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Love Is The Message review
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This is Misia's long awaited 2nd album (I don't consider her mini album a
full-length album, it's more of a single) & it's worth the wait. The CD
has 12 songs plus a bonus track that's a remake of a cute 70's song.
Although this album seems good so far, I have several gripes: a lot of
the songs sound like rehashed versions of hers or other peoples' stuff;
the interludes sound better than some of the actual songs; Misia's tends
to shout-sing, which is fine in some songs, but it gets irritating after
a while; and there are no songs that resemble "Cry," one of my favorite
songs from her first album.
Despite these flaws, I think that this is a great CD for Misia fans. If
you like cheerful R&B, disco, cute, & sweet love songs, this is the album
to get!!!
1. Opening--Just an intro.
2. Believe--(a single) A mellow, semi-gospel song. Pretty good.
3. sweetness--(a single) A medium-paced R&B dance song. A
great one!
4. It's Just Love--This is one of my faves from this album.
At times it reminds me of that old Tracy Chapman song "fast car."
5. Sweet Pain--The first of many disco songs on this album.
Reminds me of the remixed "Never Gonna Cry." Not bad.
Interlude - "sending my love"--Sounds slightly like
Utada's "Addicted To You."
6. Atsui Namida--(hot tears) A mellow R&B song. I like this
one. It's like a "Tsutsumikomu no You ni"-like song.
7. Ame no Nichiyoubi--(rainy sunday) A mellow R&B song. This is
another "Diggin' On You" (TLC) type of song like "Chiisana Koi."
Kinda average, but still good.
8. Itoshii Hito--(beloved person) I love this song!!! Has
the same kind of feel as "Chiisana Koi" and Utada's "B&C", but this
song is a much cuter, more playful sounding song. Misia sounds young
in this one. For some reason, during the music break, it reminds me of
Judy & Mary's "Tegami o Kaku yo."
Interlude - "so in love with you"--Ooh...this is a sweet
interlude! If this was an actual song, that'd be great. It's kinda sad
that I like this better than some of the other songs.
9. Ano Hi no You ni--(like that day) A nice mellow song.
Great to relax to. Has a nostalgic feeling. Reminds me of Sakai
Noriko's "Ame no Kimochi."
10. Hana/Tori/Kaze/Tsuki--(flower/bird/wind/moon) A happy
disco type of song. I like it.
11. One!--Another "Never Gonna cry" sound-alike, only it's more
like the original this time. At times it sounds like that theme
song from the drama "Tomoko to Tomoko" by Wham. Well, just the
parts where they clap. Not bad at all.
12. Wasurenai Hibi--(a single) (unforgettable days) This song is
very sweet & sappy & sounds like any other slow R&B-Disney-like jam.
It stays that way until the music after the bridge part, where the
song goes off into tangents (as well as Misia herself) that make you
wonder what the hell's going on! After that part, the song reverts
back to it's sweet & sappy state. If it weren't for that strange part,
I'd like this song.
13. Lovin' You--I love the Minnie Ripperton version better. In
this live version, Misia's upstaged by that piano thingy--you can
hardly hear her voice unless you have a good stereo (apparently I
don't) or listen with earphones. It's pretty much the same as the
original--Misia hits all the high notes, but at one point, it's like
her squealing is going off course. Yikes!! BTW, her English is some-
what decent, better than "Never Gonna Cry." (Cinimini! Cinimini!!)
Rating 8.5 out of 10!!!
Review by Cori
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