AAA – PARTY IT UP March 15, 2013

Track Listing

1. PARTY IT UP
2. ALIVE
3. PARTY IT UP (PLAY IT ALL NIGHT REMIX) (CD only bonus track)
4. PARTY IT UP (Instrumental)
5. ALIVE (Instrumental)

1. PARTY IT UP

After the last couple of A-sides, I was honestly burned out by AAA by releasing subpar songs as leading tracks.  Luckily for me, PARTY IT UP is SUCH A KICKASS song from the group.  I have always said I love their dance tracks more than their peppy/ballad stuff so this was right up in my alley.  I still really think that it’s awesome to finally see Shuta and Shinji being active in the songs and not being merely backup dancers nowadays.  It’s a pretty badass song, but my only issue is HOW short it really is (consists of two verses, two choruses…that’s it and the ending too).  It just felt like it could’ve had more added onto it.  Still it’s a pretty awesome song!

2. ALIVE

The beat of “PARTY IT UP” leads into the B-side and it’s got a darker synth riff at first and we hear Chiaki singing quite lengthily then Shuta and Shinji which is really cool.  The song is kind of a danceable ballad?  It’s definitely different from the previous track and is quite unique in AAA’s discography.  Actually you really don’t hear a lot of the primary members until the later half which is cool.  Not bad of a B-side.

3. PARTY IT UP (PLAY IT ALL NIGHT REMIX)

We get a remix of the A-side as a special CD only treat.  It’s like they wanted to turn it into even more of an electro song and while the melody doesn’t match the lyrical melody, the song isn’t a bad remix.  I wish the chorus had a little more oomph to make it pop out more but this is OK…

AAA finally found the light again with PARTY IT UP.  The leading track is really cool and very them but I still do feel like the song needs more especially after the second chorus and its remix was solid, not the best but not terrible either.  ALIVE was different for sure and I love that the song mostly circled around Chiaki, Shuta, and Shinji here while everyone else was back up essentially.  This definitely made up for their last couple of singles and I hope they release another dance track after this one!

AAA – Miss You/Hohoemi no Saku Basho January 25, 2013

Track Listing

1. Miss You
2. Hohoemi no Saku Basho
3. AAA 2012 SINGLE MEGA MIX (CD only bonus track)
4. Miss You (Instrumental)
5. Hohoemi no Saku Basho (Instrumental)

1. Miss You

I wish I could be a little more happy with Miss You, but good lord this was surprisingly boring to my ears.  Even though this is their winter song (strange in January…), it’s definitely under R&B which is something they haven’t done before but this was incredibly plain to listen to!  I mean there’s qutie a bit of Nissy and Urata in the song but none of the girls (unless they are doing melodies).  I just wasn’t a fan of it and Urata’s high notes are quite icky as well. 

2. Hohoemi no Saku Basho

I thought it was Shuta that opened the song up but I think it’s Nissy.  I’m a little bummed to know that the song is slower than “Miss You” because I really couldn’t get myself in this one (a constant problem with AAA’s ballads) except “Aitai Riyuu”.  Add in a nasal rap from Hidaka and it’s just your plain ole AAA ballad which is not good!

3. AAA 2012 SINGLE MEGA MIX

• 777 ~We can sing a song!~
• SAILING
• Still Love You
• Niji

Another megamix AAA? Too many of these things roaming around!  At least it’s on one version of the single.  As a 10 minute mix, this actually had a little more effort (when compared to the other megamixes they’ve released in two years.  I mean it’s still mostly their significant arrangement but since there’s only four tracks, they each had a lengthier time for a verse and chorus.  777 ~We can sing a song!~ is still trying to stick to me and it’s slowly working haha.  I love the transitioning into SAILING for sure which is a great thing to hear for a megamix.  SAILING sounds a bit more upbeat though and I kind of liked it more.  Then comes Still Love You which still is an amazing song, plus it’s awesome they actually worked in the verse since it’s like the quietest part of the damn song XD.  Finally we’re led into Niji and I’m still kind of on the fence because it still does sound kind of cheap to me.  It does sound slightly better here, but I have no idea why.  Overall it’s a cool megamix with some good tracks.  Honestly though, can we stop with the megamixes though?

 

 

Ugh, can we just call it a day here…this is probably AAA’s worst single in a LOOOOONG time.  Miss You is such a borefest and kind of bland and almost painful to listen to Urata in here.  Hohoemi no Saku Basho follows the trail after such failures like “STEP” and “FIELD”…it’s boring as a ballad!  Which leaves us with the only quote-on-quote good song and that was merely a megamix…lord this is yikes!

