J-Pop Rock is not my thing. I have no idea who produced this album, but they definitely know how to make interesting guitar patterns and how to properly develop different instrumental ideas throughout the album. Sadly, the same couldn't be applied to vocals. The same vocal delivery over and over and over and over again just doesn't do much for me. It's very repetitive and kind of annoying, I'm sorry. Maybe it's just not my thing.
Light 6/10
Favorites: fanfare - instrumental
Listening to one random J-pop project every month or so is my undefeated strategy
I was already a big fan of Eve's biggest song, Kaikai Kitan, the opening theme of Jujutsu Kaisen. It's a banger OP for a banger anime, and based on that I really wanted to see what else Eve had in his catalogue.
Bunka is a pretty fun project, with songs that are mostly in some shape or form slightly worse versions of Kaikai Kitan. That is, except for Okinimesumama, which is actually a slightly better version. ... read more
short review: this album, from a well known j-pop artist named eve, is yet another album that was recommended to me by my lovely girlfriend. though by my standards it isn't that amazing, it does have it's quite high highs and that it knows what it wants to be and knows wat audience it wants to reach. this album is simply a good feeling album for the good feelings and a big heart. no bells and whistles, no nifty swifty thingamabobs or any of the sort. it's just some good j-pop that appeals to ... read more
Finally getting to this review after sending this to @rocc like OVER A YEAR AGO???!!! Time goes by fucking fast. I love what eve does a lot, the guitar play is just incredibly fun and the way they're able to implement great vocal melodies just makes it so fun like in "dramaturgy".
The album does have it's stand outs. Or better said low points with slower tracks like "homesick" kinda bringing out the more generic side of j-pop in this other j-rock album. Which is ... read more
algo bem diferente do que eu escuto, um J-rock, legal, as musicas são legais, usei para estudar e deu bastante certo, recomendo legal, as musicas são legais.
While it has some definitive bangers (Dramaturgy and Okinimesumama), it is bland and lacks the beauty, emotion and variation present in similar style great J-Rock/Pop like Yorushika.
| 1 | fanfare (instrumental) 2:16 | 81 |
| 2 | ナンセンス文学 3:23 | 85 |
| 3 | ドラマツルギー 3:58 | 94 |
| 4 | ホームシック 4:51 | 73 |
| 5 | あの娘シークレット 3:53 | 84 |
| 6 | 会心劇 4:36 | 81 |
| 7 | ふりをした。 3:55 | 73 |
| 8 | 羊を数えて 4:30 | 72 |
| 9 | お気に召すまま 4:06 | 85 |
| 10 | paradigm (instrumental) 1:57 | 77 |