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| Utada Hikaru / Exodus : 3 of 5 | |
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7.30.2005
5:09 PM | Link |
 I first heard Utada Hikaru on a mix-MD that my pal Matt sent me years ago, and I was impressed by the "maturity" of her music compared to most J-pop (of course, I love immature J-pop, too!). I only recently discovered that she released an all-English album to try to break into the US music scene, and this is it - there's no Japanese anywhere on the CD, and her English speaking style is simply perfect. It's even more amazing that Utada wrote nearly every song, so her English ability is incredible! The first thing that struck me about this CD is that a lot of the songs have a "nasty" side to them, which is fine, but kind of a surprise! Tippy Toe is about an affair and Let Me Give You My Love is all about mixed-race lovin' (with lines like "Get naughtly multilingual" and "Let's turn this room into a melting pot"). I was also amazed at some of the bizzare self-references to being Japanese, like "I showed him how people in the Far East get down", and the bizarre "You're easy breezy and I'm Japaneesy", which is a ridiculous line in an otherwise awesome song. The music itself is great, with tons of cool beats with high production values, and Utada's voice is very versatile, jumping into her high range with ease. This is a CD that I really enjoy listening to, even if as a whole I don't think it's so spectacular, which is a weird thing to say, but I'm glad I have it for my collection anyway!
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