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Definately Not A Waste

Hydrolicious M Lo | Takoma Park, MD USA | 02/24/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've never really been into Tenchi Muyo! but when my friend brought over the soundtrack and started playing it I loved it. Within a few minutes I could already sing I'm a Pioneer, Washu's Lullaby, and The Lonely Moon. The songs are english dubbed, which is a major plus for those who want to know what the words mean from their favorite anime show WITHOUT learning a whole new language or looking it up at animelyrics.com. The CD contains the following:I'm a Pioneer ~ This song is EXTREMELY catchy, so beware. I found myself singing it in my head while eating my nachos in the cafeteria and while sewing my flamingo plushie in Home Ec. It's very upbeat and cheerful. Dream Away ~ I wasn't that big a fan of this song. But it is good, happy, upbeat, and deals with love. I still find myself singing along sometimes. 'Dream away, dream he'll say he still feels the passion he felt way back when...'Washu's Lullaby ~ My second favorite song on the soundtrack. It is very cheerful and if I had a child I wouldn't be surprised if one day I started singing it to her/him. 'April roses, tiny sparrows, comets bright and new...' The singer sounds like a mother singing to her child, which is perfect. Without the song the CD would feel like it was missing something.Sleeping Beauty on the Balcony ~ I usually skip over this song. The singer sounds sort of like a child, but at the same with an adult quality. I guess the closest to a helpful description of that would be her voice quivers and is high pitched. Still cheery though, and you might like it. Pretty Sammy, the Magical Girl ~ If you like Sleeping Beauty on the Balcony you'll like this song even better. It sounds like a little girl, not mixed with an adult, so I found my bobbing my head from side to side from time to time. It's upbeat, like most of the others. Your Hiroshi ~ I usually listen to the first and third song, then skip down to this song and listen from here. I really love this song, at first you might be confused who exactly the woman is singing to. But to save you the time she's singing to two people, off and on. The song is more soft rock, with an eletric guitar and it's kind of a heartbreak song. Money No More ~ I like this song just as much as Your Hiroshi. The song is more upbeat and the story behind it even gave me a story idea. The singer sounds like a teenager, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The song has a message, no matter how light it is. The Lonely Moon ~ This is, by far (in my standards) the best song on the CD. It's sort of like a love poem but is great as a song. The singer has a mature voice, making it more dramatic. At the same time there is happiness there is sadness, so it all balances into a great love song. Talent for Love ~ Very upbeat and you could dance to it. Not a favorite of mine but the lyrics are happy and can cheer you up after a bad day. The same voice from Money No More (Sharyn Scott)Rhyo-Oki's Theme~ I didn't like this song at all. But that's just me. It's played at the beginning of the OVAs and there are no words. But on the plus side there is only one of these type of songs on the CD. Dimensions of Love ~ This song has a bit of techno in it but it fits well nonetheless. The same person who sings Dream Away sings this song but I wouldn't have been able to tell without the info my Media Player gives me. Her voice is a bit more mature although it is still high and the song is a bit slower. At the same time, though, it's upbeat. If that makes any sense. Up-Walk in Galaxy ~ This is probably the most upbeat song on the soundtrack, the same person who sang Dimensions of Love and Dream Away (Kit Thomas) sounds like an adult here. So comparing the three songs when you heard this you'd be saying: "They're the same person?" Not a favorite of mine, but it's alright.Forevermore ~ This song is the longest on the CD, around 5:29. When I listen to it though, it goes faster. Kit Thomas once again sings this one with her more childish voice. This song is slow, a love song, and if you listen clearly you could learn to like it if you wanted.Overall the cd is not a waste, because I never get tired of more than half the songs. For a Techi fan though, you'll probably love them all. (I'm more of an Inuyasha girl, myself) Enjoy"

A CD which no Tenchi fan should be without.

P. Krug | portland, OR USA | 09/08/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I really love this music CD! It's got lots of cool songs from the Tenchi OAV episodes and the Universe TV series. My favorites are,"I'm A Pioneer", "Dimention Of Love" and the Ryoko-Ayaka theme song,"Up-Walk In Galaxy". O.K., the one part I didn't really care for was the instrumental piece, titled "Ryo-ohki's Theme", which is the music played at the beginning of each episode of the first half of the OAV series. But the others are a lot of fun. One thing though, they don't have the opening song from Tenchi Universe, "Love Will Leave You Crying". Also, (Warning, obsessive fan raveing here,) Ryoko is in every picture on the two page booklet that comes with the CD, but Ayaka, who is one of my two favorite Tenchi characters, (the other being Kiyone,) is in only one picture. I know, it's not a really big thing and dosen't really have anything to do with the CD itself, but since she is Ryoko's main rival, I would have liked more attention centered on Ayaka. Well, anyway, this is a disk you should definetly add to your Tenchi anime and manga collection!"

Good, if you want dubbed songs

jokermage | 01/24/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I wanted the Japanese originals, so for me this was more or less a waste of money. If you are looking for the dubbed songs, this is the CD for you. If you, like me, want the undubbed songs, look up the Tenchi Muyo! OVA Best vols 1&2. I don't think they are published anymore, but one can always hope that there's a copy around."