Lots of mixed reviews. I've listened the the whole album a few times now and here is my review...I would have to say I like this album more than secret and I like secret already.
Mirror: excellent intro! I don't know if I like this more or not yet.
(don't) leave me alone: this song is fun...a little repetitive but overall a very good song..better than startin'.
talkin' to myself: I already like this song
decision: I already like this song..one of my fav coz it has a vocal bridge
GUILTY: I have mixed feeling about this song...I like it and I don't. One of my least fav track on this album
fated: I already like this song
together when...: one of my fav ballads from ayu...been listening to it many times everyday since it was released and still not sick of it
marinette prelude: one of my fav interlude from ayu
marinette: one of my fav song from this album. excellent! the guitar solo at the end reminds me of what she does at the end of her concert performances. yo-chan!
the judgement day: how I wish this was a full song just like mirror. One of my fav interludes from ayu
glitter: along with GUILTY, my least fav song from this album. The happy vocals doesn't fit in with the rest of the album...but the transition from the interlude is good
MY ALL: I really like this song. Even though its all upbeat and stuff, I feel sorrow from her singing...fits in with the rest of the songs on this album (except glitter)
rebirth: I think this interlude was needed for untitled even though its kinda boring compared to the other interludes in this album
untitled for her: one of my fav song on this album...I like it as much as marinette. Excellent song!
rating: 8.5/ 10
good:
I really like this album...better than secret because of marinette and untitled for her which I extremely love. The intro and the interludes are really awesome in this album (except for rebirth) The flow of the songs is really good too. I don't have a problem with the amount of interludes. The marinette prelude didn't feel like a interlude to me but instead it felt like it was just one song with marinette. Comparing together when, fated, untitled for her to last year's JEWEL, momentum, secret...I like this year's ballads more. A step up for ballads. This album has 3 songs with vocal bridge
unlike last year's where I don't remember having any. The single tracks are much better than last year's. Last year ppl complained how secret album tracks all sounded the same coz of the rock influence...GUILTY album tracks have more variety and have a bit more complicated sound to them.
negative:
I wish there are more songs...atleast one more pop song towards the end, before or after MY ALL. Glitter didn't fit in because of the happy vocals. I have no idea what GUILTY (the song) was leading to...it started good but the whole song is really slow and it felt like its going nowhere. It felt like 10 mins but really its only 4 mins+ I guess that's the biggest disappointment for me. Like secret, this album feels short.