I haven't been posting much here lately, and I'm failing at life by not doing so. But I actually haven't had internet for quite a while because my wifi signal randomly disappeared.
Anyway, I'm going to be doing this new thing where I turn on my mp3 player and choose 10 random songs to review. I'll never review the same song in two posts. If I come across the same song, I'll just choose another. I originally did this on my very first blog 'TheCloudLikeDream' but that one's a random/diary blog now, since I'm too sentimental to get rid of it. So, on to the reviews.
By the way, this will be a regular Saturday post.
1. 37.0 by Yaida Hitomi
This is off the Death Note 2 Movie Soundtrack (thing), which is probably the only reason I know about this song. Her voice is really different than what I usually hear from female Japanese singers. It's kind of nasally, but not in a bad way. The song itself is just so relaxing, even after it picks up the pace (music wise). It's really obvious she puts in a lot of emotion when she sings the song.
2. Fight Inside - RED
RED is one of my favorite American Bands. They are listed as 'Christian Rock' so some of the people who know I'm Pagan look at me like I'm crazy for listening to them. As long as their religion is not being thrown in my face, I don't care. Anyway, the lyrics are really meaningful and deep. That combined with their super talent just makes this song amazing. There's a ballad version of this song as well, but it's called 'Nothing and Everything' (I think).
3. Isshun no Chiri - Aqua Timez
This is a fairly old song by them. It's got a really long intro that I'm not really fond of. It sounds nice, but if the song itself is not completely instrumental, I don't like to listen to a long intro to get to the lyrics. I'm just impatient. Futoshi shows off his rapping skills, but at one point in the second verse the rapping sounds a little dull, not as energetic. There's even a part where the rap is in English (really good English). I don't know who's rapping, but it's not Futoshi. It's a really good song though.
4. Madan ~ Der Freischutz - TM Revolution
I really really love this song. It's so different than other jpop/jrock songs that I normally listen to. There is never a dull moment in this song. It's energetic and catchy. Takanori has a really unusual voice (that I LOVE). He uses his voice in a very odd way. He kind of let's it swing, but he can control it. This, by the way, is very hard to do. Well, doing it is easy, but making it sound good is kind of difficult. The song has a funky sound that is really really cool. The version I gave you above is live, so it's not going to be perfect, but he's still awesome.
5. Photosynthesis - Core of Soul
YouTube didn't have a video of this song available that I could immediately find, which is pretty odd, but ok. Nakamura (vocals) voice is really pretty and her English sounds really good, but at times her voice sounds a bit shrill and uncontrolled. The instruments don't really do the song much justice. The music sounds a little too 'hard' for the vocals. It's an okay song, but it just lacks control and focus to me.
6. Super Delicate - Hey!Say!Jump!
This is an okay song, but not amazing. They've got the whole 'cute boyband' thing going on in this song. The song is really relaxing and cute, which I like. But it's not a song I can listen to over and over without getting sick of it. To me, it seems to lack that emotional feel of it.
7. For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert
First of all, don't judge. I love this guy's music. This is a kind of...sexual song. Actually, it's really sexual. But it's not really overbearing. I'm one of those people that cannot just sit and listen to a lecture about sex, so if I can handle this, it can't be that bad. It's really catchy and upbeat. I don't know why, but the word 'cute' comes to mind listening to this. That word has no reason to be popping up!!! But I still love this song.
8. Beat It - Fall Out Boy
This is a cover of Michael Jackson's song 'Beat It.' They did an okay job on this, but the original will always be best. One reason I don't really like this very much is the fact that the singer doesn't know how to end the freaking words! 'Run while you ca' 'macho ma'. It's really annoying. It would be really really good and I'd like it more if I could hear the end of all their words.
9. Lacrimosa - Kalafina
I absolutely love this song. These three girls are soooo talented and their voices are just lovely, especially live. The song is relaxing and different and their voices blend together so well. I also like that the second time around (after the second verse) it doesn't go back to the chorus, but changes. It's so intense and beautiful.
10. Lucifer - SHINee
This was the song that really got me loving SHINee. It's really intense and cool. I love the video and the dance. I know it sounds really monotone, but the heart is in the harmonies. It's actually harder to stay on one or two pitches than it is to move around a lot. When staying on one pitch, it's really easy to go flat (trust me). But even though the chorus tends to stay on one note the whole way with a few harmonies, it's just so fun to listen to. I can listen to this all day!
That's it for this week's random reviews. Just for fun (and because it sounds so cool) here's the rock version of Lucifer. It's only in a live version, but it's still awesome and it features f(x)!
I don't know why they put the guy in a cage, but it's hot. If you're a guy reading this (which I doubt, but comment if you are), but it's true.
That's all for today. Comment below, anonymous comments are allowed.
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