Watashi Wa - The Love Of Life
(c) 2003 Tooth & Nail Records
www.watashi-wa.com
When I opened a package from Tooth & Nail and saw the name Watashi Wa staring up at me, I didn't even want to listen to the CD, much less review it. What a stupid name for a band. It screamed "crappy pop band inside." I was thinking of something like Homegrown. Yeah, something that terrible.
But I popped it in my car CD player on the way to work this morning, and I found my mouth hanging open. This CD is really GOOD.
The Love Of Life has what a lot of pop CDs lack. Awesomely catchy vocal hooks. I only heard a couple of the songs this morning. Just once. And I found two of the melodies stuck in my head intermittently throughout the day. Now that's good songwriting. The music is pretty straightforward, kind of reminds me of Superdrag. The lyrics are pretty upbeat. The production is slick, but doesn't sound like they tried to contrive up a certain sound. It's genuinely good.
The artwork (again from Asterik Studio) uses some innovative color combinations, and pristine photos to give it all a really fresh feel that goes well with the record. Undoubtedly though, the outstanding element on this CD is the vocal delivery. It's just perfect driving music. Seriously. It's a good summer CD to have in your car. Just get it.
Article comments
1 - Seth Werkheiser
I think we're in agreement here Amber. I just posted a review of this album on Buzzgrinder.
2 - The Theory
Watashi Wa is a part of a longer japaneese phrase, Watashi wa shiawase which means, "I'm happy"... so I suspect that the watashi wa is translated into "happy"
peace.
3 - jc
NO! watashi wa just means "I am" :) it's a reference to one of the names of God in the Old Testament
4 - The Theory
hehe. so i guessed the wrong half... typical.
peace.
5 - Nate
Watashi is the general word for I, Myself, or Private in japanese.
Wa is a subject particle which would go in front of any subject.
So, really. Watashi Wa is more like I (Subject).
6 - Nate
Note: For it to be "I Am" it would have to be Watashi wa Desu.
Desu is "Is/Am/Are" in japanese.
Lame-wads.