The Last Live

The Last Live is an X Japan live album released on May 5, 2001. It contains what was the band's last concert, recorded at the Tokyo Dome on December 31, 1997.[1] The band, however, has since reunited, though this was their last live concert with guitarist Hideto "hide" Matsumoto, who died nearly half a year thereafter.[2] A DVD/VHS version was also released, titled The Last Live Video. The album reached number 7 on the Oricon chart.[3] In 2020, Jonathan McNamara of The Japan Times listed it as one of the 10 Japanese albums worthy of inclusion on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[4]

The Last Live
Live album by
X Japan
ReleasedMay 5, 2001
RecordedTokyo Dome, December 31, 1997
GenreHeavy metal, speed metal, power metal
Length189:06
LabelPolydor
X Japan live chronology
Art of Life Live
(1998)		 The Last Live
(2001)

Track listing
Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Amethyst"6:19
2."Rusty Nail"6:12
3."Week End"6:07
4."Scars"9:31
5."Dahlia"8:00
6."Drum Break"2:00
7."Drain"4:29
8."Piano Solo"5:41
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Crucify My Love"7:18
2."Longing ~Togireta melody~" (Longing ~跡切れたmelody~)7:41
3."Kurenai" (紅)7:55
4."Orgasm"18:53
5."Drum Solo"14:10
6."Forever Love"12:41
Disc 3
No.TitleLength
1."Prologue"2:47
2."X"16:46
3."Endless Rain"17:16
4."Curtain Call (Say Anything)"2:48
5."The Last Song"13:32
6."Epilogue (Tears)"10:47

References
  1. "The Last Live". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  2. "The Jrock Legend: X JAPAN". jrockrevolution.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  3. "X JAPANのアルバム売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  4. McNamara, Jonathan (2020-09-30). "Ten Japanese albums that Rolling Stone missed on its '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-01-03.


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