Babymetal

Came in perfect shape with no issues.

Wanted a physical copy of this groundbreaking album. OG jewel; case not paper.

All three of the Babymetal "studio" albums are 5-star, IMO, with not a bad song on any of them. Still, I think their first offering, the self-titled "Babymetal" is my favorite. The musicianship of the metal session players (the Kami band) is world-class. The lead singing of Suzuka Nakamoto is very strong for someone who was in her early to mid-teens when these recordings were made. Although I don't speak Japanese, I have done some research (and continue to do so) into the Babymetal song lyrics. It's fairly easy to guess what the world-wide hit "Gimme Chocolate!" is about! Some of the other songs take some digging to understand what they are about. For example, even though death seems to be a common theme in metal music, the song "Babymetal Death" which introduces the first album and was performed as the first song of many of their live concerts early on, is actually a play on words as I have come to understand. The Japanese word for "death" is very close to the verb "to be". So, in reality, the song Babymetal Death is an introduction of Babymetal as a group and individually, as they say on the song: "I am Su-metal, I am Yuimetal, I am Moametal, We are Babymetal". Another song on this first album, "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", is about standing up to and supporting each other against bullying. The earliest recorded song on this album was, I believe, "Doki Doki Morning". It's a fan favorite at concerts, especially in Japan, where fans sing along with parts of the song (see YouTube postings). Speaking of live concerts, the song "Headbanger!" is often featured and played as an encore. Great song which is highlighted by Suzuka's strong lead vocal. Another great song which was sometimes used to close early concert performances is "Road of Resistance" which I don't believe was on the original version of this CD. Also, a live version of "Gimme Chocolate!" from a concert in London closes out this wonderful CD. I never get tired of listening to it from beginning to end! The rest of the songs on the CD are all special in their own way. Internet searches will show you live performances of most and written English translations of the lyrics which will give some insight into what Babymetal is singing about and the subjects that are important to the group. I highly recommend this CD version of Babymetal's first album.

Plays well

I was on FaceBook and there was a picture of this very cute Asian lady, and the caption read, "You might like this video." I saw this suggestion a few times, when I finally decided click on it, I was blown away by the song, Catch Me If You Can. I watched a few other videos and I was so impressed by what I saw and heard that I had to start shopping for Baby Metal albums.

I listened to this album after listening to Metal Resistance and Metal Galaxy. For once, it's a bit depressing to go back in time because the band seems to be the best, here, in their original state. While you can tell that all three of the girl's voices are younger (almost baby-like, considering they were not even teenagers) by the extremely-high vocal range they're able to hit. The fact that they have good trio and harmony makes Metal Galaxy feel like it's missing a lot and that there is a tension of who-sings-what in Metal Resistance.Here's to hoping that the solo-project of the oldest sister actually amounts to something, because nothing has really come out after her departing the band. While I look forward to Babymetal's 4th album, it seems that they have lost their direction after the tragedy and member departure.

Came in great condition

Love this band! I did purchase two CDs, however only one of them worked. No sure why.