Macross Plus is known for its great music. The power of music is the core of the Macross series which means it better have awesome tunes. What better way than to recruit Yoko Kanno to help out in that department? Once again she creates music that you simply can't stop listening to. The album sees vocal contributions from Akino Arai, Wu Yun Ta Na, and the Raiche Coutve Sisters. Their talents are magnified by Yoko Kanno's brilliant work. A few tunes here and there could be left out, but overall this album is another great one from Miss Kanno.

The album starts out with Idol Talk, which exudes a mellow techno sound. The steady rythm of the percussion combined with the soft beautiful voice of Akino Arai make a song that just compels you to dance.

The next song, Jade, takes a rather drastic departure from Idol Talk. It's just some percussion with some whistling. It's not really worth the time it takes to listen to it. Nomad Soul, the third song on the CD, gives off a jazz vibe, probably because it's a saxophone solo for the most part. Welcome to Sparefish comes next. You know that tune you hear in western movies? Well, you get to hear it in this song. It's one of those songs that you need for the movie, but could have been left off, unless of course you like that western theme.

Go Ri A Te is one of the stranger tracks on the album. It starts out with some birds, followed up by some guys chanting, fading into what sounds like a Xylophone, and ends with some eastern sounding beats. It's an interesting listen, that's for sure. The eccentric grouping of sounds turns out to be sound pretty good after all. Let's News is short - very short - with a fast rock beat, and nicely upholds the strangeness of the previous two tracks. It's got some nice percussion, but it took me longer to write this sentence than to listen to the song.

Pulse is one of my favorites on the album. It starts out slow and doesn't get much faster. It's truly a work of art. Wu Yun Ta Na has an incredibly beautiful voice. The combination of soft melody with a strong steady beat and the flowing voice of Wu Yun Ta Na create one of the most powerful and enjoyable pieces I've heard to date. 3 cm continues the soft and slow theme with what I like to call diner music. It's nice and soft with some piano coming in to it about halfway through. They go well together, but unless your eating in a fancy restaurant, you probably aren't looking for this type of music.

Next up is a good reason all by itself to own the CD. If you've heard the regular version of Voices, you know what I'm talking about. The second album features the acoustic version. It's just some vocals and piano that end up making a song that is truly special. The emotion conveyed by the simple yet powerful piece is stunning. Don't listen to this one unless you want to be depressed though.

Pu Qua O is a 3 minute long piano solo. Standard fare until there is about a minute left in the song and the weird unidentifiable sounds start up. It sounds like.. uh.. well, I don't have a clue. There are some chimes in there though.

I would describe Sweet Feather as Yoko Kanno's version of Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies. The truly inspired piano is on par with the great classics of composers like Mozart. I can't recall hearing this song in the series, but I'm glad it's on the soundtrack.

The last few songs that end the album are little more than filler. A sai en is a nice, harmonious vocal piece, followed by the unexplainable Bad Dog (and I mean unexplainable). Child Myung is another example of Kanno's piano work. The last song, aptly called Coma, would be exactly the type of music I'd listen to if I were in a coma.

The second Macross Plus OST is another example of a soundtrack suffering from the series. Anime soundtracks, unlike soundtracks to popular American movies, use music from the actual show. The album is well above average, but falls short of great because a couple songs aren't up to par with the better songs on the album. Both OSTs convey the mood of the series and is a good way to relive it without actually watching it. Most of the songs are great examples of what Yoko Kanno does best with some talented singers. With the re-release of the Macross albums at much cheaper prices, they are worth picking up.