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Originally Posted by Andrenekoi
there's no core theme or sound on those albums and they fail as concepts...
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Maybe this is what it seems like if you don't listen closely. I understand HS is the end all be all for some/many people here, and while I would agree it has a certain uniformity in sound, it is - in places! - dull and flat. I cannot, never could, understand the appeal of songs like Beautiful World and Heart Station. I despise both for their polished, unchallenging soullessness. I don't care you love it so much you want to have its babies, for me it's the worst material Hikki has recorded, and, as a fan, I was severely disappointed with Heart Station.
If you don't perceive core themes and sounds on Deep River and ULTRA BLUE that's all good and well, deny it all you want. For me, and for many others, they represent Hikki at her musical and artistic peak. You can observe a clear direction in Hikki's discography, from plain R&B through a more experimental take on it to R&B-infused dream pop, and if you wish to misdefine these gutsy and successful explorations as 'lacking x' then too bad for you, brah. Deep River and ULTRA BLUE are the journey, Heart Station the destination. For me, the treasure is
all in the journey.