Mother (Luna Sea album)

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Mother
Studio album by
Luna Sea
ReleasedOctober 26, 1994
RecordedSound Sky Kawana, Sound Sky Studio, Heart Beat
GenreProgressive rock[1]
Length48:40
LabelMCA Victor
ProducerLuna Sea
Luna Sea chronology
Eden
(1993) 		Mother
(1994) 		Style
(1996)
Singles from Mother
  1. "Rosier"
    Released: July 21, 1994
  2. "True Blue"
    Released: September 21, 1994
  3. "Mother"
    Released: February 22, 1995

Mother is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released on October 26, 1994. It reached number two on the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 400,000. Luna Sea re-recorded the entire album and released it on November 29, 2023, through Avex Trax.

Overview[edit]

Guitarist Sugizo cited "Rosier" as one of the songs wherein he tried to replicate the "psychedelic feel of shoegaze bands" by using effects, "like playing fast with a wah-wah pedal, or using tape-echo and harmonizers. I couldn’t figure out how they did it, so I just made it into my own thing."[2]

The single versions of "Rosier" and "Mother" are slightly different from the album's. The album was remastered and re-released by Universal Music Group on December 5, 2007, it came with a DVD of the promotional videos for "Rosier", "True Blue" and "Mother". This version reached number 195 on the Oricon chart.[3]

Mother and the band's other seven major label studio albums, up to Luv, were released on vinyl record for the first time on May 29, 2019.[4]

Reception[edit]

Mother reached number two on the Oricon Albums Chart, and charted for 30 weeks.[5] In 1994, it was certified Platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 400,000.[6] The album was named one of the top albums from 1989 to 1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze and number 49 on Bounce's 2009 list of 54 Standard Japanese Rock Albums.[7][8] In 2021, Jamie Cansdale of Kerrang! included Mother on a list of 13 essential Japanese rock and metal albums. Calling it Luna Sea's magnum opus, he wrote that it achieved "huge success by blending the gothic romanticism of albums past with radiant vibrancy."[9] AllMusic called the album one of the band's best, along with 1998's Shine.[10]

Covers[edit]

"Rosier" was covered by High and Mighty Color for the 2007 Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-.[11] It was later included on their 2008 album Rock Pit. It was also covered by defspiral for Crush! 3 - 90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Love Songs-, which was released on June 27, 2012, and features current visual kei bands covering love songs by visual kei bands of the 90's.[12] Fantôme Iris, a fictional visual kei band from multimedia franchise Argonavis from BanG Dream! covered the song on their first solo live Fantôme Iris 1st LIVE -C'est la vie!-.[13]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Luna Sea

No.TitleLength
1."Loveless" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)5:36
2."Rosier" (Originally composed by J.)5:25
3."Face to Face" (Originally composed by Inoran.)4:45
4."Civilize" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)3:25
5."Genesis of Mind ~Yume no Kanata e~ (GENESIS OF MIND ～夢の彼方へ～, Genesis of Mind ~Beyond the Dream~)" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)8:12
6."Aurora" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)4:44
7."In Future" (Originally composed by J.)4:16
8."Fake" (Originally composed by Inoran.)3:12
9."True Blue" (Originally composed by J.)3:47
10."Mother" (Originally composed by Inoran.)5:18

Personnel[edit]

Luna Sea
Other
  • Gloria – chorus
  • Nadia Gifford – chorus
  • Daisuke Kikuchi – programming
Mother
Studio album by
Luna Sea
ReleasedNovember 29, 2023
LabelAvex Trax

2023 re-recording[edit]

In 2023, Luna Sea re-recorded the entirety of Mother and Style (1996) and released them simultaneously on November 29 through Avex Trax. Guitarist Inoran said that after their December 22–23, 2018 concerts, where the band recreated setlists from the tours for Image (1992) and Eden (1993), they wanted to do the same for Mother.[14] Feeling it would be fun to do it as a tour, they decided to make it a dual tour with Style, and then felt it would be even more fun if it was tied to albums.[14] Although there were no major re-arrangements done to the songs, Inoran said it depended on the composer of the original song. In his compositions, he slightly changed the synchronized parts and phrases, but noted it might be hard to notice these small details. He also opined that J did not change his songs much, but Sugizo's alterations depended on each song.[14] Pleased with the work he did producing their 2019 album Cross, Luna Sea asked Steve Lillywhite to mix the re-recorded albums.[14]

Track listing[edit]

2023 Re-recording
No.TitleLength
1."Loveless" 
2."Rosier" 
3."Face to Face" 
4."Civilize" 
5."Genesis of Mind ~Yume no Kanata e~ (GENESIS OF MIND ～夢の彼方へ～, Genesis of Mind ~Beyond the Dream~)" 
6."Aurora" 
7."In Future" 
8."Fake" 
9."True Blue" 
10."Mother" 

References[edit]

  1. ^ 【インタビュー】LUNA SEA、RYUICHIが語る『MOTHER』『STYLE』と30年「何を失って何を得たのか. Barks (in Japanese). 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-02. アルバム『MOTHER』には「ROSIER」「TRUE BLUE」、アルバム『STYLE』には「END OF SORROW」「DESIRE」といったシングル曲も収められていますが、同時にアンダーグラウンドな匂いやプログレ感のあるコアな楽曲もひしめいています。
  2. ^ "Luna Sea rockers Sugizo and Inoran talk life at 25". The Japan Times. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  3. ^ "MOTHER". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  4. ^ "LUNA SEA、結成30周年記念に『IMAGE』から『LUV』までの8作品をアナログレコード化". barks.jp (in Japanese). 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  5. ^ "ＬＵＮＡ ＳＥＡのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  6. ^ "Japanese album certifications" (Enter Luna Sea into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  7. ^ "Top 44 Albums from 1989 - 1998". jame-world.com. 2004-05-09. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  8. ^ "日本のロック・スタンダード・アルバム54(2)". Tower Records. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  9. ^ "The 13 essential Japanese rock and metal albums you need to know". Kerrang!. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  10. ^ Eremenko, Alexey. "Shine - Luna Sea" (Review). AllMusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  11. ^ "Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  12. ^ "Crush! 3-90's V-Rock best hit cover LOVE songs-". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  13. ^ "それは幻想の一夜ーー「Fantôme Iris 1st LIVE -C'est la vie!-」ライブレポート。眷属たちの目に映る，銀の百合咲き乱れし王国". 4gamer.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  14. ^ a b c d "LUNA SEA「MOTHER」「STYLE」セルフカバーアルバム特集｜INORAN & Jソロインタビュー". Natalie (in Japanese). 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

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