NEXT LEVEL tracklist + CD2+DVD cover

[yatenkouxoxo]

Originally Posted by Larisa-chan

Damn, that is the ugliest cover she has ever released. Her face looks pretty, but the rest is a disaster. Her hair is the worst, and that glove with nails is atrocious.

The tracklist sure has some silly sounding titles. She's been going down this road for like 2-3 years now with cheesy titles, sheesh.

I think the music will have lots of dance/techno/poprock sounds, which is a good thing. I can't wait to hear the music. I hope the lyrics will be good. As long as it's not nasty like Kumi's lyrics or as cheesy as Real Me lyrics (and full of Engrish) then I'll be good. Sparkle's lyrics didn't bother me at all.

In the end, I pray the music will be good. Because honestly, for me, she has take it DOWN the NEXT LEVEL instead of UP. =/ The cover and song titles scream "sellout" to me, but I hope that the lyrics and music don't.

And yeah, if people want to express negative opinions, they have every right to. Who cares if it's the "same old people"? There are the "same old people" who praise every little thing Ayu does and act like it's work of a goddess.

Well, let's look at it this way...GUILTY didn't sound like Secret....LOVEppears didn't sound like A Song For XX so it's a good thing! IF she did the same thing over and over again we'd get bored...I know not EVERYONE is going to like EVERYTHING she does, but that's why she's been around so long. Previous fans will stick with her even if you don't LOVE every song, because you know what she's capable of, and new fans will be born, with the onslaught of new styles. Me, personally, I'm really looking forward to this.

And yes, you're absolutely right. You have a total right to your opinion. I have to agree with a lot of people when one says, "Just because I don't like a certain song, or album, doesn't make me any less of a fan." It really doesn't. For example, I absolutely HATED everywhere nowhere but apparently lots of people loved it, so hey, who am I to judge?

[Chibi_Venus]

Hoh! I didn't realize we're gonna get a PV for "Sparkle!"

Wow, this looks so interesting. I'm really excited! I wonder what it's gonna be like?

Thank you so much for sharing!

[Re:★]

She looks like a damn cross-eyed amputeed futuristic hooker.

Edit Funky titles tho.

[Queen Bee]

After looking at the cover with an unbiased eye I have to say that I'm a little disappointed with whoever was the photographer (and if it's who I think it is I hope one day I can replace him and do better justice for fashion photographers and Ayu fans). As a semi-professional photographer who is planning on becoming a professional I find a lot of things wrong. For example, the text placement of her name. The photographer as well as the art director should have thought of a better composition so that it wouldn't look like Ayu's name was randomly thrown on to the image where there was space. Second is some of the placement of her hair. While I don't have a problem with the style I do have a MAJOR problem with the little fluff of hair coming out from behind her ear. It's distracting and causes the eye to focus on it instead of the image as a whole. My third problem and the last one I'll mention is her head placement and the background directly behind her. First of all it looks like the just photoshopped her head onto a different picture of her. I keep feeling there is a disconnect between her neck and head. Also they should have noticed the peach color triangle on the T.V behind Ayu. It makes it look like it's part of her neck at first glance. If I was to turn something in like that to my studio teacher he would kill me. Well I hope I really didn't offend anyone with my critique of the 2CD + DVD cover. While I'm not going to say it's a bad album because of one cover I do wish the photographer, art director, and Ayu would have noticed these things so they could have turned a mediocre photo into a brilliant one.

[Re:★]

^ Tbh text placement and the like wouldn't make a difference. The cover is a mess and the only way it could possibly be saved is by making a damn new one.

[joshohhhhh]

^ I think the peach-colored triangle by her neck/face is her other shoulder.

[Anna Willow]

I loved the cover and the weird titles! Bring them on!

[love in music]

I wonder how some people can say this is a 'level down' when you haven't even heard a lot of the songs. maybe you mean a 'level down' from her better covers/song titles but if you mean a 'level down' of her career then you're getting way too ahead of yourselves.

[YuriChan]

Originally Posted by part of Me ♥

I wonder how some people can say this is a 'level down' when you haven't even heard a lot of the songs. maybe you mean a 'level down' from her better covers/song titles but if you mean a 'level down' of her career then you're getting way too ahead of yourselves.

Well put... I like the cover. ^^ I'm hoping that the other covers will amaze me and everybody else. BESIDES!!! The other covers haven't been released yet... So how in the HELL can some people say that this is her worst covers if you haven't see the other versions? See? This is what you guys get for asking for a less diva Ayu. Some people are never satisfied.

[RikkuChii]

I like it!

The tracklist is very different, as is the cover.

She has seriously reached the NEXT LEVEL.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by HONEY_INSPIRE_ME19

This is what you guys get for asking for a less diva Ayu. Some people are never satisfied.

[stickyrice]

Maybe it's just me, but am I the only one who's not seeing anything "weird" or "different" with the song titles that everyone else seems to suggest? I mean... besides Load of the SHUGYO, Disco-munication, and I guess Pieces of SEVEN - everything else seems pretty "normal". Anyways... lol

[amorphose]

LOVE.

I had no hopes for this album before this information was released. I was expecting it to be like GUILTY pt. 2 and not really be a "NEXT LEVEL" at all.

After finding out that Mirrorcle World and Life are being excluded and that there is a PV for Sparkle, I am completely stoked for this album! The rest of the titles look amazing too and I'm digging the cover.

Yay for 180 degree turn arounds!
I think I may wet myself.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by stickyrice

Maybe it's just me, but am I the only one who's not seeing anything "weird" or "different" with the song titles that everyone else seems to suggest? I mean... besides Load of the SHUGYO, Disco-munication, and I guess Pieces of SEVEN - everything else seems pretty "normal". Anyways... lol

You're not the only one =D.
Though I got strange vibes only from and disco-municipation and Load of the SHUGYO while the latter might be an interlude.

[Kodayumi]

Thanks for the news!

Such a colorful cover.

[Tom Punks]

Originally Posted by Ayumi626

Second is some of the placement of her hair. While I don't have a problem with the style I do have a MAJOR problem with the little fluff of hair coming out from behind her ear. It's distracting and causes the eye to focus on it instead of the image as a whole.

How many people even noticed that before you mentioned it...

[mui-gei-tal]

the titles are...interesting...the cover is just wow...

[Queen Bee]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

How many people even noticed that before you mentioned it...

I know but being a photographer it bothers me a whole lot. We are taught to think about what everything looks like in a photograph and if anything could possibly be distracting.

[Chandrachan]

Arigatou for the tracklist and cover ^^

[Beauty4123]

so did anyone notice that ayu's gloves have nails? unique, isn't it?