Audio CD review:
Seatbelts - Ask DNA

Seatbelts - Ask DNA

Band: Seatbelts Title: Ask DNA Rating: Release Date: 17 December, 2001 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: What Planet Is This 2: Ask DNA 3: Cosmic Dare (Pretty With A Pistol) 4: Handuche 5: Is It Real

Customer Reviews great little collection This is the bonus second CD with Future Blues for the Cowboy Bebop movie. I can't say enough about Yoko Kanno - she and the seatbelts are so versatile and amazingly talented, their lyrics don't disappoint, and the singers chosen are spot-on perfect. 1. What planet is this - an upbeat big band song, not my favorite but very reminiscent of cowboy bebop in general so it definitely serves its purpose. 2. Ask DNA - a mellow, chill song. Laid-back with a nice little beat and hook. 3. Cosmic Dare (Pretty with a Pistol) - a very memorable song from the movie. Really fun, and incredibly catchy. 4. Hamduche - interesting contrast after Cosmic Dare. Quiet with just piano and vocals. Has a middle-eastern sound and the piano adds a nice dimension to it. 5. Is it real? - my favorite, and actually my current favorite song, period. Melancholy with beautiful vocals and a sensitively played piano that emphasizes the sadness of the lyrics, and such a great melody. Everything in it works to perfection. I love the way the songs offset each other. . . Like the other CB soundtracks, it feels like a mix tape of your favorite songs (which reminds me again of how amazing Kanno is!). And the songs here are some of my favorites of all the other CB songs - there's something here for every taste. . GREAT CD.... only good for one song though Good CD! only good for one song, the rest are somewhat out-there. . relatives in japan bought CD and mailed over, for title song "Pretty with a Pistol" (the song reminded them of me) was told seatbelts ia a popular band in Japan. . . didn't know it was related to a Animated Japanese Cartoon. Some what worth the money . FANTASTIC CD Each song is an image-song for the characters in the movie. I think this is an AMAZING CD. Track #1 is VERY popular in Japan, and one can see why: It's very upbeat and catchy ! Track #2, the opening song to the movie is like one of those songs that get stuck in your head, and is pretty upbeat. Track #3 is the song played, when Faye is flying over Mars, looking for the bounty-head, in Redtail. Track #4 is Mid-Eastern/Moroccantype stuff. It's good in it's own way ! and track #5 is my personal favorite, making good use of the vaccuum tube amplifier. Tim Jensen's melancholic voice adds to the melancholic/depressed feeling of the song. I'd recommend this CD to anyone, BeBop fan or not ! It's got GREAT music!. . You can see a complete list of all Seatbelts discography, or go back to the Seatbelts tabs