The official thread for your thoughts for "Rock'n'Roll Circus" (Anything!)

[SunshineSlayer]

It's too early to give an actual point rating out of 10 for any of the songs on the album, but here were my initial thoughts:

THE introduction: I like it a lot! But probably because I like creepy sounding things, haha. Very reminiscent of late 70s/early 80s synth. I can picture it in A Clockwork Orange or something - which is a good thing for me, but probably a bad thing for some people.

Microphone: I like this song, but I don't love this as much as some people seem too; I think she definitely has better rock songs but it definitely has some nice parts. I like the Kiss o' Kill vibe.

Countdown: Really like the way that it starts. Overall though it ends up just sounding very middle of the road. But it also sounds like it will really benefit from having it in higher quality.

Sunset/Ballad: Doesn't really fit well after the songs that preceded. Never was a huge fan of either of these songs. To me they just kind of bog the album down (and pretty early on too). I wish at least one of them had been left off.

Last Links: Acoustic guitars and violins? Yay! Seems like it'll sound great in high quality. Love the instrumental section. I think the flow would be better though if this were placed between Countdown and Sunset.

Montage: Another great interlude! The interludes on this album really kick Next Level's ass...

Don't Look Back: Perfection? My favorite.

Jump: Least favorite of the interludes, but not bad. Probably good in concert.

Lady Dynamite: This is slowly growing on me. Not a fan of the PV but the song is alright.

Sexy Little Things: I was wondering if the scream from the PV was actually in the song or not - I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't, haha. An interesting song to say the least. I wish the chorus was a bit more stand outish but overall I like this song.

Sunrise: I'm one of the minority on this board that really likes this song; especially live.

Meaning of Love: Maybe the most normal sounding track on the album. Pretty typical j-pop. Pretty melody; not a fan of the breathy vocals that she does though. I need to listen to this one more.

You We're: In the grand scheme of Ayu ballads its not one of her absolute best, but better than some at least. Pretty solid.

Red Line: Loved the original version of this song. Not really much difference in the album version. I was thinking it might be something totally different like Endless Sorrow. Still a great song though. The accapella at the end is a nice touch.

I don't know where this will land overall in her album rankings for me, but at this point I at least know I like it a lot better than Next Level. I'm not sure if the album comes together as a cohesive unit (the interludes don't really seem to necessarily match the songs, haha) but as individual units they are great.