Late, but I had a Tax Law exam to pass.
First of all, this album made me a happy girl. Because I was expecting nothing, since Popcorn was terrible and I only liked few tracks from LOVE; also, the fact that they announced it as an album with a lot of digital music scared me. A lot. I was ready to listen to an album full of copies of Intergalactic, really.
But. But. BUT!!! I was wrong *do do do doooom*
Zero-G: before the album release, I only watched the PV preview they aired on TV and was totally unimpressed: the song seemed nothing special, the only thing of the choreo I noticed where those strange hip thrusts… no thanks. It was the full PV and, especially, the performance and the making of that did the thing for me. Both the song and the dance are a lot of fun, and Arashi really seem to enjoy them too, which is great. I enjoyed the live perf a lot and the making was perfect!! I love what they did at the end, dancing the whole song just for the sake of... let us see the dance. Since they weren’t filming the PV in that moment. They just went in front of a camera and danced. Laughing, making mistakes, singing random parts and being generally adorable. I don’t often define Arashi (the whole group, not single members) as adorable, but here they were. Especially Jun, he was the cutest thing!
Wonderful: mmmh not my favorite track of the album and some parts of the refrain throws me off a little, but it’s ok. Still, not the best song ever.
Tell me why: THE BEAUTY OF THIS SONG! At first I was like “Oh, a slow ballad” but then there was the refrain and... it wasn’t so slow? It wasn’t that much like a ballad? It was pretty, oh so pretty. And then the rap. THE RAP. And the part after it. THE PERFECTION. This song and how it builds up is so so so beautiful, and it totally caught me off guard so it’s even better. Good, good, GOOD. Probably the one I want to watch live the most.
Asterisk: I wasn’t expecting to like this one, because the beginning is veeeery digital and with a lot of autotune, but then it gets better and, I don’t know, it works out somehow? It’s really catchy. See, I’m not against autotune and digital music, when the result is good. Oh, and the rap is great. A lot of random English too (like in Zero G)
Imagining Crazy (Ohno solo): I guess I’ll like the live performance, because the song does nothing to me. I’d like him to try something a little bit different, but in the end the lives are good so I don’t know.
Disco Star (Aiba solo): the lyrics made me have a good laugh, seriously. Not as good as some other Aiba solos, but it’s catchy and fun and HE’S A DISCO STAR! What a cutie.
TRAP: the beginning scared me but, other than that, this is a jam, even if it’s not Arashi style at all. I hope the choreo will be good because the song deserves it.
STAY GOLD (Jun solo): *glimpses around* the end of the world must be near because I LIKE IT. Quite a lot I must say. It’s similar to what J is doing recently with his solos and his DJ MJ thing (is that even a thing... ) but this one actually turned out nice! Praying the live won’t be a mess. PLEASE JUN, PLEASE. KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON THIS TIME.
Merry Christmas (Nino solo): NEEN YOU CUTE POOP. We know that Nino usually composes two kind of songs, the gorgeous ballads and the cute but meaningful songs, and this one definitely belongs to the second category. It’s so cute??? And it’s about Christmas so it’s even better!
Kimi no Yume wo Mite Ita: I don’t know why, but from Nino solo onwards, the album takes a cute turn, at least for me. This song actually has nothing particular, nothing special, is very simple, but maybe this is what makes it so nice. And the refrain is beautiful. Probably the song that is most Arashi-like in the album.
One Step: CUTE. The melody is adorable and the lyrics are truly beautiful ;_; One of my favorite pieces of the album, it just puts a big smile on my face.
Hey Yeah! (Sho solo): a bit like the songs Sho often does, but one of his best, and it’s one of those songs that really works well for concerts.
Hope in the Darkness: not so fond of the never ending ‘ooooooohhhhh’ at the beginning, but the rest of the song is really nice. Funny enough, while I don’t like the ‘ooooohhhhh’ at the beginning, I like the one in the refrain?? (maybe because it reminds me a little of the one in VIXX’s Eternity, I don’t know)
Take Off!!!: I don’t feel it at all :/
The songs from the singles included this time are really good too: I’m still a bit wary about Bittersweet (maybe it still remind me about ChocoJun, which is a thing I’d like to forget), but it’s a good song, GUTS! is a cute catchy thing, and Daremo Shiranai is the best of the best. So, nice A-tracks too, things that not happened with LOVE: Calling, Breathless and Endless Game are good songs, eh, but I don’t love any of them the way I love Daremo Shiranai or GUTS!
