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| 4.5 superb | Jared Floryan | June 19th 15 |
For Malice Mizer, Merveilles marked that point in the band's career in which they most certainly became a household name. Much of what made this album's predecessor a likeable release was given the ol' spit-and-shine polish, as this visual kei rock outfit continue flirting with classical music influences, French aristocracy, and the obligatory synthpop elements, albeit in a more refined manner compared to Voyage ~Sans Retour~. Gackt's vocal performance fails to disappoint here and the songwriting is - to put it mildly - incredibly dandy in many places; by extension, Merveilles is grand in execution and awesome from an instrumental standpoint. If it weren't for the track known as "S-Conscious", then the record would basically be about as perfect as an ice sculpture of a wyvern. The song's not bad in and of itself, though the overall structure is quite underwhelming and doesn't gel with me well like the rest of the songs presented.
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| 0.0 | LifeAsAChipmunk | May 28th 12 |
Calling this a "musical extravaganza" would be selling it a bit too short.
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| 0.0 | Macrozels | September 14th 15 |
The circus, smorgasbord of various intriguing influences - definitely one of the most original vk essentials.
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| 4.0 excellent | Titan50 | May 24th 11 |
Merveilles improves on Voyage by slowly removing the pop sheen to add much darker elements. A must for anyone interested in Visual Kei, or Japanese rock in general
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| 5.0 classic | Brabiz | February 9th 25 |
| 3.5 great | katkac | March 13th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Suyan | October 10th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Emo | July 21st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Stonik | December 14th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Deadpan | September 23rd 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Blurbs | October 18th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kirderf | November 17th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | oira317 | September 28th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Kralle | February 17th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | setton | December 23rd 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Yuzuki | October 29th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | HipFish | August 19th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | sidjmt | February 13th 12 |
| 3.5 great | tables | January 6th 11 |
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