Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai

Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai (http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/index.php)
-   Ayu Music News (http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2)
-   -   "progress" Preview (http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=109323)

Tom Punks 30th May 2011 06:46 AM

"progress" Preview
 


Just so more people can see it. :tired

Sirea 30th May 2011 06:51 AM

^ It's one of those "grow on you" kind of songs. I think it's really good from first listen. ~_~

Misa-chan 30th May 2011 06:52 AM

I really really really like it!!!!!!!!! :love

Zeke. 30th May 2011 06:52 AM

I like the chorus but I think the verses - her voice is too cutesy for the style of the song. Can't wait for the full version.

pommy48 30th May 2011 06:57 AM

The chorus is kinda screechy for me X_X

I'll wait for the full song~

Kana×Shin 30th May 2011 07:00 AM

I love the last part and chorus:heart can't wait for full song!

Zeke. 30th May 2011 07:00 AM

Well the chorus has more of a kick than most of her recent songs. Not saying they were bad as I grew quickly to ADORE Love songs as an album - but most of the songs didn't have an epic kick for the chorus. This isn't epic but it's getting there.

nanakopy87 30th May 2011 07:01 AM

i like the chorus!

Bigtop 30th May 2011 07:03 AM

Thanks for sharing!

Aderianu 30th May 2011 07:06 AM

nice song
and it =/= part of me, and of course =/= HEAVEN

AyuWorld 30th May 2011 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeke. (Post 2694598)
I like the chorus but I think the verses - her voice is too cutesy for the style of the song. Can't wait for the full version.

yes! this is what i said on twitter :P

however i just love the chorus just hoping the verses in not going to be something like Thank U :o

ayumisrael 30th May 2011 07:08 AM

Sounds promising!
It is catchy :D

AyuGAME 30th May 2011 07:10 AM

LOVE IT!!!
the first part of the verse sounded very similar to blossom, just a small different note and different arrangement...
but after that the song building up so nicely and the chorus is soooooo POWERFUL and DRAMATIC!!!
love the string and the guitar...the ending part "wow..wow" is soooooo AMAZING!
love it...i think the song will be very appealing to young people, especially otaku...

HAL is back? the arrangement is very HAL-ish...

whoever said that this song similar to HEAVEN X Part of me...is kinda.........deaf?! LOL... not similar at all...

Ayu..please don't release this on September, i could die because of waiting...(X_X)

Teyla 30th May 2011 07:14 AM

the chorus is amazing :love

adantatu2 30th May 2011 07:17 AM

LOL!! part of me and HEAVEN are sooooooooooo different!
i think is ok, probably is a grower.
i'm gonna wait for the full song,

asmAyumi1992 30th May 2011 07:24 AM

Yeah.. Like it.. I think it'll grow on me :yes

butterfly_ayu 30th May 2011 07:30 AM

i really like it <3 can't wait to hear it full! to me it really feels like her voice is getting better :)

Zeke. 30th May 2011 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AyuGAME (Post 2694610)
LOVE IT!!!
the first part of the chorus sounded very similar to blossom, just a small different note and different arrangement...
but after that the song building up so nicely and the chorus is soooooo POWERFUL and DRAMATIC!!!
love the string and the guitar...the ending part "wow..wow" is soooooo AMAZING!
love it...i think the song will be very appealing to young people, especially otaku...

HAL is back? the arrangement is very HAL-ish...

whoever said that this song similar to HEAVEN X Part of me...is kinda.........deaf?! LOL... not similar at all...

Ayu..please don't release this on September, i could die because of waiting...(X_X)

I think the beat of the verses is the most similar to blossom. Also, the layering effect they do with her voice creates the same tone as blossom's chorus. Where it's not autotuned but feels very ... idk how to put it. Um, fine-tuned?

benslave4u 30th May 2011 07:43 AM

love the chorus

Mirrorcle Monster 30th May 2011 07:50 AM

Oh i love it....

dreamland2.0 30th May 2011 07:58 AM

Sounds pretty sweet to me!!

