Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - New singles crossroad 9/22 and 「L」 9/29 [VII]

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New singles crossroad 9/22 and 「L」 9/29 [VII]

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Covers

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PV information / Composers & arrangers

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Audio rips / live rips

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New thread! So does anyone think we'll get L info this weekend?

Maybe this weekend we can get the tracklist and the next friday the covers

I hope so. Although after all the crossroad stuff I feel quite satiated when it comes to ayu info.
So I don't mind whatever time. Ill just keep up this excitement :D

^____^

hoping at least the tracklist for L update this weekend~~~and maybe the crossroad or blossom pv during next week

I think this wekk we will get full crossroad and blossom PV

well it's almost a week since the crossroad covers came out... looks like L is coming!!! so excited LOL

Oh~ another thread :D

L is coming~~ I'm so excited~~

crossroad: this are teh lyrics of my life...thanks ayu!

I wonder if there'll be a rocksong somewhere, somehow .... :/

i hope to hear a song like count down a pop rock ballad is AWESOME :)

yes, indeed... but somehow I have a feeling these singles will all be pop and regular ballads; cause those are easy hits :) She doesn't seem to be in a rock-chick mood right now.. but u never know :)

i hope we'll get L's covers and tracklist at the same time :/
it's alot more exciting that way.

well I hope since L is a 3A side single, we get one pop, one ballad & one rock... I'm wishing so hard for that

No crappy mic recording of crossroad yet? Darn.

i wish for at least 1 CREA-composed song~
1 full-English song *dreaming*
and i don't really care whatever the 3rd one is xD a pop song would be nice though.

http://ameblo.jp/nodaakira/entry-10637084781.html

It looks like they really did do some high up helicopter shots for this PV~

Hope they use the helicopter just as a transport, i don´t want them to appear in the PV. About L, i think it will be: pop, ballad and happy thankful song like RED LINE.

^ I think they use the helicopter as a camera.
The helicopter has a camera on his nose. : D

As someone said in the previous thread I'd love to see a SURREAL 2.

There is a crossroad preview on TA.
It sounds really nice. *_*

It's on the official website, too. ^^

^It sounds sooo beautiful :love

preview.. as in.. CM.. downloadable something or what?

Preview... with the PV too? O:

No it's only the song. You can hear it on the official website now. ^^

I love it ! I can't wait the full version ! =)

http://www.avexnet.or.jp/avexdb/ayu/...-31935_001.asx

sounds really epic XD luv itttt

I can't hear it from the iPad, i hate you apple!!!

I can't hear it ;__; How am I supposed to listen to it anyway? Downloading it doesn't help.

Please, could someone rip it as mp3? :)

I really love the way it sounds ♥

remind me of ayu ballad in ASFXX era,,,hmmm similiar to powder snow?

ah you're right.. it's a good preview =) thanks! gosh Ayu sings high there

Nevermind, it works now with Firefox XD Wow, such a gorgeous song *______*

i can't hear it with my mac D:

her voice sounds so fresh and smooth here. i love it so much.

EDIT: i keep playing the clip over and over and over and over. @_@

can anybody rip the song out of the official site? XD

the HQ preview sounds so awesome!!!!
oh, i love how it ends:heart

SWEET!!! love it...

i rip it, and create mp3 version of it...
here is the link to download it

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A7FIVOWG

^ THANKS A LOT YOSHIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~~
i love the HQ ver..
it sounds so old-school!
and her vocal is somehow sooooooooooooooooo asfxx album-ish haha~

^you're welcome

yeah it's really old school melody...i like it

by the way i post the link here too...

i'm afraid people will miss it, because it's on the bottom of page 2...

here is the link to download the rip of crossroad preview

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A7FIVOWG

ENJOY!!!

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Originally Posted by AyuGAME (Post 2473768)

SWEET!!! love it...

i rip it, and create mp3 version of it...
here is the link to download it

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A7FIVOWG

THX A LOT ^^

Thanks for the download link!!!
How can i put it in words:GODDESS!!

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Originally Posted by AyuGAME (Post 2473776)

WAHHHHHHHH!!! Thank you!!! LOVE IT!!!:luv2:luv2:luv2:love:love:love

I want the whole song T_T It sounds beautiful!

