Gackt’s 30th single released on 2009-03-25, Journey through the decade was used as the Kamen Rider DECADE theme song. For this single Gackt would only contribute the vocals, as music and lyrics were done by others.

Journey through the Decade is a cool fast paced rock track. The song is heavy, tense and dramatic- very typical of a show opening. Although I feel it is rather dull at times- it is easy and enjoyable to listen to. Gackt does of course sound incredible and saves this song from becoming completely boring. There is also the feeling within the song, underlying that obvious heavy in your face instrumentation the light synth and other things give off a feeling of melancholy: a longing for someone or thing. These feelings also save the song from being generic. Overall it’s really not bad, even if Gackt did not write the song; it is still at the same standard of his other work.

Once again the single has no other tracks (really, a B-side wouldn’t hurt). What is left of this single are the usual instrumental and two instrumental remixes. The first “distort” remix is even faster and rougher than the original, sounding perfectly like something from an action OST. The “symphony” instrumental, true to its name, is a grand orchestral piece. It’s very beautiful, and brings out a sadder feel in the song- after the battle, so to speak. The track comes across as completely over the top though- in fact, it’s really not that great to listen to. These two remixes are dull and forgettable.

Overall rating:  5/5 (Excellent)
Favourite tracks: Journey through the Decade

Overall this is not a bad single from Gackt. Journey though the Decade is a powerful track that was saved from the mass of generic openings by beautiful vocals, and the underlying emotion in the song: although the remixes unfortunately are rubbish. In many ways I preferred GHOST and Yami no Shuen singles but this is a strong release, probably on the same level as JESUS. It doesn’t stick out as anything special, but it’s good.

Tags: Gackt, Japanese rock

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