Beni is running through these releases like a trick on heat. Beni's approach seems to be of that of 'striking whilst the iron is still hot'. Ever since Lovebox hit the top of the Oricon charts, Beni's not stopped with the tours and releases. Within 10 months of Lovebox came Jewel, which was quickly followed up with Fortune. Not even 10 minutes after Fortune dropped, there was her Covers album. And with Covers still holding within the top 20 of the Oricon album charts, comes an MTV Unplugged set.
This tracklist is boring as hell. No "Yura yura", no "Gimme gimme♥" (even though they be the same song), no "The first time", no "See you again". Where "Crazy girl" and "2 face" at!? "Koi kogarete" should not be part of a medley, that shit should be a standalone performance. Ayaka already threw half of the game into the Yokohama bay with her Unplugged set. But given Beni's current surprise success and hold on the charts, she may be the one for wig washing up on the shore come May 23rd.
Whilst the tracklist isn't great, Beni's performances are strong. The one thing I can never take away from Beni is that she shows vocal growth with each tour and album she does. And whilst the music may not always get better, her vocals do. Some of the performances she gave during this Unplugged set shitted all over the album versions. One of my faves being "Darlin'". Beni ran circles around it and was on top form from start to finish. Crystal better do suttin'.
Two artists I demand to drop an Unplugged album are Crystal Kay and Hikaru Utada. I want Hikaru to shoot me the f**k down and leave me dying with an acoustic performance of "Passion" so badly.
Album reviews: Beni ...is Bitter & sweet | ...rocks the Jewel | ...foretells a Fortune
- Stardust
- Memory memory
- Dakishimete
- Mou Nido to... | Koi kogarete | Sign | Zutto Futari de (medley)
- Kiss kiss kiss
- Darlin'
- Sakurazaka
- Hitomi wo tojite
- Suki dakara
- Kira☆Kira☆
- Unmei no hito
This tracklist is boring as hell. No "Yura yura", no "Gimme gimme♥" (even though they be the same song), no "The first time", no "See you again". Where "Crazy girl" and "2 face" at!? "Koi kogarete" should not be part of a medley, that shit should be a standalone performance. Ayaka already threw half of the game into the Yokohama bay with her Unplugged set. But given Beni's current surprise success and hold on the charts, she may be the one for wig washing up on the shore come May 23rd.
Whilst the tracklist isn't great, Beni's performances are strong. The one thing I can never take away from Beni is that she shows vocal growth with each tour and album she does. And whilst the music may not always get better, her vocals do. Some of the performances she gave during this Unplugged set shitted all over the album versions. One of my faves being "Darlin'". Beni ran circles around it and was on top form from start to finish. Crystal better do suttin'.
Two artists I demand to drop an Unplugged album are Crystal Kay and Hikaru Utada. I want Hikaru to shoot me the f**k down and leave me dying with an acoustic performance of "Passion" so badly.
Album reviews: Beni ...is Bitter & sweet | ...rocks the Jewel | ...foretells a Fortune
