Such different takes on LS!

[M_aria]

I think the only way a new album and a previous album could be compared would be in terms of sales. They are just so stylistically different that comparisons are unfair in my opinion. I don't entirely agree with taking into consideration how memorable a song is very subjective, since to me calling something memorable borders on catchy. I'm sorry if I offend but I also thought how quickly older songs were forgotten was due more to a short attention span than anything else. I'm a little surprised at how easily dismissed R'n'RC appears to be. I quite enjoyed that album, I thought the album was suppose to reflect on Ayu's stay in England and possibly how its history/culture influenced her. For example I thought the music of Don't Look Back was a nod to England's large Indian community/ties with India.

But I digress...

I came into Love Songs with very little exposure to the singles leading up to it. So it really was a first listen for me on those tracks. I quite enjoyed the album as a whole. I agree with peoples statements on how well all the tracks flowed together. Sometimes the interludes seemed like it was part of the following or previous track. I usually like my Ayu songs to have a little more umpf but I like that she managed to be be a wee-bit mellow but not boring.

Oh and since most people mentioned what album they disliked most I'll tell you mine: Guilty. I don't know what it is about it but I just don't care for it. I even deleted it off the computer which means if I actually want to listen to it I have to get out the actual CD.