[A] Ayu ~Anything Goes~ XVII - Page 13

rainbow_smile · #**241** 28th July 2016, 08:24 PM

And it's definitely not fake?

Wow, then it's weird that she stopped mentioning her in the album booklet after GUILTY (apparently, I haven't checked this fact myself yet)...

truehappiness · #**242** 28th July 2016, 09:00 PM

Ayu changed the way she thanks people some time in the early 2010s. Not sure why though. Seems like FIVE was the first album to get the single line for family/friends/and you! instead of the names.

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Originally Posted by rainbow_smile

And it's definitely not fake?

Wow, then it's weird that she stopped mentioning her in the album booklet after GUILTY (apparently, I haven't checked this fact myself yet)...

Yes. Ayu mentions her every so often.

https://twitter.com/ayu_19980408/sta...12186703749121

A lot of tweets are gone though after they deleted 1000s of tweets Ayu made.

pedronekoi · #**243** 28th July 2016, 10:54 PM

Sorry to change the topic but why did Ayu stopped doing Interlude Movies for concerts?

It was such a nice way to set the mood for the next song.

What your favorites interlude movies? I really love this one:

EndOfTheWorld · #**244** 28th July 2016, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pedronekoi

Sorry to change the topic but why did Ayu stopped doing Interlude Movies for concerts?

It was such a nice way to set the mood for the next song.

What your favorites interlude movies? I really love this one:

My favorite concert movie will always be ever free.

I do wish she would do them more often too.

voltron · #**245** 28th July 2016, 11:13 PM

I miss the interludes too, I think about them a lot actually. I was always disappointed that the Next Level 3D Blu-Ray didn't include any of them. In general, I think she stopped to keep production costs down. It's a lot easier to have some dancers do a number, or have someone DJ a medley of songs, or even let the background singers (or others) have a song to themselves. It's a lot less entertaining usually, in my mind, but it is what it is. And if it means we get better sets or costumes, then I guess I'm OK with it.

tokyoxjapanxfan · #**246** 29th July 2016, 06:29 AM

Mine will always be the opening to MY STORY tour

Uknow! · #**247** 29th July 2016, 10:20 AM

M(A)DE IN JAPAN has an interlude movie for ever free, no?

rainbow_smile · #**248** 29th July 2016, 10:31 AM

^ it's not a movie, it's that thing that uses the dancers' shadows to tell a story, like in MADE IN TOKYO

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Originally Posted by truehappiness

Ayu changed the way she thanks people some time in the early 2010s. Not sure why though. Seems like FIVE was the first album to get the single line for family/friends/and you! instead of the names.

Yes. Ayu mentions her every so often.

https://twitter.com/ayu_19980408/sta...12186703749121

A lot of tweets are gone though after they deleted 1000s of tweets Ayu made.

Oh okay, thank you very much for all the info!

Aderianu · #**249** 29th July 2016, 11:30 AM

Girty's Key is Natsuky brand, right? Ayu use it a lot

Ryusei · #**250** 29th July 2016, 11:11 PM

I just noticed that she messed up the lyrics at 2:11

Sunrise · #**251** 30th July 2016, 08:09 AM

STEP you AT06 movie is my fave!

LONJJONG · #**252** 31st July 2016, 12:32 PM

This is my first time seeing this performance of LOVE ~Destiny~ on Heart Aid Taiwan!

http://tvpot.daum.net/v/TzcqYEkhZjI$

Well apparently it's a mix of LOVE ~Destiny~ and LOVE ~refrain~

(pay attention to the lyrics!)

axmish87 · #**253** 31st July 2016, 02:02 PM

^the first time for me also.
She was awesome though. Loved it

**DonkeyKongRemix** · #**254** 3rd August 2016, 10:13 PM

I received Party Queen in the mail yesterday...

I am so shocked. I haven't enjoyed an Ayu album upon first receiving it since I bought LOVEppears last year. Man...

...I'd listened to Party Queen before, but never straight through or with this much intent. I used to say it was my least favorite album of hers but I think it's gone up quite a few levels on my list.

Funny how when Rock 'n' Roll Circus came out, I thought it was her best release. When Party Queen came out, I thought it was her worst. I feel kind of the opposite right now... XD

EndOfTheWorld · #**255** 3rd August 2016, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by nalini-dahlia

I received Party Queen in the mail yesterday...

I am so shocked. I haven't enjoyed an Ayu album upon first receiving it since I bought LOVEppears last year. Man...

...I'd listened to Party Queen before, but never straight through or with this much intent. I used to say it was my least favorite album of hers but I think it's gone up quite a few levels on my list.

Funny how when Rock 'n' Roll Circus came out, I thought it was her best release. When Party Queen came out, I thought it was her worst. I feel kind of the opposite right now... XD

I had a similar experience. I used to think Party Queen was a complete embarrassment but once I listened to the CD I found that there were some tracks that I really loved.

Sometimes my feelings change over the years of Ayu albums. I know when Next Level came out and I got my album in the mail, I was obsessed with it. But I listened to it again after a while a few weeks ago and felt kind of mixed about it. It's interesting.

truehappiness · #**256** 4th August 2016, 12:44 AM

I find most people generally come to appreciate Ayu albums... but Rock'n'Roll Circus seemed to get the reverse. A lot of people liked it at release but now it's sort of a black sheep.

EndOfTheWorld · #**257** 4th August 2016, 03:09 AM

I actually liked Rock n Roll Circus when it came out and still do. I just LOVE You were... The only thing I didn't like was the Sunrise/Sunset cover.

Party Queen and Colours were the only albums that I didn't immediately love. Those two had me panicking.

tokyoxjapanxfan · #**258** 4th August 2016, 09:03 AM

I want a performance of Sky high.
I'm please don't let this become a forgotten song -_-

And Shape of love. Though Shape of love has a higher chance of being performed in the future than Sky high, imo. Lol

I think the initial love for RnRC was mostly because of Microphone. But then the album failed to really match the impressive-ness of it.

truehappiness · #**259** 4th August 2016, 09:22 AM

I thought Don't look back was also rather good.

The lack of "Rock'n'Roll" was a big factor, but I thought all the tracks minus meaning of Love got well received but then as people listened more, I think they wanted more rock. IMO, she got the 'circus' thing down, and the rock would come in the tour which is what happened.

xLuna&1LOVE · #**260** 4th August 2016, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by truehappiness

I thought Don't look back was also rather good.

The lack of "Rock'n'Roll" was a big factor, but I thought all the tracks minus meaning of Love got well received but then as people listened more, I think they wanted more rock. IMO, she got the 'circus' thing down, and the rock would come in the tour which is what happened.

All what you are saying is so very true. Each song (minus meaning of Love is a gem. Standing alone, all the individual songs are soooo good. However, when I listen to the album as whole, I really can't get past BALLAD/Sunset. Even though I love all the songs after these tracks (Don't Look Back and Lady Dynamite are in my top 5 of favourite R'n'Rc tracks). If course I cannot speak for others, but to me all the songs sound good, but as one album, it feels very slow and almost exhausting to listen to. Or I could better say: the flow is not 'flowy' enough. Does anyone else feel the same?