[Larisa-chan]

Bold & Delicious - 2/10 The only thing that saves this song is Ayu's singing. Horrible composition, just a bunch of noise and stupid choir singing. Sounds like an 80s western song. Filming it in NY is perfect because it's suitable. Cheesy.

STEP you - 4/10 This song still is sterile and the lyrics are awful. Though I admit it's catchy as hell, the melody of the chorus isn't bad either. Would be better with more rock and less English. Also cheesy.

Ladies Night - 3/10 Bleh, so sterile. Reminds me again of some bad 80s song and a mix between of Madonna, Gwen Stefani, and Tommy february6 o.o. This song is sooooo repetitive and again, cheesy. I'd never buy this if it was released as a single.

Is this Love? - 10/10 My favorite song of the year by Ayu and therefore best track on the album. Awesome rock song that I can't stop listening to. Very emotional and powerful. I love the introduction (except, for minus Peco and the other chick's vocals).

(Miss)understood - 8.5/10 An awesome, angsty rock song. I was so scared this was going to be a lame pop song like my name's WOMEN or something. Glad that it turned out the way it did. Still, as I said before, wish it wasn't so repetitive and that there was a bit more to it.

Alterna - 8.5/10 Another cool angry rock song.. love the guitar solo part. I love the verses, the chorus is good, but this song suffers from being really repetitive and a bit too noisy which is why I had to knock it down a point hehe. What's up with the "heys" in the album version? They sound really distorted.

In The Corner - 3/10 Well.. this is a cover of another song, right? It screams generic pop song like my name's WOMEN. Which means it's catchy. Something that BoA could easily sing, or even Kumi Koda (or, *sigh* Britney Spears). I hate it when Ayu sings songs like this. But at least it's more of a song than B&D. I like the Indian sounding parts at the beginning. I wish this song was 4th on the tracklisting, so I could skip the first 4 songs easily.

Tasking - 10/10 I can't believe this wasn't a full song.. it's my favorite track on the album after Is this Love? The violins match so well with the techno. Probably my 2nd favorite interlude ever.

Criminal - 9.5/10 Probably the most emotional album track. I love the intro and how it builds into a heavy rock ballad. I can't stop listening to this. I wish the guitar solo was a bit cleaner sounding, though.. if that's even an electric guitar or just a synth at 3:37 ^.^* Hah, makes it sound so 80s~

Pride 7.5/10 Awesome verses, bleh chorus. Very emotional song and I love the lyrics... too bad the music was ripped off of that Crucified song which caused it to get a lower score than I wanted to give it.

Will - 10/10 I love this song so much. Her voice sounds beautiful and the composition is excellent. Sounds traditional~ My second favorite full song after Is this Love?

Heaven - 8/10 Starts off boring, but then builds up and has a beautiful chorus. Nice arrangement; a typical Ayu ballad. Nice~

Are You Wake Up? - 9/10 Great interlude again... love the intro.. sounds 80s though haha! But it's very cool.

Fairyland - 7/10 Awesome beginning, nice verses, awesome guitar solo, but I've never gotten used to the chorus. The chorus is a bit too cheerful sounding or something for me hah.

Beautiful Day - 3.5/10 No, just no. This sort of cheesy music doesn't suit Ayu. Again, sounds like a bad 80s song. This could be playing in the background of one of those allergy-relief commercials. This song has like absolutely no replay value either. Verses are so-so, chorus is HORRIBLE.

Rainy Day - 7.5/10 Perfect ending to the album. I would cry if Beautiful Day was the ending. A lovely ballad, if a bit repetitive a la Ai Otsuka. Ayu's vocals are soothing (minus that long iiiiiiiiii).

Overall, there are a few bombs on this album that glaringly stand out, but the strong singles, interludes, and couple album tracks save this album. Everyone was talking about how MY STORY songs sounded like stuff she's done before, and the material was recycled. So, you wanted new material, and you got it with (miss)understood. I can't complain about the great variety this album has. Overall, this album is probably slightly better than MY STORY. But perhaps my opinion will change over time. It's still early.