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#239: Beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS - Secrets
Nominator: Deogenerate (6/10)
Link:

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This was one of the hardest songs on the list for me to place. It skirts a hell of a lot of lines between bad/annoying and good/catchy. There is so much about it which I would analyze to be something poorly executed or something I personally don't like, and yet when I just sit back and listen to the song, I find myself finding the entire package to be surprisingly listenable and groovy. There's too much to point out, so I'll just mention a couple of things:

The female singer sounds pretty bad when I focus on it, but it also fades into the song easily, which actually works to its strength. When a singer is used as just another instrument rather than being given the spotlight focus in a song, it tends to go over better with me (unless the singing is awesome). The synth at 0:37? It either makes me cringe or adds cool flair to that lyrical section, depending on my mood. I can definitely see why I should dislike it though, since it feels like it doesn't belong. The song tempo's and beat are great - classic bemani dance music. Yet, I would definitely say it's trying too hard sometimes too with what's on top of that.

I think I like this song, but part of me feels bad about saying that. It's complicated.
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