# Best version of a song: original vs. re-recorded/remastered? **URL:** \ **Category:** Japanese Music\ **Tags:** visual-kei\ **Created:** [July 21, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854 "2026-07-21T02:09:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Masuha](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/masuha/32/1149_2.png) [@Masuha](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Masuha)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/21 "2026-07-23T19:14:43Z")
For me the first song coming to my mind is Royz’s Hoshi ni genai o. I swear, if I would have heard the first version befor their first single, I would have said: “Uhhh, that’s aweful, that band will never have a future!” Luckily Subaru improved a lot before they released Haru no Yoru no Yume/Koi Hanabi. The retake of Hoshi ni negai o is abolutely lovely and I’m always happy hearing it live. ---
**Author:** ![Berkerrang](https://forum.jrockone.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@Berkerrang](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Berkerrang)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/22 "2026-07-24T03:13:31Z")
Nega’s nightmare was better as the original too ---
**Author:** ![ghost](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/ghost/32/29754_2.png) [@ghost](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/ghost)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/23 "2026-07-25T00:27:13Z")
When am I ever gonna get a chance to talk about all the different versions of Tsuuzetsu by Mucc? ![20260724_160804](https://forum.jrockone.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/5/95aa1d9bdaa8ea970288e6e36770b64dedae3667.jpeg) ![20260724_160934](https://forum.jrockone.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/a/2ac10b8d29fc3b6713699540c2f128da96c3bf6c.jpeg) All 3 releases are different both physically and audibly. The first pressing has a noticeabley rougher mix and performance. The band played around a lot with effects and, as a result, it has an overall more echoey and fuzzy soundscape. The track listing is also completely different than subsequent reissues (but honestly my preferred order). The reissue Tzuusetsu -inshouchigai- features completely reworked mixing and tons of rerecorded parts. Melodies are different, instruments are switched out, and effects are even missing. It’s a lot closer in tone to Homura Uta with more crisp and punchy production. The third and final reissue features even more tweaks to the mix. Using the 2nd pressing as a base, it tightens things up even more and, in some tracks there’s further noticeable tweaks to effects. To my ears, it lowers the drum levels a tad, and overall compresses all the instruments more. The result is, I think, a tad over produced and, when compared to the 2nd pressing, lacks the same impact. But it could feel that way also because it’s generally more quiet in areas than the 2nd pressing. My preference is Tsuuzetsu -Ishouchigai- as the production on it is vastly superior to the initial first pressing while retaining some of its rougher qualities. I think the first pressing still has its charm though and I like listening to it. The third pressing has the best booklet though with great band photos and graphic design. The paper also has a premium soft feel to it. ---
**Author:** ![345rookie](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/345rookie/32/29552_2.png) [@345rookie](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/345rookie)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/24 "2026-07-25T06:13:54Z")
This is Miya’s skills evolving.The last one was probably him trying to outdo himself 😆 ---
**Author:** ![JohnN](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/johnn/32/15798_2.png) [@JohnN](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/JohnN)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/25 "2026-07-25T09:15:26Z")
I feel like many songs with emotional weight to them lose that weight when rerecorded years down the line. I think it’s usually loss in the vocal department. Mucc’s Zetsubou original versus the rerecorded version or Hate Honey’s Blueberry Motel and it’s several other versions come to mind atm. The newer versions aren’t bad but they lose the roughness and the drive they had during their initial inception. ---
**Author:** ![blamsamran](https://forum.jrockone.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f07891/32.png) [@blamsamran](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/blamsamran)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/26 "2026-10-15T05:49:15Z")
But what about Shin Tsuuzetsu… ---
**Author:** ![twomonstrous](https://forum.jrockone.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@twomonstrous](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/twomonstrous)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/27 "2026-10-15T09:18:52Z")
Before remake and self-cover albums even similar to what DEG had done (or “reinterpretations,” if you will), as well as MUCC, BUCK-TICK (at least to me) was one of those cases where they made the original song into something as good as new, but also as good as completely random - and all of that back in 1992: [![](https://forum.jrockone.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/6/86db89d61dece25dcbcea449d374591cf21f7622.jpeg "JUST ONE MORE KISS") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIWjNBtK0mw) Sounds like the classic 1988 ver. but with some small twists and more mature Atsushi? [![](https://forum.jrockone.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/6/86db89d61dece25dcbcea449d374591cf21f7622.jpeg "LOVE ME") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4bTwDvKcDE) Basically a dreamier version of its 1990 original. Sounds fun though. [![](https://forum.jrockone.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/6/86db89d61dece25dcbcea449d374591cf21f7622.jpeg "MAD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siLlZbzReII) I think even the band themselves admitted that this version is basically “deconstructing” or even “destroying” the original. Give it a listen and decide for yourself. Seriously though, if you are still new to BUCK-TICK, do not shy away from their “greatest hits” album (actually, a rerecording/self-cover album) “殺シノ調べ This is NOT Greatest Hits” (Koroshi no Shirabe) ---
