Customer Reviews

Yunagi Loop

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I feel this is kind of a set back after the great development We could listen to in "Shonen Alice" where not only the lyrics and the music, but Maaya's voice sounds more mature than it does here. I feel "Loop" is nearer to "Hotch potch", and it's the most J-popsey She's done since then (Sweet pitched, happy sounding songs). It *IS* noticeable the lack of Kanno, very much.

Chances are you'll still love her, because, chances are that you think of her not as a singer but as an *Anime* singer, and this does indeed sound Anime-y, which is not bad, but I miss the maturity her music had gained since Easy Listening, Shonen Alice & Nikopachi.

Oh, and the art is not as good either.

I think despite her wish to be a true singer without the shadow of Yoko Kanno, Maaya did it well, however this record is not in the high standards like (for example Lucy or Dive) it certainly have something for everybody.
If this was the first record of Maaya-chan i certainly will give it five stars, but as it is i gave it only for and as i put on the title of this review only for fans.
Will wait and hope that she reconsider to at least have some advice from Yoko Kanno for next album.

This is Maaya's first album without Kanno and although one might think that its quality would suffer from it, let me calm your fears. It does not.
Being a longtime fan of Maaya and having most of her albums, this one does sound different indeed, but it is an interesting departure.
Overall, I am glad to have it among my collection.

1. Hello
2. Honey Comes
3. Loop ("Tsubasa Chronicle" Outro Theme)
4. Wakaba
5. Paprika
6. My Favorite Books
7. Tsuki to Hashiri nagara
8. NO FEAR / Aisurukoto
9. Unison
10. Fuyu Desu Ka
11. Yunagi Loop
12. a happy ending