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Originally Posted by js_surrealism
But NaNaNa and Shake It were both excellent songs for me. I would much rather see her perform those live than anything off Love songs to be honest. I cannot name a single song from her discography pre-PQ that sound anything like those songs. Perhaps you can name some for us to compare. I also think that the PVs off this album were Way Way Way better than anything off A One. I understand that most of the fans here like seeing ayu repeat herself but that doesn't mean u should dismiss anything different as bad. Nor do I believe that different = good by default. Love songs is a good example of an album with a slightly different sound (on the TK album tracks) that was bad.
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The PQ PVs were kind of a nightmare honestly, but still, so have been most of the PVs she's put out the past couple of years. NaNaNa's PV is a hilarious guilty pleasure though. It's so bad it's like the best thing ever lmao.
ANYWAY, I agree with you, lol. The thing about PQ for me is, it doesn't sound very different from albums like (miss)understood or Secret, but it certainly isn't a rehash of anything she's done before. IMO, it strikes a very good balance between retaining Ayu's distinct, trademark sound, and also trying out new things (even the title track sounds nothing like any song that came before it, despite being a genre she's dabbled in). The middle "rock" section of the album isn't
really anything cutting-edge, but that's whatever.
I don't personally understand not liking this album if you're a fan of her poppier albums anyway, but I can totally get behind disliking it for its technical flaws (mastering on Tell me why, sub-par mixing, etc.) or if you're more a fan of her Love songs/I am.../less poppy stuff. If I weren't so nitpicky about mixing (she set the bar REALLY high for herself) it'd probably be one of my top favorites. I eat Ayu pop up lmao.