^Sorry to nitpick but Rule/Sparkle was released in 2009.
And everyone have their own vision of old Ayu. I get what you mean. Personally I think old Ayu is like pre-My Story. But I do agree with you, I still enjoy the old Ayu the most because she was so different from all the other artists at that time. That said, I still love her new music too!

Well, I haven't had that omg-freaking-out-i'm-loving-this since R'n'RC but I'm sure I will have alot of those moments with Ayu again!