MY STORY
1. Catcher in the Light
I think this is a great album opener. However, I think this song would have fit in more with RAINBOW, and doesn't really work well with "About You" and "GAME" coming after it...
7/10
2. About You
A great song. Sort of bland, but that allows it to be a slightly more listener-friendly (accessible) rock song than "GAME". I love the powerful lyrics.
8/10
3. GAME
GAME's just a pretty good song until the ending kicks it up a few notches into AWESOME.
8.5/10
4. my name's WOMEN
A totally ridiculous/unnecessary/generic pop song. I have come to expect a certain depth from Ayu in terms of lyrics and musical quality, but this song DOES NOT DELIVER. Also, it's annoying.
4/10
5. WONDERLAND
eh, it's not great. It serves its purpose of shifting the mood of the album, but the music is fairly bland
5/10
6. Liar
This song is filler squared. Filler to the nth degree. The verse is fairly pleasant, but then segues into a grating yet forgettable chorus.
4/10
7. HOPE or PAIN
Love it. The strings in the beginning are awesome, and from there the melody just rolls on and it all fits together quite nicely.
7/10
8. HAPPY ENDING
It's sort of a mixture of the style of RAINBOW and the bland pop turn this album has taken. The result is pretty decent. I can't really say anything about it... it's just... okay
6/10
9. Moments
Great song. It just gives you such a good feeling! I literally can't listen to it without smiling. It gets kind of repetitive towards the end, but I don't mind
9/10
10. walking proud
A sweet song. Kind of like if "untitled ~for her~" and "Voyage" were put through a content strainer, stripped of musical creativity, and sold in bulk at Wal-Mart. But still sweet.
6.5/10
11. CAROLS
Mildly annoying (SHIIII-RO-IIIIIIIIIIIII), but pleasant. Lyrics and piano are good...
6.5/10
12. Kaleidoscope
FILLER OMG
2/10
13. INSPIRE
This song is pure pop, yet I love it. It's just so supremely catchy and somehow managed to combine all the right elements of everything without being over-the-top or annoying. Hats off, Ayu!
8.5/10
14. HONEY
Sugar. I have diabetes from listening to this song. But the Morning Musume fan in me loves it! So cute!
7/10
15. Replace
Really catchy. I love the different stages of this song.
7.5/10
16. winding road
Forgettable and boring. Yawn, Ayu, yawn.
4/10
17. Humming 7/4
W. T. F. If there is an adequate explanation for this "song" I have not heard it. I'll just share my thought process upon first listen:
"Oh, cool, this sounds like another pretty neat rock song... hey the verse is pretty cool I wonder what the chor- OMG TURN IT OFF TURN IT OFF!"
Seriously. WTF.
1/10
FINAL ANALYSIS: The problem I have with MY STORY is, yeah there are like 5 or 6 great songs, but 11 or 12 of them SUCK. Not okay.
This is the only Ayu album I don't like. All things considered, Ayu has a near-perfect 9/10 track record with me. There were some albums I hated at first, but ended up loving or at least appreciating later (RAINBOW, Memorial address), but I have never been able to make peace with MY STORY. It's just not good enough.
THE END