Progressively harder and angrier than their previous releases, Viva la Revolution established Dragon Ash as a major force in Japanese rock, based upon two monster singles, both here: "Let Yourself Go Let Myself Go," a discordant slice of heavy hip-hop similar to the Beastie Boys' "So What'cha Want," but featuring battling sample layers that shouldn't even work together, but do; and "Grateful Days," a soulful number based around a lyrical riff from Smashing Pumpkins, swirling strings, and the frisson of vicious-sounding rapper Zeebra and soul diva ACO.
With DJ Bots now part of the band, Dragon Ash fully embraced a rock/hip-hop identity, with dips into reggae ("Dark Cherries"), a paean to snowboarding, ska ("Just I'll Say"), and a terrific Social Distortion-like statement of purpose, "Freedom of Expression." This album marked their third excellent album in that many years -- quite a record.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | Dragon Ash | Play | 00:51 | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| 2 | Communication | Dragon Ash | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Rock the Beat | Dragon Ash | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Attention | Dragon Ash | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go | Dragon Ash | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | Dark Cherries | Dragon Ash | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Drugs Can't Kill Teens | Dragon Ash | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | Just I'll Say | Dragon Ash | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Fool Around | Dragon Ash | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 10 | Freedom of ExpressionKenji Furuya | Dragon Ash | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Nouvelle Vague #2 | Dragon Ash | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 12 | Viva la Revolution | Dragon Ash | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 13 | Grateful Days | Dragon Ash | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 14 | Outro | Dragon Ash | Play | 21:20 | 48 MB | 29 MB |
| 15 | Humanity (Album Version) | Dragon Ash | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 71 mins | 162 MB | |||||
| 71 mins | 350 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon Ash | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Kenji Furuya | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |