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antpowerSo, I've been avoiding the internet for the past week because I didn't want to be tempted to listen to the new album before it got here. I downloaded the 5x10 concert before my dvd came and then I wasn't terribly excited when it got here. So, I've been watching out the window ever since Tuesday when it was shipped and now IT'S FINALLY HERE! Yay. I'm about to listen to it, so I shall write my impressions of it while I'm listening. XDDDDD
Disc 1
1. Movin' on - I like it. I really like the Ohno solo bit in the middle. And I like the rap. It seems like the kind of rap I could actually learn for karaoke, as opposed to like Believe which is totally impossible. I shall put this on my walking mix. I think it's a good album starter.
2. Mada Ue Wo - nice vocoder effect on the voices. Nice random English - eye shadow? Like you put on your eyes? I think this is one of those songs that will really grow on me. I like it.
3. Refrain - ah, this is really pretty!! And the Japanese is relatively easy, so I can mostly understsand it!! XP I want to make it my weekend homework project to translate the album and then check it against other people's translations to see how wrong I was, I don't know if that's a bit ambitious though. Ah, this so is so Arashish.
4. Troublemaker - I'm skipping this, as I've already heard it. Not that I don't like it! I especially like the sui-sui! And how the single shot of Nino is on the page for the Troublemaker lyrics, lol!
5. T.A.B.O.O. - omg, this is awesome! Oh, Sakurai, your English is getting really good!
6. Circus - very cute and poppy! It reminds me of another song... a KAT-TUN song. Or maybe something from the 80s? Not in a bad way. I like it very much. Damn, Aiba has the sexiest voice on the planet. Also, if I'm playing Mannequin 5 with their cover outfits, I think I'd pick Ohno. I like the stripes. And what is up with Sho's shirt? Or is it a jacket? Maybe a shicket?
7. Gift - Oh golly, the sincerity in Jun's voice!! This is going to be awesome in concert! Jun will do that awesomely cheesey smile and Aiba will cry and Sho will do that face like he's trying to look wistful but you can tell he's thinking about ramen. This song is really beautiful. Ohno's solo near the end is making me cry, lol. Ah, Arashi!
8. Everything - skipping this too. I like it, but I like the live acousticish version a lot more.
9. Come Back To Me - omfg, Jun! I love you!! You are very useful! And you've obviously been spending too much time with Sho ==> put your hands up party people??? lol! This is so freaking adorable! Maybe best Jun solo ever! There's a lot of vocoder on this album, isn't there. Comparatively, anyway.
10. My Girl - skipping again. This song makes me want to cry too because it reminds me of the 5x10 concert. <3
11. Magical Song - ah, this was my most anticipated song, and I'm not sure about it. It's cute and Aibaish but... I'm not sure. I don't dislike it, I was just expecting something different, I think. I will probably love it after a little while.
12. let me down - oh golly, the Aiba picture on this page is the most adorable thing ever! This song is a little bit funky, isn't it. It reminds me of earlier Arashi. Oooh, is it a shicket and a matching vest??? On the very last page of the booklet, the bulge in Sho's pants is way too visible. And it looks like Nino has a pot belly!
Disc 2
1. Monster - skipping.
2. Don't Stop - This song is okay, it doesn't leave a super big impression. I don't dislike it, it's kind of just like a song on an Arashi album, you know? Sho looks like a fluffy chicken sometimes, doesn't he.
3. Shizuka na Yori ni - oh, this is lovely! Especially the high notes. Nice job, Riida!! This goes on my "good Riida" playlist! It's a very pretty picture of him too.
4. Mukae ni Iku yo - This song is okay too. It sounds like it should be a song on an AU CM, doesn't it have that kind of feeling? The picture of Ohno on this page is the most adorable thing I've ever seen. I like the mouth organ bit. It's a quite soothing song, isn't it.
...why does my mother have to call right before Nino's solo???? Ahh!
5. 1992*4##111 - jazz!Nino? Okay, I love it already. I love it a lot. Nino is super pretty in the picture too. Have I mentioned how much I love his pretty new hair? Because I love it a lot too. It's a little bit gospel too, isn't it. Gospel/jazz. Gozz? Ah, this song is so happy! <333333333333333
6. Sora Takaku - also skipping. The Nino picture is cute though, I like the glasses.
7. kagero - I like it. It's very easy to listen to. It will probably end up one of those songs that I always listen to and think "oh, I like this song, what is it?".
8. Summer Splash! - that picture is the most adorable thing I've ever seen!! Right, I love this song, it's very fun.
Overall impression
Disc 2 is much more mellow than disc 1, isn't it. The whole thing has a very epic-type feel to it. It seems fitting with the more mature image they've been trying to go with, but still Arashish. It's quite electronic too, isn't it, like lots of effects and bleepy-bleep type things. I like it.
