Ayumi ~ The Anything Goes Thread 5 ~
 

You guys know what to do: talk about Ayuma Hammysaki, our fav faded diva :)
Edit: fad*ing. She's not hitomi or seiko yet.

When she says that she's gonna bring a fresh sound, I want EDM. Just one album full. Rip off namie's album please.

EDM or straight up pop would be so good!

RAINBOW II, plz!

EDIT: Ewwww, Voyage initiate!
That song is ultra cheesy and tastes like diabetes.

It could be good but not just a Rip off of namie's album even if feel is pretty good it lacks personality IMO I don't want that for Ayu =)

^^Diabetes :roflmao
I used to really like Voyage until the point that I saw it as bit of cheesy

EDM would be wonderful because we already got the usual conventional band instrument songs so far. I would like her to be take more challenges like hiring new composers outside of her comfort zone, creating new sounds she never or rarely experiments with. GEO's songs, Wake me up and Tell me why were nice, would like to hear new sounds like those in her upcoming album.

^Indeed, GEO's songs were a total phenomen! I would totally like a new drastic sound change like in (m)u but who knows what Ayu'll come up with.:rolleyes

I just want another rollin' and an interlude that sounds like the beginning of Pieces of SEVEN omfg yes

You know, I actually don't have the faintest idea what she'll come up with next time. Like, rock, soft ballad, poppy, electro, dance, heavy methal, bho? Literally everything can happen right now.
God, I love this woman.

It's been 3 days since I listened Ayu for the last time '-' yet, still singing her songs when I'm at work, good lord lol

Oh my goodness, please Ayu release an heavy metal minialbum like FIVE.
ayumi hamasaki featuring BABYMETAL in all five songs.

Lol just kidding :P. Actually I wouldn't mind if she release something rockish again. But not as messy as Tell All though.

I wish her music was better

I don't care what it sounds like as long as she basically eats and sleeps at the studio. Her music in recent years hasn't been horrible, it just sounds 'cheap'. Songs like Return Road would have truly benefitted from increased production.

^
I kind of agree. Her songs keep being awesome anyway, but just a little bit more of attention, and work on the details would make a lot of them perfect.

I would love an album filled with what's popular in Japan at the moment.... Minus anything akb or sister acts touch.

I always loved you.


Just kill the ballads omg. Like we only really need one or two per album. That's enough! That keeps them special!

oh Yes enough ballads or mid tempo I want all sort of uptempo with different kind of genre ^^

Hontestly I think somewhere down the line someone told the girl or she just thinks that mid tempo or ballads are "mature"
Girl needs to get over that quick. If Cher can do it at 60 ayumi can do it.
Believe girl.... Believe.
Lol

That means being mature is a sad thing :| at best it's boring
Life is sad but is also fun, why stick to the sad only smh
And I agree, if Cher can do it Ayu can also do it

I hope the next album is about music for the love of music so to speak. Not just songs that are for tour themes (Party Queen) or that are completely safe (LOVE again).

She needs to take more risks. :D

I want Ayu to be experimental again. Say what you want, Party Queen >>> LOVE again in my book. I liked LOVE again but it brought nothing new to the table. An EDM album from Ayu would be my dreeeeeam. :yes

I didn't really know where to post this lol. So I was browsing Los Angeles Craigslist for Japanese lessons and saw this picture for Fuji school:

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac...930274740.html

Isnt that Mannie lol?

^yeah I remember people posting it...I think his friend runs the school, or teaches...or something random.


And I think it's just the "Japanese" thing. When you get older, you start singing a ton of medium ballads. I just didn't want that to be her. And while we still have all the uptempo songs...there are still quite a lot.

It's not like some people wouldn't go all "Ayu is too old to sing those stuff, I wish she had aged more gracefully/gracefully took a bow and retired before becoming this"

:P

who cares about what stupid people say.

^*likes*

Except with alot more FEELings, right? lol

omfg that's so adorable haha!!

