slayerscd04

the BEST of SLAYERS from TV & RADIO
[GGG-214~215]

Overall rating: Gorsh. Where to start? It's an EXCELLENT CD!!!! Or should I say, THEY'RE excellent CDs!! If you want the best of the best Slayers music-- this is definitely the way to start! TWO CDs packed with the BEST (or at least MOST) of the coolest songs ^_^!! This also features 3 brand NEW songs and 10 REMIXES of old favorites!! Now, on with the show!!!!!!!!!

CD # 1
Track/title Comments

1. Get Along <album version> This is the version where Lina is doing the introduction that she does in the show at the beginning. Pretty coooool^^.

2. KUJIKENAIKARA! Well, FINALLY I have this song. I love it!! It's another one of those beautiful duets between Masami Okui and Megumi Hayashibara!

3. Going History A lot of Slayers fans are huge fans of THIS song, although I find it pretty good... except for that annoying guitar riff that's repeated both during the interludes/ intro/ coda AND chorus... sung by Megumi Hayashibara

4.Shakuretsu no Koi By Megumi Hayashibara. It has a South American flavour and features words like "Amore" and "Ole" ^_^. It's a cool song nonetheless!

5. Give a Reason The full original version.

6. Jama wa Sasenai The full original version.

7. naked mind This song is addicting in it's own way, as well^^. Sung by Masami Okui.

8. Niji no youni (Like a Rainbow) Ah. Another song I love too much! There's a remix of this song on Masami Okui's CD MA-KING which is lower down on my CD list^^. This is an excellent song!!!

9. Breeze The full original version.

10. don't be discouraged The full original version.

11. somewhere Filia's original image song that's in English.

12. FAIR WIND The English version of Breeze that's sung by the same guy that sang ONLY LONELY SOLDIER. He suited the other song more than this one, though. This song was pretty much ruined by him although the English lyrics need a lot of help.

13. BRAVE SOULS~give a reason The English version of Give a Reason. This one is very good, sung by LoN with a techno/ dance remix.

14. Power of OO NEW! As someone else said about this song; "You'll either love it, or you'll hate it." I say, "love it". It's the English version of Get Along and is sung by two women, one of which I believe is LoN. YAAAY!!

15. IN THIS ARM NEW! This is sung by Masami Okui and is a typical Slayers song in that it's upbeat, catchy and has great vocals! It doesn't really stand out on the CD for me, tho'.

CD # 2
Track/title Comments

16. Dakote _shitara... When I'm in love I'm not quite sure who sings this, but I have a sneaky suspician it's Martina, Sylpheel, and Filia... judging purely by ear... A mellow, casanova-type song. Not particularly my style.

17. process

18. __ no Madonna Eh... an okay song. One of Masami Okui's less impressive ones at that.

19. Nemurenai Yoru wa... REMIX! *dies* THIS, dear readers, is definitely one of my top favorite songs!! I have no idea why, and I've never heard the original mix, but this one smacked me in the head immediately, too^__^!

20. EXIT--> RUNNING REMIX! I wanted a full version, but of the original, not a remix!! This didn't impress me too much aside from the fact that they fiddled with panning Megumi's voice from ear to ear...

21. _ no _ i Game- SET ME FREE REMIX! Wow, a Gourry image song. I've never heard any of these before. Yasunori Matsumoto is a pretty good singer, but the song itself doesn't really say, "Gourry". Perhaps because it's a remix and they made it more like a rock song...

22. more than words REMIX! *drools* Another Zel-sama song for meeeeeeeeeee... this is slow and hard to catch on... as in, the melody is harder to learn since Hikaru Midorikawa comes in on half-beats and such...

23. Stand up! REMIX! A cute Amelia song. Too bad Masami Okui can't contain her exceptional singing abilities when singing in character... it would've seemed more... Amelia^^.

24. Otome no Inori REMIX! Doesn't sound very different, if at all, from the original.

25. alone REMIX! Well, I haven't heard the original mix of Sylpheel's image song, but this one is slow, sad, and melancholy... suits her quite well, actually. Yumi Touma does a nice job vocalizing this one.

26. Ame no Far away REMIX! Again, not very different from the original. I wonder if Martina would sue for that. Well, in any case, Mifuyu Hiiragi has an addictive voice even if her singing isn't quite up to par with Megumi or Masami^^.

27. Secret~_ ka no message~ REMIX! AAAAHHH!! *runs and hides* A XELLOSS SONG!!! *a-hem* Well, this isn't very different from the original, either. It's pretty slow and uncharacteristic of our secretive Mazoku priest.

28. WARU -Bad Blood- REMIX! Once again, not much difference that I could pick up. This is Valgarve's image song and at first I always thought of Scotland or Ireland when I heard it. Now it seems more bent towards hard rock.

29. Kono sekai _no Dokokade REMIX! Nope, no difference to be heard here. Once more, this is Filia's image song in Japanese.

