Track Listing
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Take It Easy!
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Kirai Suki Daikirai
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Take It Easy! (Instrumental)
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Kirai Suki Daikirai (Instrumental)
1. Take It Easy!
Buono! has steadily been getting better with their releases especially the last three. However, Buono! kind of slipped with this release. It doesn’t sound Buono! at all which is unusual. I know them as the girls with gritty guitars, catchy lyrics and arrangements, and cutesy vocals from the girls. This time around that’s all different. Take It Easy! has a strange acoustic vibe with banjo also in there. I guess it’s a nice sounding summer tune, but this is probably one of my least favorite A-sides from them.
2. Kirai Suki Daikirai
This is what I mean. Kirai Suki Daikirai has the edgier sound that the girls are well-known for and I love it. Though the melody reminds me of “My Sharona” in the most strange way. The thing that threw me off from the single was that the transition to the chorus was pretty bad and quite awkward with the tempo change. I think Momoko is also on the right page, vocal-wise since she sounded pretty good with Airi and Miyabi.
After the awesome “MY BOY”, Buono! had to take a few steps down for this single. I just think Tsunku slipped up with this single as neither songs really had the Buono! spark (maybe the B-side). I don’t know but I didn’t enjoy this single much.