Ahh okay. Thanks emi

Did anyone listen to this by Timmy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcbYPXTPbM8&sns=tw

lol conversation over, next

Ayu's hair on Startin' / Born To Be...

flawless y/y?

Yes, I think so.

i prefere this type of gaijin gone japanese musician xD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpj0YlKjctM

anyway...i want Ayu to do somethign exciting i really want her to be all over the place xD

indeed it's better XDXD

immature is flawless. I always forget how amazing the bridge is until it comes on, and then I repeat it a bunch. Love it.

I'm pretty sure LOVEppears is my favorite album.

immature is like the most underrated song ever~

lyrics are amazing, melody is perfect.

:yes flawless song ! Somehow the melody is pretty nostalgic !

I love LOVEppears too! though it used to be one of my least fav albums until 2009 or so

immature and And Then are the best songs to ever be created in Ayu's discography but fans are too blinded by ~omg squeaky vocals~ to notice. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! A Song for XX->I am... were her best eras. LOVE again who?

Agree so much immature and And Then are awesomeness :love I don't mind her squeaky voice since I've heard someone singing even squeakier than her lol

XD me too and there are many !!!

Thanks to PCDL I knew and started loving And Then :laugh

Oh gosh, me to. I love And Then!

So I don't know if this is a dumb question or not... But does anyone know if Ayumi listens to her own music? (Like causally listens to it, has it on her iPod >>or whatever she uses<<, etc.) I know some artists listen to their own music so I was just curious...

I love And then too!!!!

And Then forever and ever! <3 And LOVEppears is one of the best albums ever, even just because it's where Ayu mastered her "squeaky" voice completely, she's high pitched, but in total control, unlike somewhere in A Song for xx. It sounds so raw and honest to me.

Well,I remember I recently read an interview of her (from a magazine,can't remember the name) in which she stated she didn't listen to her own music or something like this. She could have lied or she could have told the truth :rolleyes

Amen to that!

Also I think it's true that ayu doesn't listen to her own music. Cause we'd be seeing a lot more variation of older songs in her concerts. That's just what I think

Ah, so I guess we really can't know. (I believe her though.)

If she said that I beleive it. I would like to know what music does she listen to though...

I remember reading somewhere that she liked to listen to rock bands
I'm not sure what bands though

Yeah, I remember her saying that she doesn't like to listen her songs. She said something like: "I hear it every time when I'm at work. why should I hear it at my private time?"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I read or heard these words somewhere

^If I'm not wrong she just listen or watch her own stuff for working purpose... I would find strange to know about an artist that keeps consuming their own production... someone like that have some vanity problems IMO.

^A lot of people share that sentiment but I don't necessarily agree. If someone is consuming their own product out of narcissism then that's distasteful. But I could see someone wanting to hear a particular song they made because they have good memories associated with it or it makes them feel good for whatever reason.

I've never seen that to be the case though. Most musicians get tired if singing the same songs over and over...

I remember she said somewhere that she had to go download one of her songs cause she forgot how it sound~

Well, that's different than frenquently listening to your own material because you think it sounds so amazing.

Right! I remember it too.
And if I'm not wrong, she said that in an interview during 'LOVE again period'..
I should go back to read some threads :laugh

Umm..Max tweeted about Ayu's boobs?
https://twitter.com/maxmatsuuratwit/...97298161893376

Iconic Jpop image on the internet.

Just watched AT06 ~(miss)understood~
Definitely liked it, and the Bold & Delicious part is amazingly amazing~! :luv2

how do you guys find her interviews i can't find them

listening to Days, still one of her sad and touching ballad, the memories when the song is being released, loved everything about those days

I used to have an incredibly strong crush on someone. Days helped me get over it. Lol.