Lumine 30th May 2011 08:03 AM

omg LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE!!!

sanzo2011 30th May 2011 08:12 AM

like it but i'll wait for the full song!

susiowong 30th May 2011 08:14 AM

Sounds kinda meh to me. Hopefully I'll come to like the whole song...

Neko★munication 30th May 2011 08:15 AM

Yeah... It's not gonna grow on me with time, cause it already has :laugh This honestly sounds so epic, I haven't been excited from a preview of Ayu's in a very long time omg. It's so sweeping and the chorus has that awesome kick... I'm hesitant to call anything flawless but this is seriously all I could have wanted or expected from this song :D I'm seriously impressed.

Sironigous 30th May 2011 08:15 AM

First I felt blossom!
Then I felt sending mail!

blossom x sending mail = progress!

It's pretty nice.

panda♥ 30th May 2011 08:20 AM

The whole preview sounds so epic. O_O

elvis810 30th May 2011 08:23 AM

ok...all i can say is it's another ayu song.....nothing groundbreaking here

but the arrangement is decent.

love in music 30th May 2011 08:36 AM

WOW.
this is amazing, seriously. at first when it started playing I was like "hmm this sounds like blossom.. kinda boring so far.." then it just totally started kicking ass in the chorus. HELL YES. I am so pumped for this next single now!

Maemi 30th May 2011 08:41 AM

The song sounds awesome until Ayu starts to sing :laugh

AyuGAME 30th May 2011 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeke. (Post 2694621)
I think the beat of the verses is the most similar to blossom. Also, the layering effect they do with her voice creates the same tone as blossom's chorus. Where it's not autotuned but feels very ... idk how to put it. Um, fine-tuned?

oh yeah...i mean the first part of the verse..not the chorus...
i think it sounded a little raw, maybe ayu just want it that way...

i can't imagine this song in english, but maybe it will happened since this is tales of series, and usually there will be always english version of the theme song as well...

NintendoHTF1242 30th May 2011 08:47 AM

The verse is awful, but the chorus is amazing. I really like the instrumentation too.

~angel*ayumi~ 30th May 2011 08:51 AM

I like it.
It fits the game, it sounds like a typical anime/game song xD

~※人魚※~ 30th May 2011 08:52 AM

I actually like it!

Aderianu 30th May 2011 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~angel*ayumi~ (Post 2694658)
it sounds like a typical anime/game song xD

yeah ) I didn't understand at first is it sound from game, or from song =)

Maki-chan 30th May 2011 09:06 AM

Quote:

First I felt blossom!
Then I felt sending mail!
This.
But progress chorus > blossom & sending mail chorus *-* Like it

AyumiBest 30th May 2011 09:09 AM

I really really like the chorus!
The verses...not so much.

AyUmIXx 30th May 2011 09:13 AM

wow i really love the opening music so much~ the string orchestra AWESOME
and yes i agree that it sounds almost like blossom.. but upgraded version~
i love it! can't wait for full version!

tenshi no hane 30th May 2011 09:14 AM

I love the chorus! :heart I always love these kind of game songs

freedreamer 30th May 2011 10:21 AM

haha i agree that her voice is a lil on the cuter side in the verses but OMG THE CHORUS IS FANTASTIC!!! and the rock-ish feel with the violins...for real?! When the music kicked in, I was honestly wondering..IS THIS REALLY GONNA BE PART OF THE SONG?!

I feel the epic-ness brewing in the preview...this better have a vocal bridge..and damn i think her voice sounds great!

J-RPG esp Tales songs really DONT DISAPPOINT

roanmy 30th May 2011 10:27 AM

I think it's ok, it'll probably grow on me. However... While her voice sounds fine in the chorus, it is NOT good in the verses. Might be due to her trying to do her cute voice, but still. She should really rid herself of that, she sounds like a smoked-out 60 year old whiskey-fiend, and given that she's almost in her mid-thirties, it is no longer cute. At all.

