[review] Kanjani8 - JUKE BOX
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This comes super late, but I don't have that much to say when I don't have anything to complain about XD
First Kanjani8's original album after the 8th anniversary, JUKE BOX contains different music genres and is basically flawless.
There are 3 versions: the RE with 2 unit songs and a bonus song, Takoyaki in my Heart ver. and BBQ ver. They're all super nice with nice special features and nice photobooks and I don't know how I choose wich one to buy (I'm lying, I know)
Takoyaki in my Heart: what is this if not absolute perfection?? Seriously. We couldn't expect nothing less by a song called 'Takoyaki in my Heart', could we? Perfect from the first to the last note, from the first to the last word, it's so Kanjani, it's an hymn to Osaka, it's p e r f e c t. That's all. With censored Subaru, Maru's gags, Ryo and his mayo, Hina and money ♥ And the PV!!! It's silly, funny, cheerful and at the same time a bit touching, with chibi Eito dressed as Eito Rangers, 8Uppers ;___;
Rescue Rescue: I liked it at the first listening, but after that I haven't listened to it for a long time O_O Now I'm listening to it again O_O It's nice, even with that slightly awkward rap, and the bit between the rap and the refrain is ♥ I could have done without the autotune after the 2nd refrain, but after that there's Ohkura singing with his low register so ggggghhhhh what is autotune.
Sorry Sorry Love: the abuse of autotune is strong here, and, at first, outraged me. But then I listened to it once, twice and... I couldn't lie to myself guys. I LOVE IT. It's so damn catchy and has a nice rythm. And actually autotune can be ok with some songs so...
Seishun Nostalgia: don't ask me why, but after the 1st listening it didn't say me anything, so I've spent like 2 weeks ignoring it. The one day I listened to it once again and "Why in the world I didn't like this???". It's beautiful.
Yuyami Train: confession time: since the album has been released I've listened to this maybe... 5 times? I don't why because it's quite nice. Nothing spectacular, but I really like some parts (the bit before the refrain!).
Kurage: of course I associate this song with the BBQ video so ♥ The sand, the sea, soft skin finally free, Subaru with his Speedo, fireworks, the little turtle awwwww ♥♥♥ The song is super nice and is very summer-ish *_*
Dear Summer sama!!: the refrain is nice, but the rest is a bit...? Not bad but I rarely listen to it.
Kitakaze Blues: sexy. That's all. Don't ask me why, but I find it sexy. The melody? Their voices? Sexy and classy.
Anata E: T_____T CAN YOU IMAGINE THE LIVE PERFORMANCE?? Beautiful T___T
Your Wurlitzer: ok am I the only one who thinks this should have been the 1st song of the album? Because it's like an opening. Short, asking "tonight what should i make you listen to" and since tha album title is JUKE BOX... I don't, it should have been the first one.
West Side!!: love at the first listening *___* It's all beautiful, but the refrain is SPECTACULAR and the live must be awesome!!
BEAST!! (Hina-Maru-Ryo): the most improbable unit, I wasn't expecting anything great, THEN!!! The song is super nice and... for some reason at the live they get naked O_O I don't know O_O And when at the end they shout the names of 'true men' LMAO.
Kari (kari) (Yoko-Subaru-Yasu-Ohkura): after the first seconds I was like "what. the.hell.", then I listened yo the whole thing and... I still was "what.the.hell." It0s totally CRAZY. Crazy crazy crazy. But in a brilliant way. Seriously.
All is Well: aaaaaaaand, last but not least... BAM, THE BEST SONG OF THE ALBUM. BOW TO THIS SONG. IT'S LOVELY, PERFECT, EVERYTHING. AND IT'S SO FULL OF LOVE IT MAKES ME EMOTIONALE T_T I HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS FOR THIS SONG OKAY? DON'T ASK WHICH IS MY FAVE PART BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING IS GOOD T____T (sorry)
I've already talked about the singles: Aoppana is flawless, now I like Koko ni Shikanai Keshiki more than Hesomagari (it's boring me a bit), and Namida no Kotae is still nothing great (best parts of the single were the PV and Bansou, wich is PERFECT)
I know, this isn't long, but I really like this album. It's solid and not boring at all, while listening to it maybe I skip only one song.
