Love for Nana
I just got the 'Love for Nana' CD today and I'm just so loving it. I knew I was going to love some of the track right off the bat because they're from some of my favorite Japanese artists. But most of the other tracks are really enjoyable to listen too, which rather surprised me.
The packaging looks more like a DVD case than a CD case and it's very shiny. I almost blinded myself looking at it when I pulled it out of the box. I got the Black Stones version of the tribute album so the cover had pictures of the band's members, one which is one of the main characters of the 'Nana' movie. The booklet inside is the size of a regular CD booklet and has all the lyrics and some words from the artists who had songs on the cd.
My favorite track off the album is 'stay away' by abingdon boys school, which is Takanori Nishikawa's (of T.M. Revolution fame) band. He wrote the music and the words for the song which has a good rock feel to it. I was very impressed by his English skills since the lyrics are completely in English and you can understand what he's singing better than some native English singers.
I also enjoyed Tetsu69's (the bass player of L'Arc~en~Ciel) new song, 'REVERSE', ZONE's 'Two Hearts' and Do As Infinity's 'I miss you?'. But I've liked what those artists have done before so I was expecting to like those songs.
I was pretty sure I wasn't going to like Ai Otsuka's song on the album, 'Cherish', since I don't really like how her voice sounds. But I ended up liking it in the end. I still don't really like her voice but it sounds well with the song.
I think the only song I didn't like on the album is 'BLACK CROW', by SEX MACHINEGUNS. The singer's voice is grating to listen to and the song just didn't stand out to me at all.
Track Listing
1. BEAT 7 -The Theme of LOVE for NANA- / Toshihiko Takamizawa (The Alfee)
2. GIMME ALL OF YOUR LOVE!! / Tommy heavenly6 for BLACK STONES
3. Twinkle / Kaela for BLACK STONES
4. REVERSE / TETSU69 for TRAPNEST
5. stay away / abingdon boys school for BLACK STONES
6. I miss you? / Do As Infinity for BLACK STONES
7. Bambino / Tomoyasu Hotei featuring Miho Moribayashi for TRAPNEST
8. Sleepwalking / GLEN MATLOCK and The Philistines featuring Holly Cook(From SEX PISTOLS) for BLACK STONES
9. Sugar Guitar / SKYE SWEETNAM for TRAPNEST
10. Reimei Jidai / Japaharinet for BLACK STONES
11. BLACK CROW / SEX MACHINEGUNS for BLACK STONES
12. Two Hearts / ZONE for TRAPNEST produced by Toshihiko Takamizawa
13. Cherish / Ai Otsuka for TRAPNEST
The packaging looks more like a DVD case than a CD case and it's very shiny. I almost blinded myself looking at it when I pulled it out of the box. I got the Black Stones version of the tribute album so the cover had pictures of the band's members, one which is one of the main characters of the 'Nana' movie. The booklet inside is the size of a regular CD booklet and has all the lyrics and some words from the artists who had songs on the cd.
My favorite track off the album is 'stay away' by abingdon boys school, which is Takanori Nishikawa's (of T.M. Revolution fame) band. He wrote the music and the words for the song which has a good rock feel to it. I was very impressed by his English skills since the lyrics are completely in English and you can understand what he's singing better than some native English singers.
I also enjoyed Tetsu69's (the bass player of L'Arc~en~Ciel) new song, 'REVERSE', ZONE's 'Two Hearts' and Do As Infinity's 'I miss you?'. But I've liked what those artists have done before so I was expecting to like those songs.
I was pretty sure I wasn't going to like Ai Otsuka's song on the album, 'Cherish', since I don't really like how her voice sounds. But I ended up liking it in the end. I still don't really like her voice but it sounds well with the song.
I think the only song I didn't like on the album is 'BLACK CROW', by SEX MACHINEGUNS. The singer's voice is grating to listen to and the song just didn't stand out to me at all.
Track Listing
1. BEAT 7 -The Theme of LOVE for NANA- / Toshihiko Takamizawa (The Alfee)
2. GIMME ALL OF YOUR LOVE!! / Tommy heavenly6 for BLACK STONES
3. Twinkle / Kaela for BLACK STONES
4. REVERSE / TETSU69 for TRAPNEST
5. stay away / abingdon boys school for BLACK STONES
6. I miss you? / Do As Infinity for BLACK STONES
7. Bambino / Tomoyasu Hotei featuring Miho Moribayashi for TRAPNEST
8. Sleepwalking / GLEN MATLOCK and The Philistines featuring Holly Cook(From SEX PISTOLS) for BLACK STONES
9. Sugar Guitar / SKYE SWEETNAM for TRAPNEST
10. Reimei Jidai / Japaharinet for BLACK STONES
11. BLACK CROW / SEX MACHINEGUNS for BLACK STONES
12. Two Hearts / ZONE for TRAPNEST produced by Toshihiko Takamizawa
13. Cherish / Ai Otsuka for TRAPNEST