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Sailor Moon And The Scouts: Lunarock (Anime Series)

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It seems impossible that an album with a mere eight tracks to its name could possibly be of such high quality and provide such countless hours of listening enjoyment. Yet, Sailor Moon & the Scouts: Lunarock does just that. As a collection of vocal tracks from the Sailor Moon TV show, both the North American and Japanese versions, and a few pieces that cannot be found anywhere else but this album, Lunarock provides a pleasant mix of lyrics emphasizing loyal friendship and true love above all.

I've also included short commentary for each of the individual tracks:

1. Power of Love - A battle song, it is inspiring yet falls short of outright aggression. "Blazing emotion, there's a light that flows from the heart. It's a chain-reaction, and nothing will keep us apart." Love truly conquers all. Sung by Jennifer Cihi.

2. I Want Someone to Love - Hip-hop...Sailor Moon style. Fun and light-hearted song about first love. Sung by Jennifer Cihi, Sandy Howell, Patricia Tollett, and RAW (Ronald Aaron Wasserman).

3. I Want to Hold Your Hand - A modern remake of the famous Beatles tune, this track will undoubtedly surprise many with its wild, electric makeover. Sung by Jennifer Cihi.

4. Who Do You Think You Are? - A dialog song sung between "Sailor Mars" (Sandy Howell) and "Sailor Moon" (Jennifer Cihi), this music is a charming and humorous characterization. Though they argue bitterly, they also reaffirm their friendship.

5. Moonlight Densetsu (Moonlight Legend) - The original opening music to Sailor Moon, this is the first version of Moonlight Densetsu, the one sung by DALI. The music is in a minor key and, as such, has a dark, mystical mood to it. Although quite similar in sound to the Sailor Moon Theme recognized most readily in North America, this is a love song first and foremost, speaking of a beautiful love that blooms against all odds. "Even if disaster confronts us when we meet, I will never forget the two of us. Millions of stars are watching us, seeing us attempt to live in love together."

6. Daddy's Girl - Of the joys and insecurities of growing up and the lingering desire to still remain close to "Daddy." Will certainly appeal profoundly to the teenaged girl and any who feel that their maturity has separated them from their parents. Sung by Patricia Tollett.

7. Ai no Senshi (Soldier of Love) - The second to two Japanese tracks on the album, this is a battle song. More than friendship alone, Ai no Senshi emphasizes romance and love as the source of true power. That love blooms in the heart and is tranformed into the strength to fight evil. "As it is, we love and are apart. And yet, I want to see a sweet dream. I will not let evil end it!"

8. Nothing at All - A sweet, gentle lullaby of faith, friendship, and loyalty. A warm and relaxing close to the album. "I'll be the one who hears your prayer/You don't have to ask me, I'll be there/I'll be the one you'll never have to do without...no/When you have nothing at all/You'll still have nothing to worry about." Sung by Sandy Howell.

Sailor Moon & the Scouts: Lunarock will lift the spirits of any listener, young or old, male or female, Sailor Moon fan or no. I give this album my highest recommendation!

This is THE CD! A MUST for Sailor Moon fans! When I heard "Power of Love" on the TV series (The Final Battle,Episode 81)I wanted to fight with them! Incredibly great songs, especially Who Do You Think You Are? and Power of Love! Keep fighting, Sailor Scouts! Best song to fight the Negaverse with is Power of Love! Wicked Cool!

I own this CD and have a bit of commentary on it. The fact that Japanese music is on it is big plus, but it doesn't sound like the same instruments are being used--- too much percussion! It also sounded as though the singers were different. I could be wrong on that last one, but still... Moonlight Densetsu sounds like Americans are singing it. My recommendation? If you're more accustomed to the North American dub, this is the CD to get you interested in the original Japanese. If you're a die-hard for the original, order import!

I would have to say that this CD is totally awesome! I love the songs "Power of Love" and "Daddy's Girl". They are so catchy and upbeat. I usually end up singing them both all day because I can't get them out of my head. If there are any Sailor Moon fans out there who haven't picked up this CD, you have no idea what you're missing. It's a must for all CD collections.

