Hōyoku

Hōyoku
Hōyoku
Studio album by Mucc
Released	November 23, 2005
Genre	Alternative metal; post-grunge;
Length	63:51
Label	Danger Crue
Mucc chronology
Singles from Hōyoku
	"Kokoro no Nai Machi"; Released: March 30, 2005; "Ame no Orchestra"; Released: June 8, 2005; "Saishū Ressha"; Released: October 19, 2005;

Hōyoku (鵬翼) is the fifth studio album by Japanese band Mucc, released on November 23, 2005. It shows the band exploring new territory with less heavy material, drawing from folk influences. The album reached number 22 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Overview

The lyrical themes of the album are also a sharp turn away from the darkness of their previous albums.^[1] The limited edition of the album includes a DVD with footage from their European tour. The first press versions included a second disc with two extra songs and had a blue cover instead of brown.^[2]

Reception

Hōyoku reached number 22 on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[3] Mucc re-recorded "Ame no Orchestra" for their 2017 self-cover album Koroshi no Shirabe II This is Not Greatest Hits, and "Mukashi Kodomo Datta Hitotachi e" for their 2021 compilation album Myojo. "Saishū Ressha" was covered by The Back Horn for the 2017 Mucc tribute album Tribute of Mucc -En-.^[4]

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Kagayaku Sekai" (輝く世界)	Tatsuro	Miya	5:26
2.	"Saru" (サル)	Miya	Miya	3:31
3.	"Akasen" (赤線)	Miya	Miya	3:10
4.	"Saishū Ressha" (最終列車)	Tatsuro	Miya	4:27
5.	"1R"	Tatsuro	Satochi	4:46
6.	"Mukashi Kodomo Datta Hitotachi e" (昔子供だった人達へ)	Tatsuro	Satochi	5:00
7.	"Tonbi" (鳶)	Miya	Tatsuro, Miya	3:34
8.	"Ame no Orchestra" (雨のオーケストラ (Ame no ōkesutora))	Tatsuro	Yukke	5:47
9.	"Komorebi" (こもれび)	Miya, Yukke	Yukke, Miya	4:42
10.	"Kumo" (蜘蛛)	Miya	Miya	2:46
11.	"Monster" (モンスター)	Tatsuro	Yukke, Miya	5:15
12.	"Yasashii Kioku" (優しい記憶)	Tatsuro	Miya	5:03
13.	"Kokoro no Nai Machi" (ココロノナイマチ)	Tatsuro	Miya	4:54
14.	"Tsubasa" (つばさ)	Tatsuro	Miya	5:30

Disc two (bonus disc)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Shadan" (遮断)	Miya	Miya	3:50
16.	"Saishū Ressha -70's Ver-" (最終列車～70'S ver.～)	Tatsuro	Miya	4:05

References

^ "ムック旅鳥はどこへ羽ばたく？非踏襲の最新アルバム『鵬翼』完成" [Mucc Where does the traveling bird fly? The new unprecedented album "Houyoku" is complete]. Fool's Mate (in Japanese). December 2005.
^ "鵬翼 [BONUS CD付き初回限定盤]". MUCC Official Website. MAVERICK GROUP. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ www.oricon.co.jp ムックのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved May 16, 2011
^ Sizergyia (2017-11-09). "MUCC bring on an array of artists for 20th anniversary with album "TRIBUTE OF MUCC -en-"". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 2021-05-25.

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[1] "ムック旅鳥はどこへ羽ばたく？非踏襲の最新アルバム『鵬翼』完成" [Mucc Where does the traveling bird fly? The new unprecedented album "Houyoku" is complete]. Fool's Mate (in Japanese). December 2005.

[2] "鵬翼 [BONUS CD付き初回限定盤]". MUCC Official Website. MAVERICK GROUP. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[Oricon-3] www.oricon.co.jp ムックのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved May 16, 2011

[4] Sizergyia (2017-11-09). "MUCC bring on an array of artists for 20th anniversary with album "TRIBUTE OF MUCC -en-"". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 2021-05-25.

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