Artist: FictionJunction
Album: Everlasting Songs
Release Date: February 25, 2009

1. 星屑 (KEIKO and KAORI; Background vocalists: Keiko, Wakana, Yuriko and Yuki)
Little xylophone lines dance around at the beginning, as the girls sing the usual ad libbing one would expect to hear from a song composed by Yuki. In short, it’s an absolutely gorgeous opening. I especially like it when the strings come in with their various melodic lines and complement the song in an immensely emotional way. The song quickly changes a minute in as the strings become plucked as the piano plays in the background. The melody, in a similar style, is also done in the same marcato style. The two girls lightly harmonize with each other. I especially like the little crescendo on the words “Aitai” at the end of the chorus before it goes silent for a few seconds and comes back with the bouncy strings. As usual, the girls sound fantastic on this track. As an opening track, it’s a bit slower-paced than one would expect, but it is still a solid track.

2. 記憶の森 (YUUKA; Background vocalists: Kaori, Yuriko, Yuki)
This next track is a fantastic upbeat track to contrast the smooth, elegant sound of the previous track. It opens with some weird sound effects, and some nice operatic singing before it quickly turns into a quick-paced track that nearly makes me want to dance along to it. The build-up to the song takes nearly 40 seconds, and includes some high keyboard sounds. The song after that is fairly straightforward, but immensely catchy at the same time. I love the overlaying of the operatic singing with YUUKA’s lighter singing. I’m not a big fan of YUUka sometimes, as I find her voice a bit too tense and lacks support a lot of the time. Despite that setback, this song is still very enjoyable.

3. dream scape (KAORI; Background vocalists: Yuriko)
dream scape is one of the tracks that was already recorded prior to the making of this album and was found in the TRC soundtracks. Although KAORI is not quite as known as the other girls on this album, her singing is very pleasant and I was happy she got a lot of tracks on this album. This song is a soothing, but uplifting track. KAORI’s voice soars through this song with power and conviction. I love the background vocal lines, which include, as usual, the operatic, long notes in the background. The accompaniment is mostly acoustic guitar with a bit of organ in the background. This is a fantastic song from KAORI.

4. 銀の橋 (WAKANA, KEIKO AND KAOKI; Background vocalists: Yuriko)
The next track features three of the girls, including my favourite, Wakana. This is yet another upbeat song from them, with lovely vocal work between the three girls. The opening is rather typical of Yuki’s stuff as it has that rather majestic, mysterious feeling from it. The three girls sing with a lot of energy and bring a lot of energy into this song. In addition, they complement each other’s voices very well and the harmonies are spot on throughout the track. The melody here is immensely repetitive, however, and you hear them singing in circles a lot of the time in this song, which is a bit disappointing since they sound fantastic on this song.

5. 風の街へ (KEIKO; Background vocalists: Yuriko)
I’ve been a big fan of this song ever since I heard if off the TRC soundtracks. It’s an absolutely gorgeous song with soft piano and subtle singing from KEIKO. The dynamics in this song are wonderfully done with the gradual crescendos and decrescendos throughout the song. KEIKO’s smooth singing is perfect for this song and I love the timbre of her voice throughout. The musical bridge is definitely my favourite part of this song as it starts off with a bit of a choir song, then proceeds into a gorgeous viola (?) and violin duet with the piano accompanying in the background. Absolutely gorgeous and one of my favourite songs that was released prior to this album.

6. here we stand in the morning dew (YURIKO KAIDA; Background vocalists include Kaori, Keiko, Wakana)
For those who don’t know Yuriko Kaida, she’s the one responsible for the vocals on songs in Anime, most notably “Canta Per Me”, “Lullaby”, “Salva Nos” (I’m probably most familiar with Noir songs, which is why I listed them). In any case, this song opens with a rather awkward melody that shows that this girl’s voice has a rather harsh tones at time, which I don’t particularly like; however, she has good pitch. The song itself has a dance beat to it, but the song itself is smooth and bright-sounding. Do be honest, I don’t really care for this song, especially in comparison to the rest of the material on this album as it gets old fast and the song as a whole I feel sounds kind of bland at times. Still, this song is rather soothing despite being rather uneventful.

