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Originally Posted by Zeke.
I much prefer the "fighting spirit" communicated in progress. Song 4 U is like whimsical but in a corny kind of way.
Additionally, the beginning of the bridge in Progress is one of the best parts in all her discography. That:
"Nee, bokura wa,
kore made datte kore kara datte..."
This part really feels so heavy. I feel so much fighting spirit in this part. Like "despite the overwhelmingmess of it all, we/I will not give up with all my might!"
You can feel both the pain and the hope in this part of the song. That part of the composition and the way they arranged it really conveys so much emotion. There's such a dichotomy in her voice that uplifts and the way that the composition arrangement sinks downward at the same time.
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This, all of this just hurts because it's so wrong.. haha.
Though I do really like reading your posts, I think you're comparing the songs as a set of identical twins when they're fraternal in reality.
Progress could have been so much better, that's why I don't understand the praise it gets. It's just okay,but the mixing makes it sound very muffled somehow so it has no real edge, or bite -aside from the bridge, I wholeheartedly agree with you there.
Song 4 U (ugh, that fucking title!) Is a power track too, but as opposed to the fighting spirit of Progress it has a more melancholic and bittersweet way about it. I feel that the songs resembles her older works in how it just builds up and doesn't really stop until it's over.
Now that it's been mentioned it, I see the similarities to SURREAL. God, it's crazy that it was the song that really "hooked" me on Ayu ...10 DAMN YEARS AGO!
Ayu always makes me feel old, haha