Thoughts on talkin' 2 myself single!

[ll moments ll]

i think this single is her best since her m(u) singles. i love Ayu's rock style and the songs reflect what she's personally going through. i think i like both t2m & decision quite equally. i also love the Orchestra Version of fated! it's so pretty!

[KuroixShiroi_Namida]

Yeah i agree. Fated "Orchestra Version" is so beautiful, IMO it's better than the original.

Lets hope it'll sell more than usual xD!

[AyuGAME]

love this single very much, a lot of energy and power...hope it can sales very well and beat tohoshinki for get number one weekly position at oricon ranking

[Choyan]

talkin' 2 myself is not bad/good it's got that boom boom beat explosive destructive feeling,
decision is damn good~!~!!@$!@!!/GREAT/ACHIEVED WITH EXCELLENCE D:~ It's rock, it's POWERFUL, it's cool, it's AMAZING! D: AHH! XD

fated orchestra version is ok, there's that odd cello upbeats o-o ....but it's not bad XD I love the pizzs XD~the doom doom s XD XP

yeah overall I really like this single, too bad I can't afford singles lol~ DX

[[taskin.ayu]]

This is the only single that I've liked both songs since STEP you / is this LOVE?. XDD I love decision, it sounds so hot. XD

[jkm444]

talkin 2 myself and decision 8.5/10
both songs are good but not the best rock songs from ayu.
fated orchestra ver. 4/10
I am not a fan of orchestra ver of her songs or any other singers.

[Ayu'Kiss]

great!
it's a really powerful single, I really liked, at first I thought that I wouldn't like it, 'cause I'm not really into rokish tunes, but this single was more than I expected.

when I first listened to talkin' 2 myself, it took a few times to get it into my mind, even though I liked after those times, now, listening to it with the full single, I think that it's even a greater song.

decision it's an amazing song, for me, like I said it usually takes a few times of listening to it and get crazy about it, but with decision, was totally the opposite, I loved it the moment I heard it, it's a song full of energy, just a pleasure to hear.

about fated orch version , what can I say, I just love the original mix, so the main reason to listen to this single was this song. I think that the vocals are softer and clearer, even more beautiful than in the original mix. it's so relaxing to listen to it

rate: 9/10

well, that's my hummble opinion

[Kobayashiwoof]

talkin' 2 myself - i felt like she tried to hard to become a rock chick with this song, it lacks spirit 5/10
decision - MUCH MUCH better than t2m, its got everything t2m needed and more! 8/10
fated (Orchestra Ver.) - i didn't feel it at first but at the chorus it was awesome 8.5/10

OVERALL GRADE: 7/10

*I would buy the single, but i have lost my thing for Ayumi, ill wait till her album comes, unless she can wow me somehow.

[ayumisrael]

If it will be the main style of ayu's next album I will die (in a good way), this style highly fits to ayu imo, at this time around anyway, and I think she does wonders along with it!
Therefore I hope that her next album will be (hard) rock oriented! not only this but that it will be the main style. 2tm is beyond my expectations for it and she really satisfied me with it! Not exaggarating, just telling the truth.

[tourniquet]

that would be the fourth rock-oriented album in a row .-. I would appreciate a mixture like in (miss)understood, where the latter half of the album is a little calmer and dreamy.

[Partino]

well we still got glitter so the whole album won't be as hard rock-ish as this single

[ayumisrael]

Yeah but it's just one song so if there will be 5 more rock songs or something on the album so it will be the main style with some good other styles so it will be better XD

[Partino]

a mix between pop/rock/a lil trance .. that would be nice .. something like "RAINBOW"

[ayumisrael]

Trance OMG x_x Connected is awesome.

[AyumiFanGuy]

Hmm...I'm a bit disappointed with decision. I thought it would be, I don't know, different. I feel the same way I felt about INSPIRE - it wasn't all that great the first few times I heard it, but it eventually grew on me more and more till I really liked the song a lot. ^_^ So who knows? Maybe I'll come to love it.

As far as talkin' 2 myself goes, it's right up there with my favorite Ayumi rock songs. ^_^ So I can't complain - at all! Can't say I'm too fond of the video ('cause it's weird?), but that's no reason to not like a song. If that were the case, I'd hate JEWEL and that's one of her best ballads, IMO.

Anyway...as far as the whole single goes, I feel it makes up for my disappointment with glitter/fated.

[ruixiong89]

I would say ditch the pop! Ayu's pop is starting to stale and it's not really progressing in the same way as say evolution or M as pop songs. It's becoming more summer-pop like how BLUE BIRD was with a lot of synch beats. Not good.

Secret was a really good album though. She does an excellent job when her music is a combination of genres and feels like Until that day! The guitar bridge is just OMG.

[ShiroMai]

Originally Posted by twilightnight

decision actually sounds like something from RAINBOW... before the song goes all rockish. I think it's "Over" that the song reminds me of... well it's something from the RAINBOW album.

Over! That's exactly what I thought after listening to decision.

As for my opinion, I totally LOVE this single. At first I didn't like the main song, but it slowly grew up on me, esp. the chorus. The same was with decision - after the first listening I didn't like it, but when I listened to it the second time... oh my, as for now, I think this song is purely AMAZING. And yay for a decent bridge!
Oh yeah, the bridges are pure awesomeness this time. <3 The t2m one is amazingly aggressive, while decision's one is so beautifully melancholic.

The OV version of fated has to grow up on me yet, I think. :x the copy & paste thingie again? Oh nooooeees...

10/10, definitely!

[taskinillusion]

The entire single as a whole is alright. It's not my favorite. I still think her last really great single was "STEP you/is this LOVE?", but that's just my opinion. I like both of the songs, but I can't see myself listening to them all the time years down the road like I do with so many of Ayu's older songs. She's definitely trying to branch out and do new stuff.

I like "decision" because it has the chimes/crystal background sounds like "M" does. Did anyone else notice that? I love that.

Funny, I think that "Decision" is the weakest song on the single. I already really liked "Talkin' To Myself", but "Fated" is what got my attention. Don't get me wrong though, I love all 3 singles, they are easily some of Ayu's best.

[M_aria]

I've only heard t2m from the Panasonic CM and I loved it on the spot. I'm sure i'll like the other tracks just as much though.