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Originally Posted by bondingo
That's an insult to Heidi.
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Heidi should be so lucky to get even anywhere were Namie stood before. ...
ANYWAYS,
Uncontrolled is so far the most surprising J-Pop Album I've heard in years and here’s why i think that way:
You simply can’t deny the creativity that was put into making that album but it follows every rule a good and solid pop album should obey to. So Uncontrolled is balanced. You get your creativity AND standard bubble pop (hip-pop if you like). Few pop albums can do that.
Either you’re pop or R&B. There is no AND option for this. You have to decide. The R’n’B aspects of her past albums were washed away in Uncontrolled. The production is more dancey and less grinding.
It sounds more western with each progressing beat. That could be a good or bad thing for an artist in Japan but to be honest, Namie sold MILLIONS of records. She doesn’t care if this bombs. She simply did what she liked. Was Avex behind her with everything she wanted to put in this album? Doubtful. Are they going to slap her hand if she fails? Doubt that too.
Hello? This is Avex we are talking about.
There are a few Artists - who shall be not be named … Utada *cough* - who try to give their songs a western touch and fail. Some succeed but a huge part fails.
Her English is enjoyable! IT’S ADORABLE! She’s not a native but we heard worse.
Mika Nakashima tried to do something different in singing a whole song in english and it was TERRIBLE! nananana … crap your hans … nananan … bum … crap
Name, as an artist, evolved to a level no queen shall touch in the near future.
I always thought "Uhhh ... Ayu is so special. She's using gay's and transgender people in her videos. SHE BROKE RULES" but ... those are just videos. The sound is ALWAYS the same. Pop, Rock, Ballad … that’s her whole songbook. She can’t do more. If she tries, she fails. Ayu can’t do dance music the way she’s now. She [Ayumi] needs to take a break and come back with actual stuff to sing about! She’s more a singer/songwriter and should explore the things she can do. Tsubasa Tsubasa - KIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII … can’t hear that anymore.
[LOVE HER THOUGH! That’s not going to be a “I HATE AYUMI [NOW]. COME BACK [OLD] AYUMI! post. I simply don’t get her now.]
Name took a risk with WAF and look what happened. AMURABOOM! She knew she had to change something so she did what felt right and not what could sell more and people believe what she’s selling now. SHE HAD A DOG ON A SINGLE COVER FOR DOG’s SAKE and people bought it because the songs were THAT good! lmfao
That can’t go on forever but so far it looks promising.
As for comparing P<F with Uncontrolled .. you can’t do that. It’s like comparing grapes with a duck. They aren’t even the same “species”. Too different to be compared. You can like one more than the other BUT YOU CAN’T COMPARE THEM!
ONE THING I didn’t like. What’s up with her in hats? She should stick with Patricia. Namie in hats that’s something I really dislike. I mean those little hats in her PVs. Yuck. HATE THEM!
To come to an end of this, Uncontrolled is amazing. I love it more than P<F but love them both cause I love her.
I drank two glasses of wine while I wrote this so if you find any “stains” … blame it on the cheap looking winyard I bought this from.
Anyway. I LOVE YOU GUYS! I love Ayumi. I love Namie. Good night.