I don't think I posted my comments about this release in the old forums, so I try to sum up my feelings here.
I don't think the new versions are bad, but they aren't of course as strong as they were in their original shape. I also didn't find Shiina's vocals so good compared to her previous albums. And I really don't like the new songs, they just sound like they were put in the album just to have some unreleased material in it. The only new tracks I liked were the ones that were released in the single, but I don't consider them masterpieces.
I think the live DVD with those orchestral versions was enough, and that there was no need to release a full album like this. It's one of those discs that you listen only once and then you forget about it.
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