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Ichiban desu!

rpsinusa | 04/25/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album exposes the gentler side of Nanase, and the rock-styles are more mature, as compared to previous albums like Red or ParaDOX. Purana has also a few hard-rock songs, which are rather different from the pop-rock style Nanase used to have. To name a few, they are Trick (Track 2), No Future (Track 3), Midnight Blue (Track 9) and THE END (Track 10). I would recommend Sakura Saku (Track 7) though. Just a little note, Nanase has exhibited her talents once again by writing lyrics for 11 out of 10 songs in this album. Two thumbs up!"

Just Great!

rpsinusa | USA a little country east of Japan | 10/13/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A nice mix of rock ballads and in-your-face Rock 'n Roll. 'Party 2001' has rap but still maintains a rock feeling (Yes, Nana-chan raps). 'Trick', 'No Future' & '7 Seas' are vintage Nanase rock 'n roll (though 7 seas is not as good as the 1st two). 'Adieu' is a sweet ballad. 'Trust Me' just begs for loud play with the car windows rolled down :) (One of my favorites). 'Sakura Saku' & 'Sugar Baby' are two rock ballads. Good ones but not my favorites. 'Midnight Blue' is a great rock tune (another one for the car ;) 'The End' Takes a little getting use to but definitely rocks. 'Anata no Ondo' is another nice ballad. The album finishes with '~ Dandelion ~' A hit single I also love. IMHO, You should buy this one if you like J-rock (or just rock in general - Her style is similar to late 80s to early 90s rock in the US) She is not very similar to other J-Pop artists/Groups like ELT, Ayumi Hamasaki, Globe, Puffy etc. She has a harder edge to her music. Her album 'ID' might be a better selection if you are new to her music. Its a compilation of her 1st three albums plus the song 'Lovin' You' one of her best songs. I own all her CDs and none disappoint. She is very talented.Hope this helped!RPS"