If you are a Sailor Moon fan, you should get this CD. Nobody seems to like the dub of Sailor Moon (or any anime series for that matter), but they seem to shine when making the music.
The CD starts off with the one of the best Sailor Moon songs (Eng. or Jp.) in "The Power Of Love", a very upbeat and uplifting song.
"I Want Someone to Love" reminds me very much of a Janet Jackson style of music, and has a very good slow-beat dance club feel.
I'm not a huge Beatles fan (although my sister is), so I'm not too big on "I Want to Hold Your Hand" but it's still a good listen.
"Who Do You Think You Are" steals the idea from Tenchi Muyo (another great series) and it's song "Up-Walk in Galaxy" by having two of the main female characters (Moon and Mars) fight while singing a song. But it's still fun to listen to.
NOW we have the original classic that the U.S. Sailor Moon song was sampled from (quite badly sampled in my opinion); "Moonlight Densetsu" somehow captures the mood and feelings for the entire Sailor Moon series in 3+ minutes. Still one of the best anime songs of all time. This is the original DALI version.

Let's just skip the "Daddy's Girl" review... ::blech::

Now this is what a battle song should sound like!!! "Ai No Senshi" is flat out awesome, right up there with "Moon Revenge" (my fave SM song) and "La Soldier".
It took a while for "Nothing At All" to grow on me, but I do actually enjoy hearing it now. A nice, smooth melody to mellow out to.

Bottom line, this is a great CD. And it is probably the cheapest way to get your hands on some Japanese Sailor Moon songs. So what are you waiting for?!

I absolutely adore this CD to no end. I've only had it for a week and I have the lyrics memorized, even the Japanese ones! If you're a die-hard moonie, you need to have this!

When I first heard "The Power of Love" used as the back-ground music for "Final Battle," I knew I was addicted. Now, after a year of having this CD, I want to say to Naoko: You're great!

"I Want Someone to Love" really grew on me. I loved the hard beats and you can tell the singer took this song seriously and did a great a job on it. Power of Love sorta got tired soon...but I'm sure many of you will agree Moonlight Densetsu and Ai no Senshi are the main highlights of this cd. A nice collection to your sailormoon english and japanese cds!

I LOVE this CD! I looked for it at a Virgin mega store and they were all out(Can you believe it? )! My favorite song on this CD is probably Who do you think you are? I adore Serena/Usagi and Raye's/Rei's voices in that song! This cd has 8 songs(2 of them are in Japanese...) and all Sailor Moon Fans should have this fab CD!

There is some songs on this cd that could also be on the Sailor Moon Songs from the hit Tv Series cd. It's just like the Sailor Moon Full Moon Collection cd. They took a lot of the songs from these two great cds and put them on a totally different one.
#1 The Power of Love
This song always puts an image in my head. My favorite song on this cd. Heard in the Sailor Moon movie the Promise of the Rose and the"R" season episode Final Battle.
#2 I Want Someone to Love
A song about girls wanting boys.
#3 I Wanna Hold Your Hand
A more upbeat version of the Beatles' classic song.
#4 Who do you think you are?
A song about Serena and Raye's bickering. Heard in the "R" season episode Follow the Leader.
#5 Moonlight Densetsu {japanese}
Translated as Moonlight Legend. You can get the translated song of this in the Sailor Moon Role-Palying Game and Resource Book, which is very cool. This is the original theme song in Japan.
#6 Daddy's Girl
A touching song about a girl and her dad.
#7 Ai No Senshi {japanese}
Loosely translated as Soldier of Love. This is probely one of the best japanese songs you can get. Heard in the "S" season episode Birthday Blues Part Two.
#8 Nothing at All
A pretty song about friendship. The ending theme to the movies Hearts in Ice and Black Dream Hole.
I recommend this cd to all the sm fans and to music fans.