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Originally Posted by Utena
I'm having a hard time with her older work because it sounds so dated now, unlike ayu's or namie's.. But I do think most of her recent singles are pretty much different from what she used to release
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Well, Namie's SWEET 19 BLUES, Concentration 20 and GENIUS 2000 (not to mention stuff with SUPER MONKEYS) sound very much dated to me, but that really isn't anything bad. Quite the contrary, Namie's first few albums were IMO one of her best ones.
But anyway, I remember reading somewhere that Mai's older music is not that good, so when I started listening to If I Believe for example, I thought it was going to be horrid but it actually blew most of her other newer albums out of the water. I was very surprised with that one. Am currently listening to FAIRY TALE and it sounds pretty good, even if again, I read a review that says it's a terrible album.
What do you guys think of her b-sides though? I mean the ones not included on the albums, especially older ones. I'm addicted to Rescue Me, and adore b-sides like Winter*Swear, Cuz' you'll know that you're right, Ai wo Motto, Moon Serenade, Moonlight; and gonna keep on tryin'.
And when I'm still at tracks that were not included on studio albums, I absolutely adore Eien Yori Nagau, even if most people somehow seem to dislike that song.