Ayu Recommendations

[omably]

Hello all!

I've only recently become a major Ayu fan (I know, SIN!!) and I was just wondering if it's worth my time and money to buy her earlier works, keeping in mind I'm only young > <!

If so, what are some of her better albums? I'm loving her recent album!

Also I'm new to AHS so.. yeah, any help would be much appreciated! ^ ^

Ugh.. I suppose this thread may only apply to a few users BUT does anyone living in Sydney know a good shop which sells J-Pop CD's? I often go to Shinseido in Chatswood and various other shops in Chinatown. Please tell me if you know a good shop, I MUST BROADEN MY AYU COLLECTION!

Thanks!

[kendelle]

You can't go past RAINBOW and MY STORY, they are both fantastic albums and Ayu shows of a great range of musical styles


I also recommend I am... and SECRET as well as the Ayu Trance/Ayu-mi-x albums as titles to get as you go on.

As far as PVs (music videos) go, RAINBOW (the song not the album) and Endless Sorrow are two of her best to date. You can see them on Youtube or probably get them here.

If you wanted to try out her earlier music there's a lot of her songs available for download here so you can try before you buy I'm sure eventually you'll want all of her discography anyway, but I believe they are two good albums to begin with and are reasonably priced these days.



And welcome! Whereabouts in Oz are you? Great to see another one here!

[ayuzlove]

firstly...welcome to AHS! every album of ayu has some sort of unique tastes and feelings to it, so u shld try if u have the chance...hehe

A Song for XX - her voice is higher in this album with songs which are mainly ballads

LOVEppears - kind of like a dance album with some really good ballads

Duty - A dark album which really attracts with some dark, powerful songs

I am... - the entire album is composed by her! u shld really try it!

Rainbow - gives a dreamy kind of feeling which is different compared to other albums

Memorial Address - a mini-album which i highly recommend

MY STORY, (miss)understood, Secret, GUILTY - overall well-done albums u definitely shldn't miss

her BEST albums are perfect in my opinion but i din buy any of her remix albums, so i cant give any comments

[pommy48]

i really love all of her albums~if you want to see your taste in her music, i recommend buying A BEST~BLACK~ or A BEST ~WHITE~, they contain ayu's amazing songs! I personally love (miss)understood, Memorial address, MY STORY,Secret,GUILTY, you can just download the albums first and see which you like, then buy it~

Memorial address-have soft ballads,rockish, and happy songs ^^
(miss)understood-really great and some are covers of Sweetbox songs
Secret-great ballads and rock songs with a great beat
GUILTY-contain more darker style of songs, paired with summer style song(glitter) and heart-moving ballads

[omably]

Wow~ Thank you all for the info I'll check them out! Also I've been reading about her '8cm' CD's just wondering what they were and if I should try getting them? Sorry If it's a dopey question...

And kendelle I live in Sydney, I read you live in South Australia? That's awesome! I'm so glad there are other Ayu fans in Australia, we should make an organisation Just wondering... How is the availability of J-Pop in South Australia? There are a few shops i know in Sydney but they're all overseas version... bleh I MUST HAVE THE JAPANESE VERSION~ (I'm so obsessive compulsive )

[Deneb]

w00t, another australian haha!!! welcome and SPAM!!! jk don't, u'll get bash lol

anyway, imo i think older albums are better

w00t <3 song for xx xDD

you can always try download them and have a listen at the old albums first before you decide whether to buy it or not. or buy from ebay to save money haha, they are nearly free!!!

8cm 8cm <33 they are the first 8 singles ayu released. 8 of the rarer products in the whole discography you can't buy them new anymore either ebay them or off ppl :@ they are smaller than normal cds

[omably]

Ahh! Thanks for the info! Hmm, should I bother getting her remix albums?

