Track Listing
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Eternal Voice
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Believe
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day by day
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Complete
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Be Positive <Hikari no Naka de Kagayaite>
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NEVER STOP MY HEART -Kimi to iu Kiseki ni-
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Shining Star ☆Wasurenai Kara☆
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Realize
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Naked
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Destiny
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Ashita no Kimi
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Prayer
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Believe -Evidence01 Mix-
1. Eternal Voice
Wow, the 1st song from the 1st album…It starts off in the chorus with little background noises, but when she starts the 2nd half synths and percussion blares in. Now, this song right here is a slower dance song *oxymoron* but my favorite part was the bridge, it just sounded too friggin awesome!. Great way to start Nami’s album
2. Believe
Uh-oh 1st single alert!!!! Anyways, this song was played in the Gundam series and is very well known amongst the fans. Opening sequence = best ever. A very trance-like aura is emanating from the song as well. Seeing as how Nami’s voice matured now, she can really hit or miss that high note, and you guys know where I’m talking about. Either way, this song put Nami on the map for sure.
3. day by day
Oddly enough, this is an R&B like track. Now, to me when I think J-pop R&B, I instantly think of Utada Hikaru’s song “Automatic” and it actually almost sounded like it too like in beats and rhythm. I love the final chorus of the song the best ~I can fly to your love, because I say “I love you!~ it just got stuck in my head and made me love this song even further
4. Complete
Well, is it rock? Is it pop? w/e….This song has Nami giving an atittude…Which is always nice but it’s like her voice is different through the verses, maybe giving it a further explanation on her attitude throughout the song…Background voices we’re pretty nice to hear too…though the guy…was just not needed. Even through that this song was catchy.
5. Be Positive <Hikari no Naka de Kagayaite>
So it’s slow pop time, I like this song, even though it’s slower. Her voice was nice throughout the song and it was enjoyable, if Nami had made this a single, I would’ve bought it!. This song is just nice. Great to know Nami wrote this song, a trait she starts using on each album.
6. NEVER STOP MY HEART -Kimi to Iu Kiseki ni-
Now it’s ballad time! Really, I’m not a huge ballad fan…So I’m not too fond of this song. The chorus sounded like she was straining her voice for them high notes. Another one of those songs that she’ll prolly never perform live. Either way, at least she has a ballad on the album.
7. Shining Star ☆Wasurenai Kara☆
Sampling “Twinkle, Twinkle, Litte Star” for its entrance, you’d think it’s a ballad also. THINK AGAIN! You are totally in for a surprise, it’s a catchy little dance tune. She’s singin her heart out throughout this song. Backup singers that sing the important English parts kinda disappoint me because you’d think Nami would do that. Beautiful song overall.
8. Realize
Another of them awesome Gundam songs, Realize is a lot more lighter on the synth this time around. Guitar is pretty prominent in the song which is a plus. The bridge, like Eternal Voice is the best part of the whole song. I heard this song many times live, and before Speciality/Don’t Stay she was pretty bad at it live but when her Graduation DVD came out she sang this song to awesomeness. One of her best’s of this album
9. Naked
*cough* what? A song called Naked? WTF! Anyways the beginning starts with the guitar playing 4 notes and stopping abruptly repeatedly. Then she comes in with the chorus like a bunch of her earlier songs. Sadly, this song didn’t keep my interest up for too long. Prolly least favorite from this point
10. Destiny
Starts with the chorus *sighs* I’m shocked that this song was put here because Naked was at a medium tempo and the next song is a ballad…Ok, it’s got that Gundam speed like in Believe and Realize, but then again. it was used on Gundam DUH!. Good thing about this song is that it has equal synth and guitar unlike Believe = synth in the forefront and Realize = guitar in the forefront. Real good song. BTW that note she hits in the chorus…yea It’s strained to no end.
11. Ashita no Kimi
Ballad, and it starts in the chorus! Her voice does have an angelic feel to it, which is nice. It sound like a wintry song. It kinda picks up speed, but barely in the bridge, but goes back to slow in the chorus. In other words this song was subpar against the whole album making it, a filler
12. Prayer
A single as the last song? *shrugs* As usual it starts off with the chorus. Prayer, like Realize also is driven mostly by guitar, which is pretty cool, because it’s also has a wintry feel, if the PV didn’t already show that XD. I liked the whole chorus, it just made me wanna get up and start doing the moves from the PV itself!
13. Believe -Evidence01 Mix-
As much as I love trance/dance music, Believe couldn’t have been a better choice to be put in ballad form, I really enjoyed this remix. Even though I wanted to hear Realize as a ballad….oh wait, they did do that! Either way great way to end the song and album itself
Tracks Recommended
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Realize
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Believe
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day by day
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Eternal Voice
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Prayer
Greeting was a real awesome debut for Nami, and I praise it…but majority of the songs started off in the chorus…which was totally unusual. I guess it can get better from here. A nice variation of songs too. Though the album did feature too many poor choiced B-sides, it turned out all right.
