Disillusion (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Disillusion
| type = Album
| artist = Loudness
| cover = Loudness - Disillusion - Front.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 21, 1984
July 1, 1984 (English version)
| recorded = September 1983
| venue =
| studio = SARM Studio, London
| genre = Heavy metal
| length = 38:06
40:18 (English version)
| language = Japanese
| label = Nippon Columbia (Japan)
Music for Nations (UK)
Roadrunner (Europe)
| producer = Loudness, Mikio Shimizu, Toshi Nakashita
| prev_title = Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Odin EP
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = English version cover
| type = Studio album
| cover = Loudness - Disillusion - US.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Disillusion|撃剣霊化|Gekken reika}} is the fourth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was recorded, mixed and mastered in London, England, in 1983 and released at the beginning of 1984. The sound engineer chosen for the recording sessions was the expert Julian Mendelsohn, who had previously worked with acts like Yes, Elton John, Jimmy Page and Bob Marley.{{cite web |url=http://www.doomradio.net/loudness.html |title=Loudness Biography |accessdate=March 28, 2010 |year=2005 |publisher=DoomRadio.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723102931/http://www.doomradio.net/loudness.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead }} The original Japanese version was licensed and released by Music for Nations in the UK and Roadrunner Records in Europe. Attention by major US labels for the band and the need to make their work accessible to Western audiences, prompted a new release of the album with vocal tracks sung in English on July 1, 1984. The English version opened the album with the instrumental "Anthem (Loudness Overture)" by Akira Takasaki, which was missing in the original Japanese release.{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=3859 |title=Loudness – Disillusion |accessdate=March 28, 2010 |publisher=Encyclopaedia Metallum}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/disillusion-r43600/review | title = Loudness Disillusion review | accessdate = July 13, 2011 | last = Rivadavia | first = Eduardo | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}
| rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev2Score = 6/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = November 1, 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5 | page= 202}}
|rev3 = Rock Hard
|rev3score = 9.5/10{{cite web|last=Lerch|first=Uwe|title=Rock Hard review|url=http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=5690|work=issue 6|accessdate=June 1, 2013|language=de|publisher=Rock Hard}}
}}
In 2005, Disillusion was ranked number 290 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=Rock Hard|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=96}} In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated Disillusion No. 40 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".{{cite web |title=English translation and summary of the Rolling Stone Japan article |work=neojaponisme.com |url=http://neojaponisme.com/2007/11/09/100-greatest-japanese-rock-albums/ |accessdate=December 11, 2011}} In 2019, "Exploder" was named the 21st best guitar instrumental by Young Guitar Magazine.{{cite web| title = ヤング・ギター厳選『ギター・インストの殿堂100』名演ランキング| work = Young Guitar Magazine | language =Japanese| date = June 11, 2019| url = https://youngguitar.jp/web/yg201907-ranking100 | accessdate = June 13, 2019}}
Track listing
= Japanese version =
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| total_length =
| all_lyrics = Minoru Niihara. English lyrics by Tommy McClendon
| all_music = Akira Takasaki
| title1 = Crazy Doctor
| length1 = 4:13
| title2 = Esper
| length2 = 3:45
| title3 = Butterfly
| note3 = {{nihongo||魔性の女|Mashō no Onna|"The Enchantress"}}
| length3 = 5:12
| title4 = Revelation
| note4 = {{nihongo||啓示|Keiji}}
| length4 = 4:19
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length =
| title1 = Exploder
| note1 = Instrumental
| length1 = 2:29
| title2 = Dream Fantasy
| note2 = {{nihongo||夢・Fantasy|Yume Fantasy}}
| length2 = 4:34
| title3 = Milky Way
| length3 = 4:17
| title4 = Satisfaction Guaranteed
| length4 = 3:39
| title5 = Ares' Lament
| note5 = {{nihongo||アレスの嘆き|Aresu no Nageki}}
| length5 = 5:30
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2004 CD bonus tracks
| total_length =
| title10 = Crazy Doctor
| note10 = Live English Version
| length10 = 4:10
| title11 = Dream Fantasy
| note11 = Live English Version
| length11 = 4:37
}}
= English version =
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| total_length =
| title1 = Anthem (Loudness Overture)
| length1 = 2:18
| title2 = Crazy Doctor
| length2 = 4:13
| title3 = Esper
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = Butterfly
| length4 = 5:12
| title5 = Revelation
| length5 = 4:20
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length =
| title1 = Exploder
| note1 = Instrumental
| length1 = 2:31
| title2 = Dream Fantasy
| length2 = 4:35
| title3 = Milky Way
| length3 = 4:18
| title4 = Satisfaction Guaranteed
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = Ares' Lament
| length5 = 5:29
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2005 Japanese CD release bonus tracks
| total_length =
| title11 = Eruption
| length11 = 3:14
| title12 = Flash Out
| length12 = 4:07
}}
Personnel
;Loudness
- Minoru Niihara – vocals
- Akira Takasaki – guitars
- Masayoshi Yamashita – bass, Taurus pedals
- Munetaka Higuchi – drums
;Production
- Julian Mendelsohn – engineer
- Stuart Bruce – assistant engineer
- Geoff Pesche – mastering at Tape One Studios, London
- Mikio Shimizu, Toshi Nakashita – executive producers
See also
References
{{Loudness}}
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Category:1984 in Japanese music
Category:Loudness (band) albums
Category:Nippon Columbia albums