Originally Posted by gekokujyo
I always find her performances that try to be stripped down and raw to be very disingenuous for some reason. I literally feel nothing but irritation when she growls and yells and all of that, it really hurts my enjoyment of the music, which is a shame when she is generally a good writer and has a good ear for hooks. So for me, the less I notice the natural qualities of her voice, the better the song.
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I felt this way for a while. When she tries to act "weird" in her performances I cringe a little. Never cared for her vocal freak outs that seem forced. Just feels like she's doing it for the sake of doing it. That's the only negative I have about her. I've enjoyed all her albums, with Sennou being my most listened to. She does seem to benefit more when goes in the pop direction.
So, it looks Tokyo Black Hole came out? Gonna have to give it a listen when I get home today!