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Art Of Life
''Art of Life'' is the fourth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on August 25, 1993, by Atlantic Records. The album consists solely of the 29-minute-long orchestrated title track, which was written and composed by Yoshiki entirely in English and recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It topped the Oricon chart and has sold over 600,000 copies. The album is the band's first after changing their name from simply "X" and the first to feature bassist Heath. Overview With the release of two successful studio albums, '' Blue Blood'' in 1989 and ''Jealousy'' in 1991, X Japan was hugely popular for a metal/rock band in Japan and were selling out the country's largest indoor concert venue, the Tokyo Dome, yearly. But in 1992 bassist Taiji left the group and was replaced by Heath. Also in 1992, Yoshiki bought a recording studio complex in North Hollywood, California, United States. Known as One on One Recording Studios, it would later be renamed Exta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Of Life Live
''Art of Life Live'' is an X Japan live album released on March 18, 1998. It is composed solely of one song, "Art of Life". Mostly recorded on December 31, 1993 (the piano solo part is from the night before) at the Tokyo Dome. The album reached number 20 on the Oricon chart. This same performance was released on DVD and VHS, as ''Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome'', five years later. Track listing # "Art of Life" – 34:08 Reviews Heavy Metal Tribune describes the live version of ''Art of Life'' as "perhaps the most epic power metal song that I have ever come across", and that the reviewer prefers the live version to the more polished studio version because of the entire atmosphere. References X Japan live albums 1998 live albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |