EAS is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Fanatic Crisis and their first release with the label Stoic Stone on September 13, 2000. The original mixes of Purple & Psychic Honey, Sonzai Riyuu to Sonzai Ishiki, and Be You were featured on the Side Adam and Side Eve EPs.[1]
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| Released | September 13, 2000 | |||
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| Length | 47:00 | |||
| Label | Stoic Stone | |||
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The album features three singles, "Kokoro ni Hana o Kokoro ni Toge o" (心に花を 心に棘を), "Behind", used as key music for television programs Rhythm Baby and 20-Sai no Kekkon (20歳の結婚) respectively, and "Defect Lover Complex".[2] The band's tours in promotion of the album took place throughout 2000, named Eas Syndrome.[3] The 2001 Eas Syndrome Files music video collection also features behind-the-scenes footage from the tour.[4]
In 2019, vocalist Tsutomu Ishizuki and guitarist Kazuya and Shun reunited as a subunit of the band, called Fantastic Circus. Singles from the album were included on the greatest hits album Tenseism released by them in March 2023.[5]
Musical style and themes
editThe album's name, which is an acronym for Envisage as Spiral, means "to envision a spiral scale in your mind."[6] Regarding the song "Behind", the website CD Journal states that it starts with heavy guitar and bass, but becomes pop when the vocals come in.[6] HMV commented that the sound had changed significantly compared to the band's first major album, One -one for all-.[7]
Commercial performance
editEAS peaked at number 11 on Oricon Albums Chart, staying on chart for three weeks.[8] It sold 23,180 copies while on the chart, making it the band's third best-selling album, behind their previous albums The.Lost.Innocent and One -one for all-.[9] On Billboard Japan, it debuted at 15th place.[10]
"Kokoro ni Hana o Kokoro ni Toge o" (心に花を 心に棘を), "Behind" and "Defect Lover Complex" reached 20th, 20th and 26th position on Oricon Singles Chart, respectively.[2]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Tsutomu Ishizuki.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Spiral Age" (スパイラルエイジ) | Tsutomu Ishizuki | 5:16 |
| 2. | "Purple & Psychic Honey (EAS Mix)" | Tsutomu Ishizuki | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Kokoro ni Hana wo, Kokoro ni Toge wo" (心に花を 心に棘を) | Tsutomu Ishizuki | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Scratch 69" | Fanatic Crisis | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Defect Lover Complex" | Fanatic Crisis | 3:52 |
| 6. | "EAS" | Tsutomu Ishizuki | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Sonzai Riyuu to Sonzai Ishiki (EAS Mix)" (存在理由と存在意識) | Tsutomu Ishizuki | 6:00 |
| 8. | "Erase You" | Fanatic Crisis | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Be You (EAS Mix)" | Tsutomu Ishizuki | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Behind" | Tsutomu Ishizuki | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Hoshi ni Negai wo" (星に願いを) | Tsutomu Ishizuki | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 47:00 | ||
Personnel
edit- Tsutomu Ishizuki − vocals
- Kazuya − lead guitar
- Shun − rhythm guitar
- Ryuji − bass
- Tohru − drums
References
edit- ^ grass thread database entry[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "FANATIC◇CRISISのシングル売上TOP20作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "FANATIC◇CRISIS". JaME. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "FANATIC◇CRISIS/EAS SYNDROME FILES [DVD]". CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "FANATIC◇CRISIS、FANTASTIC◇CIRCUSによる結成30周年記念リテイクベスト発売決定 全曲トレーラー映像公開". SPICE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ a b "FANATIC◇CRISIS / EAS - CDJournal". CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. "EAS". HMV (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "EAS | FANATIC◇CRISIS". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "ヴィジュアル系のオリコンまとめ。" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-12-27.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2000-09-30.