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I didn't like "in your eyes" at the beginning, but now it's one of my favorite tracks of the "After Eden" album! This is only one example of how my opinions of songs can change radically!
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ShadowAlex
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mélodie from NOIR, I liked it at the start with it's music-box and mysterious classiness but kind of got soured when it went into electronic beat synth styled. Grown on me some more.
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casarina26
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Lemme see...
Sprinter- I was very used to the 3-person Kalafina, HnS being the first song to capture me and all. So the 4 person team... was very chaotic, it felt very "squashed" for me. Everyone was singing different things at the same time, and I didn't like the melody either. But I liked it...after seeing the 3 person Red Moon live. I went back to watch the PV after that and slowly grew to like it. However, I don't miss Maya at all.
gomen ne, Maya fans.
Fantasia- I was rudely awakened once from a nap by Fantasia's "puuaaz, PUUUAAZZZZ~' so...I didn't like the song ever since then (before I had no feelings for it) but now I like the singing part. the Opening part still grates me, IMO.
Toki no Mukou, Maboroshi no Sora- my first FJ song. I was purely FJY then, and decided I wanted something new. I went to watch partly because I thought Yuuka would be in the team. However, I saw a whole crowd of unfamiliar faces... then there was this strange low voice that thoroughly turned me off... my absolute apologies, Keiko-chan, I know I'm this ignorant person now who doesn't appreciate true class...
But after that, I began to take note of their names, and started listening to them one-by one and familiarised myself and my love for them before I dared to watch the PV again. this time round, it was INSTAHIT. 
Sprinter- I was very used to the 3-person Kalafina, HnS being the first song to capture me and all. So the 4 person team... was very chaotic, it felt very "squashed" for me. Everyone was singing different things at the same time, and I didn't like the melody either. But I liked it...after seeing the 3 person Red Moon live. I went back to watch the PV after that and slowly grew to like it. However, I don't miss Maya at all.
gomen ne, Maya fans.Fantasia- I was rudely awakened once from a nap by Fantasia's "puuaaz, PUUUAAZZZZ~' so...I didn't like the song ever since then (before I had no feelings for it) but now I like the singing part. the Opening part still grates me, IMO.
Toki no Mukou, Maboroshi no Sora- my first FJ song. I was purely FJY then, and decided I wanted something new. I went to watch partly because I thought Yuuka would be in the team. However, I saw a whole crowd of unfamiliar faces... then there was this strange low voice that thoroughly turned me off... my absolute apologies, Keiko-chan, I know I'm this ignorant person now who doesn't appreciate true class...
But after that, I began to take note of their names, and started listening to them one-by one and familiarised myself and my love for them before I dared to watch the PV again. this time round, it was INSTAHIT.
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NoctuaTenebra
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Well, in my case, the songs are...
Hikari no Senritsu - When I first listened to the short anime-version, I didn't really like it XD It sounded somehow too happy to me. But then, the full version really grew on me because of the bridge
Eden - Same as above... somehow too happy and harmonic. Maybe because I missed the gloomy and mysterious atmosphere of the previous albums XD But when I saw the live version, I got addicted to it
Manten - In the beginning, this song kind of confused me XD I don't know why, but it seemed to me even more chaotic than "Sprinter"... but when my aunt brought me the "to the beginning"-single as a present from Japan, I started loving the violin *_*
I know there are some other songs that I didn't really like at first, but I can't remember them any more XD
Hikari no Senritsu - When I first listened to the short anime-version, I didn't really like it XD It sounded somehow too happy to me. But then, the full version really grew on me because of the bridge
Eden - Same as above... somehow too happy and harmonic. Maybe because I missed the gloomy and mysterious atmosphere of the previous albums XD But when I saw the live version, I got addicted to it
Manten - In the beginning, this song kind of confused me XD I don't know why, but it seemed to me even more chaotic than "Sprinter"... but when my aunt brought me the "to the beginning"-single as a present from Japan, I started loving the violin *_*
I know there are some other songs that I didn't really like at first, but I can't remember them any more XD
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littlefelicita
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YES~! mostly i don't like Kajiura's songs until i hear it live. though it doesn't work for Gloria, Kaze mo machi he, and mmm... others songs ._.