OMg I want the full song now!!! T_T
The preview is so nice!!

Thanks AyuGame!! I love it~~♥♥

I think the full song will come soon...

alternative link if anyone want :)

http://www.mediafire.com/?t0u6rc1t55lu41c

credit: ayuGAME too haha XD

Wow it sounds so good!!

Another melancholic sounding song, awesome <3

Thank you so much AyuGame!!!

I really love the preview! <3

http://a.imageshack.us/img826/9923/crossroad1.jpg

I'm soooooo in love with this cover! :heart
I'll not get it, because I ordered the CD+DVD-version, but I LOVE it madly!!!

The other two covers are okay, nothing special, but I like them.
I reli like Ayu's hair and the little ribbon in it. She looks sweet! :yes

Can't wait to see the covers for "L"!

Wow, it sounds great! Easily her best vocal performance in a while, imo.

Thank you AyuGAME for the rip! ^_^

It's a nice improvement from the first preview!
It really sounds old school (the drum sounds very 80's/90's).
Looking forward to listening it full!

Thanks!

crossroad sounds so promising! So old-school Ayu...
I can't wait to hear it in full ^_^

thank you :D

sounds so good in HQ and very nostalgic,yes her voice really ASFXX-ish there :yes but i like this,its better than the old one and gosh,its a bit high the chorus,go go Ayu,

cant wait for the full version,any radio rip? XD

Wow, the part after the chorus sounds REALLY good! Did anyone else hear that? You hear this WOOSH sound and then beautiful strings, it reminds me of forgiveness+blossom! <3

But why are you saying it is old-school / ASFXX? I don't hear ANY similarity. ASFXX had squeeky and synthy instruments, and Ayu sounded super high pitched. In crossroad you hear gorgeous organic instruments and Ayu sings in her 'recent' voice.

I love the melody & arrangement! I think she sounds pretty fine too, just that the high notes sound kind of... her usual self, which isn't to my liking lol... ah well, I still like it a lot though

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Originally Posted by Sexylittlethings (Post 2473845)

But why are you saying it is old-school / ASFXX? I don't hear ANY similarity. ASFXX had squeeky and synthy instruments, and Ayu sounded super high pitched. In crossroad you hear gorgeous organic instruments and Ayu sings in her 'recent' voice.

O.o How can you not? It sounds a bit like POWDER SNOW if you ask me! :P You're also forgetting that A Song For xx was made in the 90's (kind of similar to the 80's when we had synthy instruments)! <.< If you ask me, it's a crossover between old and new! <33

What is this "90's sound"?

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Originally Posted by Sexylittlethings (Post 2473851)

What is this "90's sound"?

yeah!! me too....what is this 90's sound like??? i wanna know~~:yes

I love the preview is so beautiful man the covers don't fit so well but
I'm getting used to the covers, she does look cute.

Very nice nice.

gah the preview!!!!!

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Originally Posted by waterballoon (Post 2473847)

I love the melody & arrangement! I think she sounds pretty fine too, just that the high notes sound kind of... her usual self, which isn't to my liking lol... ah well, I still like it a lot though

hehe u don't rly like her old style vocal?
me too actually, but i'm gonna give her chance..i love the song already after listening to the a-nation live recording..specially the verse part..
when she sang live, she didn't sound like the old style~

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Originally Posted by Sexylittlethings (Post 2473851)

What is this "90's sound"?

The early 90's were a bit synthy... But I think this song is a pretty good example of a 90's sound... ^^;; (YEEAH, I'm a music person. :P)

Well, it's a sweet song. Thats pretty much all I want to say about it. And I don't see the connection the song have to the covers. I'm either superexcited nor superdisapointed.

i quite like the preview.hopefully the whole song will be amazing! :D

@HONEY: Yes, that clip sounds very ASFXX. But I still think crossroad sounds nothing like that synthy sound, instead it sounds very organic and full. o.o

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Originally Posted by AyUmIXx (Post 2473859)

in the part of the chorus where she hits her high notes; yeah it's in the "style" of her old voice, but I feel like her voice back then had a clearer quality to it, whereas this one here sounds a little flat and bleh and shrilly imo.

But again, this isn't exactly super HQ so maybe a CD-rip in the future will change my mind!