7. synchronicity (KEIKO; Background vocalists: Kaori, Yuki)
Lawl, Tsuki says the opening of this song sounds like Power Rangers. In any case, it does that have aggressive, dance sound to it, something one might hear in a kind of battle scene. I find it particularly catchy, though. I honestly didn’t care for Makino Yui’s singing in the original one when I heard it (I’ve only heard it about once), but I really enjoy KEIKO’s tone in comparison. The opening sound becomes a sort of theme throughout the song in the background, which I find particularly amusing. I enjoy this particular upbeat song as KEIKO sings quite well throughout. The arrangement is pretty typical of Yuki (although apparently it’s done by Koichi Korenaga, which is kind of odd because aside from the “Power Ranger” sounds, it sounds like something Yuki would do), but does have some nice xylophone work throughout. The bridge also features some interesting vocal styles that I hear a lot in Yuki work. It tends to sound like the singer’s singing through their nose.

8. 花守の丘 (KAORI; Background vocalists: Yuriko)
The light music box opening for this song is really pretty, and I like the strings that come in after that as well. This particular song is in triple time, and features pizzicato strings in the background as KAORI’s voice echoes beautifully in this song. Her interpretation of this song is spot-on, and I adore how she sings throughout this song. The accompaniment is rather minimalist throughout the song, but at the same time, it’s really pretty and well-crafted. I especially like the addition of the flute and the acoustic guitar in the background, and it is very well-done how Yuki keeps putting instruments in and taking them out to make sure the sound of the song keeps developing through subtle changes.

9. 水の証 (WAKANA)
I’ve always liked the original of this version, despite now being particularly fond of Tanaka Rie’s singing. WAKANA, who definitely has a much stronger singing skill, pulls off this song with skill and elegance. I adore this version. I’m a big fan of WAKANA’s vocals in the first place, so I was extremely excited to find out that she was the one who sings this version. Her vocals are just gorgeous throughout this track and she displays a strong control over her voice. The arrangement is immensely gorgeous with the piano and strings as well. The dynamics are extremely well done for both the instrumentalists and Wakana. This is a simple song, but Wakana’s version takes my breath away every time I listen to it. It is simply amazing.

10. cazador del amor (YUUKA; Background vocalists: Kaori Nishina [A different Kaori])
“Cazador del amor” opens with epic strings playing forceful notes that immediate catch my attention. YUUKA’s voice seems more suited for this song in comparison to the other track that featured her. Her voice sings out with desperation amongst the drama of this song and she sounds fantastic throughout the song. I have a particular love for the song itself as it features strings and heavy percussion use for most of the song, but about midway through the song, we get a softer section of the song, which sounds rather pretty. This is a fantastic song that YUUKA sings with so much conviction and power.

11. 秘密 (YURIKO KAIDA; Background vocalists: Kaori, Keiko, Yuki)
Yuriko sounds better in this track, although the slight airy singing ruins the flows of her singing a bit, as does the heavy vibrato at times, which is very evident in the very quiet portions of this song. However, I really don’t feel engaged with her voice that much at the beginning, and she fails to really catch my attention with her singing. The best part of this song is definitely when the fantastic flute comes in with the piano lines. It becomes immensely gorgeous from then on, and we get a bit of the chorus singing in the background and they sound fantastic in English. When Yuriko comes back in later on, her vocals seem to work a lot better with the thicker accompaniment and the general polyphonic structure of this song.

12. 宝石 (KEIKO; Background vocalists: Kaori, Wakana, Yuriko)
I don’t fine KEIKO’s vocals here flows as well as she could have done. They seem a bit disjuncted and the slight crescendos sound misplaced, and the breathing point right before the chorus can be rather distracting. The melody is quite nice in the chorus, and she does slightly better with it, but the song feels rather empty at times. I usually like KEIKO, but I really do not enjoy this track at all. The arrangement is nice, but there’s something really cold about it all, especially in Keiko’s performance. Her singing seems more one-dimensional than usual and there’s nothing that really grabs my attention throughout the track. The only thing that manages to catch my attention is the piano solo at the end of the song (which is well played and quite pretty), and normally I would have switched the track already.

