[JesA]

I'm not gonna write a full-length review either, but I still want to voice my opinion

Honestly, I feel like this is definitely her wor...welll, I'll say WEAKEST album. I don't believe Ayu releases anything "bad", so "worst" isn't an appropriate adjective in this discussion. However, I'm a bit disappointed by this album as a whole...the album tracks do little to make up for the weak singles (save for Blossom). Here lately, her songs have seemed to operate around a formula..ever since NEXT LEVEL, the overal genre/arrangements have been bland...not "bland" in a boring sense, but "bland" in a lackluster light.

My favorite tracks on this album were the Interludes, as usual. I've treasured the album interludes since RAINBOW. I just miss the days when emotion poured out of every note. That's why I love Secret so much (easily, my favorite album). To me, outstanding music is something whose meaning can be felt regardless of language barriers...with Secret, I could understand each song without fully understanding the Japanese language. With this album, many of the songs run together, and I'm not able to sense the emotion behind her lyrics. I still think the "L" songs are her weakest single tracks of her entire career...

If I were to rank her albums, my opinion would place this release at the bottom of the totem pole, overshadowed by (miss) Understood and I Am... My album ranking would be something like this..

Secret>RAINBOW>A Song for XX>Rock'n'Roll Circus>LOVEppears>My Story>NEXT LEVEL>Duty>GUILTY>(miss)Understood>I Am..>Love Songs