I might only be able to go to a-nation from around 6-ish... I really hope Ayu is last... :-(

Sadly, I never felt the appeal with Days :no Except in winter, because I'm a sucker for seasonal songs, and Days is just a Winter Ballad Queen. I'm very grateful for the A Classical version though, I found it much better than the original, and I listen to it more often now!

I noticed that my japanese friend's friend had posted a few pics on facebook from the concert, and the text, "so happy to listen such a rare song..!!" ~ Any idea which song she means? Tell All?
I don't know the girl, I just know my friend who was tagged in the picture, so I don't really feel that I can ask >.<

^ Uhm.. they said she sang July 1st and Days (during encore probably), so maybe 'rare' refers to July 1st.
I don't think Days is rare.. I'd say quite common instead lol
And Tell All should be on the setlist~! ^^

Same here, when people said Days are generic and so on I;m in love with it because it perfectly draws my situation that time :laugh

I wanna see the Queen of Hip Pop vs. The Empress of Jpop. ;)

Not pitting the two against each other as I like both, but just some healthy competition.

Ayu needs to lift her game before she can even come close to challenging Namie though. >.<

I know most won't agree with me, but I really appreciate Ayu's remixes. I'm a pretty big remix person. When they announced Ayu Trance 4, I was excited like it was a original album. (Trance is also my fave genre so that would explain my excitement.)

^ I love Ayu-ro mixes and Ayu trance mixes! They are great to listen to while exercising.

Speaking of Days, I actually really like the song. The lyrics are just wonderful for me. Aside from the awesomeness that is Sparkle, Rule and identity, it's one of my favorite songs from the Next Level album.

I love remixes, but nowdays I'd like Ayu would look at Kuu to learn how to do it properly again. Kumi remixes are just the hottest. Ayu used to have kickass remix albums, but since few years ago she went very generic and boring, especially with the orchestral ones. But again had very good ones, now that I remember it!

^I've heard Koda's remix albums, they ARE well produced. And I think again has great remixes to. Ayu Trance 2 will always be my favorite remix album though. Part of that is nostalgia, those were some of the first Ayu songs I heard. The Above & Beyond remix of M. <3 (Above & Beyond are one of my fave Trance acts so A&B x Ayu = heaven.)

I'm listening to Love songs and I'm still in love with it. I just completely adore crossroad, it's just so beautiful to me.

^I'm glad you love Love songs, 'cuz I FEEL the same. Such a great album,timeless. There's not even one track that I don't like ,although I might sometimes skip Thank U (annoying llalalalalalla:tipsy).I've started to appreciate even more Like a doll, it is indeed unique.

I FINALLY listened (yesterday) to MY STORY DVD Audio and I'm sooo impressed:heart:heart.The sound is really deep and the guitar riffs are so much clear.The most drastic changed songs: GAME, my name's WOMEN, Liar, HOPE or PAIN, HAPPY ENDING. Moments and INSPIRE too. Now we're really talking 'bout sound quality!!

^ If only I had a 5.1 Surround Sound System... ;_;

remix love!! :D
i like a lot of her remixes and hope she'll release a remix album again soon. (the last remix release was quite mediocre... plus they did not include many new songs)

and i agree, koda's remix albums have been great :) especially DH4. ayu should get the same treatment for her songs <3

love the remixes too! Wish she had more!

I want ayu to release something new, not necessarily cause I miss her (LOVE again and Party Queen are still kinda new to me since I didn't care for them when they were released) but because I'm curious to see if she's gonna keep her Love songs/again sound or try something different.

I LOVE Thank U <3 I wish I owned the album. Definitely in the future!

Why is it that the first two Ayu Trance CDs both have the M Above and Beyond Mix/remix?
Is the one on Ayu trance 2 a remix of a remix?

ayu trance 2 is a 'mega' mix so its just all mixed together

At first I doubt the album because the tone of everything is kinda monotonous, like the whole album is tinted with pink all over unlike her previous releases but now it became one of my favorite thanks to its cohesive arrangement.

