Pillows, Shinkichi Mitsumune - FLCL Fooly Cooly OST 1: Addict
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Free Music Review: A great mix of The Pillows past work
Hit: 5 Stars
Hmm, FLCL, what a great way to start to become a Pillows fan. Without this amazing anime, I would never of met one of my now favorite bands. Though that's how many americans met them.
This CD features much of the music from FLCL, and really gave the show it's good feel, but I'm going to break this down. The FLCL Soundtracks are basically a mix of many of The Pillows past work. It features many different types of music that they can play as well, which shows their creaitivity in music. They also bring a whole heartedly good feel to it as well. From the haunting song Stalker Goes To Babylon (From their 2nd Compliation, Another Morning, Another Pillows, which came out in 2002) to the Japanese equse Bran-New Lovesong (From their 1999 album Runner's High) , there's a lot of variety and a lot to love.
Basically many songs from their 5th album through their 8th album are on this and the other cd. A few of which are tweaked slightly , like Advice, which was originally a little lighter with Sawao using a funny english accent to even funnier lyrics. And also Runner's High. However many of the songs were cut so they aren't the original verison. Don't start thinking these guys are an instrumental band by any means, they aren't. Well, yes they do have instruamental songs, but most of the songs on here are or were with lyrics in them. A few songs that were changed include Carnival, my personal favorite of theirs and they basically took out the lyrics and cut it down so it was only a minute or so long, compared to the original 4 and a half minute song, and Stalker wasn't really cut down, but the lyrics were taken out.
However this CD doesn't just feature The Pillows, it also has the works of Shinkichi Mitsumune, who uses syntesiers combined with actul insturments to create some very nice songs. Including the somber Rever's Edge to the poppy Pink.
This CD is a great CD, if not the best way to introduce yourself to The Pillows. It'll be helpful in your choosing of wheater or not you want to own more of their CDs, and definatly shows their amazing variety.
Free Music Review: THE BEST ANIME SOUNDTRACK OF ALL TIME
Hit: 5 Stars
I don't know about the other fans of the show, but I just didn't feel whole until I bought this. I first caught the show while channel surfing around damn near 12:30 last summer and got hooked. I saw the last fifteen minuets of the last show and was at loose ends with myself until CN played the series again. But what got me at first wasn't the show (I didn't quite get it then, but it becomes clearer and more cohesive every time I watch it) it was the soundtrack.
I was stunned by how well the music complimented the show, adding its own dramatic element to the whole mess. In my opinion FLCL is one of the best Animes of all time (although this is coming from someone who isn't a particular fan of the well loved anime conventions so I suppose I am a little biased.) Its off the wall and unlike ANYTHING produced before- its closer to MTV's Liquid Television then to any other anime melodrama. Maybe its just Gainax, I don't know... Anyway the music is awesome, powerful, and great listning too.
I do have to confess though- you probably wont enjoy it too much unless you are a fan of the show (personally I think the music is the hook and the story is like an added bonus at the end when it all comes together.) But who would be reading this if they hadn't seen the show anyway?... The tracks are all excellent but are out of order, I think. I don't know why the twenty second version of 'Last Dinosaur' is the opening song. Also there are some weird tracks by different artists (only a couple, check the track listing)that I honestly cannot place in the show- Track 15??? But on the whole it is an excellent collection of Pillows tunes and worth every cent.
And as for the comment by "Anonymous"... Personally, I think his narrow opinion of the music is out of place here. Has he even seen the show? Does the thought of "Japanese Punk" boggle his mind? The music isn't about the TECHNIQUE, MORON! Wake up an smell the curry! Its about the emotion, the drama, and the poetry- read the translations in the liner notes, the lyrics are excellent.
FIVE STARS BABY!
Free Music Review: Power Chord guitar with a wild ride!
Hit: 5 Stars
I tripped over "Fooly Cooly" on Adult Swim around 2:00am one night and thought that it was the wierdest things I'd ever seen. Now I've got the whole series on DVD. Even after watching it repeatedly, I STILL think it's one of the trippiest, acid-induced, wacked out, STRANGEST series anywhere. The visual style (and the plot line) is truly something from a seriously deranged mind. In other words: I loved it inside the first 5 minutes.
One of the things that grabbed me and held on tight was the music. It plays against the story and setting perfectly and will make you watch the episodes JUST to hear the tracks. I finally found out about the soundtrack and had to have it. I quickly discovered that there are 4 or 5 FLCL soundtracks and started trying to figure out WHICH ONE had the tracks I wanted. I finally stumbled over "Addict" and this is definitely the one for the FLCL fan. (The track that had my brain totally stuck is from the beginning of episode 1 called "One Life").
The music has alot of heavy power-chord distorted guitar riffs set against a range of sounds that are up and down the scale. This is one of those CD's that will definitely test your ability to fine-tune the equalizer because one second it's all high's and the next there's a LOUD old-school distorted electric guitar roar with a banging tough back beat.
It's a great CD and even though "The Last Dinosaur" is only the 30 second version (apparently there is a "full" version, but I haven't heard it). The rest of the CD has all of the familiar sounds that makes the series so groovy and it MORE than makes up for that.
The Pillows are a groovy hardcore band with a sound that doesn't feel like anything else. This CD should NOT be listened to while driving because your foot gets really heavy when it rocks! (especially track #7 "Stalker"!)
Free Music Review: FLCL MADNESS
Hit: 5 Stars
FLCL was defined, I think, by its upbeat soundtrack and its quirkiness. The soundtracks seem to follow that same theme, that being upbeat and quirky, and Addict contains the more memorable of the songs.
Since there are few songs with lyrics on this CD, I found it difficult to rate, as I'm a fan of songs with lyrics (as most people are and should be). When first I listened to the CD I hopped from song to song in the hopes of finding a voice to the sound, and found few. Those few were excellent, however, and after getting a good listen from them I let myself listen to the whole CD. And found that the instrumentals were just as good, if not better, than the lyrical songs, as you can feel the emotion that was meant to be pulled from such a song. Actual sounds could make you tense, or happy, or mad, or whatever. They just seemed to work.
Most of the CD's many songs (20 tracks in all) were done by the Pillows, a cool-sounding J-Pop or J-Rock group. Their sound has a garage-band feel to it, kind of gritty and with raw lyrics. It makes for a great sound when put together, as it goes well with the style of the anime. Four other tracks (and the best four instrumentals on the CD) were done by Shinkichi Mitsumune, whose style I'm new to though one that I like. It's a kind of experimentation with sounds to see how well they work together, and it's these sounds that bring out the emotions I mentioned before.
I'd recommend this CD to fans of the Pillows (most of you who are fans already have this CD, though), for general fans of J-Pop, or for fans of the anime. It's a great addition to the the FLCL collection.
Free Music Review: Feel The Hybrid Rainbow!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
When I picked up this album it was for one reason only: Ride on shooting star. I'd heard it on the closing credits of the show and just sang along even though I had no idea what the words were. What I really love about this are the instramentals from The Pillows.Songs like Come Down, Runners High, and Advice just speak to the chaotic nature that the show presents. (And it is very chaotic.) Strange tracks like Pink and Selfish-b (though not by the Pillows) are excellent in their own way, and offer variety to the album. Then there are the vocal sections. Hybrid Rainbow, Instant Music, One Life, Ride on shooting star, and Litte Busters are some of the most amazing songs I've heard performed by a Japanese band in recent memory. They are so catchy, you'll find yourself (trying to) singing along. Buy this album! It doesn't matter what kind of music you are into, FLCL-Addict has something for everyone.