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Singles Collection 2004-2007 |
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Tracklist |
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01 - Sakura No Kisetsu
02 - Taifu
03 - Kagerou
04 - Otteke Otteke
05 - Uchiage Hanabi
06 - Tokyo Midnight
07 - Hana
08 - Sabotenreko-do
09 - Akakiiro no Kinmokusei
10 - Yogisha
(Also included: bonus screen saver) |
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Review |
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Since their landmark first mini-album A La Carte and subsequent follow-up A La Mode, fans have looked forward to the release of a full album. Sustaining ourselves on the too-short singles and weathering a major restructuring of band members, fans [me included] waited in breathless anticipation of their first full album and major label release Fuji Fabric.
Knowing what the band had went through in the last year I had thought to review it on these terms, as a new band. I find myself unwilling to give 'this' Fujifabric that edge in this review or to settle for just a good album.
Despite the inclusion of three of their singles "Sakura No Kisetsu," "Akakiiro no Kinmokusei" and "Kagerou" on this album, what should have eclipsed their previous works fell short. Fuji Fabric lacks the intensity of A La Carte or the beauty of A La Mode. Did going 'major' make them lose their voice?
The jewel of this album is "Taifu." Its classic-rock performed with flash and originality is proof that Fujifabric still commands the ability to take a genre and make it their own.
Other tracks of interest include the acoustic instrumentals of "Hana," much needed after the dirge "Tokyo Midnight," was a quiet moment I can see repeating for the sheer enjoyment. The psychedelic remix of "Otteke Otteke" was an improvement on the original, and "Uchiage Hanabi"'s diverse instrumentals made an otherwise uninspired song likeable.
The problems with this album far outweigh any good I can find in it. From the monotonous "Sabotenreko-do" and "Yogisha," the dreary "Tokyo Midnight" to the inclusion of more than two singles in a ten track album, Fuji Fabric lacks the originality and diversity I've come to expect from this band. |
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