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Old 5th November 2017, 04:51 PM
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Omg her hair!
She looks so good with very dark hair

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Originally Posted by Miduhyo View Post
When I first started listening to Ayu, I knew I liked her but I didn't think anything much more of her than a typical artist until I heard Dolls. It's so atmospheric, so beautifully constructed, the music alone is outstanding only then to be topped by her vocals and the lyrics and the emotions. It's a brew damn near to perfection as I feel she's ever gotten with a song. I heard that song and wanted to send her an apology fan letter for not having listened to it sooner.

Wait. Do people here not like it? O.O
I think people don’t really take much more of RAINBOW in general, though I’ve heard appreciation for Dolls it doesn’t happen very often. At all.
I wonder if RAINBOW is just in I am’s shadow or if it’s due to some other reason that it didn’t quite resonate with fans. I DO know that at the time of release it was a 180 from the rock sound that Ayu was cultivating and that she was accused of selling out due to the English lyrics -but western fans wouldn’t really feel that the same way.

It’s so odd because Memorial Address has a very positive reception and it came right after RAINBOW, sharing a mix of genres but blatant pop like Angel’s Song and Grateful Days.