And, generally speaking, do you know what I like about Eito's albums? First of all, if you pay more for the LE, there's actually something different from the cheaper RE, not only few more pics (yes I'm comparing them to Arashi because a)I'm upset about their albums and b) I can. And this time the excuse "but Arashi are more popular" doesn't work, because their albums have always been like that). Anyway, there's always a REAL photobook (lately 2, because there are 2 LEs), and DVD with special contents. So that I feel like I'm spending money for something.
AND I like how they're always so involved. I'm not talking about writing songs, because that's not a thing that anyone can do. I'm talking about coming up with something everytime. That freaking short movie for Zukkoke Daidassou, the Dokkiri/documentary for PUZZLE, A WHOLE MOVIE for 8Uppers (don't make me start rambling about 8Uppers because it was so well promoted and they started giving us hints like months before), they drew their uniforms for FIGH and made a video for us to see how, and this time they went on a BBQ date and made us see how the 2 units were formed. (acually there's always a lot more in their albums/DVDs, a lot of behind the scenes).
We always get something, we see a part of what's behind the music -or what they want us to see- and it's good. It's beautiful.
Suggestion: go, download, and listen to it--> HERE
First Kanjani8's original album after the 8th anniversary, JUKE BOX contains different music genres and is basically flawless.
There are 3 versions: the RE with 2 unit songs and a bonus song, Takoyaki in my Heart ver. and BBQ ver. They're all super nice with nice special features and nice photobooks and I don't know how I choose wich one to buy (I'm lying, I know)
Takoyaki in my Heart: what is this if not absolute perfection?? Seriously. We couldn't expect nothing less by a song called 'Takoyaki in my Heart', could we? Perfect from the first to the last note, from the first to the last word, it's so Kanjani, it's an hymn to Osaka, it's p e r f e c t. That's all. With censored Subaru, Maru's gags, Ryo and his mayo, Hina and money ♥ And the PV!!! It's silly, funny, cheerful and at the same time a bit touching, with chibi Eito dressed as Eito Rangers, 8Uppers ;___;
Rescue Rescue: I liked it at the first listening, but after that I haven't listened to it for a long time O_O Now I'm listening to it again O_O It's nice, even with that slightly awkward rap, and the bit between the rap and the refrain is ♥ I could have done without the autotune after the 2nd refrain, but after that there's Ohkura singing with his low register so ggggghhhhh what is autotune.
Sorry Sorry Love: the abuse of autotune is strong here, and, at first, outraged me. But then I listened to it once, twice and... I couldn't lie to myself guys. I LOVE IT. It's so damn catchy and has a nice rythm. And actually autotune can be ok with some songs so...
Seishun Nostalgia: don't ask me why, but after the 1st listening it didn't say me anything, so I've spent like 2 weeks ignoring it. The one day I listened to it once again and "Why in the world I didn't like this???". It's beautiful.
Yuyami Train: confession time: since the album has been released I've listened to this maybe... 5 times? I don't why because it's quite nice. Nothing spectacular, but I really like some parts (the bit before the refrain!).
Kurage: of course I associate this song with the BBQ video so ♥ The sand, the sea, soft skin finally free, Subaru with his Speedo, fireworks, the little turtle awwwww ♥♥♥ The song is super nice and is very summer-ish *_*
Dear Summer sama!!: the refrain is nice, but the rest is a bit...? Not bad but I rarely listen to it.
Kitakaze Blues: sexy. That's all. Don't ask me why, but I find it sexy. The melody? Their voices? Sexy and classy.
Anata E: T_____T CAN YOU IMAGINE THE LIVE PERFORMANCE?? Beautiful T___T
Your Wurlitzer: ok am I the only one who thinks this should have been the 1st song of the album? Because it's like an opening. Short, asking "tonight what should i make you listen to" and since tha album title is JUKE BOX... I don't, it should have been the first one.
West Side!!: love at the first listening *___* It's all beautiful, but the refrain is SPECTACULAR and the live must be awesome!!
BEAST!! (Hina-Maru-Ryo): the most improbable unit, I wasn't expecting anything great, THEN!!! The song is super nice and... for some reason at the live they get naked O_O I don't know O_O And when at the end they shout the names of 'true men' LMAO.
