i actually think if thata video is actually going to be like what it is. then kudos to Ayu, because, i mean how many christmasy song videos have blood and robberies in them? lol She's definitely taking a whole other level to the idea of christmas video
speaking of the songs. Is it just me or a lot of them have instrumentals too loud?
anyways.
WARNING - awesome except for those lalalas they are so bloody out of place there.
Step by step - i love it.
Sorrows - that intro! the whole piece is just beautiful. And that outro!
Last minute - BREATHTAKING. It killed me.
Summer diary - was lovely!
Sky high - i actually love this. I did think the original was ok but this is so so so so much better. Gives so much more life to it. I really adore this one.
Out of control - wonderfully done. It's so soft at one point yet has a lot of power. LOVE IT~
NO FUTURE - This is great! It has so many colours in it. Very rich. It does sound very baroque-sque at some points.
The show must go on - this is so much better than the original. the yeahyeahyeah parts are a bit out of place though. But this sounds so much better.
Winter diary - i just love that intro it works so nice here. And i really like the song. It's wonderfully done. The outro is great too!Not the best track she ever did, but it's just, LOVELY. <3 Though i really have no idea how this is going to blend into the music video lol There's a huge contrast in the mood of those two.
On some songs it did feel like the vocals were a bit less prominent than the instrumental. But the rest was fine.
The string solos are incredible in this and very much reminds me of what GACKT has is some of his tracks.
In general the whole album is a masterpiece in terms of wonderfully done arranging. I have been dying to hear stuff like that from her and she finally has done this. I kind of wish she had a concert tour with orchestra only. Just Ayu and orchestra with all of these tracks. It would be a majestic tour. These arrangements are some of the best i've ever heard from her.