Review by Sho
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Calling [Limited Release]UnsraWCalling...
I`m mighty impressed! This mini album is slower but in a way even darker than their first releases. The songs are like a gothic romance and very well composed and we get to hear Yuki`s wonderful singing voice more often. "Introduction" has a wonderful spooky atmosphere. "Enshoku no yume" almost sounds a bit poppy in the beginning, it`s also a very beautiful slow song and just like "Alive", you also sit and wait for Yuki to get going again but he just sings beautifully, giving us something new to hear by singing higher than he usually does. The permanent whispers and the sudden change makes it a very interesting song. "Black out" brings us back Yuki`s screaming, hard riffs and raging drums as we know them from their other songs. "Last Quarter" - I just love the piano, even though it`s just simple it sends shivers down my spine. Yuki`s almost distorted vocals definately do their deed, reminds me of older european gothic bands, great double vocals here and there! - definately my favourite song of this album!!!! They play with typical effects, slow songs and screamy ones, but still it doesn`t seem boring and throughout it all they still preserve that typical UnsraW sound
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Bons -Kizuna-An Cafe (Antic Cafe)Bonds ~ Kizuna
The new single is a perfect follower of their 2005 album Shikisai Moment, though Miku's vocals are cleaner and clearer and all together the song, melody, instruments; everything together seems more grown up. "Bonds ~ Kizuna" has a great rythm which is easy to remember, comparable with songs like "Escapism" or "Wagamama koushinkyouku". Miku's voice sounds very serious, even though the song doesn't miss the typical happy undertone.Bou's guitar skills seem to have improved and the song sounds a bit more rock than some of their other songs. "Go!!Go!!Go!!" sounds a bit sad in the beginning, Miku's quivering voice makes you think of a slow love song at first, but then it becomes happier and ends up to be a cheerful sounding rock song with a refain to sing along to. All in all a great single, people who love AnCafe will love this single as well, people who haven't listened to them before should listen to this to get to know them!
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Karasuiro no TaijiRENTRER EN SOIW O W!!
I listened to this single and just thought WOW!!! Rentrer en Soi have changed their visual image and the sound definately matches!!!! "Karasu iro no taiji" is a fantastic and breathtaking mixture of Satsuki whispering, screaming, singing normal and reaching those overwhelming high pitched notes all in one! It just makes shivers run down your spine over and over! "Protoplasm Re-Mix" keeps the spooky dark atmosphere style, very electronic though, as most remixes are, but it still fits the song. This Single makes you want to hear more! Most definately will buy the new album!!!!
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Zekkeishoku [Type-B] [Regular Edition]alice nine.suprising!!!
Finally Alice Nine's first full length album! Not all of the songs are easy to get into with first listening, but some songs definately stick with you right from the start, the heavy rocking singles "Velvet" and "Nine heads rodeo show" are damn catchy for sure...! The many electronic elements were suprising and maybe a bit odd at the beginning, but you get used to them after you have listened to the album more often. "Q" was suprising as well, a beautiful duet of the vocalist Shou and the bassist Saga, fans just have to love this song! With "Armor ring" we have a very beautiful love song on this album, as well as a very punky song, "dead school screaming" full of english lyrics, both very personal. The english lyrics are astonishingly grammatically correct and Shou (and Saga) definately did a good job with the pronounciation.Shou's english tends to sound a bit like Hyde. He did get out of his shell though concerning the singing, he is far more daring with his voice than before, and this is GOOD! All in all a very experimental album full of different styles, the Alice Nine boys still have to find their definate style, but they are going into a good direction already.
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Zekkeishoku [Type-A] [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]alice nine.suprising!!!
Finally Alice Nine's first full length album! Not all of the songs are easy to get into with first listening, but some songs definately stick with you right from the start, the heavy rocking singles "Velvet" and "Nine heads rodeo show" are damn catchy for sure...! The many electronic elements were suprising and maybe a bit odd at the beginning, but you get used to them after you have listened to the album more often. "Q" was suprising as well, a beautiful duet of the vocalist Shou and the bassist Saga, fans just have to love this song! With "Armor ring" we have a very beautiful love song on this album, as well as a very punky song, "dead school screaming" full of english lyrics, both very personal. The english lyrics are astonishingly grammatically correct and Shou (and Saga) definately did a good job with the pronounciation.Shou's english tends to sound a bit like Hyde. He did get out of his shell though concerning the singing, he is far more daring with his voice than before, and this is GOOD! All in all a very experimental album full of different styles, the Alice Nine boys still have to find their definate style, but they are going into a good direction already.
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6MUCCback to the roots
After MUCC released "Houyoku" I was dissapointed, but with "6" MUCC have once again proved to be a band full of suprises. To anyone who doesn't know MUCC yet I reccomend to get this album because the songs are a perfect overview over their different styles they have followed over the past years, PLUS the "new" MUCC! Full of hard, heavy rock songs, fun songs as well as the most beautiful ballad "Haruka" , definately one of their best releases ever! can't wait to hear it live!!!!