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Originally Posted by waterballoon
I noticed that there are a few comments that talk about her not being able to write as well as before, all lost the "emotional" touch...
I mean, I really don't think so...
Take rollin' for example. I think this song has amazing lyrics; she talks about all the problems in the world now, like economic crisis, global warming, etc. Especially so in Japan, where the economic is really falling at a alarming rate. I mean I think the lyrics are really good in most of the songs, so I don't understand why people are complaining about her not being able to write as well.
For the "emotional" touch... sorry but I've cried to NEXT LEVEL, Days and Curtain call. I don't really know how must a song be to be "emotional" to you guys, but the 2 ballads in NEXT LEVEL are really emotional for me.
Days holds a very special place in my heart, and whenever Ayu starts singing with the choir in Curtain call, I just get chills.
Maybe I'm expecting too little, but I really think this album is awesome.
Again, just because a song tackles tough issues (rollin'), it doesn't mean it must be an emo power ballad (a song is born, anyone?)!
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Curtain call's lyrics are way too simple, repetative and cliche as Ayu has been writing about those kinds of things in many of her songs, even though I like it's it's the worst piano ballad she has done (the only ballad that I like less is Close to you).
rollin' might have good lyrics, but the arrangament, vocoder and over all composition are simply not fitting imo - the song feels like an endless interlude.
NEXT LEVEL is however a masterpiece imo, whenever DAI and Ayu work together it simply has to turn out into amazing song.
identity and LOVE n HATE deffo lack "real emotion" and LOVE n HATE only needs an amazing chorus and it would be great.
I don't know after 2 days of listening to the album, sure I like it overall, but still not more than any of her previous albums
