New album 'Party Queen' out 03/21 information thread [II]

[Sirea]

Anyone notice the possible connection between Virgin Road and Return Road...?

Of course we don't know the actual lyrics to Return Road yet but I have a feeling it's about her divorce. :/

[truehappiness]

I was really scared after Next Level that this is the future of Ayu's music

IMO, individual Ayu albums never really define what is going to come next. Maybe the following single or two, but never an entire album.

[jyujiw]

Oh, so much hate to my dear NEXT LEVEL xD I always feel like an exception haha

I will download it as soon as possible, even buying the CD+5DVD version.. you don't know how slow the brazilian postmail is... X.X
Probably it will arrive in my home 2 or more weeks after the release date, and I still can be taxed with 60% of the total amount. Ayu, what I do to you... xD

[cosmicfirefly]

^ I also love NEXT LEVEL!

[zellyx]

^ I love NEXT LEVEL too, though we're a minority ><

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by zellyx

^ I love NEXT LEVEL too, though we're a minority ><

Me too! It's my #1 Ayu album!!!

[SKYia]

I don't say I don't love Next Level, I just don't prefer electro songs like Energize or Rollin' or discomunication :V (I don't mind Sparkle though) I prefer rock songs so I'm happy Next Level was an episode and not a new current as the album's name seemed to suggest.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

If this is as good as Love songs or R'n'RC, which I have faith that it will be, or better, I'll be ecstatic. Two amazing albums for me.

FIVE...meh, not so much. HATE the collabs, BRILLANTE is perfection, progress is nice, and beloved is forgettable... :/

I guess there is that track that you don't really care for on each album, or something that doesn't really get listened to as much as the others.


A Song for XX - from your letter
LOVEppears - P.S. II
Duty - Girlish
I am... - Endless sorrow ~gone with the wind ver.~ (LOVE LOVE LOVE the original)
RAINBOW - hard because I do love every track, but close to you
MA - Greatful days
MY STORY - my name's WOMEN
(miss)understood - In the corner
Secret - Secret
GUILTY - GUILTY
NEXT LEVEL - rollin'
Rock 'n' Roll Circus - Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~
Love songs - like a Doll
FIVE - ANother song and that other collab that I've never even listened to in full once, and dislike it so much that I can't even remember the title. LOL

[TeamAyu2004]

^ you are so sensible.. lol

beloved to me just feels like a typical ayu ballad, which is fine, but its feels that it could of been on any album, so yes, forgettable.
I personal love the collabs, but I want more of just ayu.

And although i like rock in roll circus, i hope its more like next level (not to be like next level, but more like it!)

[emi♡]

Its so weird how its a typical ayu ballad now....I just got crazy nostalgic lol

I like rnrc, but just cause, its like typical ayu formula lol I want something new, I dont want it to be like anything...Id be happy if it was like I said earlier, a mix of LS and RNRC.

[*hearT_Place*]

NEXT LEVEL is great for keeping me awake when I have too much homework and need music with energy

With RnRC, which I only recently bought, I was really looking forward to it because I love her rock-style music and her more unique, experimental music. However - and this could've been because of the order of the songs - there seemed to be so many bland pop songs on that album! Even beautiful songs like BALLAD and You were... were brought down because they were placed after two songs that put me to sleep (Sunset and Meaning of Love). I thought there were some awesome stand-out tracks (microphone, countdown, last links, DLB, Lady Dynamite, Sexy Little Things), but, as an album, it just didn't work.

I'm looking forward to this new album. She named her first album after the divorce "Party Queen" - which surprised me (but not in a bad way), especially because, title-wise, it's the polar opposite of GUILTY (which is the album my thoughts first went to after hearing about the divorce and then how she was releasing a new album) - and I realized that I have absolutely no idea what to expect, and I love that

[femtrooper]

Yay!!! More Next Level fans! I thought it was an amazing album, honestly!!! It was so fun, yet serious at the same time. The actual song 'Next Level' is AMAZING. It's so inspiring. Everytime I listen to it I feel like I'm in motion.

[love in music]

for me, NL = Bridge to the sky, NEXT LEVEL, Sparkle, Rule, GREEN, Disco-munication, and LOVE 'n' HATE. i rarely listen to the others. all of these songs/interludes are fantastic tho, so all else on the album is easily forgiven for being boring/lackluster.
GUILTY on the other hand.. I can't forgive anything on that album lmao. it's a mess.

[femtrooper]

Originally Posted by love in music

for me, NL = Bridge to the sky, NEXT LEVEL, Sparkle, Rule, GREEN, Disco-munication, and LOVE 'n' HATE. i rarely listen to the others. all of these songs/interludes are fantastic tho, so all else on the album is easily forgiven for being boring/lackluster.
GUILTY on the other hand.. I can't forgive anything on that album lmao. it's a mess.

So true! Those are all my favourite tracks from NL!

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

taskebab...smdh. LOL
I just wish we knew which of the rest of the songs were full songs.

[TeamAyu2004]

I just want the album! lol

[kendelle]

Curtain Call is probably my favourite album closer ever <3

Remember when the title came out and we were all going "omg she's retiring!!!" xD But the song and the one-take PV was amazing. I loved that technique in HEAVEN, too...

I really should just bite the bullet and order the CD+3DVD version because we're pretty broke for the next few weeks since I've been off work with no pay but I just waaaaaaaaaaaaaaant that limited version! xD

[Earth_maiden]

Originally Posted by kendelle

Curtain Call is probably my favourite album closer ever <3

Remember when the title came out and we were all going "omg she's retiring!!!" xD But the song and the one-take PV was amazing. I loved that technique in HEAVEN, too...

+1

Curtain Call is one of my favourite tracks of all time, same for the PV.

Honestly, there are very, very few Ayu songs that I outright dislike, disregarding the ASFXX album. Heck, I loathed SURREAL until 2010, I didn't see what the big deal was, I thought it was such a boring and utterly stupid song.

But the only songs I dislike are Close to you, No Way to Say, Free & Easy, crossroad, CAROLS and Connected. Everything else is awesome in my book.

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by Earth_maiden

+1

Curtain Call is one of my favourite tracks of all time, same for the PV.

Honestly, there are very, very few Ayu songs that I outright dislike, disregarding the ASFXX album. Heck, I loathed SURREAL until 2010, I didn't see what the big deal was, I thought it was such a boring and utterly stupid song.

But the only songs I dislike are Close to you, No Way to Say, Free & Easy, crossroad, CAROLS and Connected. Everything else is awesome in my book.

That what means that tastes differ!because I can't see how u can do not like these songs, which are my all-time favs

[AyumiAi]

Originally Posted by kendelle

Curtain Call is probably my favourite album closer ever <3

Remember when the title came out and we were all going "omg she's retiring!!!" xD But the song and the one-take PV was amazing. I loved that technique in HEAVEN, too...

YES THIS!! CUrtain Call for me is such beautiful and pure perfection!! X)

I have a feeling I'm gunna end up buying the 5DVD box set because I just got paid for a commerical I did so I have money!!!!