Evaluate your least favorite album

[Kikaru]

My ipod's normally on shuffle, so most of the time I don't really care about how well the album flows, and most of the time I rearrange my tracks. Anyhow, after somewhat of a battle between Rainbow, LOVEppears, and A Song For XX, I guess I'm have to go with Rainbow, although three of my favorite Ayu songs are on this album. Although I do love the cover and the booklet

RAINBOW

Everlasting Dream: As far as intros go, this one is pretty good. But most of the time I don't really pay attention to the intro.4/5

We Wish: I don't like her voice in this song, and although the melody really has good potential to be a good song, but arrangement killed it. The lyrics, however, are nice. 2/5

Real Me: Overall a nice song, although I wish the arrangement would be a little different. But her voice totally made up for it. 3.5/5

Free and Easy: One of my favorite Ayu songs in general. I love the mix of the quiet and loudness, and the strings and guitars. Her vocals are absolutely fantastic and I love how they carry so much emotion. The PV has to be one of the best I've seen. 5/5

Heartplace: I admit, it took a little while for this song to grow on me, but now I love it. Although I wouldn't put it on the list of my top 10 favorite Ayu songs this is definitely near it. I like the composition and the arrangements, especially the intro of this song. 4.5/5

Over: Nice song, like her vocals in it, like the arrangement, but overall it's not a memorable song. 3/5

Hanabi: Time for me to squee like a fangirl. Absolutely adore this song. The melody, the arrangements, her voice, and everything. One of my favorite all time Ayu tracks. 5/5

Taskinillusions: meh, I don't really care for this. Nice to listen to, but nothing I would purposely play. 2/5

Everywhere Nowhere: I thought this song had potential, good potential with the melody, but the arrangement just killed the song. 2/5

July 1st: I dunno, it's a decent song, and I really like the mellow beginning, but I really wish it stuck with that more acoustic arrangement the entire song. I like it live, but I'm not that crazy about the recorded version. 3/5

Dolls: Another all time favorite. The arrangement and the vocals are just incredible. 5/5

Neverending Dream: Pleasant to listen to, remind me of a scene in a fantasy video game with unicorns and fairy and stuff, but I don't really pay attention to interludes. 3/5

Voyage: I really love the arrangement and the chorus, although ocassionally I have found this song a little on the repetitive side. 4/5

Close to You: I like her vocals in this song, and the melody is certainly pretty (but then again, I tend to like all Ayu ballads), but it's not that memorable. 3.5/5

Independent: I see what she's trying to do, but instead the upbeat mood I find myself thoroughly irritated by how noisy this song is. 1/5

+: Ditto for what I said for Independent. 1/5

While I think Rainbow has some of her best lyrics to date, this album in general is just not memorable to me. While three of my all time favorite Ayu songs is on there, I disliked the overall synthed atmosphere of this album (although I'm aware that there's only real. But it might be because I personally just don't like synthed music that much, and Rainbow is a case for me where some songs has the potential, but the arrangement just ruined it. (i.e We Wish, Everywhere Nowhere, Independent , and +).

Although I really enjoy this album now and then, I feel like between I am... and Memorial Address, this album dimmed in comparison. But maybe it's just musically it's not really my cuppa, as Melon Panda once pointed out, I like dark, angsty rock ballads with strings (which is weird, because I'm one of the most happy-go-lucky person you'll see in real life).