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✪ the 21st TRiCKY thread ✪
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NEW ALBUM 'LOVE TRiCKY' on April 22, 2015 !!! Spoiler:
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Yay! Thank you Maemi for new thread
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Thanks for the new thread :)
I've been listening to the album almost non-stop since yesterday evening... it's just so upbeat and danceable. Most of the songs have that hook to keep it in your head as well which means I woke up humming most of the tracklist :laugh I really hope by some miracle that the album gets noticed and does well, because it really is something different for Ai and has much more of a 'current' sound than LOVE FANTASTIC. There were some comments in the previous thread about the songs having a lack of depth; I can definitely see where those comments are coming from, but I didn't really expect that from an Ai Otsuka album and I'm enjoying the songs for what they are. Everyone is entitled to look for what they want in an album but deep compositions or not, these songs are catchy and fun! Perfect for summer. It's also filling the hole in my heart that MAA left when she became inactive. :weep |
No problem guys :)
I like the new album too, and I think it is more catchy & upbeat than the previous one. Someone compared it to Ami Suzuki's works. I can see where that is coming from and I agree that it lacks the depth (nothing will beat Love Cook and Love Piece imo), however, it is a nice album to listen to while chilling and relaxing :) |
^Indeed, imo it's not always has to be depth and all but as long as it's fun for your ear.
I've been on repeat play today, I was putting high volumes of laugh, affair and i'm lonely while driving home, and danced the laugh's breakdown. It just feels soooo good |
This album is all that's getting me through the shitstorm that is my life right now
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Same
I have an exam today and I think I'm gonna flop so I'm dancing with tears in my eyes like Ai. |
Pls guys if anyone have album Love fantastic can you post photos from the booklet?
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I downloaded the Love Tricky after all the AHS hype and WOOOOOOOW it's freaking awesome, I have no words on how good it is =O
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^Glad you like it ;) welcome to the bandwagon
I hope translations for the lyrics will be available soon xD I'm too stupid to translate it myself |
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Lol the two songs that didn't hit gold right away (Parallel World and busy lady) finally grew onto me. busy lady has been stuck in my head all day. The tracks I always find myself going for straight away are "laugh," "shooting star," and "end and and." "affair" is slowly sneaking it's way up too, though. LOVE the instrumentation in that song. Well, love the instrumentation in all the songs, lol.
You guys think she might deliver another AIO PUNCH maybe? I wouldn't mind hearing STUDIO APARTMENT working with the likes of Kingyo Hanabi and Plaenterium. |
The album debuted at #14 on Oricon Daily. Not too bad! Hopefully she gets more sales once people start spreading the word of how godly this album is :banana2
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YAAASS sleigh queen etc!!
I'm shocked actually. I thought it was gonna flop into utter oblivion. |
^well she still ahs a big name, but oricon #14 only looks okay in numbers. The sales are probably really bad in this position...probably betwenn 1000-3000
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Is the album really THAT great? I don't want to have too high expectations when I listen to it because I fear I'll be let down. But all these comments make me a bit too excited to listen to it.
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I forgot who asked for it in the last thread, but I uploaded an Apple Lossless version for anyone that wants it.
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It's not some deep thoughtful masterpiece, but it's the perfect album if you want to get up and dance (with the occasional cocktail break lol). It's upbeat and fun from start to finish. |
Oh actually Chiharo asked for the Loseless! I was going to upload it later today because last night I was busy but you did the job, thank you!
EDIT: a cocktail break is the best way to describe this album lol |
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@NintendoHTF1242 I still thank you for wanting to rip the album for me again even if someone else did it instead. :) |
I haven't posted in this thread in a while.. but I'm a longtime ai fan (9 years). I'm really shocked by this new album in a good way. It's not a typical ai album at all and I'm so glad she's changing things up :D My favorites are definitely I'm lonely, affair, and Laugh. They're so catchy :luv2 I just wish there were more songs, lol.
