Tracklist:
1. Tears In
2. Jinsei Reset Button
3. Mozaic Role
4. Senbonzakura
5. Setsuna Trip
6. Uta Catastrophe
7. Shiroi Yuki no Princess wa (Only in Limited Edition)
8. Kotoba Meteor (Only in Limited Edition)
9. Ama no Jaku (Only in Limited Edition)
10. Invisible (Only in Limited Edition)
1. Tears In
Despite this being a cover album, DECO*27 still found the time to compose this awesome song! It is hard rock, and very catchy. Also, Piko shows much of his vocal ability through the whole track, which adds to the overall upbeat sound. I hope DECO*27 and Piko will collaborate in the future, too!
Rating: 9.5
2. Jinsei Reset Button
The song opens with very fast synths, immediately moving into a more rock-oriented sound. Piko's voice isn't bad in this song, but in some parts where he is under filters, the arrangement sounds like a metal song and Piko doesn't sound like himself at all. I'll grow to like this in time, probably.
Rating: 7
3. Mozaic Role
After two good songs, this one is not memorable at all. He sounds even better than in "Tears In", especially in the refrain, but it doesn't leave a good impression paired with a very plain track like this. Not particularly bad, but not quite good, either.
Rating: 5
4. Senbonzakura
If i had to choose a favourite Vocaloid song, it would probably be this one. I am aware that for every utaite the same track should change a bit, but Piko went a bit too much, and took away the louder guitars, replacing them with more piano. Even with that, his voice is underwhelming, especially in the refrain. Too bad a song like this wasn't used to its full potential.
Rating: 6
5. Setsuna Trip
For a change, we get a beautiful strings and bells introduction instead of the guitars, although the rest of the song isn't like that. However, this song has a much better usage of the bass guitar than the others. Piko changed his voice to a more girl-ish one in this song, and even gotten really cute at one moment, which shows the excellent range he has.
Rating: 8
6. Uta Catastrophe
Like the previous song, this one starts with a traditional, Japanese sound and moves into a pop-rock sound. Uta Catastrophe also shares much of the arrangement with Senbonzakura and Setsuna Trip. Piko's voice here was average overall, but the parts where it was vocoded were somewhat annoying. Likewise, this didn't feel like a separate song, but more of a mix of the previous two.
Rating: 3.5
7. Shiroi Yuki no Princess wa
We return to the guitar arrangement we had in the first part of the album. The song starts a bit melancholic, but then makes a 180 turn in the refrains, where it becomes uplifting and cutesy. Here, Piko's vocals are more feminine than usual, which make him sound truly like a female singer. Overall, the song is quite good, featuring several impressive guitar solos.
Rating: 8
8. Kotoba Meteor
Contrary to Shiroi Yuki no Princess wa, this track gets an aggressive and dark start. The arrangement paired with his voice, which sounds masculine here, produces a classic J-Rock atmosphere and sound. In general, this is a much better direction for Piko to go in, since he sounds much more comfortable and powerful with serious songs.
Rating: 9
9. Ama no Jaku
I felt something was really different in this version of Ama no Jaku, and it turns out to be the pitch, which was lowered to fit a male voice. Now, i have no idea why Piko did this, because he can sing perfectly fine in a high pitch, but this sounds as good. His voice sounds especially *cough*sexy*cough* here xD. There are some weird moments where the vocals go all over the place, and it sounds like an editing error, so don't turn up your volume too high, just in case.
Rating: 10
10. Invisible
The introduction is like an old recording, with all the sound chipping and such, so i expected we'd get something else than... rock, again. For the last song on the album, his voice switches between a feminine and a more masculine one, with some odd screaming at the last few tones O.o. Somewhat bland, like Mozaic Role.
Rating: 5
Piko is a fantastic vocalist, but every singer should have a few different songs from their usual style in a discography. The selection of songs contained too much of the same, but at least the new song was excellent. Also, he should definitely try voice acting. My overall rating for this album is: 7.1.
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