^ yeap guess so..
haha..
yea even though she sounds like the oldschool ayu but it still has the rough-ness on it..just like her current vocal..
vocal does change when someone gets older rite?

..Where in the chorus does she hit high notes comparable to ASFXX era? ô.o I only hear at 00:31 one time.

^
Don't take everything people say super-duper literally. We know not to do this at this point. People get excited over her new music, of course, and we all write stuff that might not exactly be 100% true, like "zomg, her voice is totally high-pitched!" and people go "Err, no?" :)

Anyway. It's a really nice song. I've listened to the preview a couple of times, and it's good. I hope it will tie in nicely with the other songs.

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Originally Posted by Sexylittlethings (Post 2473889)

..Where in the chorus does she hit high notes comparable to ASFXX era? ô.o I only hear at 00:31 one time.

I meant, that particular one time :yes

The arrangement is much better now, that's for sure, but the melody is still ugly. I liked the last part of the preview when it got all soft though. I want a preview of SEVEN DAYS WAR, or some information on "L."

@waterballoon: Ah, okay, haha.

@Kanzaki: When someone says she sounds as high-pitched as in the ASFXX area, I don't see how taking that comment seriously = taking it super-duper literally. Either you think it's as high-pitched as in the ASFXX area and you post that, or you don't. :P Clearly it was seriously, as it's the 00:31 note.

the preview is sounding much much better, but i'm still not convinced by this song. i'm hoping it will grow on me. :yes

let's wait til we get to hear the verse part..
i think that's the best part of the song..
I'm already in love with the song when listening to the audio live recording..
that verse part just WOW :)

The "L" font has been added on mu-mo's site ;)

http://i53.tinypic.com/mab04w.png

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Originally Posted by Sexylittlethings (Post 2473929)

@Kanzaki: When someone says she sounds as high-pitched as in the ASFXX area, I don't see how taking that comment seriously = taking it super-duper literally. Either you think it's as high-pitched as in the ASFXX area and you post that, or you don't. :P Clearly it was seriously, as it's the 00:31 note.

Nah, people just always misunderstand each other like this. Don't take what I wrote super-duper seriously :laugh

I like the preview from Crossroad + the L ''letter'' looks good, im wondering how it will look on the covers.

the L letter looks good
ag, i need more info about L :laugh

the font is not bad...
i believe ayu working like crazy this month...the promotion for two singles will be very intense...

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Originally Posted by Kanzaki88 (Post 2473937)

Nah, people just always misunderstand each other like this. Don't take what I wrote super-duper seriously :laugh

Hahaha. xD

The L is very nice and L-ish. (Though let's be fair, they couldn't have gone too wrong with a letter.)

I hope the cover is not juzt a L...

I don't really like the L lol

the L looks like an L!

The "L" logo looks really nice :)

I like the L font :yes nothing special but it's fine.
Anyway.. I keep listening to crossroad preview now :luv2 omg I love it.
It sounds far better than the first chaku-uta preview. It sounds really Ayu-old school to me tho, reminds me the ASFXX era.
I can't wait for the longer version! And yep.. I'm curious about SEVEN DAYS WAR too now, even if I didn't like the original song lol.

crossroad sounds so pretty :heart

I think the L font is a bit combinated. Looks like someone just rounded random in PS.

I still dislike the song (i just dont like the Ayu's "that-casual-pop-mid-tempo-with-some-guitar-song") but i think i'll like the music.

wow the Logo of L..
looks so simple~~
I donno if it's nice or not haha..

I think it looks nice :) If the cover looks awesome this will be a perfect single xD

Hopefully the covers will be out tomorrow, hehe

The crossroad previwe is really nice!
Seems I'll like this single much better than the last.

The "L" lettering may seem a bit too bland, or what's the matter?

@HONEY_INSPIRE_ME19: I absolutely want the song you posted! Can you upload it somewhere? And who performs it and how is the song called?^^

L looks... simple, but it's not the most important about the single.

I can't listen to the website preview :weep... At least I can pretend I'm one of those fans buying Ayu stuff systematically who don't listen to and watch any leaks until they will get a CD in their hands. :D :laugh

still hate the close-up cover~~~ :( T.T

not Kazu again!!!