Ayumi ~ The Anything Goes Thread 5 ~

[TeamAyu2004]

Man, people need to be talking about I am...
to me that was the high light.... lol... she hasn't done better since then.

[ComatoseBunnySnatcher]

If it weren't for Vogue and fucking Girlish (WORSE than the whole Party Queen album, btw) it'd be perfect. And ever free is one of THE best songs in Ayu's discography. In fact, its up there with RAINBOW, Asfxx, Memorial Address and forgiveness.

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

Man, people need to be talking about I am...
to me that was the high light.... lol... she hasn't done better since then.

i love you gorl, but FUCK NO.

I am... seems like watered down rock. The only things saving it are NEVER EVER and Daybreak. And don't get me started on the snoozefest that the 2nd half of the album is.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by ComatoseBunnySnatcher

i love you gorl, but FUCK NO.

I am... seems like watered down rock. The only things saving it are NEVER EVER and Daybreak. And don't get me started on the snoozefest that the 2nd half of the album is.

Finally someone who listened to the same I Am... I did <3

[TeamAyu2004]

Originally Posted by ComatoseBunnySnatcher

i love you gorl, but FUCK NO.

I am... seems like watered down rock. The only things saving it are NEVER EVER and Daybreak. And don't get me started on the snoozefest that the 2nd half of the album is.

lol. never ever and daybreak for me were the weakest parts of the album! And then ending is what makes it.
M, a song is born dearest, no more words, endless sorrow (although i love the single version more)... it was just such a great way to end the power infused epic beginning...

love everything about the album... even the weak links.

[ComatoseBunnySnatcher]

^ black hair Ayuma ftw.

And lol, INSPIRE is a really cool song! Better than her standard fare.
I also really LOVE Fairyland <3
Perfect song and PV.

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

lol. never ever and daybreak for me were the weakest parts of the album! And then ending is what makes it.
M, a song is born dearest, no more words, endless sorrow (although i love the single version more)... it was just such a great way to end the power infused epic beginning...

love everything about the album... even the weak links.

Hehe, really?

I'm a sucker for ballads but the second half of the album feels like a really long ballad in itself, sort of how in MY STORY the last few songs just blend together. I'll give you No More Words, because when I listened to it separately from the album I found it really pretty.

The biggest problem with that album is the stark difference between the singles/pop songs and the "rock" songs. Most of the albums songs (even Daybreak) sound really rough and remind me of demos. The singles and pop songs are very polished and sound great (Naturally especially).
To me it just created this huge dissonance in quality and cohesiveness that the album is unlistenable as a whole. Ayu has albums with different genres in which every song is on the same level (best example is (m)u), so this just ruins everything.

RAINBOW tho... that's her best album from that era. Real me sucks so hard, but everything else on it is what I expected I am... to be from the singles.