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Originally Posted by Lady_Eowyn
Utada's english debut album sold approximately 500,000 units on it's first week in Japan.
This is the One debuted with 77,000.
Next level is selling at least double, so that probably means NL is much better than this is the one, according to Corikaru standards 
Anyway, i'm happy with the album. I really like Next Level  . i cannot say the same thing with This is the one. |
I agree 100%.
And those of us that are comparing have actually LISTENED to these albums and our opinions are based on the albums' contents. We all know that Ayu and Utada are big names and thus we assume they should have been able to sell well with minimal promotion. This is clearly not the case anymore. Things like the quality of music on an album is very
subjective. Several top selling albums, which I will leave unnamed, made my ears bleed yet they were received very well by the public.
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Originally Posted by emiko
Not everyone is a musician or a music connoisseur. Most people are just average arent they.
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While this was a response to someone else, I'm not sure what you're trying to say about listeners. Yes, normally your average Joe will be the one buying an album, but that doesnt mean that musically uneducated people can't have good, or different taste. What I might find ingenious you might think is garbage and vice versa.