One of the last breaths from the trio before it disbanded.
The era of the trio day after tomorrow ended in 2005. But before misono (vocal), Kitano Masato (guitar) and Suzuki Daisuke (keyboard) parted ways, some best-of albums found their way to the market. single Best is one of them and features, like the name suggests, the most popular and most successful singles of the group. The group combined skillful, harmonic keyboard sounds, energetic electric guitar tones and sensitive vocals for some catchy songs.
The CD starts pretty high energy with faraway, but at the same time the song is very sensitive, and quickly the wish for more awakens. The trio doesn’t disappoint; from My faith on, the songs are sometimes wistful or thoughtful. Ballads are a bit predominant on the collection, but everyone in the group charms with other distinctive marks. futurity, for example, delights with a bridge melody that seems to come from the European Middle Ages, and from time to time the tempo picks up, too. Livelier and pretty catchy is CURRENT. Kitano’s cheerful pop-rock hymn captivates and entertains from the first to last second. Even the following tracks turn out to be very fast and lilting; in Starry Heavens, two different tempos take turns, and depending on the mood they are accompanied by piano or by a full electric guitar sound. In addition, aRussian baroque bridge is offered.
The mid-tempo Dear Friends starts very magically and remains entertaining in its whole composition. Afterward, the mood changes to another turn of melancholy ballads, even if the following ballads aren’t melting with pain and sadness. There are songs after it like lost angel, with an Irish character, or Kimi to aeta kiseki, which is full of yearning. The track Yuri no hana has a very sudden ending in comparison to the other songs, where the standard fade-out was usually employed; this one was a bit poor. The last piece on the disc is one of the fascinating ones. The mid-tempo Pride begins with a thoughtful guitar melody, then an acoustic model accompanies the song. For a last energetic solo, the acoustic is exchanged for Kitano’s electric model.
As mentioned above, the ballads are predominant on this album. But because day after tomorrow worked in dynamic songs from the time to time, it doesn't get boring or monotonous. In every song a guitar solo is featured, and the songs itself are very multifaceted. This best-of is a real treat from first to last track, with CURRENT, Dear Friends and Kimi to aeta kiseki being the top three to listen to.
