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Originally Posted by hsienko
I think what people forget is that A LOT of people hated RAINBOW when it first came out. I, personally, wasn't a fan of her yet but I knew a lot of people who were and stopped being a fan because of this album.
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I could never fathom why so many individuals held such disdain for that album. Oh well. You certainly can't win them all.
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Originally Posted by Picaflor 7/4
I'd say Secret. That imo was her last best album (as a whole). I love some tracks here and there on post-secret albums, but none of them really work, for me. I feel like if she took the time to start composing, and arranging, and not release an album every year, she'd have many more masterpieces. Sometimes it seems as though she's releasing an album every year just to keep that title of being able to say that. She needs to slow it down, from the very first album, she's needed to slow it down.
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I can reason with what you are saying and trust me I feel the same way.
After some time, I've come to the realization that in Ayu's case "slow and steady wins the race" does not comply with her agenda. This formula might work for Hikaru Utada or for example, but for Ayu I guess not. Avex probably figured out she's stuck her feet in the water too long to take them out now. I always thought the fact that she is incessantly releasing albums was going to hurt her career in the long run. I only say this because fans expect so much from her with every album she releases. And when an album does not meet their standards they promptly demand her to re-evaluate her career. Case in point, her 9th album Guilty. I've never heard or seen fans bash an album so maliciously in my life.
Many have stated that fans have been given so much from her over the years and because of that certain followers have now become almost immune or uninspired by her music. I'm sure others on this forum including myself can attest to bearing such feelings. I cannot even recall the number of times I've heard former fans of hers on other blogs and forums complain and bash her because they just grew tired of her 'same old song and dance' if you will. And a majority of them claim these feelings spawned after the release of Rainbow or My Story. Mind you some of these folks are former die hard fans of hers.
I've always believed that scarcity would build up your image over supersaturation, but in Ayu's case however... I'm not so sure.
