1. LIGHTNING
(I'll only be reviewing the track 'LIGHTNING', not the full single).
This is Lynch's latest offering and the first since their successful album 'INFERIORITY COMPLEX'. There are two things that are clear from this single; Lynch have definitely matured and they may be going 'soft', but given these are only two songs, the latter statement may not be true for subsequent releases (I hope so).
'LIGHTING' puzzled me at first. It had all the trademark Lynch sounds, but it sounded like a standard rock song you would hear on Music Station or HEYHEYHEY. There are no breakdowns, lots of clean guitar and I think one scream in the whole song. Although I love bands like UVERworld and Nightmare, I was a bit dissapointed with this song, given it was coming from Lynch and not a band like the two mentioned just now.
However the more I listened to it, the more it grew on me. Hazuki's vocals seem to have less of a 'visual kei-ness' about them, which is actually quite refreshing to listen to. Unlike 'INFERIORITY COMPLEX', which was loud and in-your-face, this single is a step back from that and has a 'crisp' sound to it; everything is just right, not too loud and not too quiet, although the bass is not as audible as on previous releases.
However I have a few problems with this song. It sounds 'overproduced' and too polished, and for me, Lynch have lost the raw sound that they captured on the previous album. A polished sound and overproduction is what I listen to UVERworld for, not Lynch. Secondly, as I mentioned at the beginning, this is quite a 'soft' offering from Lynch. I just hope they haven't ditched the heavy sound that they do so well.
8.5/10
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