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Originally Posted by js_surrealism
My current ranking is probably something like:
Distance, Ultra Blue, Fantome, First Love, Deep River, Heart Station
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I think, to be fair, my current ranking looks like:
1. ULTRA BLUE
2. DEEP RIVER
3. HEART STATION
4. First Love
5. Fantome
6. EXODUS
7. DISTANCE
8. This Is The One
I personally love Utada's more experimental work. ULTRA BLUE will always be my favorite Utada record because it sounds just as beautiful and complex today as it did 10 years ago.
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Originally Posted by bluegie
^ I actually agree with you. I'm kinda surprised that hikki produced an album without much hard beat. My bro and I listened to the album together, and he pointed out that Michi was very upbeat in the beginning, then everything went to quiet side. Still so far I think this album is beautifully produced. I have to find the translation of lyrics cuz I wanna understand more.
I can't give rank now because I just listened to the album once. But I'm sorry js_surrealism, Distance is my least favourite album from hikki. There's no way this album is worse than Distance.
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I think Fantome certainly could have been helped by replacing Ningyo or Kouya no Ookami with something like Fight The Blues, Making Love, Show Me Love, or even Beautiful World. I would've even loved something like SAKURA Drops. Nevertheless, Fantome is a beautiful album, it just suffers from a similar issue as HEART STATION -- once you break through the first three or four songs, the rest of the album loses that energy.
One thought that crossed my mind is how emotional Take 5 would be if it appeared on this album. I would love to hear Utada revisit this song in a ballad arrangement.
I love Miliyah's LIBERTY because it sways from upbeat to ballad to relax and back to upbeat. There's a lot of body to the overall record. It made me realize why Ayu's latest efforts feel stale, why Namie's latest albums are exhausting, and why Koda's last few albums can leave me with a headache (they're good though!). I really respect that Miliyah fleshed out that album. There's truly something for any mood, and I think every record should have that full-body feel to it.