Review
The first thing you will notice is that the songs sound completely
different than what you are used to. With heavier drumbeats and guitarplay,
and a excited audience it really gives you a "live" feeling. The opening
with Yureru Omoi is amazing, with the crowd going crazy when they
actually got to see Zard appearing from behind a wall. Zard didn't take a break
after this song and immediately continued with Kimi ga inai. It was after
this song when Izumi Sakai spoke to her audience for the first time, with the
words: "Konnichi wa", which caused the crowd going crazy for the second time.
She continued with her speech when it was silent again, but I couldn't understand
a single word of it. The concert basically consists of songs alternated with some
speeches of Izumi Sakai. A remarkable thing is that some of the songs has been
enhanced a bit, for example: Kokoro wo Hiraite has been shortened to give
it even more pace, Nemurenai Yoru Daite has been given an extra cool intro,
and My Baby Grand has some additional lyrics at the end.
After Kono Aini Oyogi Tsukaretemo, which was supposed to be the last song,
the fans keep wanting for an encore and Zard of course didn't disappoint their fans.
The first encore song Tooi Hoshi wo Kazoete is beautifully performed by Izumi
Sakai as you can see in the bonus cd-rom and VHS-tape. It really gives an extra dimension
to the song. As for the last song Makenaide, it seems that Zard has saved the best for
the last. With fantastic music and Izumi Sakai's enthusiastic vocal everyone was singing along
with the song, especially after Izumi Sakai's call for: "ima isho ni!" [and now together!].
Note
I thought this album was a good replacement for not
being able to attend Zard's live concert. But how wrong
was I. After listening to this album, it made me regret
even more, for not standing there among hundreds of
other fans, cheering together for Zard,
admiring their live performance and shouting encore
for hours at the end. It made me longing for another live
concert, and I'm sure I will do everything to be there
when this dream comes true.
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