Originally released September 8 ,1999, this is their second album. The first album was a bit of a snooze fest, so fortunately Terra takes it’s up a notch with the opener “Bye! My Boy!” which finally qualifies as a rock song!! “Aino Aino Hoshi” takes us back to pretty standard pop rock territory, it’s not very memorable.
Next is “Brownie the Cat -Miwaku no Neko Room” an unabashed love song to a kitty. Sung entirely in English, it’s pretty mid-tempo also, but the lyrics are so cute and it’s so sweet, that you keep listening.
“Call my name” The english version is next and it has one of those 60’s organs rocking out which gets it some points, it actually has a very 60’s feel, it even feature’s the bongos! definitely a keeper.
“Maybe We Could Go Back to Then” kind of made me think of a sort of “Good Ridance” mostly because it’s an acoustic number with lyrics that are nostalgic, and about parting. But the song has a see saw rythm going on that it just repeats over and over, it’s okay at best.
“September Rain” is a ballad with a redeeming chorus (read a memorable chorus). “Funny Girlfriend!!” is a kind of dirty rock song, as in gritty in production about a girl who is a friend who is funny!! Imagine that? “Round and Round” is an accusatory ballad about a bad person who repeats the cycle of hurting it gets better as it goes on but never really grabs my attention. “Sono speed de” is another ballad that also isn’t that great. ” Can’t stop Cryin’” is awesome, the beat, the guitars, it’s pretty awesome. Then Finally we have “Nagai Tameiki no Youni” which is another ballad. Enough said.
All in all, while i’ve always liked The lead singers solo career, i’ve always wondered why this band was at one time one of the biggest bands in Japan, and this album still doesn’t really explain it.
It’s just okay at best, but i has diffculty getting and keeping my attention, it’s a little to mellow and unincredible.
