Sing Or Die

Dreams Come True | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 28, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 28, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000009CIQ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #471,099 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointment, June 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Sing Or Die (Audio CD)

Believe me, I have been a great fan of DCT, but this one was a little bit of a disappointment. I've also heard the Japanese version and all the songs were great, in Japanese. It's just that in this English version, it sounds too foreign and unnatural, perhaps because translating every single word does not always work and sounds too awkward. It doesn't seem to blend into other American pops.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I neither speak nor read Japanese, December 2, 1999

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Andrew Caplan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sing Or Die (Audio CD)

DCT's songs are a lot of fun, cross several styles, and after about 23+ listenings Sing or Die hasn't grown old for me. I tumbled onto Dreams Come True though the magic of the Internet, noodling around music sites. I discovered them on the videotape of Swan Princess movie, where they sing "Eternity" on a musicvideo at the end. It shows off singer Miwa, but with a hollywood production orchestra, not their musical sensibility. This is DCT's 9th album, and only one in English. After searching in New York, I found it in Chicago in Virgin's "pop" section. Lead singer Miwa's name means Beauty * Harmony. I love her voice's timbre. Her style is just like the photos: beautiful and optimistic. Her english accent is American, which I wonder at given the years in Tokyo and London. I wonder how true to the original Japanese the translations are. There are a few cliche phrases, but that's a quibble because all else is so good. Buy this and enjoy it. Buy two.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A breath of fresh air!, December 10, 2000

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Ben Higginbotham (Rockwall,TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sing Or Die (Audio CD)

I stumbled upon this group after meeting a forign exchange student from Japan. I could not believe my ears. A group that is optimestic and is very popular(in Japan anyway). This isn't a group to end all groups, but you will find it a refreshing change from all of that noise pollution that people consider "good music" these days.