小林クレア (Claire Kobayashi) - mySelf - My Track by Track Review
1. Real Passion
Intro of this song reminds me about the 1970s and 1980s. I've always been a big fan of video games. Therefore, in the first place, this song reminded me of the game Driver. There was a similar melody. These musical instruments and this style. All this is imbued with the second half of the twentieth century. USA. A great time for music. The vocal entry is also reminiscent of blues songs. Good classical sound. Good and beautiful vocals. It's perfect for such music. Soft and strong vocal. Really good song. Good combination of music and vocal parts. The composition is saturated with various musical instruments. Good vocal transitions, from soft to stronger vocals. Good guitar solo. Good work with effects and solo part. Good pipe tools. This song sounds great in a live performance. It charges with good energy.
2. Smoking Air
This song of the identity has a classical sound and is generally similar to the first song. A good continuation, adding integrity to this album. Again a good guitar with good effects. Despite the fact that the composition consists of repeating elements. Various musical part inserts and transitions make this song quite diverse.
Beautiful chorus and beautiful vocal. Kobayashi works well enough with her voice. She use different shades and accents. The vocal part sounds sonorous, like another musical instrument. A distinctive feature of all the songs on the album is a strong emphasis on the vocal part. Kobayashi always tells a story. She shares her feelings. This makes the album a kind of story that starts on the first song and ends on the last one. A very beautiful and diverse guitar solo at the end, harmonic and bends. It sounds very beautiful.
3. Dear Memories
Slow and beautiful song. This song reminded me of classic anime. Macross, Gundam, Express. It was really great time. Every year the rhythm of life becomes faster. We are constantly doing something. We constantly run somewhere. Life has turned into a real race. At the same time, the time runs even faster.
This album and especially this song recalls those times from the past. When life was more calm and measured. Now this is not enough. Stop and just enjoy life. Recall that the world is beautiful. Remember what love means. We always forget about it. All the time we lose this connection with the world. And this album is great for remembering. Remember what surrounds us. Remember our feelings. Remember about love. Hear these caring songs and get used to the fact that time began to flow a little slower.
Beautiful vocals, nice and beautiful song. Beautiful vocal part. Good changes in rhythm and pressure. Beautiful high notes. A beautiful guitar solo fills this song well. Our memories are like waves. Flows next to us. And we can enjoy them again and again.
Beautiful song and beautiful memories.
4. ノクターン
My favorite song. This song also reminded me of the Macross. Do you remeber love? I must say that this is amazing. The songs on this album are really good. With high quality. Very beautiful vocals. Beautiful high notes. Kobayashi sings quite close to the microphone. You can hear it well as she breathes in. She really tries to sing perfectly. Concentrating on each note. Straining her voice. It's really difficult. Really beautiful performance. It struck me in this song. Very warm song.
It's hard to say, something else. This is really my favorite song on this album. Beautiful music and beautiful vocals.
5. ここへおいでよ
This song reminded me of the beach. In evening time. When I making a review, I never concentrate on the lyrics. It is not so important that a person speaks, it is much more important what person feels. Words can deviate from the point of view. And the sensations and feelings remain with us always.
I think it's time to talk about what story this album tells. It's definitely a love story. But which one? Love is different. Love at first sight, passionate love, fast love. What kind of love are we talking about here? I think that this is a sensual love. If we evaluate the whole album, we can imagine the story of a love story. Meeting of two-unfamiliar people on the beach. They were together. But they were not so long as they would have liked. And of those times there were pleasant memories. They know that they can not always be together. And they value time. The time they can spend together. But they do not hurry. They appreciate every moment. Filling it with feelings and love. Therefore time for them flies slowly. Like a couple who stands on the beach, hugging each other and escorting the sun. The sun, which slowly sits beyond the horizon. Serene, sweet and full of true love picture.
Pleasant song. This song can cause different feelings. But definitely it will be good, lovely and warm feelings. Beautiful stretching singing.
6. あなたと永遠
A beautiful piano. There is a wide variety of musical instruments on this album. The most beautiful thing in this song is perhaps chorus. Especially the "rurururu". This sound requires a good diction from the singer. The chorus in this song is really difficult to perform. Kobayashi shows that she is really a professional and amazing singer. This is my second favorite song on this album.
A really beautiful song. When I like something, it's always difficult to say something concrete. Everything is perfect. Arigato for the amazing song. Aishiteru this song.
7. LOVE again
Love is eternal. Beautiful guitar. I always love the guitar. So I like the beginning in this song. It's interesting, but the piano part reminded me of Shoji Meguro's compositions. Something similar can be heard in a series of Persona games. And it should be noted that he is an excellent composer. What once again tells us about the excellent quality of the album. During this song, I thought about one thing. There is a small minus in this album. All the songs are performed in about the same rhythm. I had a theory that maybe Kobayashi wrote vocal parts without music? And the music is written for the vocal part? Therefore, there is always about the same tempo. But if you listen carefully to this song. Kobayashi sings to music. She has a good ear for music. And she wrote the vocal parts to music. I think I want at least one fast song on this album. But each of these songs contains a piece of Kobayashi. Part of her soul and a piece of her personality. Kobayashi is calm and kind. She always thinks, always tries to find something positive. She really loves her family and friends. Therefore, her songs are like that. Calm, beautiful and positive.
8. 夢の中のあなたへ
Romantic completion. Love never ends and reborn again and again. I love when the last song tunes in a positive way. A beautiful chorus. Beautiful music. This song reminds of sea waves. Waves that wrapping the shore with his blue veil. Feelings of care. Feelings of love in the morning or in the night. Everyday. These feelings are always with us. We are always in search of ourselves. And we must always remember that the most important thing is inside of us. These are our feelings, feelings that allow us to be who we are. And always move forward. Beautiful song and beautiful completion of the album.
小林クレア iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/%E5%B0%8F%E6%9E%97%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2/1174238833
小林クレア (Claire Kobayashi) Blog link: https://ameblo.jp/clairekobayashi/