Sakura Taisen 2 Vocals
*Best 5 tracks = 1, 4, 6, 8, 13

*1.  Geki!  Teikoku Kagekidan (Kai) - This is the game's opening theme.  I love the new arrangement since Maria and Sumire, two of my favorite characters in the game, each take a verse.  Sakura, of course, gets to sing one too, and the whole group sings the chorus in unison.  Maria sounds awesome, BTW.  She's so cool. ^_^;; The song is really catchy, it sticks in your head for a long time.  Sayoko-chan thinks it sounds like kareoke, and the more I think about it the more I agree.  If you've only heard the first version of the OP, this is much better.

2.  Metro de Ikou - Kouran has such a distinct, and yet nifty voice.  This song is kind of laid back and jazzy, and Fuchizaki-san sings rather stylistically.  All of Kouran's songs are cool though. ^_^

3.  Ikiteru Yorokobi - As much as I think Maria is the greatest character in the game (Besides Oogami-kun of course ^_-), I really don't listen to this much.  Really orchestral and dramatic, but kind of boring at times.

*4.  Haru ga Kuru - This is really pretty and mystical sounding, with simple and yet moving lyrics about spring coming.  The best part is when Sakura's voice is layered over for the chorus.  The only complaint that I have is this - Yokoyama-san's voice is very sweet and pretty throughout most of the song, but at some points it sounds kind of young and annoying.  Maybe it's just me. ;;^_^ Overall, a great song.

5.  Minami Kaze Go Go! - It's very upbeat and fun, spirited and Kanna-like. ^^;; I get a little annoyed at the parts where Kanna starts improvising, since she begins to sound like she's going insane and having some sort of fit. 0_o;; That's just the way Kanna is though, very fun.

*6.  Aishi no Jean Paul - I love this song!!  The melody and arrangement is just *so* cool, I can't really explain it.  Magical and modern sounding, with a great beat.  The chorus is awesome, and the tempo falls somewhere between medium-slow and medium-fast.  the only thing is Iris' annoying little kid voice. -_-;;  It's such a cool song; why couldn't someone else have sung it?

7.  Zettai Unmei no Tango - I like this one too. ^_^;;  It's different, and I hated it the first time I heard it.  The more you listen to it though, the better it gets.  It sounds like a Tango, as might be expected. ;^_^ And it's rather suggestive, which definitely fits Sumire's character.

*8.  Koi no Hassha Allright! - Awesome!!  Upbeat and jazzy; sounds a lot like swing music.  There are some nice harmonies too.  One of the best songs on the Cd, but I can't think of too much to say about it other than that. -_-;

9.  Shounen Red Shudaika - I think this is supposed to be a parody of some kind of sentai series.  It's a funny song that shouldn't be taken too seriously, and I like it a lot.  Kouran gets really cool songs. ^_^

10.  Miyako no Hanazo - The opening for this song is so promising, and Orikasa Ai sings it - I thought it was going to be great.  I don't know why I didn't like it.  I guess it was the fact that there's not much of a melody: just a bunch of random notes thrown around.  I usually listen to the awesome instrumental opening, and then switch to the next track before the singing part starts. ^^;;

11.  Moshimo... - A waltz with nice vocals and sweet lyrics.  It sounds a little too Disney though. 0_o;;  I still like it, it's nice.

12.  Icarus no Hoshi - The opening is really cool, but all of a sudden it goes from slow and tragic sounding to uptempo with this really funky beat. 0_o;; It's by no means a bad song though, I liked it.  It's just a little bizarre.  Leni's voice is rather mature and nice sounding, but a little strained at parts of the chorus.

*13.  Kiseki no Kane - This was the Christmas song that everyone sang, and it's easily one of the best on the Cd.  Each character has solos, the melody is beautiful and moving, and I can't get enough of that piano solo at the beginning.  It's kind of long, but it's a great song so you don't really notice.

14.  Yume no Tsuzuki - The Ending theme that everyone sings along to.  I hate it.  -_-;;;  I like the fact that everyone sings, but I find the melody really annoying.  That's just my opinion though, maybe you'll like it.