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Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

I've found that depending on WHEN you became an Ayu fan, you'll think that her "dropoff in quality" is somewhere around the time you found her (maybe one or two albums of buffer there).

Thinking objectively, I don't think Ayu is any better or worse than she ever was. It depends on your priorities, really. I think "NEXT LEVEL" has alot of things better than GUILTY, and alot of things not as good. Each album has its own merits and it's usually about the same amount of positive & negative aspects each time.

But if you like her lyrics, you're gonna think that her lyrics are bad if they're different. If you like her rock sounds, you're gonna think an album is worse if it leans more dancey. If you like her ballads, you're gonna dislike a single where none of the tracks are ballads. If you like ayu's fashion, you're gonna hate an album or single where the cover is relatively plain.

Honestly, ayu is no better and no worse. Just different. Whether someone thinks the differences are bad or not is up to them entirely and none of us should be concerned with it.

Very well said...