Previews of Sorrows, Shape of love, and Sky high

[hayasaki]

Uhhhhhh!!! I won't listen!! i won't listennnnnn!!! XD

[Anna.L]

Ayu will ignore sorrows and never do a performance of it
like liar, guilty, it was, criminal, no future

[Kazeyomi]

Mh.
Only Sorrows impress me so far. Shape of Love and Sky High sounds both quite generic to me.

Oh well, I'll waiting for longer previews

[BlackSilence]

man i really wanna check these out but my internet connection isn't loading ANYTHING, could some kind soul make a rip of all the previews and upload it to mega???? PLEAAAASSSSEEEEE?!!!!! T_T

[stickyrice]

She wasn't kidding when she said this album sounds more JPop than A ONE lol Shape of Love I'll need to listen in full but the other two aren't bad. She definitely picked the top three songs to promote though haha (Step by step, Sayonara, and Summer diary)

[kotora]

So.. no Redone track...

._.

[rainbow_smile]

Originally Posted by artcika

man i really wanna check these out but my internet connection isn't loading ANYTHING, could some kind soul make a rip of all the previews and upload it to mega???? PLEAAAASSSSEEEEE?!!!!! T_T

Does this work for you? I uploaded the rip from the Google Drive https://mega.co.nz/#!EkYgUQhQ

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by rainbow_smile

Does this work for you? I uploaded the rip from the Google Drive https://mega.co.nz/#!EkYgUQhQ

THANK YOU!!!!! it does but it asks for some sort of decription key

[rainbow_smile]

^ Ah, this should work then https://mega.co.nz/#!EkYgUQhQ!53V0N_...qnGwhH3Xi5zCzE

!53V0N_mHDa3uEEiaWSVmMuJQiihLZqnGwhH3Xi5zCzE is supposed to be the decryption key ^^

[Xianghua]

They're short, but I like what I hear! I'm excited for Sorrows the most.

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by rainbow_smile

^ Ah, this should work then https://mega.co.nz/#!EkYgUQhQ!53V0N_...qnGwhH3Xi5zCzE

!53V0N_mHDa3uEEiaWSVmMuJQiihLZqnGwhH3Xi5zCzE is supposed to be the decryption key ^^

YES, thank you a lot!!! It worked perfectly!!!

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I am absolutelly in love with Sorrows it's absolutely breathtaking i love that piano in it.
Also i really enjoyed the chorus for Sky high, thought the bit before chorus hit sounded really bland.
Shape of love is the one that left no impression on me.*shrugs*

She sounds great in all of them though.

[Nanaliau]

The best mini album (for me)

[oaristos]

Apparently this is going to be one of her best albums in ages!

[stepYOU1234]

Sorrows sounds right up my street. I think I actually prefer the latter three songs to the promo ones. I also like Summer diary but Sayonara and Step by Step are just ok to me at the moment. Overall though, shaping up to be a good mini

[Chris85]

What I like about this previews is that the key is not too high, it's nice to hear her lower, not high-pitched or cutesy voice.

[Delirium-Zer0]

Ayu is showing remarkable self-awareness here. These tracks all sound very well-executed, and they play to her strengths. Melodically they're MUCH better than most of what she's been releasing in recent years, too - I can actually remember how these songs go after listening to them XD

A ONE was perhaps a bit too "j-pop" and not QUITE "ayu specifically" enough, and this leans that way too, but it's certainly progressing in the right direction.

Good variety of material on this mini-album, too. I'm REALLY glad I pre-ordered two versions, honestly... I feel like this one deserves my money XD If the previews sucked, I'd have canceled one of them probably.

[blackmage]

I think Shape of Love, that preview is my favorite as of right now, but for the other two, I think I need to hear the full songs to really make an opinion.

[tsumekaze_]

Sorrows had me slayed. BREATH TAKING!
I also loke sky high a lot, reminds me of independent 10 years later lol.
Shape of love didnt impress me so far but it seems like a nice song. Loving the mini album so far.

[LONJJONG]

I like that she sings in a rather melancholic tone in Sorrows and Shape of love

[freedreamer]

Shape of love sounded so in line with Story omg. For a moment I forgot how Story sounded like. Which i guess is a good feeling because Story hit all levels of nostalgia for me. But this sounds way sadder and poignant.

Sorrows sounds like it has A LOT of potential and yea, in line with miss-understood omg. If this had a PV, i could almost imagine this war scene LOL or some trecherous journey or some strong gales blowing against ayu. Coming to realize, Ayu's more personal songs are rock songs WHICH IS GREAT! (like Mirrorcle World, Tell All, A Song for XX, Memorial Address, Return Road). Maybe that is why Cirque de Minuit was so rock-oriented...

Sky High sounds DAI to me. I can't even. I can see Van singing this. But yes, somehow its rare that Ayu doesnt have that many of such songs. It's a nice compliment with Step by step I feel. It's very anime-ish and I hope it will get some spotlight because the Japanese love such songs.

omg leak already >;(

overall, YES. wow Ayu is focused and is bringing back that familiarity. This was the ayu I connected with so well. Continuing from A ONE i feel everything goes so well together its as though, these songs are in their own realm. Im sure if these songs were sung 5-7 years ago, they would have been just...lost admist other great songs. But I feel like, the work in both albums are polished and on point. (Sorrows and Shape of Love would have been so neglected if she had them on A ONE though haha)