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Originally Posted by channy
I still wonder to this day why they decided to stop providing the albums with these iconic interludes. I feel that Ayu's interludes usually work as very fitting addition to the entire appearance of an album, granting it an even richer over-all-sound. Especially "Colours" badly suffered from the lack of proper interludes.
Three to four nicely composed, electronic and not too short interludes would have made it a blast. Leaving out the ballads and adding lengthy instrumental EDM tracks would have been another choice that adds to this thought.
A lot of forfeited potential. Which counts for all her albums ever since the beginning of short tracklists back in 2014.
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Secret, GUILTY, NEXT LEVEL, and even RnRC, Ls, PQ, and La would feel incomplete without the interludes to bookend different areas of the album. The interludes are a refreshing break, but they also make every minute between seem much more than just another verse or bridge to another Ayu song. I think they offered a lot of structure to Ayu's albums, much like they offer a lot on Kuu's singles.
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Originally Posted by xLuna&1LOVE
^ well, didn't you guys enjoy tasky? There are not completely gone. I just think there is not one interlude after GUILTY/NEXT LEVEL era which is - well, good. From Love songs onwards, they have been disappeared into nothingness or they are not memorable. But tasky was a great effort. Well, I don't mind. I am not a big fan of the interludes, so I can do without. Colours sounded fine, even without intro's.
I am still convinched that all those songs orbitalaspect wrote in his comment, will somehow come back. Songs like Last minute and Mad World remind me of Ayu's 'good old days.' I am sure she will find the spark back. Then again, I actually thought she was on a good track with Made in Japan compared to A ONE. Maybe I am too easily intrigued by her new music.
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I loved tasky. I just think the other eight tracks were cobbled together. a Bell was also wonderful, but the rest of A ONE still feels cobbled together. There are some amazing songs between those albums, just as there are on Colours, but with some really great tracks should be some really great interludes. I wouldn't have been so disappointed if Ayu added another two interludes to MIJ, especially if they were up to par with tasky.
Edit: I have to agree that Mad World is such a beautiful recall for Ayu. I wish she would have gone all out for the PV just that once. I could easily see this song with a PV like Endless Sorrow, walking proud or Ourselves, which would fit the narrative of this song so much better than Ayu standing before a screen for 3/4ths of the song.