【评论】MICHAEL MCCARTHY'S TOP 20 BEST ALBUMS OF 2012 LIST

MICHAEL MCCARTHY'S TOP 20 BEST ALBUMS OF 2012 LIST
I thought I would have a hard time writing a top 20 albu***ist for Otaku because I've covered so many superb artists that I feared even a top 50 wouldn't give me enough room to include them all. But you have to draw the line somewhere when you write these things and 20 sounded like a reasonable number to me. Besides, you tend to lose credibility when you write gigantic lists because then readers feel like you're just trying to give every artist you've reviewed honorable mention. Plus, if you're doing a top 50 list then the numbers tend to be viewed as arbitrary at some point. (Why is number 34 number 34 and not number 33?) I know the way people view these lists because I've been writing them on and off for over ten years and, more importantly, I always love reading year end lists on my favorite websites and in my favorite magazines.
As noted above, this is a list of the 20 best ALBUMS I've heard this year while writing for Otaku. (There are a couple of albums on this list that I never got around to covering before, since it's hard to get to everything that's released.) I did not include singles and mini-albums, partially because I prefer full-length albums and partially because I wouldn't even know where to start if I tried to review singles and mini-albums since I've literally reviewed hundreds and hundreds of them. Trust me -- it was hard enough just sifting through the albums.
I thought about making a top 40 albu***ist and including non-Asian music as well but, since I only cover Asian music here on Otaku, it ended up making more sense to simply make a list of Asian music. Now, let's start the countdown, shall we? (As is the standard, number 1 is the best of the 20.)

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18. ANGELA AKI: BLUE
While most Japanese albums feature a bunch of previously released singles with a half dozen or so new songs, there's only one previously-released song on singer/songwriter Angela Aki's Blue, that being "Kokuhaku," which was the outro theme of the TV anime series Uchu Kyodai. I suppose it's also noteworthy that this album was made while Angela was pregnant. Regardless, the album opens with the short but oh-so-sweet ballad " アイウエオ" ("Alphabetical"), which simply consists of Angela's gorgeous voice and some pretty piano. It's followed by "告白" (Google: "Confession"), a super catchy slice of brutally honest pop rock. "Say you love me," Angela sings passionately, wearing her heart on her sleeve throughout the song. In fact, she wears her heart on her sleeve during the whole album. Especially during the ballads, such as the epic "夜明け前の祈り" ("Pre-Dawn Prayer") and touching "Foolish Love."

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