'LOVE' mini album out November 8th, 1st of five 15th anniversary releases [II]

[Karori]

Having 1 release per month until Ayu's 15t anniversary is a really interesting idea.
But the fact "LOVE" has only 3 original songs and the rest are remixes and instrumentals is kinda dissapointing. That's not a mini-album, that's called maxi-single! Maybe Avex is afraid of releasing Ayu singles anymore...? Just wondering
Anyway, looking forward for this album!

[ayu_ready?]

the covers are so beautiful, they make me ultimately happy, first time in many years, oh, too too beautiful

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

I really hope the HQ songs are better than what I'm getting now.

[Delicious n Bold]

Song 4 u really doesn't 'fit' on the CD...
It's too fast paced and doesn't work with the 'simplistic' theme.

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Song 4 u really doesn't 'fit' on the CD...
It's too fast paced and doesn't work with the 'simplistic' theme.

well...but half of Party Queen didnt have the party music aspect either...so i guess its alright..i think lyrics matter more for Ayu

[Delicious n Bold]

Originally Posted by freedreamer

well...but half of Party Queen didnt have the party music aspect either...so i guess its alright..i think lyrics matter more for Ayu

But PQ had that whole "sad party queen" thing going on where she partied, got depressed and angsty and then said "I'm aight".

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Song 4 u really doesn't 'fit' on the CD...
It's too fast paced and doesn't work with the 'simplistic' theme.

Missing hardly sounds simplistic.

[pepper]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

Missing hardly sounds simplistic.

yeah, but kinda match Melody tempo and "love" atmosphere. Song 4 u kinda doesn't.

[BlackSilence]

love doesn't have to be at the spead of a turtle lol it can be powerful and energetic ;p

[Jawdarna]

^ I think that can kind of be said for Missing as well at this point. Both it and Song 4 u sound 'heavy', not at all simple.

The only one that fits the concept is Melody so far.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Jawdarna

^ I think that can kind of be said for Missing as well at this point. Both it and Song 4 u sound 'heavy', not at all simple.

The only one that fits the concept is Melody so far.

Missing has really sad lyrics apparently. Maybe they're all meant to be different sides of love like Love songs somewhat?

[emi♡]

Is simplicity supposed to be a part of the concept, or are people just saying that because of the covers?

But yeah, song for you doesn't fit for me. I kinda am bored by it now also. Just like I was bored with progress, but others seem to like it so meh.

And sorry Ayu I refuse to dumb down my post by using your text speak. Stop writing lyrics on your phone or something.

[TeamAyu2004]

True true.

[Missing]

Perhaps in December would come out the DVD Arena Tour 2012, because it's before Christmas and many people would buy a more expansive present on these days... (Ah, I'm sorry for my bad english )

[ayumisrael]

*put tell ayu what she should do here*

[pepper]

the waiting for december news is killing me.

[Delicious n Bold]

Maybe I shouldn't have said simplistic.
But Song 4 u still doesn't fit in. I like it, but it's not..
It fits better on FIVE as a bonus song or something.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Maybe I shouldn't have said simplistic.
But Song 4 u still doesn't fit in. I like it, but it's not..
It fits better on FIVE as a bonus song or something.

It doesn't fit into what? The other two songs don't really seem to go along with each other well either, but then Virgin Road, Sweet Season and Last angel didn't really "fit" in either. Not to mention the songs on A, H and &. I don't think there is an actual concept or whatever behind this considering they've used covers from a random photo shoot. The theme of Song 4 u in a way is love so yea...

[Delicious n Bold]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

It doesn't fit into what? The other two songs don't really seem to go along with each other well either, but then Virgin Road, Sweet Season and Last angel didn't really "fit" in either. Not to mention the songs on A, H and &. I don't think there is an actual concept or whatever behind this considering they've used covers from a random photo shoot. The theme of Song 4 u in a way is love so yea...

You're right that Song 4 u is 'love' but I can't shake the feeling of 'a FIVE leftover/what progress should have been'. I just need a full HQ rip to judge. I go by the 'hue' of the song. I still think that Missing/Melody are just fine on the CD. Their sounds match the colour/look of the album cover.

I think all the songs on & are perfectly fine. All songs are summery. Even hanabi episode 2. If the PV and the crickets aren't convincing, then I don't know what is.
Sweet Season/Virgin Road are fine on L, but Last Angel is pushing it. However, all songs feel like autumn anyway, so all's good.
A is a special case. It has two sounds on it. But LOVEppears channeled those two songs perfectly, so I don't know what to say about it. I guess this single was an indication of the album sound (what singles are suppose to do).

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

You're right that Song 4 u is 'love' but I can't shake the feeling of 'a FIVE leftover/what progress should have been'. I just need a full HQ rip to judge. I go by the 'hue' of the song. I still think that Missing/Melody are just fine on the CD. Their sounds match the colour/look of the album cover.

I think all the songs on & are perfectly fine. All songs are summery. Even hanabi episode 2. If the PV and the crickets aren't convincing, then I don't know what is.
Sweet Season/Virgin Road are fine on L, but Last Angel is pushing it. However, all songs feel like autumn anyway, so all's good.
A is a special case. It has two sounds on it. But LOVEppears channeled those two songs perfectly, so I don't know what to say about it. I guess this single was an indication of the album sound (what singles are suppose to do).

I disagree. If anything Song 4 u sounds like sort of a continuation of progress which stuck out of FIVE like a sore thumb as all the other tracks were ballads/midtempo which doesn't matter as people shouldn't only put similar sounding songs on their albums.

I don't think any of the L songs sound autumnish in fact Sweet Season has a nostalgic summer feeling to it and Last angel could hardly be a "seasonal song". ourselves wasn't summery at all either as it's quite dark >_> In other words I don't think it matters. For instance none of the Memorial address tracks really did fit together, but have worked amazingly well together. This mini album/single doesn't seem to have a theme set (like NEXT LEVEL or Party Queen).

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

Translation of the Song 4 u discussion:

1. I feel it doesn't fit, so, it doesn't... The rest was fine because I feel they fit.

2. No, they doesn't fit because there's no concept on this mini-album I didn't listen, saw pvs or the booklet yet.

3. **** you Ayu, you should read my mind and please me.

If you take pics out of a magazine photo shoot and attach it to the songs you have previously made you could hardly say you had a certain concept in mind. Especially when the pictures are just close ups of your face which you have done so many many times. Not everything has to have a concept. This might have a concept, but it sure isn't as obvious as some of her older ones