my humble opinion on Yoko Ueno

having listened to her collaboration with Masumi Itou on Haibane OST I decided they are both wonderful, having great voices and perfect style

the next song by Yoko was the Soukou no Strain OP theme - 'message'. the song was so beautiful that I listened to it without stopping and started to sing it by myself

inspired with those ones, I was determined to download Yoko's discography

after I finally laid my hands on several albums, there was no limit to my joy

bad points

this joy did not last for long, though

why? I am a huge fan of new age, ethereal sound and unique compositions!

this was too much even for me. the music proved to be just TOO ethereal and almost faceless. 'twas especially difficult to listen to it in the evening when I am usually active and busy. the songs made me either sleepy or simply I felt dizzy 

well, those songs would be completely suitable for Haibane's atmosphere, or something like that. however, they are not very listenable (I am a great inventor of words) when taken separately from some kind of video

the good points

there should be some, eh?

well, there are some songs with ethnic feeling about them, involving absolutely gorgeous instruments, both acustic (lots of violin, guitar, drums, piano) and synthesiser

and the voice of Yoko-sama is always beyond all expectations

conclusion!

I would prefer her singing more emotional songs with more feelings conveyed... as for now, she seems to be wasting her talent, her voice, and her poetry abilities - oh yes, she writes some lyrics herself
p. s.
there appeared to exist a song called 'Asia no Hana' by Zabadack - a band where Ueno is a member. and thtt particular song was mixed by Susumu-sama later. oh, am I not great when I recognized some corellation between the styles of their works while listening to Ueno's 'Tokyo Humming'?