Album: アンティック-珈琲店- - 極魂ROCK CAFE

極魂ROCK CAFE

Date released: 9.3.2008.

Track list
1. 流星ロケット (Ryuusei Rocket) [PV]
2. S☆B☆Y
3. Cherry咲く勇気!! (Cherry saku yuuki!!) [PV]
4. NYAPPY in the world 3
5. ベイビーキング (Baby King)
6. デイブレイク (Daybrake)
7. ピアス (Pierce)
8. 孤立ホスピタル (Koritsu Hospital)
9. 覚醒ヒロイズム (Kakusei Heroism) [PV]
10. 愛情サイクリング (Aijou Cycling)
11. オレンジドリーム (Orange Dream)

The third album of one of the most popular Oshare kei bands around An Cafe comes as one big, colorful, uninterrupted, 50 minute candy Harajuku rock (as An Cafe reffers to their music) party being just as colorful and vivid as the famous part of Tokyo which inspires them.

The party begins off with the fancy disco flaired rock song Ryuusei Rocket that clearly announces the style of the album: strong, fast guitar riffs, bouncy beat, playful and chunky bass lines all spiced op with charming, yet sometimes trashy keyboard sounds and Miku's irreplaceable voice. Ryuusei Rocket is, alongside my favorite Cherry saku yuuki!! and powerful Kakusei Heroism, one of the songs that were released on previous singles.

The party blasts off with the Merry Making reminiscing S☆B☆Y following up the rather disappointing third spinoff of the song Nyappy in the world and the electric organ decorated rock song Baby King before giving a short pause with the relaxed Daybrake. All of these songs show a refreshed, more mature and harder An Cafe sound that really benefited from the member change of this band because Takuya gives off some really heavy rock riffs while Yu-ki adds the fun to all the songs with the playful, electric sounds.

The album then moves on to the spectacular half with the firework of a song called Pierce, shining with a marvelous passionate refrain and a great instrumental, a song that really blows you away. Kokuritsu hospital then shakes the ground with the fierce metal riffs and fast beat. An Cafe pulls off another charming song Aijou Cycling before going to the adorable last song Orange Dream, enchanted with a beautiful piano instrumental and a cute melody which will make the sun rise on even the gloomiest day.

I think that by now everybody has realized that the change of members has proven to be a very positive thing for An Cafe resulting in a more sophisticated sound acceptable to even the non Oshare kei fans.
So get your friends up, buy cand and get ready for the wildest party in town with Gokutama ROCK CAFE.