Ayumi ~ The Anything Goes Thread 5 ~

[ComatoseBunnySnatcher]

I really like Humming 7/4 because it ends the album on a high and energetic note. I actually prefer that, and am sad that alot of her albums end in ballads. Honestly, listening to MY STORY album in full is a drag, but that song made it bearable.

Anyone else like independent+ as the album closer?
I. EFFIN'. DO.

[Livey~]

^ I do like it XD
Energetic songs like Humming and independent+ make me think we're not done yet!

[ExodusUK]

There's a possibility Ayu will be going to London again soon, Timmy tweeted that he's going to London in the Autumn. As we know Ayu and Timmy are joined at the hip and always go overseas together, so..

[280301]

My favourite 'end song' is actually Secret.

I cannot describe my love for that song. It's just so...beautiful in an understated way.

I do like rainy day, girlish and + too.

[AyuWorld]

^
i really love Secret live at AT07! watch it and never get bored of it, every princess-like movement that ayu did during the performance made it more epic and dramatci! so moving <3

dying to see she perfroms it again but i dont think so...

[Benikari47]

Humming 7/4 is still my least favorite song by her, and one of the most annoying songs i've ever heard. I appreciate that she wanted to end the album in a (much too late) energetic way, but all it does is giving me a headache.

I agree about the album being extremely boring, yet having quite a lot of gems. Moments, Carols, Walking Proud, Winding Road, GAME, About You etc. are all amazing tracks on their own, but together they sound so bland. I think it's the album she has with the most filler, i keep forgetting half of the songs. It's in my opinion a very "by the book" J-Pop album, 4-5 great songs and then a lot of samey, typical ballads. It's missing that magic all her other albums somehow convey, even albums like Party Queen and Love Again which i hardly like has it hidden somewhere. However i think my biggest problem with it is, that pretty much all of the songs are weaker versions of songs she's already released or released a couple of years later. They just don't stand out at all in my opinion.

[NintendoHTF1242]

My favorite album closer is Memorial address (take 2 version) <3 But I like Present (did you guys know she had a track titled that!?) and rainy day as well.

[primavera♥]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

My favorite album closer is Memorial address (take 2 version) <3 But I like Present (did you guys know she had a track titled that!?) and rainy day as well.

Ahh~ I love Present as an album closer. Same with rainy day. I also enjoy + and flower garden.

I usually agree with the position of album closers and I already like most of the songs. For most of her albums at least.

[BlackSilence]

^MA must be my fave too.

I also love Secret, i think that song is so underated.

[ExodusUK]

MY STORY drags on way too long in the same drab and dull fashion. I would have cut it down into a mini album released six months after Memorial Address or something.

[ayumisrael]

Maybe we wouldn't know about them but it would be kinda bad if a lot of MY STORY album only tracks weren't released. It has 4 single songs so it means we would get 2-3 more tracks and that's all. I could somehow live without windind road but that's all lol

[280301]

So, I just watched HOTEL LOVE SONGS.

HOLY ****.
The bit in Party Queen where the music goes all eerie and melancholy, and Ayu goes, "I am the lonely queen," is legit scary!

[ayu-michan]

^ I actually liked that part XD

[mi|kshake]

I agree about the album being extremely boring, yet having quite a lot of gems. Moments, Carols, Walking Proud, Winding Road, GAME, About You etc. are all amazing tracks on their own, but together they sound so bland.

Yeah, it's got some great songs, but as an album, it just seems to go on...

(I also feel this way about I Am)

[TeamAyu2004]

Ive lost that ayuness I had....
I think I need new stuff in my life. LOL

[Delicious n Bold]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

Ive lost that ayuness I had....
I think I need new stuff in my life. LOL

Where'd it go?

[ayu-michan]

It's more like there's nothing much happening these days. I bet once she reveals something good up her sleeves, you'll feel your ayuness again XD

[TeamAyu2004]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Where'd it go?

No idea. I went to the concert and was completely happy... I think it's just that there is nothing new or to look forward too.

Originally Posted by ayu-michan

It's more like there's nothing much happening these days. I bet once she reveals something good up her sleeves, you'll feel your ayuness again XD

I think your right.

[mi|kshake]

I'm waiting for the live CD cover and tracklist - where is it?

[ExodusUK]

Flowers from Ayu to Tohoshinki for their Nissan stadium concerts this weekend