''Art of Life Live'' is an
X Japan live album
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released on March 18, 1998.
It is composed solely of one song, "
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 Yos ...
". 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
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