GSオヤジも惹き付けた“ハート・エレキ”から井上ヨシマサ節の炸裂する“希望的リフレイン”まで、激動の日々を彩った6枚のシングルを核に駆け抜ける騒快なニュー・アルバム。前作『次の足跡』と同じく過渡期の続くグループの現状を報告するような雰囲気もあり、島崎遥香&横山由依のデュオ曲や宮脇咲良のソロが並ぶ新録ナンバーにはその側面が顕著。あと、改めて“ラブラドール・レトリバー”はやはり名曲でございます。
[English Translation]
AKB48 - "Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe! (meaning This is Rhodes, Fly here!)"
As obviously attracting generation GS (Gropu Sounds, a popular Japanese music genre in the late 60s inspired by The Beatles) "Heart Electric" and absolute Inoue Yoshimasa (renowned composer/singer-songwriter for many pop/idol works)-sound "Kiboteki Refrain (meaning Wishful Refrain) ", stably furnished with 6 smash singles over the past turbulently busy years, the phenomenal all-girl idol group AKB48's dashing, cheery-loud new album. Likely to follow the previous "Tsugi no Ashiato (meaning Next Footsteps)" the latest implicitly updates the ever-transitional, evolving unit especially with newly recorded tunes including the ones by the duo/Haruka Shimazaki & Yui Yokoyama and solo/Sakura Miyawaki from HKT48. Lastly but importantly, facing "Labrador Retriever" again for this time figuring that the song is a true gem, just for your reminder.
