Posting thoughts on the album track previews!
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GATE#8: OMG. I LOVE this. It's like SWEET EMERGENCY in that it has the same energy but it has a different sort of... vibe to it. I really like it, and as someone stated at JPM, there's an awesome sort of strategy game sound to it. VERY excellent track, and it's just the first one!
masaka no Telepathy: I really like the beat. It's got a lot of strings and drums going on, which is good. I also really adore the melody... a lot like Crystal Kay's Konna ni chikaku de.. XD Which is amazing. :O
KIRAMEKI AWA/HOUR: More strings and drums... the other version seemed somewhat empty compared to this one. :O
PARIS no musume: It's okay. It has a very 60's or 70's vibe to it. Like it's idolpop from that era... dunno. I think that ELT's trying to go retro in a bunch of the songs that she makes nowadays as proven in later tracks too..
WONDER LAND: This song has an old ELT-feel to it. Actually it's very old in general.. uses the same instruments as "Take on Me" it seems as well. :O Very likable and is already stuck in my head. XD
B.L.V.D: I can't help but think of a song that I've heard by like the Eagles or something.. like I wanna sing "Hotteellll californiia" to this. XD It's so.... mellow-midtempo-rock... almost like a calm cousin of SWEET EMERGENCY.
NEROLI: This song reminds me of some sort of anime theme.. maybe I'm thinking yura yura or something. It has this sort of breakdown session that I vaguely recall. XD I like it. This album sounds like it has true promise since these previews aren't too good to begin with.
KARAKARA: Laidback and sort of Hawaiian sounding luau pop.... I think I might compare this song to a sort of more... Western and more upbeat version of good night or something. Maybe I need more ELT to compare this too. XD Definitely will listen to it when I feel like spacing out :p
gladiolus: Ooo, I really like her vocals in this. [LOL I have no words ;_;] Kinda strange that this track seems to lack as many strings as the first few tracks though... Maybe they're later on?
OPHELIA_act2: Relaxing ending to the entire album... I think that this album is very "easy listening" judging from all the tracks... very reminiscent of the old Pop that used to dominate the U.S. charts... very calm and easy to get addicted to. I'm sure my parents might like this
