new album "A ONE" 2015.04.08 in stores V

[chocopockymaster]

I broke down, lol. Listening now!

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

It's getting harder and harder for me to resist

You ordered the album, right? Stop torturing yourself!

[aliceshields]

^ thank you for the upload

[kalikagai]

Still listening to the album, but I already need to share with everyone that

Anything for You turned out to be

A M A S T E R P I E C E!!! O_O

[chocopockymaster]

Jesus H Roosevelt Christ.

NO FUTURE IS EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED

CRYING TBH

edit: Meanwhile, Out of control is the song that literally no one asked for. It contributes nothing to the album whatsoever. Yawn.

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by attractive nausea

I found the only thing that bothers me with A ONE songs, it's that they always use the same "bells" sound at the beginning of almost every song, it's the exact same sound everytime, it's nice for a song a two but when it's used everytime it becomes annoying and useless.

a Bell would be played in the background of every track in A ONE. Spot it :3

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

Jesus H Roosevelt Christ.

NO FUTURE IS EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED

CRYING TBH

edit: Meanwhile, Out of control is the song that literally no one asked for. It contributes nothing to the album whatsoever. Yawn.

Yeah, exactly.

[chocopockymaster]

I'm finding the middle of this album really, really difficult to get through. I love Ayu's ballads as much as the next person. But sticking six ballads/mid-tempos in the middle of the album when there are only ten real songs is like the kiss of death tbh. (When I say ten, I'm not counting a Bell or Movin' on without you as it was clearly added as an afterthought.)

I love the new songs, with the exception of Out of control, (gtfo) but this album really suffers from the ordering of the tracklist tbh. There really needed to be a couple more upbeat songs in there to break up the monotony in the middle.

edit: I take it back, Out of control isn't the only song I don't like--The Show Must Go On is fucking painful to listen to. omg I have never found her vocals as grating as I find them in the chorus.

[//ABEST]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

I wonder if A ONE is like a "reboot" or a present A Song for xx. A lot of aspects are the same, like the loneliness theme and the print on the CD itself.

maybe that's the meaning of A ONE! A Song for xx being her first album (A ONE)

[~angel*ayumi~]

*gna* reading all this comments... I think I won´t make it to resist till the concert ><

[chocopockymaster]

Originally Posted by ~angel*ayumi~

*gna* reading all this comments... I think I won´t make it to resist till the concert ><

You can do it!!! Log off right now tho sis, before the temptation gets to be too much

[lastminute]

The album is really good. Although I agree with chocopockymaster, there are too many consecutive ballads/mid-tempo songs. I enjoyed them, but still, WARNING, NO FUTURE and The Show Must Go On seem to be out of place among the rest of the tracklist.
Oh, and I can't wrap my head around Movin' on without you being in the album, I just can't. For me Walk is the final track, period. I loved the cover tho, I just don't like it in the album.

[Delicious n Bold]

I want to interpret all the lyrics of the album while entertaining two ideas:

1. That Ayu is actually talking about herself
2. That Ayu isn't able to love anyone truly but herself

Let's see what happens if I do this.

[attractive nausea]

Originally Posted by Heavenly

It's Yuta Nakano's super power...

Actually some tasuku songs has some bell sounds too :p Ayu bring CMJK back pls

Out of control was my least favourite but i decided to listen to Last Links~Out of control and i came to enjoy it more, it feels like Last Links is the beginning of the day and Out of control the end.

I also have trouble with the whole ballad-mid tempo section, which is why i only listen to the new songs and go like this : up tempo - slow tempo - up tempo - slow tempo. So that i don't get bored.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Anything for You is so sweet...almost like I want it played at my wedding.

Yay time to make NO FUTURE my ringtone!

[Ashen Twilight]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

Anything for You is so sweet...almost like I want it played at my wedding.

Yay time to make NO FUTURE my ringtone!

I don't know how you can make songs you like a ringtone. I always end up hating them, and I wouldn't want to do that to NO FUTURE

[tsumekaze_]

I'm listening to A ONE, I'm at NO FUTURE now and I'm CRYING AFTER ONLY THREE TRACKS I MEAN NO FUTURE IS PERFECTION. AYU WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU you just woke up one morning and decided to teach 'dem bitches how to make great music?
I'm so overwhelmed with feelings. I wasn't expecting anything like this. This is so creative, and deep, the music, the lyrics... I can't take it! The queen came back!

[attractive nausea]

Originally Posted by Ashen Twilight

I don't know how you can make songs you like a ringtone. I always end up hating them, and I wouldn't want to do that to NO FUTURE

The worst thing is when you set a song as your wake up alarm

[melissalove]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

I want to interpret all the lyrics of the album while entertaining two ideas:

1. That Ayu is actually talking about herself
2. That Ayu isn't able to love anyone truly but herself

Let's see what happens if I do this.

Sometimes is better not to know. You could find out certain aspects of ayu you might end up hating. Like I just found out that the meaning behind money in my bag(koda kumi) from a recent interview meant, if you love me put your money in my purse. I hate that song now!!

[Gustavopc]

My opinions are ALL like yours, chocopockymaster Specially aboutTSMGO, everyone was amazed at it but I could barely stand the high notes :~

And I agree with everyone who feels MOWY out of place. Even if I know it is a bonus track, it destroys the magical ending with Walk. Gonna delete it from my iTunes, maybe I'll add it on Colours instead