I must be the only one who really enjoyed Exodus and This Is the One the first time I heard them. Exodus was so magical to me lol.

At least this thread is thriving with life. I was worried folks wouldn't come back to the hikki thread until who knows when. :P

I hope she comes back at least by the end of next year. Just wishful thinking on my part. :yes

I remember that Island Def Jam producers added something on one of her songs on TITO. I don't remember which one it was but I felt really annoyed because they modified a song Hikki had composed herself D:

To me TITO doesn't sound rushed at all. Just different compared to Exodus. I loved TITO the moment I heard first song. It was amazing, and it still is no matter how mainstream it is. :)

Like I said on the last page, I enjoyed both albums. I really loved TITO because it sounded like what First Love would have sounded like if it were made in the year 2009. Plus, it was a pleasant surprise because I didn't really have any high expectations for the album. Utada herself said that she just wanted to make a pop album, so I think it was one of those "I feel like doing this now" moments for her.

I wish she had chosen better singles and better promoted it. Apples and Cinnamon would have been huge.

^Yes and This One (Crying Like A Child). :luv2

Speaking of Exodus, I really love the UK release cover. Why was American release's cover so boring? D:

lol not as boring as TITO's cover though, ;-P

I did not like Exodus overall when I first bought it way back when. I was so disappointed but then I found the magic in it.

For me, well, I do not like much of her older R&B material as it is. To me, Hikki is her etheral, surrealistic style and that's how I like her, the new Utada Hikaru. The old I cannot handle.

"Also remember that Utada didn't even produce any of the tracks on "This Is The One" "

I thought she was credited for a few songs? I don't have my copy with me though...

:roflmao:roflmao:roflmao

Haha I love when you go into story-telling mode, please do this more often.

It's true though, they probs did coerce her into doing it, but I remember her being like "Yeah I just wanted to do a random, good, pop album this time," as well. Knowing stupid Island Def Jam though they were probably like "If you don't do an English album people understand, we'll kick you in the face"

Well she def got her revengeeeeeeeeeeee!

I only like FYI / Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence on TITO even though it has atrocious lyrics. I have to admit even though Exodus was pretty bleh to me, the songs are a lot more catchier and I would be willing to listen to them out of the blue. Kremlin Dusk, Devil Inside, and Animato (or was it Hotel Lobby?) were pretty cool songs.

Animato is the one that's like "I need someone whose true, someone who does the laundry too..." etc etc lol

Hotel Lobby is "Meet me in the hotel lobby, everybody's looking lonely...ahhhhh...ahhhh..."

The only reason I can't listen to a lot of Exodus is because I listened to it hard-core when I was going through a rough patch in my life so associate a couple of the songs with that bad time :-/. Luckily the live versions of KD, YMMWTBAM, and DI saved them for me.

All this talk about TITO vs Exodus....gosh Precious just gets no credit what-so-ever...hahahaha.

Come on! No one loves 'My Little Lover Boy'? That was Utada GOLD people. :-P

I downloaded Precious twice but I don't think I ever listened to it considering I know how different that stuff is from the stuff she does today and the reason I love her. Lol.

^ haha I mostly listen to it for laughs. It's not horrible (her voice actually sounds really good for being that young), but you're right, it's super different.

I wouldn't say TITO sounds lazy. I think it's her intention to make a mainstream album for a slightly better appeal to the American market. Probly a more casual album could attract general listeners? The point is, the sales would not be really good at all if she didn't really promote it hard, no matter what kind of music she was selling.