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Originally Posted by Andrenekoi
^Nops, the first bolded part is pretty much homophobic, and it doesn't go much far from it...
And the rest is a opinion.. I, for example, am really liking all the results of Ayu collabs with Timmy, and enjoyed everything music-related she did with Leslie.
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It's not homophobic as much as it's stereotypical. But some of those stereotypes are true, still it doesn't make NaNaNa sound any less the way he described it. I didn't bold the parts saying I didn't like her works with Timmy. Nevertheless every thing she's done with Kee during the last few years was pretty much terrible, but that's also the matter of taste.
Do I like Ayu's new stuff? Of course I do. Do I think it's better than the old stuff. Not a chance. Still Love songs is among her best studio albums so far, but there is something that her pre-Memorial Address albums had that is kinda gone and it's something I find I miss quite often. And yes some of her newer songs do come off as a bit "forced". She has had so many gems on each and every one of her studio albums and I do understand that she has grown both as a person and as an artist and with that came certain changes, but I think she was more involved with her music a few years back. As she gained stuff she seemingly also lost some a long the way which is normal I guess.
It simply felt she was more creative when it came to her PVs, pictures and at times even music back at the golden days. Now I am not sure if that's really a fact, but it sure looks like one to me. Her pre-MA covers really rocked and were more than just beauty shots, now the closest thing we've got was Party Queen which wasn't that great of a concept imo.