GARNET CROW “Best” Feature & Readers Q&A

“Best”

On Sale October 26, 2005!

GARNET CROW made their major debut in 2000, and this year marks the fifth anniversary of that debut. Their stance of “making good songs,” unchanged since the group was formed, has deepened their curiosity toward music and, at the same time, led them to build the one-of-a-kind brand sound known as GARNET CROW. At times nostalgic, at times suggesting the future, at times carrying the scent of another country... Their music has a quality that is not bound by time or place, and a power that can draw the listener into the world of a song in an instant. That power has grown with each passing year, and GARNET CROW’s activities have become richer as well.

And so came 2005. Under the banner of “5th Anniversary,” they continued to pursue music with even greater energy. In January, they carried out the live tour “livescope 2005 〜I'm waiting 4 you & live〜”; in May, they simultaneously released the single “Kimi no Omoi Egaita Yume Atsumeru HEAVEN” and the fifth-anniversary DVD “le 5 e me anniversarie” L' Histoire de 2000 a 2005, showing us the path of their music in many different forms. The latest item to color this “5th Anniversary” is GARNET CROW’s “Best.”

In music freak magazine, we will of course introduce this best album. We will also pick up questions for the members, along with messages from readers to the members, based on the voices sent in for the “GARNET CROW Fifth Anniversary Questionnaire” that we solicited in our August issue (Vol.129). (TEXT BY YUKI TACHIBANA)

★Q & A　 GARNET CROW × Readers★

From the questions for GARNET CROW sent in through the “GARNET CROW Fifth Anniversary Reader Questionnaire” solicited in this magazine’s August 10 issue (Vol.129), the editorial team selected several and asked the members to answer them. The questions and answers are as follows. *For this feature, we selected questions that many of you asked, so names have been omitted.

●During these five years of music production, were there any interesting episodes or unbelievable incidents?

Yuri Nakamura (hereafter Nakamura): When we were appearing on TV, I missed the Shinkansen and was about an hour late.

AZUKI Nana (hereafter AZUKI): On the day we were recording a music program, Yurippe was the only one who wasn’t on the train we were taking. I was surprised.

Hirohito Furui (hereafter Furui): There are times when we listen to a demo and work on the arrangement and lyrics at the same time. More than once, when I was shown the lyrics, I thought, “Oh!! This might be perfect for the atmosphere of the backing track,” even though we hadn’t discussed it beforehand. That surprised me (laughs).

●Among GARNET CROW’s songs, which song is your favorite, or which song do you feel especially attached to?

Hitoshi Okamoto (hereafter Okamoto): There are a lot, but I suppose “mysterious eyes” and “Yume Mita Ato de,” among others. They’re songs I feel attached to.

●If you were to express GARNET CROW, or the members, with one kanji character, what would it be?

●Please tell us your impressions of the other three members.

●Is there any job you would like to try besides your current work?

●What was your dream when you were a student?

●If there were a time machine, would you go to the past or the future? And why?

●What was your dream when you were a student?

●If you could become an animal, what would you want to be? And why?

●Is there anything you have been into lately?

●What is your mobile phone ringtone?

●If you had a month off, what would you do?

●If you were going on a trip, where would you like to go?

●Ten years from now, what kind of life would you like to be living?

●Now that you have reached your fifth anniversary, is there anything you would like to challenge yourselves with from here?

GARNET CROW

BEST ALBUM

“Best”

GIZA studio

GZCA-5702〜3

■2-disc set, 28 tracks / deluxe booklet included

¥3,200 (tax included)