YUI – CAN’T BUY MY LOVE
YUI – CAN’T BUY MY LOVE
Top Oricon charting: #1
Release date: 4th April 2007
Tracklist:
1. How crazy
2. Rolling star
3. It’s all right
4. I remember you
5. RUIDO (Noise)
6. CHE.R.RY
7. Thank you My teens
8. Umbrella
9. Highway chance
10. Happy Birthday to you you
11. Winding road
12. Good-bye days
13. Why?
DVD Tracklist:
1. feel my soul (PV)
2. Tomorrow’s way (PV)
3. LIFE (PV)
4. TOKYO (PV)
Track commentary:
1. How crazy – Ah! The ‘rebellious’ track of the album. That is, by YUI’s usually squeaky-clean standards. Just, y’know, ‘don’t talk like you know me’. That kind of thing. Still quite catchy – she proves her ability to sing fast without tripping over syllables, if nothing else. I wish she’d release an acoustic version of this.
2. Rolling star – This was one of the ending themes for popular anime Bleach, and it brought her more fame, which is always good. Her first single with an electric guitar. Not my favorite song of hers, but it’s quite unique for her.
3. It’s all right – Ah! I find this song cute. :3 Acoustic guitar-based. Very… reassuring.
4. I remember you – I love this song. :3 It’s the same as the single version, at any rate. Easy to play, and easy on the ears. Can’t go wrong with this. Reminds me of Taiyou no Uta .
5. RUIDO – This is doubtless the coolest song on the album. Electric guitar-based, /very/ fast and extremely short. Fifty one seconds, if I remember right. They kept it this short so that it’d sound cooler. Ridiculously simple to play also.
6. CHE.R.RY – The killer song. It’s the most cheerful thing I’ve ever heard from her – it’s about love. Happy, satisfied love. Uhh… It’s very, very brain-numbing, and on first hearing, it’s nothing special. Two hours later, when it’s resounding in your head, you’ll want to have a nice hard, flat surface nearby to bang your forehead on.
7. Thank you My teens – The most heartfelt song on the album – written by YUI for her fans. YUI’s fanbase has lots of teenagers, after all. ‘Thank you for supporting me this far.’ Something like that?
8. Umbrella – Starts with an interesting acoustic arpeggio. Nothing really special about it, though.
9. Highway Chance – I like the way the song starts. Slow and quiet – and then the drums and electric guitars come crashing in, and you jump skyhigh. XD
10. Happy Birthday to you you – My question is, why two ‘you’s? It’s happy and upbeat, though. I would play it for any of my friends having a birthday. XD But then again, I’m notoriously lame like that.
11. Winding road – I heard a rumour this was on the soundtrack of some movie or other, but I couldn’t find it. Anyway, I like this song. It has nice chord sequences that I approve of.
12. Goodbye Days – One of my favorite songs from her. I never get tired of it because I associate the movie with the song, and then I want to start crying during the instrumental break. =_= Yes. If you already know this song, watch the movie too – then you’ll appreciate it even more. I can understand why she usually starts crying if she performs this song live.
13. Why? – Very standard YUI ballad. Nice and deceptively simple plucking throughout the first half of the song.
I actually liked this CD enough to buy it.
Rating: 4.5/5
Download link: YUI – CAN’T BUY MY LOVE
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