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Old 1st May 2011, 12:34 PM
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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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Old 1st May 2011, 01:30 PM
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she also performed it on a-nation 07 but this live wasn't released
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Old 2nd May 2011, 07:34 AM
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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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Old 2nd May 2011, 07:55 AM
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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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Old 2nd May 2011, 09:15 AM
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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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Old 2nd May 2011, 09:28 AM
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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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Old 2nd May 2011, 09:30 AM
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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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Old 2nd May 2011, 10:00 AM
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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.
true but is included in A BEST..i believe that also the most recent fans own A Best
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Old 2nd May 2011, 06:25 PM
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Ugh, I absolutely adore monochrome .
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Old 2nd May 2011, 06:39 PM
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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.
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Old 2nd May 2011, 07:00 PM
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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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Old 2nd May 2011, 07:06 PM
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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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Old 2nd May 2011, 07:45 PM
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true but is included in A BEST..i believe that also the most recent fans own A Best
No its not?
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Old 2nd May 2011, 08:31 PM
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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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Old 3rd May 2011, 04:24 AM
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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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Old 3rd May 2011, 04:32 AM
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the version on the A single doesnt have as an abrupt ending and it makes it so much better.

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Old 3rd May 2011, 05:45 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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Old 3rd May 2011, 05:52 AM
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monochrome is also in A COMPLETE, a more recent compilation album which actually sold pretty well It shouldn't be that underrated! I bet if she performs it live people would know some of the lyrics at least lol
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Old 3rd May 2011, 05:53 AM
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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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Old 3rd May 2011, 06:27 AM
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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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