Utada's Exodus Over?!

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Originally Posted by haku

also i read that IDJ is gaining all their power to push Mariah Carey's new album to the top and possibly to make her back to where she was back then
but can they? glitter was.......eh

It's true. Glitter was a soundtrack though, not an original album, which is why it wasn't what people expected of her. The movie took place in the 80's, so all the music is pretty funky, and I think it's actually a pretty decent album. She had Charmbracelet after that which was also really good, but it had its share of forgettable songs, which is bound to happen with your 9th studio album. The new album is getting rave reviews from insiders though--I've heard two of the tracks from it and while I'm not super impressed, I could see how the American hip-hop/r&b market would eat it up.

But back to Hikki--I wouldn't blame her for going back to Japan simply because she'll make a LOT more money than she would here. She sells a great amount more, and albums are more expensive there. And while she wasn't promoted that much, do you think it would've been a whole lot better if she was? I mean, if you look at the interviews she's done, she's just SO uncomfortable and she has no social skills for such things. More promotion probably would've caused her more ridicule. I think the album is mediocre, but that's just my opinion--I know many people like it. I like a few tracks, but it's overall a forgettable album. I sent my favorite tracks to one of my friends and I think he put it best "it was pretty good, but it didn't make me want to check out any more songs by her." I was expecting a really amazing album since she took so much time for it, and I was also expecting something more hip-hop/r&b ish. And it's not just Exodus I dislike...I thought Deep River was no where near as good as Distance. I don't like it when she produces, composes, and writes ALL of her music (or most of it for that matter) because I think her style stagnates and everything starts to blend in with everything else.

And that was a long reply.