003: Visual Kei Catch Up Episode 1: Megaromania - Quintessence Voyage
I listened to Megaro's new mini today.
Overall, I really liked the release. But as for the individual songs, I don't think any of them impressed me all that much. I mean, I like them all, but none of them made me go "Wow" like AURORA did, for example. I can't even pick my favorite song yet... each song has something, a part or an element, which I really like. If I could just combine all of them into one song, I think that would be the perfect song for me XD
I wouldn't call this a review since I'm not very fond of them D: Despite being quite familiar with composition, I don't have the confidence to judge musicians like the reviewers usually do, so I'll just stick to my personal opinions without going too deep into the composition and instrument analysis.
Distinctive Theory - I like the beginning theme and the chorus. Though the bass lines don't really seem to be very complex, I like the fact that the bass is amazingly audible~ But the solo sounds kinda familiar, dunno why o.o The more I listen to this song the more I like it, I think it'll grow on me even more in future.
Quintessence Voyage - I didn't like this song very much after listening to it for the first time, but it's actually really cool. Unlike in Distinctive Theory, I don't like the beginning of the song so much, but it turns into a completely different song for me once Sui starts singing. The melody is very catchy and definitely has that "title track feel". The solo s kinda short though, isn't it? Maybe it's because Misery plays it so fast that I get that feeling. It's a very nice song, the only thing I'm not really fond of is that NEGA-ish beginning theme and when it comes back before the solo. Other than that, it's pretty awesome.
if...reminiscence - I'm totally learning that piano part at the beginning!! It's so pretty~ This song is REALLY beautiful. It has this "lighter" atmosphere, but doesn't fall into that calm and dreamy pattern like other songs of this kind do. Somehow, its chorus is the least catchy, but it's the other parts of the song that make it so good. I LOVE the piano. Even the backing vocals are very pretty. I'd say that this song is the most enchanting one.
bouquet - This song kinda reminds me of 美醜の果実 'cause it has that strange "mystery" feel. And some guitar parts remind me of Idea - not that they sound similar, but have that baroque-ish drive; I've played similar melodies on the piano in various baroque pieces. It's a really awesome song, the only thing I didn't get used to yet are Sui's vocals at the beginning and at the end of the song - they kinda give me the creeps o.o
Phantom to the past - Another epic beginning~ Just like if...reminiscence, it's not the chorus that makes this song so enjoyable, it's the rest of the song. I really like the solo and the fact that it's longer than in the other songs on this mini. The synth parts are very beautiful, too and the ending of this song is absolutely gorgeous. It's as if they're giving you some time to recollect on what you've heard~
Atmosphere - This song is so short! x_x I mean, it's short for a metal song... I know Desperate with Vampire is even shorter, but still... meh ._. There's this part before the guitar solo which sounds to me like a game song or something XD I don't have much to say about this song. I like it, but the least from the whole mini.
This release was a very nice surprise after Oath for me. I think I'm gonna love it even more over the time~
For now, if...reminiscence, bouquet and Phantom are fighting for the first place. I wonder which song will I like the most in the end :3
Overall, I really liked the release. But as for the individual songs, I don't think any of them impressed me all that much. I mean, I like them all, but none of them made me go "Wow" like AURORA did, for example. I can't even pick my favorite song yet... each song has something, a part or an element, which I really like. If I could just combine all of them into one song, I think that would be the perfect song for me XD
I wouldn't call this a review since I'm not very fond of them D: Despite being quite familiar with composition, I don't have the confidence to judge musicians like the reviewers usually do, so I'll just stick to my personal opinions without going too deep into the composition and instrument analysis.
Distinctive Theory - I like the beginning theme and the chorus. Though the bass lines don't really seem to be very complex, I like the fact that the bass is amazingly audible~ But the solo sounds kinda familiar, dunno why o.o The more I listen to this song the more I like it, I think it'll grow on me even more in future.
Quintessence Voyage - I didn't like this song very much after listening to it for the first time, but it's actually really cool. Unlike in Distinctive Theory, I don't like the beginning of the song so much, but it turns into a completely different song for me once Sui starts singing. The melody is very catchy and definitely has that "title track feel". The solo s kinda short though, isn't it? Maybe it's because Misery plays it so fast that I get that feeling. It's a very nice song, the only thing I'm not really fond of is that NEGA-ish beginning theme and when it comes back before the solo. Other than that, it's pretty awesome.
if...reminiscence - I'm totally learning that piano part at the beginning!! It's so pretty~ This song is REALLY beautiful. It has this "lighter" atmosphere, but doesn't fall into that calm and dreamy pattern like other songs of this kind do. Somehow, its chorus is the least catchy, but it's the other parts of the song that make it so good. I LOVE the piano. Even the backing vocals are very pretty. I'd say that this song is the most enchanting one.
bouquet - This song kinda reminds me of 美醜の果実 'cause it has that strange "mystery" feel. And some guitar parts remind me of Idea - not that they sound similar, but have that baroque-ish drive; I've played similar melodies on the piano in various baroque pieces. It's a really awesome song, the only thing I didn't get used to yet are Sui's vocals at the beginning and at the end of the song - they kinda give me the creeps o.o
Phantom to the past - Another epic beginning~ Just like if...reminiscence, it's not the chorus that makes this song so enjoyable, it's the rest of the song. I really like the solo and the fact that it's longer than in the other songs on this mini. The synth parts are very beautiful, too and the ending of this song is absolutely gorgeous. It's as if they're giving you some time to recollect on what you've heard~
Atmosphere - This song is so short! x_x I mean, it's short for a metal song... I know Desperate with Vampire is even shorter, but still... meh ._. There's this part before the guitar solo which sounds to me like a game song or something XD I don't have much to say about this song. I like it, but the least from the whole mini.
This release was a very nice surprise after Oath for me. I think I'm gonna love it even more over the time~
For now, if...reminiscence, bouquet and Phantom are fighting for the first place. I wonder which song will I like the most in the end :3