NEXT LEVEL album thoughts

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Originally Posted by bluegie

@ayumisrael: I'm surprised you have been a fan since Ma. I thought you're newer (well not that new now but two years ago I thought you're a new fan after STEP you lol).
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That would kinda be me :p Though the first Ayu songs I've heard were Hana and Dearest around the time MY STORY was released, I've became a fan when STEP you was released. It took me a year or so to fell in love with her pre-I am.. stuff. LOVEppears is one of my fave Ayu albums and I have to say that even though the changes to her voice are really obvious I wouldn't change a thing when it comes to the way she sang on each of the albums. I even enjoy her live performances (I think that she has done a wonderful job singing For My Dear.. and everywhere nowhere on PCDL). I really equally like all of her "voices".

I really love 98% of the songs that Ayu has done so far and even though some are of a similar genre I could never possibly mix them up in any way. I don't think NEXT LEVEL actually brings anything THAT new to Ayu's music, as besides the 3 electro pop songs the others are pretty much the mix of the stuff she has already done in a way. I don't think Secret and GUILTY were similar in any way, as Secret was a rather popish album with rock hooks and it had a variety of songs on it, while GUILTY was dark&depressive and mostly consisted of rock stuff and rock ballads. Over all NEXT LEVEL is an ok album, but I simply don't think it's better than any of her previous studio albums.