Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - Rock'n'Roll Circus - album information and covers [VIII]

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Originally Posted by oji-i-san (Post 2288197)

Here' mine.
I'd like to try again when the official lyrics come out and when I have time.
(but I guess Misa-chan and others will do a better job~) :P

Spoiler:

:smitten LYRICS!!! Very Ayu-like :yes :heart

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2288321)

I see. I think Ayu's always been a bit of an angry/rockish soul, and that only started to come out around 2003, I'd say. At least, a harder rock that what she'd dabbled in before with I am... or whatever what was on Duty. I really find those albums to be nice, but sometimes I feel like her MY STORY/(miss)understood work outshines it at times...

Hm, since she's mentioned the Future Classics / Rock'n'Roll Circus tour connection, I really do hope that the songs chosen aren't going to be the same at all, haha. Like, I am... and a few other songs can carry over, but please, Ayu, try to keep things fresh at the very least!

I definitely think this album, and this tour to go with it, is going to have a very fresh and new feeling, despite she saying that she's going back to the beginning.

MY STORY and (miss)understood, for me, are like gems of her career. Some people will say that anything after Memorial Address was rubbish and stuff like that, but she just got better and better for me. Those are just two albums that I can listen to from beginning to end with no worries, without pickyness and all that.

I guess for hopes for the new tour...I do believe there's a thread somewhere that should be revived in which people were coming up with their dream setlists. The second the setlist for the new tour is out I want to go back to mine and compare...self-centred maybe (lol) but I'd really like to see if she's carried over any of the ones I love and think will fit with the tour.

Haha, usually I leave the setlist creating up to Ayu since with Ayu it's kind of unpredictable except for the usual staples of evolution/SURREAL/UNITE!/Boys&Girls/etc...

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2288340)

Haha, usually I leave the setlist creating up to Ayu since with Ayu it's kind of unpredictable except for the usual staples of evolution/SURREAL/UNITE!/Boys&Girls/etc...

I've never done the sort of thing of making up my own setlist, mostly because I've never been here just when a tour was announced or about to start, or maybe I just never paid that much attention. But this time I gave it a shot and it was good fun.

we need a HQ for this....Lovin' it

Kiss o Kill episode II. Love it~

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Microphone
変化はとても素敵な事だけど
自分を無くすって意味じゃない
根っこにあるこれまでもこれからも
貫ける自分があってこそ

確かに限界を感じて何もかもに
背を向けてうずくまっていた
日々もあったけれど

もう迷ったりしない後悔なんて無い
あなたと出会うのは運命だったの
あたしである意味を存在する意義を
与えて教えてくれるのはいつも
あなただから

だけどね時々顔も見たくない位
憎たらしい日もあるから
もう二度とこの視界に入らないで
なんて思う事もあるの

だからって離れてしまえるわけでもない
結局どんな時も一番そばにいて欲しい

重力に押されて引力に引かれて
あなたと出会うのは必然だったの
何も逆らえない敬服するしかない
わかってるあなた無しのあたしは
あたしじゃない

もし完璧なメロディーがあるなら
あたしはまだ出会いたくない

もう迷ったりしない後悔なんて無い
あなたと出会うのは運命だったの
あたしである意味を存在する意義を
与えて教えてくれるあなたが

重力に押されて引力に引かれて
あなたと出会うのは必然だったの
何も逆らえない敬服するしかない
わかってるあなた無しのあたしは
あたしじゃない

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Microphone

変化はとても素敵な事だけど
自分をなくすのって意味じゃない
根っこにあるこれまでもこれからも
貫ける自分があってこそ

確かに限界を感じて何もかもに背を向けて
うずくまっていた日々もあったけれど

もう迷ったりしない　
後悔なんて無い
あなたと出会うのは運命だったの
あたしである意味を　
存在する意義を
与えて教えてくれるのはいつもあなただから

＿
だけどね時々顔も見たくないくらい
憎たらしい日もあるから
もう二度とこの視界に入らないで
なんて思うこともあるの

だからって離れてしまえるワケでもない
結局どんな時も一番側にいて欲しい

重力に押されて　
引力に引かれて
あなたと出会うのは必然だったの
何も逆らえない　
敬服するしか無い
わかってるあなた無しのアタシはアタシじゃない

＿
もし完璧なメロディがあるなら
私はまだ出会いたくない

もう迷ったりしない　
後悔なんて無い
あなたと出会うのは運命だったの
あたしである意味を
存在する意義を
与えて教えてくれる　あなたが

重力に押されて
引力に引かれて
あなたと出会うのは必然だったの
何も逆らえない　
敬服するしか無い
わかってるあなた無しのあたしはあたしじゃない

Two attempts at transcribing from Livedoor.

This song definitely sounds like Yuta Nakano arranged it.

So... I've been listening to Microphone and fell more in love with the arrangement. <3 I could understand if -anyone- doesn't like the song though; the song actually does sound a little monotonous, but that's fine by me.

IMO, the greatest aspects of this song isn't the melody; it's the genius arrangement, and her strong vocals.

^I think you're right...well, like for me, I think the melody is alright most of the song...but the little weird scale she does for the verses at the beginning is kinda...eh for me...I didn't feel her voice was strongest there either...

but it's only for a few seconds and then it's awesome lol

She brought back the keys <3 <3 <3

I wonder how this song will go down with the Japanese audiences.

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I wonder how this song will go down with the Japanese audiences.

2ch is pretty much like "SUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEI."

Ok i'm late. is the PV out yet or no?

The song's so friggin' amazing!♥♥ Her voice is sooo good!!
aah, Ayu & Rock is like French Fries & Ketchup :smitten

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Ok i'm late. is the PV out yet or no?

If it were out/announced, this thread would probably be filled already, haha.

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Originally Posted by waterballoon (Post 2288386)

So... I've been listening to Microphone and fell more in love with the arrangement. <3 I could understand if -anyone- doesn't like the song though; the song actually does sound a little monotonous, but that's fine by me.

IMO, the greatest aspects of this song isn't the melody; it's the genius arrangement, and her strong vocals.

This. If it weren't for the awesome heavy guitar and epic organs, I wouldn't like it even half as much. The actual melody isn't anything amazing; it's nothing real catchy or creative. But everything else about the song is near genius, hah. So it makes up for it, I think.
Like, this is one of those songs that I'll get the urge to listen to, and I'll just sit in wonder at the wonderful instruments used and such, and I'll enjoy just listening to her vocals (which are really good). I'll love it and love to listen to it because it's so different sounding, and because it has such an awesome feel (and probably because it has one of the best PVs in her discography, hah :O). But it won't be something I have on repeat for hours straight, because the actual song isn't mind-blowing.

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2288401)

2ch is pretty much like "SUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEI."

20 year old hikikomori are not the consensus for the whole of her Japanese fans you know ( :laugh ).

i love the melodies, its strong too. the arrangements are great but i think the song is great because of the chorus and the church organ. i dont like the engrish though, but its sucha a small thing its not even noticeable.

this song sounds like a combination of free and easy and talkin2myself! :D

love the organ .love the vocal.love everything.

its gonna be very perfect with the PV !

there is a 320kbps version at ayuchina

^ real 320kbps or fake? I'm guessing fake..

i loveeeeeeeeeee it,,,
a haevy rock song,,,,,listen to it all day.....lol,,,,

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Originally Posted by Crystal_Ageha (Post 2288421)

I really like the melody. The way her voice is soft in the verses and then speeds up and BOOM! in the chorus is really dynamic and catchy I think.

The arrangement is freakin' cool though. Love it.:luv2