Day 205: Gurenge by LiSA // 8

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Image result for gurenge lisa albumGENRE: j-rock
Here's something new! Personally, I am of the opinion that it's very hard to penetrate and navigate this genre without first exploring anime. Today I found myself twisting that story, finding the music first before realizing it was for an anime. Upon listening through it, I could just tell that it was made with an anime opening in mind. The various levels of energy (including one that would facilitate walking/running across a vista) make it quite fitting for anime tropes. However, I will concede that this particular artist is just incredibly good at her job/craft. By the way, the anime is Demon Slayer, which is relatively recent?

Anyway, as for the song itself, it opens with that soft and hopeful piano riff before jumping right into a surprisingly heavy riff that's a bit unconventional I'd say. Structurally, it's still a spunky, dramatic j-rock song, but the composition and decision-making involved puts this song a bit higher in my books. J-rock chord progressions tend to be quite lengthy, telling a novella rather than looping a short story. My favorite part of this song is that it feels like you're climbing a mountain. There's so much that goes into the chorus, and that falsetto is undoubtedly the peak. Furthermore, you get an effective bridge to ponder what just happened before taking the jump again. It's quite a literally a roller coaster, a good one at that.

Rating: 8/10


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