[Maemi]

Originally Posted by haraiso

Just finished listening to the album. I was actually pleasantly surprised at the amount of upbeat tracks that she included this time around. It's definitely a welcome change and I hope it carries over to her future releases as well; particularly her singles.

The album itself, while I do like it, isn't really memorable. I feel like it's one of those albums that you just leave playing in the background as you do other things. And to be honest, I really can't remember what each individual track sounds like after I'm finished listening to them. 'I like u' is really the only track that stands out and makes an actual impression because it's so extremely upbeat and cheery compared to the rest of the album.

"Stay with me" was a nice intro song. A pretty easy going track that picks up every time it hits the chorus.

I had pretty high expectations for "Hands off!!!" so I was definitely pretty disappointed when it turned out nothing like AKS99 or Onegai AZU-ko Sensei. It's still an okay track though. Considering the tempo of the song, even if it wasn't as fast and upbeat as "I like u', I still wish she gave the song a whole lot more attitude; something along the lines of "Hot Like Fire".

CLEAR AS CRYSTAL is probably my least favorite. I find it kind of boring and it sounds exactly like something I would think of if I were to try to come up with how songs in that genre generally sound.

I completely agree with this