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Originally Posted by identity
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And that would be the 10%.
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Originally Posted by Lady~Deviance
To fully explain or construe when Ayu's career went 'downhill' depends on a person's subjective definition of the term. I for one feel the word 'downhill' in this context refers to when her sales plummeted. But I guess I'll comply to this thread.
In regard to her music career, I find that her albums are either hits or misses. For example, I simply adore 'Rainbow' but I feel that 'My Story' is the worst album she's ever released. Adding to that, I think that 'Miss-understood was one of her best albums, but then again I utterly detest 'Secret' but I love 'Guilty' to death. 'Next Level' was interesting while 'R'n'RC' was too monotonous.
What I'm trying to illustrate is, I find there is no sufficient overall cohesion in her works. So I can't really say whether or not her career has truly reached an inferior level.
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Said it a lot more eloquently then I could.
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Originally Posted by maikaru
But I disagree about needing new composers. What about the artists who compose everything themselves? It's the same kind of concept... she doesn't need new composers, because new composers will mean a loss or change in the sound of Ayu that may repeat the drastic change Rainbow had in people... I think she just needs to find something to sing about that she hasn't sung about before, that really hits us again... she needs to take risks with her vocals again, and show us the screaming voice she had before, even if it's not technically the best, it showed us the emotion behind what she was singing...
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Same, same. In all honesty, the only composer Ayu
needs is herself as just over the course of 4 albums, she's put out a array of compositions. Each one was fresh, had it's own identity and you'd never mistake one song for another. She's proof of how versatile one individual can be without losing their identity. A new team isn't the answer here but just some new inspiration. She seems stuck in a formula, her own. It's been there since the early days but now it's grown into something more obvious and restricting on her albums and releases. Happy summer song, sad winter ballad, angry rock song, girl power song...
When I look back on her single choices (excluding Mirrorcle World as it didn't end up on an album) in all honesty there hasn't been a interesting release schedule since m(u). Rule/Sparkle switched things up but it felt like an oddity after Days/GREEN.
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Originally Posted by captain-kawaii123
It doesn't matter how long it takes to make an album or single, really--all that will have accomplished is wasting time. You guys have to understand, Ayu is so fast-paced, as most of you know  She is comfortable with her pace, shouldn't that be enough for everyone? Ayu is quick, so naturally her release pattern would reflect that~ She will move very fast; that's just how she is: single, single, single, album. Bam, bam, bam. Add a tour and a-nation, and that's just Ayu~! |
Totally agree. Her best works (imo of course) were put out at even rapid succession then the ones now. Time is not the enemy here.
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Originally Posted by xLitax
That was a sidenote, but it got me thinking, that I like Ayu's lyrics better back then. Because I think it's hard to understand what she's really thinking. You can turn those lyrics into anything you want to. Or at least I think so. What I'm saying is, you can relate them to anything or any one of your own feelings or experiences. I don't get that... "vibe" with her newer lyrics.
That's how I feel... so maybe people feel like that too?
That's not really my main thing though. My reason for liking her older songs is that I thought they stuck out more musically. Her last song to stick out to me was Mirrorcle World. I mean by having a memorable melody.
There's nothing wrong with any of that. You can feel her lyrics, songs, melodies, music, etc were better then or now. What I can't stand is when people think someone else's opinion is wrong and starts mocking it. I'm not saying I want Ayu to "go back into a depression". Those are just the lyrics I relate more to. I would still call myself a fan even if I listen to her older works more or only them.
You guys are saying Ayu keeps growing, well she is. So she'll grow out of what she's doing now too. She'll always be changing because she's a person. Maybe one day you won't like her new things, and you'll listen to what was released in 2010 more. Who knows? It's all preference, so I don't think anybody's opinion on what was her best work matters. It's all different.
Well, it took me all of that to get to that one point. It's... if you think her music has gone downhill, then it has for you. Nobody should tell you you're wrong and vice versa.
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Agree with all of this and then more.
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Originally Posted by Lady~Deviance
I could never fathom why so many individuals held such disdain for that album. Oh well. You certainly can't win them all.
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ikr? I LOVE it to pieces.
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Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE
I got exhausted reading this discussion.
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Reading it? Try reading it then quoting and replying to the posts you wanted to comment on, lol.