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This album just makes me want to go out somewhere fabulous and drink fabulous cocktails
and I think I've decided that shooting star is my fave |
LATE TO THE PARTY BUT WAAAAAT
LISTENING RIGHT NOW I'M SPEECHLESS. what is LOVE TRICKY the track even I CAN'T what drugs was she on. She hit her head? slayed. TO THE CORE edit: GOT TO i'M LONELY I'M CRYING namie better re-record _genic I'd be scared shitless |
Top three:
1. Shooting star 2. Laugh 3. affair |
I really like the album. Nothing too groundbreaking but it is an easy listen and I've had it on repeat all day. I'm lonely is my jam. I hope Namie slays even harder than this!
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My top 3
1. I'm lonely 2. Affair 3. laugh |
Thanks :)
Shooting star all the way...btw i saw shooting star few days ago maybe its an Ai song coming to Earth :P |
Love the album. It's like a combination of her LOVE material and her album, LOVE PiECE, combined, so in other words amazing. It still feels like an Ai album to me except its more like a new chapter. Most of her other albums have pretty must just been an addendum with small tweaks. I've been listening to this album all day and can't get enough. I enjoy every song. I think my favorites look like this though:
1) laugh 2) shooting star 3) end and and ～10,000 hearts～ 4) affair However, I think my favorite part from this album are the verses in I'm lonely. Sexy. |
My top 3 of the album
1. laugh 2. affair 3. I'm lonely Those song is my current driving jam right now |
The more I listen to this album, the more I realize what some of you are saying about the song structures/lyrics being bland lol. I didn't realize how much end and and repeated it's verses until I actually looked at the lyrics. Nevertheless, all the instrumentals are fantastic!
and affair is my new twerk anthem. gOD that song. |
She's back and this is so good and I don't even know what to do with myself. o.O
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^Yes we do! Just a different in priority. Those 3 are sure the jam of the album for us XD
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Parallel World, summer lovely days, and end and and are probably my favorites from this album. With shooting star and laugh behind them. The first three just make me pretty happy. Awesome moods they give.
The rest of the album is good in that way too. |
Lol, it's funny cause parallel world and summer lovely days are my least favorites, along with affair. The melodies for parallel world and summer lovely days are what just drives me. They don't really sound like melodies, it's more of like a "tune" or "jingle" - the melody for summer lovely reminds me of something a child would sing. Like making up a song about nonsense such as sitting on the toilet or washing their toes.
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^ nothing bad about it. Ai was always known for easy-listening music and I want to remind you that this album is produced by STUDIO APARTMENT, who are still electronic music producer - so the lack of some melodies should not surprise you.
I just don't get why you listen to it when you don't like... I like it pretty much, but I'm also not as excited as everybody else...still i don't want to leave a bad taste in ther mouth. How about you wait 2 wekks and then give your proper review when everyone else is over the first excitement to. |
Bought the album on iTunes last night, after seeing all this hype and liking the preview YouTube video. It's really fun to listen to and I enjoy how repetitive it is...lol I like listening to this type of stuff while I am working, so for me this is ideal!
I'm really satisfied with Ai overall now, because while I enjoy her first 3 albums the most, she has changed and this is something new, so I like this change. ...Now back to working and crying over having spent so much money on Ayu, Kuu, and Ai in the past 2 weeks. And now Namie is next...Too much epic can't handle it. |
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The songs parallel world and summer lovely days don't really seem like they progress much either, along with being simple melodically. They also are very repititive. But that's what I enjoy in this context. It's very minimalistic in a way. And I can get lost in that and propbably repeat the songs without even seeing where the beginning is lol. I don't have to go through a long narrative of a song, I have others for that. No buildup of a story. Nothing complex. I can project what I want on it and just chill and be lost. It's to articulate how I feel about those two songs but they do give me life. |
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As far as simplicity is concerned - I actually love simplicity, but there's just something about those melodies. (I've also read that apparently whoever worked with her also worked on Ami's Bitter... which I loved back when it was released). I think maybe it's a mix of the rhythm and awkward choice in chord progression underneath the melodies (it's like your just bouncing back and forth, being kept in limbo rather than experiencing a nice give and take in the rising and releasing of tension/anticipation). It's cool that everyone else is getting into it. I just tried to give it another chance to verify if my first impressions were perhaps deceiving. But the songs I originally gave no stars to definitely are still throwaways for me (summer lovely days, affair, Parallel World). busy lady is still by far the best track. It's the most catchy (especially those, "ah ah ah aaah, ah ah ahh's") and enjoyable piece to listen to out of the bunch. I think it's the one which is most true to Ai form as well (different without being too different). That's what I'd describe as "easy-listening / chill." I suppose I would rather hear more material in the vein of Rabbit's "RUNWAY" and "泡ガール," which for me was the best form of an evolution for Ai. It was a clearly updated sound which was still able to evoke the "Ai Otsuka" feeling (not all the Rabbit tracks, but those two in particular, and perhaps even "HoloHolo" as well). Additionally, those tracks are some of the catchiest material in her discography, imo. |
This is off topic but Zeke., what do you think of Bjork's music?
