More previews means more thoughts....
Souda! We're Alive - Just like with "I Wish", I'm strongly disappointed in how this updated version loses what made the original so great, in this case the funk/rock rhythmic flow. At least the newer "I Wish" brought a fresh perspective with it, whereas this doesn't quite do so...though I must admit it still came out alright, and I probably should've expected this result considering the group's current music direction.
The Manpower!!! - The updates seem subtle, retaining the crazy spirit of the original. The stuttering male voice is a nice touch.
Aruiteru - DAT SAYU-TUNE.
This is amusing more than anything, with Sayu going solo for an almost Vocaloid vibe.
Renai Hunter - Doesn't seem like much has changed beyond the singers involved and some synth instruments. Maybe the complete/final version will surprise us?
Other recent singles carrying the "updated" tag - Looks like I was right...
...unless they're being reworked specifically to replace the graduates with Sakura.
Seems that all they did was swap the personnel and have them sing over the original beats...which once again makes me question why "One Two Three" was even included on this album when we could've had a Platinum Era song instead.
Come on, Up Front, step yo game up!
Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke - Oh wait, this didn't get updated...or did it?
Still a fun song.
Wolf Boy - New song! The preview starts off with what I assume is the chorus, and my first thought is "more of the same"...but it turns out for the rest of the song THEY FINALLY DITCHED THAT FOUR-ON-THE-FLOOR MONORHYTHMIC BEAT IN FAVOR OF A FUNKIER DRUM PATTERN!
Okay, I really should wait to hear the whole song before making a more definitive judgment, but this element alone already makes this song interesting.
So yeah, I generally try not to talk about this too much in fear of it becoming a repetitive complaint, but as you can tell I'm a bit tired of H!P's over-reliance on triple-BPM four-on-the-floor...I mean, don't get me wrong, it's a good foundation to build on, and I still like the recent songs that I like, but from the perspective of my music background it's tiring and feels somewhat lazy. A few swaps of the kicks, a few deletions of snares, some shuffling of hi-hats, and a lot of these songs, admittedly sounding good already, could sound a lot better by bringing in some beat variety. I like the melodic compositions, but feel that they're being held back by the same old rhythm.
But then again, it's probably just my genre biases showing.
And whoever uploaded these previews really needs to learn a thing or two about volume clipping! But I guess we'll have to wait for the final CD to hear these songs the way they're meant to be heard.
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