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From the First Touch review
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If I solely judged this album by my first listen, I'd rate it a
"7" because although the songs are nice to listen to, they're not too
original. In fact, they seem kinda cliche. Well, several listens later,
I raised my rating a notch up because the songs got catchier and I feel
that this is a great album! While most of the songs are cheerful and fun
to listen to, there are a few ballads. One of those ballad-types is the
song "Squall" as heard on the Japanese TV drama, "Perfect Love." In all
the songs, Matsumoto's voice is clear, especially when she does the high
notes, unlike some artists who sing these types of songs. So, if you like
cheerful pop music, this album is a winner!
* If you want the translations of some of Eiko's songs & also some insight
to what the songs mean, please click here to go to Ryu's.
1. Tenshi ga Ita Asa--(the morning an angel was there) Reminds
me of My Little Lover's song "Alice." This song didn't impress me
at first, but it got better as I listened to it more.
2. Sunshine So Bright--A cute, upbeat song. It makes me happy
whenever I listen to it.
3. Namida no Chikara--(the power of tears) A medium-paced song
with a good beat. This one kinda reminds me of Misia's "Koi Suru
Kisetsu." I like this one.
4. Solo--A slow one with only her voice & the keyboards. In
this type of song, you can hear all the faults of a singer's voice.
With Matsumoto, she has no faults. Her voice is soft & beautiful
during the verses, then becomes strong & clear during the chorus
parts. A beautiful lullabye-like song.
5. Get Over Again--a slow R&B-like jam. Another good one.
6. Sora o Miagete~Sha La la~ --(I look up to the sky) This is
my favorite song next to "Squall." It's a fun song. The way she
sings it is sorta flirty, so it makes it sound cute too. I can
picture her singing this song in the back of a truck or on a hayride
in the countryside with her friends, and just having grand old time.
7. Squall --If you've watched "Perfect Love," you've heard this
one. It's the only slow R&B-like song sung by a woman during the
more serious parts of that drama. The best song on the album! You
can actually hear the thunder parts in the song (Les thought
it was static for a while till he noticed the title of the song).
Thankfully this song isn't a different version from the one in
"Perfect Love."
8. Think It Over--Another happy-sounding song. I don't really
like the chorus parts for some reason though. Sounds like a
self-help kind of song to me. :P
9. Sleepin' Angel--Starts off slow then gets livelier.
A cute one.
10. Koi to Kusuriyubi--(Love & my ring finger) a slow one.
Les likes the chorus parts where she rushes the words a bit. If it
wasn't for those fast parts, the song would be boring.
11. Wild Cherry--This song is in English & her English is
pretty good (you don't really need the words to understand what
she's singing about). Maybe her name has something to do with
it..."Ei" in Eiko means "English." An average slowish song.
Rating 8 out of 10!!!
Review by Cori
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