**Author:** ![Kumanosuke](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/kumanosuke/32/13438_2.png) [@Kumanosuke](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Kumanosuke)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/28 "2026-10-15T09:37:25Z")
Ryutaro Arimura (Plastic Tree) released his second solo album “demo #2” in 2018. Original version of 19罪/jukyusai is very shoegaze, chill and stuff: [![](https://forum.jrockone.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/3/d3bbf7c93011671bbfc36b0c45ba35f0d20a9e5d.jpeg "19罪 / jukyusai") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bKc1q3eaI0) In 2023 he re-recorded some songs from demo and demo #2 for “≒demo [re-arrange]” and ≒jukyusai turned into a 90s grunge/punk track which more mosh pit than dreamy. [![](https://forum.jrockone.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/d/dd30605002a3091508ce08818a8edb693105774b.jpeg "有村竜太朗「≒jukyusai」") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkHraRTF0dY) ---
**Author:** ![ghost](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/ghost/32/29754_2.png) [@ghost](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/ghost)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/29 "2026-10-16T00:16:03Z")
I actually have a copy but forgot. It’s the version I’ve spent the least amount of time with so I had to gather my thoughts after listening to it more. Overall, it’s a great remake album. Instrumentally, Miya plays so well on it. I think it’s the best the compositions from Tsuuzetsu have sounded. He brought new life out if them. The new shiny production helps though. The album has never sounded better in terms of clarity. Although over polished, it manages to still sound faithful tonally. For the most part, it walks an even line between their old sound and current production quality. I do have issues with it though. Some of the changes they made to various songs are…well I’m not thrilled. The piano in Suna no Shiro has effectively ruined the song for me. The tone is completely different than the original and I can’t listen to it at all. Danzetsu is way too polished and adds a weird extra synth sound in the beginning. It just doesn’t hit the same. When the compositions remain untouched, the album sounds pretty amazing. But the minute they start adding extra riffs, sound effects, etc. it’s a turn off for me. Overall, I still prefer the original versions. But as far as remakes go, Sin Tzuuzetsu is a pretty solid modern take. ---
**Author:** ![sayonara\_blue](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/sayonara_blue/32/96452_2.png) [@sayonara\_blue](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/sayonara_blue)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/30 "2026-10-16T00:27:29Z")
this is like one of the 5 songs i know ( and loooove ) of Sadie and they had to remaster it in a less cool way :l [![](https://forum.jrockone.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/8/b82039e4a3643b094cd5224f86736ab7a4949cf5.jpeg "Grieving the dead soul") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37eNpvlgaBQ&list=RD37eNpvlgaBQ) ---
**Author:** ![zeus](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/zeus/32/89310_2.png) [@zeus](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/zeus)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/31 "2026-10-16T00:36:48Z")
This is a re-recording. ---
**Author:** ![mopkins](https://forum.jrockone.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@mopkins](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/mopkins)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/32 "2026-10-16T01:26:31Z")
I think the tsuuzetsu and homurauta rerecordings are _almost entirely_ great but they definitely made a few choices I’m not crazy about zutazuta is basically perfect though ---
**Author:** ![Forest](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/forest/32/81391_2.png) [@Forest](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Forest)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/33 "2026-10-16T02:08:58Z")
The Shin Homura Uta version of Suimin is so good. ---
**Author:** ![chrisXlr8r](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/chrisxlr8r/32/58774_2.png) [@chrisXlr8r](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/chrisXlr8r)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/34 "2026-10-16T03:45:28Z")
I personally really prefer the Refined versions Love Tripper and Wasurenakusa 🥀 100% on board with that Historical Fly me to the Zenith. I also think the Historical version of Believe was better ---
**Author:** ![Heyt](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/heyt/32/877_2.png) [@Heyt](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Heyt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/35 "2026-10-16T07:43:46Z")
I really favor Nightmare re-recordings. Oldest Nightmare sounds like absolute ass, they would have never been my favorite artists if they kept productong stuff like that. ---
**Author:** ![chrisXlr8r](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/chrisxlr8r/32/58774_2.png) [@chrisXlr8r](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/chrisXlr8r)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/36 "2026-10-16T15:47:39Z")
The one re-recording that I really don’t care for is Sabato. I really liked the way they performed it in 2011, but the re-recording is just a new song altogether (which is probably why it’s called alter, aside from the very minor word changes). I understand that the 2000~ release is now impossible to sing, so Yomi had to make it easier, but I still feel the way it was performed in 2011 is perfectly feasible for him today, if taken down a little. ---
**Author:** ![345rookie](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/345rookie/32/29552_2.png) [@345rookie](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/345rookie)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854/37 "2026-10-16T16:43:10Z")
I like Kaeranuhito from Shin Homura Uta and the added verse.Tatsuro did a good job on the vocals [Previous page](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/best-version-of-a-song-original-vs-re-recordedremastered/16854.md?page=1)