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Old 2016.03.21, 08:41 AM   #1765
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Originally Posted by K__ View Post
To play devil's advocate, it's not exactly worlds away from SG musically. If someone had told me it was a collection of Sanmon b-sides and album rejects, I'd probably believe them. The only complete train wreck on there is NIPPON. It's not a triumphant return by any measure but I don't think it's the worst thing she/TJ ever put out.
I was playing a bit of devil's advocate myself in my original post; in general, I would agree with your assessment.

I am sure I've said this before, but the issue I have with Sunny is not really with any of the songs themselves, other than NIPPON. Most of the songs are actually quite good. Even the old A-sides are individually good songs (I personally love Irohanihoheto, for example). It's just that Sunny includes too many previously-released tracks, and as a result, it doesn't seem really cohesive as an album. Had she taken just the new tracks and released them as an EP, I think we'd all be raving about it.
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