So, Is Namie Amuro’s Best Fiction?

If you are fan of avex artists or just Amuro Namie you’ll know that her new best album is out on the 30th. Best Fiction contains 15 singles, from Wishing on The Same Star all the way up to one of my favourite singles of hers, 60s70s80s as well as two new tracks.

When someone we know went out to Japan I asked if they could buy me some CDs. They said yes and I asked for Hamasaki Ayumi’s (miss)understood, Koda Kumi’s Black Cherry and Amuro Namie’s PLAY. (At the time I didn’t realise they were all avex releases. ) I knew I’d love Ayu’s album and Koda Kumi I was just getting off on the right foot with. But PLAY was a huge surprise, I loved every track on it and I couldn’t wait to hear more plus it was the DVD edition!

A little off topic but it centres around the fact that I know NONE of her previous to 2007 work. Which makes buying BEST FICTION a risk for me. I never buy something if I’m unsure I’ll like it.

As for the two new tracks, which bring the total track count to 17, Do Me More and Sexy Girl also had PVs released and, being as slow as I am, I only just downloaded and watched them.

It was almost immediately decided that I like Sexy Girl a lot more than Do Me More. The song is just way more catchy and interesting to me. Do Me More will almost definitely grow on me because it’s Namie, it’s just after a first listen it has made a shallow impression on me.

Sexy Girl (POINTS OF PRAISE)

• More up-tempo song
• Memorable Chorus
• Nice use of English
• which sounds like English
• Great dance
• Suitable setting
• Namie’s hair
• Way catchier

Do Me More

• Obviously quite a big budget
• COLOUR
• Alice in Wonderland
• Namie’s hair
• and costumes

But Do Me More has some “What the hell!?” Moments.

• Alice in Wonderland is awesome but how does it relate to the song? It relates to the Best Fiction idea though.
• Ummmm…… ‘Scantily-clad’ unicorn-headed dancers?
• The dance should have been a bit better.
• General costuming of the dancers apart from the suits which are slightly less ‘WTH?’

But at the end of the day it’s still Namie and it’s still awesome!

Add a comment July 27, 2008