Tommy february6 / Tommy heavenly6 – FEBRUARY & HEAVENLY March 3, 2012

Track Listing

1. HOT CHOCOLAT
2. GIMME GIMME GIMME
3. I’M YOUR ANGEL
4. MY FUTURE BOY
5. LAST SLOW DANCE
6. GOOD NIGHT MY SWEET DAY
7. I HOLD YOUR NIGHT

Track Listing

1. CALL ME PRINCESS
2. HATE YOUR LIES
3. I’M YOUR DEVIL -SHORT-
4. YOU HURT ME
5. monochrome rainbow
6. DARK DARK SKY
7. I’M YOUR DEVIL HALLOWEEN REMIX

FEBRUARY side

1. HOT CHOCOLAT

Starting with FEBRUARY’s side, it’s been a long time since we’ve heard new material from her and HOT CHOCOLAT was actually a great song to come back to since it has this fun 80′s pop there and mixes in this gritty synth for the verses before letting it get all kinds of synthy in the chorus.  It’s really good and even though it’s the only song MALIBU CONVERTIBLE produces it stood out in this entire release…LOVE IT!

2. GIMME GIMME GIMME

At first it was thought that this was going to be an ABBA cover but it doesn’t seem so because the melody is different and Tomoko is singing purely in Japanese which doesn’t follow the melody.  When I heard this song, I kind of got this feeling that it’s trying to be nostalgic by sounding like stuff from her first album and a little of “je t’aime ★ je t’aime” almost.  Not bad and I can see she’s returned to her lazy style of singing to which was a shtick she’s stuck with as february.

3. I’M YOUR ANGEL

I’m so happy that this wasn’t just a feb. version of “I’M YOUR DEVIL” even though titles are opposites of one another.  I feel like I’ve heard this somewhere before almost like “Futari no Seaside” but less beach-y.  I do get vibes from her sophomore album here though.  Besides that I don’t remember this one much besides calling it the “Tommy airline*” song.

4. MY FUTURE BOY

Besides “HOT CHOCOLAT”, I think MY FUTURE BOY is my favorite off this disc.  I felt like her darker-tinged february songs were a lot more impressive and had a different feeling against the lyrics mixed with the arrangement.  I liked this song since it flowed nicely and Tomoko sounds rather good with the arrangement.  Good overall!

5. LAST SLOW DANCE

Then the next song kind of confused me just a little bit.  Since the song from her best-of, she’s been leaning towards using guitars in her music and while I thought this was moving february towards a more serious tone, I kind of have the notion that she doesn’t need this (because she has heavenly for that).  Though I do love that the song has this 80′s slow dance going since it reminds me of those proms in the movies and songs like this would play.  I thought that was cool.  As a song altogether, it’s a bit too slow but it does its job and Tomoko sounds nice.

6. GOOD NIGHT MY SWEET DAY

I love the bass riff out of this song for sure.  It’s an interesting song for me and I love various points of the song like the middle of the song where there’s a heavily filtered voice that takes over.  As I listened to the song it was an interesting song but it didn’t capture my attention as well as many of the other songs did.

7. I HOLD YOUR NIGHT

As we near the half point of the release, the final february song is another ballad from Tomoko and I’m surprised that it’s a little more natural than other ballads under this pseudonym.  I mean it’s still no “I’LL BE YOUR ANGEL” or anything but it manages to not be very offensive and she pulls off the ending feel quite nicely.  Kind of dramatic basically but it’s nice nonetheless.

HEAVENLY side

1. CALL ME PRINCESS

Moving to the heavenly side of things, we kick things off with CALL ME PRINCESS which actually feels like she’s going back to her earlier grungy side with pounding guitar chords and overall heavy sound.  I mean it does have a certain “I KILL MY HEART” vibe to it, but there’s something about it that sounds rather cleaner and darker but also a LOT better.  Not bad as the first song!

2. HATE YOUR LIES

Then we do get another dark-tinged song with HATE YOUR LIES but unlike having a “I KILL MY HEART” it sounds strong and metal and just in its own state of awesomeness.  I actually get shivers listening to this and there’s a couple of heavenly songs that do that like “PAPERMOON” and “Heavy Starry Chain”.  Those three share this attitude that I love and mixing with Tomoko’s great vocals…this was pretty epic.  My personal favorite off this side!

3. I’M YOUR DEVIL -SHORT-

I’m so happy they added the original take of I’M YOUR DEVIL on here because not many people were feeling the long version of the song and personally, I also wanted a short version too.  It’s still pretty much in your face and full of attitude and parts where Tomoko is speak-yelling.  I still love the song for the most part and it’s basically my second favorite after “HATE YOUR LIES”.  Still for a song that’s been out the longest, I’m happy she redeemed herself with this.

4. YOU HURT ME

I swear, YOU HURT ME sounds almost like a “PAPERMOON” clone because they have a similar pace and the chords kind of go hand in hand in some parts.  I will say that I found myself loving this song too for some reason.  I’m just loving the chords of this and it sounds a lot of effort went into the arrangement here.  It’s just damn good!

5. monochrome rainbow

I’m a bit surprised to see that monochrome rainbow make the list even though it was an A-side.  Meaning that the heavenly side does in fact have less new tracks than february’s.  Funny that on the album, I found this to be the weakest on heavenly’s side.  I’m not sure why but it doesn’t feel like enough effort was put here and I get memories of “Unlimited Sky” here as well.  I think it was better off as just an A-side.

6. DARK DARK SKY

As the last new song on the album, DARK DARK SKY also gave me a little bit of “Unlimited Sky” vibes but this is kind of creepy at the same time so it kind of harkens back to her first two albums moreso.  I kind of like the song’s atmosphere and her unenthusiastic way of singing the song stood out as well.  Pretty solid of a track but the other songs minus “monochrome rainbow” surpass it.

7. I’M YOUR DEVIL HALLOWEEN REMIX

I felt this was just unneeded to be on this release for sure.  I mean we already concluded that most people would prefer the short version than the extended (which if you haven’t noticed this version clocks in at 10:31…you know like the date of Halloween…like she’s done with “Lollipop Candy ♥BAD♥ girl”.  I even think it’s a bit too long winded.  If you like the humorous Engrish then you’ll be laughing through this but otherwise, I would stick to the short version.

Tracks Recommended

• HOT CHOCOLAT
• MY FUTURE BOY
• I HOLD YOUR NIGHT

• HATE YOUR EYES
• YOU HURT ME
• I’M YOUR DEVIL -SHORT-

Song of Avoidance

• GOOD NIGHT MY SWEET DAY
• monochrome rainbow

I’m going to talk bout the two sides then altogether.  FEBRUARY has been a long time coming and while we did get one new song between her last single and this release…I was expecting a lot.  I will say that it is a bit of a bummer but I think it’s because all the songs (minus HOT CHOCOLAT) was produced by one guy and that left me disappointed (then again HEAVENLY’s was done mostly by the same producer too).  I guess I was expecting a bit more from this but whatever…it was a release and it wasn’t THAT bad.

HOWEVER, HEAVENLY’s side surprised the hell out of me at how good it sounded and how back to form she really got.  I mean besides the lead-in single (which honestly shouldn’t been on here) all the songs were pretty good and kept that heavenly charm that I loved!

Altogether though, it’s actually a pretty likeable release but I’m sure many would’ve rather seen a full release from both sides rather than a joint release.  I can agree because I don’t think 7 songs for each was enough and HEAVENLY with literally only 4 new songs so I don’t know but this release was pretty impressive if only just the HEAVENLY side.

Tommy heavenly6 – monochrome rainbow October 25, 2011

Track Listing

1. monochrome rainbow
2. I’M YOUR DEVIL -HALLOWEEN REMIX-
3. monochrome rainbow (Instrumental)
4. I’M YOUR DEVIL -HALLOWEEN REMIX- (Instrumental)

1. monochrome rainbow

Wow has it been that long since Tomoko released anything?  Then again I’m a little saddened to see that heavenly got brought back (especially the last thing she released under the persona was the crappy “I KILL MY HEART” album).  monochrome rainbow does kind of harken back to her debut era in which the songs had a lot of rock but at the same time sounds hopeful and not dark-laced.  I liked it since it’s a lot better than previous songs but to me in the long run, it doesn’t have the longevity like “PAPERMOON”, “Heavy Starry Chain”, or even “Wait till I can dream”.

2. I’M YOUR DEVIL -HALLOWEEN REMIX-

If this track doesn’t seem familiar it isn’t really much of a surprise then.  I’M YOUR DEVIL was Tomoko’s first digital single after switching from DefSTAR to Warner Japan.  Of course it’s changed since its movement to a physical single and it’s great that she made it of course 10:31 to accomodate to the fact that this single was released before Halloween.  Doesn’t this remind you of “Lollipop Candy♥BAD♥girl”?  Anyway there’s a long intro where there’s talking from Tomoko in Engrish of course.  I have to say that it’s just awesome to hear this from her of course it gets creepy and dark which is different from her last Halloween song being more fun and lively.  Once the actual tune starts it gets rockin’ and definitely cooler by the listen.  I must say the main track is just epic and while it’s not as gritty and haunting like “Lollipop Candy♥BAD♥girl”, this is a great follow-up!

 

 

YES!, Tomoko is back in her prime with monochrome rainbow.  I’d say the label changed is doing good for her so far (counting “BLACKOUT” from the brilliant green as well).  The lead-in track definitely put the spark back into her music which was horribly lacking in “I KILL MY HEART”.  I mean it’s nothing that would be considered special, but she is back and I love that.  The new version of I’M YOUR DEVIL though ranks up there amongst the best Th6 tunes for being another awesome contribution to the holiday of Halloween.  Now if only she reawakens Tf6, then we’ll be good ^_^

Tommy heavenly6 – I KILL MY HEART April 28, 2009

Track Listing

1. Wait For Me There
2. Leaving You
3. Do You Know My Heart?
4. Sad End To A Fairy Tale
5. Shut Up
6. Flower Crown
7. Surely
8. Gonna Change My Way Of Life
9. Playground
10. Things I Can Do
11. You Should Live In The Sunny Light

1. Wait For Me There

The first PV known and featured a version with Tommy february6 as well.  The song has potential because it’s rock and is a little dark and foreboding.  The problem is that the chorus was the most boring thing ever.  I know she could’ve sang in the higher register, but this song really didn’t express her much.  I like the middle, but everything else was just very boring.

2. Leaving You

Leaving You was the 2nd promotional track for this album.  Oddly it seems like it’s a mixture of “Wait For Me There” and “Unlimited Sky” which definitly meant that this song was just unoriginal and more boring than the first track. It’s a bit slower though, but c’mon this is even worse.

3. Do You Know My Heart?

Our first new track comes up next and it’s a bit upbeat and lighter in moods.  I thought the song was good, at least until the strange chorus where’s she’s sounding a lot like something off her last album.  Sometimes it feels like the song is two ideas colliding together for a song.  So far I think this album has hope and hearing this track is pretty cool.

4. Sad End To A Fairy Tale

I kind of like this track as well because it’s a calm and raw track that’s quite different from the likes of the others so far.  The chorus is a bit louder than the rest of the song, but it sounds quite dark and cool.  Tomoko just sounds pretty rad in the chorus for sure.  I think this is my favorite track so far.

5. Shut Up

Shut Up is for sure Tomoko’s most relentless track on this album.  There’s some guitar wailing and Tomoko’s interest in the song just sounds so cool against the heavy guitar riffs and loud drum playing.  The chorus is so rockin’, it’s crazy.  Sadly, it’s the only hard track on the album which is disappointing.  Even sadder is the song’s track time of 2:36

6. Flower Crown

Flower Crown to me has the most interesting song title.  Then again, it’s also the worst song off the album.  There’s just nothing too spectacular about it and it just reeks of boring chords and a bad guitar line.  Tomoko tries to sound good, but she sucks altogether not even showing any signs of caring.

7. Surely

I’m pretty sure Tomoko had Avril Lavigne in mind with this track because it sounds exactly like something she’d pull off.  In other words, the song sounds a bit emo and the use of different guitars make the sound more complete than the others, but there’s something missing when I’m listening to this track…I just can’t put my finger on it.

8. Gonna Change My Way Of Life

At least this song was pretty good.  I think the best thing about the song is the crazy chorus where she sings the title and they how she gets enthusiastic at saying it.  Even the band sounds good otherwise.  It definitly raised my spirits, especially after the last few songs.  That is until it ends early at 2:40.

9. Playground

Playground has the same problem, and it’s the shortest track off the album, being two seconds shorter than “Shut Up”.  As we are on that song…Playground reminds me of the song as well, but given a smidge of upbeat sounds which does make it sound cool.  The way Tomoko is singing the verses makes this playground seem creepy almost to the point where it’s like “PAPERMOON”.  Weird huh?

10. Things I Can Do

Things I Can Do is alright, but her being monotone does not help the song one bit.  It’s like she only knows like what? three notes?  The song sounds more upbeat then a good portion of the tracks on the album.  I guess it’s a song to warm up to, but right now it’s kind of bothersome because of the staleness of Tomoko’s singing.

11. You Should Live In The Sunny Light

If you like melancholic tracks, this song definitly fits the persona well.  It’s kind of depressing and with nothing in the song except a muffled guitar playing the melody.  Honestly, I was happy to finally hear a song that doesn’t have the band, but why did it have to be the last song.  Tomoko sounds pretty good as well.  She definitly needs more of these kind of songs.

Tracks Recommended

• Things I Can Do
• Sad End To A Fairy Tale
• You Should Live In The Sunny Light
• Shut Up
• Playground

Song of Avoidance

• Flower Crown

Honestly?  This was Tomoko’s worst album to date.  First off, it was a concept album which I think meant that she just used one band for the recording which is unfortunate especially with what she did on “Heavy Starry Heavenly”.  Second the majority of the songs lacked any interest and was either a cheap knockoff of other tracks (previous albums, and tracks here).  I’m not sure why she decided to this, especially two months after her best-of albums…I don’t know but this was a bad album

Tommy heavenly6 – Heavy Starry Heavenly February 4, 2009

Track Listing

1. Heavy Starry Chain
2. Stay away from me
3. I’m Gonna SCREAM+
4. My bloody knee-high socks
5. DOOR MAT
6. Lollipop Candy ♥BAD♥ girl [album version]
7. THE CASE
8. ABOUT U
9. I♥XMAS
10. Pray
11. GOING 2 MY WAY!
12. Lucky Me

1. Heavy Starry Chain

Beginning the album with the final single of the era, Heavy Starry Chain was definitly the right choice to have it start up as it is her hardest song as well.  The guitar riffs blare out and there’s obvious angst throughout that made me just fall in love with the song.  Tomoko also has the right vocals too, love it!!!

2. Stay away from me

The shortest track off the album, Stay away from me has a raw punk style which also sounds funny because of Tomoko’s attitude here.  She’s obviously warning you to stay away.  The chorus was a little happy sounding, but the verses were right. 

3. I’m Gonna SCREAM+

What began the era, appears here and it’s dark almost metal sound was definitly made “Stay away from me” seem a little more like a filler track because to put it in between the two obvious harder tracks just seemed awkward.  I’m Gonna SCREAM+ is just Tomoko’s epic rock track. 

4. My bloody knee-high socks

Other than the minorly disturbing title, My bloody knee-high socks is just like “I’m Gonna SCREAM+” if not literally alike.  Tomoko’s screaming through this tune as well, but what stands out the most is the bass line which was very prominent in the verses.  The chorus is loud and very dark, but I just felt that the song was a replicant of the previous one.

5. DOOR MAT

It sounds like hair metal if you ask me from the beginning.  Once Tomoko comes in, it’s like her deeper vocals just sound so much more better than her screamy vocals.  The chorus does have her yell, but not in her higher register which is good.  This is my favorite of the new tracks.

6. Lollipop Candy ♥BAD♥ girl [album version]

A 3rd rendition of the Halloween song?  Well the album version ditches all of the Halloween-like parts and just sticks with Tomoko’s singing parts and the angry guitar riffs.  I have to say though, as much as I love the song, this is my least favorite version as it just isn’t “Lollipop Candy ♥BAD♥ girl” without the creepy Halloween parts. 

7. THE CASE

My least favorite of the B-sides of the era.  It just bothers me when the chorus flys by because it just sounds wrong.  It’s like forcing me to listen to it by just sounding that bad.  I would’ve wanted “Always Somethin’ New” to have replaced this. 

8. ABOUT U

So, our next B-side appears and like I’ve said before, this can parallel “Hey my friend” from the first album.  It is the slowest track off the album which is a nice change after all those hard rock tracks we’ve had so far.  I found it much more appealing on the album than on the single just because of what I explained.  Props for this song being on the album.

9. I♥XMAS

To have the Christmas A-side was obviously needed for the album, right?  I don’t see where the connection in the music to Christmas, but the lyrics are pretty obvious however.  I was just a little bored with the song on the album and even though it’s in the holiday mood, it just didn’t strike me as anything special.

10. Pray

Pray somehow did get better with time.  As I find it more appealing as well on the album.  There’s still a sense of minor boredom with the song, but the song’s underlying catchiness and guitar riffs really caught onto me in the end.  It’s somehow a little on the short side for me though…

11. GOING 2 MY WAY!

Sadly, I would’ve left this B-side as well.  It’s not that it’s because it’s bad, but this track would just seem to be a filler on the album.  It’s a little too slow and messy to be that effective as a track on this album.  I honestly think it should’ve stayed on the single. 

12. Lucky Me

Ending the album out is the last of the new tracks and was a great album finisher.  Tomoko is using the deeper tone and the song is definitly more upbeat than a lot of the tracks.  There’s great consistency throughout and just ended the album with a great note.

Tracks Recommended

• Heavy Starry Chain
• DOOR MAT
• I’m Gonna SCREAM+
• Lollipop Candy ♥BAD♥ girl [album version]
• Pray

Song of Avoidance

• THE CASE

Unlike “Tommy heavenly6″ this album was more cohesive and easier to swallow than her debut.  I think the main problem with this album though is the lack of anything new.  Only 4 tracks were new and 3/4 were lukewarm tracks anyway.  Obviously the singles did drown out the new stuff and while there was an overload of em, they were mostly good stuff.  Still, it’s a pretty good album.

Tommy heavenly6 – Heavy Starry Chain January 28, 2009

Track Listing

1. Heavy Starry Chain
2. Always Somethin’ New
3. Heavy Starry Chain (Instrumental)

1. Heavy Starry Chain

This is definitly her most hardcore track she’s done in this era.  As so, there are hard guitar riffs and Tomoko singing really well with this amazing arrangement of a song.  I love how she proclaims ~You are my heavy starry chain!!~ As the main part of the chorus.  It’s so addictive that id does spawn tracks that almost sound like it like Buriguri’s “Ash Like Snow” and Th6′s “PAPERMOON”.  Flattery works right?

2. Always Somethin’ New

Interestingly enough, the B-side is just as hard rock as the previous, but seems a little like her debut A-side.  That’s not a bad thing, but Tomoko does seem a little too monotone chorus, but I love the raw sound this song brought along.  I love her speaking part when she says the title a few times.  Definitly a worthy B-side.

 

 

Tommy heavenly6′s final single for the “Heavy Starry Heavenly” was an explosive single.  Both song were definitly hard rock and very angsty.  I was shocked to find out that Always Somethin’ New doesn’t appear on the album, but every song before the single does (minus the melancholic versions).  I did wish this made the album and replace a few unneeded tracks.  Good single overall though.

Tommy Heavenly – I♥XMAS December 27, 2008

Track Listing

1. I♥XMAS
2. THE CASE
3. I♥XMAS (Original Instrumental)

1. I♥XMAS

I guess it’s pretty unconventional to have a rock-like Christmas track such as this.  Even then it did fit because of how her last single was tied with Halloween.  As well the track is a bit less hardcore than her last single which is surprising in some ways.  Tomoko sounds pretty good, but she could try to sound more lively IMO.  Good to have a song like this representing a holiday right?

2. THE CASE

THE CASE, however is really dark and quite evil.  Tomoko is utilizing a more deeper tone which is so awesome.  Then the chorus comes in and it’s a little odd because she’s backed up by some BKGD vocals and how she phrases it is strange cuz she warps her notes…It’s quite annoying if you ask me.  The ad-libbing was cool though ^_^

 

 

I♥XMAS wasn’t as good as her last single, but at least it’s a single to listen to.  THE CASE was alright, there were a few issues, but it wasn’t trash.  I♥XMAS was missing something and I can’t put my finger on it.  I wished there was a lot more epicness in it I guess.

Tommy Heavenly6 – PAPERMOON December 11, 2008

Track Listing

1. PAPERMOON
2. Ruby Shoes
3. PAPERMOON (Original Instrumental)

1. PAPERMOON

I was surprised when we got news of Tomoko returning and this song does not disappoint.  I mean, well it sort of does because it’s a little like “Ash Like Snow” from Buriguri, so it will disappoint close fans of her, but for me the song’s interesting style and Tomoko vocals really made the song so much better.  I think what did me in was the video, it was so wacky and there was someone people recognized other than Tomoko in it, scarecrow was friggin cool in it.  Sweet rock track.

2. Ruby Shoes

I thought Ruby Shoes would’ve been a rock ballad kind of song, but the song seems to be just as rock hard as “PAPERMOON”.  The main difference between the two songs is that this song is more upbeat and a little more catchier as well.  She’s still using weird English terms like ~Candy stripes~ like what’s that suppose to mean…

 

 

Tomoko is back in full force with this release.  Both songs are awesome great rock tracks and after the hiatus and hearing a little bit of “Unlimited Sky” she hasn’t lost steam either.  This could be the best rock single released in the later half of the year.  Go Tomoko!!!

Tommy Heavenly6 – Lollipop Candy♥BAD♥girl December 7, 2008

Track Listing

1. Lollipop Candy♥BAD♥girl
2. Lollipop Candy♥BAD♥girl (Short Version)
3. Lollipop Candy♥BAD♥girl (Original Karaoke)

1. Lollipop Candy♥BAD♥girl

Yep, this would definitly stand as Tommy most haunting track yet, This Halloween themed tracks is perfect in many ways.  Clocking at 10:31 (oh how smart right?) this song has 3 major parts.  The marching style found only at the beginning, the creepy waltz heard twice throughout the song and the evil rock tune which is basically the rest of the song.  Now the beginning wasn’t too long, but I found the whole waltz thing too drawn out for my tastes so I wasn’t too happy with that.  At least the entrance to the 2nd time thru the waltz area was a bit better.  Anyway, I’m just gonna leave it as that and go on to the next track.

2. Lollipop Candy♥BAD♥girl (Short Version)

So this version is definitly more better and not as long, actually cutting the song in half practically.  What all we have here is the marching like beginning and the rock song.  It definitly didn’t lose any Halloween moments even without the waltz middle.  To the major point of the song, the rock part.  Even though the lyrics are just a little on the goofy side, she’s one angry bitch through it and I loved every second of it.  The best part is the post-chorus how Tommy and well, Tommy are playing off of each other, frickin sweet.  The only thing I truly gripe about this song is the odd ending….Quite slow and Tomoko sounds off.  Still best song thus far.

 

 

Lollipop Candy♥BAD♥girl is definitly one of my favorite holiday-themed songs and it’ll prolly never be surpassed.  What really sucks is that there’s a 3rd version of it…and well…let’s say it was devoid of Halloween altogether.

 

Tommy Heavenly6 – Pray November 10, 2008

Track Listing

1. Pray
2. ABOUT U
3. Lost my pieces (melancholic guitar version)
4. Pray (original instrumental)

1. Pray

From the beginning already, I’m sensing that Tomoko is just bored, luckily it beats me out as she starts in the verses.  Even though she’s pretty monotone in it, at least she puts energy into it and the chorus makes it so much better.  I guess it’s alright for a rock song, but others cover the song up.  It’s a slow burner in other words

2. ABOUT U

A little bit slower than “Pray”, it’s kind of reminescent of past song “Hey my friend” with it’s slow composition and sad tones.  Basically, I liked this a lot more than the A-side because of Tomoko raw emotions filling up the song.  Still one of her best rock ballads for sure.

3. Lost My Pieces (melancholic guitar version)

Another past track gets acoustic for the single.  Another track that I really loved from her debut album, I found this to be more depressing and sad to listen to.  Tomoko sounds so good resinging and even though the track sounds like it could be on American Radio, this song is definitly an easy and sweet song to listen to.

 

 

Pray is a hard single to remember (even though the two main tracks to make it on the album) It’s like just there out of random IMO.  Pray is another punk rock track that just flys by my ears.  ABOUT U takes the sad route and is the better track while the acoustic remake of Lost My Pieces was the best track of the 3.

Tommy Heavenly6 – I’m Gonna SCREAM+ October 27, 2008

Track Listing

1. I’m Gonna SCREAM+
2. GOING 2 MY WAY!
3. +gothic Pink+ (Melancholic guitar version)
4. I’m Gonna SCREAM+ (original instrumental)

1. I’m Gonna SCREAM+

I always wanted to know how her next era would start out and OMG did it really brought some new things.  The song has a very dark atmosphere to it and some of the lyrics are really dark.  Tomoko is pushing her vocal ability pretty far but it doesn’t corrupt anything in particular.  It’s definitly a strong A-side.

2. GOING 2 MY WAY!

The start has her shoot lyrics in an odd fashion with the bass being the only thing played.  Then when the other instruments are added the song takes a more slower take than “I’m Gonna SCREAM+”.  Initially, I fond the song quite strange tempo-wise and how she sung it was quite off for me.  After a while I did get used to it all, so it turned out to be an OK song.

3. +gothic Pink+ (Melancholic guitar version)

Taking a track off her debut album and changed it so it’s a more acoustic driven song.  I think this is one oh her more interesting retakes on her song and I quite like it a lot.  Her voice did sound more vulnerable at some parts and her oice was shaky too…was she nervous? 

 

 

This single now is considered pretty hardcore.  I mean the title track is very quick-paced and very hard and dark.  The B-side didn’t stick with me until after a few listens but there’s still problems present and the acoustic mix of an old track was a great idea.