huehehe that English accent, i meant everytime you kissed me
and... hm, open your heart, key of twilight, etc, though it is better to say "i love live version more than recorded song version" than "i love Japanese singers than English singers though they sing the same English lines" lol
i feel so sorry to her whenever i recall it...
george1234 said:@littlefelicita: So you dont like a song until you hear it live?
also there's no english accent in salva nos and zodical sign since they were all always sung by Japanese vocalists (Yuriko [OST] and Yuri Kasahara [Fiction II] on the first case, Kaori Nishina on the second. Maybe you refer to canta per me?
YES~! mostly i don't like Kajiura's songs until i hear it live. though it doesn't work for Gloria, Kaze mo machi he, and mmm... others songs ._.
huehehe that English accent, i meant everytime you kissed me
and... hm, open your heart, key of twilight, etc, though it is better to say "i love live version more than recorded song version" than "i love Japanese singers than English singers though they sing the same English lines" lol
the same feeling went to me when my first time listening to Keiko-chancasarina26 said:Toki no Mukou, Maboroshi no Sora- my first FJ song. I was purely FJY then, and decided I wanted something new. I went to watch partly because I thought Yuuka would be in the team. However, I saw a whole crowd of unfamiliar faces... then there was this strange low voice that thoroughly turned me off... my absolute apologies, Keiko-chan, I know I'm this ignorant person now who doesn't appreciate true class...
i feel so sorry to her whenever i recall it...
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ritardando
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Almost all Emily Bindiger's song. I don't have any big problem with the songs, it's just Bindiger's voice that's not my cup of tea. March being the worst from the all. I only started liking that song after hearing FJ's version. Well, I started liking Bindiger's song after I hear FJ's version, actually (forest, cynical world, everytime you kissed me...I'm still so so with I reach for the sun, and I can't bring myself to like key of the twilight (still hate it until now).
And maybe tomorrow. The original vocalist can't even sing, while Keiko's voice, even in the unedited one just blew me away and I really love it now.
@Feli&Casarina : I really had a different experience with you all. My first Kalafina songs that I like are oblivious and ARIA, and even those songs are solo by Wakana (oblivious) and Hikaru (ARIA), what hooked me to those songs are the deep voice that sing in the background. Keiko's voice really add a mysterious feeling to those songs
And maybe tomorrow. The original vocalist can't even sing, while Keiko's voice, even in the unedited one just blew me away and I really love it now.
@Feli&Casarina :
I really had a different experience with you all. My first Kalafina songs that I like are oblivious and ARIA, and even those songs are solo by Wakana (oblivious) and Hikaru (ARIA), what hooked me to those songs are the deep voice that sing in the background. Keiko's voice really add a mysterious feeling to those songs
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littlefelicita
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different in what case? O.O
i almost the same, after listening to Keiko's Houseki, my mind was like "WAAAAH, THIS ANGEL!!!" and started to give more attention to her voice in Kala songs. and yessss i love Keiko's way to sing choruses
soon i realized that Keiko's voice is different when she sings solo and when she sings as chorus singer
though in ARIA i am more impressed with Maya's voice, not Keiko's
ritardando said:@Feli&Casarina :
different in what case? O.O
i almost the same, after listening to Keiko's Houseki, my mind was like "WAAAAH, THIS ANGEL!!!"
and started to give more attention to her voice in Kala songs. and yessss i love Keiko's way to sing choruses soon i realized that Keiko's voice is different when she sings solo and when she sings as chorus singer
though in ARIA i am more impressed with Maya's voice, not Keiko's
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ritardando
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Different, as in when you two first hear Keiko's singing you don't like/hate her voice, while for me, it's instalove.
Different, as in when you two first hear Keiko's singing you don't like/hate her voice, while for me, it's instalove.
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MegyTomitatsu
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I wouldnt say that for me too, but I absolutely love Kajiura live version songs! Some songs even more than in live version and some I dont like original while I adore in live (exmpl. In the Land of Twilight, Under the Moon).
