Ayu: Anything Goes [XXI]

[RealLight]

Originally Posted by Luniverse

If I had to get fisted to an Ayumi song, I guess Terminal would be an appropriate choice

I JUST CAN'T, LMFAO

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

Lelio is <3

YASSSSS

Colours is one of my favorite albums from this decade. The only sad thing about it is I remember being so hooked to Terminal's preview and it was a huge letdown after I heard the full thing. I thought and still think after she finishes "tenshi nado iranai", everything just doesn't flow smoothly. Still, until this point, the track is flawless.

[truehappiness]

Yeah, NOW & 4EVA is great too but... suffers from a weird title.



Ayu, please announce a December release, you know you want to!

Originally Posted by RealLight

I JUST CAN'T, LMFAO

It's either that or like, until that Day.... or Connected or rollin'. Then ever free after.

[RealLight]

^ SXREAM

[hud]

you guys STOP!

[Amalgam]

I'd kill for a surprise winter release!
Especially with PVs.

Originally Posted by truehappiness

It's either that or like, until that Day.... or Connected or rollin'. Then ever free after.

Or maybe its time for Ayu-m-ix 8: Gloves and Crisco

[truehappiness]

Nonstop megamix. Basically every bop she has with a slow finish. She really does have quite a lot of 'intense' tracks that can fit any scenario if you want them to. I even forgot talkin' 2 myself/Rule/Sparkle!

[Gustavopc]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Yeah, NOW & 4EVA is great too but... suffers from a weird title.

Same as Song 4 U. I always tell people how amazing that song is and when they see the title they go "srsly?" But then they realise what I'm talking about

[Amalgam]

^ Song 4 U is amazing!
I don't think it gets the credit that it deserves, its a solid song from start to finish with a perfect build-up. I prefer it to Progress. Even if Progress is beautiful it feels disjointed and almost like the guitars are a little soft in it for me...

Does anyone remember the "Making Fate" song rumor?

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Nonstop megamix. Basically every bop she has with a slow finish. She really does have quite a lot of 'intense' tracks that can fit any scenario if you want them to. I even forgot talkin' 2 myself/Rule/Sparkle!

SPARKLE!
Thats one of the songs I'd play for getting ready to go clubbing lol

[ayumi_croatia]

I love Colours. That albums gets so much undeserved hate.

[KittyKathy]

Originally Posted by himawariii6

I really love "What is forever love".

Me too. That's my favorite song on the album.

[Amalgam]

Originally Posted by KittyKathy

Me too. That's my favorite song on the album.

You guys are making me listen to these songs again. This is such a nice song!
I forgot that it was a duet, but both their voices song complimentary

[Miduhyo]

Colours is odd for me because I love nearly each track individually but as a whole package it just fell flat to me. The songs you guys are mentioning I loooooooove, but I just don't like the album itself. (Yeah, I know. That's weird. xD)

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Miduhyo

Colours is odd for me because I love nearly each track individually but as a whole package it just fell flat to me. The songs you guys are mentioning I loooooooove, but I just don't like the album itself. (Yeah, I know. That's weird. xD)

I feel the same about Secret

[primavera♥]

^Same regarding Secret. I enjoy quite a few tracks on it but as an album it's probably my least favorite. It just doesn't come together well in my mind and most of her album's afterwards were much better packages to me.

[Xianghua]

I'm happy to see so many people like what is forever love! I love it a lot but I remember seeing people complaining about it, so I thought it wasn't well received.

[truehappiness]

That is actually just how things are all the time with new releases and Ayu. People kinda hate them initially then warm up to them later.

[//ABEST]

Colours > anything else and that has been my opinion since the day one we got it, before that my ultimate favourite was Love songs

only songs that i don't find perfect are XOXO and Pray, Pray is good but doesn't fit for the album at all. NOW & 4EVA is so different from everything else on Colours but it has the same feeling on it somehow. Terminal, Lelio and Merry-go-round and in my TOP10 ayu songs ever

i wish she would have stayed on that path for a little longer


Colours wipes its ass with A ONE for sure

[thinkingoutloud89]

I haven't been following Ayu for quite a few month and not really intensely listening to her either. I'm still on my one-year-namie-mourning-trip but I could need another dose of Ayu soon. I listened to WORDS like ten times and that was it. is there anything - a hint or a glimpse of her working on something. I really fear she might not be able to record anymore quite soon.

[Xianghua]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

That is actually just how things are all the time with new releases and Ayu. People kinda hate them initially then warm up to them later.

You're right. Now that I think of it, theres a pattern


It makes me think of how the first time I heard Ayu I didn't like her, and then I gave her another shot later on where I thought- "omg? what was wrong with past me?"

[Andrenekoi]

^I believe this happens because:

1) She is always changing directions, so, she never really releases whatever people are expecting from her at the moment. She did some weird dance-rock track last? This time she will release something super generic and them she will full EDM. This can be a little alienating.

2) A ONE and (half of?) LOVE again being the exception, she experiemented a lot more since NEXT LEVEL or even RNRC than she did from Memorial Address to GUILTY. There are lots of those tracks that don't stick to your mind immediately after the first listen, like tons of her biggest hits did, and people sometimes don't take their time to digest the release before forming an opinion. They mistake "not loving it on the first listen" with "disliking".