I'm actually looking forward to hear THE introduction. I always find the introductions very interesting, they are very often kick ass. (Mirror, Starting Over, Catcher in the Light etc.). I never pass then when I shuffle for some reason. This will be very fun to see!

i never really thought of JEWEL/Secret/identity as being unoriginal names. maybe because they stand by themselves. :shrug "meaning of Love" just sounds weird, especially since she's 12 years into her career and has made so many songs about love.

For meh:

01.THE introduction - as the title says, maybe with some lyrics
02.Microphone - sounds like rock/electronish~
03.count down - counting from "hard" to "calm", so definitely an interlude
04.Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～ - yeah, ballad
05.BALLAD - ... yeah, right
06.Last Links - for meh not a ballad... something like "Next Level" or "Red Line" mid tempo.
07.montage - interlude to another mid tempo (connecting to Don't look back - as the title says "montage")
08.Don't look back - mid tempo, sounds like vouge/duty/in the corner type
09.Jump! - faster faster again ~ electro/rock for me
10.Lady Dynamite - electro/rock/pop ~ ladies night, MN'SW?
11.Sexy little things - same electro/rock/pop feel as Lady Dynamite (maybe 1 LOVE feel?)
12.Sunrise ～LOVE is ALL～ - then we're getting slower
13.meaning of Love - interlude from mid to slow to ballad
14.You were... - ball~
15.RED LINE ～for TA～ [album version] end.

bolded with ballads. that's not too much :D

They're some of her more "generic" titles with amazing songs behind them. I feel like people always judge titles really harshly even though Ayu has had titles just as "generic/not too original" earlier on in her discography.

I've never thought of JEWEL, Secret, or identity as unoriginal names either. :shrug I mean, even though there are lots of albums named Secret, I can't think of any actual songs by that name and I definitely can't think of any songs named JEWEL or identity...

sifow had a JEWEL, I believe. A lot of Ayu's titles come up in a sea of other names when I search through the JASRAC database, but some like Sexy little things and etc... are completely unique, haha.

A handful of the JEWELs:

My point is that these songs have titles that are relatively ~common~ and they're still good songs.

Yeah! Wanna find out how original something really is, google it lol. xD; I thought JASRAC was JARASSIC at first! I know Ayu's been in the business a while but she's not a dinosaur lol.

The only Ayu title that comes strongly to mind for me as generic is Secret. Even though I love that title, it's been done so many times now... But whatever. My least favourite Ayu album and one of my least favourite Ayu songs, so I don't really care what the name is or could have been. :innocent

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I like the song alright, but it's one of my lesser preferred album of hers for sure. I'm trying to not get my hopes too high for RnRC, only because I loved GUILTY and NEXT LEVEL so much, but I'm still really excited for this album. But can she give me 3 albums in a row that I just adore so much? It may be a slim chance, but I think it's possible, hopefully!

I must be the only freakin moron who didn't know about this album! How happy this makes me!!!

^ wow LOL you know, this is great, you hadn't to be waiting all crazy because we didn't have any info, and seriously, that was pretty sick.... (3 threads of "anticipation" for the album) and all of sudden you get ALL tones of info! is great! hehe ^^

Can't believe it Dx
I wish I were a moron too! xD
T_T this "waiting for news/leaks/shows/PVs/ALL" is killing me, and most of the people here too :dead2

Madonna also has a song called Secret

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Anyway, I really find the "creative title" discussion kinda stupid... in the end of the day, shouldn't be the song itself what matter the most?

Ayu fans are so annoying and picky sometimes ~~'

Yep I agree :yes

Well... now we are in the same boat... *rows with abby-chan*

That's right :laugh
:o

Some of these sound pretty darn interesting! I just can't wait for previews now!

Oh so true ! :D

No offence.