Ayu: Anything Goes [XXI]

[Miduhyo]

When I first started listening to Ayu, I knew I liked her but I didn't think anything much more of her than a typical artist until I heard Dolls. It's so atmospheric, so beautifully constructed, the music alone is outstanding only then to be topped by her vocals and the lyrics and the emotions. It's a brew damn near to perfection as I feel she's ever gotten with a song. I heard that song and wanted to send her an apology fan letter for not having listened to it sooner.

Wait. Do people here not like it? O.O

[Zeke.]

Omg, I am fucking heartbroken.

So a few weeks back I posted about this drag night that is all about Ayu. Today I sat down to pencil in all the shows I want to go to in the coming months, and I decided to research that one to see if tickets available. And I found this event at the same place that is like a celebration of all things avex. Apparently it had two rooms; one was all avex artist original tracks - the other, all the HyperTechno/Eurobeat/Cyber Trance mixes!

Spoiler:

Literally happened 3 days ago. Crushed.

Apparently the last one was in March and this was the 13th incarnation. I'll have to catch the next one!

[Zeke.]

Anyone ever seen this video of Ayu and Timmy singing MOON acapella? Wonder where it's from.

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/913944035840028672

[Aderianu]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Anyone ever seen this video of Ayu and Timmy singing MOON acapella? Wonder where it's from.

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/913944035840028672

(2015.09.28) LIMITED TA LIVE TOUR 2015 - LINE LIVE CAST
http://ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=122132

[Amalgam]

Omg her hair!
She looks so good with very dark hair

Originally Posted by Miduhyo

When I first started listening to Ayu, I knew I liked her but I didn't think anything much more of her than a typical artist until I heard Dolls. It's so atmospheric, so beautifully constructed, the music alone is outstanding only then to be topped by her vocals and the lyrics and the emotions. It's a brew damn near to perfection as I feel she's ever gotten with a song. I heard that song and wanted to send her an apology fan letter for not having listened to it sooner.

Wait. Do people here not like it? O.O

I think people don’t really take much more of RAINBOW in general, though I’ve heard appreciation for Dolls it doesn’t happen very often. At all.
I wonder if RAINBOW is just in I am’s shadow or if it’s due to some other reason that it didn’t quite resonate with fans. I DO know that at the time of release it was a 180 from the rock sound that Ayu was cultivating and that she was accused of selling out due to the English lyrics -but western fans wouldn’t really feel that the same way.

It’s so odd because Memorial Address has a very positive reception and it came right after RAINBOW, sharing a mix of genres but blatant pop like Angel’s Song and Grateful Days.