AAA – Niji October 30, 2012

Track Listing

1. Niji
2. good day
3. good day (Shohei Matsumoto EDM Remix) (CD only)
4. good day (Remo-con Remix) (CD only)
5. Niji (Instrumental)
6. good day (Instrumental)

1. Niji

Something about Niji just screams nostalgic early 2000′s pop music which is something AAA has been really parading around the last two albums and I’m starting to wish they could stop it.  It sounds like another Komuro-produced track since the keyboards sound old and just cheesy.  The line distribution reminds me of “CALL” but there’s just nothing I find remotely interesting about the song.

2. good day

The B-side played tricks on me because the intro was so cool and electronic but when the group enters the song it sounds like a “Niji” but with dubstep moments.  It’s really an awkward mixture for me but the fact that the verses are awesome and the chorus is just shit baffles me so much!  I will say that it’s cooler than the A-side but that chorus….why?!?

3. good day (Shohei Matsumoto EDM Remix)

I love the fact that the B-side gets the most attention on this single since it has two remixes!  The first one takes out the dubstep moments of the song and makes it more of a club track which is a nice change.  The chorus doesn’t sound cheap and when the remix gets all electro, it gets better.  Yeah I actually prefer this over the original!!!

4. good day (Remo-con Remix)

Moving to the other remix, Remo-con’s take on good day at first sounded strange because of the intro not matching up with the lyrics.  Sadly, this remix focuses on ,ore of the experiments of the remixer by doing some weird skipping/dubstep mix and it just doesn’t work AT ALL!  It’s just a bit too messy for me and doesn’t do the song justice.

 

 

AAA begins a new era with a pretty mediocre single in Niji.  The song feels so boring and just too ancient for my tastes (and if it’s Komuro, shame on him!).  good day was better though something about the song doesn’t sit right with me and it’s probably the dubstep crap that’s in it which was dealt with in the EDM remix which is so much better than both the original and the Remo-con remix…wow was this a poor single T.T

AAA – 777 ~TRIPLE SEVEN~ September 4, 2012

Track Listing

1. 777 OPENING
2. Charge ▶ Go!
3. 777 ~We can sing a song!~
4. SAILING
5. Perfect
6. Lights
7. Last Love
8. I$M
9. Sorry, I…
10. Still Love You
11. WISHES
12. Thank you (39 ver.)
13. We Are! (bonus track)
14. Special Summer Medley (CD only)

1. 777 OPENING

Hey. props to AAA for opening the album with a fanfare of sorts.  For being a near 2 minute intro, 777 OPENING actually kinds of sounds a little out of place.  I mean the instrumentation and melody screams Disney for all its worth or Kingdom Hearts in that direction.  I recognize the melody is of one of the songs of the albun but I’m not sure quite yet.  Odd introduction but fancy.

2. Charge ▶ Go!

Makes sense that their first vocal song is actually the first A-side released for the album (and oddly enough was a digital single as well before the single release).  I kind of liked that they began the song on a slow and ballad-like atmosphere but then things seem to change into an upbeat and dance heavy tune.  It’s a big difference between the two parts so it does feel a little strange.  Hidaka’s rap still feels awkward so that messed it up and it’s just a long song overall….I like it, but in moderation basically.

3. 777 ~We can sing a song!~

As the pseudo title track AND 4th A-side released, 777 is still pretty good for being a summer song.  If you were looking for that summer song that AAA has been known for doing, this song would answer that with no fault which is the good point for me.  All the members sound upbeat and peppy which adds to this happy-go-lucky nature.  Plus it’s always good when there’s saxophones in the arrangement…this has actually grown on me since the single review not too long ago.

4. SAILING

As the 2nd A-side released, SAILING was always be the sentimental track because of it’s positive lyrics and overall mid-tempo synthness it has.  I will say that Hidaka’s opening line of ~vortex makes me hard~ still manages to make chuckle every time I listen to it LOL.  It still is a pretty good song but I still feel as if the chorus felt out of place when put against the verses.

5. Perfect

The first of 3 brand new songs on the album, Perfect comes first and I feel like this should’ve been placed in between “777″ and “SAILING” because it felt like it has the summery vibes from the former and the synth usage of the latter.  What’s interesting is that this song is sung by only Nissy, Urata, Shinji, Shuta, and Hidaka (who raps of course),  It’s pretty basic of a song but it’s not bad.

6. Lights

As the secondary A-side from “Charge ▶ Go!/Lights”, I was kind of surprised this song made the album cut though at the same not since it is an A-side and all that.  After “Perfect”, it just slows to a snail’s pace for the song which kind of bored the hell out of me.  I guess I liked it back then because it featured all of the members equally, but now it kind of just blows right by without too much notice.

7. Last Love

To pick us up from the slump of the slowness from “Lights”, Chiaki and Misako get their own song in Last Love which is quite a bump in a dance style and I kind of like it for some reason.  It does remind of some K-pop girl-groups out there but I kind of found myself enjoying this either way around. 

8. I$M

I found it that AAA chose I$M (B-side from “Still Love You”) and made it the promo song for the album.  It’s still a strange song for me but I think it’s one of their more unique efforts in recent times.  I also seem to love that all 7 members get a big chunk of solo lines  in the song which gives a big effect of distribution here.  I have to admit that Hidaka sounded AMAZING in the song lol.  This is probably one of the best B-sides they’ve ever done as a group…I’m happy they chose this to promote the album.

9. Sorry, I…

Which is great that the last brand new song comes after because it’s another thumping dance track!  Add that it’s the lone group track that’s new for them, they tackled it pretty well.  I actually think it fits perfectly between the two songs since it has things that are taken from both “I$M” and “Still Love You” but adds a dubstep breakdown.  It’s funny though that I’m not too bothered by it because Hidaka works his magic around those parts.  I’d say it’s my favorite of the new tracks.

10. Still Love You

If they’re A-sides of the era had this much power, it would’ve been a great experience.  Still Love You is really good and just has all the things that made a song like this work!  Plus I love hearing the verses with everyone singing during it.  Hidaka also sounds really cool during his part.  Definitely fits with their better dance numbers out there (which is quite a lot). 

11. WISHES

I like the slowing down for the end of “Still Love You” kind of rolls into the B-side from “SAILING” since this is kind of a brick wall back to a ballad.  Kind of like “Lights”, the song kind of just moves at a very SLOOOOW pace.  I have made the previous connection on the single review, so this still kind of feels like a clone more than anything to me.  I just remember hearing a lot of Urata and Misako and not much else beyond that lol.

12. Thank you (39 ver.)

Strange seeing this song here.  Actually it was released digitally way before ”Charge ▶ Go!” was released.  Then it found its way being released on their B-side compilation, “Another side of #AAABEST”.  Now, we find it towards the end of the album as a new version and it’s quite apparant that it is a new version as well.  The original had quite a bit of charm which I enjoyed but the new version kind of took it out and left us with a another piano ballad.  I’m basically disappointed because it took out the good things about the original.  I guess the good thing that came out of this version is that the members sound a bit better, but that’s a small thing.

13. We Are!

The first bonus track, is a cover of Hiroshi Kitadani’s big theme for the anime, One Piece (or as many people would recognize more when Tohoshinki covered it).  Which by the way, reminds me of Toho’s version because it’s loud and full of summer vibes all over (hmmm shouldn’t “777″ been here since they kind of ride the same vein and all.  I actually like We Are! so AAA gave the song good justice and everyone seemed to have a lot of fun here!

14. Special Summer Medley

• SUNSHINE
• No End Summer
• Summer Revolution

They’ve released so many medleys during this era that it isn’t funny.  As this is the 4th medley, AAA stuck to a motif this time around by giving three of their summer songs time to shine.  First is SUNSHINE which was updated back on “No cry No more” so I am not surprised that it started things off! It’s still a pretty fun song to listen to and just amps you up in a good way.  Moving on, it smoothly transitions into No End Summer which was a song that I haven’t paid much attention since I haven’t reviewed much in the “AROUND” era quite yet.  It’s a bit more funkier and has a light reggae touch to it when compared to the two other songs here.  Then it quickly breaks into one of the more recent tracks, Summer Revolution which is sung by Chiaki and Misako and sounds like it uses a lot of the original arrangement which is great since the synths were so cool.  Even though it doesn’t have a long length time, the choruses did make for a good closing to the album!  Overall, this was a nice medley, but they could’ve used a lot more summer songs IMO

Tracks Recommended

• Still Love You
• I$M
• We Are!
• Sorry, I…
• 777 ~We can sing a song!~

Song of Avoidance

• WISHES

After leaving the hands of Tetsuya Komuro from “Buzz Communication”, they returned with their 7th studio album 777 ~TRIPLE SEVEN~ and I’m kind of disappointed but I can say that this is better than “depArture”.  I kind of have mixed feelings because it started out kind of slow, picked itself up at Last Love and lost it at WISHES to come back in a meh way minus the cover song.  The good thing is that this is the first album where all 7 members sung on equal terms which is such a blessing and much better than when they started when it was just Urata, Nissy, Misako, and Hidaka while the other three (and Yukari) were just shoved to the back, this shows a lot of equality and I praise that.  I do wish they had better A-sides, but this wasn’t bad, just kind of under the weather.  I actually think it kind of ties with “Buzz Communication” in how it turned out.

AAA – 777 ~We can sing a song!~ July 24, 2012

Track Listing

1. 777 ~We can a sing a song!~
2. Birthday song
3. 777 ~We can sing a song!~ (Instrumental)
4. Birthday song (Instrumental)

1. 777 ~We can sing a song!~

Something that’s been missing for a while in AAA’s music is their typical summer song.  The last leading summer song was “Summer Revolution” which was all kinds of awesome even though it was Misako and Chiaki’s song for the most part.  I enjoy the happy vibes of the song and suits the season and kind of reminds me of “MUSIC!!!” in a good way.  It’s not a bad track at all and brings a much needed change in musical styles.

2. Birthday song

The B-side though is a bit more cheesier than I would’ve expected but then again a title like this isn’t really surprising.  I kind of only remember the line og ~happy birthday to you, omedetou~ which is a bit sad for me.  I mean I like some of it, but it’s boring like “Lights” and “WISHES” were for me. Oh yeah all the members say that line one at a time to throughout the later half of the song making it REALLY hard to enjoy.

 

 

Closing out the “777 -TRIPLE SEVEN-” era, We can sing a song! isn’t as awesome as “Still Love You” was but I enjoyed that they went for a summer tune for the A-side that’s for sure.  I’m actually getting tired of avexs songs that deal with birthdays because they are just all poor and cheesy.  AAA’s isn’t any better and I couldn’t remember anything but the main line that’s sung so much in the song.  At least it’s not on the album…phew.

AAA – Still Love You May 16, 2012

Track Listing

1. Still Love You
2. I$M
3. Still Love You (Remo-con Remix)
4. Still Love You (Instrumental)
5. I$M (Instrumental)

1. Still Love You

AAA seems to have regained their momentum back after two rather OK songs with a really good one in Still Love You.  Like many people have said, there’s quite a bit of a K-popish feel to it which I can’t deny but it’s somehow cool!  I love hearing the softer vocals from the guys (especially Shuta and Urata) but the rest did well too.  The ladies while not as important like in “SAILING”, did pretty well here as well…though Misako REALLY NEEDS TO EAT A CHEESEBURGER!…she looked bad in the PV.  Still as their 3rd A-side, it’s the best so far.

2. I$M

I didn’t know what to expect coming into the B-side of the single but I$M is a bit more edgy than “Still Love You” with how quick-paced it sounds.  I love the different things going on like the chorus and Urata and Nissy being filtered in the verses.  At first I was wondering where the girls but they enter in the second verses which is awesome.  It does seem everyone gets a line though which is great and funny because it’s as long as the A-side.  Interesting B-side overall but not bad!

3. Still Love You (Remo-con Remix)

Ugh, a near 9 minute remix of the A-side closes the single out and boy does it take a bit too long to start things up.  I do recognize Remo-con because of their work with Ayu and Ami so I shouldn’t be too surprised about this one.  It is a bit breezier than the original and has a smoother flow but it takes to long to get there but it’s not bad…just needs a shorter version.

 

 

I’m so happy AAA came back with a great A-side with Still Love You.  I haven’t liked their A-sides since “CALL” so this made up for the last two missteps.  More or less love the rest of the single just as much.  I$M does take a little while to get used to but it works while the remix (while very long) makes the song quite soothing at points…I hope an album is soon…but since they next few releases are different and one of them will have a surprise fan singing it…I hope they get it right!

AAA – SAILING February 23, 2012

Track Listing

1. SAILING
2. WISHES
3. CALL (DJ OMKT & MJ Remix) (CD only)
4. SAILING (Instrumental)
5. WISHES (Instrumental)

1. SAILING

Is it me or are they really saying ~vortex makes me haaaard~ in the beginning? XD  If so, then uhm yeah interesting start to SAILING (which luckily isn’t a cover of the soft song from Christopher Cross).  After the rather odd rap from Hidaka, I really liked the verses that followed but I instantly got a Komuro vibe from the song which isn’t surprising lol.  However, the cringing fault is the chorus which is way bright and kind of out of place like “Digest” and “Daiji na Koto” before it.  I’m still loving that Shinji and Shuta are getting more solos since “HEARTFUL” and they sound great along with the other members.  Not my favorite song, but it’s not bad either.

2. WISHES

Then we get into the B-side and I’m kind of bummed that it’s a ballad because in recent times their ballads have been nothing but borefests for me…like “Lights” from the last single.  Now I know this is a heavy Urata/Misako ballad but the other members have lines which is nice (except Hidaka, I think)…it’s still a good ballad and kind of beats the last few nicely but it lacks a memorable melody for me so it kind of went under, but ballad lovers might enjoy this.

3. CALL (DJ OMKT & MJ Remix)

It’s been a while since we’ve got a legit remix from the group since the last few were either medleys or new versions of old songs (which could be considered remixed hmmm…).  Now I loved the hell out of CALL so seeing a remix actually got me quite excited.  Of course being a remix, it’s got a LOT more synths involved here and for the most part I liked it but I have to say the chorus area is a little weaker but the verses were actually quite cool especially during Misako’s and Chiaki’s parts.  Not bad of a remix though.

 

 

As their 2nd (or 4th…I don’t know) single, SAILING is slightly under their last single but it’s not too far from “Charge ▶ Go!/Lights” at least.  SAILING is nice but I have that same feeling with “Digest”…The verses are so good but then the chorus just kind ruins the song but it’s still a good song otherwise.  WISHES to me is kind of boring and plain, but I wouldn’t say it’s bad just not my thing.  Also, the remix for CALL was actually the best off the single oddly enough.  I hope they come back with something awesome next!

AAA – Charge ▶ Go!/Lights November 23, 2011

Track Listing

1. Charge ▶ Go!
2. Lights
3. 6th Anniversary Sabi Medley (CD only)
4. Charge ▶ Go! (Instrumental)
5. Lights (Instrumental)

1. Charge ▶ Go!

An A-side from AAA that’s 6+ miutes long?  What the hell is with this man?  Charge ▶ Go! was actually released as a digital single back in July before “#AAABEST” so seeing this get an official release is rather baffling to me.  The tune starts off like a ballad with Urata starting things off.  About at 1:30, the song shifts into a dance track which works much better than the slow start.  I liked this a bit more for sure and it doesn’t feel like anything I’ve heard in the last era which is great.  I was expecting a little more oomph like I heard in “CALL” but this is quite good if you don’t mind the length of the song.  Actually the other brick wall of the tune is Hidaka’s rap…too long and just weird in the song.

2. Lights

I was more curious on the single’s actual new song Lights and I was slightly disappointed that it was another ballads and in recent times, those haven’t been good ala “FIELD” and “STEP”.  I will say the slower tempo and kind of wintry feel makes the song feel relaxing.  Also, the main singers sound rather relaxed and actually took their time with this tune.  Though it feels like it takes forever to get through the song and when it ends it’s like YAY!  I’m kind of split on the song right now… >.>

3. 6th Anniversary Sabi Medley

• BLOOD on FIRE
• Champagne Gold
• DRAGON FIRE
• Metamorphose
• Jamboree!!
• That’s Right
• SUNSHINE
• Hurrican Riri, Boston Mari

Funny they would put a 9 minute medley on their single and call it a 6th Anniversary.  I will say it makes sense that the medley would begin with their debut A-side in BLOOD on FIRE.  It doesn’t sound like anything changed anywhere of the song which is good and it’s quite nice that it would go through the first verse and chorus since it is pretty amazing of a song.  After that, we are led into the chorus of Champagne Gold.  I really love this song and while I would’ve had more time put on this time I enjoyed what we got.  It seems when it goes deeper into songs like DRAGON FIRE, Metamorphose, Jamboree!!, That’s Right, SUNSHINE, and even Hurricane Riri, Boston Mari it just only seems to only go through the choruses of the respective songs which is a little disappointing to me but at least the movement between the songs are smooth.  I guess I was expecting a little more from a medley (you know different arrangements!).

 

 

AAA quickly got on their feet and released this single just two months after “#AAABEST” and to some that’s a bit strange haha.  Though it comes as no surprise that Charge ▶ Go! was just a recut song (even though most of us have probably not heard it when it was first released).  It’s alright, but I still think “CALL” was a much better A-side than both A-sides here.  Lights was nice but a little too long for me for some reason.  The anniversary medley was alright but I was wanting a little more from it.  Now if Charge ▶ Go! had an official release…where’s “Thank you”?

AAA – CALL/I4U September 3, 2011

Track Listing

1. CALL
2. I4U
3. CRAZY GONNA CRAZY (2011 Ver.) (CD C only)
4. CALL (Instrumental)
5. I4U (Instrumental)

1. CALL

Hey, I have to admit that I was slowly losing faith in AAA since the Komuro haxing began, but CALL, like “Dream After Dream” is seriously an amazing song from the 7-nin co-ed group.  The better reason that this song is just that great is that Shuta and Shinji are actually friggin featured in this song and have solo lines which I think might be a first in A-sides they’ve released.  It’s upbeat, happy like “PARADISE” and has a bit of class thrown in.  My only frowning comment is that once again they cut the dancebreak out of the song like they did to “Makenai Kokoro” but this one felt more odd…the cut makes it feel awkward when it gets to it’s supposed spot.  Still best A-side of the 4 released this year!

2. I4U

The first thing that comes to mind when I4U starts is “MUSIC!!!” and “Welcome To This World” with its bright and summery pop feel to it.  I mean after “CALL” this seems a little weird and probably would’ve felt better along with “No more No cry”.  The other thing is that it’s really only the primary singers getting solo lines which is a step back but whatever I don’t mind it.  Not bad but thank god it’s a secondary A-side XD.

3. CRAZY GONNA CRAZY (2011 Ver.)

Just like their previous single they featured a rearranged self-cover of a song…though this is also a cover as well…weird.  CRAZY GONNA CRAZY was off that crap cover album they did and I wasn’t exactly sure if I would enjoyed this since it’s one member less and nearly a minute longer in length.  To be fair, the revisioned CRAZY GONNA CRAZY isn’t as good as the first time the group tackled the song.  They took out the guitars!!!  WTF…that was like one of the reasons I loved the tune. 

 

 

Seeing as this is the second and final single before their 2nd best-of “#AAABEST” is released, this was FAR MORE worthy of a single than “No cry No more” ever could try for.  Minus the CRAZY GONNA CRAZY revision the other two tracks are songs AAA are best known for…energetic dance tunes and fun summer songs.  Yeah, even though CALL is the only song that goes on the best-of I hope that after it they ditch Komuro and take new producers in because they are losing the vision they had from the beginning and that was hitting all kinds of different styles of music!

AAA – No cry No more June 26, 2011

Track Listing

1. No cry No more
2. ID
3. SUNSHINE (2011 Ver.) (CD only)
4. No cry No more (Instrumental)
5. ID (Instrumental)

1. No cry No more

Oh?  AAA is still hanging with Tetsuya Komuro?  Ugh, I am really starting to dislike him meddling with AAA because now he seems to be running around with the same arrangements.  With No cry No more my first thoughts were… *Why does this sound exactly like “Makenai Kokoro”?*  Seriously, the way Misako opens the song up sounds like the chorus of their older track.  About that…Misako doesn’t sound great opening the song and it shows.  Either way, this song does not impress me one but even if Nissy and Urata sound good.  This is just throwaway.

2. ID

I really didn’t like the A-side of course so I was hoping ID would fix things up and it actually did since I prefer this A WHOLE LOT MORE than “No cry No more”.  This is kind of feeling totally different than previous Komuro works and the group sounds great together and I was happy to hear Shuta and Shinji singing as well and they sound good in their own tones.  Ok, why wasn’t this the A-side?!?

3. SUNSHINE (2011 Ver.)

I’m surprised there’s a new version of SUNSHINE on this single.  If you remember it was the leading song off of the summer-themed single, “Natsumono”.  Not much has REALLY changed in this new version, but there’s a different ending and some parts have slightly grown longer and I’m sure that they resang the song.  It’s still one of those peppy summer songs like “Kirei na Sora”.  It’s fun has energy and gives off such an exciting mood that you can’t help but enjoy it.  New version or not SUNSHINE has always been a great song from them.

 

 

With one more single before the best-of is released, I must say No cry No more sucks and just the song by the way.  Komuro really went lazy for this A-side and it shows since majority of their fans pretty thinks it sucks.  ID is better since it’s a bit more refreshing to the ears and doesn’t have that dated Komuro feel tbh.  I don’t see the reason for a new version of SUNSHINE but whatever it’s summer so I guess that was the excuse they went with and I didn’t mind since the song is still pretty good.  I hope the next A-side trumps this one by a MILE!