i'm not too impressed, but it's not like i was expecting to be. the songs are mediocre. the PVs are pretty good... but not my thing, but they're fresh in presentation, not anything i've seen before, so i guess that's a good thing.
but i'm drawing a lot of similarities here:
Don't look back -- VOGUE
Microphone -- RULE
sexy little things -- energize + rollin'
LD -- 1love + energize
Ballad -- a watered down HEAVEN
i'm not buying this album this time. i'm going to wait until later when i feel i can spare a few bucks for something extra, so this album isn't a must for me this time. i like the concept, but i don't like the british theme. i thought it was supposed to be circus-like... so i'm not feeling it. incorporating the two themes is genius, but i don't see the balance in it. and i'm not feeling it. but i'm still excited nonetheless b/c it's ayu after all. she still makes great tunes that are unparalleled. she still gets to me somehow, no matter how wack the PVs and songs are. i think i unconditionally listen and stay loyal to her
but honestly, after watching the LD PV, i was like --> O_O holy sh-- that was sooo unexpected. i'm not phobic to any kind of lifestyle or orientation, but i just think whoever was directing was high on something as well as everyone else on the set.
everything else was watchable b/c she has done weirder things... but LD was just--woo-hoo, quite a PV! i just blinked a few times after watching it.