BURNOUT SYNDROMES - BURNOUT SYNDROMEZ Album Thoughts(J-rock)

   

   Burnout Syndromes is a Japanese band that rose in popularity performing the theme songs for the Haikyuu anime based off of the manga created by Haruichi Furudate. They are more known for being associated with this series than any of their other music. The band has also done a theme song for the new season of the anime called Gintama.

Tracklist

01 FLY HIGH!! 

02 Hikari Are 

03 PHOENIX 

04 Dream On!! 

05 Good Morning World! 

06 Hana Ichi Monme 

07 High Score Girl 

08 Nami Tachinu 

09 Wagahai wa Neko de Aru 

10 Hakusen Watari 

11 Suugaku Shoujo Z 

12 FLY HIGH!! -Spring Version- (Bonus Track)

   Burnout SyndromeZ as an album feels more like a re-release to me than a new album. Fly High!! was on their last album as well as the other song for Haiku that was used for the show. I don't think that album did as well as they wanted to, so the band's label gave them a chance to make a new album that included all the songs from Haiku once again. We all know this Haikyuu thing is going to get milked dry just because of the popularity. I would have been a bigger fan had Burnout Syndromes released this album first. They literally came back with an album that supports the songs that everyone knows them for. The album before this one tried a bit too hard to experiment using sounds not connected to the Haikyuu Opening theme songs. Now, their music comes from more of a punk garage rock influence than a pop rock influence. Fly High also gets an acoustic version that brings a new love for the track as a whole. I feel songs like Dream On and Good Morning World fit along side the commercial tracks. Some of the more poppy tracks toward the end of the album don't derail the strong punch all the tracks create together. This album truly highlights what fans of Haikyuu want from Burnout Syndromes and I'm loving every bit.

  Kazuumi has a good vocal range. He's a frontman than can actually hold a tune after all the band playing is said and done. You can hear a improvement in hitting his falsetto notes more stably. He also has a unattainable vibrato that can seem out of control when he holds long notes but this is what makes his voice fun to listen to.