Will "ULTRA BLUE" be better in your opinion than "(miss)understood"?

[Jayee19]

This is Love and Be My Last have impressed me more than any of the songs I've heard from Ayumi lately, and I've heard some great buzz from the new tracks, so I'll safely assume I'll like Ultra Blue more. I just can't get over how great Hikki sounds in TIL!

[Mad_Cactuar]

This Is Love is one of my favourite Hikki songs ever so far, and the previews have been amazing. Kairo is so damn interesting!!!!! *waits for Kairo*

I've gotten sick of (m)u already, but not because it isn't good or anything. Just that Ayu's albums get old after some time. Until now I still listen to Deep River and First Love..

[lotusoka]

ULTRA BLUE by a landslide I think.

I finally decided ULTRA BLUE.
The song "BLUE" won me over against Ayu's complete Album.
I actually like Ayu's music type better. Her music just sucks lately.
-listens to BLUE-

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by Hazuki

I'm going to listen to "ULTRA BLUE" album before I can say it's better.

Though, I hated "THIS IS LOVE"'s preview and from singles like "Passion" and "Keep Tryin'", "Passion" got boring as well as "Keep Tryin'".

I might not like "ULTRA BLUE" =/
I did like (miss)understood.

same here...Ayu's style suit me more

[freedreamer]

i lsiten to m-u EVERYDAY...and im sure im more attached to it than i will to ULTRA BLUE judging on previews...(i noe, its not right to use previews)

[evolution105]

well i didn't listen to the previews or anything, but I'm just going to predict ULTRA BLUE will be better. hikki has been gone for years, in those years ayu has released albums. albums that were mediocre. ULTRA BLUE will be candy to my ears (the singles have already proven ULTRA BLUE will be a worthy album in my opinon)

[mishidabo]

i just heard the whole ULTRA BLUE album and its damn good... and yes is WAYYY better than (m)u
sorry ayu fans.. but hikki did such a great job with this album

[truehappiness]

Wouldn't it be more likely to like ULTRA BLUE anyway because of the lack of Hikki material over the years? :/

[BanFan]

Which goes to show what a break could do for Ayu.
She's just been non-stop, and it's had a big effect.
Hikki likes to take her time and keep us all on edge.
Ayumi is sort of for people who are too impatient.

I'm ordering ULTRA BLUE in July!! I can't wait to hear it!

[cleftjuston]

i voted for ultra blue as people would be expecting an album from hikki after 4 yrs!

[hopeorpain]

I shall know the answer to this after I hear the album in a few hours` ^^

[Ayu_desu]

omg, her new album is so good.
there are some single songs that are mediocre (Be My Last, passion, WINGS); however, the new album songs could've replaced the singles. seriously, it's that good.
I love 日曜の朝 and making love; it's so rich and enjoyable.
I was actually hoping for a ballad like dareka... with no synthetic sounds included, but I guess it's okay.

[Ayumi^_^]

yeah just d/led her new album and i am currently uploading the album here! Overall, the album did not dissapoint me and i like kairo, blue and making love i the album. I still think missunderstood is better

[xdevilsxinsidex]

originality wise ULTRA BLUE wins by a landslide. I did like (miss)understood but it got boring after a couple of listens. One Night Magic turned out pretty decent hah.

[ImpactBreaker]

It's hard to tell how much original ULTRA BLUE actually is. I played This Is Love (my favorite new Hikki song) to my brother and he said: "japanese artists aren't creative anymore...why is she recycling Traveling and SAKURA DORAPPUSU all over again?". I disagree about the creativity part but I agree that hikki wasn't exactly original. The songs in ULTRA BLUE aside from some of the singles such as passion, as much as they sound brand new, aren't really original. I had the feeling of listening to a mix of Exodus+ Deep River - some of the songs have the "march-like" thing from Animato and the mysterious tunes of Deep River. In terms of structure some of them can be rather random that it's quite difficult to actually pay proper attention as the song is totally undecided on what it will turn out to be (yeah, nichiyo no asa).
Aside from that I loved the album! I can't tell which album I prefer though because I need time for the songs from ULTRA BLUE to sink in, in order to judge.

[chibi_sunny]

Maybe its because I have a soft spot for Ayu, but I think that Miss Understood is a better album. That is not to say that I dislike Utada's album, I mean she really has some great songs on there like Colors and Keep Tryin', but overall, I like Miss Understood more.

[pudding]

ur.... i love j-pop more than others.... so i think i perfer UB

[julian]

I don't know, both albums are pretty good... highlights for me from each:

ULTRA BLUE
This is Love
BLUE
Making Love
COLORS <--I know it's old.. but I think it's still timeless
Passion

(miss)understood
STEP you
Ladies Night
is this LOVE?
alterna
criminal
Will
Rainy Day

[ayu_ayu301]

I just listened to the whole Ultra Blue ...

and I guess it's just my taste in music but I prefer (m)U a lot more ... all songs in ultra blue sound almost as if it was the same style of song .. I listened to it for more than 10 times and the only song that stands out to me is This is Love and Passion.