"'Vanilla' was the song that first introduced me to the wonder that is Gackt, and I am forever grateful. I have several friends who would CONSTANTLY sing this, and finally I broke down and listened to it. All I could think was "WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG?!" You too will find yourself humming and chanting this song constantly (which is by no means a bad thing). As the other review pointed out, even though he sounds like a lounge lizard in the acoustic version, you'll still love it. However.. Gackt seems to be a lot more favored by females than males, so if you're a guy, you might not have the same fangirlish squeals of joy. ^_- All in all, pick up a copy of this CD, and be prepared to love it.(It sure helps that Gackt is as adorable as he is.. the live MARS concert video of this song is QUITE a sight to see.. let's just say that the lyrics of this song are used to put on a show for the legions of fans. :)"
Vanilla is an AWESOME song!
malicemizer4me | USA - Virginia | 06/17/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This CD is great! Vanilla is one of my FAVORITE Gackt songs! Vanilla is upbeat and pop-ish. The instrumental version is great for kareoke...but my favorite track is Vanilla Night Version. It's unplugged and it's wonderful! Gackt sounds like a lounge singer almost, but it's just so great! This is an awesome buy! I highly recommend it!"
A change in style
Shivey | UK | 08/17/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"After leaving Malice Mizer Gackt Camui music style changed drastically, although with the Rebirth Album his music still had a JRock style to it...he has most definitely changed again with Vanilla, for a more JPop sound...not that this isn't brilliant song. The lyrics are both beautiful and naughty. This song may be a shock to many devoted Gackt fans...but I think they'll find this song a real treat."
Sugoi Camui-Gackt-sama !
Kaijou | 11/27/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have always loved Vanilla and having it on cd is just
supreme!
As in every one of Gackt-sama's songs it's mostly sung in japanese with the odd few words like, ecologist, terrorist etc.
The english words just give it that little edge to make us english speaking buyers think "aww he tried to sing in english, how cute" or is that just me?"
SUGOI!!
Kaijou | seattle | 01/09/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Vanilla is the best Gackt song ever!! (Oasis and Fragrance coming in close second)and to have all three versions at once??? *bliss* complete bliss"