That's really interesting. I never would have guessed it affected her as long and as much as it did. At that time I thought it just blew over by the time of the next album. I've always loved most songs on TRICK but for some reason did not have the same feeling for the album as a whole and never could explain why. Maybe it was that disconnect that I never caught on to. And after reading this I see the songs in a new light.
Speaking of TRICK, I was wondering about this: I have the CD+2DVD overseas version, and included in the packaging was a duplicate of disc 1 in a small envelope, stuck outside of the jewel case. It has every song except the bonus track, Venus.
I always thought it was strange and I don't understand the point of it. So I'm wondering if this was also the case for the Japanese version and if anyone knows why. This is it:
