Overall guide-lines:
-The intention of this thread is discussing the concepts of Ayu's several releases, analysing the lyrics, the music, the visual, the videos and the tour concept.
-Everyone's insights about the concept of an era is welcome!
-Please, let's avoid the "this era rocked"/"this era sucked" stuff.
-And remember, when it's about the interpretation of a creative work, there's no right and wrong, just different impressions. Offenses towards another member discussing the subject will be reported.
Other Threads:
GUILTY
NEXT LEVEL
Rock’n’Roll Circus
Love Songs
FIVE
Party Queen
LOVE again
Colours
M(A)DE IN JAPAN
A One
01 a Bell
02 WARNING
03 NO FUTURE
04 Anything for You
05 Last minute
06 Zutto...
07 Out of control
08 Story
09 The GIFT
10 The Show Must Go On
11 Walk
12 Movin'on witout you
A one is somewhat a divisive album, even if better received than Colours. People either praise it's throwback to Ayu's characteristic sound, being this album mostly constructed around that, while others find it to be safe and boring. Songs like WARNING, Last Minute and the Utada Hikaru cover Movin'on Without You became fan favorites and generated above the average Youtube views.
You can find the album lyrics in here
You can find the booklet in here
Music Videos
Tour