Review by C. Miles

This is a great Carpenters tribute albums. I bought it because Chihiro Onitsuka sings the first song (I Need to be in Love). But, the rest of the CD is great too. Superstar, sung by Beni, is probably one of the best vocals on the album. In my opinion, they could have gotten someone better to sing Solitaire. It is not sung in the traditional way, but in a rock style. If you can accept that, then its a pretty good rendition. Over all, I enjoyed the album.

This is the movie is based around the original Kamen Rider V3 television show. To me, this movie had a different feel to it than Kamen Rider The First. None the less, this is still a really good movie. A large portion of the movie deals with the disappearance of a pop music artist named Chiharu, and her tragic story. She is supposed to have died, but her record company seems bent on replacing her with doubles. It is suspenseful, action packed, and overall, I highly recommend checking out Kamen Rider The Next.

"Sky" was the first song by SweetS that I heard and it is still one of my favorites. It was featured on Gen Sei Shin JustiRisers as the ending theme for about a quarter of the series. The second song "into the daylight ~shining light~," (rough translation) is also good but I like "Sky" better. Any fan of SweetS shoud not miss this single.

"Sea of Love" was a song featured on the TV show Densha Otoko. Amusingly, they use the English version on TV show, but the CD includes the Japanese version too. Also included is "Goodbye my Angel," which is also a very good song. If you have seen Densha Otoko, then you will appreciate this single.

This DVD is great. They sing just about every song they've released. The songs sung by each member that are featured on the 5elementS album are also on the DVD in a condensed form. They really do sound good live. It is a very excellent performance, dancing included. You also get the music video to the "on the way" single which is very cool, even though it only features Mai, Miori, and Haruna. Add this to your SweetS collection.

Even though two of the SweetS members are missing, this single does not disappoint. It actually gives Mai and Miori more solo lines to sing. Haruna still does the majority of the singing. "on the way" is very up-beat and catchy. Also included are the live versions of "Waiting for you" and "Shochu Omimai Moushiagemasu." These songs come from the Earthship Live Tour DVD. Don't let the absence of Aki and Aya scare your away, get this single.

I bought this CD without even hearing the songs, knowing that I would like it. This group never releases a bad single. The first time I listened to it, I immediately liked it. With new music, I usually have to listen to the song several times before I really enjoy it. The lyrics and up-beat music draw you in very easily. Both of the songs are really good, but I like Pieces of Peace a little more. The DVD includes the Bitter SweetS music Video and is cool. It is worth it to get the CD+DVD version. Any SweetS fan should not miss this release.

I discovered this song by watching Madan Senki Ryukendo. It is played during the end credits. This is a great song and the CD also includes an English version. However, with my little knowledge of Japanese, I'm pretty sure the two versions have only the music in commom. In other words the English lyircs are very diffenert from the Japanese ones, but the two version are sung in the same rhythm. I like the non-Ryukendo CD jacket, and it does fold out with other pictures of Nanase Aikawa. The DVD includes the Music Video for Everybody Goes (the Japanese Version) and interviews with Nanase and her band. Get this Single while you can!

Boukenger is the latest Super Sentai show, and this CD includes the opening and ending songs. Both songs are great. I have only seen Episode 1 so far, but instantly loved these songs. The opening Theme is called GoGo Sentai Boukenger and the ending song is called Adventurer On the Road (Rough translation). The ending is sung by Physic Lover who sung the DekaRanger opening. This sentai is looking to be very good, I already know the music is.

This DVD is a team up between DekaRanger and AbaRanger. After seeing all of DekaRanger and the Movie I couldn't pass this up. I also wanted to see what AbaRanger was like. Out of the other team-ups I've seen, this one ranks the highest. If you liked DekaRanger check this out.