Of course, wearing wolves' heads makes them stand out even more, but on the other hand, no one knows their faces and it means they surely don't aim to be recognised on streets and thus run after cheap fame.
In fact, I downloaded their albums much earlier than I saw them in J-melo which proves I found them somewhere in the web and even decided to give them a try. Why I decided to listen to their songs 3 weeks ago is just that they were the next in alphabetical order in the list after those I'd already listened to. And I must say, unlike that sh... well, that boring, face-only girls idol groups or boys-bands promoted by J-melo from one week to another as if there's nobody else to tell about, Man with a Mission are a one-of-a-kind band with unique sound. I do like their style a lot, and that's explained by the fact they have not only a vocalist and a guitarist and a drummer, but also a rapper, a DJ and an almost perfect English.
Oh yes, I have to underline that again - three weeks is a long period for me to listen to only one band. MWAM may be proud =)
nomination 'best song for jumping'
If I were asked, what song can be a representative of Wolves' art, I'd name 'Fly Away'. It's an extremely energetic song, and when I heard it for the first time, while walking down the street on a sunny but windy day in early April, I felt I was blown away by the 'YAAAAAAAAY' in its last chorus.
I couldn't sit still or stand still whenever I heard it.
The next song that shares the glory of winning in this nomination would be 'Bubble of life'
nomination 'Best ballad'
It happened the same day, just half an hour before I heard 'Fly Again' as I raised my head to the sky and saw the bright spring sun.
However, it's not my favourite ballad by MWAM, I got bored with it soon. What I choose as the best song of such kind is 'akatsuki'
nomination 'best song ever'
Sometimes there are songs that don't simply inspire or impress, they sound like you've never heard anything better and even if you cease to exist the next moment, you'll have no regrets because you've heard it. 'Babylon' is just one perfect song that consists of several different by melody parts, and is not just a song but more like a short story - from what I understand, a happy ending one, moreover the cover of the album suggest there IS a story. By the way, the short intro of the same album named 'Tales of purefly' is a great instrumental piece and I like it a lot.
Other songs that I'd recommend by MWAM are
'Don't lose yourself'
'Emotions'
'Distance'
and their latest single, 'Seven deadly sins'
A few songs, like 'Hasta la Vista', 'Dance Everybody', or 'Wake myself again' are also interesting.
best cover
No comment... Or so I'd like to say, but in fact I want to say that I consider this a rare example of a cover when the new song does justice to the original but introduces something original and peculiar to the covering artist without spoiling the song itself.
best 'Westernised song'
Surely 'Searching life'
nomination 'Most boring song'
All ballads except for those two and probably 'Moratorium' were too plain for me - especially 'Colours', 'White World' and 'Chasing Sunrise', which does not mean these are bad songs, but it's just that they're so 'westernised' or how should I put it? Just you average, mediocre slow song accompanied by guitar.
conclusion
Overall number of original songs (compilations and best albums are not included) - 61
Number of songs I put to my playlist (in other words, those I didn't become bored with and that inspired me) - 12
Percentage of songs that got into the playlist - 19.7%, which is almost one fifth. An extremely good result.
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