Lets vent about ayu?/why did your fandom decrease - Page 14

primavera♥ · #**261** 7th May 2014, 10:19 AM

I don't think ayu is so uncreative. Maybe love again is. That would be how I define that. But NL, RnRC, and Love songs weren't lacking in creativity to me and had lovely themes too. Same for the last few tours before ABL. And her being relatable is subjective. Though maybe I'm just too emotional and have to much empathy. I still really connect with and love taking in what she sings about. Buy I can see how other people would fail to relate. She is very different from most of her fans I'd imagine and is in a different place in life.

Ayu just seems so wise sometimes though as a person. and still has some awesome things about her career. I can't just believe that she is some completely lazy diva who doesn't even try. Idk.

On another note, I think sometimes I have to step back and remember that I don't know the real ayu. Which is disappointing. Like I don't really know what she thinks, how she feels, what problems she may have. I feel like I've always viewed her as this idealized woman and had the highest expectations because I didn't view her as human like I would a personal friend who I give less judgment and more understanding to when things aren't perfect. I wish ayu could be perfect by my standards. And she's come closer than any artist. But idk, I feel like I've only realized all this this year. And it has made me more chill about what she does while still able to critique

I think what I would like from ayu for this new album is a music video that pays attention to detail. She doesn't always have extra special music videos but I want something like alterna.

November4 · #**262** 9th May 2014, 10:17 PM

I love Ayu dearly, she's been an inspiration for me for a decade and has dictated a large part of my life. Coincidentally, each release was appropriate for me at that time, as if I was making the music:

NEXT LEVEL > going to college, visiting Japan
Rock'n'Roll Circus > fights with friends, quit college, moved back home
Love songs > went to Japan alone, very happy, dating, going out, making friends
Party Queen > lived in London, became alcoholic, partied 4 times a week to forget
LOVE again > I was in Taiwan, feeling amazing & better
HOTEL Love songs > became drug addicted & crazy
Hello new me > back home and myself again

So I love her dearly, but ever since Power of Music I haven't connected with her music at all. Production is bad, her vocals lack emotion, the concerts are like circus + broadway show, recycled stuff... Can't wait to see what's next, though.

channy · #**263** 10th May 2014, 10:42 PM

I fear, a lot of the new album could vastly suffer from a tremendous amount of cheesy dubstep/drum'n'bass elements. I have that distinct feeling for a couple of weeks by now. I'd be entirely devastated, to tell the truth. Fingers crossed it won't happen...

primavera♥ · #**264** 10th May 2014, 10:47 PM

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I fear, a lot of the new album could vastly suffer from a tremendous amount of cheesy dubstep/drum'n'bass elements. I have had that distinct feeling for a couple of weeks by now. I'd be entirely devastated, to tell the truth. Fingers crossed it won't happen...

I suppose that's what may happen when some other fans want her to work with new producers and not sound "dated"

I am still hoping that this works out very well and isn't garbage or just okay, but not great. I'm excited. Either way, I am glad she that she is hopefully switching it up

November4 · #**265** 10th May 2014, 11:20 PM

There's nothing wrong with cheesy dubstep/drum'n'bass or trashy music. As long as it's GOOD like Namie's FEEL album. Feel the love/Merry-go-round are simply not good. Non of her recent music has been GOOD, regardless of the genre.

Just look at Sparkle, Real me, Connected; she's always experimented with genres and those sound great.

NintendoHTF1242 · #**266** 11th May 2014, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by channy

I fear, a lot of the new album could vastly suffer from a tremendous amount of cheesy dubstep/drum'n'bass elements. I have that distinct feeling for a couple of weeks by now. I'd be entirely devastated, to tell the truth. Fingers crossed it won't happen...

I like cheesy dubstep/drum n' bass shit so oops

I can't wait! I hope she does a shit-ton of it. Love Ayu's voice with these types of arrangements.

happiholic★ · #**267** 11th May 2014, 03:24 AM

I hope she does what makes her happy. Its her career. Fans can say whatever the fuck they want, but at the end of the day, she has to make herself happy.

ayu-michan · #**268** 11th May 2014, 03:57 AM

I love the fact that she's still making music. Outdated or in trend or whatever, all I hope is that she'll continue writing good lyrics. Just that is fine with me, I'm happy Ayu is still making music. And I have really high hopes for this next album, if it doesn't satisfy me then well I'll always have her old works to listen to

adantatu2 · #**269** 12th May 2014, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by channy

I fear, a lot of the new album could vastly suffer from a tremendous amount of cheesy dubstep/drum'n'bass elements. I have that distinct feeling for a couple of weeks by now. I'd be entirely devastated, to tell the truth. Fingers crossed it won't happen...

