Momoka is generally strong, but had recently come out of vocal cord surgery before this album, she may be weaker than usual on it. Some of them are just overall very weak vocally (A-rin), some are good with material they can handle but get iffy when out of that comfort zone (Reni, Kanako, Shiorin). I feel like Momoclo’s older material really catered to what their voices could and could not sing well, but their newer material has them go places vocally that they can’t sustain very well. It’s actually not too bad on this one but some other tracks of the album it is quite noticeable, so it’s worth mentioning. I really like most of the girls’ voices, overall, but there are points throughout the album starting on this track where they’re really a bit strained and/or lack proper control. One drawback throughout the album that I first start noticing a bit on this track is the vocals. As far as new material goes (meaning, non-singles), this was one of my favorite tracks, because of that refrain. It’s like the opposite of Neo STARGATE in how I feel about it, with so-so verses, but a great chorus. The beginning doesn’t catch me right away, but the refrain is fantastically catchy and a bit hectic (which I consider to be a good quality for this group). Kasou Dystopia carries the feeling of Neo STARGATE but with a bit more of a rock edge with the guitars going. 仮想ディストピア / Kasou DISUTOPIA ( Virtual Dystopia)
I wish the chorus was better, but this song kicks ass anyway.Ģ. It’s a bit more mature than Momoclo usually is, but it still feels like “them”, so I’m good with it. However, the rest of the song is so neat, I still am in love with it despite a so-so chorus. The chorus is uncharacteristically weak for this group, and doesn’t do the rest of the song justice. I feel like the whole song is fantastic, with one odd exception, the chorus itself. I love the verses and the opening vocals, they grab my attention right away, and the song keeps a hold on me as they do their ultra high-pitched chanting, before the music breaks into some dancey electronica. Neo STARGATE itself is actually quite cool in my opinion. Neat idea, but a bit long here as the opener for the CD. And if you haven’t heard the singles yet, I really strongly recommend you look into them because if you miss out on LOST CHILD, the B-side to Mouretsu, you are missing one of the most incredible pieces in Momoclo’s history. I’m going into this album already knowing and loving all 4 single tracks on it, but because they are not new material to me, when I think of how I feel about this album, a lot of that is based off how I feel about the *new* material on it. I also think it deserves to be said that if you are someone going into this album without having been familiar with the singles contained on it already, that this is a better album than I’m making it sound like. It definitely has good things about it, but I do have some issues with it as well. Based off the singles and the group’s growth over the past years since their first album, Battle and Romance, this album should have been mind blowing. HOWEVER, that being said, it’s still not the album I wanted, and in a few areas, it’s not as strong as it should have been. Probably will be my favorite album of the year. Not only that, but since I have had time to really listen to the album through a few times, I feel stronger in my opinions of it.
#Momoiro clover z 5th dimension songs full
I know, it came out in April, so this is rather untimely, but they’re my favorite group, I feel like I owe them a full out review. When I started blogging again, one of the things I mentioned was that on first listen, I had been relatively unimpressed with Momoiro Clover Z’s latest album, 5th Dimension.