Kalafina 3rd Album「After Eden」

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@george No, I love ballads, like "Kagayaku Sora no Shijima ni ha" and "fairytale" and "snow falling", if we're talking about just Kajiura's work. I just didn't really think After Eden was that stellar of an album, composition wise.

I still love it, though. And Hikaru's voice. And Wakana's voice. And Keiko's voice, or what little I heard!!!
 
IMO, After Eden is indeed not the best that Kalafina and Kajiura could have brought to us. It might sound like Kajiura is experimenting on Kalafina, but in fact, the music she used in After Eden isn't really original. It's proven when most members here are immediately reminded of FictionJunction Yuuka for most of time. For me, the only new tracks that stood out was destination unknown, due to its fast tempo and powerful beat which almost resembles metal song. The others are mostly bland, as Daichi has said. Even Symphonia, which TV version I love for its grandness, has lost its touch.
 
^ Exactly. Even waifu, though she's not really *into* Kalafina, noticed now similar the songs are.
 
Ah I forgot to add. Those words I have spoken above doesn't mean that I don't enjoy After Eden. :tea:
 
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Yuki88 said:
It's proven when most members here are immediately reminded of FictionJunction Yuuka for most of time.
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Okay, I think it's official that I'm the only one who thinks of vintage See-Saw...I never thought of Yuuka the first time I listened to After Eden! :spotlight:

Yuki88 said:
It might sound like Kajiura is experimenting on Kalafina, but in fact, the music she used in After Eden isn't really original.
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I see your point, but it could still be an experiment, because it's a different sound for Kala. People who don't know Kajiura-sensei's work for other groups might say "Wow, this is very different," not knowing that she's done similar things elsewhere.

I'm just splitting hairs, though :XD:

Yuki88 said:
IMO, After Eden is indeed not the best that Kalafina and Kajiura could have brought to us.
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I don't know...I think I have to personally disagree with that, because I enjoy most of the songs on the album very much. (Sandpiper, Kugatsu, Magnolia, and Symphonia aside. I'm sorry, Koichi-san...) I think of something as being "the best" when I enjoy listening to it a lot, when it takes me a very long time to get tired of it, and when I don't dislike the arrangement/instrumentation/performance/etc. (Especially that last part, because I'm so picky that I drive myself crazy.) So I think this was a resounding success, despite the slight low points here and there.

Eh, it's all a matter of personal opinion :tea:
 
I didn't really like the new songs except for Sandpiper, Kugatsu, and Magnolia.. really missed the "other worldly" sound that other Kalafina songs have. That said, I'm sure they will grow on me with more listens. Love how the girls' voices sound though♥
 
I never thought of Yuuka the first time I listened to After Eden! :spotlight:
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Neither did I, ahah. Perhaps because their voices are so different? :confu:

After Eden did sound a bit generic, I think, but I still love listening all the songs on there. And, like Ninetales, I think that's what matters with music.
 
shiro said:
I didn't really like the new songs except for Sandpiper, Kugatsu, and Magnolia.. really missed the "other worldly" sound that other Kalafina songs have. That said, I'm sure they will grow on me with more listens. Love how the girls' voices sound though♥
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I think one of them (Wakana, I guess) said in an interview that this album would give a down-to-earth feeling which is different from their ethereal&unearthy songs in their previous works. So..the "other worldly" things that you missed (and me too... :touched: ) is what supposed to be missing in this album..

Let's hope that Yuki will be back to the unearthy concept again in the next album.. I think that we still have a hope because it seems that she filled different THEME for each of Kalafina album. So the next one should have a different feeling from After Eden has. :tea:
 
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ninetales said:
Yuki88 said:
It's proven when most members here are immediately reminded of FictionJunction Yuuka for most of time.
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Okay, I think it's official that I'm the only one who thinks of vintage See-Saw...I never thought of Yuuka the first time I listened to After Eden! :spotlight:
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I originally thought of including see-saw as well. Basically saying that the music Kajiura created for After Eden isn't actually original. :tea:
 
LoL, lets asume Yuki is having fun experimenting variations of her creativity shall we ? :ohoho:
 
Kagaribi no Hanabira said:
Let's hope that Yuki will be back to the unearthy concept again in the next album.. I think that we still have a hope because it seems that she filled different THEME for each of Kalafina album. So the next one should have a different feeling from After Eden has. :tea:
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I hope so too! :touched: Seventh Heaven still remains as my favoritest album from Kalafina!
 
I really like this album personally..although most of the songs sound like the siblings of others :uh..:

I don't really like Yuuka personally :uh..: Her voice sounds pretty commonplace to me so I never find a relation between her stuff and Kalafina's.

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My thoughts are mixed about this album. A couple of the songs are refreshing and/or just awesome, but otherwise, the songs are too similar. :leaf: I prefer Kalafina's dark and rock-like songs. I agree that their next album should return to the unearthly concept.
And more Keiko will always be welcome. :nosebleed:
 
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salvanos said:
I don't really like Yuuka personally :uh..: Her voice sounds pretty commonplace to me so I never find a relation between her stuff and Kalafina's.

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Really? I like Yuuka. She was my favorite FictionJunction vocalist (loved the songs Kouya Routen and Silly-Go-Round) but then Kajiura made Kaori, Wakana, Keiko, and Yurkio as a group called FictionJunction which I started liking more. I still like Yuuka but... nyehhhh the songs she had to sing these days haven't caught my attention much. D:

Nonetheless, I respect your opinion.
 
This album is just okie for me.Well it may not be that outstanding or original, but it's not entirely copycat. I'll give Yuki the luxury to experiment on albums, it wasn't that disappointing after all.It's just my opinion.
 
@Tsiih
Thank you for your understanding :dote: I did like her live concert it was pretty awesome. I do like Silly-go-Round as well and Circus too. I do understand she was Yuki's biggest vocalist for a while so I understand her popularity.

@Murrue
I admit I was a tad underwhelmed. I selfishly wanted Eden to be a ballad to rival Seventh Heaven or even Kimi ga...
But, I love destination unknown it was something new for me. Mune no Yukue won my heart despite its first impressions. I loved Symphonia at first listen so it was a given I'd love it. I'm all for experimentation!
 
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salvanos said:
@Murrue
I admit I was a tad underwhelmed. I selfishly wanted Eden to be a ballad to rival Seventh Heaven or even Kimi ga...
But, I love destination unknown it was something new for me. Mune no Yukue won my heart despite its first impressions. I loved Symphonia at first listen so it was a given I'd love it. I'm all for experimentation!
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Neverending was love at first "sight" to me.I also expected Eden to be somewhat ballad or something like Red Moon.This album has a fresh/light and happy feeling to it, for me I guess. :]
 
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