A Quick Message

Hello, everyone.

Its exam time, at least where I am, and because of that for the next month or so. I won't be reviewing as much as I have. I will catch up on albums that I miss, because I'll be listening to them any way.

In the mean time I'll have nothing to do in the summer so if there is an artist or album you want me to review leave them below and I'll be sure to check them out.

- Cathryn :)

[Review] Sasaki Sayaka - Junction Heary

01．Junction heart　
I don't know why but I wasn't expecting such a deep voice, it threw me off for a few listens but I got used to it. And I like this song. It's the best but it's better then average.

4/5

02．NEO-DIMENSION
This song is better I think. I like how the music mixes it up a bit and I love the electronic sounds that are sprinkled throughout the song.

4.1/5

Overall this single gets a 4.0/5

 

[Review] Nomizu Iori - Darakena

01. DARAKENA
I love this song. It has a rocking beat that is perfect for my taste. It's fun and the singing is also okay.

4.5/5

02. カンパネッラ
This song doesn't have such a heavy rock tone to it instead it tones it down a bit and adds more electronic sounds to it. I like this song as well. I like that this song has managed to have it own identity and doesn't blend into the first song which is often the case with rock songs.

3.9/5

Overall I give this single 4.2/5

 

[Review] Ueno Yuuka - Diamond days / Dear my hero

1. Diamond Days
I like the rock feel to this song it's a fun song totally made for rocking out to. While it may be generic sounding and it's going t get lost in my music library it's a pleasant enough song.

3.6/5

2. Dear my hero
This song is a ballad but it's not boring and I actually like it. It is also a fairly average song but I like it enough.

3.7/5

3. Yume He No Kizuna
This is however my favourite song on this single. While I'm not overly fond off the background vocals this song is just so upbeat that I can't help but like it.

3.8/5

Overall this single gets a 3.7/5

 

[Review] Dream5 - Break Out / Youkaitaiisoudaiichi

1. Break Out
I don't really like this song. The singing is okay but the music is just plain and the background vocals just sound terrible, terrible. They distract from the song because of how bad they sound.

2.9/5

2. Youkaitaisoudaiichi
I like this song more then Break Out. The chorus is... interesting. This song is different and while I can say I prefer this song I don't think  really like it that much/

3.4/5

3. Happy Day (Shigemoto Kotori Solo)
This is my favourite song on the single. It's upbeat and happy and it makes me smile. Not much else to say.

3.6/5

Overall I think this single deserves a 3.3/5

 



 

[Review] palet - Keep on Lovin' You

01. Keep on Lovin' You
This song is just what I was expected, the really generic sounding jpop song. It was the same song I seem to hear everyday or on every jpop idol group. I like the guitar in this song and unlike in other groups there seems to be no over the top auto tune or extremely annoying high pitched voices, which I appreciate, but the song is extremely forgettable unfortunately.

3.4/5

02. You are My Miracle
Generally how these singles work is that the second track is better then the title, go back and look at all the jpop idol singles and you will see this is a common trend. This single continues the trend. The song is better then the title. It changes it up. In the first song everything was very much the same throughout but this song goes up and down and fast and slow. Even though it's still very much the generic song I'm used too these simply changes make it more interesting.

3.6/5

Overall this single gets a 3.5/5 and I'm disappointed because I wanted these songs to be amazing because the cd cover's are so cute and I want them so bad even though the songs were average.... :(

 

 

[Review] SCREW - Fugly

01. FUGLY
If you listen to this song, don't do what I did and listen to it on full volume. My ears feel like they have exploded. Anyway once I could hear again I listened to this song a few more times and ultimately it's not bad. There is nothing wrong with it, it's a good rock song. I don't like the really deep gruffly yeah yeah yeah but that's just me. I also think at times their is just to much sound going on, too much guitar and drums and not a lot of anything else.