SURREAL__RAINBOW 30th May 2011 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirea (Post 2694596)
^ It's one of those "grow on you" kind of songs. I think it's really good from first listen. ~_~

don't listen to the troll!




IT SOUNDS SO AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

freedreamer 30th May 2011 10:34 AM

sorry to post again...but I CANT WAIT ANY LONGER >.<
i need that epic music in my life

SURREAL__RAINBOW 30th May 2011 10:38 AM

I KNOW, I CAN'T WAIT EITHER, THE SINGLE BETTER BE OUT IN JULY.

tokyoxjapanxfan 30th May 2011 10:47 AM

sounds great to me. don't know what y'all are talkin about haha.

truehappiness 30th May 2011 11:01 AM

Sounds AMAZING.

I don't think she's necessarily trying to do a cute voice... that's just how she sounds.

Mirrorcle World ~longing future~ 30th May 2011 11:08 AM

Omg!! Most xct time I'm five months!!

Edit: This song can wow me I love this kind of song so fit with the game!!
Who says HEAVEN and part of Me = =
I think I hear a little bit sending mail in there but progress is better

thatstacey 30th May 2011 11:10 AM

What's with all the comments about it being a ~grower? That chorus is amazing.

truehappiness 30th May 2011 11:28 AM

It sounds more to me like the song grows on you the minute you hear the chorus, haha.

Mmmm, dem strings.

fuawas 30th May 2011 11:32 AM

Love the instrumental and the chorus. Really can't wait!!
I hope they announce the single officially soon ^^

freedreamer 30th May 2011 11:53 AM

anyone has romanji lyrics? damn the chorus is really POWAAFULL!!!

POWER OF MUSIC!!! (Leslie Kee better create something AMAZING out of this song if this was her NEXT single)

ll moments ll 30th May 2011 12:28 PM

i like the music and the chorus. it's definitely an "ayu" song.

TITANIC 30th May 2011 12:34 PM

it sounds like blossom. I love it but prefer a dancy track rather than her regular pop

Neko★munication 30th May 2011 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freedreamer (Post 2694699)
haha i agree that her voice is a lil on the cuter side in the verses but OMG THE CHORUS IS FANTASTIC!!! and the rock-ish feel with the violins...for real?! When the music kicked in, I was honestly wondering..IS THIS REALLY GONNA BE PART OF THE SONG?!

^ This. :laugh

I honestly thought it was just some epic strings piece from the RPG itself, but then Ayu starts singing and I was literally like... THIS IS PROGRESS?!?! :thud

So much epicness. I can hear the similarities to blossom but this isn't nearly as summer-poppy; it's much more on the epic side. The chorus, like someone said earlier on, has much more of a hook than a lot of recent Ayu songs, and the verses are just so tranquil and... 'magical' almost. I'm really really excited about this song. :love

YUKARI 30th May 2011 12:51 PM

I like this! chorus and last part sounds so powerful!!

jiarongisme 30th May 2011 12:52 PM

HEAVEN and part of Me wha-?

The verse was meh, kinda lost hope, then BOOM. EPIC CHORUS.

hidekirby 30th May 2011 01:00 PM

Sounds like an anime opening or something like that, something "epic" and catchy but unoriginal and eventually bland.
I may be wrong though.

Can't wait to hear more of it.


Thank you!

edit:
Quote:

Originally Posted by roanmy (Post 2694703)
I think it's ok, it'll probably grow on me. However... While her voice sounds fine in the chorus, it is NOT good in the verses. Might be due to her trying to do her cute voice, but still. She should really rid herself of that, she sounds like a smoked-out 60 year old whiskey-fiend, and given that she's almost in her mid-thirties, it is no longer cute. At all.

This is exactly what I think!

koumori 30th May 2011 01:01 PM

Aah! I love it. :)

Choyan 30th May 2011 01:03 PM

Hmmm I like it overall!