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The ending instrumental of busy lady reminds me of Mario Kart music lol
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^ oh gosh. Well, you seem happy with your some sounding pure popö-tunes. to each is own.
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lol you guys can't listen to one Bjork song then go around saying her music is shit. Her album, Homogenic, is amazing.
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This album is much more fun wasted lol
I'm lonely is a partay anthem |
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I'm completely addicted to this album, there is not even a single song that I skip!
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you got it wrong.. I love bladn pop tunes but i don't see the point in not evolving - and evolution normaly needs to break with "at the time"-standards |
I love this album to bits except for summer lovely days and BUSY LADY. I hate the latter especially. The rest is party jam
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I really like this Album. A few years ago I didn't like her that much but with this Album I want to listen more :)
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The album is really nice, especially laugh and affair.
Very cohesive. It's even so cohesive, sometimes it's hard to tell, when one songs ends and another one starts. :laugh |
^ You think so? I feel like every song has it's own distinct flavor that you can instantly tell when the song is over lol.
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I could tell the difference between songs but sometimes the bass beat or base beat(?) share similarities in my ear. I kinda remember hearing a part of bass beat in laugh that also could be heard in end and and, but that's it.
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One of the things I love most about the album is its consistency, and how well it flows. I still can't get enough of it! (Though now I'm taking regularly scheduled breaks so I don't get sick of it, lol)
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Maybe it's just me but I've never felt Ai has ever stuck to one genre on any album of hers, which might be why some people are offput by it (at least to what I think, I wouldn't know fully)
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^She has several genres in each release I think at least 3 imo, I don't really check, that's just my hunch.
Yeah, maybe because LOVE TRiCKY is so cohesive and focus on one genre, some people are surprised by this. But that's how it felt awesome for me because despite sounding similar at a glance, each song is different from each other. |
^ The only people who dislike the album have specifically stated why already. It's not the genre, it's the compositions.
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You know I have to agree that some compositions are basic but I'm not expecting weird bjork-like compositions for the songs. Sometimes basic is a lot of fun. I think that, in the end, as long as you have fun and you enjoy yourself, the music has done its job.
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^Indeed, the album has perfectly served its job on giving me a fun listening session. That's what matters in the end.
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Still love this album to death. laugh and end end and are my drugs.
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^ mine too :heart end and and is fab
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As a long time Otsuka Ai fan who lost interest in jpop a few years ago, this album is indeed amazing. I don't know how she managed to pull it off, I didn't think I'd enjoy it after she said it would be more electronic. I'll be seeing her live for the first time on July 4th. I can't wait. I'm lonely is definitely my favourite on this album.
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OMG that is low. Does she usually sell like this?
this album is epic, SELL DEM COPIES AI |
New Ai remixes!
