LiSA - best day, best way

Tracklist:

1. best day, best way
2. I'm a Rock star
3. Shiroi Toiki
4. best day, best way (Instrumental)

1. best day, best way

Opening with a vocal solo of LiSA, we get a very upbeat, happy song that may as well be tied to an anime, because it's got the distinctive feel to it. Although it's one of her more usual rock stuff, alike to her first album, the arrangement can still be interesting, with the merge of acoustic and electric guitars which screams "SPRING!" during the whole track. As for her vocals, I'll just quote Kurayami Monogatari on it:

"This powerful voice that kind of reminds me of Nana Mizuki, just without the crazy vibrato."

We all know how amazing Nana's voice is.
Rating: 9

2. I'm a Rock star

It's nice that you are a rock star, but you could, you know, show it? The next song in the single is not nearly as upbeat as best day, best way, seeing as it's somewhat calmer and more of an uplifting, rock-y mid-tempo composition (which kind of reminds me of the Happy Birthday song >__>). Some of the guitars are replaced with a piano, which also becomes the driving tune in the song, along with her always amazing voice. This is a nice follow up to the great A-side though, and I always seem to stick around to hear this as well.
Rating: 8


3. Shiroi Toiki

I predicted this would be a ballad when I initially saw the tracklist. I also predicted this was going to be the scapegoat filler track in her single, and I was right in both cases. After the previous two tracks, this one just seems spiritless, unoriginal and needlessly prolonged. The only points I can give to it are maybe for the unusual instrumentation, especially after the first chorus, but it still fails to catch my attention. Just one big stuffing into the disc to make it seem like LiSA's composer tried harder.
Rating: 6


I look forward to LiSA releasing a new single every time, because she is always this eternal genki-ultra-kawaii bomb. She's still a pretty new artist though, so I guess I can forgive her for the fail "C-Side" on this single. My overall rating for this release is: 8

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