Toushindai no Love Song IS such a beautiful song! Aqua Timez sure didn't let me down after having a hard time finding a website wherein I could download the mp3 of this song ^^". I even tried to set up LimeWire, but heck, it's just so slow. Fortunately, after a month, I did found the .mp3 file of this song ~without the help of that damn LimeWire.
As what the title denotes, "Life-sized Love Song", ain't any ordinary love song. Unlike Sen no Yoru wo Koete and Chiisana Tenohira, Toushindai no Love song isn't that melancholic, but rather shows a happy atmosphere. I also gave two thumbs up for the meaning of the song - it is indeed a Life-sized love song! I even wonder if the female voice that sings "hold me tight.. you make me happy shalalala.." is Mayuko, the only female member of the band. Whatever the answer may be, there is a possibility that it's her, since I saw on some forums that Mayuko CAN sing! =)
Phew~ I'm back again in making reviews! And once again, it's from the popular jrock band - High and Mighty Color. This song, entitled Dreams, isn't the theme song of any anime series. I've just downloaded it because of "curiosity". [HandMC is my 2nd fave band] Fortunately, my download didn't put into waste. In fact, this gave me another lucky hit on Jmusic ^^. Well...after I've heard the entire song, I was having a doubt on whether HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR performed it or not. How come? No weird background singing, no shouting, no rap...in simpler meaning, it's not a rock music! The vocalists, Maki & Yuusuke *now I know their name*, also sound different than the way they sing Pride or Ichirin no hana. IT WAS SO COOL. After I've seen the PV, my doubt disappeared...and my admiration to this band grew even more ^^. If you're curious either, you could download this song at the MP3 downloads section found on the left.
Sen no Yoru wo Koete means Overcome the Thousands of Nights in English. It is the ending theme of the Bleach movie, Memories of Nobody. Actually, I've downloaded it more likely by accident at Gendou's Anime Music. Back then I can't think of any mp3 to download, so I decided to search for the songs of Aqua Timez (they are the Jband who sang one of Bleach's ending, Alones). The title piqued my interest, aside from the fact that the search engine only found 2 songs (Alones and Sen no Yoru..). After I've finished downloading, I immediately listened to it, finding out that the song is really great! I often listen to this song, and still, I didn't grew tired of listening to it. The meaning of the song is also great - it's about a preson who likes someone, but that someone don't. I hope many Bleach lovers out there would bother downloading this song. It's really great - I tell 'ya, GREAT! (lonely though...)
Well...what more could a perfect score rating mean? This song's just too great for me that I ended up playing it all over and over and over again! I'm now starting to replace Maaya as my top 1 Jpop artist to YUI (gomen, Sakamoto-san!). But of course, Maaya is still Maaya ^^. Anyway, I'm not here to discuss about that, it's all about YUI's single, Life. Well...what more? Huh..I can't think of anything else - just discover this song yourself, and maybe you'll love it too. (what a stupid review..)
Aside from Platinum, Rolling Star is another opening theme that I've given a perfect score. The song is very lively, and I often listen to it. The very first time I heard this song is from my cousin - which he keeps on playing on his cellphone -__-". There is a possibility that you'll love the introduction music - well, also the childish voice of YUI =) The first line of the chorus also played a great part in the song "Yume ni made mita you na sekai wa" ^__^
This GSD opening theme is really great ^_^. Unlike Ichirin no Hana, there isn't much rock music, except those - weird background singing. However, I guess you'll like it after you hear the full version of Pride (repetition will also be a good alternative). As said, the female vocalist, Maki, takes all in this song - and I see no problem with that [after all, she's the only female in the band]. Yusuke, on the other hand is the one responsible for the background singing. I recommend you to watch it's PV version on Youtube - it's really good.
The World is Death Note's opening theme which isn't that bad, and'll do. I was badly mistaken thinking that the singer of this song is the Jband, TM Revolution *wahh!*. Anyway, I really don't like this song at first, but after watching Death Note [a lot], I'm beginning to like it. The best part there [in my opinion] is the chorus. ^_^"
I just loove this song! Well, actually, ALL Maaya Sakamoto songs. Platinum, or Purachina in Japanese, is a very well made, and well composed ending theme for Cardcaptor Sakura. Well, I'm not saying that the song and the anime are *that* connected, however, the video and the song blend very well - especially with the mitsuketai naa.. kanaetai naa.. part. >.< Platinum is a very nice song [as in, VERY!], and there's a possibility that you might get addicted to it...just like me -_-" [especially if you're a dedicated CCS and Sakamoto fan]. *skip* By the way, you could download the mp3 of the said song at Gendou's anime Music, and believe me -it's soo nice to hear. :D
You are the only "you". There is no such thing as your replacement, these are the first lines stated in Bleach's 3rd opening theme, Ichirin no Hana [a single flower]. There are some parts in this song that are just so-HandMC-trademark - you know, those strange weird sounds [which I really hate]. Especially with the part where you can barely hear "YOU SHOULD NOTICE THAT THERE IS NO OTHER
YOU SHOULD NOTICE THAT THERE IS NO NEXT TIME
YOU SHOULD NOTICE THAT THERE IS NO OTHER
YOU SHOULD NOTICE THAT THERE IS NO NEXT" stuff. Oh yeah, another thing that I hate on the song is where one of the vocalists shouts "you should notice thaaaat there's no other!!!" in a rocky way [you know, rock music -_-"]. However, overall, the song is sugoi! The lead female vocalist and the other male vocalist made the song great in it's own way. It was the first time that I heard the male vocalist sing normally - see HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR's Pride - the female vocalist takes all the *normal* singing!
Talk about that Haikara male vocalist [Yuusuke], he sings great >.< I like his voice! Setting aside the rock part.