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Old 1st April 2010, 05:12 AM
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I like all of the PV's for ASFXX. For my dear... is my least favorite though.
They're simple, but I like them that way. Ayu looks natural and sweet in all of them.
As for the album, her voice is kind of an issue, but lyrically there are some amazing songs.

My favorites on the album:
A Song for XX - The lyrics are what make me love this song, the arrangement is good too, but unfortunately there is no emotion to be heard in her voice.
FRIEND - This song sounds way too old.. but the lyrics are so sweet and I like the arrangement.
poker face - I don't know why, but I find this song very catchy. I remember a time where I had it on repeat a lot, I was just addicted.. I still like it
POWDER SNOW - The lyrics are depressing, I just wish she sang this better. The high notes are bad, it's still a good song though.
Trust - Ok I LOVE this song. I don't mind her voice at all and it just sounds sweet and happy to me. It always puts me in a good mood.
SIGNAL - This might be my favorite song on the album. It sounds SO 80's, but it's catchy and I love how she brought it back to sing live at PCDL and AT09. The lyrics help motivate me too.

Least Favorites:
Wishing - No matter what, I just CANNOT remember how this song sounds! Even if I put it on repeat I'm sure I still wouldn't be able to remember. It just drags on and on.
For My Dear... - I can't stand her voice in this song. The lyrics are great, of course, but her voice is way too high pitched. I actually prefer her live of this song, though it was mostly screamed, I could hear more emotion in her voice and it wasn't as bad as her squeals in the original song.
Present - I just really don't like the arrangement at all.

The rest of the songs are alright, but I don't want to listen to them very much because of her vocals. I'm glad she re-recorded some of the songs on this album. Overall I can't say this is a bad album because the lyrics are all amazing and there are some songs I really like. It just lacks emotion and her voice isn't easy on the ears.
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