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2007.04.12, 04:07 PM | #21 |
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YES!
Aside from the new video clips, I think this is the most "What the fuck?!" thing she has ever done in her whole musical career.
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2007.04.12, 04:17 PM | #22 |
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But this is a thread about the cd, right? I mean I agree that Hirama is a better guitarist compared to Ukigumo. As far as the style of the albums, Adult is the more refined and mature album though. I'm not saying it's a result of Ukigumo's playing but rather that everything in the album has a more "lounge" type of feel and everyone is playing together rather than overpowering each other. I like both albums from the band, but if I'm looking to relax or do some serious thinking I'd go for Adult. When I want to listen to something more chaotic (nothing wrong with that) I go for Kyouiku.
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So Adult is more refined just because it's more loungey/jazzy?
I beg to differ. Jazz ≠ being refined.
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I'm not saying that lounge is more refined than other styles of jazz or that jazz is about being refined. I'm saying that the album has a smoother flow as well as a mature lounge-type sound. In Kyouiku a lot of the time it feels like the instruments are overpowering each other and somewhat fighting for the spotlight where as in Adult everyone seems to be on the same playing field working together.
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2007.04.12, 04:46 PM | #25 |
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Except for Ukigumo who sounds like he's ten miles behind the rest of the soundstage in some of the songs. Also, there's no upstaging going on in Sounan or Yume no Ato.
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EDIT: I actually always felt this way, an agree with Jer on this. It always felt like HZM was "look at me!" ing it up on the album.
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Also, 0 for toumei ningen?!?! I could understand you do not like it but I do not see how it is a 0 for you. |
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2007.04.12, 05:56 PM | #28 |
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Ringo no Uta 9
Gunjo Biyori 8.5 Jusui Negai 9 Sounan 9 Crawl 6 Genjitsu ni Oite + Genjitsu wo waru 9.5 Service 7 Ekimae 6 Gomatsurisawagi 7 Bokoku Joucho 7.5 Yume no Ato 9 Lady is a tramp 3 Kao 3 Kokoro 3 Dynamite 6 Adult Himitsu 8 Kenka joutou 7 Keshou Naoshi 6.5 Superstar 4 Shuraba 8 Yukiguni 8 Kabuki 6 Blackout 8.5 Tasogare Naki 6 Touimei Ningen 7 Tegami 9 HOW can you give Toumei ningen a 0 man!!! the song was great! better than superstar! |
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But as for "Jazz ≠ being refined", that doesnt mean that you can overlook the fact that Adult is more laid-back. I love both albums just as much but Kyouiku is definately louder and rock-ish than is Adult. I mean, maybe they intended for Adult to mean that they were trying to be more mature or refined. If you know anything behind the title then let me know but that is what I thought once I heard it. A progression from their 1st album. |
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Gunjo Biyori 9.5 Jusui Negai 8.5 Sounan 9 Crawl 4 Genjitsu ni Oite + Genjitsu wo waru 7 Service 5 Ekimae 7.5 Gomatsurisawagi 7 Bokoku Joucho 6 Yume no Ato 8 Lady is a tramp 6 Kao 7 Kokoro 8.5 Dynamite 6 Adult Himitsu 7 Kenka joutou 7.5 Keshou Naoshi 6 Superstar 8 Shuraba adult ver. Unclassified:eek: Yukiguni 8 Kabuki 6 Blackout 8.5 Tasogare Naki 7 Touimei Ningen 6 Tegami 9 Shuraba single ver. 9 Koi wa Maboroshi 6 Rakujitsu 7 |
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