First Impressions on Vitalization

Pretty and vitalizing lady~

Since I haven't done this for quite a while, I thought I'd ganbatte this time. It is probably obvious by now that the entry on Preserved Roses that I said I might make, is never going to happen. Thanks to a certain incident in Valvrap.... ehum..Valvrave, I have sort of ruined some lines from the song for myself (though more for my friend I think haha).. orz But anyways, Vitalization time!

I had been really dying to hear this song and had great expectations, since it follows Synchrogazer as the OP for Symphogear and I just absolutely love that song. So finally Vitalization aired on smile-gang and I got to hear it~

And now I suppose the first question to answer is - was I disappointed? 

No. No I wasn't. I absolutely love Vitalization.

Sure, it is no Synchrogazer, but why should it be? The feel of Vitalization is very different, yet it fits the atmosphere of Symphogear just as perfectly as Synchrogazer did and that's exactly how it should be. That being said, I actually do think the styles of the two songs are quite similar and both songs are filled with atsui kimochi (sorry, somehow saying that in English didn't feel right lol) the biggest difference between the songs  being the impact. Synchrogazer was very "strong impact in the face" from the beginning of the song onwards while I feel Vitalization builds the impact as it goes, peaking at the very end - the end melody is really powerful and awesome to me. This contrast of build up between these two songs is really ingenious in my opinion.

Also, I suppose some might not like the unconventional structure of Vitalization, but I think it is part of the song's charm. Admittedly it could make the song messy, but I don't think that happens in Vitalization at all - instead it helps with the tension and build up of impact. Anyway, I always love things that deviate from the norm. I like Synchrogazer for the same reasons - the switching between slow and fast tempo and high and low pitch really captivates me. 

I'll talk about the lyrics later, once I can stare at them on somewhere.

I think there was still something I wanted to say, but it escaped my mind now... So without further ado, here is Vitalization! Hearts on fire~!

(The cover of this single is such a tease in this horribly hot summer weather orz)

Looking very much forward to seeing the PV (hopefully soon), it sounds awesome from what Nana wrote on her blog a while ago when she was shooting it. Also, really wanna try singing Vitalization at karaoke! lol End of July come soooonnn~

P.S. on a random note, I really love how Nana says Vitalization. It fills my heart with smiles~