Valrave the Liberator 2 OP
Tracklist:
~ Type A ~
1. Kakumei Dualism
2. Kakumei Dualism (Tv Size)
~ Type C ~
2. Kakumei Dualism (Nana Mizuki Only)
3. Kakumei Dualism (T.M. Revolution Only)
1. Kakumei Dualism
Subdued guitar chords open the song, along with Nana's vocal lead, followed by T.M., who involves way too much excessive vibrato, making him sound ridiculous and amateur, until the song unravels in a strong, ani-rock arrangement. With dominating guitars and violins present in the background, this may be more of both of their domains, as opposed to the techno-inspired Preserved Roses, which incorporated less elements of anison and more of J-pop. Although, as brimming with energy as it is at every corner, the melody sounds too forced and an artificial gain of energy and strength, unlike the sudden breakdown in the middle eight section continuing into harmonies I'd prefer for the whole track instead of the already present ones. Kakumei Dualism, again, sounds more commercial and less artistic, and, even though it will eventually grow on me, it will become boring fast as well.
Rating: 8
2. Kakumei Dualism (Nana Mizuki Only) & 3. Kakumei Dualism (T.M. Revolution Only)
Unfortunately, as with the previous collaboration, the parts where one sings is left out in the other version, as I'd love to hear Nana exclusively sing the whole song, since T.M. performed poorly. On the other hand, his part sounds almost comedic and like a parody to a good vibrato and vocal control.
Rating: Unrated
It's a shame that music from two such renowned artists will be bought mostly because it's popular and mainstream, not because it actually has much artistic value like they separately do.
My overall rating is: 8
Will I return for an another listen: Maybe.
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1. Kakumei Dualism
Subdued guitar chords open the song, along with Nana's vocal lead, followed by T.M., who involves way too much excessive vibrato, making him sound ridiculous and amateur, until the song unravels in a strong, ani-rock arrangement. With dominating guitars and violins present in the background, this may be more of both of their domains, as opposed to the techno-inspired Preserved Roses, which incorporated less elements of anison and more of J-pop. Although, as brimming with energy as it is at every corner, the melody sounds too forced and an artificial gain of energy and strength, unlike the sudden breakdown in the middle eight section continuing into harmonies I'd prefer for the whole track instead of the already present ones. Kakumei Dualism, again, sounds more commercial and less artistic, and, even though it will eventually grow on me, it will become boring fast as well.
Rating: 8
2. Kakumei Dualism (Nana Mizuki Only) & 3. Kakumei Dualism (T.M. Revolution Only)
Unfortunately, as with the previous collaboration, the parts where one sings is left out in the other version, as I'd love to hear Nana exclusively sing the whole song, since T.M. performed poorly. On the other hand, his part sounds almost comedic and like a parody to a good vibrato and vocal control.
Rating: Unrated
It's a shame that music from two such renowned artists will be bought mostly because it's popular and mainstream, not because it actually has much artistic value like they separately do.
My overall rating is: 8
Will I return for an another listen: Maybe.
The comment box doesn't bite; be careful when feeding it, though.
I gave Kakumei Dualism my score after one listen. Then after trying to write the review and listening to it about ten times, my opinion of it was lowered. Overexposure :-(
ReplyDeleteFunny that you found his vibrato to be the problem in T.M.R's performance, while I had an issue with his expression. I thought his vibrato was at normal levels, but maybe it was because of the poor expression that his vibrato seemed problematic.
Just wondering, how do you decide on your song scores? I kind of do it partly by instinct/enjoyment, partly by technical things like vocal performance. Do you have categories that you rate, or do you do it like me?
Also, congratulations on 100 posts! You get a Nana one for your 100th ^^
I gave the score after one listen as well o.o I guess I was just in a bad mood yesterday? xD
DeleteBut, yeah, pretty much the same thing happened after reviewing Preserved Roses, as I got bored in several days.
And, as for my song scores, I do it the same way you do, but the numbers aren't as "equally separated", for example, 10 is perfect, 9 excellent, 8/7 are good, 6/5/4 are average to generic, 3/2/1 are really bad. I choose one section based on technical performance, and the variables in it by enjoyment. Which reminds me, should I put this up officially on the blog? Yeah, probably so xD
Thanks \(^o^)/
In my case I still love the song, because of Nana, I don't mind TM because complements Nana, but I still prefer they would have release a Nana version of it, not the one I got :(
DeleteCongratulations on your 100th post! Anyway, I'll give this song a listen soon and comment my opinion hear, but given that I was in the minority in that I didn't like Preserved Roses, I'm keeping my expectations not too high.
ReplyDeleteWell, after a while, most people joined that minority xD
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