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Old 4th December 2010, 04:37 PM
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i dunno how to say this, but.. hmm.

I like the song a lot of course, anything Ayu releases is like an instant favorite to me lol but yeah... I personally don't think it's as "omg amazing" as some people say; much of the music is rehashed/reminiscent of her recent songs too lol; intentional or not I dunno but it's just what I feel.

anyway, her voice kinda annoys me too; in some parts where she goes low it just sounds bad maybe HQ will change my opinion~

the arrangement is lovely though

btw if this song is about "I can't live a life without songs; I love songs" then why on earth is Mannie in the PV lol
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^ haha we should wait until we see the PV then we would know why Mannie is on the PV haha XDD

i love Ayu's surprises lately..
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not sure why people seem to think that Love song and Last Angel are Connected... just because of the guitar riff? That's not really anything. It's not like they're even next to each other on the album.
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not sure why people seem to think that Love song and Last Angel are Connected... just because of the guitar riff? That's not really anything. It's not like they're even next to each other on the album.
Connected PVs if I remember correctly.
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^^But I mean, is there confirmation of that? I don't recall reading anything about it, besides speculation...
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oh and some of the part of love song, the piano instrument playing, that sounds like blossom's piano instrument part too..

but i really love this song a lot..the elements mixed so great together~
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For me, initially Love Song sounded very refreshing with a retro feel to it and I thought this album lead song will be yet another masterpiece, BUT as the song went on it began to sound very repetitive and then mood was just stagnant for the last three quarter of it.

It had potential, though Maybe a 7 out of 10?

EDIT: Okay, after reading the lyrics, maybe a 8.5 at least and I can definitely hear the similarity between this and Last Angel during the guitar moments

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^^But I mean, is there confirmation of that? I don't recall reading anything about it, besides speculation...
The makings of the PVs are connected so there's a very high possibility the PVs are connected:

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01.MOON (video clip)
02.blossom (video clip -director's cut-)
03.crossroad (video clip)
04.Sweet Season (video clip)
05.Virgin Road (video clip)
06.Last angel (video clip)
07.Love song (video clip)

08.do it again (video clip)
09.MOON (making clip)
10.crossroad (making clip)
11.Sweet Season (making clip)
12.Virgin Road (making clip)
13.Last angel & Love song (making clip #1)
14.Last angel & Love song (making clip #2)

15.do it again (making clip)
That's not just a coincidence lol.

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^^Ohh I forgot about that in the tracklist, haha
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ah~ i almost forgot bout that..
can't wait now!
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So then... the concept behind "Love songs" is not "songs of love" but possibly "(I) Love songs"? ...that's kind of brilliant (and much more original)! lol
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One thing I noticed about Ayu's vocals in Love song is that she's got her "ayu accent" back!
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^^She did, but it's kind of overly done imo.
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Not going to lie. This song is something amazing. Best song of hers since Days.

I didn't like any of the singles, but if this is any indicator of what's on the album.....
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One thing I noticed about Ayu's vocals in Love song is that she's got her "ayu accent" back!
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^^She did, but it's kind of overly done imo.
Exactly!! xD but I'm happy it's back (although I hope it won't last for too long~)
Only a few months ago I was wishin for a new song with it and now I have one
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Love song is quite good, nice arrangements and so on.
I love the way she sings (the variations) but I'm more and more worried by her voice in itself. It's becoming manlier... And it's not really pretty IMO.

It would be really good if she could sings like that with her pre-2007/2008 voice.

And I have the feeling this song will lose it's power with a couple of listening...
I'm looking forward to listening to the other songs. Paradoxically I'm quite confident. I think it won't be like an akward best of with a lot of genres (unlike her last albums). Something coherent.
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Love song is quite good, nice arrangements and so on.
I love the way she sings (the variations) but I'm more and more worried by her voice in itself. It's becoming manlier... And it's not really pretty IMO.
That's not true...it just depends on how she sings.
She just recorded Virgin Road and she sounds BEAUTIFUL on that track.
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what's this 'sleeve case' gonna look like? I ordered CD+DVD but I want a normal double case just like always, if I ordered at YA one week ago will I get the "limited edition"?
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i think that she's just trying a different kind of singing style?
and she's been trying to sound more fierce than usual?
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