13. ユメノツバサ (KAORI; Background vocalists: Keiko, Wakana, Yuriko)
ユメノツバサ is a slightly different arrangement of tsubasa from the TCR soundtrack and is also in Japanese, although it mostly keeps the same instruments, so the feel is the same throughout. This particular song is a bright, mid-tempo piano track. Her singing, as usual, is well-done and she presents the song in an interesting way without sounding bored. I much prefer her singing this song in Japanese since she seems more lively in this version. The song itself isn’t particularly eventful after awhile, and I get a bit bored of the repeated sections of the song. The eventually develops a bit as Yuki adds choir near the end, as Kaori strains a bit to belt near the end. This isn’t one of my favourite songs from Yuki, but it’s still a nice one.

14. みちゆき (KAORI; Background vocalists: Yuriko, Yuki)
Kaori continues her dominance over this album as she gets yet another solo song. She sounds fantastic at the beginning with the single piano accompanying her and the slight echo added over her voice. Her voice is full and full of emotion; she carries this song extremely well throughout. For the chorus, string is added to the mix and sounds lovely with Kaori’s voice. The song itself may be a bit too slow for a lot of listeners, but I think it’s perfect as is. The arrangement has a slight focus on the effects of echoes, whcih works really well around 3:55, where the strings end their section, and all your hear is a slight echo in the silence of the song. This effect repeats again on Kaori’s last note, which is subtle but beautiful.

15. everlasting song (ASUKA; Background vocalists: Yuriko)
I’ve never been a fan of this song, so I find it particularly amusing that this is the only song that ASUKA sings, and she doesn’t do it particularly well. The arrangement of this song is quite pretty, and I especially love the opening of this song with the soft guitar and ambient noises over a basic beat. It has a lovely soft, fleeting feeling to it, and Yuriko, as usual, is an excellent background vocalist (I must prefer her when she does the lovely ornamental vocal lines in the background, honestly). However, whenever I listen to ASUKA in this song, it’s just immensely underwhelming. While she reaches basic pitches decently, there’s more of a whine over a natural vibrancy to it. Throughout this entire song, ASUKA just sounds really unsure of what she’s doing, and she’s just lacking flow throughout this song with her constant, abrupt, pauses and changes of timbres, and occasional mis-pitching the notes. Her presentation is just really lacking in any semblance of emotion and musically, to the point where it is just distressing.

Overall –
Favourite Track: 水の証, cazador del amor
Despite a few tracks which I just downright did not like, Yuki makes a solid album with some of the FJ girls that she’s already worked with. As a Yuki fangirl, I’m bound to like just about anything this girl composes, honestly. Therefore, I more or less really liked the majority of these tracks. The vocalists Yuki worked with on this album are immensely good, with an exception of ASUKA, whom I’ve never really liked despite multiple listens of “everlasting song”. I personally don’t find that Yuriko works well with the pop melodies on this album as her voice doesn’t seem as comfortable singing them; however, she usually sounds fantastic with the operatic singing the background of the music. Yuuka, Keiko, Wakana and Kaori are all fantastic throughout the album, though (save for about one track for a few of them). I’m most of all surprised with Kaori’s work on this album, especially since prior to this, I’ve only heard two of her tracks (tsubasa and dream scape), so I’m really happy Yuki gave her a lot more solo tracks. All in all, if you’re a fan of Yuki Kajiura, you won’t be disappointed with this album! Yuki totally has to record a solo song for herself, though.

Artist: Various
Album/Single: Tsubasa Chronicles Best Vocal Collection
Release Date: December 20, 2006

1. BLAZE / キンヤ (KINYA)
There has always been something about this song that I never particularly liked, and I’ve never been to put my finger on it. I think it might be that KINYA opted to go for more of a pop sound than a rock sound, despite the obvious call to the rock side of this song. It doesn’t have enough kick to it to keep my interest for the entire song. The melody is just alright. It’s not bad, but also not good (although leaning towards the awkward side). I also can’t help but feel that KINYA sounds less-than-inspired when performing this song, so it’s pretty dull to listen to.

2. tsubasa / FictionJunction KAORI
Getting into one of the more recognizable songs of the actual series, we’re graced with a very “Kajiura Yuki” sound. The song is sung completely in English by KAORI, but her English isn’t that impressive, however, her singing is quite the opposite. She’s a little monotone, which is expected since she’s singing in a language she’s unfamiliar with, but she still carries through quite nicely. I really like the uplifting sound of the chorus, especially that first line. KAORI honestly sounds like she was made for Kajiura’s compositions because her interpretation and performance work well in this song. I wouldn’t say this is the best song I’ve heard, and certainly not by Kajiura Yuki, but it’s not bad either.

