hmmn.. how come this old thread pops up suddenly? anywayz.. since's it's up here, why not adding me?
being a hikki fan since 1999... it's really weird that I don't buy the album or even intend to download it. Before the release of Exodus I kept thinking that she would produce something meaningful rather than poppy music like britney spears "oops i did it again" (just an example). The release of Easy Breezy just made me feel ill about her english album. Than Devil Inside came out and I was like "forget about the album. I will not like it".
I understand why certain people treats Utada as a different person. Her jpop music serves lyrics with deeper meaning. e.g., DEEP RIVER, I really like this song; COLORS, sth about life and death (?); DISTANCE/FINAL DISTANCE, Sakura doroppusu, letters, Dareka, and more. The melody is dynamic YET fluent. Her english songs, on the other hand... with shallow meanings and sometimes creepy lyrics (Easy Breezy is a good exmple). of course, some songs have meaningful lyrics, such as Exodus 04's. The problem is that the lyrics are not very powerful at all.
Oh well the thing is that I haven't listened to the whole album yet so I dun have the right to vote at this stage. BUT I'm glad that her jpop songs after the english album aren't creepy at all. (OMG Be My Last is my fav). I wish her upcoming song Keep Tryin' will make us satisfy