Yeah, I loved Keikos voice from the firs time I heard it too, its just too unique and..good!Different, as in when you two first hear Keiko's singing you don't like/hate her voice, while for me, it's instalove.
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casarina26
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I fell to Houseki as well! It's INSTALOVE...both live and recorded.
I love Keiko in Aria as well...She adds that depth and that emotion to Hikaru's voice...
Initially I listened to Kaze no Machi He, then synchronicity, but both songs were then kind of bleh... only Houseki impressed me enough at that time to decide to go into Kalafina...and the rest is history.
littlefelicita said:i almost the same, after listening to Keiko's Houseki, my mind was like "WAAAAH, THIS ANGEL!!!"
soon i realized that Keiko's voice is different when she sings solo and when she sings as chorus singer
though in ARIA i am more impressed with Maya's voice, not Keiko's
I fell to Houseki as well! It's INSTALOVE...both live and recorded. I love Keiko in Aria as well...She adds that depth and that emotion to Hikaru's voice...
Initially I listened to Kaze no Machi He, then synchronicity, but both songs were then kind of bleh...
only Houseki impressed me enough at that time to decide to go into Kalafina...and the rest is history. 
george1234
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btw I think the title of the thread should change to "Songs that were not love at first listening" since songs are invisible
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littlefelicita
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ee to, i don't listen to Houseki recorded song version yet. is that good? okaaay i'll download itcasarina26 said:
I love Keiko in Aria as well...She adds that depth and that emotion to Hikaru's voice...
Initially I listened to Kaze no Machi He, then synchronicity, but both songs were then kind of bleh...
(i am this late...
)eh, are Kaze no Machi he and synchronicity that bleh?
i recently like Kaze no Machi he, for me it is better than Nohara ._.
and Synchronicity, i love its live version!
.... again, never listen to its recorded song version before XDmy history XD -- me loves Kagayaku Sora -> me loves Kagayaku Sora live version -> me loves another live versions from Kala -> me loves another live versions from FJ -> me found CPM -> me searches any recommended songs from members here
(so i rarely listen to recorded song XD)i think so, but KP-X-san said, the thread is requested so she left the problem?george1234 said:btw I think the title of the thread should change to "Songs that were not love at first listening" since songs are invisible
KP-X said:salvanos said:Shouldn't it be "love at first listen" since technically you hear the music?
The message was given, so let's leave it as it is (even thought it should be as you say) ;X
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casarina26
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Hmmmm, Houseki recorded has a more loud-sounding drum bridge the drum and cymbals together at some point hurt my ears, and Keiko...for me I don't hear much, if any difference. Listen first, then make your own conclusions.
Ehehehe, I'm liking Kaze more and more now, but I love Nohara and Houseki more than it. Synchronicity...other than Kajiuran bridge, I don't find the song "rewindable" as in you want to listen to it again and again. But I applaud Keiko, Yuki and Kore-san in doing the song, though.
Ehehehe, I'm liking Kaze more and more now, but I love Nohara and Houseki more than it. Synchronicity...other than Kajiuran bridge, I don't find the song "rewindable" as in you want to listen to it again and again. But I applaud Keiko, Yuki and Kore-san in doing the song, though.
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garnetjester
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Oh my the lyrics of Synchronicity are so so so beautiful, they break my heart
I wasn't a big fan of Mata Kaze ga Tsuyoku Natta or Ongaku until I saw them performed, somehow they sounded too alike for me instantly tell them apart.
Also seconding all the Keiko love, she's absolutely amazing.
I wasn't a big fan of Mata Kaze ga Tsuyoku Natta or Ongaku until I saw them performed, somehow they sounded too alike for me instantly tell them apart.
Also seconding all the Keiko love, she's absolutely amazing.
