I've never skipped intro tracks)

I've just listen to both the albums and to be honest, I'm not too impressed :/

Yeah I think you wrote a post about that, which is good of course :)
I have not given up on them and I will have more listens to it, I think it's those kind of albums that grows on you on time.
I will have a full review of them in a week or so on my site if you guys are interested.

Someoneelse said:

I've just listen to both the albums and to be honest, I'm not too impressed :/

I on the other hand like both albums a lot. Amaranthus more than Yoake, but I'm happy with the outcome :)

It took a while for me to get into them as well. At first I just couldn't love them.
But now after many many listens I adore them. AMARANTHUS is, I think, their best album second to Battle and Romance. Almost every song on there is amazing in my opinion. I could live without Demonstration, though.

It's very interesting to hear all you peoples opinion about these albums, and like I said.. I haven't given up on these albums, but they were hard to get into :/
As far as now, the old singles and Gorira Punch are the best.
But I'm gonna give them more time and like you said cinnamonpie, there are a lot of details to be discovered :)

MM305 said:

Even though I have yet to listen to both albums, there's one thing I've learned when it comes to listening to new music: NEVER rate them after hearing it only once!! When you first listen to them, sure there might certainly be songs that will instantly get you hooked after hearing it just once, but other songs will either end up only giving you small click interest or no click at all. But the advice I would give from personal experience is hear those new songs multiple times before making judgements. (And if necessary, you don't need to listen to a whole new album in one take, because it can possibly backfire you to start getting bored for having to listen to new songs for so long)!!

As a long time music lover, I agree with you. One should give every band, music genre or album a little more time than just one listen. There are stuff that I hated before that I now days are loving. Momoiro and J-Pop in general is such a thing :)

I'm agree with MM305 just hearing once is not enough to discover how wonderful and all that have each song, the more I listening the albums the more I love it, my favorite ones are:
AMARANTHUS
WE ARE BORN (Since I hear the instrumental preview I knew I was going to love)
Monochrome Dessan (How cool song, so soft at first to end up being a bomb of emotions)
Gorilla Punch (Momoka rocks in this song, obviously the rest not far behind, with that gorilla sound and the "selvatic part" this song going to be a fan favorite)
Buryoutougen Nakayoshi Monogatari (Another jewel of the great Hyadain)
Saboten to Ribbon (A funny one that is really sticky and great with the band sound)
Bussouge (I could say that is one of my favorite ballads of momoclo)
Naitemo Iin da yo (my favorite song could not miss, so great, so full of emotions, it's really good to mourn when you feel bad and you want to take out all those bad feelings)
Guns N' Diamond(So powerful, great, and unexpected with that end, it seems a serial song or anime song)
Bye Bye de Sayounara (when I heard the preview reminds me a little of saraba, has a rough touch as pirates by the voices of men with a touch of sentimentality that complement it perfectly)

Hakkin no Yoake
Ko no A, Hajimari no Z -prologue- (That intro with hints of Happy Re:Birthday, very angelic, very sentimental, it's best, could easily be a song)
Tougenkyou (It has something that makes it special, Is like a futuristic one, is different)
Hakkin no Yoake (I did not like it when I heard it the first time,now I love it has a special touch)
Mahoro Vacation (This song really is a surprise I did not think it was so good, it is definitely the jewel of this album and with that video THE BEST)
Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina (The union of two cultures in a song, and a very good one, the step towards internationalization for momoclo)
Country Roads -Toki no Tabibito- (this song has so many elements that make it a explosively one)
MOON PRIDE (The song of the resurgence of one of my favorite childhood cartoons, has the essence of sailor moon on it)
“Z” no Chikai (This should be the song of the new anime Dragon Ball, has the essence of the battles of dragon ball with the choreography and video that make it even more special
Ai wo Tsugu Mono (Hyadain knows how to make really good songs, and this dedicated to love can not be the exception
Mokkuro Ninaru Hate (Another hip hop song in which momoclo demonstrates the ability to experiment with any genre and sounds equally great)

In conclusion the two album are very good but my favorite is AMARANTHUS by some elements who make it good from start to finish, the rest of the songs will grow on me when I see them on concert :D

Since you're a Momoka fan, buy Gorilla Punch.
After that, WE ARE BORN and Mahoroba are the popular ones and for good reason so go for it. Saboten to Ribbon is also great.
Tougenkyou I like a lot personally.
And the two Hyadain songs.

Gorilla Punch, Mahorovacation, and Monochrome Dessan are probably the ones I'd consider essentials. I also like Country Rose and Imagination, and Guns N' Diamond is quite popular, so you might want that one.