Ayu's classic rock influence

StarSUCKER · #1 17th April 2009, 01:13 AM

Ayu has said she's influenced by some classic rock bands. Which songs do you think reflect that the most? I say until that Day... and 1 LOVE, for sure.

I'm also going to add decision, kiss o' kill (listen closely!), End of the World, girlish, Who... (Across the Universe), identity, Are You Wake Up?, and Marionette to my personal list here.

Seems like a lot, but lately I've been noticing little details I hadn't noticed before. But maybe it's just me.

That version of Who... just oozes with it IMO...I can't believe I didn't notice it...

emi♡ · #2 17th April 2009, 01:31 AM

until that day most definitely...sounds like a very certain song lol

i'd put in identity too...even though its not like classic classic

Tom Punks · #3 17th April 2009, 01:44 AM

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until that day most definitely...sounds like a very certain song lol

i'd put in identity too...even though its not like classic classic

What song..?

StarSUCKER · #4 17th April 2009, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Punks

What song..?

I second this question. I agree, it sounds like SOMETHING, but I can't put my finger on it...

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EnergizE?

The surf guitar solo? XD

ownsarai · #5 17th April 2009, 01:33 AM

decision, until that Day..., 1 LOVE for sure.

chloeM · #6 17th April 2009, 05:27 AM

decision... EnergizE?

SunshineSlayer · #7 17th April 2009, 07:05 AM

Honestly, if we are talking about real classic rock, her closest tracks are End of the World, Girlish, and a song for xx(a ballads version). Her other rock songs are much more hard rock/metal influenced.

On a side note, I wish she would stop choreographing her rock songs these days. Rock songs lose their feel when you put choreography to them I think. Even a song for xx is choreographed down to every head bang now.

StarSUCKER · #8 17th April 2009, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

On a side note, I wish she would stop choreographing her rock songs these days. Rock songs lose their feel when you put choreography to them I think. Even a song for xx is choreographed down to every head bang now.

I agree!

asmAyumi1992 · #9 17th April 2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Honestly, if we are talking about real classic rock, her closest tracks are End of the World, Girlish, and a song for xx(a ballads version). Her other rock songs are much more hard rock/metal influenced.

On a side note, I wish she would stop choreographing her rock songs these days. Rock songs lose their feel when you put choreography to them I think. Even a song for xx is choreographed down to every head bang now.

Totally agree!

C+R+E+AYUMI · #10 17th April 2009, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Honestly, if we are talking about real classic rock, her closest tracks are End of the World, Girlish, and a song for xx(a ballads version). Her other rock songs are much more hard rock/metal influenced

I think you're right..I think that most recent rock songs are not so classical..maybe Rule could be one..

Not~Yet · #11 17th April 2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by zelenk0

I second this question. I agree, it sounds like SOMETHING, but I can't put my finger on it...

I have no idea what she's talking about, but I have to say until that day... always reminds me of Ozzy Osbourne's "I Don't Wanna Stop", because the lyrics are pretty similiar and the verses are alike too, because of the vocoder and the melody is also a bit similiar or how should I say it. xD

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

On a side note, I wish she would stop choreographing her rock songs these days. Rock songs lose their feel when you put choreography to them I think. Even a song for xx is choreographed down to every head bang now.

So true. Ayu should do what real rockers do, run around the stage and break everything and just go wild

It's almost painful to watch those great songs being killed by stupid coreographies. I liked it in t2m's video but that's pretty much it.

jimex289 · #12 17th April 2009, 08:47 AM

Right on with those songs SunshineSlayer. They just ooze of the classical feel.

StarSUCKER · #13 17th April 2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jimex289

Right on with those songs SunshineSlayer. They just ooze of the classical feel.

TBH the A Ballads version of ASFXX (as much as I love it) doesn't seem too classic rock to me. I can understand End of the World and girlish, but can someone explain what in ASFXX gives this impression? Just curious.

StarSUCKER · #14 17th April 2009, 10:15 AM

There's some overlap between hard rock and classic rock though.

TakaSama · #15 17th April 2009, 11:35 AM

Honestly, I feel that songs like Until that day... and 1LOVE are inspired by 70's glam rock (which I suppose is a category of classic rock...) Also, I realized that the interlude from (m)u, Are you wake up?, sounds a bit like late 70's David Bowie.

zyoeru · #16 17th April 2009, 11:55 AM

To be honest, I don't really think ALL of End of the World sounds classic rock, just the latter end, and even then barely in my opinion.

I think that (d)Lma seems very glam-rock.

I personally feel that (miss)understood is pretty rock-y. But I don't really listen to classic-rock, so I can't say for sure.

I agree about Are You Wake Up?. Also, what about MY ALL, that has a classic (esque) riff.

Haha, sorry, I'm bad at adding genre to things.

waterballoon · #17 17th April 2009, 04:45 PM

Some rock songs like talkin' 2 myself are okay to be choreographed, me thinks. And things like A Song For xx... I mean the head bangs are well okay, I suppose. It looks "cooler". But if she has to run around and break EVERYTHING then please swish the mike stands towards Peco's face already!!

Oh yeah, back on topic... until that Day... has a very like electro-rock if you ask me... and the choreography there is HOT! Love it when Ayu swings her long blond hair around in AT 07~

SunshineSlayer · #18 17th April 2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by waterballoon

Some rock songs like talkin' 2 myself are okay to be choreographed, me thinks. And things like A Song For xx... I mean the head bangs are well okay, I suppose. It looks "cooler". But if she has to run around and break EVERYTHING then please swish the mike stands towards Peco's face already!!

The problem with a song for xx for me was that A-Nation 2008 was such an impressive performance but then the AT08 DVD comes out and it is exactly the same - the head bangs, the moment she falls to her knees, the final pose etc etc. To me in the end it cheapened both performances for a song that is supposed to be very emotional - but to choreograph it makes the emotion seem not natural at all.

StarSUCKER · #19 17th April 2009, 09:37 PM

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But if she has to run around and break EVERYTHING then please swish the mike stands towards Peco's face already!!

YES, PLEASE.

sailorseraphim · #20 18th April 2009, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by waterballoon

It looks "cooler". But if she has to run around and break EVERYTHING then please swish the mike stands towards Peco's face already!!

awwwww be nice, i like Peko......