Best of L'arc-En-Ciel [Import]

Product Description
A Comprehensive Best of Collecting Tracks from the Two Separate Best of Releases (Best of 1994-98, and 1998-2000).

Best of L'arc-En-Ciel,L'arc-En-Ciel,Kioon,World Music

Average customer rating: The Best for a reason!

Best of l'Arc-En-Ciel 1998-2000 L'Arc-En-Ciel Manufacturer: Kioon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of l'Arc-En-Ciel 1994-1998 Smile Awake Sixth Day Rebirth ASIN: B00008DDQO Release Date: 2003-03-31

Tracks:

1. Dive To Blue
2. Honey
3. Shinshoku~Lose Control~
4. Kasou
5. Snow Drop
6. Forbidden Lover
7. Heaven's Drive
8. Pieces
9. Trick
10. Driver's High
11. Love Flies
12. Neo Universe
13. Finale
14. Stay Away
15. Get Out From The Shell (Asian Version)

Album Details

The Second Installment of their Hit Recordings, Beginning in 1998.

Customer Reviews:

The Best for a reason!.......2005-12-29

Track list:
1. DIVE TO BLUE
2. HONEY
3. KASOU
4. SINSYOKU -lose control-
5. snow drop
6. forbidden lover
7. HEAVEN'S DRIVE
8. Pieces
9. trick
10. Driver's High
11. LOVE FILES
12. NEO UNIVERSE
13. finale
14. STAY AWAY
15. get out from the shell-asian version-

Average customer rating: The Best for a reason! Yay for first review

Best of l'Arc-En-Ciel 1994-1998 L'Arc-En-Ciel Manufacturer: Kioon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of l'Arc-En-Ciel 1998-2000 Smile Awake Sixth Day Moon Child ASIN: B00008DDQM Release Date: 2003-03-31

Tracks:

1. In The Air
2. Blurry Eyes
3. Vivid Colors
4. And She Said
5. Time To Say Goodbye
6. Japanese Title
7. Flower
8. Lies And Truth
9. Caress Of Venus
10. Fourth Avenue Cafe
11. Japanese Title
12. Winter Fall
13. Shout At The Devil
14. Fate
15. Japanese Title

Album Details

Features all their Hit Tracks from the Four Year Period Beginning in 1994.

Customer Reviews:

The Best for a reason!.......2005-12-29

Track list:
1. In the Air
2. Blurry Eyes
3. Vivid Colors
4. and She Said
5. NATSU NO YUUTSU [TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE]
6. Kazeni Kienaide
7. flower
8. Lies and Truth
9. Caress of Venus
10. the Fourth Avenue Cafe
11. Niji
12. winter fall
13. Shout at the Devil
14. fate
15. ANATA

Yay for first review.......2005-08-30

When I bought this album a few months back in a local store in Boston, I wasn't sure what to expect. I didn't know much of L'Arc~en~ciel's early work, but, I decided to take a chance.

After listening to it a couple times, I decided it was okay. But, it grew on me, and now, its one of my favorite albums (I don't have many CDs anyways, but that's beyond the point).

My favorite songs off the albums are In The Air (Hyde's voice makes me go all bubbly-fangirly, and the bassline is awesome), And She Said, Caress of Venus, and Winter Fall.

If you are a fan of L'Arc~en~ciel, I definately reccommend getting this album.

Average customer rating:

Clicked Singles Best 13 L'Arc-En-Ciel Manufacturer: Kioon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Awake ASIN: B00005HV3K Release Date: 2001-03-14

Tracks:

1. Blurry Eyes
2. Flower
3. Lies and Truth
4. Winter Fall
5. Dive to Blue
6. Honey
7. Heaven's Drive
8. Pieces
9. Driver's High
10. Neo Universe
11. Stay Away
12. Anemone

Average customer rating:

Best of 1998-00 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000BH4XY6 Release Date: 2005-08-02

Average customer rating:

Best of Ciw ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000BH4XYG Release Date: 2005-08-02

Average customer rating:

Best of l'Arc-En-Ciel L'Arc-En-Ciel Manufacturer: Kioon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Smile ASIN: B00008DDQQ Release Date: 2003-03-31

Tracks:

1. Brilliant Years
2. Japanese Title
3. I'm So Happy
4. Japanese Title
5. Japanese Title
6. Ghost In My Room
7. Metropolis
8. Peeping Torn
9. Swell In The Sun
10. Japanese Title - 1014 Mix
11. Hole
12. Get Out From The Shell

Album Details

A Comprehensive Best of Collecting Tracks from the Two Separate Best of Releases (Best of 1994-98, and 1998-2000).

Average customer rating:

Best of 1994-98 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000BH4XXW Release Date: 2005-08-02

Average customer rating: Song-by-song summary First thing's first! Start with this! BEST BAND IN THE WORLD THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD "Anemone" is the only reason to buy this.

Clicked Singles Best 13 L'Arc-En-Ciel Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005LNUK Release Date: 2002-08-19

Tracks:

1. Blurry Eyes
2. Flower
3. Lies and Truth
4. Winter Fall
5. Dive to Blue
6. Honey
7. Heaven's Drive
8. Pieces
9. Driver's High
10. Neo Universe
11. Stay Away
12. Anemone

Album Details

Assembly of the Chart-topping J-pop Group's Premiere Singles from their Major Label Debut 'tierra', 1996 Full Length 'true', 1998 LP 'heart', plus Several Non-album Singles and More.

Customer Reviews:

Song-by-song summary.......2004-12-25

1. Blurry Eyes
-one of Laruku's earliest and most popular songs. Very upbeat and fun!
2. Flower
-another fun song, pop
3. Lies And Truth
-Not my favorite L'Arc song, but Hyde's falsetto is fun to listen to!
4. Niji
-I LOVE the Live of Niji. The music video is kind of weird with all this symbolism that I don't quite understand, but it's definitely interesting. Very strong vocals and guitar and drums. Interesting, is the key word I'd describe it with. and maybe different.
5. Winter Fall
-As soon as I heard the first 10 seconds and before I even knew the title to this, I thought 'Christmas carol!' The music video for this is fluff, mostly just pretty shots of the band members but who's complaining? Perfect Christmas-time happy fun song. Reminds me of holiday lights, I don't know why.
6. Dive To Blue
-I didn't really care for the song at first, but after watching the music video, I fell in love with it! Beautiful and really expressive, especially if you pair it with the MV. Again, pop. Very flow-y and light. (MV highlights: Hyde holding the kitty, Hyde running in a little circle around his microphone stand)
7. Honey
-Um, to tell the truth, I thought the vocals sounded a little flat at first but I'm not much of a music critic. Once you get past the first 30 seconds or so, it's okay. Upbeat, more rock than the others so far.
8. Heaven's Drive
-One of my favorites!!! An awesome song from start to finish, every second. Very loud rock song. This is different from most of Laruku's work but I fell in love with it immediately. The drums are wonderful as are the vocals. It's a very powerful song, a lot of fun! This one song is worth the whole CD, in my POV. Love it, and it's definitely not overrated when people call it one of Laruku's best.
9. Pieces
-Very different from Heaven's Drive. This is a pretty soft, slow song. Sounds wistful or sad. Very pretty.
10. Driver's High
-Another energetic one. Very fun to sing along to, especially the chorus. Just don't listen to it while driving, hehe, although it makes a very fun driving song. Maybe listen to it while driving on a straight country road where there's no obstacles.
11. Neo Universe
-Another one of Laruku's best. Very fun, light pop song. Upbeat with beautiful lyrics and music and vocals. Again, Haido's falsettos, hehe.
12. Stay Away
-Title sounds a little angry, but the song is actually pretty happy. It's fun and the english lines, even though they make no sense, are fun to sing along with. Very fun, energetic song that I fell in love with right away. Definitely recommend the Live too, if you can get your hands on it. Hyde's singing is a little off at times, but it's fun to watch
13. Anemone
-A slow love song; very, very slow. er, I didn't like it that much, to tell the truth. But Hyde's voice is beautiful here, even though the song is kinda boring. It's a very slow-dance type. But it's pretty cool to hear Hyde hit all those extremely high notes. The song title kind of puts in mind of a jellyfish drifting along whenever I hear this song.