Some kind soul ripped the LOVE TRiCKY bonus CD for LOVE9CUBE members and uploaded it. It includes two remixes--one of Yumekui, the other of Sakuranbo. http://miusiq.tumblr.com/post/117735...remium-special (this tumblr is fab btw, I've discovered so much awesome music through it) |
^I downloaded that on my work laptop and it's in the office lol gotta download it now
Isn't that tumblr belongs to someone here? |
Crying at those sales. I'm going to pretend millions of people downloaded it instead. :no
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Punch (#3 - 190k) Jam (#1 - 224k) Cook (#1 - 334k) PiECE (#1 - 208k) Letter (#3 - 104k) Fantastic (#22 - 4k) TRiCKY (#24 - 3k :tired) *first week sales |
shooting star has been giving me so much life these past few days. Perfect for those late summer evenings <3
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"Tears" only has one version, right?
There is not a "sakaban version," right? I saw online mention of sakaban version when looking up the lyrics. Tears is one of my favorite Ai Otsuka songs ever. I remember first time it played; I was outside, early autumn, strolling around, scanning the scenery as I searched for items to photograph for my photography class. Tears began to play so gently, and it just set the mood. I felt like it was absolutely perfect for the moment and environment I had found myself within. It made a huge impression on me within that context. As a result, I appreciate this song immensely to this day, and I listen to it on gentle days and feel appreciative of its beauty and its existence. |
^I remember seeing it too, may have to look in my Tokyo Friends backup to see and hear if it's the same Tears
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It's cloud honey I think |
There is a Sabakan version of tears. I can rip it from my copy of the soundtrack for you this afternoon. What quality do you want?
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I wish Ai would just release a damn B-Side best or something, cause she has SO many great B-sides. The B-side on Neko ni Fuusion or whatever is SO fucking good omfg that song is Heaven in the purest form.
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Agreed. Natsuzora is a fucking MASTERPIECE...as is Hoshikuzu. :heart
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Neko ni fusion? OMGG love it!
Lemme listen to natsuzora real quick. I love the a side so the b side must be the real shit. |
Natsuzora is like EVERYTHING!!!!
I love Hoshikuzu better than Tears lol Her b-sides are gems, I wish she would release a b-side album. I compiled it myself but gave a crappy title and artwork lol |
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I made a b-side compilation a long time ago "愛 (Ai) LOVE B-SIDES" (I didn't use ALL b-sides though, just the ones I thought were the most worthwhile). Tried to get all 320 tracks but a few I had to make due with what was available. Just recently I was able to get kimi no kaeru. in 320 thanks to a certain member mentioning that it was part of one of her BEST releases. When compiling I listened to the beginning and endings of each track in order to get a sense for the flow the album should have. I should re-compile the collection in complete 320. http://ahsforum.com/forum/showthread...t=love+b-sides |
^Yeah, I also remembered some b-sides of mine are not 320 kbps, wonder if I can find those old ones in 320
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anyway. here's the sabakan version of tears: http://www75.zippyshare.com/v/NhfX0FhP/file.html There are three other versions of tears on the Tokyo Friends soundtrack, but they're all instrumentals. Let me know if you're interested and I'll rip those too. |
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I've been sleeping on this girl like a sealy posturpedic. She had some I liked like "Daisuki da yo" and one other, lol. But I just listened to the youtube video with clips of her latest album and to be honest......
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http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/...20110628104032 Btw anyone has her cover of ROMANCE from Dreams Come True cover album? That's her release I haven't had yet. |
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She is gone for good to gave birth...but when she is got back...it's already too late, her popularity already droping down too much.
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sabakan version of friends is everything.
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jesus christ I hope what happened to Ai after her hiatus doesn't happen to she who must always be praised.
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I don't think it will.
I'd have to reevaluate my views of the Japanese music industry. |
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Can someone translate th lyrics to end and and for me? I really want to know what she is saying. Thank you in advance. If you need the lyrics page I can provide you with a scan, but I'm sure the lyrics are up on uta-net lol.
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^From channel-ai
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Thank you so much!! Not what I expected. Nice stuff.
And oh god I thought she was saying "lonely, long way" and "slowly, so close" LOL |
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^^You welcome!
I thought it was Lonely, Road Way~ and yea, Slowly, so close~ |
I thought it was "Lonely, not fair" LOL
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"Lonely love fate" for me lolol
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