My story Vs Exodus

[Kirshwasser]

i just wondering if it's true that my story's first week sales really beat Utada hikaru's exodus first week sales ?

[DeepRiver]

That is because EXODUS is a english Album ... And Hikki didn't make much Promo for this Album ... No Single was released and so on ...

But MY STORY and EXODUS are really really great ... :-)

[Raleigh]

Mhmm.. yeah. But I believe My Story has better quality music than Exodus, in my opinion. But that's just what I think ^^;

[_CREA_]

Yeah, I prefer MY STORY anyway...Exodus is good, yes, but the only thing that stood out on that for me was Kremlin Dusk. With MY STORY, a lot more songs stand out and I love 'em all.

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by _CREA_

Yeah, I prefer MY STORY anyway...Exodus is good, yes, but the only thing that stood out on that for me was Kremlin Dusk. With MY STORY, a lot more songs stand out and I love 'em all.

Indeed. Kremlin Dusk was really really good.. but the rest didn't really stand out =/

[sxesven]

I don't think this thread was about us liking or disliking either two.

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by sxesven

I don't think this thread was about us liking or disliking either two.

We were just mentioning why we think or believe Exodus' sales weren't so high.

[sxesven]

Originally Posted by Demure_Dusk

We were just mentioning why we think or believe Exodus' sales weren't so high.

I'm sure - but that's my point. And I don't think that a number of people saying 'I like it!' or 'I hate it!' actually clears up things. I, for one, love Exodus - brilliant album. The main reason for its disappointing sales was the lack of promotion, which has been discussed to death.

[elepop]

I guess Hikki's album didn't sale too good because well, nobody really knows her in American, Canada and so. Of course, those that know her as a Japanese artist will most likely to buy her album but she had never released a PV or anything well. Neither did she promote. Personally, i think her english singing is quite, well. Weird.

[elepop]

^^ I haven't heard the whole album yet. I heard a few songs but i don't really enjoy her type of music. It's too r&b-ish for me.

[Coelacanth]

If she released a Japanese album it probably would have outsold 'MY STORY' by alot, unfortunately...

[_CREA_]

Originally Posted by Phantoma

If she released a Japanese album it probably would have outsold 'MY STORY' by alot, unfortunately...

Yeah. Hikki's got this strange hold on Japan that makes her sales go nuts...

...subliminal messages, anyone?

j/k, I love Hikki, but I do think her sales are a little too insane sometimes. Don't even get me started on her Single Collection.

But even as an English album, it smashed all the other English-language release records...

[Baernash]

It isn't big surprise for me. Is many reasons that EXODUS sale could be worse of MY STORY. EXODUS is boring and for me this is the worse album of Hikki but I know this is only one of many other reasons... Besides not all think that~

[yys113]

Exodus really isn't the usual stuff you would expect from Utada Hikaru, even my friend who is hikki's hardcore fan would hesitate to say he love that album. IMO, My Story is less "stray away" compare Utada's Exodus, which many people might find it hard to digest.

[lolo66]

Originally Posted by yys113

Exodus really isn't the usual stuff you would expect from Utada Hikaru, even my friend who is hikki's hardcore fan would hesitate to say he love that album. IMO, My Story is less "stray away" compare Utada's Exodus, which many people might find it hard to digest.

There are those hardcore "fans" who like to stuck their idols in one mold.. off with them..

anyway, MY STORY didn't beat EXODUS that much. I need both them , can't choose one over the other. I meant they're still so different anyway, just nicely filling my different needs from the two of them.

Kremlin dusk is ok, but there is others that I prefered better. the fav is still Devil Inside, following by wonder 'bout(yes even the background beat) hell I feel like put it on right now. Other tracks are nice too. I like a person who isn't afraid to do her own things and not be afraid to take the fall for it, like Hikki. But I do understand that that many ex-fans and critics like to bash this 82 score (on the scale of 100) but I just happen to be one of those that actually like it not just because I am a fan.

-Ayu and Hikki Peace and Unity 4 ever-

[walking proud]

i like both. ^__^ a lot! they are uncomparable, because i don't speak japanese and i speak english and i enjoy music i can understand more, maybe.

[mui-gei-tal]

my story is good...
but exodus was soso...my friend wanted to return it after she bought it >.<

[kournikova]

dunno but maybe its true... exodus is so so ^^

[Catzi]

exodus isn't so so, it's bad.

[gakkun]

^ no it's not. It's experimental tis all...I remember Hikki herself saying that she didn't expect people to love the album because she knows it's not the typical mainstream stuff she's been doing all her career.