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Originally Posted by all.night.raver
Let's see (in proper ranking):
NEXT LEVEL:
 = Days, Sparkle (Pieces of Seven, Bridge to the Sky, Load of the SHUGYO)
 = EnergiZe, identity, RULE, GREEN
Rock'n'Roll Circus:
= Microphone, Sunrise
= RED LINE, BALLAD, Last Links, count down
2010:
= blossom
= crossroad, Last Angel, Sweet Season
It's not that I dislike Ayu, it's just that there are not as many "OMG I LOVE THIS TRACK - AYU YOU ARE THE BOMB, YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO ALIVE! THANK YOU!" tracks compared to ealier times. A lot of the recent stuff are growers for me. For me it used to be love, after love, after love. |
I think that if you can list that many songs that you love, then it isn't a bad score at all. When you think about the quality of other artists, or the amount of hits-and-misses they have, then the fact that she can please so many fans in so many different ways is impressive. It's a matter of opinion after all, as I looked at some of your "just likes" and thought, "But that's the best one!" (Such as BALLAD and Last Links, the first of which I continue to think is amazing, no matter how many times I listen to it).
Ayu is her own person, and writes based on what she's feeling. As she grew and developed as a person and an artist, her music changed with her. Is everyone going to like it 100% of the time? No, but I think she's come to a point in her career where she wants to do things the way she wants, and think more about the music that she wants to make, rather than what the public wants to hear. (Though perhaps I'm going too far, or perhaps that's not a good thing at all, though most would argue art is suggestive and not something that can be sold en masse.)
It's true that I sometimes look back at her old stuff and think, "Wow! That was amazing!" but it's also true that I can look at her music now and think that we both grew a little. I didn't stand still in the time between I began listening to her and now, and neither did she. So we're both taking something from the music that's different than then.
I think that's part of the draw of Ayu--she keeps releasing things that reflects her as time goes on, and I can appreciate that time hasn't stopped for either of us.
But... uh... I digress.
(btw, I was a little disappointed with the numbers for L, but I'm happy that it was #1 daily and so far above the rest. It's definitely been an expensive two weeks for Ayu fans, so I can appreciate the numbers that we have.)