Ayu's music: when did it start to go downhill for you?

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^comments like that don't make the fanbase seem anything but spiteful, yeah? ... I can say it sickens me when those stereotype people who are only ayu fans for a couple yrs like we're some abomination. Did I do anything? Haha~
...If...that's....what...you...mean.... XP otherwise is it about how she loses fans like crazy

Originally Posted by Uemarasan

StrawbariSnowAyumi, ero-kakkoii, Spartayu, captain-kawaii123, JackieRos, Pieces_of_SEVEN, Mintkisses, thank you for well thought-out and civil responses, even if you disagree with me. I guess sarcasm will always be the recourse of the narrow-minded. You try to put forward a reasonable argument and then you're greeted with a dismissive wave of the hand. Is it too much to ask for an intelligent and respectful discussion? Well, it is AHS, after all...

Mintkisses, I wouldn't want her to be frozen in the I am... days either. What I was saying in my original post was that she didn't manage to carry over the passion that I found so key to her musical progression from A Song for XX to miss(understood), and that is what I sorely miss in her recent music. There was artistic growth within that timeframe, but in my opinion she stopped evolving around the time of Secret. Everything since then has relied on safe, fan-friendly, and proven formulas.

StrawbariSnowAyumi, of course I'm not expecting the same kind of energy and lyrical themes of the I am... era. What disappoints me with her recent music is that she seems to lack the passion, the eagerness to take risks. And personally, that shows in her lyrics, much of which is beginning to sound repetitive to me at this point. Looking and stepping toward the future, the strength of women, a lot of her recent writing sounds like something she has already written before. But like I said, she is capable of wonderful things every now and then. I just don't think she is as consistent as she was, like a whole album-full.

I do think her image is stuck in a time warp. She needs a new stylist and makeup artist.

U see. I think. There is a point where an artists plateaus. People grow to become amazing. I'm an intsrumental musician and learning this myself. U never reach the top but there is a point where your ghrowing isn't so much. Just barely
After so many albums. Its only likely with ayu that some fan will feel this way its unfortunate but oh well~

I still think she is putting much passion into her work. Just into giving different messages. Repeating is not wrong. Andi think ayu has had similar lyrics her whole career. My point though is that people repeat because the people who are meant to hear it just don't get it. I'm sure ayus not going to write certain lyrics if she doesn't feel that way. The last thing I want is half-hearted lyrics.
I don't think any lyric ayu has written her whole career was ever taking a risk. It was expressing herself at the time. And apparently she can't believe it was her who wrote some of those lyrics as she keeps changing

I do think she's taking risks however. So I don't understand what u mean. I'm surprised when I hear certain songs from her cuz its definitely different.
I think the risks she is taking just do not sound good to everyone. And some people believe the misconception that experimental ayu = good songs.
Ayu is definitely putting work in passion into what she does. But after all these yrs what new evolution do u expect. I'd prefer her not to do childrens songs. And not to go kumi on us. And not to sound like generic boy bands and girl groups.
And I don't want. A marilyn manson ayu XD but I do think with her new themes and ideas she does continue to grow. RnRC was definitely a different step for her.
Trust me. She's passionate about her career. Ur just not fond of the things and styles she's passionate about nowadays. Maybe ayu grew to fast for u

I think its impractical for u to state that she's not experimenting enough and changing enough even the ever popular artists like Michael Jackson couldn't do so mcuh. Nor Madonna. And also not without many unhappy fans

I think some fans should realize what ayu has done in this period of time and accept that there's not much more growing to do and that if they are not fond of her recent music, they are not fond of it ^__~

J'ai fini (and I didn't think I could do all this on my phone haha~)