Terra 2001 [Import]

Brilliant Green | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 16, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Defst
• ASIN: B00002DDGA
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #672,279 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bye! My Boy!

2. Ai No [Heart] Ai No Hoshi

3. Brownie The Cat - Miwaku No Neko Ruumu -

4. Call My Name (English Version)

5. Maybe We Could Go Back To Then (76 Version)

6. September Rain

7. Funny Girlfriend!!

8. Round And Round

9. Sono Supiido De

10. Can't Stop Cryin'

11. Nagai Tameiki No You Ni

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My God It's Full of Stars, November 28, 1999

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Lynxswift - See all my reviews

This review is from: Terra 2001 (Audio CD)

I love j-pop music. But I love the brillinat green even more. Why do I say that? Because the brilliant green isn't your typical j-pop group, they are heavily influenced by american rock, some country folk and even brittish rock. They definitely aren't an "idol" group. Terra 2001 their second album is fantastic follow up, with a refined and smoother sound. Though I do miss their pseudo-indie sound from their previous releases. The band itself has great guitar rock sounds that is rarely heard in j-pop. Like I said they are a rock band, which isn't the norm for j-pop. But for those that are fans of classic idol j-pop, you'll love the songs Brownie the Cat and Funny Girlfriend. But as for me I really like the folk like songs Aino Aino Hoshi and Sono Speed De. And as in their previous album their is a great accoustic guitar song, Maybe We Could Go Back To Then. Tomoko Kawase has very distinctive vocals that I love. Sure I love the cute vocals of someone like Chisa, But Tomoko here has got the perfect "rough around the edges" vocals that I like in a female rock singer. Love her :)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun fun fun!, May 14, 2001

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"cliftonium" (irvine, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Terra 2001 (Audio CD)

This album was my first introduction to The Brilliant Green. I actually got them, because I heard their single (Ai no Kokoro/Ai no Hoshi) on music station from a local tv station. I was quite surprised to find that the entire center section (tracks 3-8) was in English! And good english too, not the random snippits of ENGRISH that appears all too often in Jpop. Some of the songs are quite silly (and thereby fun to listen to: Brownie the Cat: "When I saw you sitting there/In your yellow flower chair/You were eating pink ice cream/I fell in love with you"), but others are quite deep (Round and Round: "It's a crime/living your life/without ever looking down/at the ground/at the flowers/yeah that you keep stepping on"). And they've included a translation of all the english songs back to Japanese in the booklet =).

All in all, this album has got a great lead singer (Tomoko Kawase), backed by a very indie-sounding band. It's a definate purchase for people looking for a new Jpop band to explore.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album Ever, January 11, 2001

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"keilos" (High Bridge, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Terra 2001 (Audio CD)

This is their second album, but a good starting point as there's more variety here than on the first album. I love every song on here, this is one of only 3 records I'll say that about."Maybe We Could Go Back To Then" is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. "Bye My Boy","Call My Name" and "Can't Stop Cryin'" are all a lot harder than anything on the first album. If you like The Brilliant Green, try Swinging Popsicle. Brilliant Green thanks them on this album...I don't know what the connection is, but they're pretty good, too.