[Polyrhythm]

THE Introduction
-for an opening track titled THE Introduction...it isn't really a good representation of what a solid intro is. It's a bit cheesy and lacks the power of say....Mirror from Guilty. Forgettable.
4/10

Microphone
I hated this song at first. I loved the PV. I can appreciate the song better now after hearing it a few times. Really get's back to the rock thing she had going on in MY STORY. Kinda repetitive though.
9/10

count down
-lol...here comes the album filler....no melody. no life. nothing.
0/10

Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~
-A nice ballad. That's all.
7/10

BALLAD
-I like this song. Nice, toned down PV too, to go along with it. Calm. Not the star of the single but strangely, it's the song I prefer.
8/10

Last Links
-I'd like it more if her vocals weren't so forced in this song. Another album filler to me but a much better effort than count down. Nice song.
6/10

montage
-Ok...I don't know if anyone feels this way but why the heck was this put in the middle of the album instead of at the beginning....great composition. Reminiscent of I dunno...Wonderland from MY STORY. Darker though...hints of Guilty's style. I really liked this interlude and compared to what we got in NL...this is great.
10/10

Don't look back
-This song is great. It has the right...ambiance continuing what montage started. Not suitable to be a single...but it doesnt just fade into obscurity either.
9/10

Jump
-Yuck. Definitely not the right transition. Cheap.
0/10

Lady Dynamite
-It's just not interesting. Nice title but it doesnt really live up to it. I can tell they tried really hard to put the energy into it but the song is just lackluster. I don't hate it. It just doesnt get my attention.
5/10

Sexy little things
-It's interesting, definitely out of her comfort zone. I appreciate her for branching out. In all honesty, this is a great song. It just doesnt...I can't really see Ayu doing this style. This is more...Perfume maybe? She kinda needs to outgrow the cutsey thing. But the electronic style is a good effort.
7/10

Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
-Still a fun song. It's not stellar, just fun
7/10

meaning of Love
-Pretty song...but when it comes down to it, another generic jpop ballad with a glittery arrangement. Not memorable but still pretty strong vocals compared to the rest of the album.
6/10

You were...
-not my favorite Ayu winter ballad ever...but it's still strong. Compared to something like meaning of Love...it just shines.
8/10

RED LINE ~for TA~
-Trying to hard. Artificial. Not such a great ending.
3/10

Overall criticisms: First of all the artwork is really nice (10 bonus points). I liked NEXT LEVEL...it's just it wasn't the right style for Ayu. I'm glad she's falling back to the rock thing instead of trying to conform to the status quo. This album also has the same problem that NL had...it's just not that cohesive. It is more so than NL...just some of the pieces are really random. I don't think, to be frank, that any of the single tracks belonged in this album. Looking over that though, this album really is good. I like the concept. NL was refreshing and cool, but finally she is going back to the style she had before NL. Yeah...there were some misses... particularly the poor intro and the lame filler tracks. I can try to ignore those though. I would definitely buy this album if I have the chance. It isn't a priority though...but it's a good listen.

Overall Score: 6.6/10