Beej's Review: One of my favourite
CDs. I purchsed this CD soon after the Vocal Collections, even
though I knew they were quite similar. All the songs are very catchy
and fun to listen to. Whether you want to purchase this CD or the
two Vocal Collections, though, is a judgement call. One of the best
features of this CD is that there are no dialogue sequences, as those can
sometimes make listening a little disruptive.
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Suki to Itte - Fast,
sparse, and fun. Not too many instruments, and the vocals are light
and bouncy. A great song to cruise to (and sing along to . . .).
Besides, it's the only song I've found where I can get my non-Moonie friends
to clap along while I'm driving (at the correct points, of course).
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I Am Sailor Moon - an
excellent song sung by one of my favourite seiyuu, Mitsuishi Kotono.
It's an upbeat, bouncy, pop song wth some great instrumentation (brass
section, strings section, as well as a bass, keyboard, and drums) and a
great melody. I find that Kotono-san's vocals are better in this
version than in the "funk" version available on the "R
Movie Collection".
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Onaji Namida wa Wakeatte
- Another great J-Pop song, albeit more laid-back. Somehow, I get
a Spanish feel from the drum and rhythm section, but I'm weird that way.
Aya-san's vocals are smooth, beautiful, and quite disarming.
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Fire Soul Love - I listen
to this and "Paula Abdul" instantly springs to mind. This is a very
funky track, in the style of Paula Abdul and other singers (reminds me
of "Straight Up"). Lots of synth instrumentation (strings, brass,
samples, and bass), plus an electric guitar playing a few licks here and
there. Wicked song, though it's a little strange. BTW, see
if you can catch ALL the English spoken . . .
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Otome no Policy - the
sole ending theme for the R season. Quite upbeat and catchy, it's
lighter fare than the other ending themes. Driving bass and drums
back up the catchy melody, and a distorted guitar has a few licks and solos
here and there. It's J-Pop, but not orchestral J-Pop.
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Dakishimete Itai - a
romantic ballad sung by the Kamen himself. ^_^ Initially with
a slighty syncopated rhythm, it moves to straight eights. Instruments
include: bass, drums, strings section, and keyboards. It's non-intrusive,
but not laid-back. And the crooning is quite good.
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Starlight ni Kiss Shite
- A most excellent track! A very upbeat, enjoyable song, with stellar
vocals and infectious melody. For being upbeat, though, it's not
"light pop", but more mysterious. It uses the same instruments as
other songs on this album, but it passes up a strings or brass section
in favour of a set of synth bells.
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Route Venus - a fast
pop song, with an urgent, driving pulse. A bare-bones instrumentation
(driven guitar, bass, piano, drums), actually adds to this feeling.
The melody and vocals are great.
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Ai no Senshi - Quite
fast, with some low bass, a wicked melody, and some excellent singing.
I still can't believe how the composers could fit violins into this one,
but they did, and they did it great. As this was the fighting song
for episode 68 (Sailor Moon R) where the Sailor Senshi protect Chibiusa
from Rubeus and the four Uncanny sisters, it naturally is very urgent and
fast-paced.
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Moonlight Densetsu (DALI)
- OK, you've all heard this one. It's the opening for the first four
Sailor Moon seasons. However, in the third season (S), it is sung
by Moon Lips instead of DALI. For those of you who have not heard
it, it's a fast, orchestral J-pop song, with a catchy melody that hooks
the viewer. There's some great bass runs and excellent use of strings,
and the action on the tom-toms is infectious.
(c) Takeuchi Naoko, Koudansha,
TV Asahi, Toei Douga
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