3. ループ (LOOP) / 坂本真綾 (Sakamoto Maaya)
Here we have no stranger to the anime world. This is yet another creation by the ever famous seiyuu-turned-singer, Sakamoto Maaya, and she delivers yet again. This would be the first song she released post-Kanno Yoko era, and she definitely managed to hit some success with it. h-wonder doesn’t necessarily create compositions that are as intricate as Kanno, but he certainly knows how to play to the artists strengths. I was quite surprised by his versatility, because I recognized his name from working with Koda Kumi, so I was very impressed by how he was able to adapt to Sakamoto’s style quite easily and create a song that suits her perfectly (and the strings add a nice touch too). Sakamoto is right there with him too, with great interpretation. I like how she carries through phrases fully, and not only that, she creates a nice full and strong sound here.

4. つきのしじま (tsuki no shijima) / 牧野由依 as サクラ (Makino Yui as SAKURA)
There’s something about Kajiura Yuki and adding in the choir to open a lot of Makino Yui’s callborations. It provides a huge contrast to Makino’s light, high pitched voice. For a relatively young artist, she’s alright (and it’s safe to say that she does improve massively later on). I’m not quite that impressed with her singing here, because it’s very light and slightly uncontrolled. The flow of this song isn’t as good as it probably could have been, with a lot of abrupt moments occurring throughout, especially with the starting and stopping of the programming. I find that most of the song is lost through Makino’s interpretation though. There’s a great line (the third one) in the chorus that I think Makino could have definitely done much better in terms of singing with emotion, but it came out a little bit mechanical. It sounded like she had the right idea, but didn’t quite commit to what she wanted to do and came up a bit short.

5. 風の街へ (kaze no machi e) / FictionJunction KEIKO
What can I say about this song? Everything about it is just absolutely stunning. KEIKO has a different timbre to her voice than the usual (Japanese) artists that Kajiura tends to work with, but what a wonderful vocalist she is. Her ense of the music is amazing, and I love the way she makes use of dynamics and how she phrases throughout this song. She definitely is a mixture of grace and power. The composition is top notch, and not without the usual chorus Kajiura likes to include, but it’s not out of place. It actually meshes in quite well with the rest of the song. The programming is simple and gives off a pure atmosphere. This against the strings just adds the final touch, with solos and countermelodies by the cello and violin. To top it all off, Kajiura incorporates a strong piano base to hold the song together. Nothing short of perfection.

6. 斬光 (Zankou) / 稲田徹 as 黒鋼 (Ineda Tooru as Kurogane)
Is it wrong that I totally thought of some random Street Fighter background music when I first heard the opening? XD Ineda is by no means the greatest vocalist, but he seems to have better control over his singing. He does struggle with some of those held notes, falling out of tune whenever he gets them, but he sounds pretty decent elsewhere. There’s something about the melody of this song that catches my attention. I find the programming terribly cheesy, but many parts of this song remind me of a regular Jpop song, which is good. In any case, if you’re a Tsubasa fan, and you’ve always wondered how Kurogane would sound if he sang, you can be rest assured that he’s not completely hopeless.

7. キズナ (KIZUNA) / 入野自由 as 小狼 (Irino Miyu as Syaoran)
Again, this isn’t as cheesy as it could be, so it sounds like a regular Jpop song, especially one that comes straight from a boyband (e.g. V6). Irino is probably the one that did the best singing job with his song out of the rest of the feature seiyuu. He has decent control, and a fair bit of power despite his higher register. I like the dramatic strings during the non-vocal parts of this song. The electric guitar also gives the song more of an edge, helping to carry it through. Amazingly, I think this tops Ineda’s “Zankou”.

8. IT’S / キンヤ (KINYA)
Finally, we’re back to a better sounding KINYA. This song moves much faster, but it has a lot more character to it than “BLAZE” did. I like the little variations (although slight) that KINYA decided to include in this song. He doesn’t sound as one-dimensional as he had in BLAZE, so it helps make the song much more interesting. I find this song has a better balance in style, not a rock song attempting to sound overly pop. Everything about this song fits together well, so it flows much better. There’s a great upbeat melody that keeps you pumped all the way through. KINYA also sounds more comfortable singing this song, so I feel more willing to listen to this all the way through.

