X Visual Shock DVD Box 1989–1992
561 min · 103 tracks · heavy metal · progressive metal
A dynamic blend of heavy metal grandeur and theatrical performances that redefine live recordings.
Why this album works
This album is significant for its role in popularizing the visual kei genre, showcasing the flamboyant and dramatic aesthetics of Japanese rock. It features several tracks that became anthems for a generation, and its critical reception helped solidify X Japan's legacy, culminating in awards and accolades both domestically and internationally.
- Best for
- dynamic peaks of theatrical intensity immersive live performance experience wave-like pacing with crescendos
- Context
- Released in 1992, 'X Visual Shock DVD Box 1989–1992' captures X Japan at the pinnacle of their fame following their seminal album 'Blue Blood'. This compilation not only showcases their elaborate concerts but also reflects the band's transition from underground icons to mainstream success in Japan and beyond. By this time, X Japan had established themselves as leading figures in the visual kei movement.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Green Carnation· Ozzy Osbourne· Angel Dust
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Prologue World Anthem 1:49
- 2 Blue Blood Standout 4:06
- 3 Sadistic Desire 3:09
- 4 Easy Fight Rambling 3:39
- 5 Week End 4:40
- 6 Stab Me in the Back 4:20
- 7 Piano solo 2:05
- 8 Drum solo 4:03
- 9 Guitar solo 3:48
- 10 紅 5:21
- 11 オルガスム 8:13
- 12 I’ll Kill You 1:56
- 13 20th Century Boy 2:30
- 14 X Standout 8:05
- 15 Unfinished 1:50
Disc 2
- 1 [intro] 1:13
- 2 VANISHING LOVE 4:16
- 3 XCLAMATION 3:39
- 4 紅 6:57
- 5 CELEBRATION 4:36
- 6 ROSE OF PAIN 11:51
- 7 BLUE BLOOD Standout 4:32
- 8 オルガスム 2:49
- 9 X Standout 10:08
- 10 ENDLESS RAIN Standout 7:57
- 11 UNFINISHED 1:36
Disc 3
- 1 CELEBRATION (Remix, Original Long Version Video Clip) 10:16
- 2 WEEK END (Video Clip) 6:11
- 3 1990.2.4 5:03
- 4 ENDLESS RAIN (Live at Budokan 1990.2.4) 7:48
Disc 4
- 1 [titles] 0:21
- 2 ENDLESS RAIN Standout 6:42
- 3 PROLOGUE (〜WORLD ANTHEM) 1:58
- 4 MISCAST 6:36
- 5 JOKER 4:42
- 6 LOVE REPLICA 4:39
- 7 DESPERATE ANGEL 6:01
- 8 WHITE WIND FROM MR. MARTIN 〜PATA’S NAP〜 1:44
- 9 VOICELESS SCREAMING 6:38
- 10 SILENT JEALOUSY 7:46
- 11 SAY ANYTHING 10:26
Disc 5
- 1 Say Anything 9:14
- 2 Voiceless Screaming 7:11
- 3 Endless Rain Standout 12:56
Disc 6
- 1 [intro] 1:43
- 2 〜World Anthem (S.E.)〜 2:50
- 3 Silent Jealousy 6:31
- 4 Sadistic Desire 7:23
- 5 Desperate Angel 6:05
- 6 Standing Sex 5:56
- 7 Week End 5:55
- 8 Drum Solo 15:44
- 9 HIDEの部屋 17:13
- 10 Voiceless Screaming 8:31
- 11 Piano Solo〜Es Durのピアノ線 6:04
- 12 Unfinished 4:16
Disc 7
- 1 Celebration 6:23
- 2 オルガスム 23:19
- 3 紅 12:51
- 4 Joker 5:50
- 5 X Standout 16:56
- 6 Endless Rain Standout 13:32
- 7 Say Anything (Closing S.E.) 7:37
- 8 Endless Rain (Closing S.E.) 5:48
- 9 [outro] 1:14
- 10 [to be continued…] 0:03
Disc 8
- 1 [intro] 1:09
- 2 X Standout 9:30
- 3 [untitled] 0:15
- 4 紅 6:45
- 5 ENDLESS RAIN Standout 6:51
- 6 WEEK END 5:57
- 7 [untitled] 0:16
- 8 Celebration 4:50
- 9 [untitled] 0:15
- 10 Silent Jealousy 7:46
- 11 [untitled] 0:15
- 12 Joker 4:43
- 13 Say Anything 8:57
Disc 9
- 1 PROLOGUE (〜WORLD ANTHEM) 1:43
- 2 BLUE BLOOD Standout 4:21
- 3 Sadistic Desire 3:40
- 4 WEEK END 5:39
- 5 Stab Me in the Back 4:04
- 6 [PATA] 0:38
- 7 [PATA guitar solo] 0:37
- 8 [TAIJI] 0:50
- 9 [TAIJI bass solo] 0:58
- 10 Celebration 4:45
- 11 [TOSHI] 1:02
- 12 [HIDE] 0:58
- 13 [HIDE guitar solo] 2:04
- 14 [YOSHIKI drum solo] 4:20
- 15 [YOSHIKI piano solo] 2:47
- 16 Unfinished 4:19
- 17 紅 7:16
- 18 オルガスム 14:19
- 19 [encore] 1:03
- 20 20th Century Boy 3:10
- 21 [X intro] 1:28
- 22 X Standout 8:22
- 23 Endless Rain (S.E.) 6:37
- 24 [credits] 1:31
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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