The orchestral/instrumental part before ayu's vocals come in, I thought it was EPIC... xD
And then the verses someone sounded a little out of place ..
and then the chorus was great :D XD

I suppose if we heard the verse while not watching the video would be nicer (or full song~).... I think....it's that disjointness (?) of her vocals in the verses that made it odd along with that melody

Taki 30th May 2011 01:09 PM

hope EU don't change this theme like it was with FFXIII and White Knight Chronicles :headache

relmy 30th May 2011 01:10 PM

Absolutely thrilled she's doing mid-tempo/upbeat pop again and rock seems to have gone away for a while~

Pretty so/so towards the song, sounds like an average RPG song mixed with Love songs... but not as good as Love songs. I imagine it'll be a grower, I need to hear the full thing. My views tend to change completely between preview and full thing.

but woah her voice. It's all high! It sounds so... different! At the start it sounds very sending mail.

njanjayrp 30th May 2011 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taki (Post 2694776)
hope EU don't change this theme like it was with FFXIII and White Knight Chronicles :headache

so far Abyss had the Instrumental version of Karma used, while BONNIE PINK did an English version titled RING A BELL. I guess considering that Ayu's international fan base is quite large, they might even keep it this way...who knows.

tokyoxjapanxfan 30th May 2011 01:24 PM

Sounds like Ayu's got her groove back. :) Really sounds good~ can't stop listening~ must stop~

Bubbly 30th May 2011 01:26 PM

The song is really so good! I love it! It is so powerful and I can't wait to listen to the full song, as well as what the PV will be like!

miki_beland 30th May 2011 01:27 PM

it's sending mail + blossom!!!

Yoake 30th May 2011 01:27 PM

omg sound so nice!!!

HTMSD 30th May 2011 01:50 PM

whoever composed the music, I love you!!
It suited well with the game so muuuuch $^# YEAY!!

*preorder the game on amazon*

terra 30th May 2011 01:54 PM

I love the musical style <3 and the chorus
But I found her voice kinda...'unusual' :/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taki (Post 2694776)
hope EU don't change this theme like it was with FFXIII and White Knight Chronicles :headache

YES!

Aditmi Krisnasaki ~II~ 30th May 2011 01:57 PM

can't wait for the full version!!! I wonder how the covers will look like.. :D

thatstacey 30th May 2011 02:25 PM

FFXIII and White Knight Chronicles are from different publishers. I really don't think they'll have any bearing on how Tales of Xillia's localization will be handled (if it will be localized at all).

ayufan- 30th May 2011 02:27 PM

it sounds really good, i really want to hear the full version now

Aditmi Krisnasaki ~II~ 30th May 2011 02:37 PM

oh... this song is a gem! powerful vocal, very emotional and rocking arrangement! <3

AyuGAME 30th May 2011 02:43 PM

for everyone that wanted the rip version of it
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=56BEF1G7

toniayu 30th May 2011 02:45 PM

i am not listening anything until the official announcement...it's hard D:

Peruseusu 30th May 2011 02:45 PM

thx ^^ sounds amazing!

Elednist 30th May 2011 02:59 PM

The verses reminds me to blossom, and the chorus is epic, I love the chorus :P But where are does it resembles HEAVEN and part of me? xDDD

se7entheaven 30th May 2011 03:00 PM

blossom-ish. blah

LadyDynamite 30th May 2011 03:04 PM

LOVE IT!!! ah cant wait the full version of this *____*

Eewyi 30th May 2011 03:16 PM

I like it quite much~
Sounds good.

And the game itself looks pretty cool too, I'm sad now that I don't have PS3 X,D

inspire_rmx 30th May 2011 03:37 PM

grateful for a new song from Ayu. not her best. but at least it's an upbeat song ^^ the chorus is cool. definitely very suitable for the animation. cant wait for the new single

elvesword 30th May 2011 03:39 PM

Love this one!!!!!

