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Originally Posted by identity
I only became a big fan around 2007 and followed her closely since then, but I've listened to her music years before that. I don't think becoming a fan in 2000 or something would make me witness some sort of "loss of touch" either. Now, I've watched every PV/making since 1998, every live performance of hers since then, including all her TV performances, her tours, CDLs, and those ayuready performances/collabs she did. I've also listened to all of her songs in her discography multiple times. I'd think after doing these things I'd notice some sort of "loss of touch" somewhere but I don't - I just see how her, her voice, and her music have changed over the years. (and also how she now knows how to hold a mic correctly when she performs live  )
ANYWAY I wasn't saying your prediction is probably wrong, but that it's not necessarily right so you can't really tell someone what they're expecting is most likely wrong. Nobody knows what will happen with the next album, probably not even Ayu yet, so people can expect anything without being wrong at the moment. Hopefully this makes sense lol. |
I see your point, yeah it does make sense. But I still think (and I'm not trying to sound arrogant) that I (and other long-term fans) can see quite a change from what it used to be. Not only musically, but her career as a whole, like
bluegie stated in the post further up on the page.
She seems almost a bit drowned in her own success, as if she think's it's not necessary to come uyp with new stuff anymore because her fans will love it anyway, so she can just take an old song, make small changes, then it's a new one. Seriously, don't you think her "rock" songs sound very alike? Arrangment, intro, bridges, instruments etc? Compare RULE, 1LOVE, Talkin 2 Myself, GAME, Because of You, Decision... Basically the same song
Or compare Together When, Days, You were, Part of me,
Of course she has some good fresh sounding tracks every now and then, Mirrorcle World and HEAVEN comes to mind. But fresh songs are getting more and more rare in her releases...