[AyuHamasaki01]

If I may also give my opinion ?
Anyway, IMO, you should really check these albums out:

MY STORY
(miss)understood
Secret
GUILTY

Of course these are her most recent albums.
But uhm, you could also download A BEST (first best album), A BEST II -BLACK- (second best album with the "dark/sad" tracks) and A BEST II -WHITE- (second best album with all the "genki" songs)

[Deneb]

Originally Posted by omably

Ahh! Thanks for the info! Hmm, should I bother getting her remix albums?

i wouldn't get it. unless you want to collect the entire ( COMPLETE ) collection or you have money to spare or you know, just too much money lol even if i was to get it, it would be my lowest priority compare to other goods in the discography. cos honestly, ayu-mi-x isn't that good . trance and ayuromix is good though.

i sound geeky don't i

[omably]

Originally Posted by Deneb

i sound geeky don't i

Hah, you don't sound geeky at all! Hmm I think I posted a similar question above... BUT how is J-Pop availability in Melbourne? I lived there for like 6 years but of course at that time I wasn't really into Ayu or J-Pop in general, too young for music I guess

[KarenPang]

I listen to all except her 1st 2 albums cos I think it wouldn't work for me & besides they're quite old

at the end of the day it depends on whether you have the time & energy to keep up & catch up with her older works

[prussian blue]

DL the best album like a best and a best 2 is the best way to start off!

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by prussian blue

DL the best album like a best and a best 2 is the best way to start off!

lol yeah

that's what I always do when I listen to new artistes , sure fire strategy's to listen to their Best albums depending on whether have they put out 1 or not

[KuroixShiroi_Namida]

Hi! I'm from Sydney too XD!

I think you should start with A BEST, A BEST 2 -BLACK- and A BEST 2 -White- first !

[omably]

Originally Posted by KuroixShiroi_Namida

Hi! I'm from Sydney too XD!

I think you should start with A BEST, A BEST 2 -BLACK- and A BEST 2 -White- first !

Hmm, lot's of people have been suggesting those, I'll look 'em up! Yay! Go Sydney~ Do you know any good shops (if any) which sell Japan version J-Pop CD's?

[kendelle]

Originally Posted by omably

Wow~ Thank you all for the info I'll check them out! Also I've been reading about her '8cm' CD's just wondering what they were and if I should try getting them? Sorry If it's a dopey question...

And kendelle I live in Sydney, I read you live in South Australia? That's awesome! I'm so glad there are other Ayu fans in Australia, we should make an organisation Just wondering... How is the availability of J-Pop in South Australia? There are a few shops i know in Sydney but they're all overseas version... bleh I MUST HAVE THE JAPANESE VERSION~ (I'm so obsessive compulsive )

SA's pretty bad :p I've only ever seen 3-4 CDs of Ayu's in anywhere in the city! This includes our local 'anime store' which only stocks "MIYA Records" versions

There a huge selection of Chinese/C-Pop music though, thanks to Chinatown

I get all my CDs off of ebay or online shopping sites, it's easier and cheaper then getting Sanity or Virgin music to import for me!

[KarenPang]

try HMV HK , their shipping prices are reasonable

www.hmv.hk

[KuroixShiroi_Namida]

Originally Posted by omably

Hmm, lot's of people have been suggesting those, I'll look 'em up! Yay! Go Sydney~ Do you know any good shops (if any) which sell Japan version J-Pop CD's?

Well in China Town occasionally Japanese Version CD's are stocked in but it's pretty rare lol since they already sell the overseas version at the price of japanese versions.

Btw which suburb are you from?

[Deneb]

then again, cds sold in china town are overpriced in melbourne at least

[omably]

Originally Posted by KuroixShiroi_Namida

Well in China Town occasionally Japanese Version CD's are stocked in but it's pretty rare lol since they already sell the overseas version at the price of japanese versions.

Btw which suburb are you from?

OMG YEAH! I went to Chinatown hoping to buy some of her CD's but like ALL of them were overseas version and I was just like...

I live in Hornsby, how about you?