Well, this isn't going to be a full electronic album, we have Pray and Hello new me, the typical ayu ballads

jewelbox · #**270** 13th May 2014, 06:07 PM

Even though I've had my long break from her (and AHS) I still occasionally have listened to her music. Truth is my mind has been occupied with different music during year 2014. It doesn't mean I have completely given up on Ayu. I'm extremely excited she's releasing a new album!

Bigtop · #**271** 14th May 2014, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jewelbox

Even though I've had my long break from her (and AHS) I still occasionally have listened to her music. Truth is my mind has been occupied with different music during year 2014. It doesn't mean I have completely given up on Ayu. I'm extremely excited she's releasing a new album!

Agreed with that also. Except not only that, I'm very busy at school, and I lost my iPod earlier this year, which is limiting my music storage to my 32GB iPhone, and 32GB isn't really enough...

adantatu2 · #**272** 14th May 2014, 10:33 PM

^You need a 1TB hard drive XD

I only need like 200 GB, lol.

hydefied · #**273** 15th May 2014, 04:07 AM

I felt her songs were more impactful and heartfelt. I could remember every song and title just listening to it. Now the songs are not memorable and forgettable.

I don't even remember most of her songs now - although I'd still buy the albums.

Usually I dont even remember what's the title of the song when it pops up on my IPOD because I have the habit of putting the entire album into my ipod to listen to the songs.

Hope the future albums don't disappoint :x

Bigtop · #**274** 15th May 2014, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by adantatu2

^You need a 1TB hard drive XD

I only need like 200 GB, lol.

1TB? I've got, like, nearly 5TB of data on my desktop computer!

microphone · #**275** 20th May 2014, 03:56 AM

I don't listen to Ayu anymore which surprises me because she was the only pop singer I listened to for a while. I'm still going to hear her new album to at least experience Pray again because it's a fantastic ballad.

It's her vocals. I never cared for her image. I always thought she looked like a clown with all that make-up and hair color but did not affect my opinion of her music one bit. After listening to several great singers from the UK (Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, Adele - I like her voice, actually) I started to shift my attention away from Ayu. Of course, she steam rolls everyone with her lyrics, but at this point I want to listen to a beautiful voice.

November4 · #**276** 20th May 2014, 10:48 AM

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Her voice really was better in the past. Listening to 2003-2006 compared to now... wow. She can sing HANABI in 2003 with SO much power compared to 2008, idk what happened.

primavera♥ · #**277** 20th May 2014, 11:07 AM

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Her voice really was better in the past. Listening to 2003-2006 compared to now... wow. She can sing HANABI in 2003 with SO much power compared to 2008, idk what happened.

Well, it basically deteriorated. I'm sure we can be more scientific here but she wasn't exactly taking care of it and her singing technique wasn't perfect from the beginning. And then we had what you witness in 2008 lol.

Sad life. She's been trying to improve since then. It has. 2009 needed help. It was a crisis lol.

terra · #**278** 20th May 2014, 11:59 AM

^Agree about 2009, her voice is one of the reason I didn't enjoy AT09 as much as she sounded rather dry

Chris85 · #**279** 20th May 2014, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by November4

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Her voice really was better in the past. Listening to 2003-2006 compared to now... wow. She can sing HANABI in 2003 with SO much power compared to 2008, idk what happened.

I think she doesn't lack power now, it's the opposite -she tends to scream too often instead of singing softly. But I think she did improve in terms of staying in key compared to the disaster era of her ear problems. I hope she'll continue improving and stop shouting and forcing her voice.

November4 · #**280** 20th May 2014, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by primavera♥

Well, it basically deteriorated. I'm sure we can be more scientific here but she wasn't exactly taking care of it and her singing technique wasn't perfect from the beginning. And then we had what you witness in 2008 lol.

Sad life. She's been trying to improve since then. It has. 2009 needed help. It was a crisis lol.

I don't want to get too scientific either, but she's the only singer I know whose voice has literally deteriorated so quickly over the span of a few years lol.

What was that CDL that opened with t2m? Omg she was off-key half the concert. XD