Neonlight lipstick was pretty amateurish and I can see why it wasn't on the album. The only good thing about it is that it reminded me of her Queen of hippop era somehow. Ballerina is really cool sounding but I'm not sure its something I'd continuously listen to.

They're the full songs??? dafuq? :confused

'Neonlight Lipstick' sounds like it belonged on "FEEL", an album that truly disappointed me. The song is bearable.

'Ballerina' is my jam. :yes However, the second half of "Ballerina" lyric wise did not mesh well with the music and the ending has distorted background voices that sound unfitting. I still love the song though. ;)

I like both songs, but i think they sound better in the CMs.
Please, can anyone rip the songs ?

Ballerina is killer as expected, that beat drop before the chorus.. JESUS HELP ME.
Neonlight Lipstick is hot and one of her most energetic tracks yet, however it's missing the elegance of Ballerina. I think they should've slowed some segments of the song down though cause it comes off as kind of a clusterfuck. A little too much going on, but this would still make an amazingly fierce single :yes

I agree, her music is just constantly evolving. It's like she's venturing into a more and more hard hitting and pure EDM sound, FEEL still had a pop edge to it but these sound like something you'd hear from a DJ/Producer's actual album.

Namie is just one of those chicks that can pull off most genres and deliver them so convincingly, maybe with the exception of rock lol.

^ I would love to see her do more rock though! Damage was amazing :luv2 She kinda has that low voice to pull it off too
We definitely need heavier stuff from her!

^I really liked Damage as well! :yes But i didn't get the feeling that she "owned" the song y'know? The verses came off as more funny than fierce or confident to me, i have nothing but love for the chorus though. I think i'm just not a fan of rock in general, Ayu is only one i'm here for in that department.

I'm so glad i already made covers for these songs lol, i need them in HQ asap, my iTunes is hungry for plays! :P

I LOVE Neonlight Lipstick and Ballerina! I just love the beat, so heavy, hard and energetic! I also wish for another Damage track like pommy said, it will be awesome if her next album would combine the rock style from Damage, the electronica and the style of FEEL!

+1

I figured "Neonlight Lipstick" wouldn't be as good as I had built it up to be after all this time so I left room for it to waiver.

"Ballerina" just feels old now.

Still like them though.

Everyone drown as they freeze to death?

I need both songs in my iPod NOW!!!!

Neonlight Lipstick was really nice♥ Same for Ballerina♥

I really like Neonlight Lipstick!! Though it sounds messy somewhere in the middle of the verses, but I guess it's because it's not HQ...

Ballerina, on the other hand, I didn't like the previews so much, and after listening to it full I still think it's boring :(

:yes I completely agree !~ I would love more rock. I really loved Damage. I'd love more songs like that

But in the meantime.. to tide me over, I ripped both Ballerina and Neonlight Lipstick off of the site... Hopefully that's alright ( Unsure, if it's not ? Someone let me know if it isn't and I'll remove the links haha :innocent )

Ballerina

Neonlight Lipstick

You do make some gorgeous covers :luv2 I'll have to dig in the pages to find them ha !~ I know you have shared them here :yes

blech i hate edm-esque music
please don't venture any further into this played out genre namie :(

Awww, thank you dear! You can find all my Namie covers in here http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...27#post3031527
The Ballerina & NL covers are under "Upcomming era" :D

^ You should make a new thread, bb. <3