B'z - The Circle
By NickBlaze
The Circle
Artist: B'zType: album
Release Date: 04/06/2005
My Rating
Sound Quality: 10/10Length: 7/10
Songs: 9.5/10
Overall Score: 9/10
Overview
Yes, B'z is still around and still produces awesome music. Just recently, actually, this year, their album The Circle was released. April 6th, 2005 to be exact.
When I first... obtained these songs from their newest album: The Circle, I was expecting something a little more modern. It's 2005, what do you expect? Although I was expecting it, I wasn't hoping for it. B'z has always had a very unique style to them, and it's that they have an older rock /n roll feel. Not only that, but Koshi Inaba's lyrics are always very good, and they were very good in this album as well. Although songs written by Tak sound great, the lyrics aren't top notch.
The album consists of 13 new songs! What's amazing, is I believe each one was written by Inaba this time around while Tak stood by and wrote the music. This made for some really original songs with extra work put into it; I mean, hey, they had better put some work into their first album in one and a half years! Like all their songs, there is not one track on this album I dislike, and wouldn't rate a single one under 8/10. Tak Matsumoto really pulls of his expertise with the guitar while his long-time friend Inaba throws some real emotion into his songs. One song, however, lacked the typical songs of B'z: you almost never catch Inaba singing anything that's not an actual word.
Regardless, this album is amazing and I wouldn't expect any less from such an amazing band.
Tracklisting
1. THE CIRCLE - 9/10
This is what the album's named after; it must be awesome!
2. X - 9.5/10
This song is really amazing. 'Nuff said.
3. Pulse 9/10
4. Ai no Bakudan - 9/10
5. Fly the Flag - 9/10
6. Aqua Blue -8.75/10
7. Suiren - 9/10
8. Sanctuary -9.5/10
This one is a masterpiece with its lyrics.
9. Fever - 8/10
This one isn't a masterpiece with its lyrics in that "Fever" is thrown in every other word. I mean, sure, the lyrics make sense, but it gets repetative. Simply because "Fever" every five seconds annoys me, it got the lowest rating. Not to say I didn't love it... GAH! I guess I'm just biased...
10. Shiroi Hibana - 9/10
11. Ikaros -8.5/10
12. BLACK AND WHITE 9.5/10.
I must admit, I love songs titled this. Out of the three songs from various bands with this title, they're all amazing. B'z does it best, though.
13. Brighter Day 8.5/10
I rated this one low because, although the emotion is there, in the beginning and end Inaba doesn't sing words...
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