Songs from the Phenomenal Nothing by Steven Luna

The individual aspects of the music all fit together so perfectly well like a jigsaw puzzle. The bass and the drums ride along superbly and the vocalist does an amazing job of holding his soaring pitch right across the board. The guitarists complement each other incredibly well throughout the course of the album.

One of the first noticeable signs of a promising listen to come is how tight the musicianship is between the five piece. The album immediately kicks off with a heat-filled prelude which leads straight into the next song without missing a step. Forget the western glam scene all together because this album sounds nothing like it, it’s an entirely different beast. Although the straight to the point album art might set off some warning bells in your head, don’t listen to them they’re lying. Luna Sea’s debut album is full of the fiery young ambition to be great. The costumes and the ideal rock and roll life being the main focus for a lot of bandwagon riding bands.

Of course, one of the most glaringly cliché details of glam is that the music is usually awful. The flamboyant costumes and outrageous hairdos reminiscent of the western glam scene was what it was all about. Born around the time Grunge had its enormous paws on the western music scene, in Japan it was all about Visual Kei. Along with their Godfathers X Japan, without whom they probably wouldn't have seen the light of day, they pioneered rock and metal in Japan with an iron fist. Review Summary: A stunning beginning to an incredible career from the Japanese legends.

Songs from the Phenomenal Nothing by Steven Luna