[Single] GReeeeN’s ‘Hito’

SINGLE REVIEW: GReeeeN- Hito

I was really excited when I heard that GReeeeN had a new single because I was afraid that they went off and became dentists… My Japanese friend gave me a long speech about them and how they wanted to become dentists. Anyway, they obviously didn’t do so, or at least took time off, and made a new single called ‘Hito’

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The guitar in the beginning of Hito was really nice, and it sets a light atmosphere. The introductory vocals are pretty low, but they worked well together once more. They’re good at harmonizing, and I really liked when those first vocals ended and everything went a little higher and became more upbeat. GReeeeN’s vocals are top notch in this song, and it’s one of their best done songs to date. In their album there was always one person who would come in with some strange vocals and an unejoyable performance and almost ruin the song for me. There is none of that in this song, which I’m glad for. The song is mostly electric guitar and percussion, and I like the way it progresses. This is a very solid song from GReeeeN.

Vocal Grade: A- — Musical Grade: A — Consistency Grade: A — Harmonization Grade: A+

Overall Grade: A

When Machi began, I was slightly thrown off by the female voices singing, but it was actually enjoyable. This song is a step down in the tempo department from Hito, but I actually like it a lot more. GReeeeN’s vocals in this song are beautiful and really compliment the piano-like sounds that make up the background music of this song. Everyone’s slows down quite well for thsi song, and I think that as a whole it is much stronger than the A-Side. I think Machi could easily have replaced Hito with the same or better sales. The overall arrangement of Machi is much better, and I perfer it to Hito, as I’m sure I’ve made clear.

Vocal Grade: A — Musical Grade: A+ — Consistency Grade: A+ — Harmonization Grade: A+

Overall Grade: A+

SINGLE GRADE: A