30. SLAYERS 4 the future NEW! NEVER BEFORE HAS THIS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN!!! This is the *only* song in which all four main cast members sing together-- a VERY rare song, indeed^^. And just because all of them sing together (and wonderfully, I might add), this is another top song of mine! It's catchy, harmonic (go SATB^^) and has THEM singing together!! WOO HOO!! If you're a Slayers fan, there's NO WAY you should pass up hearing this song!

*Phew*! That's a lotta typing!

Back to the CD list

1. Get Along <album version>	This is the version where Lina is doing the introduction that she does in the show at the beginning. Pretty coooool^^.
2. KUJIKENAIKARA!	Well, FINALLY I have this song. I love it!! It's another one of those beautiful duets between Masami Okui and Megumi Hayashibara!
3. Going History	A lot of Slayers fans are huge fans of THIS song, although I find it pretty good... except for that annoying guitar riff that's repeated both during the interludes/ intro/ coda AND chorus... sung by Megumi Hayashibara
4.Shakuretsu no Koi	By Megumi Hayashibara. It has a South American flavour and features words like "Amore" and "Ole" ^_^. It's a cool song nonetheless!
5. Give a Reason	The full original version.
6. Jama wa Sasenai	The full original version.
7. naked mind	This song is addicting in it's own way, as well^^. Sung by Masami Okui.
8. Niji no youni (Like a Rainbow)	Ah. Another song I love too much! There's a remix of this song on Masami Okui's CD MA-KING which is lower down on my CD list^^. This is an excellent song!!!
9. Breeze	The full original version.
10. don't be discouraged	The full original version.
11. somewhere	Filia's original image song that's in English.
12. FAIR WIND	The English version of Breeze that's sung by the same guy that sang ONLY LONELY SOLDIER. He suited the other song more than this one, though. This song was pretty much ruined by him although the English lyrics need a lot of help.
13. BRAVE SOULS~give a reason	The English version of Give a Reason. This one is very good, sung by LoN with a techno/ dance remix.
14. Power of OO	NEW! As someone else said about this song; "You'll either love it, or you'll hate it." I say, "love it". It's the English version of Get Along and is sung by two women, one of which I believe is LoN. YAAAY!!
15. IN THIS ARM	NEW! This is sung by Masami Okui and is a typical Slayers song in that it's upbeat, catchy and has great vocals! It doesn't really stand out on the CD for me, tho'.

16. Dakote _shitara... When I'm in love	I'm not quite sure who sings this, but I have a sneaky suspician it's Martina, Sylpheel, and Filia... judging purely by ear... A mellow, casanova-type song. Not particularly my style.
17. process
18. __ no Madonna	Eh... an okay song. One of Masami Okui's less impressive ones at that.
19. Nemurenai Yoru wa...	REMIX! dies THIS, dear readers, is definitely one of my top favorite songs!! I have no idea why, and I've never heard the original mix, but this one smacked me in the head immediately, too^__^!
20. EXIT--> RUNNING	REMIX! I wanted a full version, but of the original, not a remix!! This didn't impress me too much aside from the fact that they fiddled with panning Megumi's voice from ear to ear...
21. _ no _ i Game- SET ME FREE	REMIX! Wow, a Gourry image song. I've never heard any of these before. Yasunori Matsumoto is a pretty good singer, but the song itself doesn't really say, "Gourry". Perhaps because it's a remix and they made it more like a rock song...
22. more than words	REMIX! drools Another Zel-sama song for meeeeeeeeeee... this is slow and hard to catch on... as in, the melody is harder to learn since Hikaru Midorikawa comes in on half-beats and such...
23. Stand up!	REMIX! A cute Amelia song. Too bad Masami Okui can't contain her exceptional singing abilities when singing in character... it would've seemed more... Amelia^^.
24. Otome no Inori	REMIX! Doesn't sound very different, if at all, from the original.
25. alone	REMIX! Well, I haven't heard the original mix of Sylpheel's image song, but this one is slow, sad, and melancholy... suits her quite well, actually. Yumi Touma does a nice job vocalizing this one.
26. Ame no Far away	REMIX! Again, not very different from the original. I wonder if Martina would sue for that. Well, in any case, Mifuyu Hiiragi has an addictive voice even if her singing isn't quite up to par with Megumi or Masami^^.
27. Secret~_ ka no message~	REMIX! AAAAHHH!! runs and hides A XELLOSS SONG!!! a-hem Well, this isn't very different from the original, either. It's pretty slow and uncharacteristic of our secretive Mazoku priest.
28. WARU -Bad Blood-	REMIX! Once again, not much difference that I could pick up. This is Valgarve's image song and at first I always thought of Scotland or Ireland when I heard it. Now it seems more bent towards hard rock.
29. Kono sekai _no Dokokade	REMIX! Nope, no difference to be heard here. Once more, this is Filia's image song in Japanese.
30. SLAYERS 4 the future	NEW! NEVER BEFORE HAS THIS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN!!! This is the only song in which all four main cast members sing together-- a VERY rare song, indeed^^. And just because all of them sing together (and wonderfully, I might add), this is another top song of mine! It's catchy, harmonic (go SATB^^) and has THEM singing together!! WOO HOO!! If you're a Slayers fan, there's NO WAY you should pass up hearing this song!