Aesthetic Rhapsody

Artist: Nami Tamaki
Release Date: November 12, 2003
Label: Sony Music Japan
Personal Rating: 4.5/5

1. Prayer
2. real dreaM
3. NEVER STOP MY HEART -Kimi to iu Kiseki ni-
4. Prayer (Instrumental)
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The cover art was MUCH better then the ones on the past two releases. Plus, there’s not a huge majority the usual dull-white color all around her and now, her real beauty is shown! Great change!

Prayer turns out to be (another) dance track which is still addicting and powerful! I’m digging that explosive and energetic feeling that she never fails to successfully deliver to her audiences!

Another try at rock? real dreaM makes a huge improvement since her first attempt all the way back in her Believe single. At least this time, there’s beats in the background.

Yes, there’s also another ballad. NEVER STOP MY HEART -Kimi to iu Kiseki ni- also has a taste of R&B but at least it more memorable then the B-sides back in Realize.

The one thing about new artists is that they don’t have a speific genre that they know that they’re good at when the first start out. That’s the same with Nami. P.S. Is it always going to be one A-side and two B-sides?

Personal Rating: 4.5/5

Artist: Nami Tamaki
Release Date: July 24, 2003
Label: Sony Music Japan
Personal Rating: 4/5

1. Realize
2. Hot Summer Day
3. Ashita no Kimi
4. Realize (Instrumental)
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Looks like Sony Music Japan finally changed the look of the cover art. (Her white hair of believe was bothering me a little bit.) The cover still isn’t really appealing for the eyes. There’s too much white and it’s almost impossible to see the text!

Realize is the runner up from the 3rd Gundam Seed opening, Believe. At least their next opening song sounds more catchy but with a more positive mood since the series has just reached its most critical point in the story line. Regardless, her vocals still amazes me to the maximum and the arrangement is still very catchy.

Finally! A Summer song! (Urm…it’s fall right now…) Anyways, the tone of her vocals in Hot Summer Day explains it all. Nami has obviously just came from vacation and is doing an awesome job expressing it through lyrics.

Ashita no Kimi was probably one of the most weakest of her B-sides in the Greeting era since it’s Nami’s first try at ballads. Well, nice try though.

Personal Rating: 4/5

Artist: Nami Tamaki
Release Date: April 23, 2003
Label: Sony Music Japan
Personal Rating: 4/5

1. Believe
2. Complete
3. Can you feel my love
4. Believe (Instrumental)
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This very hot, harajuku looking chick on the cover is indeed Nami Tamaki back when she was fifteen years old! I digress, I used to be a fan of Nami ever since I watched Gundam Seed. (Yes, I’m a Gundam fan too and have been watching the older series too.) The one fact that is very hard to believe, Nami started singing at a very young age! Even younger then when Jyongri started out!

One word for Believe: Wow. Her vocals were skillfully manipulated and the fact paced synchs and dance elements totally blew me away! I couldn’t honestly believe that this girl was only fifteen. (And if you watch the actual opening theme of Gundam Seed, you would be amazed on how the song could really suit the mood of the series; especially since the plot was really building up around the third opening.)

Nami tries her stab at rock-oriented music with Complete which wasn’t exactly what it should have turned out to be. Her vocals are still strong here.

At least Can you feel my love was better than Complete! Now trying out a Hikki-like R&B track, Nami would actually do a better job with R&B than rock songs. A great listen but definitely B-side material.

Personal Rating: 4/5