And more random Korean hip-hop. Where would my life be without it? This is fairly chill - kind of reminds me of Ayu's Nothing From Nothing.
Highlights: Fissure
6.5/10
Points on the Curve - Wang Chung
This is only the song Dance Hall Days, which is weird because I do enjoy some Wang Chung and do not even know why I would have this song in particular? Other than it being a really cool lowkey groove.
8/10
Poison - Bell Biv Devoe
These dudes were quite the name back in the early 90s, except I only have the title track and could probably only name you one other song by Bell Biv Devoe. And I do not have that in my library either?
8/10
Pop Goes the Movies - Meco
A big medley of movie themes getting the disco treatment. And there are a lot of them. Some sound better than ever, because they are now disco. Duh!
7.5/10
Pop Life - JUDY AND MARY
YUKI and company with their usual brand of noisey post-grunge fun. I swear, her voice sounds so similar still 30 years later.
Highlights: ジーザス！ジーザス！, Lover Soul, ミュジックファイター
7/10
Pornography - The Cure
One of the darkest and most disturbed releases from The Cure. Robert Smith is super cool, but I cannot help but look at him in the 80s as being a bit of an edgelord. It is crazy that these songs are like 6 minutes long and just have the same drum beat over and over and it does not get boring.
Highlights:
8.5/10
Power of Music - Ayumi Hamasaki
Still my favourite live concert. I could happily watch it every day. It is a shame to miss a few of the performances on this release, but it is also nice having the extra bonus tracks. So I guess it balances out? What is up with the fading between songs when it is not necessary? vogue went straight to Far away and then to SEASONS, yet you need to fade between them all and make the transitions longer?? I am nit-picking, because overall this is just all the feels and genuine POWER of music!!
Highlights: M, progress, Far away, SEASONS, forgiveness
9/10
The Power Source - JUDY AND MARY
More JAM, you say? Very good feel good noise, over here. This one is a little less noisy, I think? I will be honest - most JUDY AND MARY kind of sounds the same. Which is mostly a good thing.
Highlights: KISSの温度, くじら１２号, Happy?, The Great Escape
7/10
The Power Station - The Power Station
This is only their cover of Get It On (Bang a Gong)?!? How do I not have full album?!?! Somebody stop me...
9/10
Prelusive - Sarah Blasko
This was released, I think, around the time I saw Ms. Blasko live in Melbourne. I would not be surprised if she played purely songs from this EP. I should google that... Well, I found the gig, but no setlists. Not even for the headlining act. Gosh, it is almost like we were not terminally online in 2003!
Highlights: Sweet Surrender, New Religion, Follow the Sun, Your Way
7/10
PREMIUM COUNTDOWN LIVE 2008-2009 A - Ayumi Hamasaki
Would you believe I have had this concert on blu-ray since about 2018 and STILL have not watched it? LOGMAN is a weird person. Especially because this CD is very good; it features the most epic version of Heartplace (only to be equalled or possibly surpassed by the performance at the 25th anniversary concert) and there are a number of random older songs as well that I am sure were never performed again.
Highlights: Heartplace, End of the World, Naturally, For My Dear...
7.5/10
present from you - BUMP OF CHICKEN
A big compilation of their b-sides Which is cool for completeness... but they are hardly necessities.
Highlights: ガラスのブルース (28 years round), プレゼント, スノースマイル ~ringing version~, ラフ・メイカー
6/10
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