[Maemi]

Originally Posted by TakaSama

I got my physical copy tonight. A couple of comments - there are no lyrics in the regular booklet, just song credits followed by a bunch of pictures of Utada. (The pictures are fun). For the Japanese press, there is an extra booklet with the English lyrics and their Japanese translations.

The album is kinda meh for me. I think I'd take The Workout over Automatic Part II, and that's saying something. Some of the tracks are pretty/catchy, but they aren't going to have long term replay value for me, I think. The lyrics really lack the substance of her other work. I really like apple & cinnamon, but that's about it. FYI is good, but I prefer the original Ryuichi Sakamoto song...

This all being said, I'm going to play it a couple more times and try to really digest it.

My album ranking:

Deep River > Ultra Blue > Heart Station > Distance > Exodus > First Love > This is the one

Hm thanks for your review, my ranking is almost the same pity