UKゴシック・ロックの雄、THE MISSIONの1995年EQUATOR RECORDSリリース5THスタジオ・アルバム『NEVERLAND』がRECORD STORE DAY 2025限定商品として30THアニヴァーサリー・リイシュー! ファンから人気の高いシングル曲"SWOON"、"LOSE MYSELF IN YOU"を収録したバンドの代表作。リード・シンガーであるWAYNE HUSSEY自身がセレクトした5曲のボーナス・トラック、オルタネート・ミックス、レア曲を収録したエクスパンデッド・エディションとなっており、長年のファン、コレクターは必携のアイテムとなっています!
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After attempting to update the band's sound with 1991's Masque, the Mission abandoned some of the technological influences of that album and concentrated on a more guitar-based sound. However, the same shortcomings continued to appear. In the mid-'80s Hussey and his crew were accused of copying Led Zeppelin, and Neverland provides more ammunition for the band's critics. "Sway" continues their flirtation with Middle Eastern music -- ultimately derived from Zeppelin's "Kashmir" -- while "Celebration" is a pale copy of the earlier band's "Celebration Day." At times the album drips with cloying sentimentality, with "Cry Like a Baby" and "Swim With the Dolphins" being particularly hard to swallow. All in all, Neverland comes across as a second-rate version of the Mission's first two albums, making it almost entirely pointless. ~ Jim Harper
Rovi