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by trainerkelly » 11 Jun 2009, 20:28
My initial review of the new songs (and note that my opinions are subject to change upon more listening):
10.) STAR HEART / Vicky Vale - It's a pretty decent song. The tune sounds pretty catchy (a.k.a. it caught my attention) and isn't too bad. I kind of don't understand why the song is called "STAR HEART", even though the two words are mentioned in the song, apart from each other.
11.) KEEP FALL IN LOVE / Cherry - I really, really like the sound of this song! It's really nice to listen to. On the other hand, I hate the lyrics (I'm not the biggest fan of romantic songs). =[ I want some more Pop/Rock sounding Cherry songs...
12.) SPEED DEMON / Stephy - I don't really like Stephy's vocals on this. =\ They annoy me, even though I do think her vocals sound strong. They're...like, that weird deep/high-medium kind of vocals that almost sound that they could shatter something to me. The tune itself is fine though. =3
13.) DREAM / Krystal - I actually like this song. It sounded a bit different from other Dima productions that I have heard. I really like that slight Spanish flavour to the melody as well. x3
14.) SUNSHINE BABY / Pamsy - Okay, this was the first new song that struck me as "FUN!" and "AWESOME!". The song is ear catching and full of fun, bright energy.
15.) I'M SUPERSTAR / Futura - I had mixed feelings about this song. For a Eurobeat song, this...well, sucks. However, if this was a pop song (like what plays on the radio here in the USA today), it'd be pretty decent. The tune kind of...has a more pop sound (like what plays on the radio today), than Eurobeat. So...this song is okay to me. If Futura's vocals were in better English, I'd say a lot of Top 40 listeners could listen to this and like it for some reason. XD
16.) KOKO SOKO / Peek-a-Boo - WHY IS THIS ON HERE?! ...8D I love this song though. Though, between the three versions (the original, this version, and the Speedogang version), I prefer the Speedogang version. XD There's really not much else to say except that this is a fun song and reflects the "Bubble Dance" portion of the title (that isn't displayed on the back).
17.) THE POWER OF LOVE / Virginelle - This was a pretty decent song. Nice to see a new Virginelle song! Though, like the rest of these songs, there wasn't really anything that stood out.
18.) S.O.S. / Veronica - I was actually disappointed with this. =[ I was expecting a REALLY booming bass, like VKTRS and "MAMA MIA" had and something that didn't sound like Time's older sound, a bit before Eurogrooves. The only part I really like in this is during the verses, but the choruses...feels flat. ...and I REALLY wanna hear more original songs from Eurogrooves, not covers.
19.) EASY COME & EASY GO / Christine & Irene - I felt this was another really fun song!
20.) WROOM WROOM SUPERCAR / Black Eva - Pretty decent. I got this already off of Eurobeat Anthems.
30.) RUMIRINGO SUPERSTAR / Hi-NRG All Stars - I already heard this a while ago and it's kinda FAIL TO ME. I actually thought it was originally about Rumiringo (for those who don't know who she is, she's a parapara dancer), but after reading the lyrics, I think possible the first two lines actually talk about her, than nothing else does. Why is this called "Rumiringo Superstar" if it's not about Rumiringo? I kind of have mixed feelings about this song...not sure how to describe it.
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I actually only bought this CD because "LIVE IN TOKYO" was on it. 8D; And I haven't heard that forever.
I'm not really too much a fan of female Eurobeat artists (though, admittedly, that has to do more with the themes female vocals sing than the female vocals themselves), so that might have affected my opinions.
I honestly think SCP had the best new songs. XD
She had some really nice songs: Shining Like A Lucky Star & Take Me To Heaven and has nice mellow vocals.
