[REVIEW] BIGBANG 5th EP - Alive

The 5th Mini Album (EP)
Release 2012.02.29
7 Tracks (iclude Daesung Solo)

To make it simple, this album is one of their masterpiece. They’re not like a boyband anymore to me. Its five artists who knows and can sing allied to make great album. The way how they understand their characteristic and try to mix it with music amazed me. Not only a genre, they bring six different genre in every six songs, still, hip hop is the foundation. The five boys surely way more mature than before. You know what they said, what doesn’t kill you make you stronger, and greater for sure.

With short intro (Still Alive), Taeyang's rap or should I say fast singing has a good point and show his new voice color made the second track really good. By good, I mean GOOD. The time you feel that Blue was similar to Love Song, I think this one has dynamic beat make you enjoy the song in every way. Especially Taeyang's bridge part which I replay almost a million times.
While Love Dust (Sarang Meonji) has upbeat and CF soundtrack-like, Bad Boy wins my heart. Old hip-hop nuance in the beginning, this song has RnB color. I know I will very much love the song when G Dragon dropped the beat.
Try sing Ain't No Fun in a lazy mood, you will get the feeling. GD said that this song was made when the members in actual 'not feeling fun' mood. That's how he compose, whether it's based on real or fiction event, you got him at his its best.
Everyone loves Fantastic Baby. Though reminds me of 2ne1's I Am The Best a bit, this song will boost your mood right away. I bet non-VIP will love this song. Not because it kpop-ish color, but the 'boom shakalaka' surely know how to boom you :)
Last but definitely not the least, Daesung's Wing complete the album. This has more cheerful part than his previous single song (Baby Don't Cry), though I'm not surprise since it take into account of what happen to him last year.

XOXO!

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