Updated crossroad comments (with orchestra versions!):
crossroad is great. No idea why I didn't like it that much before, but suddenly something just clicked. It has a catchy melody, good vocals, great instrumentation and fantastic lyrics! Not a new fave or anything at the moment, but a great, great song anyway.
SEVEN DAYS WAR was, unfortunately, a bit bland. I think it's because of the composition (her voice I love here): the verses are great, but the choruses are pretty anti-climactic. The very last choruses are better, but at that point I'm tired of the song already. Aside from that, the instrumentation is a bit too tame. I hear guitar in the end, but it's too quiet to be energising when I want it to go WILD and rock out like hell.
blossom (Clockwork yellow remix) is still aweome! Some really catchy instrumentation carries the song greatly and the choruses are still sexy. Love this remix.
blossom (Orchestra version)... Wow, I might even like this one better than the original! I love the verses with just piano and the chorus is great too. The awesome guitar solo is gone, but I can live without it when I can hear Ayu's voice so clearly and it's beautiful
MOON (Orchestra version) is good too. Not as great as the original for me, but good nonetheless. Love ending with just the instruments playing the melody of the chorus.
So yeah, in the end, the crossroad single turned out very good. As far as A-sides go, MOON wins (I'm sorry but I just LOVE that song), but crossroad's remixes were top-notch and beat MOON's easily.
(sorry if my 'mini-review' turned out a bit rant-y... x_x)