While i do agree in some aspects, the reviewer seems to be too attached to clichés. What kind of people reviews here? Obviously this person does NOT follow closely what Linkin Park/Evanescence does (what about doing a little research before quoting an artist?). This person also seems to ignore that NOT every artist in Japan records to be in anime soundtracks. Honestly, these ideas take him off a little of credibility and objectivity (like some of you guys already stated).
But, like i said before, i agree with him in some points. Ballads are definitely her weakest point in this record, except for You were.../Ballad. He is correct when he says she tries to be versatile;this has been a signature of her in several of her albums. However, i didn't sense this versatility as much as some of her previous records. May be because she is been doing this for so long every single year (so i understand it) but like the guy said in the review, some of her music already sounds too attached to a formula.
And thanks for the review Maxker, it's cool to see how people (and not fans) see her work. Not everyone can worship what she does... and i like this review because he's expressing his thoughts without being disrespectful to her or her work (unlike some people here
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