tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431611253573380782.post2013136902206061306..comments2024-01-11T18:29:48.088+09:00Comments on My Somewhere.: Thoughts on 笑顔の行方 and Fun Fun★PeopleRjOkamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421115793379175045noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431611253573380782.post-23741415497958479182014-03-20T00:15:33.046+09:002014-03-20T00:15:33.046+09:00I didn't know 76th Star was a cover to begin w...I didn't know 76th Star was a cover to begin with. But i searched for the original at Youtube and was surprised of the horrible singing of the leadsinger. Nana's version is so much ahead, its not even funny. ;)<br /><br />I knew the version of the Dreams Come True song with Inagaki Junichi, and especially when they performed it on japanese TV it was heavenly. This new version is different enough to justify a new version, but i prefer the duet version, recorded or live. Its somehow lesser busy and in your face. <br /><br />But Fun Fun People? It suffers the same problems Vitalization had already. Too much, too hectic, no real structure. Especially this feeling of unpleasant, overwhelming noise mixed with some pointless vocal acrobatics is pretty much apparent in a lot of Nana's recent releases. 笑顔の行方, Fun Fun People, Vitalization, Kakumei Dualism. It worked with Kakumei Dualism but the other three are rather bleh. Less is often more. Also some of these songs are similar to other songs. Vitalization is the poor mans Synchrogazer, Fun Fun People is like a mixture between Party Party and Discotheque in terms of athmosphere, 笑顔の行方 has a plethora of versions to compare to. Somehow i have the feeling her songwriters are running out of ideas, and just cram as many sounds and instruments as possible into these songs to make it up for it. <br /><br />Really, there wasn't even one Nana solo song since Rockbound Neighbors that has really caught my attention. Anything since then has the air of "if its not good, lets be busy at least". Perhaps she should just find some new songwriting team. Fun Fun People is also the promotional song of Superanal Liberty and they performed it for Music Japan yesterday. Gunsmith Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997390058751109798noreply@blogger.com