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Singles Collection 2004-2007 |
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Tracklist |
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01 - The Morning Of Livestock
02 - The Monkey Of A Cape
03 - Sally
04 - Jimamanrabin
05 - Tomodachi
06 - Vietnam 1964
07 - Love Jobin Dug
08 - Dreaming Strawberry
09 - Osama To Kojiki
10 - Humans A 100 Years From Now |
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Review |
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Vietnam 1964 is a culmination of Sherbets' life as a band, and to my mind, possesses the most developed sound of any of the previous albums. The majority of the songs are quite long and ambitious with five of the ten tracks going past the five minute mark; however, this allows for a fair amount of sonic experimentation which is pulled off quite admirably without sounding too self-indulgent.
The whole album has an atmospheric quality to it in spite of all the guitars and is really quite melodic. As with all his works, it's immediately obvious that it is a Kenichi album. The Sherbets sound had evolved over the course of the previous five albums and in a sense it was a shame that this was their last since they seemed to have really found their groove. Songs like "The Monkey Of A Cape" really embody this, starting off dreamy and quiet, gradually building up the layers of sound and quickening the pace until the spectacular conclusion.
The standout track of the album is the stunning "Sally." It really comes together solidly with the mixture of the main riff and Qumico's keyboard, and backup vocals during certain lines adding yet more power. Though her voice isn't much like UA's, when she does sing it reminds me of some Ajico songs.
Vietnam 1964 is slightly unusual amongst their albums in that it doesn't have any of the preceding singles on it. This doesn't really damage it though, considering all the songs are new, and that can only be good. Though not released as a single, there was a video produced for "Love Jobin Dug" so they were likely using that song to promote the album.
The whole album runs for a total of 52 minutes but it is a damn good listen. I think it hangs together pretty well as a whole. With songs of this caliber, we can only imagine what a seventh album might have sounded like. |
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