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BEAT SPACE NINE (Japan Version)
BEAT SPACE NINE (Japan Version)
(8)Our Price: US$34.25Usually ships within 7 daysRelated promotions:5 people found the following helpful
September 18, 2005 enuff already! choose a permanent vocalist and letThis album is disappointing in the sense that Taku is moving away from the tried and true formula of: strong melodic (catchy) undertone to support quirky sound effects and rapping that doesn't always fit to the rhythm of the song. Instead he seems to be using quirky sound effects to support non-catchy and therefore not strong melodies. Many of the songs are rhapsodies, meaning that they either diverge from the paramters of the chorus or become new songs all together. Which is fine, if you want non-addictive and non-catchy music. But if you're like me, you like m-flo to be experimental, but still POP. Most of the guest vocalists do not shine, save for LISA of course. Yoshika's voice is way over-rated and yet they still used her for 2 songs.
M-flo wants to be taken seriously as artists and so they've created an album that isn't as radio-friendly as "Astromantic" or "Expo Expo." Much of the music can be categorized as typical dark, musky, bass-heavy, crowded club music. Melodies are lost w/in a sea of futuristic sound fx. Oh well. They almost got it right on "Hey!" But they should've added more rapping. It feels like Verbal finishes after 4 sentences. The song LISA's on (#16) isn't particularly gr8 musically, but she manages to rescue it.
Taku & Verbal: Raise her cut from all the millions you make, bend slightly to her pop sensibilites, let her make a solo album now and then, and then do whatever it takes to bring her back. It's clear that all the other posers you had substituting for her can't come close to her talent. Plus, she just fits in with you. So beg her to come back.
All in all a good album, just not as memorable as they're others.Did you find this review helpful? Yes (Report This) -
The Intergalactic Collection -Gyarakore- (Japan Version)
The Intergalactic Collection -Gyarakore- (Japan Version)
(8)Our Price: US$32.99Usually ships within 7 daysRelated promotions:April 28, 2003 I love m-flo, but what are they thinking hiring CrCrystal Kay is the replacement for Lisa? Give me a break. Crystal Kay can only dream of singing as well as Lisa. I'm very disappointed at Verbal and Taku's choice. They should've auditioned more singers. Maybe they even should've hired an unknown with an amazing voice. That would've been better than Crystal Kay, who is not even one of the better voices in J-Pop today. Did you find this review helpful? Yes (Report This)
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