ENDLESS RAIN...First Press Release

If it ever existed a song more expressive and more dramatic than Art Of Life in the history of X, that would be...Endless Rain, a ballad...rectify the BEST BALLAD. There is no secret I like more the faster songs such as Kurenai, Born To Be Free and even Jade...

but ENDLESS RAIN and TEARS are songs with special echoes in my heart, and no matter how hard I pretend , how hard I try to hide my own emotions...there's always tears pouring out on my face. ENDLESS RAIN was released on Compact Disk format on Dec 1st 1989 and it is understandable why it had become synonym for "X Japan Ballads" .

This CD contains as expected 2 songs ENDLESS RAIN and obviously X (the Live Version) . Soon enough ENDLESS RAIN become a sort of emblem branded X , it become "the song" which was played in all venues, the one that was highly demanded on radio shows...

the one heard from everywhere! it become such a trend that was even included as the soundtrack for the movie "ZIPANG". On this single along with ENDLESS RAIN there is also re-published and older one. As I told you in a previous post the "X" song was recorded along with KURENAI ,

on June 10th same year at Hibiya Amphitheater and was now re-published on this CD as well . Being recorded in studio with a chorus of people gives a special charm to this CD, is an feeling of accomplishment, a feeling of "complete work" this songs are highly addictive, if you are fortunate enough to experience

Orgasm and X in a live of X Japan you'll easily understand what I'm talking about! many songs of X Japan can give a huge value to a live show but no other song can reach the highest peak such as Kurenai, Endless Rain and X does it even from the first notes.

The First Press Release of ENDLESS RAIN it is as well a limited edition . As you will get used reading this , I must repeat that the First Press releases of the X Japan singles are coming with a mini booklet both sides printed where you can find info regarding the content,

pictures of band's members and a brief Description such as blood tipe and date of birth  (by the way I never understood why do I need to know the blood tipe of my favorite musicians...is not like if I'd need a blood transfusion I'll ever have the chance they'd be the donors...) anyways returning to the small booklet,

this is Midnight HIDE , my cat :)

you'll find inside the Lyrics of the songs as well . I remember that at the time of the release, the single was also available in audio format on cassette support and I also remember that around same date was organized a kind of Lottery for a musical box lacy tipe,

which reproduced the melodic line of Endless Rain :) which by the way I think is amazing and I strongly love it and keep playing it on and on...I hope it was fun to read about  ENDLESS RAIN and if you like what you've read that I've reached y purpose.

Midnight HIDE is very hard to be impressed, he is the only one in the house who listen ENDLESS RAIN totally emotion less...very objective critic, my cat :) LOL !

Thank you for giving such a big importance and "life" to this blog, I'm happy you still comeback here to read about HIDE and X and I hope I can give you in the future much more info posts about HIDE and our loved X! Tank You !