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Title: The artist may be dead, but the music lives on.
Review: Hidetora Matsumoto, a.k.a. hide, has become my favorite artist in a very short period of time. Despite his untimely death in 1998, hide's albums seem to still be widely available, no doubt because of his talent and popularity. Psyence, his second solo album, showcases his inventiveness and versitility in the field of rock music with a variety of disparate songs that are nonetheless all of extremely high quality. From the loud, fast paced Bacteria to the soft, melancholly Flame, hide always seems to know what he's doing. He even has a gift for lightening the spirits, with the gleefully bizarre LEMONed I Scream and just plain funny Lassie. Do yourself a favor and grab this album which easily demonstrates why hide was one of Japan's most popular and talented rock artists.
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