Three and a half songs left to cover? With so many repeats, maybe we should have done this one in one go… Since “cherry my…” and “Hanbunko” have already been covered previously, it is time to start the drum and base lines and start jumping up and down as we fast forward to one of Aimi’s favorite songs to play …
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I am crossing state borders, and Stereopony is the furthest thing from my mind… I really, really, really should have written this earlier in the week instead of being on the train to New York to see ONE OK ROCK. My mind is on beginnings, never ending stories, liars, and nearby answers, when it should be on border crossings, happy …
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Somewhere in the past, there are memories left behind riding on the wind… As usual, I am inclined to agree with my counterpart; “OVERDRIVE” the song, just like “OVERDRIVE” the video, feels like a summer drive to the beach. I can imagine Stereopony enjoying themselves there on a beach blanket, perhaps the three of them braving the water and fleeing …
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Once upon a time, in high school, there was this couple that had a fight… Cover songs are always a difficult item to look at. There will always be a rift between those fans that like it and those that like the original better. I have the original album version of “Okami”, which will come into play when we get …
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The pressure is on, and I am standing at a moonlit signpost… I really wish that there was more distance between Smilife and Tsukiakari no Michisurube, because having two songs that I really like one after the other complicates matters. Well that, and being too spent and too distracted to write this earlier in the week, and coming down to …
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, we now present Destonus’ favorite song: Smilife! ::Shiho begins opening drumroll:: From the moment I first watched the PV for this song, I was hooked. From the extras paid to rock out to the girls, to Shiho going absolutely nuts on the drums, Nohana in human metronome mode as usual, with Aimi’s voice doing …
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We interrupt Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger meets Kaoru-hime to bring you this article on the second half of Hydrangea ga Saiteru… Welcome back to our two-part series on Hydrangea ga Saiteru This one will be a little longer since most of the new songs are on this end of the album. Why no one decided to use “Effective Line” as an …
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A Hydrangea Blooms What can I say about Hydrangea ga Saiteru? It was the first album I bought when I could not find anything except their singles on Peer to Peer sites. You can punish me later for that. I had to go dig out my copy tonight to be able to do this review because my laptop only has …
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“One Day, in the Recording Studio, we ran into YUI!” It is no mystery to myself and my counterpart that Aimi Haraguni is a HUGE YUI fan. She also seems to be a huge Paramore fan, but I would need to see her CD collection or inspect her mp3 player or phone to know for sure. Ever since I got …
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Beyond the tears and the pain is the bright future! LLike their debut single, this new single also has ties to anime; in this case, Gundam 00, the second half of the second season to be exact. I suppose I should get this out of the way now: of the four songs used as openings in Gundam 00, this one …
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