Time sure passes by real fast. YUI has accomplished a lot since her debut seven years ago. In the time span of less than a decade, she rose to become one of the most prominent and influential Japanese pop and rock artist. Her fifth original studio album HOW CRAZY YOUR LOVE is released under the subsidiary labels of Sony Music Japan. It became a number one selling album on the weekly Oricon charts making it the fifth consecutive number one album for YUI. But do these numbers justify the quality of the album? Let’s find out.
Tracklist
1. HELLO
2. Separation
3. Get Back Home
4. Lock On
5. U-niform
6. Cooking
7. Rain
8. Good night
9. YOU
10. It's My Life
11. no Reason
12. Nobody Knows
13. Green a.live
1. HELLO
2. Separation
3. Get Back Home
4. Lock On
5. U-niform
6. Cooking
7. Rain
8. Good night
9. YOU
10. It's My Life
11. no Reason
12. Nobody Knows
13. Green a.live
Before the review, I would like to provide a little excerpt of YUI’s history and how I will go about reviewing this album because of my experience with her music. I have the utmost respect for YUI as a singer-songwriter as there is no denying her talents; she is extremely talented. Never have I viewed her as an idol; I save that for 48 other people. I have been listening to her music ever since her first debut single “Feel My Soul” in 2005. This was even before her hit song “Good-bye Days” which was a movie tie-in to Taiyou no Uta. Undoubtedly, one of the sources that got YUI’s popularity soaring was her tie-ins with anime songs and her more upbeat rock songs. However, sometimes I wish that her other songs were more well known too. If given a chance to rate her previous albums, none of them would fall below a 4 out of 5 rating. With these things in mind and my respect for YUI, I gave my most professional ear to her newest album. Let’s get on with the review.
Review
When it comes to YUI’s music, I feel that there is a cycle of denial and then acceptance. After her indie sounding debut album, she released a fast rock song, “Roling Star”. At first, I could not accept the route she was going on but the more I listened to it, the more I fell in love with it, thus the came acceptance. Then comes “CHE.R.RY”, a very happy pop song that once again surprised me and I fell back into the cycle. Similarly, “HELLO” is a happy pop beat and a great song to start off the album. This song along with “YOU” was used in the movie Paradise Kiss starring Kitagawa Keiko and Mukai Osamu. “It’s My Life” and “no Reason” are great upbeat songs as well. After going through the album a couple of times, I discovered that happy and encouraging songs were prevalent. Not that it is a bad thing; in fact it is wonderful and appreciative that YUI wrote these songs, as 2011 was not the greatest year for Japan.
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When it comes to YUI’s music, I feel that there is a cycle of denial and then acceptance. After her indie sounding debut album, she released a fast rock song, “Roling Star”. At first, I could not accept the route she was going on but the more I listened to it, the more I fell in love with it, thus the came acceptance. Then comes “CHE.R.RY”, a very happy pop song that once again surprised me and I fell back into the cycle. Similarly, “HELLO” is a happy pop beat and a great song to start off the album. This song along with “YOU” was used in the movie Paradise Kiss starring Kitagawa Keiko and Mukai Osamu. “It’s My Life” and “no Reason” are great upbeat songs as well. After going through the album a couple of times, I discovered that happy and encouraging songs were prevalent. Not that it is a bad thing; in fact it is wonderful and appreciative that YUI wrote these songs, as 2011 was not the greatest year for Japan.
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