OVERALL IMPRESSIONS : 10/10
Wow, what an amazing album!  Each song is distinctly different and filled with so much of Aya's emotion (and/or emotional states) that you get hooked right from the first song. The only downside to this album is that for the full price tag you only get 7 songs...yep, just 7 (almost half of what you get in a "regular" album). Now you probably want to ask "are 7 songs worth $25?" Well I can honestly say, without a doubt, absolutely YES! In fact, go straight to your favorite online J-music retailer right now and buy this album. Then come back here when you are done and read the rest of this review :)

Even with the downside of only having 7 tracks to rock out to, the album overall is quite simply one of best Asian rock albums I have ever heard and not even being a short album can lower the 10/10 score on this one.

HOOK FACTOR : 10/10
The "Hook Factor" is a little hard to explain and is very subjective since this is based on how I like music, but I wanted to include it anyway.  It is basically how many songs on the album that make me want to rock out and start head banging.  As you can see by the score, every song on this album is catchy, original, and just amazing to listen to over and over and I can't stop rocking out when I'm listening to Aya in the car.

CD Artwork/Packaging : 8/10
I love photos...and in almost all Asian audio CDs, you get plenty of photos of the artist in the CD booklet. In Kinjirareta uta we are provided with 7 photos of the beautiful Aya (the rest of the photos are just abstract photography). Better than the 2 photos in Senjou no Hana, but I’d say that this is just above average. The cover of the album is very appropriate to the feel of the music and a full set of lyrics is provided in the CD booklet.

VOCALS : 10/10
Compared to Aya's first album Senjou no Hana, she has found her sound on this album. Overall, Aya's vocals seem more mature and fleshed out and in most (if not all) of the tracks she is using all of her range and vocal "twitches" which give her the sound she does. As an added "bonus", she even sings a song entirely in English at the end of the album which is a very good track in itself and her English is very passable with a medium Japanese accent.

MIXING : 10/10
I really hate it when albums are mixed with the vocals too soft. The vocals are supposed to be the lead force in the song and the music accompanying the vocals - in Aya's previous album, her vocals were mixed a little too soft, almost being at the same level as the instrumentals (and this can be nobody's fault but the studio).  In Kinjirareta uta, Aya's vocals stand out perfectly, allowing you to get the full brunt of what she is singing. Also, compared to Senjou no Hana, the guitars are accompanying her this time instead of fighting for the spotlight.