[Utada Hikaru] [2005] Utada - EXODUS -- UPGRADE? DOWNGRADE?

[CHE.R.RY]

Ok, I didn't vote because I don't believe it's an 'upgrade' nor do I believe that it's 'total trash'. I do think however, that it is a downgrade from Hikki's Japanese works, but it's definitely not trash. The overall quality of the music is just not as good as Hikki's normal stuff because it sounds like it's trying waaaay too hard to be American. One of the weakest points of the album was the lyrics...they were no where near as meaningful and beautiful as Hikki's Japanese lyrics, so that's really the only part of the album that I find sort of 'trashy'. I can't really put into words what I'm trying to say exactly, but there's just something that seems slightly sloppy about it overall, even though I still enjoyed the album.