Mother (Luna Sea album)
| Mother | ||||
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| Studio album by Luna Sea | ||||
| Released | October 26, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Sound Sky Kawana, Sound Sky Studio, Heart Beat | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, punk rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 48:40 | |||
| Label | MCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Luna Sea | |||
| Luna Sea chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Mother | ||||
Mother is the fourth album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released on October 26, 1994.[1] It reached number two on the Oricon chart.[2] The album was named one of the top albums from 1989-1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze and Allmusic called it one of the band's best, along with 1998's Shine.[3][4]
Overview
The single versions of "Rosier" and "Mother" are slightly different from the album's. The album was remastered and re-released by Universal Music Group on December 19, 2007, it came with a DVD of the promotional videos for "Rosier", "True Blue" and "Mother".
Covers
"Rosier" was covered by High and Mighty Color for the 2007 Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-.[5] It was later included on their 2008 album Rock Pit. It was also covered by defspiral for Crush! 3 - 90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Love Songs-, which was released on June 27, 2012 and features current visual kei bands covering love songs by visual kei bands of the 90's.[6]
"True Blue" was covered by melodic death metal band Blood Stain Child on their 2005 album Idolator.[7]
Track listing
All tracks written by Luna Sea.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Loveless" (Originally composed by Sugizo.) | 5:36 |
| 2. | "Rosier" (Originally composed by J.) | 5:25 |
| 3. | "Face to Face" (Originally composed by Inoran.) | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Civilize" (Originally composed by Sugizo.) | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Genesis of Mind ~Yume no Kanata e~ (GENESIS OF MIND ～夢の彼方へ～, Genesis of Mind ~Beyond the Dream)" (Originally composed by Sugizo.) | 8:12 |
| 6. | "Aurora" (Originally composed by Sugizo.) | 4:44 |
| 7. | "In Future" (Originally composed by J.) | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Fake" (Originally composed by Inoran.) | 3:12 |
| 9. | "True Blue" (Originally composed by J.) | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Mother" (Originally composed by Inoran.) | 5:18 |
Personnel
- Luna Sea
- Other
- Gloria – chorus
- Nadia Gifford – chorus
- Daisuke Kikuchi – programming
References
- ↑ "Luna Sea - Mother". discogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ LUNA SEAのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved April 24, 2011
- ↑ "Top 44 Albums from 1989 - 1998". jame-world.com. 2004-05-09. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ Eremenko, Alexey. "Shine - Luna Sea" (Review). AllMusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ "Crush! 3-90's V-Rock best hit cover LOVE songs-". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ "IDOLATOR Blood Stain Child". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-07.