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Why is "monochrome" so underrated ?
Hello folks.
Maybe the question has already been asked before but ... I wonder why monochrome is so "underrated" in ayu's discography. I mean ... it's probably one of her top 10 songs in my opinion (maybe the best as far as I'm concern. Plus, it's part of her best-selling single ! And she rarely performs it during her concerts. If I'm not mistaking, she performed it in concert tour 2000 and Stadium Tour (and only a small part of it during a medley). That's a shame since that song gives me chills everytime I listen to it. Maybe it's a hard song to sing live ? What are your opinions and do you regret that too ? Please ayu, monochrome is a classic, bring it back to your setlists ! |
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she also performed it on a-nation 07 but this live wasn't released
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it's maybe one of my favourite songs ever and i get emotional whenever i listen to it
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It's also underrated because it's just one of her older tracks that fans nowadays probably don't even KNOW about, haha.
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Yeah, it's just getting old. And it doesen't have the same catchy "stadium" sing along appeal that Fly high and B&G have. It's a beautiful song though.
it was on her most successful single ever, so it was popular back in the day. |
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It's probably not ever sung at concerts now since she never sang it at her older concerts, so it hasn't become a staple like SURREAL, evolution, etc. It's too bad, because I really love the song as well and wish I could see her perform it live. Then again, it's not like she can sing like she used to anyways, so the time I REALLY wished I could have seen her do it are long gone.
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I'm pretty sure she sang it at one of those 2000 concert tours lol
Or was it And Then? I always get those 2 mixed up even though I love them so much ![]() monochrome is such an icon of a song, specially from that ayu era, I find it much better than Trauma for example. |
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true but is included in A BEST..i believe that also the most recent fans own A Best
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Ugh, I absolutely adore monochrome
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I love it even more when I hear this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLcHlLGUv0A She should make such a version in live. |
#11
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I always had issues with it because the ending sucks so much.
other than that it's one of the few songs on LOVEppears I can tolerate. it can get stuck in my head so much. I like the new trance version more than the original now since the ending isn't so bad~ |
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^ The ending bothers me a little too..it sounds tacky
![]() But other than that I actually have always loved monochrome. I wish it was a little more popular than Boys & Girls because that song has always been pretty average to me...while monochrome has that dreamy, almost fantasy-like quality to it...at least imo. But I guess it's just as everyone else is saying, it's just an old song. |
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No its not?
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I really love monochrome
![]() The only part that I didn't like the song is the abrupt ending Delirium-Zer0 made the extended version here on AHS and I wonder if it is still available
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Agree about the ending. I love the song but the ending is incredibly abrupt for no reason I can see. It really takes away from your enjoyment of the song. Its like they didn't know how to end the song and said 'hey lets just record a guy complimenting Ayumi and stealing the demo tape to make it sound cool'
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the version on the A single doesnt have as an abrupt ending and it makes it so much better.
Last edited by Miltonic; 3rd May 2011 at 04:43 AM. |
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Ayu sang it perfectly during asia tour 2008. too bad it is just a short acapella version. She should sing it live soon hahah!
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monochrome is also in A COMPLETE, a more recent compilation album which actually sold pretty well
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I always wondered this since it was the lead A-side of one of the best selling singles in Japanese music history. I love it. I'm not sure if it's a Western fan thing, or if it's appreciated more in Japan, but Ayu never does perform it.
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I dont know why is underrated, maybe cause ayu has so many good songs that its easy to get lost and forget some lol? I love that song
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