Review by sanaka
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Love Is The Greatest Thingw-inds.Very Movie themed
The single itself is alright, it's nothing that will really *jump* out at old(er) fans. LITGT is 70's disco which fits with the movie, and fits well with Keita's voice. SHINING STAR is almost a "1 or 8" and "Want ya" put together, but maybe a little less in terms of BPM. I think maybe keita shouldn't sing so high, it gets really annoying to hear. Natsu Matsuri is the best song on this single I think. You'd almost think it was one of Keita's solo songs, but it's not. There's even a guitar solo this song. It's *almost* rock-ballad (kind of not really) I say this is probably for collection purposes for fans who just collect to have. And is a must have for fans who are just biased about w-inds. period. But it is better than Keita's 2nd solo single.
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Hanamuke [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]w-inds.Pretty Good
This being their 1st Ballad as a Single, its a really good and touching song. The guys' sing with their heart and you can heart it. The coupling song "want ya" is a cover of swedish pops Darin's "want ya". Everything is exactly the same just in Japanese and a lot of English. I have to say I kind of wish this was the single and hanamuke was the coupling. It's clubbish and makes you want to see the boys dance to this (imagine the Hush!, 1 or 8 and Sup Wassup sequence from the THANKS tour). "wasurenagusa" is not bad, least favorite of the single. Almost has the "Baby Maybe" melody (from SoA 2nd Album) in it, so it made me think that it was almost a re-make of the song. Over all the single isn't their best single, their previous one's were much better. But this single does let the fans/world know they're no longer boys but crossing over to adult-hood. If your a sucker for cover and ballad's then yeah you should get this or you just want to complete your w-inds. collection. It's not a bad single but certainly is not their best.
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The Lost LolliOLIVIAGreat Album
Something very different from Olivia. Her previous releases made this release something to look forward to. If weren't a huge Olivia fan when she debuted with D&D then went solo working with TK, this album should change your mind. Growing away from her pop origin, Olivia has proved (along with her brother jeffery) that even a pop idol can surprise you. This CD is mostly in English containing songs that are fast paced like Devil's in me to slow songs like Space halo, Dreamcamp to your technical slow song Celestial Delinquent. This is a great buy and well worth it. If you haven't listened to her previous mini albums, this 2nd major album released by Olivia will intice you to get the previous M.A.