Britney Spears vs. Ayumi Hamasaki .....what do you prefer?

[emi♡]

^Perhaps you're right...but I mean...how can we cleverly discern what exactly makes a great artist?

I mean, Ayu doesn't really compose her music or arrange it, or write it to begin with...I think she puts more of herself into it than Britney does I think...but I mean, to me...there isn't like a huge divide between Ayu and Britney. Imagine if Britney wrote all her lyrics and cared more about her music...what would be different besides styles?

I think it's hard for me to see her as just a trainwreck, because I actually know people who love her music...but I think it's true that she has gained more success through other means and that it's never really been about the music with her...imo I think you're right on target, and I have to agree with you.

however...I think that if I were going to choose an artist based on artistic merit...I would choose none of the above in this thread lol

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by emiko

^Perhaps you're right...but I mean...how can we cleverly discern what exactly makes a great artist?

I mean, Ayu doesn't really compose her music or arrange it, or write it to begin with...I think she puts more of herself into it than Britney does I think...but I mean, to me...there isn't like a huge divide between Ayu and Britney. Imagine if Britney wrote all her lyrics and cared more about her music...what would be different besides styles?

ayu did compose some of her most successful songs like M and evolution, and unlike Britney, ayu writes lyrics of all of her songs and this isn't a personality issue, it's an artistical issue.
Of course you don't have to write lyrics or compose to be a good singer, but also in the artistical criteria ayu passes Britney.

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

ayu did compose some of her most successful songs like M and evolution, and unlike Britney, ayu writes lyrics of all of her songs and this isn't a personality issue, it's an artistical issue.
Of course you don't have to write lyrics or compose to be a good singer, but also in the artistical criteria ayu passes Britney.

lol yes I know this, but it doesn't really make Ayu a composer or an artist comparable to lets say hikki, or dream theater or whoever.

I think when dealing with Ayu and Britney fans, it really is more a matter of personality. People talk all the time about how Ayu has more heart and all of that...but to be honest, I couldn't care less if Ayu was a crack smoking hooker and Britney was God's favorite angel.

or vice versa, which is kinda close to what they actually are I care about the music they put out.

And the fact that Ayu writes her all her lyrics and composed a few songs back in the day, doesn't really make her that much more of an artist than Britney, imo. Of course it does give her SOMETHING...which I guess is enough for some people.

I personally prefer Ayu because...strangely enough, I like her voice over Brit Brit's...and for the most part, her songs are really unique and well made.