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Originally Posted by HanabiChick

I was disappointed with it, I am beginning to agree with some of the people who said this is level down for Ayu. I just don't like electronic music, it's cold and emotionless to me, and generally gives me a thumping headache. The reason it's a level down for me is that Ayu has always written lyrics and had music with emotion, something I could identify with, and to me the first part of the album in general doesn't make me feel anything, or seem like Ayu's work, they just didn't seem to suit her very well. I did like the second half of it from GREEN onwards, it seems more like the familiar Ayu. The songs I liked were identity and LOVE 'n' HATE out of the ones we haven't heard, the other ones were: NEXT LEVEL (after hearing the rest of the album I find this one soothing), GREEN, Rule, Days and Curtain call.

As much as it's hard for me to admit it, I agree with you. Compared to GUILTY and any of the previous albums NEXT LEVEL feels like a child play. Even the rock tracks like identity and LOVE n HATE feel emotionless and they don't feel as powerful as Mirrocle World and talkin' 2 myself were. Ad yeah I too find NEXT LEVEL really soothing and pretty and all the single tracks + Curtain call, I like EnergizE cuz it has a catchy chorus, but besides NEXT LEVEL there isn't a single new track I could repeat many times. It's a good and fun pop album, but it simply lacks the Ayu factor. It should sell like candy though.