Cover and credits for & !!!!!!!!

[Piccolo]

Interesting cover !! Never heard of BOUNCEBACk, they better not ruin Ayumi !! Hahahaha, we'll have to wait an see....

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is this limited edition?

[boogieordie]

Nope, none of her singles with new songs (not album cuts) are limited.

Skal - I know, I like tons of her older stuff too.. but I agree with Grant in what he said -

These recent songs that have been written for her haven't been as good (in my opinion) as the old songs that were written for her. These new songs are just so poppy and bleh.

Ayu did so well with "I Am." And it kinda sucks how she's taking a step backward and not writing all her songs 'cause I honestly think that the songs she doesn't write don't turn out as good.

Impact - I agree that it doesn't seem she's putting as much into her songs as she used to. If doing Ayuready and commericals and whatever take too much of her time, then I'd rather she not do that and focus in music. I like Ayu for her music, not because her face is plastered everywhere.

Ashley

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally posted by AyuRocks
Impact - I agree that it doesn't seem she's putting as much into her songs as she used to. If doing Ayuready and commericals and whatever take too much of her time, then I'd rather she not do that and focus in music. I like Ayu for her music, not because her face is plastered everywhere.

Ashley

Yep the thing i admire most in Ayu is her music. i don't really care that much for her looks (even though she's super pretty and has a nice fashion sense but the thing that really turns me to Ayu is her music definitelly...if she were ugly but still sang like she sings i would still love her the same) It's really something very different that you'll hear out there. It's even quite different from usual JPOP. To tell the truth I was not supposed to like JPOP anymore cause i was tired of anime songs. But Ayumi was a very different step toward a different and much better JPOP style. I'm afraid "Greatful Days" preview sounded too much like any cheap anime poppy song you'll find anywhere. LOL

one really long word... WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!!

[EdenZone]

yup.. nice cover once again !!!!

[Unimatrix Prime™]

*agrees with everyone*

yes, yes... I also think that if Ayu puts too much time in her show, then she should focus again on her music.... I know that I'm not the only one here who's lost most of my interest in Ayu these past few months... With CDs like Rainbow and A Ballads, they're ok, but certainly not Ayu's best... far from it, to me. Some of you may say that you do like Rainbow or her other recent CDs, but to me, they have no where near the impact and thought into the songs as did stuff from the I am... days and before. Just look back at Ayu's career: from her debut to around 2001, she released over 20 singles and a few Ayu-mixes and albums, but somewhere around 2002, that "fast production" of CDs seemed to have stopped... gone are the days of 10-track CDs or a new release every month or 2 at most.... yes, it may be caused by several things, like a weak economy, lagging sales (or maybe even good sales), or just the fact that Ayu's so bus with other things that she's shifted her priorities. Whatever the reason may be, I just hope that "&", or whatever she releases in the future will bring back those days of lots of CDs, and most notably, bring back the Ayu which I loved so much back in the day: the Ayu known for her awesome remixes!!!

[Ryoko]

This cover reminds me so much of a good summer... Love it.

[sunny]

HWAAAAAAAAHHHH
at last a new single sneak preview!!! hehehe
agree... i hope a lot that ayu and avex use the old marketing strategy

new 4 songs in a single seems nice but there'll be less new songs in the upcoming album
the previous old singles are better. 1 new songs with lots remixes

and where the hell are ayumix 5? hehehe waiting for it!

nice cover and hope for the nice songs

[Grantith]

The cover nmskalmn posted has been officially confirmed:
http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu/whatsnew/index.htm

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Originally posted by AyuRocks
Nope, none of her singles with new songs (not album cuts) are limited.

Ashley

i meant does anyone know if its picture label like [Free & Easy] or limited covers like [}{]

[shinji1698]

Does anyone understand that 'Greatful Days' is just a closing song for Ayu Ready??

I mean, most closing songs aren't the greatest things in the world. It's probably just a little jingle.

Does anyone get what I'm saying??

[Grantith]

It's a song meant to be a song. It's not specifically designed to be a theme song. It's writen as a regular song, then they decide to use it for the theme ending. Many Ayu's recent songs have been used for some kind of TV show begnning or ending theme. That doesn't mean the song will be of a lower quality.

[boogieordie]

Ok, so, it's ok to make crappy ass songs and make us pay for them just because it's an ending song? She's a singer, so the standard is much higher than for some cheesy soap or something.

Is Dearest a crappy song because it was the end theme for Inu Yasha?

Ashley

Nope, even if it is just a "closing song," they still add a lot of effort to make the song. They probably just chose that song because they needed a change and to promote the new single.

[ImpactBreaker]

It is not just a closing song. Any Ayu song is a song, no matter if it is Taskinllusion or any other song. And as an Ayu song always expect for something really fantastic, SPECIALLY if it is from a single, because I know Ayu has the potential to make super incredible and fantastic songs almost 100% of the time she releases something new LOL But I still haven't listened to the whole "Greatful Days" song. I really didn't like the preview but there's a chance I might like the whole song. That happened the first time I listened to July 1st as well. And the preview was a **** but the whole song was really good!

[sxesven]

Amen to that. It's soooo hard to judge a song on 30 seconds. And maybe the song just needs a little time to grow on you.

[SpiceSquad!]

O.M.G~!!! The cover is AMAZING! it's so fresh and AYU! I'm hoping the songs also as amazing as the cover..HOPEFULLY

[a_yu_volution]

why aa..it kinda reminds me of mariah carey cover...but what the hell...as long as it's ayu....thncxz skal...

[Neo Daydream]

wow i can't wait til it comes out! so groovy! ^^