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Old 4th October 2008, 12:51 AM
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Honestly, i'm an ayu fan & I'd say almost exactly the same things about the box set (although I'd elaborate more).

Her singing WAS whiny, unsteady, and unskillful for most of disc 1. And the music did get better as her voice did. Face it, half the reason alot of you like ayu's earlier material is only because you like her more recent material; you're gonna be much more forgiving of higher-pitched, whiny singing than someone who's not a huge ayu fan.

This person obviously thinks her more recent stuff is alright, but had a hard time getting through her earlier stuff. Alot of people would.

And most of the "selling points" of the album (re-recorded "Who...", remastering, ayus 10th anniversary, the cool packaging) is the type of thing only fans would really give a crap about anyway. The review wasn't written for OUR benefit, we already bought the thing. It was written for people more recently interested in ayu, who may or may not possibly get it, they're not sure yet.
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