New album 'Love songs' & Ayu-produced single 'Dream ON' 12/22 [VI]

[Kingdom]

This is going to be my favorite Ayu album in a long time, because I already love so many songs from it and it's her best album covers since GUILTY.

1. MOON - I've always liked it, though I've flip flopped and like blossom so much more.
2. blossom - mhm
3. crossroad - my favorite so far
4. SEVEN DAYS WAR - a bonus, but whatever, I LOVE this song.
5. Virgin Road - drags a bit, but it's pretty, and I accept it.
6. Love song - very cute song! I can't wait for the PV.

x. Sweet Season - absolute snooze fest and unmemorable.
x. Last angel - I liked this at first, but now I barely listen to it. Kind of a mess.

I'm excited for the rest of the album, but unfortunately I'll be downloading it again since I'm going to be broke from buying/saving for other releases. I'd love to own it though.

[truehappiness]

I think I saw on 2ch that people think it could be a sweet sounding song, or it could be the Kazuhito Kikuchi song. At this point, I really hope that the Kikuchi track made it to the album, haha.

[do it again]

Realistically speaking, it should be around 2 weeks before the whole album leaks... right?

[truehappiness]

Ayuchina usually gets the album a week before the release date, so at the latest... that's when they'll get their copy. (And slowly leaks will come)

[brener]

the USB ver. is available again at @CDJapan =)

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVZD-38219

[Ranma Matsuri]

^Again? Did this happen with the LE's of the previous two albums?

[truehappiness]

I guess they are able to sell more copies!

I wonder if this is only limited to like 30,000-40,000?~ The Limited Edition tea set box sold out in like a day for Rock'n'Roll Circus and that was 25,000.

[Ranma Matsuri]

I ONLY won't mind more than two interludes if they're as awesome as NEXT LEVEL's interludes were. BttS is among her best intros (2nd only to Catcher in the Light for me) and Discommunication and LotS were so amazing I didn't even mind that the former came after only one song and the other had an awkward place after GREEN.

The ARIA and overture theory makes a lot of sense so I wouldn't be surprised if it were true.

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I guess they are able to sell more copies!

I wonder if this is only limited to like 30,000-40,000?~ The Limited Edition tea set box sold out in like a day for Rock'n'Roll Circus and that was 25,000.

Oh, so this whole thing could just be that a lot of copies were printed and they keep ordering more? Well as long as they keep selling out of them, then that's good. I was worried that people were cancelling by truckload or something. xD

Originally Posted by freedreamer

whydo i get this feeling..

THX A LOT
and THANK U
are gona be....

lol I'm thinking that too... xD

[Picaflor 7/4]

Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri

lol I'm thinking that too... xD

ditto. I think it's going to be the "ayu only" version.

[brener]

I read somewhere that the yellow-coloured case of NEXT LEVEL was limited to 7,000 copies...

and hey... what's the difference between these versions..?

http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3949746

http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3940144

[HarukaKamiya]

Originally Posted by brener

I read somewhere that the yellow-coloured case of NEXT LEVEL was limited to 7,000 copies...

and hey... what's the difference between these versions..?

http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3949746

http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3940144

The first link GUARANTEES a Lucky Draw goody with the album. That's the only difference besides the price.

[Misa-chan]

Disco-munication was an interlude, and it was the song I kept humming when NL album first came out. So sending mail can just be a really catchy interlude.

[ayumisrael]

Well since the beginning Sending mail didn't sound like an interlude to me

[jbrat2219]

So there could be no interlude until track 8?! Sweeeeeeeeeeet.

[truehappiness]

　歌手・浜崎あゆみ の12thオリジナルアルバム『Love songs』（22日発売）のジャケット写真が3日、公開された。米ロサンゼルス郊外で撮影されたジャケットは、今年発売されたシングル「MOON／blossom」「crossroad」「 L」の全ジャケットを担当したカメラマンの中村和孝氏が撮影し、女性的なやわらかい表情を全面に打ち出した 。

The suburb quote.

郊外 or "kogai" seems to translate as "suburb" but doesn't really have the same meaning that we would think suburb would have. I guess it's more like the countryside? If you search the term in Google Images, you have tons of images of fields and countryside. Hmm~

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

MORE USBs!? Come on. lol

[Nandokanji]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

MORE USBs!? Come on. lol

Yeah , just 29 available atm tho,
maybe from people who cancelled their pre orders ?

[freedreamer]

whydo i get this feeling..

THX A LOT
and THANK U
are gona be....

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^^Gonna be what?
We already have THX A LOT. I hope they're not similar.

OMG if it's an ayu solo version I'm gonna be MADDDD lol

[freedreamer]

^HAHAHA...i dunno. I was just watching a-nation and at the last part.
And...it just struck me LOL! THANK U .. THX A LOT...Tetsuya Kumoro... Ayu's so happy with him... everything pieces together.

I wouldnt mind a similar flavour-ed song..with a proper climax of course... but not Ayu's own rendition of THX A LOT haha