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Old 18th August 2015, 09:51 AM
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My review that I wrote still stands but giving the mini a listen a few times has changed my opinion of a few songs.
In a nutshell everything but Sorrows is good. Sorrows is that last french fry you're about to eat but it falls on the floor and you throw it out because you know you shouldn't eat food off the floor. It's truly a reductive song with poor mixing, does absolutely nothing, that breakdown sounds like it belongs in a different and better song, and the instrumentation is so noisy and messy. Sounds like they just threw all these sounds together to make it stick, like rihanna with her new era and throwing songs around to see if they become successful.
But besides that every other song is basically great. I had a problem with SBS and SOL being basic pop songs, but SBS kind of has that ayu magic with a cute lil chorus that could and SOL is really bittersweet, and I really like the lyrics too. The other three songs are the same from my review, but Summer diary is definitely an 8/10.
I totally agree with your thoughts on Sorrows. Sure the lyrics are amazing, but sound comes before when we talk about music. It sounds so cheap it hurts.
I agree with you both, as someone who usually enjoys her rock release, Sorrows is a let down for me. I just don't the chorus which sounded thrown just like that. It has one of the best lyrics but with bad arrangement, the song is a no no for me.
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Old 18th August 2015, 10:33 AM
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OMG so much hate for sorrows.. When I think the weakest song on sixxxxx is step by step. now that's an awful song!!
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Old 18th August 2015, 10:57 AM
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Oh please, Sorrows is amazing.
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Old 19th August 2015, 12:25 PM
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Old 19th August 2015, 12:30 PM
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I still haven't heard so much as a preview for Sorrows, Shape of love, or Sky high. Waiting until my copy gets here!!!

On that note--hurry the F up, USPS
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Old 19th August 2015, 12:33 PM
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^ah you're crazy! I always buy the physical copies obviously but I grab that leak as soon as it gets uploaded! I mean, I can still listen to it in full. Wow...can't remember the last time I even opened an ayu CD I bought...lol
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Old 19th August 2015, 01:25 PM
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^ah you're crazy! I always buy the physical copies obviously but I grab that leak as soon as it gets uploaded! I mean, I can still listen to it in full. Wow...can't remember the last time I even opened an ayu CD I bought...lol
I know! It's been so long since I waited to get my copy before listening, I figured I could use a little excitement/anticipation in my life. And honestly, it was sitting at Tenso's warehouse for like 10 days before I even remembered to have them ship it I got and read the email that they received it at like 4am one day when I had just woken up and was getting ready for work...and then I promptly forgot about it. I'm not a morning person.
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Wow, Step by step is really unpopular, huh? It's my favourite, especially the lyrics, so relatable <3 Sorrows on the other hand, I'm super disappointed. Awesome lyrics, and in what I think is Ayu's best genre, rock ballad, but the chorus was just... noisy. Idk what the musical term is, but there was like, no rhythm or something. Still love the lyrics though.
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Sky High came on play today randomly and I realized how nice the song actually is <3
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Old 19th August 2015, 03:20 PM
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I like Step by step, but out of all the songs on sixxxxxx, it doesn't rank in my top.

Summer diary
Sorrows
Shape of Love
Sky High
Sayonara
Step by step

but I definitely still enjoy it a lot.
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Step by step would be so much better with "build up" begining. (like fairyland have) The intro sounds like anything else, but the chorus/verses are so catchy and it could be great.

Summer diary still gives me chills ^^ Dang, I love the verses, they are so darn catchy, singable <3

Sky high have the same problem as Step by step, the intro sounds bland a bit, but the verses/chorus are pretty good. She might be chanting/whispering, building some atmosphere... but no. xd

I'm ashamed that Sayonara feel so wrong yet so good xD It's kinda guilty pleasure song xd

I still can't stand Sorrows. I feel the same way about Guilty song.

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I still haven't heard so much as a preview for Sorrows, Shape of love, or Sky high. Waiting until my copy gets here!!!

On that note--hurry the F up, USPS
You ain't missing much with Sorrows lol. SOL and SH are actually quite good after a while. They're like fine wines. I replayed Sorrows like 30 times and still think it's junk.
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Ever since someone on last.fm mentioned that the strings in the Sorrows intro sound like Love song, I cannot unhear it.
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Old 19th August 2015, 05:43 PM
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Sorrows has to be her most generic rock track. It has nothing unique to it. It's one of those songs that if it were lumped in with a bunch of other rock songs, you'd be like "ok which is this again?" For the first minute.
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I'm surprised at the Sorrows reactions. It's totally hardcore and the bridge is amazing.
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Old 19th August 2015, 07:13 PM
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I like Step by step, but out of all the songs on sixxxxxx, it doesn't rank in my top.

Summer diary
Sorrows
Shape of Love
Sky High
Sayonara
Step by step
OMG that's the same order I enjoyed sixxxx. We're totally on the same page on this one.

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Old 19th August 2015, 07:45 PM
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I'm surprised at the Sorrows reactions. It's totally hardcore and the bridge is amazing.
That's like the only good part of the song. until that annoying "playing DJ" part starts :|

I've been listening to Shape of love a lot lately, it's so lovely.
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Old 19th August 2015, 09:23 PM
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Lol, lots of mixed feelings towards Sorrows, that's actually my favourite song on the mini album! Shape of Love is closely behind though!
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Old 19th August 2015, 09:54 PM
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I still haven't heard so much as a preview for Sorrows, Shape of love, or Sky high. Waiting until my copy gets here!!!
I'm the same! Haven't heard any of the mini actually!
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Old 19th August 2015, 11:10 PM
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for me it is:

Sorrows (I know it is generic and everything but I can't help it, I love the rockfish ayu) *****
Shape of Love (pretty good one) *****
Summer Diary (I was missing songs like this) ***
Sayonara (nice) ***
Step by step (meh) **
Sky High (meh) **

overall: 4 stars out of 5 =)
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