Party Queen is 3 years old today...

[Benikari47]

I appreciate Party Queen cause it got me out of my ayu-biased period. I discovered her around the time of Rock 'N Roll Circus/Love Songs and my love only grew from there, probably peaking around the release of FIVE.
When Party Queen leaked i found myself lying and defending the album purely because of how much i loved Ayu and her material at the time, i couldn't find faults anywhere cause i didn't want too.

Over time i started listening to it less and less until i found myself leaving it alone all together, with the exception of NaNaNa and Shake It. It left me more critical of her work, but in a good way imo! I know when she really strikes gold now, and i consider myself a big fan instead of biased now cause it seems more natural to me. It's fine to be critical of your fav, it only shows how much you appreciate their work in the end.

As an album and judging the songs individually, i'm not a fan of Party Queen. But conceptionally it's brilliant and one of her most refined albums so far.