Let's Get Together! The 2nd Official Do As Infinity Thread

[Kacku]

ALIVE is out! It debuted at #21 on Oricon.

I thought I might try to hold out on listening to the album until I get my physical copy, but I caved and decided to listen to the two new tracks and was surprised to find that I really like both of them! GET OVER IT actually goes as hard as I think Keshin no Juu and Alive were trying to, and Hi no Tori is a nice mellow track with an anthemic quality. Van sounds really great (especially in GET OVER IT) and Ryo gets some nice guitar moments in both songs. But I do still think that both songs, like everything else from this era, sound a bit muted, especially Van's vocals, and a little... over-processed? I haven't listened to a lot of Hiroyuki Sawano's work, but I get the feeling that it's just a feature of his style, one that I personally dislike and find ill-fitting for Do As Infinity.

EDIT: Oricon update: down to #27 on the second day. 3rd day: #26