[Namie Amuro] What do you think of all her albums?

[Chiharo]

Originally Posted by all.night.raver

OMG, how can you dislike Come!? I was waiting for you to praise it and then I read you do not like it! Lol. I absolutely love it. It's just soooooooo perfect! My favorite song by her. Ever.

Ah, well, people are different, right? xD

Anyway, I do like Come and the spacey feeling it gives me when I listen to it, but I just don't find it interesting enough to listen to it more than once a month or ever. Maybe I should just give it more chance?

As for other non album songs I forgot to mention, I absolutely LOVE lovin' it, I WILL (I used to find it boring like Come, but I've completely changed my opinion, it's STUNNING), Do Me More, STROBE, butterfly, DARLING (probably one of my fav b-sides ever), Ningyo, Luvotomy, exist for you, Drive, Did U (my second fav b-side ever xD), Do or Die, HANDLE ME and probably many more.

However I think that the most underrated Namie songs are 1) lovin' it 2) DARLING 3) STROBE 4) Did U.

yeah, most of the b-sides.

And btw. thank you for your replies everyone! I've enjoyed reading them.

[Crystal_Ageha]

Namie's music in general isn't that bad, but you really have to be a fan of '90s techno-pop (for her first works) or Western hip-hop and R&B (for some of her later albums) to like it. Otherwise, it's pretty boring.
However, I think STYLE is a great album, probably because it's a perfect mix of J-Pop and Western hip-hop/R&B. I think it's her best album, by far. (Though, for those that don't know, a few of the songs on there are covers, including Come.) Her second best album would be PAST>FUTURE. It's another very J-Pop album, though, with not much Western hip-hop, so maybe that's why I find it better..... Queen Of Hip-Pop is a pretty good album, too, if that's your style.. It's not really mine, but I think WANT ME WANT ME is a great song.

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by Crystal_Ageha

Namie's music in general isn't that bad, but you really have to be a fan of '90s techno-pop (for her first works) or Western hip-hop and R&B (for some of her later albums) to like it. Otherwise, it's pretty boring.

I agree with this.

I just can not get into her early works...anything before STYLE I guess...the 90's super pop is just super boring for me...none of the songs ever stood out.


And even with her newer works...I only like them because I started to like the hip-hop and R&B sound and the dancy songs...but even then...a lot of the songs still bore me lol

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by emiko

I agree with this.

I just can not get into her early works...anything before STYLE I guess...the 90's super pop is just super boring for me...none of the songs ever stood out.

Hmm, but the only thing from her that I would classify as techno-pop or whatever is her very earliest works from like 93-95. Everything from 96-00 was very ecclectic actually; lots of different styles.

[aloopy]

^I'm still surprised by how good her english sounds in LOOKING FOR YOU

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Hmm, but the only thing from her that I would classify as techno-pop or whatever is her very earliest works from like 93-95. Everything from 96-00 was very ecclectic actually; lots of different styles.

Yeah, the only "super pop" songs are the SUPER MONKEY's ones, lol
Alot of her late 90s songs are more electro/rock influenced

[primavera♥]

idk. i think with namie is that i was originally fascinated with her. i was quite used to hip hop and i heard her and thought she was fantastic at it. amazing. but im actually not a super huge fans of some of her poppier songs. but see i love NEW LOOK but not the others on the single. it works like that. i prefer Put em Up, Hide & Seek, Alarm, What a Feeling, Funky Town, Cant Sleep Cant Eat Im Sick, New Look, and just random songs. but theres several i just cant listen too in her disco. still because i love the songs i do like sooo much i believe she still currently ranks #4 for my jpop fav artists.

[Picaflor 7/4]

come is a very nice song. it can get boring at times. and the reason i was drawn into it was the mystic, spacey, magical feeling it had. that, and the first time i heard it was the ending for inuyasha and the ending also had all the smoke and mirors and magic in it and that drew me in even more. but besides all that, I personally can't sit through half of the song.

most boring namie song ever: ningyo. God to this day I have never heard the entire song. it is just so damn boring.