9. dream scape / FictionJunction KAORI
I’m not sure what it is about this FictionJunction project, but I just simply don’t like the work that came from these two. This one though, is a much better turn out than “tsubasa”. As I suspected, KAORI singing in her native tongue allows her to phrase better and more naturally, so she definitely brings in a beauty factor to this performance. Even though I don’t particularly like this song all that much, I definitely like KAORI’s interpretation here. I feel she added character to the song, made it her own, and prevented it from being just any other Kajiura Yuki song.

10. ring your song / 梶浦由紀 feat. 伊東恵里 (Kajiura Yuki feat. Itou Eri)
I absolutely adore this main theme from Future Soundscape IV. The piano provides a strong accompaniment next to the majestic melody played by strings. Itou adds a bit more finesse to the song itself by providing it with her beautiful vocals. She sings with a very lovely and lilting voice. She doesn’t always hit her notes immediately, causing her to swoop into the right notes, and I find that kind of distracting at times, but when she’s on, she’s on. I love the quality of her voice and tone. Simply gorgeous.

11. smile / 浪川大輔 as ファイ(Namikawa Daisuke as FAI)
It hurts me to have to sit through this after such a lovely performance. I’m sorry Fai, but as cute of a character you are, your voice actor should stick to only acting you out. Namikawa can barely hold his own through this song. He obviously is not made for singing, evident by the lifeless, toneless performance here (though I am slightly impressed that he managed to hit the descending line in the chorus fairly accurately). The composition of the song isn’t very impressive either. It’s too cheesy for my liking, and believe me, I can handle quite a bit of cheese. It has a nice guitar solo but that’s about it.

12. you are my love / 梶浦由紀 feat. 伊東恵里 (Kajiura Yuki feat. Itou Eri)
My first impression is that Itou doesn’t capture my attention as easily as she had done with “ring my song”. For some reason, she’s singing a bit differently here, with a much lighter and unsupported tone. I’m also noticing that she’s singing in a breathier tone as well. She still manages to hit some beautiful notes, but she doesn’t carry through as well as she did previously. A big difference here is that she is only supported by the guitar, and it’s pretty scarce in the entire song run, drawing more focus to Itou’s singing. It’s a good song as a whole, and very cryptic, but I can’t help but feel that it could have been done much better.

13. 旅の途中で希望の歌を歌おう (tabi no tochuu de kibou no uta wo utaou) / 牧野由依 as モコナ (Kikuchi Mika as MOKONA)
I haven’t particularly liked any of the songs sung in character so far, and unfortunately, not even the cuteness of this little thing could change my opinion. I actually like the melody quite a bit, and this song is insanely cute to match MOKONA’s character personality, but there’s really nothing special about it, nor does it set itself apart from any other image character songs. I also don’t really like the slower moments of the song because I find them to be out of place, but the little jazzy instrumental interlude and drum solo really stand out. Kikuchi does a nice job portraying MOKONA here, but otherwise, I can’t say much about the song.

14. 風待ちジェット (Kazemachi JET) / 坂本真綾 (Sakamoto Maaya)
I understand the idea of finishing off this album with the 2nd closing theme, but it feels more like an album opener than closer. This song really pushed Sakamoto’s singing a bit more than what she usually does. I love those lines during the chorus. I think Sakamoto nailed them, and her singing for the verses was actually better than the chorus. I felt she did a nice job overall and gave the song a unique character to it, even though the song itself was unique to begin with. Her singing wasn’t always on though, and you can hear her struggling with the higher notes of the song. She lacks some flow in her vocal performance that she had with “LOOP”. What caught my attention the most though, was the programming and instruemntation. I liked how each instrument served an important to the song, and I definitely like the feel that the violin solos gave. My favourite part of the song was right as the end when Sakamoto finished with only the staccato piano accompaniment, immediately after all the big fanfare of the other instruments stopped. It was a very nice contrast.

Overall -
Favourite Track: Kaze no machi e
This album certainly gave me mixed feelings. I don’t think I could sit through it in full again, only because there were too many songs I didn’t like as much as I had hoped (especially those character image songs). Some of the seiyuu did surprise me by how good they turned out (while others equally surprised me by how badly they turned out). Looking past that, it’s a nice collection of opening and ending themes, and insert songs. Some of these songs are simply divine, and many others are very strong and quite enjoyable to listen to.

