real-Ize [CD+DVD]

"Elfriede", an old german female name, stands for 'witchcraft'. No other name could have been more appropriate for this four-piece all-girl band. These girls know how to combine beautiful melodies with rock music! You might have got aware of the three songs you could listen to in the web: 'Starlight', a pop-/rock-song with earworm character, 'Vibration', a much harder rocking tune (my personal favorite), and 'Orange', a really nice popsong. If you did, you know what you get: Elfriede are a serious Rockband. Their music could be named as alternative rock, although they set store by catchy melodies. Most songs are up-tempo tunes with many breaks and rhythmically finesse - mostly hard driven by Ryo's electric guitar und Yu-Yan's tight Snare and Double-Bass work. All songs are accompanied by Mikuru's sugar-sweet and crystal-clear voice. Elfriede's songs work as your good-morning wake-up music, aswell as your highway drive themes. With the CD, there comes a DVD with the music videos of all songs mentioned above, plus a making-of of 'Orange', in which you can real-ize :o) the fun these ladies got doing their thing. My opinion: If you like bands like Scandal (I would say Elfriede's songs are more catchy, even more musically) or Band-Maid (although Elfriede go by far not that heavy...), this CD is the right one! Recommended!