New Single 「talkin' 2 myself」

[AyUmIXx]

complaining complaining.. again and again..
i've been wondering were ppl in the ayu's top era ever complain about her titles and etc..

[mnuguyen]

^ No, we had better things to say.

[tourniquet]

this title is the most ugly thing she has ever come up with. hate it honestly. and then another double a-side... oh nooooez. /o\ give us some remixes or anything which doesn't get old the instant you open the single.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by tourniquet

this title is the most ugly thing she has ever come up with. hate it honestly. and then another double a-side... oh nooooez. /o\ give us some remixes or anything which doesn't get old the instant you open the single.

You haven't even heard anything yet! O_o

[JWBBPHOENIX]

Sounds interesting, thanks for the news

[Impracticable]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

You haven't even heard anything yet! O_o

yeah, i agree! everyone is WAY to pessemistic

[Hamasaki_Vaan]

I like how she spells the title, it´s original ¡¡
I bet this single will be controversial for ayu´s break up ¡

[xiaou-xijiang]

the title will take some time for me to get used too, but I can't wait to hear them and the remixes, its been so long since we've had a 'good' remix.

[AyumiFanGuy]

Originally Posted by evolusean

Like I said, Ayu (just as Hikki and Yuna Ito) is in the Japanese market where the overwhelming masses (speaking Japanese) wouldn’t know any different. Guaranteed Ayu herself doesn’t understand the nuance of her titling. I don’t know Yuna Ito well enough to judge, but Utada Hikaru’s sound is significantly more urban and casual than Ayu’s, and Tryin’ fits her style; this type of speech is embraced in urban music and art. When paired with Ayu, however, who has a more traditionally poetic style, it just sounds like she is trying to be overly American without understanding how these things really work. It makes it feel like another silly song she made because it’s her job, when she used to take her music so seriously as expression.

I have to totally agree with you on this. The cutting off of "ing" really is something that is reminiscent of the urban genres. That's not to imply that it's a "black" thing, or strictly a rap/hip-hop thing. It's just a more urban style, inner city type thing. Take "Startin'" for example. If you watch the video, there are several things (including the music) to imply that she's trying to pop-ify a type of urban style, even parts of her vocals have a more urban feel to them. While I'm not the biggest fan of Startin', she certainly pulled it off pretty well, IMO.

From the sound of the title alone, I kind of expect 「talkin' 2 myself」 to sound either something rock/urban-ish like Startin' or something totally different. Who knows?

This isn't the first odd title Ayumi's had and we all know it. Take Are You Wake Up?, Bold & Delicious, STEP you, my name's WOMEN, Heartplace, etc... In my opinion, she should stick with her more traditional titles because this makes it seem (to me) that she is trying to appear stylish and fun - and there's nothing wrong with that, if that is the case. It's just that, well...I'm kind of waiting for Ayumi to, I don't know, realize that she's not like she was when she was doing evolution, AUDIENCE, Boys & Girls, etc...I can't wait for a much more mature sound to her music...

As for decision, I'm personally hoping for either a ballad like HEAVEN or a rock-ish song like alterna. ^_^ That would be great!!!

[WillofDusk]

Well, it's really annoying seeing people using harsh words to complain Ayu's work things. Yea, Ayu can't satisfy everyone but 'duh' this forum is not where people come and say "WTF this **********g title is way too sux, annoying".

[truehappiness]

Some people are criticizing that the song is a piece of crap with just this title. It's crazy how fast people come to conclusions sometimes..

[BoBo]

10x for this

[Impracticable]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Some people are criticizing that the song is a piece of crap with just this title. It's crazy how fast people come to conclusions sometimes..

I agree 100%

and they aren't even good conclusions. they are pessimistic conclusion.s :'(

[Ayumiko]

I personally don't give a crap about song names. STEP you was different but its one of my fav songs from ayu.

[cttncandy]

I honestly don't understand the big deal of about the title, and to go as far as saying the song sucks because of the title is a tad silly- YOU HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD THE SONG YET!

[Impracticable]

Originally Posted by cttncandy

I honestly don't understand the big deal of about the title, and to go as far as saying the song sucks because of the title is a tad silly- YOU HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD THE SONG YET!

EXACTLY!

p.s. love your set like whoah.

[mishidabo]

its the same when people say, "omg i love the song already, the title is so cool"

you people just get frisky cuz they dont say something negative, but its the same kind of crap

[fallen_crystal_h]

Wooh.....thanks for news....can't wait for it...

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by mishidabo

its the same when people say, "omg i love the song already, the title is so cool"

you people just get frisky cuz they dont say something negative, but its the same kind of crap

I don't think anyone's said that they love the song itself yet.. from what I've read. Just that the title was interesting and "cool." :\

[Mirai Noah]

This explains why I'm having trouble loading the forum!

Wee, I'm excited as always!