Kari (kari) (Yoko-Subaru-Yasu-Ohkura): after the first seconds I was like "what. the.hell.", then I listened yo the whole thing and... I still was "what.the.hell." It0s totally CRAZY. Crazy crazy crazy. But in a brilliant way. Seriously.
All is Well: aaaaaaaand, last but not least... BAM, THE BEST SONG OF THE ALBUM. BOW TO THIS SONG. IT'S LOVELY, PERFECT, EVERYTHING. AND IT'S SO FULL OF LOVE IT MAKES ME EMOTIONALE T_T I HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS FOR THIS SONG OKAY? DON'T ASK WHICH IS MY FAVE PART BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING IS GOOD T____T (sorry)
I've already talked about the singles: Aoppana is flawless, now I like Koko ni Shikanai Keshiki more than Hesomagari (it's boring me a bit), and Namida no Kotae is still nothing great (best parts of the single were the PV and Bansou, wich is PERFECT)
I know, this isn't long, but I really like this album. It's solid and not boring at all, while listening to it maybe I skip only one song.
And, generally speaking, do you know what I like about Eito's albums? First of all, if you pay more for the LE, there's actually something different from the cheaper RE, not only few more pics (yes I'm comparing them to Arashi because a)I'm upset about their albums and b) I can. And this time the excuse "but Arashi are more popular" doesn't work, because their albums have always been like that). Anyway, there's always a REAL photobook (lately 2, because there are 2 LEs), and DVD with special contents. So that I feel like I'm spending money for something.
AND I like how they're always so involved. I'm not talking about writing songs, because that's not a thing that anyone can do. I'm talking about coming up with something everytime. That freaking short movie for Zukkoke Daidassou, the Dokkiri/documentary for PUZZLE, A WHOLE MOVIE for 8Uppers (don't make me start rambling about 8Uppers because it was so well promoted and they started giving us hints like months before), they drew their uniforms for FIGH and made a video for us to see how, and this time they went on a BBQ date and made us see how the 2 units were formed. (acually there's always a lot more in their albums/DVDs, a lot of behind the scenes).
We always get something, we see a part of what's behind the music -or what they want us to see- and it's good. It's beautiful.
Suggestion: go, download, and listen to it--> HERE
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Date: 2013-12-05 09:21 pm (UTC)*torno appena ho tempo*
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Date: 2013-12-10 10:57 pm (UTC)(I primi ascolti dell'album li ho fatti mentre cucivo i vari pezzi del mio cosplay da eito ranger e cercavo di non dare di matto nel terrore di non finirlo per tempo, eh ^^'')
Di solito all'inizio mi prendono alcune canzoni (questo vale per qualunque album musicale io ascolti, non solo per la JE) e altre le ignoro abbastanza, salvo che poi spesso sono proprio quest'ultime a diventare molte delle mie super-preferite...
Con Jukebox l'impatto forte e immediato c'è stato con Kurage <3 (adoratissima! io non l'associo al bbq ma i vari passaggi vocali e di 'stile' da uno all'altro, dopo l'inizio a corda pizzicata di Yasu... sono da lacrime e basta çOç), Rescue Rescue (anch'io poi l'ho un po' persa senza motivo, ma rimane molto bella e molto rock e il reprise di Ohkura a voce bassissima è una specie di ulteriore colpo basso, gwwh), West Side (a quanto ho capito in questi concerti sta rimpiazzando misetekure ç_ç Però è davvero potente, scivolando in un ritornello che non ti aspetteresti, meraviglioso *_*) + Kari (su questa torno dopo). Queste me le sono ri-ascoltate subito, le altre no. Eppure due giorni dopo stavo canticchiando Anata E, nessuna delle altre XD
E conoscendomi, sapevo anche che l'innamoramento per All is Well ci sarebbe stato -se non immediato, poco dopo- e mi avrebbe fatto capitolare çOç Questa canzone è qualcosa di... non so, da una parte mi ricorda il 5x10 e desidero da matti sentirla cantata dagli Arashi (ehm XD), e il mezzo scioglilingua di Ohkura, e il pezzo di Ryo nella seconda metà, e beh, TUTTO. semplicemente TUTTO çoç
- Dear Summer Sama per me è il bbq, l'adoro XD
Li vorrei vedere al concerto con costumino hawaiano a cantare con i piedi nella sabbia :p
- Su Your Wurlitzer la penso come te: è splendida, ma trovarmela in quel punto dell'album mi ha spiazzata, così breve e così 'da presentazione' (vogliamo parlare degli assoli di ciascun strumento ç__ç????); Yuyami Train continuo a pensare che non sia nulla di che ma non smetto di canticchiarla.
