[News] LOVEppears / appears -20th Anniversary Edition-

[visionfactory]

Originally Posted by Deep snow

I hope the remaster for this release sounds noticeable to my amateur ears, like the difference between the original mixes and the remaster for A BEST 2. meanwhile, even with headphones on, I couldn't tell the difference between the 2001 A BEST and the 15th Anniversary A BEST

Really? I was curious to get A BEST 2 15th anni for the remaster

For me I didn't notice the A BEST 2 remaster but A COMPLETE remaster was really significant to me

[Deep snow]

Originally Posted by visionfactory

Really? I was curious to get A BEST 2 15th anni for the remaster

For me I didn't notice the A BEST 2 remaster but A COMPLETE remaster was really significant to me

don't take my word for it though, other people could clearly notice the A BEST–A BEST 15th Anniversary difference, so go for it!

as for A COMPLETE, yes, in my case I could clearly sense the remaster as well as I do with A BEST 2. the tracks are "louder" too in both cases.

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

Oh yes... LOVEppears is my favorite Ayu album. It's one of those where every song is so timeless, yet nostalgic? Songs like And Then, immature, too late, appears, monochrome, LOVE ~Destiny~...

LOVEppears, together with MY STORY and RAINBOW are easily Top 3 Ayu albums for me

Yeah! I really love the vibe of the album. And it is truly distinct from the first album, which is sometimes hard to do.

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

It's definitely one of her best albums in terms of theme and has a unique sound that runs throughout it. It's always been in my top 3 albums. I don't think she really has another that stays so true from start to finish to a theme and atmosphere.

It also makes sense to me that A Song For Xx was skipped over. It really wasn't until Loveappears that she really became "Ayumi Hamasaki", the huge, mega superstar.

Were you a fan during that time? Do you remember what the atmosphere with fans was like during the release? I only became a fan after UNITE!.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

Were you a fan during that time? Do you remember what the atmosphere with fans was like during the release? I only became a fan after UNITE!.

Nope, you've got me beat! I didn't start listening to Ayu until early '04.

[sunny]

I am a fan from A BEST era.
During year 2001, her popularity spread not only in japan, but also all over the world. I mostly get more of her album at Malaysia. I guess in Japan, it's almost impossible not to hear about Ayu during year of 2000. She was working like crazy. Maximum exposure at ads, CM, billboard, charts, merchandise. Everything she touched became gold. Even KOSE brand lipstick sales soared when she became the spokesperson.

But I am amazed to still find a few of her original CD at Pontianak, a small town at West Borneo. The rest are bootleg VCDs.

I got her LOVEppears album from my Taiwan Cousin, though.

And downloaded her new releases, videos through dial ups 64kbps streaming.
What an era.

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Nope, you've got me beat! I didn't start listening to Ayu until early '04.

You're so knowledgeable about her career I would have thought you were a fan since Nothing from Nothing, haha!

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

You're so knowledgeable about her career I would have thought you were a fan since Nothing from Nothing, haha!

haha, no I was just that obsessed. I was living in Japan in the mid-90s, so I saw Namie's very early career, but not Ayu's.