Being Human

Being Human is a fulfilling work on which Blindman, using transparent, beautiful vocals, lyrical keyboards and fine-grained guitar, built hard rock that values melody. It makes the direction established on the debut more powerful and refined. The songs are certainly dramatic, yet their big choruses enter the ear extremely naturally, by no means feeling complex. A record where sure growth as a band shines. While firmly following the European melodic-hard-rock style, a delicate, rich songcraft particular to a Japanese band clearly appears. Tatsuya Nakamura’s fluid, lyrical guitar powerfully drives that world. Content that valued the appeal of the singing itself above all, rather than merely flaunting flashy technique. A record on which delicate, careful arrangement and powerful playing balance at an extremely high level, and there is a forward-looking heat and a little beautiful sorrow throughout the album. It fully lets you hear a Japanese, rich melodic sense. A powerful, engaging record that further deepened Blindman’s melodic hard rock — a record where the band’s fullness shines.