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The High-Lows

96 min · 23 tracks · punk rock

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

53 /100
Lowland
Higher than 3% of albums we've rated

The songs hold up as punchy, well-executed rock, but the version-heavy, extended compilation sequence has little album-shaped arc of its own.

What we noticed

  • The opening six tracks alternate mono, live, and single versions before the sequence settles into the remaining song titles.
  • Alternate versions recur later: track 18 is a named mix, while the final two tracks share the 愛のテーマ tag.
  • At 23 tracks, it moves from several version-specific cuts into a long run of songs, then closes on two thematically linked titles.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
3/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
4/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 ママミルク [MONO Version] 5:49
  • 2 グッドバイ [LIVE Version] 3:50
  • 3 バナナボートに銀の月 [LIVE Version] 4:35
  • 4 スーパーソニックジェットボーイ [SINGLE Version] 4:23
  • 5 日曜日よりの使者 [SINGLE Version] 6:19
  • 6 ベートーベンをぶっとばせ [LIVE Featuring 三宅伸治･Vo,G] 5:06
  • 7 胸がドキドキ 4:14
  • 8 そばにいるから 5:26
  • 9 THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK'N'ROLL 〜ロックンロール黄金時代〜 2:57
  • 10 情熱の嵐 3:17

Disc 2

  • 1 相談天国 [SINGLE Version] 4:11
  • 2 デトロイト・モーター・ブギ 3:54
  • 3 夏の朝にキャッチボールを 4:22
  • 4 俺のじゃまはするな 3:31
  • 5 開かないドア 3:35
  • 6 ジョーカーマン 2:51
  • 7 アウトドア派 4:41
  • 8 風の王 [Citron Soda Mix] 5:00
  • 9 即死 2:22
  • 10 愛はいらない 4:51
  • 11 ザ・ハイロウズのテーマ 4:15
  • 12 アジア (愛のテーマ) 5:20
  • 13 ブラックハワイ (愛のテーマ) 1:53

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