FEBRUARY & HEAVENLY
02/29/2012 at 7:57 PM | Posted in Tommy heavenly6 | Leave a commentTags: album, dual, february & heavenly, review, tommy february6, tommy heavenly6, tomoko kawase
~Album~
Tomoko Kawase – FEBRUARY & HEAVENLY
Disc 1 “february6″
1. HOT CHOCOLAT
2. GIMME GIMME GIMME
3. I’M YOUR ANGEL
4. MY FUTURE BOY
5. LAST SLOW DANCE
6. GOOD NIGHT MY SWEET DAY
7. I HOLD YOUR NIGHT
Disc 2 “heavenly6″
1. CALL ME PRINCESS
2. HATE YOUR LIES
3. I’M YOUR DEVIL -Short-
4. YOU HURT ME
5. monochrome rainbow
6. DARK DARK SKY
7. I’M YOUR DEVIL (Halloween Remix)
So here it is, a Tommy february6 and Tommy heavenly6 dual album! And guess what, I’m even going to review the february6 side. Still putting this under Tommy heavenly6 though. Sorry this is a little late in the day, had some complications. Continue Reading FEBRUARY & HEAVENLY…
how beautiful you are – Ayumi Hamasaki
02/22/2012 at 11:00 AM | Posted in Ayumi Hamasaki | Leave a commentTags: ayumi hamasaki, digital single, how beautiful you are, party queen, review
~Single~
how beautiful you are – Ayumi Hamasaki
1. how beautiful you are
2. how beautiful you are (Instrumental)
A short one today, a digi single in anticipation for her new album Party Queen, which I can’t wait for.
“how beautiful you are” is naturally a ballad and quite a typical one for Ayumi. One thing I must commend is the simplicity of the arrangement. It’s not overly grandiose which was refreshing, though it does build a little as the song progresses so it’s definitely not a bore at the same time. The song contains piano and strings and the occasional harp which makes it that much more lovely. I really liked the vocalizing in the bridge and even more so when it built up after the first round, it’s probably one of my favorite parts of the song.
Score – 8
Final Note
Not bad, honestly, really can’t wait for all the new songs coming from the upcoming album.
Overall Rating
MiChi – TOKYO NIGHT
02/15/2012 at 11:00 AM | Posted in MiChi | Leave a commentTags: michi, review, single, tokyo night
~Single~
MiChi – TOKYO NIGHT
1. TOKYO NIGHT
2. December
3. Revolution
4. TOKYO NIGHT (Instrumental)
MiChi’s lastest single before her new album THERAPY comes out! Let’s see now…
“Tokyo Night” starts off with quite an electronic sound which I think was probably foreseeable. As soon as MiChi starts singing though, things sound a little flat, and dare I say it, boring. The building right before the chorus showed promise but then once the chorus actually hits, it just definitely felt a bit lackluster. Again it was one of those songs that I kept waiting for something to really happen, but it never really goes anywhere.
Score – 7.5
As soon as “December” starts, I was feeling it. It’s quite quiet at first but then bursts into some percussion and electric guitar. It suffers a little bit from being slower paced and I do wish it was faster. The chorus helps alleviate some of the draggy feeling and is the highlight of the song. MiChi sounds a little shaky in this one which isn’t something I hear from her often, but it didn’t detract too much and I still enjoyed the song. Interesting to note that the song is all in English.
Score – 8
“Revolution” is a cover, naturally for a MiChi single, of The Veronicas song by the same name. The music sounds a little on the light side and I wish it had been a little harder like the original. The sound seems to get a little better towards the end. MiChi occasionally sounds shaky again while singing this one, I noticed it more here than in December. An OK cover, she’s definitely done better though.
Score – 7
Final Note
Well all I can say about this single, with the exception of December, is that I’m glad her new album is coming out soon because this just wasn’t really up to par, like many of her latest singles unfortunately.
Overall Rating
Koda Kumi – JAPONESQUE
02/08/2012 at 6:17 AM | Posted in Koda Kumi | Leave a commentTags: album, japonesque, koda kumi, omarion, review, slow, t-pain, v.i.p.
^the only cover I found tolerable.
~Album~
Koda Kumi – JAPONESQUE
1. Introduction ~JAPONESQUE~
2. So Nice feat. Mr.Blistah
3. Boom Boom Boys
4. V.I.P. feat. T-Pain (Album Version)
5. Slow feat. Omarion
6. Brave
7. Everyday
8. IN THE AIR
9. You are not alone ~acoustic version~
10. Interlude ~JAPONESQUE~
11. ESCALATE
12. Love Me Back
13. No Man’s Land
14. Ai wo Tomenaide
15. KO-SO-KO-SO
16. Lay Down
17. Love Technique
18. Poppin’love cocktail feat. TEEDA
19. All for you
Sorry this was delayed although that’s probably now expected of me (working on it I swear!) I have my reasons of course… but anyway, was a little skeptical about this one given Dejavu, though still optimistic.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Review
02/01/2012 at 9:53 PM | Posted in PlayStation 3 | 2 CommentsTags: final fantasy xiii-2, game, review, square enix
As most of you know, a few months ago I was flown out to L.A. by Square Enix and got to give FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 a preliminary spin. I’ll be honest, prior to attending this event, I was skeptical about XIII-2. Granted, I was excited for the game, the announcement trailer looked quite promising, as did the subsequent trailer featuring gameplay. Even so, after FINAL FANTASY XIII, I was unsure about a sequel. Don’t get me wrong, I liked XIII, a lot actually, I find I’m one of the bigger fans of the game. Criticism notwithstanding, I still felt wary about a XIII-2. So, it was a pleasant surprise when I finally got my hands on it, and almost instantly felt a lot better. It was clear right from the get go that Square Enix took XIII’s criticism to heart and worked hard to improve on things in XIII-2.
Now Square has thankfully given us a full review copy of the PS3 version, here is my final impressions of their attempts to win back some of the pessimists. Continue Reading Final Fantasy XIII-2 Review…
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