Reviewing TOHO Eurobeat Vol.3 ~ Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

Sorry for a long gap of a review, sometimes I leave the topic for awhile to take a new breath, so yeh :)


Let's review Volume 3!


Sidenote: Volume 3 onward started the theme of the touhou games, which is why this volume has a subtitle.


















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Lunatic Paradise / Axel.K: DEFINITELY FITS SAKUYA'S THEME!!!! The clock ticking is an excellent addition of the song! Disregarding the vocals, it's a good pumped up version of Lunar Dial, which is also the BEST SAKUYA THEME (imo) so making it a eurobeat track turns the dial up to 11.


Rating: 8/10












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Day Breaker / Shihori: Blue sky was bad, Bamboo dance was good, Day Breaker... It's not amazing, but it's decent. I hate the "HWAHH" sound. It just breaks the whole atmosphere of the song. The vocals are too generic and cliche and the change in key feels offset. I just don't like this song in general.


In my opinion, GUMI's version is better than this.

Rating: 6.8/10















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Brave Wings / あにろく!:  You know, this is a remix of EoSD's stage 5 theme. Honestly, I can't even recognize the theme, but THIS SONG IS AWESOME!!! Though it does a poor entrance with the main riff. Still, it's forgiven with the leads and vocals. It makes you want to jump up and put your hands in the air! The guitar riff is neat as well.

Rating: 7.5/10

It does get a bit degrading over time.
















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It Is So / T.Stebbins: Love it. I originally hated it because of its slow pace, but it grew onto me overtime and I managed to like the song. Also the Stage 1 theme has to be one of the most underrated themes ever, so Travis tackling them makes my heart skip a beat.


Rating: 8.5/10

















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Transient Like the MoonLight / Shironegi: Ok I need to listen to the original versions more XD Nonetheless, I like the overall atmosphere of the song; it feels calm and soothing (even though it's a eurobeat song XD). This indeed does feel like an ending anime song (just a bit slowed down though). The only thing I have to say... use this for depressing moments and reflection.


Rating: 9/10



















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Imitation XXX / Lily-An:  Just an upbeat version of Shanghai Teahouse. Does a better job than China Gal. The only downside is that the vocal sounds are literally from the actual leads from the original, so that kinda degrades the song a bit. But overall, it's not bad.

Rating: 8/10




















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Magic Girl!! / Shihori: Another Shihori song in here? Oh boy, I can't wait till I hear this- is this the extra stage theme? Ok I forgive this song now. Actually, the vocals are forgiving here along with the main riff. You gotta love that car starting sound effect thingy... I honestly have no clue what that sound even is XD

Overall, it's a good one to dance to.

Rating: 8/10















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Leave Me In the Dark / T.Stebbins: So... not only did T.Stebbins do the Stage 1 theme but also Rumia's theme as well! It has that melancholic feeling that other Eurobeat songs generally do not have. I don't know how to describe it, but it's a decent one tbh

Rating: 7.3/10
















Top 3 songs I personally like:

Transient

Lunatic Paradise

Magic Girl!!









Songs I personally dislike:

Day Breaker










Overall Rating: 7.5/10


Kind of a disappointment for the third volume, but there is a good amount songs worth listening. But it DEFINITELY does not compare to Volume Two in my opinion.










Welp, 11 more volumes until I have to do another EoSD related volume again (volume 14 is also EoSD but has different songs and is organized differently)


















I might skip a few volumes and target them in the future because they're unsatisfying to me.

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