Morning Musume. – Seishun Collection

Ready for Shouganai Yume Oibito part 2? Well, Seishun Collection is here and it features that same violin+synth combo that Tsunku has been spamming with Momusu for the past year. Unlike it’s former cousins, it steps away from the “Emomusu” area and instead has an uplifting melody, with most of the vocals being sung in unison, thus strengthening that positive feeling. It’s not as impacting as SYO, but I must admit that Tsunku did a delicious job with the instrumental, even if it is more of the same.

Credit goes to Tsunku for changing things up in the b-side area with Tomo. It still sounds like b-side material, but isn’t that cheap, generic pop stuff we’re used to. He sort of went for a almost ballad-y, uplifting and fresh simple song with piano, strings and soft beats. I’ll admit that it isn’t amazing, but if you look at the simple instrumental that lacks any faults, the feeling of union from the vocals and ignore the less than spectacular solos, you’ll find an appreciative, soothing b-side. I especially enjoyed the “na-na-na”‘s at the end.

I admit that I wasn’t very hopeful of this single to begin with, but upon giving it more listens, I’ve come to appreciate it’s simpleness a lot more and is overall more well rounded than the previous singles. Refreshing, clean and simple~

OVERALL RATING

Seishun Collection is Morning Musume.’s 43rd single and it was released on June 9, 2010.

TRACKLISTING
1. Seishun Collection
2. Tomo
3. Seishun Collection (Instrumental)

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• Morning Musume. – Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
• Morning Musume. – ⑩ MY ME
• Morning Musume. – Mikan
• Morning Musume. – Resonant Blue
• Morning Musume. – Nanchatte Renai