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valeriana runa
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I guess for me. .most of songs from after eden album are not my love at the first sight. hahaha. XD
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ImmortalBirdcage
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sorry for bumping, but i found this thread just now and i couldn't resist ><
1. seventh heaven - like many before me, i simply found it too boring .... but then, i discovered the live version in kalafina's 5th anniversary live cd. i think the overture also helped a lot to make me love it. keiko's part is 
and when all three come together and harmonize perfectly it was like 
in a good way. and then i listened to it while reading the bittersweet ending to a fanfic, and the combined effort made me cry, LOLOL. (the same thing's happened with interlude 01, actually, but i loved that song from the start, so it shouldn't be mentioned here lol)
2. in your eyes - i actually pretty much hated this song, but the catchy beat grew on me. well, actually... i read a conspiracy theory about the lyrics of the song, and that makes me laugh and like this song every time i listen to it now
3. houseki - i didn't really like marina's version (the original). but everything changed when i watched the live version that had keiko singing it her voice really brings out like... everything lol. of course she does well at it! houseki was the song she used to audition for kalafina, iirc
4. kyrie - i couldn't really think of a reason why i never liked to listen to this song... but as i fell in love with all of kalafina's dance tracks, this quickly won me over
5. ongaku - to be honest, i still don't like like it... i thought i would, because keiko is the main vocal and i love keiko, but.... the thing that changed my mind for me was wakana's part, and then keiko joining in later i still only prefer the live versions of this
6. symphonia - really it's just like my experience with seventh heaven. i think it has waaaay more impact if you listen to it at the end of a playlist, especially when the playlist starts out with eden. those two go together like woahhhh; it comes as no surprise that i fell in love with symphonia only after going through after eden from beginning to end.i do wish that the pv wouldn't focus on those weird two kids though
7. aria - i used to skip over this because i never enjoyed the beginning, lol. but now i absolutely love this because of how the tempo picks up power
8. mirai - i never liked the original, and i never liked kalafina's cover of it. but at the end of the 5th anniversary live, when they played it at the end and wakana was crying because she was so touched by all the fans and keiko comforted her -- i actually started to cry too 
i still don't listen to it all too often, though
9. the totoro theme song lolol - yep. i never really liked it at all. but when i heard kalafina's completely-on-the-spot improvisation of the theme i was like WOWWWWWW. it's a pity they didn't cover the entire thing
there's probably a lot more, but these are the examples that come to mind first
1. seventh heaven - like many before me, i simply found it too boring
.... but then, i discovered the live version in kalafina's 5th anniversary live cd. i think the overture also helped a lot to make me love it. keiko's part is and when all three come together and harmonize perfectly it was like in a good way. and then i listened to it while reading the bittersweet ending to a fanfic, and the combined effort made me cry, LOLOL. (the same thing's happened with interlude 01, actually, but i loved that song from the start, so it shouldn't be mentioned here lol)2. in your eyes - i actually pretty much hated this song, but the catchy beat grew on me. well, actually... i read a conspiracy theory about the lyrics of the song, and that makes me laugh and like this song every time i listen to it now
3. houseki - i didn't really like marina's version (the original). but everything changed when i watched the live version that had keiko singing it
her voice really brings out like... everything lol. of course she does well at it! houseki was the song she used to audition for kalafina, iirc4. kyrie - i couldn't really think of a reason why i never liked to listen to this song... but as i fell in love with all of kalafina's dance tracks, this quickly won me over
5. ongaku - to be honest, i still don't like like it... i thought i would, because keiko is the main vocal and i love keiko, but.... the thing that changed my mind for me was wakana's part, and then keiko joining in later
i still only prefer the live versions of this6. symphonia - really it's just like my experience with seventh heaven. i think it has waaaay more impact if you listen to it at the end of a playlist, especially when the playlist starts out with eden. those two go together like woahhhh; it comes as no surprise that i fell in love with symphonia only after going through after eden from beginning to end.
