Seven Idiots

Seven Idiots
Studio album by
World's End Girlfriend
Released14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)[1]
Length79:43
LabelVirgin Babylon Records
ProducerWorld's End Girlfriend
World's End Girlfriend chronology
Hurtbreak Wonderland
(2007) 		Seven Idiots
(2010) 		Last Waltz
(2016)

Seven Idiots is a studio album by World's End Girlfriend. It was originally released via Virgin Babylon Records in Japan on 14 September 2010.[1] It peaked at number 86 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[2] It was re-released via Erased Tapes Records in Europe and North America the following year.[3] A music video was created for "Les Enfants du Paradis".[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
PopMatters[6]

Jedd Beaudoin of PopMatters gave the album 9 out of 10 stars, commenting that "Japanese genius World's End Girlfriend returns with a seriously strange and beautiful range of songs, sounds, and styles on its latest release, Seven Idiots."[6] Meanwhile, Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "a series of achievements that are unquestionably technically impressive, yet ultimately tiring when piled one on top of the other."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by World's End Girlfriend

No.TitleLength
1."The Divine Comedy Reverse"1:23
2."Les Enfants du Paradis"7:13
3."Teen Age Ziggy"5:03
4."Decalogue Minus 8"6:51
5."Ulysses Gazer"5:17
6."Helter Skelter Cha-Cha-Cha"4:47
7."Galaxy Kid 666"5:29
8."Bohemian Purgatory Part 1"8:29
9."Bohemian Purgatory Part 2"10:51
10."Bohemian Purgatory Part 3"3:15
11."Der Spiegel im Spiegel im Spiegel"4:33
12."The Offering Inferno"8:33
13."Unfinished Finale Shed"7:59
Pre-order edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Virgin Babylon"2:42
2."Anne"12:14
3."Green Green"2:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • World's End Girlfriend – music
  • Katsuhiko Maeda – guitar
  • Takuto Uzuno – guitar
  • Mio Okamura – violin
  • Seigen Tokuzawa – cello
  • Ken-ichi Matsumoto – saxophone

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 86

References

  1. ^ a b "World's End Girlfriend - Seven Idiots". Virgin Babylon Records. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Seven Idiots | World's End Girlfriend". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. ^ "World's End Girlfriend最新作ヨーロッパ&北米リリース決定". Natalie (in Japanese). 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. ^ "World's End Girlfriend 3年半ぶりアルバムから新曲PV初公開". Natalie (in Japanese). 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Seven Idiots - World's End Girlfriend". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b Beaudoin, Jedd (19 June 2011). "World's End Girlfriend: Seven Idiots". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.