Same here, I wonder what she got in her mind regarding the future of her music

I just rediscovered Ayu, going through my Rock 'n' Roll Circus DVD. Those were some pretty colorful and delicious PVs - I want more of that Ayu now :(

Ayu, stop being pink, fluffy and romantic pls and give me some more of that lipstick-smearing, guitar-smashing, lollipop-licking gloriousness.

^that. omg Don't Look Back Ayu was fabulous even with her overacting.

People dislike RNRC so much, but it has some of the most raw power ever. Total gems.


count down.

THIS
I thought Dlb was a boring PV until the climax revealed, and it was awesome!

^^
Yes. Microphone was just awesome in every little, quirky and odd way. Same goes for Slt. BALLAD even gave me a bit of a lump in my throat, despite the slight cheesiness. DLB was just amazing. And the songs, oh man, almost every one of them. I want more of them. Morrreeee.

I feel like, at some points, PQ was very similar to R'n'RC - it contained some serious greatness in the form of letter, reminds me (especially) and Return Road. Those were songs that could easily have fit in on R'n'RC. I want an album, filled with just that. I know it's not my birthday yet, nor Christmas, but Ayu plsss ;(

^I agree, this era is filled with mid tempo music and that kinda annoys me :no it's okay to have mid tempo, I love It was, but the amount of those kind between Love songs and LOVE again increased so much it bugs me because of its draggy-ness :(

Rock 'n' Roll Circus has some really amazing Pvs! If it wasn't for half of it being so out of place... could have been one hell of an album! Sunrise and Sunset, as much as I love them, just don't belong there, and meaning of love doesn't deserve to exist for me -.-
Oh well, it was a fantastic album anyway.

WHY, WIFEY, WHY. I was sitting here all "Oh dear, my set. Oh well, nobody's noticed yet." Of course it'd be you, to think of that, like I did :heart

I think Love Songs is a better album than I give it cred for -Usually my preferred word to use when describe it is 'poop'- and at that time, she hadn't yet had a very long period of only mid-tempo ballads going on. But right now, it's getting really boring, and very fast. So, yep. Need more of that headbangin'. Or not necessarily rock, just something that'll make me do a double take when I listen to it, and think 'wow'.

Listening to LOVE again for the second time through. When I first listened to it through, it was so boring. Seriously. These songs didn't stand out that much, but now that I listen to them again, I realize there are many good songs on the album after all. It's not one of my favorites though, but it's not as bad as I thought it was lol. :)

I'll kill for another album like Rock'n'Roll Circus, I wasn't a huge fan of NEXT LEVEL, but RnRC made me LOVE her again (so did Love songs). Was listening to the album today and wow, every song's amazing, I really hate the tracklist though (if Sunrise & Sunset switch spot, then it'll be better).

OMG I agree with allllll of this.

Don't forget we even had FIVE before PQ and it STILL feels like one long-ass era.

^I kind of forget that FIVE exists most of the time. :laugh

Someone mentioned And Then a few pages back, and so I had to go listen to it lol. I'm still not really into it. I really like LOVEppears as a whole album (I gotta admit that it's a very strong and comprehensive album), but I never listen to any of the songs on their own (save TO BE, which I just adore :heart).

Real me just popped up on iTunes. I was going to change it but then I decided to let it play. I don't regret it. I love this song and it's always been a bit of big deal in my life. :)

I listened to the song, Duty, the other day and forgot how amazing it was.

I give you permission to call me a bad fan. I never really read much of ayu's lyrics but I've been listening to her full albums while reading the translation and it makes a difference. You get a better grasp of each album's concept. And I know I'm eons late, but DAMN are her lyrics relatable.

^:laugh her lyrics ARE relatable, I never felt that way when I was still in middle school lol
But regarding her recent releases because I'm more active and get to hear the songs before the lyrics translations were in, I became focused on her music and arrangements than ever before, that's what made the rest of LOVE again unbearable for me :(