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Originally Posted by njanjayrp
^ well for me, NEXT LEVEL was kinda new and different, at least compared to GUILTY. Sunrise was something fresh as well. I wouldn't really want her to change musical directions, as I am really fine with her being influenced by rock music  as besides GACKT and her, no other jpop artist does it so well. |
NEXT LEVEL was definitely new and fresh, but I can't say I loved it. To be honest, I suppose I'm more of a rocker at heart, so certain songs on NL where a little too different to what I'm used to. I think most of it was a genre that I don't particularly like and will take time getting used to. Basically what I loved from that album were the singles, NEXT LEVEL and Bridge to the sky, and I fell for rollin' after I saw the live of it, despite the slip up at the beginning which I found cute.
I enjoyed GUILTY a little more, but a lot of the songs on there touch me in such a deep way that I find myself listening to it at only the most appropriate times.
Though I do agree; GACKT and her are the only jpop artists that manage to delve into different genres, especially rock, and do it well. At least this is what I feel.
There's obviously something very special about her; I don't listen to jpop artists aside from her. Though I do listen to a bit of GACKT but then there are debates about whether he's actually considered 'jpop' lol