The hype for this album makes me want to do this.
a Bell - Beautiful. Sadly it's short. I always like this kind of prelude / instrumental, soothing, calm, but it's also extraordinary and glorious, just like Aria & overture in Love songs, but a Bell is better, it's just short. I think its transition to WARNING is quite okay.
4/5
WARNING - Rockish style ayu is always great, this one is no exception. But somehow, it's a little bit repetitive because either the progression is too fast or it lacks something. The lyrics fits the music perfectly, with that blaring guitars. Also, whoever saying this one is better than Microphone: NO.
4/5
NO FUTURE - The song is like a modern version of her old works. Despite all the good arrangement and progression and the music and so on... I didn't get the feelings that she wants to convey here, because it feels like it doesn't match with the music. Great song, but not very memorable.
4/5
Anything for You - Carbon copy of Walk but with slow progression and super warming lyrics, this is the ayu I fell in love with, I really can feel the feelings, tears are flowing down. Like everybody said, it doesn't feel like 7 minutes long, maybe I just enjoyed it too much, like drowned in the song
5/5
Last minute - Still amazing. Everything about this song is so amazing, especially the lyrics, MY GOD, it's exactly my life atm. The PV makes it better as well, it gets better from time to time. I would pay for another song like this. (Despite that mixing tho, I finally understand)
5/5
Zutto... - Winter ballad from ayu is also always great, this one is also no exception. It's kind of sweet yet sad, I mean the lyrics, at least there's hope there. But it's a nice heartwarming song.
4/5
Out of control - Judging from the title and the lyrics, I thought it's going to be another Last minute or something from ASFXX, or maybe Memorial address, but it turns out into something that I didn't really enjoy at all... The song is just okay, like nothing special, kind of not memorable too. It has a nice progression, but I can't feel something that she wants to convey, it just fell flat to me.
2/5
Story - Another sweet song filled with warmth. Kind of sad but I don't know how to explain this one... The feelings are there, you can feel it when listening to this song. It's a nice song, kind of ballad that ayu would perform very well. Also, walking proud and part of Me are far better than this one.
4/5
The GIFT - Meh. The good thing from this is just the way ayu sing it and her vocals. The piano intro is unique, but ending the song with the same tune like the intro is weird. Probably ended up becoming an encore song.
1/5
The Show Must Go On - THIS SONG GIVES ME LIFE. I think ayu like this kind of music, but singing snowy kiss is too sad so she decided to "fix" it and voila! This legal drug exists with more positive lyrics and not depressing. (I like snowy kiss tho) Again, I WOULD PAY FOR (A PV FOR THIS SONG, sadly it doesn't have... AND) ANOTHER SONG LIKE THIS.
5/5
Walk - Perfect. The strings are beautiful and lovely, something that I always like from ayu. The build-up is amazing, the vocals... everything. At first I don't like it, because it's like no climax at all, but after reading the lyrics (I LOVE THAT LYRICS), maybe she did that on purpose, so... I'm SOLD.
5/5
Overall: Yeah, it's a great album, but I don't know how to say... There are a lot of mixed feelings when listening to this album, at some point it's kind of warm, but it's also sad at the same time, maybe it's because of the ALONE theory but... I feel like most of the song could have been better.
3.9/5
I think only some of the songs from this album will be performed in her tour, let's see... WARNING, Anything for You, Story, and TSMGO, I think those new songs will be performed, the rest... not sure, probably CDL.
Movin' on without you is a bonus track so I don't really bother, it's a great cover tho, because I usually jamming that song in the past, now got the ayu electronic version, so it's a great revamped song.