BEST ALBUMS OF 2008: #10: ONGAKU GATAS “1st Goodsal”
Posted by CJ Marsicano in Best Albums of 2008, Hello! Project, Ongaku Gatas
ONGAKU GATAS
1st Goodsal
(Zetima)
Availablility: CD, iTunes Japan and US
Ongaku Gatas’ 1st album (and apparently their only full-length album, given the impending graduation of most of the senior members as well as Hitomi and Rika’s current involvement in Hangry&Angry) was an easily overlooked affair by some fans. This was definitely an unfair assessment of the CD, as the efforts of “Soccer Musume” on the long-player recalled everything from “Love Machine”-era MoMusu (“Dakishimete… Namida” and first single “Narihajimeta Koi no Bell”) to Evanescence (“Koi Uranai Douri niwa Naranai wa”). With the Elder Club graduation concerts happening at the beginning of 2009, plus Erina Mano’s solo career and the impending US live debut of Hangry&Angry, now is the best time for listeners to give a second chance to 1st Goodsal. The album simply seems to get better with every listen.
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