- Veniamo alle unit: potrei stendere un tappeto rosso per Kari. Me la ridevo della grossa mentre l'ascoltavo per la prima volta, e non ce n'è: YONA YONA il ritorno!!!
Io caddi innamorata follemente degli Eito dopo, rispettivamente, tsubusa ni koi, life e yona yona. Questa è una di quelle canzoni che ti fanno sorridere anche quando non ne hai voglia, e io la amo tantissimo, ecco ç_ç
BEAST!! è altrettanto forte, più l'ascolto e più mi piace, all'inizio invece non molto (ovviamente se al primo ascolto capissi anche il significato del testo potrei giudicare meglio anziché solo tramite il ritmo -.-'')
Le altre:
- Sorry sorry love è terribilmente tamarra e quando c’è l’attacco di Ryo sembra Giorgio Vanni in una sigla di Pokémon o Dragonball (e non è un’offesa, visto che amo entrambi) tuttavia per qualche strano motivo come per Water Drop, 'non è da loro', ma mi prende XD
E comunque meglio 'rovinare' del tutto di autotune una cosa così tamarra (una ogni tanto ci sta) piuttosto che una canzone bella o bellissima di suo, con un apporto insulso di autotune.
- Seishun Nostalgia: un unico ascolto e poi dimenticata, sino a qualche tempo fa. E' bellissima invece! E c'è una parte di Ohkura in cui mi sembra di sentire cantare Ohno... non linciatemi...
- Kitakaze Blues: l’unica che tra tutte mi prende ancora poco, rispetto alle altre. Ma ha del buonissimo potenziale, perché io fino a due giorni fa bistrattavo Osaka Rainy Blues e l’altra sera ascoltandola in auto quasi scoppiavo a piangere da cotanta beltà. Penso siamo sullo stesso registro con questa XD
- I singoli mi piacciono tutti, con Hesomagari che anche a me sta un po' scadendo adesso, peccato. Di Namida no Kotae a me piace parecchio l'intro di Ohkura e di Subaru, poi diventa un po' troppo filastrocca nella parte Maru-Yasu-Hina, e in definitiva non è tra quelle che ascolto spesso. Bansou la ADORO, l'ho ficcata anche nel cell che pure non tiene più di 15 tracce, che non cambio quasi mai...
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Date: 2013-12-10 10:58 pm (UTC)Ho lasciato per ultima Takoyaki... eh... oltre a quotarti tutto, è una delle canzoni che so che amerò per tutta la vita e anche oltre.
Io sono arrivata ad affezionarmi agli Eito solo DOPO che canzoni di stile 'eitoso' erano uscite ormai da tempo (Wahaha, per dire, ma anche le vecchie Sukiyanen Osaka, It's my soul, wonderful World etc) = quelle cose pacchiane, bellissime e indimenticabili che possono fare solo loro. E' il loro stile, ma temevo che non ne avrei viste mai più, passando il tempo e diventando più famosi (la stessa orribile paura che ho per gli Arashi ç__ç).
E invece PAAAAN, SMENTITA ALLA GRANDE! Se ne sono usciti con QUESTA CANZONE PERFETTA ed Eitosa da qualunque parte la si guardi.
Piangevo di gioia nel godermi il PV, il balletto girato nella via famosissima (ce l'ho anche come sfondo al lavoro da oltre un anno e mezzo. Ogni volta che ora appare a random, DOPO Takoyaki in my heart, ho un tuffo al cuore immensamente più grande di prima), le esibizioni di tutti, specie Ryo che si prende in giro immensamente più degli altri... e il testo con le citazioni (perfino dei colori)... oddio ç__ç
Li amo çOç
FINE.
... a Ohkura e alla tartarughina avevo già dedicato un post apposito <3