[RUMOR] 1 LOVE / JEWEL release date has been announced!

[immel]

^That's weird, I expected you to thoroughly hate all of them.

I think that Bold & Delicious is about an as powerful opening to the (m)u album as Born To Be... was to the tour.

Sorta goes together in one big ring and in the end we can all be happy and hug eachother.

[truehappiness]

Well, I mean.. when it was made, it wasn't really a SONG. Just more of an interlude that was made to be a song.. I mean, does Ayu really sing all that much in it? A lot of it is background from the choir, right?

[immel]

That's true, yeah... although, I think she planned on having it as a song all from the start.

The only things I remember I read about the making of it is that she had a hard time finding something in Japanese to replace the booooold & deliciouuuuuuuus chants with, so she decided to keep them but rewrite the rest of the lyrics.

[truehappiness]

Oh and the yagadawo.

That would be weird if she changed THAT up.

[elepop]

Originally Posted by explodingbird

Uh, everyone? She's going to include Startin', Born To Be..., BLUE BIRD, and Beautiful Fighters on the album. It's really pointless to speculate whether she will or won't or hope she won't - she always does.

I know that. But I don't want these songs. That's already 4 songs I don't like at all. I hope the rest of the album will be better!

[truehappiness]

Well, you can't do anything about it. If you don't like those, then skip them and listen to the new single and album tracks. :|

It's not like she's gonna do the same genre for 17 songs. >> Give Ayu a little credit. She's never just done one style before.

[alt.total-loser]

>__> Pssh. She'll include them all except maybe teens. So what if you don't like them, and Born To Be... is incredible. Besides. That's only 4 songs. There will be 10+ others, hopefully.

[explodingbird]

I'd honestly love to see Born To Be... as either an opener or closer for the album. I think it'd just feel wrong anywhere else other than as a bookend. It'd definitely end the album with a bang.

And I know it was only for one album so far, but bring back the opening interludes (maybe... two albusm so far since I am... started off with the title track before opening Run). It helps us gear up - I love Bold & Delicious like what, but it like just JUMPS at you out of nowhere - no preparation. No setup. Just an opening cry of "YAYAYAYA GAGAGAGA DADADADA WOWOWOWO!"

I'm also very sure BLUE BIRD will be track 10 or later as it's the designated uptempo happy song like July 1st, HONEY, and fairyland, all of which so far have had similar placings on their albums (I don't think we can count Greatful days, since that album got darker as it went along. Same for ANGEL'S SONG)

JEWEL will be somewhere in the middle unless she (please) breaks her habit of grouping like 9/10 of the damn ballads together.

[immel]

Originally Posted by explodingbird

JEWEL will be somewhere in the middle unless she (please) breaks her habit of grouping like 9/10 of the damn ballads together.

Let's make sacrifices to some unholy god and hope for the best.

Although... the ballads section of MY STORY is... killing... ugh, it's so DAMN GOOD.

[alt.total-loser]

I like grouping the ballads together. It'd be odd if there was one randomly in the beginning, 3 in the middle, and another at the end.

[explodingbird]

Her ballads are great, but... I dunno. It feels weird when she does that. Like... you know, spread them out so maybe we get them spaced out. So we don't hear all of them back-to-back. (Kind of makes me glad she saved rainy day for the very end in this case) Her ballad sections are great.

Just she needs to try something a tad different.

At least it wasn't something just plain bizarre and random, like...

Bold & Delicious... now.... HEAVEN!

That or GAME followed by CAROLS.

[immel]

^You remind me so much of myself bolding up all the song titles. I did the very same but it dropped off me after a while, heh.

B&D-HEAVEN ... what a combo.

[alt.total-loser]

Originally Posted by explodingbird

Bold & Delicious... now.... HEAVEN!

I'm so quoting that somewhere. xD


But. As far as how the album's set up... I always liked how she did Memorial address, even though there weren't many songs on there. How it started off all happy and slowly got darker until it's just utter sadness. I love it. Wonder if she could do it with this one.

[explodingbird]

It's some weird habit I got from reviewing.

Could be worse. rainy day seguing into Ladies Night, everyone!

EDIT: Or Memorial address being followed by Greatful days. I'd die. Of laughter.

[immel]

You know, you got me spretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~ing to myself only by mentioning it.

uhhhh...

[elepop]

Originally Posted by meerkitty

>__> Pssh. She'll include them all except maybe teens. So what if you don't like them, and Born To Be... is incredible. Besides. That's only 4 songs. There will be 10+ others, hopefully.

Look, I know she'll include those songs no matter what. Why the attitude...

[*Petit*]

Originally Posted by explodingbird

At least it wasn't something just plain bizarre and random, like...

Bold & Delicious... now.... HEAVEN!

That or GAME followed by CAROLS.

To me the transition from HEAVEN to Are You Wake Up? was really that bad. I think (m) u had some problems with the placing of the songs in general and it's probably her worst album when it comes to that. Even Memorial address which had almost just as much variety seemed more connected.

[truehappiness]

It could be because you were like:
But I don't want these songs. That's already 4 songs I don't like at all.

Originally Posted by *Petit*

To me the transition from HEAVEN to Are You Wake Up? was really that bad. I think (m) u had some problems with the placing of the songs in general and it's probably her worst album when it comes to that. Even Memorial address which had almost just as much variety seemed more connected.

I think that it was a good transition. However, I did find that the lack of an 'upbeat' ending for (m)u was needed. They should've put rainy day in the ballad section with Beautiful Day at the end.. or something.
Memorial address seemed connected because of the fact that the songs contained within had a 'partner' song.. i.e Greatful days x ANGEL'S SONG and etc. :x

[elepop]

^ What's wrong with that?

I was stating my opinion. Saying that I didn't like the songs but I knew they were going to be in the album anyway. I don't get why some would reply with attitude. It's not like I wrote "Ew! But I don't want these songs in the new album!!! URGH! That's already 4 songs I hateee!!! ".

[truehappiness]

I guess what you typed sort of gave off that 'aura'?