7. aria - i used to skip over this because i never enjoyed the beginning, lol. but now i absolutely love this because of how the tempo picks up power
8. mirai - i never liked the original, and i never liked kalafina's cover of it. but at the end of the 5th anniversary live, when they played it at the end and wakana was crying because she was so touched by all the fans and keiko comforted her -- i actually started to cry too
i still don't listen to it all too often, though9. the totoro theme song lolol - yep. i never really liked it at all. but when i heard kalafina's completely-on-the-spot improvisation of the theme i was like WOWWWWWW. it's a pity they didn't cover the entire thing
there's probably a lot more, but these are the examples that come to mind first
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Coral
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For me, there's...
Ashita no Keshiki and Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaeteiku. I didn't like them at first purely because of how the Seventh Heaven tracklist was ordered. After Ongaku ends, it's ballad-Sprinter-ballad-ballad. And these ballads aren't rhythmic (for the lack of a better word) ballads like Natsu no Ringo, Serenato, or Fairytale earlier in the album. Having them squished together blunted my enjoyment for each one, and it took many relistens (and lots of shuffling) to get me to appreciate the songs on their own.
Ashita no Keshiki is now one of my favourites--Wakana's high note in the middle completely blows me away. I dunno why I didn't fall in love at first sight since I'm a sucker for the "big diva ballads," and Ashita no Keshiki is the closest Kalafina has to one. And Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaeteiku is very touching. I'm even starting to appreciate Seventh Heaven these days; it's still not one of my favourites, but I used to consider it the weakest Kalafina song (though that was pre-After Eden with In Your Eyes/Snow Falling)
For more dramatic cases of this, there's Gloria, Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora, and Hitorigoto. For some reason, I just thought "meh" the first time I heard them. But when I came back to relisten months later, I went, "Woah! This is awesome!" To this day I have no idea why I didn't like Hitorigoto and Gloria immediately, since I've got no "part of a ballad heavy tracklist" excuse. Toki no Mukou can be traced back to the Vol.9 DVD--moment I saw that performance, my opinion did a complete 180. Anyhow, they're now my favourite non-album Kalafina track, my favourite FJ a-side, and my favourite FJ b-side.
There's also Kagayaku Sora no Shijima Niwa, which I didn't even put on hold for several months to let my opinion change. I'd like to say that I loved it once I actually saw the episode of Black Butler where it was used, but I think I started liking the song before then. No idea why. I remember being pretty bored with the song and kinda unimpressed by its live performances, until one day it suddenly clicked with me.
Ashita no Keshiki and Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaeteiku. I didn't like them at first purely because of how the Seventh Heaven tracklist was ordered. After Ongaku ends, it's ballad-Sprinter-ballad-ballad. And these ballads aren't rhythmic (for the lack of a better word) ballads like Natsu no Ringo, Serenato, or Fairytale earlier in the album. Having them squished together blunted my enjoyment for each one, and it took many relistens (and lots of shuffling) to get me to appreciate the songs on their own.
Ashita no Keshiki is now one of my favourites--Wakana's high note in the middle completely blows me away. I dunno why I didn't fall in love at first sight since I'm a sucker for the "big diva ballads," and Ashita no Keshiki is the closest Kalafina has to one. And Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaeteiku is very touching. I'm even starting to appreciate Seventh Heaven these days; it's still not one of my favourites, but I used to consider it the weakest Kalafina song (though that was pre-After Eden with In Your Eyes/Snow Falling)
For more dramatic cases of this, there's Gloria, Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora, and Hitorigoto. For some reason, I just thought "meh" the first time I heard them. But when I came back to relisten months later, I went, "Woah! This is awesome!" To this day I have no idea why I didn't like Hitorigoto and Gloria immediately, since I've got no "part of a ballad heavy tracklist" excuse. Toki no Mukou can be traced back to the Vol.9 DVD--moment I saw that performance, my opinion did a complete 180. Anyhow, they're now my favourite non-album Kalafina track, my favourite FJ a-side, and my favourite FJ b-side.
There's also Kagayaku Sora no Shijima Niwa, which I didn't even put on hold for several months to let my opinion change. I'd like to say that I loved it once I actually saw the episode of Black Butler where it was used, but I think I started liking the song before then. No idea why. I remember being pretty bored with the song and kinda unimpressed by its live performances, until one day it suddenly clicked with me.