This cover is sooooo awkward to me...
Get ready for a big heaping helping of Eau de PERFUME! That’s right, kiddos, this will be my first full length album review. Can I get a “woot-woot?” Much obliged.
Track 1: Take Off- Here’s just a basic interlude with some vocals mixed in. The girls count down in really cute Engrish. I like this. Its an energizing start.
Track 2: Love the World- I don’t like how this song comes right after “Take Off.” It doesn’t fit! Its one of my favorites by Perfume and has a really fun beat but its weird (to me) placement on the album taints its awesomeness. The chorus is really nice.
Track 3: Dream Fighter- I didn’t care for this song much. The instrumentals are great and quite catchy but the vocals are boring.
Track 4: Edge (Triangle Mix)- I love the original “Edge,” but the song being extended to over 8 minutes is just silly and what we in “the biz” like to call “overkill.” Listen to the original from the “Love the World” single. It’ll make a better impression.
Track 5: Night Flight- Whyyyy didn’t this song come after “Take Off?!?!?!?” IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECT THERE! This is easily the best song on “Triangle” if not the greatest Perfume song ever. I remember watching the Pino CMs just to listen to the 30 sec clip of this song. I could not wait for it to come out. Then it did, and it was better than expected! My only complaint is that this song didn’t get a PV. Awww. The Perfume girls make such cute little flight attendants and I wish they had made a PV based on those adorable Pino CMs. Anyway, this song has got a classic Perfume song, and a level of energy that lasts throughout the entire five and a half minutes. Its unlike any other song on “Triangle” because you actually remember it later.
Track 6: Kiss and Music- Of all the weird songs that Perfume could have made… Ugh… The opening beats make me anticipate somebody starting to gangster rap. This song is awkward and robotic. The chorus is kind of nice but overall this song annoys me.
Track 7: Zero Gravity- This song is cute, upbeat, and has a disco sound. This is one of the better tracks on this album. The melody actually progresses.
Track 8: I Still Love U- I’m going to be brutal. This song is crap. And it got a PV. The PV is also crap. It has an 80s sound and the vocals are much more nasal than in other Perfume songs. It is beyond me why this song was so promoted. Its an embarrassment to the Perfume we love. The chorus has a somewhat nice melody but it sounds like it is being sung by Alvin and the Chipmunks. Gahhh. Skip it.
Track 9: The Best Thing- This is not “the best thing” on the album, silly Perfume. “Night Flight” has that honor! This song screams GENERIC.
Track 10: Speed of Sound- This is mostly instrumental. Blah…
Track 11: One Room Disco- This song is overhyped. There’s nothing good about it. Its repetitive, the vocals are positively apathetic, and the heavy techno sounds in the beginning are downright scary. “23:30″ eats this song for breakfast.
Track 12: Negai (album mix)- This was actually done quite well. The piano and strings are very pretty. This song has the same relaxing feel as “23:30,” only its not quite as good. This was a good way to end the album, as it is the softest track on “Triangle.”
In Conclusion: I think that after “GAME,” Perfume fans had illogically high expectations of the next album. For many people, like myself, these expectations were not met. The album flow was messy and random, and most of the filler was quite poor filler. It is sad to think that “Take Off” is one of the best tracks on this album, and it doesn’t even count as a song! There are a few select gems found on “Triangle” but this album is nothing like “GAME.”
Please forgive me for judging this album so harshly.
~Alisa~
