tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post7221860279037693310..comments2022-03-01T07:07:53.329-07:00Comments on AMIYUMIDAS - PUFFY AMIYUMI: BRING IT! Album ReviewWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394347494360697764noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-11799960489797054842012-05-08T15:49:57.592-06:002012-05-08T15:49:57.592-06:00And Dareka Ga really adds to the album, I think it...And Dareka Ga really adds to the album, I think it should've been included in all versions of the album.bluecrayolaeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105181277508802989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-63461089484565985912012-05-08T15:48:08.595-06:002012-05-08T15:48:08.595-06:00Oh, and I love My Hero! and Bring It On lyrically ...Oh, and I love My Hero! and Bring It On lyrically as well. I think they have a lot of stand out tracks on this album, even if it isn't as strong as a whole as some of their other albums.bluecrayolaeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105181277508802989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-38696047230004538062012-05-08T15:45:28.817-06:002012-05-08T15:45:28.817-06:00I'm kind of surprised of your dislike of Avril...I'm kind of surprised of your dislike of Avril Lavigne. I feel like Puffy and Avril could cover countless songs from each other and sound almost exactly the same. Avril Lavigne has a lot of great songs. Also, I love the track placement of having Doki Doki and Twilight Shooting Star! right next to each other on the CD, I love those songs! I also really like the chugging guitar sound used throughout the album.bluecrayolaeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105181277508802989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-85095664181226558482009-07-29T03:30:14.733-06:002009-07-29T03:30:14.733-06:00I have to say this album is definitely worth the w...I have to say this album is definitely worth the wait, tho' I havent been really following Puffy all the way. I think they did a great job in this album. Anata to Watashi & Bye Bye are actually my favourite of them all. <br /><br />As darkurthe suggested, they might try to reach back in 1999. Yet I found a sense of familiarity. It's very hard to put the feeling in words, but this album sounds refreshing, just like the way i liked them when i first listened to them when i was still a teen. <br /><br />Probably it's less rock-sound ... and more Puffy-like... :)Wallacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-56620236200233738992009-07-26T14:26:17.050-06:002009-07-26T14:26:17.050-06:00I think that's a very good observation about s...I think that's a very good observation about songs sometimes sounding better in the context of a full album, although in my case it's "Doki Doki" and "Twilight Shooting Star!" that I'm suddenly finding more enjoyable (ABOY continues to annoy me). The same thing happened with some of the covers on the last album.<br /><br />I haven't posted any review comments on Bring It! yet, mainly because this is proving to be such a hard album to judge fairly. I know, because it's a new Puffy album, it's probably going to get more time in the player than just about anything else for the next year or so, and I'll eventually love much of it (as with Honeycreeper). I'll probably regret this, but let me try to write down some of my current impressions...<br /><br />"Hare Onna" and "Anata to Watashi" are the songs I tend to repeat two or three times before going on. Both capture the old Puffy sound very nicely. Sheena Ringo's two songs add welcome variety, as does the "Wedding Bell" cover (cute, but it does sound like what it is... a TV theme song).<br /><br />The more I listen to "My Story" the more the melody seems formulaic and tuneless (I have the same reaction to recent Disney music, compared to the early stuff). The notes follow each other logically enough but it's not very memorable. "My Hero!" reminds me of recent Shonen Knife, and I wish very much that that was a more positive statement. "Bye Bye" just comes and goes without leaving much of an impression. "I Don't Wanna" seems fairly slight as well, although it's catchy enough. It just doesn't sound much like Puffy to me. Same goes for "Bring It On" (and anyway, inspirational songs aren't really what I look for from Puffy... just that fact that Ami and Yumi exist and have been able to make good music for thirteen years suggests to me that the world must be, fundamentally, a pretty good place).<br /><br />Btw, I can definitely see the resemblance between "TSS" and "Complaint", although I probably wouldn't have picked up on it on my own. But I'm not having any luck yet with "Anata to Watashi" (beyond "Talalan").donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324206780406459624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-52002867163517322832009-07-25T19:40:24.315-06:002009-07-25T19:40:24.315-06:00I was actually waiting for some lame album haha XD...I was actually waiting for some lame album haha XD<br /><br />but really did like it :)<br />I even thought ABOY less horrible while listening to the whole album hehe<br /><br />however, when I listened I Don't Wanna for the first time I thought it was fun, but now it seems way too boring and too repetivive<br /><br />well... Bring it! could be much better if instead of IDW and ABOY, there was Dareka ga...Umimo Kouhttp://www.puffyamiyumibrasil.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-222581436005199562009-07-08T23:38:07.235-06:002009-07-08T23:38:07.235-06:00@ Stewart: It remains one of my favorite, but I a...@ Stewart: It remains one of my favorite, but I am quickly coming to the conclusion how I percieve their albums may simply be different. To me it is a solid Puffy album... I really should just start up my own Puffy blog and not bogart this great site with my theory on blocks of albums..Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394347494360697764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-87985504158390064842009-07-03T01:11:36.469-06:002009-07-03T01:11:36.469-06:00After 3 loops, I find myself surprised that Bring ...After 3 loops, I find myself surprised that Bring It! is actually quite listenable (aside from ABOY). I really dig Bye Bye for its catchy unhurried pace. Not bad at all.Kelvin Pangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-9132666306493558822009-07-01T13:08:02.247-06:002009-07-01T13:08:02.247-06:00The mix is just right too. Better than most of the...The mix is just right too. Better than most of the other tracks. "Wedding Bells" is another favorite but overall I like the whole album. I've listened to it 3 or 4 times and each time I like it more.music t shirtshttp://www.mosh-pitt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-70484471027750798742009-06-30T19:04:18.804-06:002009-06-30T19:04:18.804-06:00@ Jeff: The Jellyfish track I'm thinking of is...@ Jeff: The Jellyfish track I'm thinking of is "Sebrina, Paste, and Plato" from their Spilt Milk album. The choruses sound similar. And "Anata to Watashi" also sounds reminiscent of "Taiyou" from the girls' Fever*Fever album. Maybe it's the chord progression in the verses?<br /><br />@ darkurthe: I thought Honeycreeper was a great album. But it doesn't quite scream PUFFY to me; it almost sounds like a side project. It's more cohesive than Bring It! was, though, and a lot of the tracks were great.Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508169301781696390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-48333357278781125662009-06-25T10:09:25.925-06:002009-06-25T10:09:25.925-06:00I gave the cd a cursoty listening... It really fee...I gave the cd a cursoty listening... It really feels like it is all over the map, which can be a good thing when it clicks. Jet, Fever Fever and Splurge are all good examples of this. <br /><br />Puffy was not what they once were, that is not a bad thing per se... but this album certianly does not redefine them either. maybe they are trying to reach back to 1999, but in my experience few groups ever reproduce an old sound.<br /><br />What I liked in Splurge and Honetcreeper was a the rock direction that is evident in those cd's and I would have been more content with another CD along those lines.<br /><br />Jeff commenting about maybe their song writers,e tc on Brint it! not really understanding Puffy seems spot on. Barring All Because of You and Anata to Watashi, the songs are okay, but there is something that feels a little forced in the song line up... I need to listen more to see how this holds.<br /><br />Wedding Bells is a better song than I gave it credit for on first listen.<br /><br />My wife's comments on the cd cover put it better than I could say, they are trying to look young and hip and are failing.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394347494360697764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-82582089640047394392009-06-25T03:19:37.486-06:002009-06-25T03:19:37.486-06:00I have to agree with you Jeff that "I don'...I have to agree with you Jeff that "I don't Wanna" is great even if it is an Avril song. The mix is just right too. Better than most of the other tracks. "Wedding Bells" is another favorite but overall I like the whole album. I've listened to it 3 or 4 times and each time I like it more. It sounds like a Puffy album to me. Maybe not quite like Spike or Nice but more like the newer Puffy, which is fine by me. I really liked Honeycreeper and I listen to that more than the others since its release.<br /><br />I would also like to comment on the DVD quality because it is pretty bad. The video is grainy and seems to be filmed with cheap hand-helds. Plus the format is 4:3 letterbox (no anamorphic widescreen). The track list is good but I wish the in-between dialogues weren't cut. This DVD is especially disappointing after seeing the excellent DVD shows that came with the recent singles.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10880115385183680292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-45495844358531754412009-06-24T16:53:49.111-06:002009-06-24T16:53:49.111-06:00I will post my commentary when I get a full isten ...I will post my commentary when I get a full isten to the CD... But I would strongyl disagree about Honeycreeper, I thought that CD worked well. But I have been happy with the more rock oriented sound coming out of Ami and Yumi.<br /><br />All Because of You... that is garbage. Agreed.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394347494360697764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-48047485086031762182009-06-24T15:29:18.219-06:002009-06-24T15:29:18.219-06:00I like "Anata to Watashi" okay, but I in...I like "Anata to Watashi" okay, but I instantly heard the similarity and I've never been able to shake it. It probably sounds *more* like the other song that I remember but can't quite place, though - do you know what I might be thinking of? Something else from their early albums.<br /><br />I didn't really notice the similarity between "Twilight Shooting Star" and "Complaint", although "Complaint" is one of my least favorite Puffy songs so I can't even really think of how it goes. I didn't remember it having much of a tune. At least TSS has some discernible melody.<br /><br />I'm not sure which album I'd take between honeycreeper and this. On the one hand, this has the *feel* of a "real" Puffy album in that it's kind of freewheeling and eclectic, which honeycreeper doesn't (to me). But I do really like some of the individual songs on honeycreeper. It'd be a tough call. "Kimi to Autobike" is one of my favorite songs just in general, even though it's very different for them.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824929910429164650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042059814869113492.post-87536584893214436812009-06-24T11:24:56.600-06:002009-06-24T11:24:56.600-06:00It's weird. I loved "Anata to Watashi&quo...It's weird. I loved "Anata to Watashi" at first because I thought it sounded like a Jellyfish song, but now that you mentioned it it does sound a LOT like "Talalan", and now it's bothering me! Maybe i'm just crazy. Not to say I don't like the song anymore.<br /><br />And I think the girls repeat themselves one more time here. Is it just me, or does "TSS" sound (not coincidentally) like a more playful "complaint" from their last album? Maybe it's just the choruses.<br /><br />But yeah, I do think this album could do without "DOKI DOKI" and "ABOY". And despite its inconsistency, I'd easily take this album over honeycreeper.Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508169301781696390noreply@blogger.com