A Classical cover & tracklist

[ever_free]

This is a classical album, at least put ayu in front of an orchestra band or something, maybe more appropriate and might interest more people to buy this album... it's like hey ayu can do this with an orchestra band... it's like more surreal and I will believe it too =)

[YuriChan]

^Who says that they didn't use an orchestra for this album? O.o;;

[ever_free]

^The cover my dear...

Mod edit: ^ and I am replying to truehappiness and when did I say there was no orchestra... read properly

[Kanzaki]

^ You know, you can edit your posts, just a heads up!

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Please enlighten me as you what is reused and what is recycled in this release?

As far as I can see they...

a) had someone remake the cover by hand
b) rearranged all of the songs using a new composer/arranger (Kousuke Yamashita)
c) are using a full orchestra for the songs (at least it looks that way right now... quite a few tracks on MY STORY Classical did not use a full orchestra, but still had that 'sound')

So I fail to see what people see as 'recycled', really. I'm pretty disappointed in most of the overreactions to this release.

Hmm will the vocals be featured at all?

[truehappiness]

Should be since they compared it to MY STORY Classical. For the non-vocal track they just called it an 'instrumental' on that one.

[rusuke]

Just gonna DL the songs when it comes out. The tracklist is meh but who knows maybe the arrangement will be awesome just like what MY STORY did.

[ever_free]

Originally Posted by Kanzaki88

^ You know, you can edit your posts, just a heads up!

thank you for reminding.. was so over the place on the mobile phone. =)

[ever_free]

with the same Love cover as for the A Classical, I would have thought that this is an extension of the Love mini album in a classical form. whereby all the songs in Love, will be re-arranged into orchestra and very instrumental tracks. isn't it?

[ayu_ready?]

the cover looks unflattering.I think her mouth looks horrible there

[Uemarasan]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

I totally agree. It seems like some fans aren't happy unless every single song/album meet the standard of I am... They complain about what's missing instead of enjoying her music without the stigma of "it's not as good as..."

The standard that Ayu set back then was that her music was better than nearly everyone else's, including non-Japanese artists. Unfortunately, that is not the case right now.

[reixminako]

Geez, people here will never be satisfied . There are overwhelming complaints for every single release, it's ridiculous. I'm just grateful to have these consecutive releases and the material has been pretty good so far.

Anyway, I really like the cover since it's an actual drawing...it's really good. And the songs flow really well together lyrically. I do wish there were more tracks, but oh well. I'm really excited for Love Song .

[Andrenekoi]

Rant rant rant
Do it again

Rant rant rant
Do it gain

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Uemarasan

The standard that Ayu set back then was that her music was better than nearly everyone else's, including non-Japanese artists. Unfortunately, that is not the case right now.

For some, her music is still better than everyone else's so why is it 'not the case right now'?

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

For some, her music is still better than everyone else's so why is it 'not the case right now'?

I think right now if you are a fan of Ayu you will continue to listen to her releases but her music isn't 'better' to the point where it will intrigue new listeners.

[TeamAyu2004]

thats because she not some mass girl group trying to single their little bitty hearts out.
=)

[Uemarasan]

It's good to have people who are unsatisfied. Criticism always helps something or someone improve.

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I think she's fine doing things the way she wants, really. If she's changing 'just to be different' or to forcefully shake things up, it'd go against her 'code' as an artist. From the very beginning, she's just done what she wanted and that's been enough. Even now, imo, though it's a bit less well received than say, her work in the early to mid 2000s.

...

I think we've gotten great from her in the last few years, it's just difficult to gauge and compared considering that her past works were on a different level, or at least judged in a different way. I wonder if many of her tracks or covers that are so loved from 'back then; came out today, would they still be loved or would people sneer at them the way they do with almost everything they do nowadays?

Well, it's because those tracks and covers were released back then, at a certain point in time, within a unique context, that they are loved. They don't exist in a vacuum. The J-pop of today has changed, progressed, and moved on precisely because Ayu released those songs back then.

Personally, I always compare any artist I'm listening to with the music being released during its time, so if Ayu cannot rise to the level of, say, Adele, Bjork, PJ Harvey, or Saori Yuki, then I wouldn't call her music in any way great.

I have always defended Ayu, throughout so many years, because I try as much as possible to locate some value in her releases. That's how much I respect her as an artist. But to have this kind of laziness shore up (A Summer, A Classical, the same concepts and ideas in much of her new releases, the lack of maturity and taste that an artist who has been around this long should possess), it borders on disrespect towards someone to whom her music has meant so much.

Frankly, I couldn't care less about how Ayu feels. I don't care about whether or not she feels comfortable, whether or not she's in love, whether or not she's fine with the way things are, whether or not her boyfriend is a publicity stunt. I only care about the results of her creative processes. Show me a damn good time!

This will sound terrible, and I really hope it isn't true, but I think Ayu has stopped growing as a person. If the evolution of her lyrics is anything to go by, it seems like she has become emotionally stunted. I think that's why her music is suffering.

[Uemarasan]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

Rant rant rant
Do it again

Rant rant rant
Do it gain

rant
verb /rænt/ [I]

to speak or shout in a loud, uncontrolled or angry way, often saying confused or silly things

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dict...british/rant_1

I have neither been loud nor uncontrolled nor angry throughout this thread. Thanks.

[TeamAyu2004]

^ we get it, you have said the same thing over and over and over and over again.

hence the do it again and RANTING.

move on.

You have brought nothing new. People are going to disagree with you because ayumi is in a perfect place musically, just because YOU dont agree means nothing.
And by saying you dont care about how she feels just shows you clearly know nothing about ayumi or her music. The music is an extension of herself it always has been and will always be.
get over yourself please and move on.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

^ we get it, you have said the same thing over and over and over and over again.

hence the do it again and RANTING.

move on.

You have brought nothing new. People are going to disagree with you because ayumi is in a perfect place musically, just because YOU dont agree means nothing.
And by saying you dont care about how she feels just shows you clearly know nothing about ayumi or her music. The music is an extension of herself it always has been and will always be.
get over yourself please and move on.

He is not alone in that matter, it's not fair to insinuate that HE'S the only one who feels that way.
"Perfect place musically..." ?? What a joke, lol.