Artist: Various Artists
Album: Tribute to Celine Dion
Release Date: September 26, 2007

1. Ito Yuna – MY HEART WILL GO ON
Sometimes I wished Ito would sing more like this in more of her songs instead of that thin, breathy voice she usually sings in. The starts off nicely in this song with a breathy, but well-supported sound. I particularly like her voice in the chorus where she sings somewhere in between the breathy tone and a nice chest voice. Vocally it’s a bit weird when she comes in for the second verse as she sounds a bit too harsh. I particularly like her voice when she comes to her fuller chest voice near the near, albeit a few sloppy notes here and there at times. She does the dynamic crescendo decently throughout the song, although there’s still much to improve on as she sounds a bit mechanical throughout the song.

2. K (feat. Aki) – TO LOVE YOU MORE
The next song starts off with a bit of an R&B beat. K comes in with a bit of an echoey sound, but he sounds really breathy from the beginning, and it doesn’t sound all that good in my opinion. I really like the harmonies aki adds in the second time around the first verse. The harmonies are really gorgeous throughout the chorus. I don’t particularly like K in this song at all as he sounds very hesitant due to all the breaks in between each line of the melody. The echo effect added to the song makes them sound distant. K sounds much better when he starts singing out in the bridge though.

3. JUJU – THE POWER OF LOVE
This acoustic guitar version of the power of love is quite nice. I don’t know who JUJU is, but she starts off really nicely with a subtle sound. Her tone is rich and quite nice, and pulls off the chorus quite well. While JUJU sings very well throughout the song, I personally would like a bit more vocal variety in this song the song quickly becomes quite dull as she does the same thing for all the chorus. We’ve heard what she can do the first time around, so the next time around it’s not as impressive.

4. SOULHEAD – BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
The SOULHEAD duo pulls off this classic song wonderfully. The harmonies are excellently executed through the chorus, and the verses are really well done. I quite like the change of sound following the first chorus in terms of arrangement as I find it quite pretty. I think they should have changed their vocal style the second time around as well though.

5. Fukuhara Miho – BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME
Who is this? She’s actually really good, as well as having really good English, aside from random moments in the song when she changes back to a Japanese pronunciation which kind of puzzles me. Anyways, as uninteresting this song is musically, Fukuhara is amazing throughout this song and just pull it along simply with her vocal performance in this song.

6. Hoshimura Mai – IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW
The next song starts off with an organ sound before the song starts. Hoshimura has a really unclear english and possibly the most unclear pronunciation thus far in this album. Vocally though, Hoshimura does a decent job with the vocals. It’s nothing really impressive though, but then again the song itself isn’t very interesting. I do like the little piano interlude halfway through the song.

7. Lyrico – IMMORTALITY
I love Lyrico :D. However, I don’t like the echo sound added to her voice, and the song itself is a little awkward melody-wise. It’s a little dull until she comes in half way through and actually starts to sing out a bit more. The song iself is possibly one of the dullest songs on the album and I’m unimpressed with it.

8. LISA – BE THE MAN
The next song is an acoustic guitar song and LISA pulls it off well with her voice. She sings well with emotion and makes the song quite pleasant to listen to. Her voice mostly spot-on throughout the song, and the melody is sung with sensibility and makes it one of the best songs off the album.

9. Kato Miliyah & Shota Shimizu – I’M YOUR ANGEL
This is a nice duet, although nothing compared to the original. Maybe it’s because I really liked the original and it was probably one of the songs of Dion that I put on repeat. XD Both Kato and Shota can be uncomprehensible at time, but they have nice tone, especially Kato. However, the both of them are an absolute snore throughout the song.

10. Hirahara Ayaka – THE PRAYER
Hirahara’s version of this song is kind of boring as it drags on and on through the song. Hirahara doesn’t really show off vocally in this song either. The arrangement of this song is just dull and doesn’t go anywhere.

Overall -
Favourite Track: BE THE MAN
The tribute album isn’t a bad one. Many of the vocalists performed quite well throughout the songs. However, I felt like a lot of the accompaniments for the songs were really dull and lifeless and didn’t really help the song. Not something I would listen to again, aside for a few tracks though.