Hm, almost looks interesting...
I’m extremely late on this one. So, I just found out yesterday that the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra got involved with some bad crowd and is the talk of the intrusive otaku culture. Little did I know that they were referring to Haruhi music. So I did a simple torrent search, and sure enough there it was. Not one to be fooled, I decided to download the album and sample it — before purchasing of course. Nothing wrong with that. Don’t judge me. I can’t be a straight shooter all the time. I’m only human.
Now where was I? Oh yes, well, Aya Hirano sucks at singing. Good night.
If you’re not convinced by my convincing argument, go right ahead: buy it and listen for yourself. Granted, the orchestral parts were pretty impressive, but I’m assuming my slight infatuation with the Suzumiya Haruhi bandwagon is biasing my good taste. I’d suggest downloading the FLACs buying the CD, hooking up a cheap ATH-HA20 or Hartmann’s to your computer or player, and borrowing a pair of Kenwood KH-K1000 to listen to the classical instruments completely ruined by anime pop; and just when you think it can’t get any worse Aya Hirano’s vocal seals the deal.
In other news, South Carolina’s governor admits to infidelity. But nine out of 17 Republicans agree, it’s still not quite as bad as Aya Hirano’s singing.
Japanese Lesson For Today: gen – sou, ‘gen’ means a bowstring or chord and ’sou’ appears to be a type of pastry. Wait, this doesn’t seem right. Oh there we go, I was on the wrong line. It’s to play music.
Wednesday, 24. June 2009
Aya Hirano is a talented VA who chanced into the role of a lifetime in Haruhi Suzumiya. She’s a decent pop music singer, backed by the fantastic production of the overall Haruhi franchise, but the Gensou project really highlights her musical shortcomings. But the instrumentals are really nice.
Oh yeah, the Haruhi Suzumiya Gensou thing can be listened to on Youtube, just FYI.
Thursday, 25. June 2009
I like Aya Hirano, I even liked her back in Kiddy Grade, though I hated the show. I think she’s a very talented voice actress, one of only a few who can display a very wide variety of tones and ranges in her voices and characters. I know that even without Haruhi Suzumiya’s role she would probably still be successful in the anime business, though maybe not as popular as she is now.
Still, that doesn’t make her a good singer. Her inconsistent pitch and fake falsettos make my ears bleed. I liked the original God Knows… because the studio intended for it to sound like a high school band. Now when you have amateur vocals backed by a world-renowned orchestra, you notice the stark difference of their leagues.
Saturday, 4. July 2009
I like it when it gets musical. I think the soundtrack is quite good actually.