While some of the songs on this CD I wonder at, there are more than enough awesome ones to make up for them. Definitely recommend this as a starting place if you're just getting into JRock or L'Arc~en~Ciel. Or, if you're already a fan and have never heard a couple of these, get it, because it'll probably be worth just those couple songs that you've never heard.

^_^

First thing's first! Start with this!.......2004-11-30

This isn't the first L'Arc en Ciel album I ever bought and it sure isn't the last either. But I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone who has none, 2 or less L'Arc en Ciel albums. This is THE CD to start with! It has their 12 greatest hits as voted on by Asians through Yahoo! plus 1 new song (Anemone). This CD has gotten heavy usage by me and is still in my portable CD player now. (Has been for 4 months now--I listen to it on and off) This is probably one of the most listen to L'Arc en Ciel CDs I own (aside from True)

Tracks: Blurry Eyes- This is probably one of their best songs, in my opinion. It's very catchy and a great way to start off their hits list. XP
Flower- Beautiful vocals, instrumentals and all-round great song!
Lies and Truth- Catchy and another great addition to this list
Niji (Rainbow)- I love the vocals in this so much for some reason.
Winter fall- This is the only problem I see with this CD. I don't know how this got on here. If you over look it, the CD is perfect. (It should be replaced with Caress of Venus!)
DIVE TO BLUE- very pop, very catchy, very fun!
HONEY- another great song =)
HEAVEN'S DRIVE- (sound like Ark to you?) 4 songs from Ark on here XP But that only makes it better. Heaven's Drive is one of Laruku's most popular songs and just during the first 10 seconds, I can see why. This song is definately worth listening to over and over.
Pieces- Slowed down after Heaven's Drive but it just seems to fit. Beatuiful PV, beautiful song.
Driver's High- awesome song. Words can't describe it =P
Neo Universe- keeps up the pace of upbeat songs. Neo Universe is very poppy and (i hate to use the word again but...) catchy.
STAY AWAY- ANOTHER great song (i'm seein' a pattern here XD) I don't really understand the point of the english lyrics but it's Laruku, so i guess i don't have to!
and last: Anemone- Slow and pretty sounding with sweet lyrics. A very cute song.

I'm sure you didn't need all that but if i was buying i would like more info than I'm used to getting. Again, i HIGHLY recommend this for ANYONE (well, unless you already have every Laruku album)

Hey, it's better than making a burned copy or having to hunt down and download every song...because you also get a pretty lyrics slip w/ pictures of each member (1 of each) and they are yummy lookin =)

If i had the money, I'd buy it for you just so you'd get to hear the magic of hyde's incredible voice, Ken's guitar talents, Tetsu's amazing bass skills, and Yukihiro's crazy good drumming. (and a lil Sakura too, even though he's not quite as good)
...sadly, I'm nowhere near rich...but you'll have to trust me on this one-it's worth the money!!

BEST BAND IN THE WORLD.......2004-10-16

its great they put together their best singles and made a album to it

THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD.......2004-10-16

This album was really good they picked the best songs from their best singles

"Anemone" is the only reason to buy this........2004-10-10

I can't think of any reason to buy this album except for "Anemone", a gorgeous song composed by hyde.

People say this is a good introduction to the band but it's not. Not at all. Their first three albums are represented in only 1 song, "Blurry Eyes", and it's not even a good representative. You can't sum up the band's work in just 12 songs no matter what ones you pick.

If you want an introduction to L'Arc~en~Ciel, buy their albums. It's the only way. Each album is so unique, each album is its own experience, and you can't understand L'Arc without hearing them all.

So, to reiterate, buy this album because "Anemone" is a really great song. But otherwise it's just a collection of some of the band's songs.

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