In conclusion, The Digitalian is a great album. Not at the levels of the holy trinity Time/BNMF/Beautiful World, but still great, with only two songs I don’t like. But mostly is the fact that I really wasn’t expecting this, hence my happiness \o/
First of all, this album made me a happy girl. Because I was expecting nothing, since Popcorn was terrible and I only liked few tracks from LOVE; also, the fact that they announced it as an album with a lot of digital music scared me. A lot. I was ready to listen to an album full of copies of Intergalactic, really.
But. But. BUT!!! I was wrong *do do do doooom*
Zero-G: before the album release, I only watched the PV preview they aired on TV and was totally unimpressed: the song seemed nothing special, the only thing of the choreo I noticed where those strange hip thrusts… no thanks. It was the full PV and, especially, the performance and the making of that did the thing for me. Both the song and the dance are a lot of fun, and Arashi really seem to enjoy them too, which is great. I enjoyed the live perf a lot and the making was perfect!! I love what they did at the end, dancing the whole song just for the sake of... let us see the dance. Since they weren’t filming the PV in that moment. They just went in front of a camera and danced. Laughing, making mistakes, singing random parts and being generally adorable. I don’t often define Arashi (the whole group, not single members) as adorable, but here they were. Especially Jun, he was the cutest thing!
Wonderful: mmmh not my favorite track of the album and some parts of the refrain throws me off a little, but it’s ok. Still, not the best song ever.
Tell me why: THE BEAUTY OF THIS SONG! At first I was like “Oh, a slow ballad” but then there was the refrain and... it wasn’t so slow? It wasn’t that much like a ballad? It was pretty, oh so pretty. And then the rap. THE RAP. And the part after it. THE PERFECTION. This song and how it builds up is so so so beautiful, and it totally caught me off guard so it’s even better. Good, good, GOOD. Probably the one I want to watch live the most.
Asterisk: I wasn’t expecting to like this one, because the beginning is veeeery digital and with a lot of autotune, but then it gets better and, I don’t know, it works out somehow? It’s really catchy. See, I’m not against autotune and digital music, when the result is good. Oh, and the rap is great. A lot of random English too (like in Zero G)
Imagining Crazy (Ohno solo): I guess I’ll like the live performance, because the song does nothing to me. I’d like him to try something a little bit different, but in the end the lives are good so I don’t know.
Disco Star (Aiba solo): the lyrics made me have a good laugh, seriously. Not as good as some other Aiba solos, but it’s catchy and fun and HE’S A DISCO STAR! What a cutie.
TRAP: the beginning scared me but, other than that, this is a jam, even if it’s not Arashi style at all. I hope the choreo will be good because the song deserves it.
STAY GOLD (Jun solo): *glimpses around* the end of the world must be near because I LIKE IT. Quite a lot I must say. It’s similar to what J is doing recently with his solos and his DJ MJ thing (is that even a thing... ) but this one actually turned out nice! Praying the live won’t be a mess. PLEASE JUN, PLEASE. KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON THIS TIME.
Merry Christmas (Nino solo): NEEN YOU CUTE POOP. We know that Nino usually composes two kind of songs, the gorgeous ballads and the cute but meaningful songs, and this one definitely belongs to the second category. It’s so cute??? And it’s about Christmas so it’s even better!
Kimi no Yume wo Mite Ita: I don’t know why, but from Nino solo onwards, the album takes a cute turn, at least for me. This song actually has nothing particular, nothing special, is very simple, but maybe this is what makes it so nice. And the refrain is beautiful. Probably the song that is most Arashi-like in the album.
One Step: CUTE. The melody is adorable and the lyrics are truly beautiful ;_; One of my favorite pieces of the album, it just puts a big smile on my face.
Hey Yeah! (Sho solo): a bit like the songs Sho often does, but one of his best, and it’s one of those songs that really works well for concerts.
Hope in the Darkness: not so fond of the never ending ‘ooooooohhhhh’ at the beginning, but the rest of the song is really nice. Funny enough, while I don’t like the ‘ooooohhhhh’ at the beginning, I like the one in the refrain?? (maybe because it reminds me a little of the one in VIXX’s Eternity, I don’t know)
Take Off!!!: I don’t feel it at all :/
The songs from the singles included this time are really good too: I’m still a bit wary about Bittersweet (maybe it still remind me about ChocoJun, which is a thing I’d like to forget), but it’s a good song, GUTS! is a cute catchy thing, and Daremo Shiranai is the best of the best. So, nice A-tracks too, things that not happened with LOVE: Calling, Breathless and Endless Game are good songs, eh, but I don’t love any of them the way I love Daremo Shiranai or GUTS!
In conclusion, The Digitalian is a great album. Not at the levels of the holy trinity Time/BNMF/Beautiful World, but still great, with only two songs I don’t like. But mostly is the fact that I really wasn’t expecting this, hence my happiness \o/