[Official Message] Winter Single 「Zutto... / Last minute / Walk」 2014.12.24 in stores

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

She doesn't usually hype up her own releases too much, huh? I feel like this is the most she has ever done it. I don't mind it though. It's kind of nice that she's reverting to the former format of singles...if only it had remixes though!

[Kazeyomi]

I'm one of those happy of this CD only single.
After the crappy quality PVs lately, I rather have none lol.
I'm craving for a good winter single from her. No leftovers, no messy experiments, I just want that rock ballad. And some gorgeous covers so I can make a new forum signature.

Also yay, a poster! Cannot wait!

[TeamAyu2004]

i hope we get a remix album this year (2015) for the new album!!! Come ayumi! I dont need a bunch of remixes on singles, but I need my remix albums!!

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

When I think rock ballad, I also think of songs like HOPE or PAIN and fated.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

When I think rock ballad, I also think of songs like HOPE or PAIN and fated.

Fated for sure. I think it was even described as such at one point officially.

[Tom Punks]

I agree with HOPE or PAIN too. Though I know a lot of people are super picky about what they let be classified as "rock" lol

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

I can't remember the last time I pre ordered something from yesasia, so I forget- do they charge you when you place the order, or when the item ships/is in stock? It's actually for a sailor moon item but it pertains to ayu items also, I suppose.

[BlackSilence]

Memmorial Address, MOON, You were..., fated, together when..., A song for XX, hanabi -ep2- , criminal, Heartplace, Marionette, Days, even I am could be a rock ballad..... I think her rock ballads are the best kind of ballads.
The rock elements are so vivid in her music, that's what i love about it.

[pepper]

"Fated" isn't very rockish tbh. It's too soft at the verses.
When I think "rock ballad" i hear "Memorial address" instantly.
or "Last Links", "(miss)understood" maybe.
maybe "reminds me" - but it may be too fast for a ballad?

[edit.]

oh, cika - yeah, those too~ maybe besides Days (lol, rock?) and criminal (it's more dramatic than rock, it's just a dark song, it doesn't really mean it's rock XD it's something similar to GUILTY and count down in style.)
but well MOON, Hanabi ~ep II~, Heartplace, Marionette are kind of it. Maybe they are not stricte "rock ballads" but they obviously have those elements. True rock ballad it's Memorial address as I said. xd

I always thought that "is this LOVE?" was a rock ballad... Now I'm not so sure, but maybe...?

[Tom Punks]

I don't agree with HANABI ~episode II~ being rock at all (it's got more electronic elements than anything) or You were... (loud guitars and shout-y chorus don't necessarily equal rock, but then I haven't listened to that song very closely at all).

I'd argue that just because a song has soft parts doesn't mean it can't still be rock inclined (fated). I mean, all the songs in question are pop rock more than "true rock" anyway. fated has a really pop rock arrangement so I think it qualifies regardless of the soft verses.

[LEOyumi]

I'm so excited for this single!
Not having any PVs is a bummer to me, since I liked CoLOURS PVs a lot. But it seems we'll get epic music, so I'm not complaining!

[Surreal17]

still alone may be a rock ballad too. Days definitely isn't a rock ballad. Also, I agree that Hanabi Ep. II is more electronic than rock.

[orbitalaspect]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

i hope we get a remix album this year (2015) for the new album!!! Come ayumi! I dont need a bunch of remixes on singles, but I need my remix albums!!

^ Second that. It's been almost four years since a-yu-trance 7. She's PQ, La, and Colours since then. Lots of material to do some remixing with.

Originally Posted by Surreal17

still alone may be a rock ballad too. Days definitely isn't a rock ballad. Also, I agree that Hanabi Ep. II is more electronic than rock.

I consider still alone a rock ballad. Heartplace, Together When...

I think the confusion is maybe that she says "rock" but we aren't sure if this means "hard rock" like Memorial address, Together When..., Marionette, countdown, or if it means "rock-style" like beloved, untitled ~for her~, or You were...

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Yeah people confused "loud chorus" with rock too often around here. lol

And technically with ayu-mi-x 7 they did a remix of each single up until that point, so they didn't even really use material from the most recent albums at the time. So there is a lot of material that they could use for remixes. I'm begging for ayu trance 5.

[Delicious n Bold]

I want to preorder the single but with the Christmas rush it's going to fade into oblivion.

[ayumint]

No way to say was classified in Rock Ballad for me
Can't wait!!!

[Irish_Ayu_Fan]

All this talk of rock ballads makes me reeeeeeally want a rock compilation album! It'd be amazing, and somewhere to physically release Tell All haha

[orbitalaspect]

Originally Posted by Irish_Ayu_Fan

All this talk of rock ballads makes me reeeeeeally want a rock compilation album! It'd be amazing, and somewhere to physically release Tell All haha

Does Ayu consider Tell All to be "rock"? It's electronic to me.

I would be behind a rock comp album, but I think most of the tracks would be made up of songs from GUILTY.

Something like A SUMMER ROCK.

I would just love if Ayu did an A WINTER BALLADS compilation. Or A BALLADS 2. Or A BEST 3 -Spring-, -Summer-, -Fall-, -Winter-. Though I don't think we'll see another compilation record for awhile because of how poorly A SUMMER BEST did to avex. (We all know they pushed that out to try to extend the #1 album streak after PQ.)

[mizuki-7]

At least 70% of her discography is composed of songs with rock influences /elements or what you want so she can easily choose over all her discography if she want to make an A BEST ROCK someday lol

To me "Tell all" is a Synth Rock song ! It's electronic but still the rock influence is well present =)

[douggn]

Originally Posted by mizuki-7

At least 70% of her discography is composed of songs with rock influences /elements or what you want so she can easily choose over all her discography if she want to make an A BEST ROCK someday lol

To me "Tell all" is a Synth Rock song ! It's electronic but still the rock influence is well present =)

well she does have Nomura Yoshio in her live band Without him her tours would feel different. I think its sort of a trademark in most of her songs to have awesome riffs before the final verse of her songs (made even better at her tours)
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Though with a rock ballad, if I ask my friends what ayu songs sounds like a rock ballad, they refer to Marionette as a true rock ballad. I would love a ballad that could be placed next to Marionette