Mari-chan 30th May 2011 03:59 PM

I also really love it. Can't wait to hear it full!

!Lawi! 30th May 2011 04:14 PM

I already like it, I'msure it will grow in me ! Sounds greaaat !

zellyx 30th May 2011 04:17 PM

Love the chorus & wowow YEAHHH!!!
But the buildup was kinda cutesy and that confused me.
I can picture this as a good summer song for me to ride my bike to.

Sounds like blossom and part of me had a happy baby.
I don't hear HEAVEN in there at all..

Kazeyomi 30th May 2011 04:33 PM

The first part sounded really like blossom. At first I thought it will be another cute song. But the chorus woah :thud amazing.
Can't wait to get a better preview :luv2 I mean, without talking parts lol thanks a lot for sharing this!

And a little OT: Even the game looks great :D

ren'ai 30th May 2011 04:37 PM

The music sounds great, the chorus is great, very old-Ayu-esque but omg wtf is up with that verse? Her voice sounds awful :no

yabieru 30th May 2011 04:41 PM

I love it *-*

MissElin_ 30th May 2011 04:52 PM

The verse is very boring and very much alike blossom. (a verse I already dislike). Her voice is way too cute for that type of song.

BUt the chours is very cool, very dramatic, very catchy. I really enjoy it.

ストロボ・EdGE 30th May 2011 05:03 PM

I think it sounds promising, albeit... typical? It's exactly what I thought it would sound like, but as always, you can't really make final judgments on a clip. I kind of hope it's the second-A though, if it were to be a 2A single.

joshohhhhh 30th May 2011 05:11 PM

i do not like. the vocals sound similar to that of 'blossom'. i'm hoping this was recorded before her vocal lessons, though i do not understand the point of that (maybe to make the lives sound that much better?).

kumikomishitate 30th May 2011 05:13 PM

I think the song suits the anime/video game genre very well. Unfortunately, I don't really like it. Perhaps because it sounds similar to blossom, and also because I despise it when she does her "whoa whoa wow wow yeeeeeh". Oh well. I like the instrumentals?

ayuuk 30th May 2011 05:20 PM

Sounds lovely! Kinda wanna play the game too :P

kiseki89 30th May 2011 05:25 PM

i like it especially the intro.
I can't wait!

Corvina 30th May 2011 05:28 PM

The verse in that preview is pretty weak, the chorus is nice.
Waiting for the full song.

AyuGAME 30th May 2011 05:41 PM

the only hope for get full version is when this song start to airing on the radio...
i hope it will happened very soooooooonnnn

Larisa-chan 30th May 2011 05:46 PM

Ehhhhhhh I think it sounds pretty awesome o.o I'm kind of surprised by the mixed reviews. I'm so glad it's pretty UPBEAT and ROCK. I was expecting some sappy ballad based on "sounds like HEAVEN and part of me" comparisons. It definitely sounds like a rockier version of sending mail. The verse part seems a bit empty, but the chorus is amazing. I love the strings and the beat. I wish she wouldn't do the "whoa whoa yeah" part, though, her voice honestly can't handle it. I would've loved to just listen to the instrumental at that point in the song because it sounded so good ;~; <3

channy 30th May 2011 05:48 PM

Absolutely adore this little preview of the upcoming song.

It sounds really promising!

Violently Happy 30th May 2011 06:04 PM

I can't wait until the full song comes out! This song sounds amazing! I said I didn't care when Ayu releases a single. It could be next year and I still wouldn't care, but this song sounds so amazing that this whole I don't care when she releases a single has changed my mind!! I so can't wait until the full version comes out!! I can't wait also until she release more songs!!

SKYia 30th May 2011 06:13 PM

I don't like the chipmunk beginning, but the chorus is great :)

waterballoon 30th May 2011 06:19 PM

I can't imagine another song for a game like this... so amazing :heart


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:39 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.