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Happy music is Good!!

Scott Rajknecht | San Diego, CA | 05/24/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I must say that I do not regret a single penny spent on this album. Usually I cringe when shelling out $+ for a CD. Yuki's vocals (which are a little high pitched, though I really like them)take a little getting used to. I blast this CD at work at least once a day, and when customers come in they usually end up bouncing along with the beats. IT'S FUN MUSIC. It doesn't matter if you don't know what they're saying. I dare you to not sing along with "Radio"(my favorite track). "Daydream" is another bouncy tune which is easy to sing along with. "Power of Love," "Hello Orange Sunshine," "KYOTO," "DOKIDOKI," "Sobakasu" and Tracks#7 & 13 all are wonderful songs. I must say that "chiisana koro kara" (#6)is sort of oddly placed, whereas all of the songs up to that point are upbeat/happy sounding, chiisana... is more somber and takes energy away from the songs both before and after. Not that the song is bad, just poorly placed. I know that the arrangement is cronolgical, but putting it before or after "Music Fighter" would have made the album better as a whole. Also, the aforementioned "Music Fighter" does tend to get a little repetitve after awhile (it's sort of a novelty song). These two little gripes are not enough to drag the album down though, as it does deserve 5 stars, as any "greatest hits" should."

Judy and Mary is a great band

David Nakamura | San Diego, California United States | 03/04/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Judy and Mary is a J-Pop group (Japanese Pop music). They have been around for quite a while now, since around 1993. The CD "Fresh" contains very good songs, two of my personal favorites are Hello! Orange Sunshine and The Power of Love. If you are wondering the kind of music Judy and Mary plays, its basically just rock. Some songs have a little bit of british punk rock in it mixed with "girly" rock. The music had fast beat that makes you want to sing along, even though you dont know Japanese. I love to hum and sing to the songs because they are so catchy! The main singer is Yuki, the drummer is Kohta Igarashi, the guitarist is Takuya Asanuma and the bass player is mr. bad hair day Yoshihito Onda. I recommend this CD aswell as any other Judy and Mary CDs."