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Originally Posted by SolarAngel
Lol! It was mock anger so don't worry about it. Don't feel offended by my next statement. I thought you being an arashi fan would understand the j music culture more than some AHS people so i was surprised when you said you wouldn't be buying it. Somehow A Best 2 is mentioned more than A Best. I don't see the connection between the best albums releases and A complete's. I know the songlists are very similar but that's about it. Like kinki, they released their 10th anniversary compilation less than two years after their second best album and their fans didn't complain. I'm surprised by the general unhappiness over a complete.
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I think it feels like a let-down to lots of us due to the timing. We only recently got AB2 and it kinda seemed like just a teaser leading up to her 10th anniversary and I guess there was the expectation that there'd be more from her this far into the year.
We did (technically) get a new album and 2 singles this year if you count GREEN but apart from that the only other release is little more than a re-hash of AB2 coupled with some footage they couldn't pawn off anywhere else until now and her standard tour DVD. I think that because most of us aren't in Japan and can't enjoy all the extra concerts she's been doing for her fans, we kinda feel left out. We just feel lonely!!
I still love A Complete (although partly because I got the China press of AB2 in CD-only version-so I want the songs in good quality-and the unreleased single covers intrigued me too)
The covers have also grown on me and I'm happy that Ayu has re-recorded her signature songs, but apart from the concert (which is old material) and extra pictures, there's nothing new musically from her until GREEN comes out. I had hopes that she would start releasing songs like crazy again for her 10th and releasing heaps of new B-sides that otherwise never made it to our ears.
I think there's a whole thread on this already so I'll try not to hijack this one anymore
I really hope that Warner has permission for the PB printing for you guys although we'd all love to see what poster they printed if they couldn't get it. I'm sure some yummy HQ scans will come up for you guys pretty soon after the release regardless but I'll keep my fingers crossed!
It sounds like even Warner and HMV have no idea at this stage!
