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

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^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