Track Listing
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Heroine
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Koisuru Chikara
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better half
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Heroine -instrumental- feat. Junko Hamaguchi
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Fortune Reproduction ~Radiata Mix~
1. Heroine
Wow, it’s a pretty rockin’ song we have here. Starts with a descenting screech from the guitar, it dives into the synth rock song Heroine. She sounds very powerful, though the BKGD vocals are a bit odd. Though I love how she says ~Heroine~ it’s definitly different. I still enjoy how strong her vocals are at the middle of the song where it quiets down for a bit. Nami, rock is definitly your genre.
2. Koisuru Chikara
Ok, remember what i said about “Distance” and “DreamerS”? Well here’s Koisuru Chikara, they all sound similar though the other two came first, this has to be the cleanest of them. I like how there’s not much background annoyance unlike “Distance” or unusual beats like “DreamerS”. This song does have the whole anthem feel too, but a grandiose one at that. Strings are heard alot through the song, which is pretty good. That’s why this song should have replaced “Distance” at least. I like how she put this on her ~Road to Make Progress~ tour and performed it, it was one of the better moments.
3. better half
Starts off very mysterious like a jungle, but when Nami comes in and adds lyrics it’s very slow, but not a ballad. Add some piano, and some Acoustics reminescent from “Naked” and you have Better Half. Not a very memorable song, least played on my Ipod. I think it’s probably her worst B-Side from this era, well that and “Distance”
4. Heroine -instrumental- Feat. Junko Hamaguchi
I’ll mention this only because of Junko….she totally ruined the instrumental of Heroine….I think the whole “thank you” talk should have been a secret track or sumthin else. ugh.
5. Fortune Reproduction ~Radiata Mix~
Ok, this song was used for the PS2 game “Radiata Stories” and took the dance track off Make Progress and turned it to a beautiful ballad. Jingle Bells are heard in the song which make me think, this was a wintry remix. Either way, it’s great. It’s also evident that she resang this song, and IMO it’s made for a better song overall. I’m happy that there was a male vocalist also backing some of Nami, which is something new at this point.
So, the final single of the era was pretty awesome. Heroine is definitly her strong point in the single which is awesome, proves that Nami can do rock! Koisuru Chikara is such a grand song and is really vocally strong too, I’m surprised this wasn’t on the album, such awesomeness wasted. Better Half was well the axe in the single. It really didn’t stand out for me, and was pretty boring. and the limited bouns track was such a nice treat to listen to. I love how fast songs get morphed into better ballads. Still it’s hard to find the limited edition so you’re better out looking for it on sites.
