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Originally Posted by rikku411
I think we can trust Hikki to surprise us. I mean, none of her albums so far have the same sound throughout, so "Come Back To Me" might be a black sheep of sorts 
She doesn't want to be known as someone who just produces one type of song, so she won't permit it! xD |
Yes! There's always variety on her albums (although people who didn't like HS tended to call it "samey") I don't think we should expect a whole album of similar songs -- there really isn't any consistent prior evidence. I'm really excited to see the direction this album will take.
I'm also telling myself to not really expect anything so there will be minimal disappointment (it's worked for me ever since I became enough a fan to track her releases). But It's kind of hard for me not to feel a bit anxious whenever I'm reminded that she worked with Stargate because we all know she can do much better than a song like Come Back To Me. She doesn't do generic very well (I think she does have her own musical personality).
Also, I don't think the production value on Exodus is cheap when listening to it without a comparison. But compared with Ultra Blue, there is a huge difference. They were mastered by the same company, but with different mastering guy. But I have a feeling you're talking about something different... Do you mean different arrangement?
And LOL @ the "overrated", "emperor/queen of japan" tags. I wonder how many we'll have before the album is released!