[Chiharo]

^yeah I completely agree about everything except the Ningyo part. I know it sounds rather boring, but the lovely music in the background makes up for everything. I think you should just try to sit through the song at least once if you still didn't manage to xD.

[SunshineSlayer]

Ningyo is an excellent song, though I prefer the original version by Nokko.

[Uemarasan]

Break the Rules is her best album. Dark and mysterious. I really prefer the transitional work of artists.

In general, I prefer her singles and B-sides before Style, and I think her albums from Style onwards are more cohesive, although her singles tend to be forgettable post-Style.

[Chiharo]

^I'm glad you like break the rules! Most people say it's really bad, but it's one of my faves and I definitely agree it's dark and mysterious in a way.

I also forgot to mention toi et moi as one of my fav songs by her. So beautiful.

[Uemarasan]

Originally Posted by Chiharo

^I'm glad you like break the rules! Most people say it's really bad, but it's one of my faves and I definitely agree it's dark and mysterious in a way.

I also forgot to mention toi et moi as one of my fav songs by her. So beautiful.

Glad to know I'm not alone Sure, the album sounds upbeat on the surface, but there is something almost melancholic and lonely beneath. I really like that contrast.

Ah well, I usually like things that other people don't, and vice versa And that's a good thing in my book.

[Chiharo]

^Yeah, me too! What are your favorites on it though?

I'm also like that. Usually the songs/albums people love the most, I love the least. And also the most loathed album/song always somehow ends up as being my favorite.

I guess we're just kind of special in a way

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Originally Posted by Chiharo

^Yeah, me too! What are your favorites on it though?

I'm also like that. Usually the songs/albums people love the most, I love the least. And also the most loathed album/song always somehow ends up as being my favorite.

I guess we're just kind of special in a way

i really love "better days"

[Uemarasan]

Originally Posted by Chiharo

^Yeah, me too! What are your favorites on it though?

I'm also like that. Usually the songs/albums people love the most, I love the least. And also the most loathed album/song always somehow ends up as being my favorite.

I guess we're just kind of special in a way

My favorites have to be No More Tears, Looking for You, Please Smile Again, and Cross Over. I think Looking for You is the best song on the album. Love as desperation. When I listen to the song, I imagine someone wandering the city streets at night, lost in neon lights and dark alleys, desperately looking for someone they know they will not find.

[SPEAKERnight.]

I love her newest album and PLAY. I did take a listen at some of the songs from her pre-R&B era and I love songs like I WILL and Can You Celebrate. I did play the heck out of PAST < FUTURE though.

[Mirrorcle Monster]

I love break the rules (even if she says break the lures)

[untitledforayu]

I've only heard Queen of Hip-Pop, PLAY and PAST<FUTURE

Queen of Hip-Pop - I hate this album, with the exception of WANT ME, WANT ME, which is just too much fun to resist. The rest is either fairly average (the title track, WoWa, No (part 1), or just plain terrible (the rest of the album)

PLAY - So-so. Hide & Seek and Full Moon are brilliant. Top Secret, Violet Sauce and Baby Don't Cry are pretty good and I quite like the craziness of It's all about you. The rest is forgettable.

P<F - My favourite ! That being said, I can only bare to listen to 1/2 of the album, but what a ridiculously cool 6 tracks it is! FAST CAR, COPY THAT, LOVE GAME, WILD, Dr. and Defend Love are all awesome. The rest ranges from uninspiring to a complete mess (FIRST TIMER must be one of the worst songs in the history of music.)

Damn, I feel like a bad Namie fan now...

[Mary Weather]

I know I'm gonna get jumped for this but I have tried over and over again on multiple occasions to love her music and...I can't. I have listened to I think...3 full albums and her best album and I honestly just can't get into her music. She is probably my least favorite Asian artist.

>< Please don't kill me!

[SunshineSlayer]

^ I'm assuming you are talking about her material post 2003. Maybe you should try one of her previous Best albums that has her hits from the 90s to early 00s. Its a very different style from what she does now, so you might like it.