This album is a collection of vocal songs from the eX-Driver franchise, which includes both the six-episode OVA series and the theatrical movie. Thus, it is not a normal soundtrack album (which would contain the background music from the show as well as the theme songs), but more of a supplement to the standard soundtrack. The common, cohesive musical themes that you would expect in a good soundtrack are not here, but that is not this album's goal. Instead, the music here runs the gamut from rock to sugary pop to lounge jazz.

The first track is the opening theme from the OVAs, "Kaze ni Nare," performed by JAM Project, one of my favorite Japanese "bands." This track rocks hard and rocks well, with heavy guitar and drum sections, as well as some synth sounds that don't really fit with the other sounds all that well. Additionally, the song's bridge delves into spoken-word jazz territory. It isn't quite cringe-worthy, but it is a lamentable choice. Still, the hard-driving nature of this song fits very well with a show about driving fast cars, and it makes a pretty solid kick-off to the album. The next track, "Burning Run," is another guitar-driven rock song, though without the manic energy of the previous track. The third track, "It's Emotion," is a techno-pop track with yet more hard-driving guitar riffs, though this time with much more electronica hovering above the guitar lines. The tracks are pretty solid, but there's nothing about them to really stand out and grab your attention.

At this point you could be forgiven for thinking that rock is all that this album is about, but then the fourth track, "eX-Rider," starts up, and you realize that there's more here than just guitar rock. This track, and the next track, "Snow Flake," are both lounge jazz tracks, and very good ones at that. I personally am very partial to "eX-Rider," partly because I just adore jazz songs like this that are fairly fast, but still keeping that lounge flow, and partly because the lyrics to this song are actually in English! Granted, they don't make much sense, but at least I can follow the lyrics somewhat. The bass line is really fun in this song, too, and it gives the song its driving rhythm. The album then segues into "Snow Flake," which is a much mellower jazz piece, focusing more on the string section and piano than on the bass and the drums.

Before you can get too relaxed, the sixth track shows up and puts its guitars and drums right in your face. Yes, we have arrived at "Danger Zone," the theme song to the eX-Driver movie, and another great JAM Project track with some awesome guitar riffs. This song probably rates as the most "high energy" track on this album, which is saying something. It probably isn't the best choice to follow the slow lounge number, unless the intent was to get you to jump out of your seat and dance/headbang around the room. "Danger Zone" also gets points for having the best use of English phrases of any song on this album. The next track, "Destiny," has the exact same singer as the previous song, though according to the track listing, this isn't a JAM Project song. It sure sounds like one, though, with the rockin' guitar lines and the high energy singing. It is a good track, though maybe a little too similar to the previous track. After this, we're back to another "official" JAM Project song, "Crazy Revolution." For some reason the singers on this song sing with a funny accent during the verses, which takes away from my enjoyment of the song. This song is also slower than the previous JAM Project songs, though with just as heavy of a "sonic wall" effect. This is also the only JAM Project song on this album to give any prominence to a piano part. It's a pretty good song, but by this point in the album I am ready for another slower song to break up the pace a little bit.

The album does provide a little of a change of pace at this point, with the song "My Little Journey." While this song still features some prominent electric guitar, the actual song is more in the bubblegum pop category than hard rock. Truth be told, I find this song somewhat painful to listen to, as the treble is too strong and it hurts my ears a little bit if I don't adjust stereo settings. I don't know if it's the way the song was recorded or what, but the singer's voice is just a little too shrill for me. Taking that into account, it's not a bad song, but as with most bubblegum pop, five minutes after hearing it you will probably have forgotten it. Either that or it'll be stuck in your head for five weeks.

Now we arrive at track 10, the ending theme song from the OVAs. The name of this song going by the kanji in the track listing is "Sogekite," but the furigana above the kanji reads "sniper." This is basically what "sogekite" actually means, but that really doesn't explain why they put that there for just this song. Whatever the song's name is, I have adored it ever since I first heard it in the OVAs, though I can't actually pin down why. The music is very pop-styled, and it is lacking the "wall of sound" that the JAM Project songs on this album have. The guitar parts that are here are very tight and fast, and this song even throws in some saxophone to liven things up. I also very much enjoy the lyrical roll of the song, though I could do without the singers singing "eX-Driver" half-a-dozen times during the song.

The next track is an acoustic version of the opening track, "Kaze ni Nare." It has just one acoustic guitar and two singers, and I must admit that the bridge on this version flows much better than on the first track, at least partially because the spoken-word jazz stylings of the bridge seems to fit the slower speed of the acoustic version much better. We then end the album with a solid pop number, "Maria." This track sits astride the middle ground of tempos on this album. It lacks the manic energy of some of the earlier songs, but it moves faster than some of the other stuff; it has some solid electric guitar, but none of the heavy thrashing of the JAM Project songs. It's not really that great of a song, overall, but because of its tempo and style it does do a good job of finishing off the album.

The great thing about an album like this is that it is very easy to listen to even if you haven't seen the show associated with it. Yes, on some of the songs they have phrases dealing with themes of the show, stuff like "drive on the fast lane" or even flat-out singing "eX-Driver" on "Sogekite." Still, these songs weren't written to support stuff going on in the show itself, but rather to contain the feelings of the show in a stand-alone package. And let me be honest with you about something. I have seen the OVAs multiple times, and I have even seen the movie. Even with all that, I can't tell you where most of these songs come from. They are all supposedly from the show, but outside of the theme songs I really don't recognize any of them. So even if you didn't like the show itself, you can still enjoy these songs. And I can testify that it is great fun to drive down the highway with your windows down jamming to the JAM Project.