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5.0 out of 5 stars
Spitz can't be beat, August 25, 2011
This review is from: Iroirogoromo (Audio CD)
This 2004 release is another odds `n' sods collection (the previous one, '''' - Ka'chouhuugetsu, came out in 1999) is mainly B-sides from singles released since that compilation, i.e. between 1999 and 2004, with the three songs found on the "99ep" mini-album (one taken directly from it, and two re-mixed), along with a single previously unreleased track, which closes the album. The opening track is a typically well-written masterful guitar pop song, while "High Fi, Lo Fi" remixed from the 99ep for a cleaner sound is a jaunty rock number; ditto for the next song, while "Sakana", taken directly from 99ep is sweet, sombre, ballady. "Masorite" starts off jazzy, but then becomes a typically jaunty rocker. Somewhat inexplicable, another version of the song "Memories" - which isn't a great song to begin with, is here, since it was the B-Side of... "Memories." "Seishun Ikinokori Game", the third track from 99ep is a so-so rocker that is slightly longer - it differs from the original by repeating another verse at the end before the fade-out. "SUGINAMI MELODY" is a tuneful ballad that is a bit heavy on the strings, while "Songoku" is a reggae-influenced crunchy number that starts off mellow before picking up steam. "Omiya Sunset" is a pleasant acoustic ballad, while the previously unreleased track "Boku wa Jet" is a groovy, infectious rocker with a punk-like chorus; the song was recorded in 1989, so it's ancient history for Spitz.
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