invent '80s rock, but they sure took it to heart, and Blue Blood is definite proof of that if there ever was one. On this record, X Japan move through the hard rock variations of their time with the ease of Ritchie Blackmore whipping out the "Smoke on the Water" riff for the umpteenth time. There's even a glam rock detour ("Easy Fight Rambling") and a power ballad, although for the most part the band is content to rock their hearts out, staying on the coordinate grid set by Iron Maiden, Guns N' Roses, Queensrÿche and perhaps updated Thin Lizzy, with the results being not too far from what Helloween were doing at the time. Whether or not the Germans influenced X-Japan is up for debate, but the similarities are obvious, as the Japanese exhibit the same aptness for combining menacing guitar work with anthemic – or rather, in this case, cinematic – hook-laden melodies and performing it at a tempo able to get them a speeding ticket on a highway. Blue Blood is rounded out by the raspy but strong voice of Toshi, progressive tendencies (the 11-plus minute "Rose of Pain" has more ambition than a young politicians seminar), and a handful of good, if not entirely original, riffs. Although parts of the record may be seen as pompous or goofy, the album generally packs enough skill and enthusiasm to deliver the goods on par with its best genre associates, even if clearly following in their footsteps. ~Allmusic
Track listing
cd1
1. "Prologue (~ World Anthem)" 2:38
2. "Blue Blood" 5:03
3. "Week End" 6:02
4. "Easy Fight Rambling" 4:43
5. "X" 6:00
6. "Endless Rain" 6:30
7. "Kurenai" (?) 6:09
8. "Xclamation" 3:52
9. "Orgasm" (?????) 2:42
10. "Celebration" 4:51
11. "Rose of Pain" 11:47
12. "Unfinished" 4:24
cd2
1. "Blue Blood (Instrumental)" 5:04
2. "Week End (Instrumental)" 6:05
3. "X (Instrumental)" 6:02
4. "Endless Rain (Instrumental)" 6:37
5. "Kurenai (Instrumental)" 6:60
6. "Celebration (Instrumental)" 4:52
7. "Rose of Pain (Instrumental)" 11:50
8. "Unfinished (Instrumental)" 4:28
Personnel
- Vocals: Toshi
- Guitar: Pata
- Guitar: hide
- Bass: Taiji
- Drums, piano: Yoshiki
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