The Last Live is an X Japan live album released on May 5, 2001. It contains what was the band's last concert, recorded at the Tokyo Dome on December 31, 1997.[1] The band, however, has since reunited, though this was their last live concert with guitarist Hideto "hide" Matsumoto, who died nearly half a year thereafter.[2] A DVD/VHS version was also released, titled The Last Live Video. The album reached number 7 on the Oricon chart.[3] In 2020, Jonathan McNamara of The Japan Times listed it as one of the 10 Japanese albums worthy of inclusion on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[4]
| The Last Live | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | May 5, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Tokyo Dome, December 31, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 189:06 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| X Japan live chronology | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Amethyst" | 6:19 |
| 2. | "Rusty Nail" | 6:12 |
| 3. | "Week End" | 6:07 |
| 4. | "Scars" | 9:31 |
| 5. | "Dahlia" | 8:00 |
| 6. | "Drum Break" | 2:00 |
| 7. | "Drain" | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Piano Solo" | 5:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crucify My Love" | 7:18 |
| 2. | "Longing ~Togireta melody~" (Longing ~跡切れたmelody~) | 7:41 |
| 3. | "Kurenai" (紅) | 7:55 |
| 4. | "Orgasm" | 18:53 |
| 5. | "Drum Solo" | 14:10 |
| 6. | "Forever Love" | 12:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | 2:47 |
| 2. | "X" | 16:46 |
| 3. | "Endless Rain" | 17:16 |
| 4. | "Curtain Call (Say Anything)" | 11:02 |
| 5. | "The Last Song" | 13:32 |
| 6. | "Epilogue (Tears)" | 10:47 |
References
edit- ^ "The Last Live". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "The Jrock Legend: X JAPAN". jrockrevolution.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "X JAPANのアルバム売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ McNamara, Jonathan (2020-09-30). "Ten Japanese albums that Rolling Stone missed on its '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
External links
edit- The Last Song, Tears and Unfinished from the Last Live on YouTube, Yoshiki's official channel
