I'm bored. And I wanna talk.
I wanna ask people something;
How did you end up listening to Namie Amuro?
Well, on my behalf I can say this:
I originally had Queen of Hip-Pop and PLAY on my computer but I really hated the songs at first. I don't remember I liked any of the songs on Queen of Hip-Pop but on PLAY I only liked HIDE & SEEK and Top Secret, and of course Baby Don't Cry which was my first Namie song ever, and the other songs were pure crap to me. I couldn't stand listening to those.
Then one day I just had this strange urge to start listen to Namie's music more in May 2008 if I'm correct. I had deleted Queen of Hip-Pop and PLAY on my computer. I went to dailymotion to check out if I can find some PVs. I saw and heard the wrong songs; WHAT A FEELING, NEW LOOK, ROCK STEADY, shine more, SO CRAZY, SWEET 19 BLUES and White Light, and I just fell in love with those, except NEW LOOK and SWEET 19 BLUES which both were boring to me at first.
But either way I ended up downloading every album she had released before Queen of Hip-Pop. I listened. The more I listened the more I fell in love with her music. I got so hooked into her music I forgot everything about Ayu for two or so months. I just listened to Namie and Kuu, and sometimes Hikki but I listened to Namie's music on repeat every time I had a chance.
And because of this I learnt to love songs that I had hated before like CAN'T SLEEP,CAN'T EAT,I'M SICK for example. I really love this song nowadays, mostly because it has a personal meaning to me, and nowadays only song that I really don't like is Ups and Downs. I just can't find myself liking it. No matter how much I listen to it.
Nowadays the songs Should I Love Him? and Hello for example are actually my favourities.
I'm not sure which album made me love Namie so much because every album is good in their own ways. Even the SUITE CHIC album is so very good. I do have a hunch that BEST FICTION actually is the album that somehow made me love Namie so much eventually. I feel like it's her best compilation album since 181920. So I should that her hip hop/R&B style has after all made me a Namie fan. There was a time when I really thought her older, before SUITE CHIC project, stuff is better but lately I have noticed that her hip hop/R&B stuff is a lot better since it has changed her voice to better.
And of course, I love her voice on concerts. I have seen few lives, and one full concert, Live Style 2006, and I have to say that Namie amazes me.
Musically, vocally and with her looks (I want that my hair to be the same as hers. *___*).
I remember I made a review of all of Namie albums but I think my opinion has changed. Not that I'm going make that review again. But I'm almost 90% sure that my opinion has changed quite a lot.
But anyhoo. On summary: Namie is one of my favourite artists, right now the #1 along with Kuu-chan. :3