3.3/5

02. 呪縛は永劫に...
The screaming in this song, is too much for me and I can't help but laugh because at certain times during the screaming it sounds a cheetah. Maybe that's what it's meant to sound like but while listening to this song I just have a mental image of a bunch of cheetahs playing in a band and that image makes me laugh. I like the parts where there is normal singing, I really enjoy those pats and I would of much preferred this song if the whole song was more singing and less screaming. I love the abrupt break in the song where everything just stops and you just get a few moments of silence and the eerie singing before the music just suddenly starts again. I'm sure I've mentioned it before but I really like when songs do this. Even though there were parts of this song I liked the amount of screaming is just too much for.

3.6/5 

03. (Normal Edition A) delete
There was a lack of screaming in this song which I appreciate because I just can't take all that screaming. This song is just singing and that singing is marvellous. I love it. The song however I find a bit bland. It seems watered down and it lacks any real power. While I don't like the screaming in the previous songs I do like that kind of hard rock and this song is a lot more mellow compared to them. I'm happy with a song with just singing but I wish it wasn't quite so mellow.

3.7/5

03. (Normal Edition B) ???
Normal Edition B has a different track but I have conflicted sources telling me what this song actually was. I'm going to go off iTunes and review the 4th track they have there and presume that I this third track on this version. According to iTunes they have a fourth track which is GT solo version of track number 2. So that will be the song I listen to and hopeful sometime soon I'll figure out what track is actually included on this version

So as I've said this is GT's solo version of track number two and they sound very much the same. I'm sure there is a difference but I don't think it's that significant. I also couldn't find out which member GT was so I couldn't even attempt to figure out what the difference was, I think the guitar sounds different. I don't know guys, I don't know.

3.6/5

Update

I think the track number 3 on the normal edition b is a new recording of 至幸を狂わす半解な天秤, I haven't been able to find this track anywhere but when I do I'll be sure to update this article again.




 

[Review] Mutou Ayami - Eien to Shunkan

01 宙 (Sky)
I love the electronic feel of this song and in most of the songs. This song is simple but it's done well. So I just like this song, there isn't much to say other then it's a nice electronic dance pop song.

3.8/5

02 時間というWonderland (Wonderland of Time)
I love the cheerful tone to this song it's quite catchy and fun to listen to and I just think it's pretty good. I love the beat and think it's really fun to listen too.

3.7/5

03 彩りの夏 (Colourful Summer)
I like how this song has a good fantasy feel to it. I love the magic sounds that are scattered throughout the song and I like how fast paced the song is, it's just really fun.

3.5/5

04 桜 ロマンス
I like how this song uses silence to build up the songs and I overall like this song has a darker tone to it. The singing over miniamal background music is really quite nice and I like it and enjoy it. The chorus is also alright although I wish the darker tone had continued because the chorus gets more upbeat and I would have preferred that not to have happened.

3.8/5

05 とうめいしょうじょ (Transparent Girl)
This song is a ballad but I actually like it. The singing is average but the emotions do come across really well though the singing. The instrumental is really great. It goes for a minimalist approach so the focus is on the singing but the music isn't bland. They have fantasy sounds over the piano like a star twinkling and also a submarine sound that creates a really great fantasy feel. Yeah I really like this song.

4.6/5
This song is probably the fastest song on the album. It's a dance track and nothing more. But as a dance track it works. I can't wait to download this song so I can dance around like a maniac because this track is just perfect for that.

3.8/5

07 女神のサジェスチョン  (The Goddesses Suggestion)
While this song is fun and upbeat it's not one of the best tracks on the album. On many singles I've listen to this would be a standout song but on this album it just gets a bit lost because there is really nothing that makes it stand out as much as some of the other songs.

3.6/5

08 永遠と瞬間  (Eternity and the Moment)
This song is better then the previous song because it doesn't get lost among the other tracks but it's still not that good and I wish it was better because it does lean on the bland side.

3.7/5