This is going to be a review about their first album. It's an article that I wanted to make long time ago and now I found time to make it. First of all don't expect that all the songs are ranked more than 7 or 8, I can't like all songs and this is my opinion. Hope I won't offend you, this is only opinion.
#01 Girl's Generation
This song was a great hit and still a classic. The TaengSic high notes were really good and I loved Tiffany's and Sooyoung's parts. They were so nice.
Result: 7/10
#02 Ooh La-La!
This song has an childish air that I like. Overall I liked the song and all the voices fited toguether, especially Yuri and Yoona's voices, they ruled this song. Tiffany's English lane at the start was so nice too. But I didn't like the bridge, I think it didn't fit the song, was like they wanted to make the song even more childish.
Result: 6/10
#03 Baby Baby
This song makes me realize how they changed. Their voices were so soft and now they can be really strong. The chorus is soft but catchy and Sooyoung nailed it with her lane.
Result: 6/10
#04 Complete
I don't really like ballads, it has to be a really good balled to be liked for me. Their voices were soft in Complete but the tone was overall boring. The chorus is really uncatchy. The end is the only part with fierce.
Result: 4/10
#05 Kissing You
I love this song, is really catchy and the lyrics were so lovely and fresh. Every member sounded good and tune was so funny and catchy. The best song in the album in my opinion. It doesn't have a 10 because Hyoyeon's voice didn't fit at all.
Result: 8.5/10
#06 Merry-Go-Round
The song is beautifull, truly beautiful but even with that, a bit boring. The only t
part that I really enjoyed was the end. Taeyeon nailed it. The chorus is ok I guess.
Result: 4/10
#07 Tears
Another song that is really beautiful but in my opinion, a faster tone wouldn't make it worse. On the other hand, this one of the uncatchiest song of SNSD. Jessica's voice was really beautiful here, but I coulnd't make it better enough.
Result: 5/10
#08 Tinkerbell
It has a nice tone but the song lacks fierce. Their voices were lovely. Another chorus that in my opinion made the song less interesting.
Result: 3/10
#09 7989
I totally dislike this song, I think that is the worst SNSD song they've ever released. Well, all their songs can't be good. There's nothing that I like about this song.
Result: 0/10
#10 Honey
The song is quite catchy but there is nothing special that would make me listen to this song again. Their voices are angelic here
Result: 5/10
#11 Into The New World
This song started everything. The lyrics are great, their voices sound all special and peculiar and it's fun to listen to. It isn't very catchy but this song deserve a good mark. It's really good and worth to listen.
Result: 8/10
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Overall result: 5.1/10
Maybe you are surprised with that, but me not. I find this their worst album to date and my surprise is that it passed. It has some good song but the rest are boring, basic and not worth to listen again in my opinion. It has some good songs, that are the ones that I have in my phone, but the others not that much. Some songs were simply boring, others weren't catchy and others were destroyed by the chorus.
I just realized while I was writing this that even if some songs are not bad, compared to their Japanese songs they are worse. The songs had higher marks but I can't have the same mark for Kissing You, which isn't even in my top 20, for songs that are actually in the top 20. So I decided to reduce some marks, to make it fair.
#01 Girl's Generation
This song was a great hit and still a classic. The TaengSic high notes were really good and I loved Tiffany's and Sooyoung's parts. They were so nice.
Result: 7/10
#02 Ooh La-La!
This song has an childish air that I like. Overall I liked the song and all the voices fited toguether, especially Yuri and Yoona's voices, they ruled this song. Tiffany's English lane at the start was so nice too. But I didn't like the bridge, I think it didn't fit the song, was like they wanted to make the song even more childish.
Result: 6/10
#03 Baby Baby
This song makes me realize how they changed. Their voices were so soft and now they can be really strong. The chorus is soft but catchy and Sooyoung nailed it with her lane.
Result: 6/10
#04 Complete
I don't really like ballads, it has to be a really good balled to be liked for me. Their voices were soft in Complete but the tone was overall boring. The chorus is really uncatchy. The end is the only part with fierce.
Result: 4/10
#05 Kissing You
I love this song, is really catchy and the lyrics were so lovely and fresh. Every member sounded good and tune was so funny and catchy. The best song in the album in my opinion. It doesn't have a 10 because Hyoyeon's voice didn't fit at all.
Result: 8.5/10
#06 Merry-Go-Round
The song is beautifull, truly beautiful but even with that, a bit boring. The only t
part that I really enjoyed was the end. Taeyeon nailed it. The chorus is ok I guess.
Result: 4/10
#07 Tears
Another song that is really beautiful but in my opinion, a faster tone wouldn't make it worse. On the other hand, this one of the uncatchiest song of SNSD. Jessica's voice was really beautiful here, but I coulnd't make it better enough.
Result: 5/10
#08 Tinkerbell
It has a nice tone but the song lacks fierce. Their voices were lovely. Another chorus that in my opinion made the song less interesting.
Result: 3/10
#09 7989
I totally dislike this song, I think that is the worst SNSD song they've ever released. Well, all their songs can't be good. There's nothing that I like about this song.
Result: 0/10
#10 Honey
The song is quite catchy but there is nothing special that would make me listen to this song again. Their voices are angelic here
Result: 5/10
#11 Into The New World
This song started everything. The lyrics are great, their voices sound all special and peculiar and it's fun to listen to. It isn't very catchy but this song deserve a good mark. It's really good and worth to listen.
Result: 8/10
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Overall result: 5.1/10
Maybe you are surprised with that, but me not. I find this their worst album to date and my surprise is that it passed. It has some good song but the rest are boring, basic and not worth to listen again in my opinion. It has some good songs, that are the ones that I have in my phone, but the others not that much. Some songs were simply boring, others weren't catchy and others were destroyed by the chorus.
I just realized while I was writing this that even if some songs are not bad, compared to their Japanese songs they are worse. The songs had higher marks but I can't have the same mark for Kissing You, which isn't even in my top 20, for songs that are actually in the top 20. So I decided to reduce some marks, to make it fair.