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Hmmmm, as a greater rock fan than a pop fan (Ayu is a minority in my iTunes), I've always found Ayu's rock songs kind of lame; and I think this is why some fans don't consider her songs that integrate electric/bass guitar, plus drums as rock. I've always felt as if Ayu's rock songs are just pop songs with selective instruments. It is the attitude of a rock song that actually allows it to become that way. Take Nirvana, or the Smashing Pumpkins for example. I really cannot imagine Ayu singing about hippie chick's drinking penny royal tea as to abort their pregnancies like Kurt Cobain, or proclaiming 'despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage' like Billy Corgan. Though, both these bands came to prominence in the grunge era, so it is kind of unfair to argue these examples when lighter music out there is also considered rock.
I reckon the closest she has ever come to rock is Duty. End of the World still blows my mind; it has that edge of insanity about it.
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