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10th August 2013, 08:13 AM
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I never really got the S/S hate. The covers were crap, but I think she had some that were worse -forgiveness was absolutely terrible- I kinda feel that people went overboard on the hate for those covers. Just a tad.
On the subject of covers, my favorites? BLUE BIRD, Mirrorcle World, INSPIRE, many of the remix albums. I love her Twiggy-like modeling on the RMX Works From Ayu-mi-x 5 Non-Stop Mega Mix cover.
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10th August 2013, 09:55 AM
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I watched Ayu's 10th Anniversary ASIA tour and felt awkward (really awkward) when she entered during the encore. I don't know why. Can anyone here slap me! LOL
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10th August 2013, 06:22 PM
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My story was just so long and samey
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10th August 2013, 06:29 PM
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My story is amazing ! It's her most cohesive album ! I understand when some people think that the album can be boring because it is not very diverse and there are not so much upbeat tracks but for me the combo Walking Proud, Happy Ending, Winding Road, Hope or Pain and Liar
 so well done ! these are among her most emotional songs at least for me !
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10th August 2013, 06:30 PM
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I kinda relate to the idea that MY STORY can come off as boring listening to it all way through even though almost all songs there are high class listening to them randomly.
It's a great album and very cohesive, maybe too much cohesive. I won't start to put titles of the great songs from the album since it's pretty much all of it, save for winding road which is kinda boring. It has too normal mid temp arrangement. Last edited by ayumisrael; 10th August 2013 at 06:33 PM. |
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#7
10th August 2013, 06:59 PM
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I don't have a problem with it being "too cohesive", my favorite album from her is Love songs xD
But IMO all the songs sound +- the same and I don't find them to be all that impressive... I always saw it as a lyric-driven album (like ASFXX, I AM..., Rock'n'Roll Circus, LOVE again) and she usually play it saffer on the music department on those to focus on what she is saying... Nothing wrong with that, but as I don't speak japanese, it's not the kind of work that I love xD |
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10th August 2013, 10:21 PM
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I loved the NEXT LEVEL covers at first sight, like everything this album has and is. Like I hated at first sight R'n'R Circus and (miss)understood ones. LOVE again is even worse, they're pretty, and I dislike easy stuff so much, lol. Like, you can do something I don't like, but you have to actually work for it.
And I didn't like Party Queen covers, until the so-called meaning was explained around, and then I was gone, love forever and ever. I have a giant soft spot for conceptual stuff, lol. Instead, I didn't understand all that hate about S/S covers, they're not awesome, but... ok, they're super-photoshopped, but everything in J-Pop is. They fit the single. And, then, it's just a single. Albums count, not singles, in my point of view XD About MY STORY: as I said somewhere before, I think this and LOVE again are so very similar, as projects. The difference for me is: all of MY STORY is difficult to listen to all at once, but awesome in every aspect, instead only half of LOVE again is. I hate so much on tracks like SAKURA or petal because they had potential, tons of it, not used because they just didn't work till the end. I hate it. It's like with the covers, if some song is just good, that's ok, but if a song for me is unfinished and rushed, it doesn't matter anymore that's enjoyable. It's wasted. Especially if the work before was so on point, god, it's such a waste! The chorus of SAKURA is so good, everything else is toned down; the guitars in petal are not edgy enough etc... it's like everything has been watered down!
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10th August 2013, 11:27 PM
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11th August 2013, 08:17 PM
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I think my issue with MY STORY is that I never understood it. With all the others albums of Ayu I kind of feel like I know what she wanted to share and say, and that was because of the album construction too. But MY STORY is a riddle, today as well, just like before. It feels so good, but I don't get what she conveyed in it, because it most definitely isn't just a bunch of songs united together (lol, FIVE anyone?). There's a logic, but it's a mystery to me. On the contrary, I can listen to Love Songs all at once 'cause, even if it's all the same sounds over and over, there's a pattern I can follow. The beautiful thing about Ayu albums it's they almost never are a collection of songs or singles, they're a story, gorgeously told, about Ayu and her mind at a certain time.
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10th August 2013, 11:36 PM
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Really? I actually think that SAKURA and petal should be raw as they are and less processed as these songs are really personal and less enjoy poppy side.
These are 2 of my personal favorites ever. (Bye-bye darling as well), but really for me, SAKURA petal are like master pieces for me composition and arrangement wise even taking out the lyrics. I will say I'm not always in the mood for ballads as I LOVE up beat, which is something I wish ayu would do a lot more. |
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11th August 2013, 08:19 AM
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I've always liked the albums that aren't as cohesive, but at the same time, I like having same-y albums, when the songs are good. Like...I would have preferred NL being a million versions of Sparkle, rather than the sameness we got for Love Songs.
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11th August 2013, 02:38 PM
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MY STORY had only recently come out when I was getting into Ayu - it stands to me as one of her masterpieces just because of how it made me feel and how I appreciated her lyrics at that time in my life. It really is her STORY. Humming 7/4 kind of kills the ending but it's still a fantastic album.
I miss the release of m(u) when I stayed up for over 24 hours spazzing with people here waiting for an early leak or something on the release day.....back when we didn't get leaked copies or even TV news or previews hahahaha
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11th August 2013, 03:05 PM
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^ For some reasons I believe winding road wouldn't have been enough to close the album properly.
So yeah, for me Humming 7/4 is in the right place! Aw~ my MY STORY. So flawless and beautiful. It's always a pleasure to listen to it from the beginning to the end~ ♥
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11th August 2013, 03:18 PM
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^ Aah true that - I wonder just what would be the most perfect album close would be?
I love Curtain Call - that PV made me tear up and not many PVs ever made me do that! Endless Sorrow and RAINBOW did it to me. Sweet Season does as well a bit 
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11th August 2013, 03:20 PM
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Memorial Address was about to be released when I became a fan... so it was perfect...
My story was so far away from what she had previously done I was so disappointed. lol I still find it one of her weaker albums, but its not the weakest by far anymore. |
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11th August 2013, 03:39 PM
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^^
Oh my.. now that you mention it, I've always thought Sweet Season was such a peaceful PV, but I only saw the first minutes on the official youtube channel. I've recently watched it, completely.. I was shocked! 
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