It will be interesting to read this again in like six months or something and see how my impression has changed, I find with a lot of Arashi songs I feel very differently about them after a while.
OMG, I'm going to be so late to the doctor!!
Disc 1
1. Movin' on - I like it. I really like the Ohno solo bit in the middle. And I like the rap. It seems like the kind of rap I could actually learn for karaoke, as opposed to like Believe which is totally impossible. I shall put this on my walking mix. I think it's a good album starter.
2. Mada Ue Wo - nice vocoder effect on the voices. Nice random English - eye shadow? Like you put on your eyes? I think this is one of those songs that will really grow on me. I like it.
3. Refrain - ah, this is really pretty!! And the Japanese is relatively easy, so I can mostly understsand it!! XP I want to make it my weekend homework project to translate the album and then check it against other people's translations to see how wrong I was, I don't know if that's a bit ambitious though. Ah, this so is so Arashish.
4. Troublemaker - I'm skipping this, as I've already heard it. Not that I don't like it! I especially like the sui-sui! And how the single shot of Nino is on the page for the Troublemaker lyrics, lol!
5. T.A.B.O.O. - omg, this is awesome! Oh, Sakurai, your English is getting really good!
6. Circus - very cute and poppy! It reminds me of another song... a KAT-TUN song. Or maybe something from the 80s? Not in a bad way. I like it very much. Damn, Aiba has the sexiest voice on the planet. Also, if I'm playing Mannequin 5 with their cover outfits, I think I'd pick Ohno. I like the stripes. And what is up with Sho's shirt? Or is it a jacket? Maybe a shicket?
7. Gift - Oh golly, the sincerity in Jun's voice!! This is going to be awesome in concert! Jun will do that awesomely cheesey smile and Aiba will cry and Sho will do that face like he's trying to look wistful but you can tell he's thinking about ramen. This song is really beautiful. Ohno's solo near the end is making me cry, lol. Ah, Arashi!
8. Everything - skipping this too. I like it, but I like the live acousticish version a lot more.
9. Come Back To Me - omfg, Jun! I love you!! You are very useful! And you've obviously been spending too much time with Sho ==> put your hands up party people??? lol! This is so freaking adorable! Maybe best Jun solo ever! There's a lot of vocoder on this album, isn't there. Comparatively, anyway.
10. My Girl - skipping again. This song makes me want to cry too because it reminds me of the 5x10 concert. <3
11. Magical Song - ah, this was my most anticipated song, and I'm not sure about it. It's cute and Aibaish but... I'm not sure. I don't dislike it, I was just expecting something different, I think. I will probably love it after a little while.
12. let me down - oh golly, the Aiba picture on this page is the most adorable thing ever! This song is a little bit funky, isn't it. It reminds me of earlier Arashi. Oooh, is it a shicket and a matching vest??? On the very last page of the booklet, the bulge in Sho's pants is way too visible. And it looks like Nino has a pot belly!
Disc 2
1. Monster - skipping.
2. Don't Stop - This song is okay, it doesn't leave a super big impression. I don't dislike it, it's kind of just like a song on an Arashi album, you know? Sho looks like a fluffy chicken sometimes, doesn't he.
3. Shizuka na Yori ni - oh, this is lovely! Especially the high notes. Nice job, Riida!! This goes on my "good Riida" playlist! It's a very pretty picture of him too.
4. Mukae ni Iku yo - This song is okay too. It sounds like it should be a song on an AU CM, doesn't it have that kind of feeling? The picture of Ohno on this page is the most adorable thing I've ever seen. I like the mouth organ bit. It's a quite soothing song, isn't it.
...why does my mother have to call right before Nino's solo???? Ahh!
5. 1992*4##111 - jazz!Nino? Okay, I love it already. I love it a lot. Nino is super pretty in the picture too. Have I mentioned how much I love his pretty new hair? Because I love it a lot too. It's a little bit gospel too, isn't it. Gospel/jazz. Gozz? Ah, this song is so happy! <333333333333333
6. Sora Takaku - also skipping. The Nino picture is cute though, I like the glasses.
7. kagero - I like it. It's very easy to listen to. It will probably end up one of those songs that I always listen to and think "oh, I like this song, what is it?".
8. Summer Splash! - that picture is the most adorable thing I've ever seen!! Right, I love this song, it's very fun.
Overall impression
Disc 2 is much more mellow than disc 1, isn't it. The whole thing has a very epic-type feel to it. It seems fitting with the more mature image they've been trying to go with, but still Arashish. It's quite electronic too, isn't it, like lots of effects and bleepy-bleep type things. I like it.
It will be interesting to read this again in like six months or something and see how my impression has changed, I find with a lot of Arashi songs I feel very differently about them after a while.
OMG, I'm going to be so late to the doctor!!
