[Utada Hikaru] Finishing the Decade with a Bang in her 39th Thread

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by Picaflor 7/4

To be technical, a ballad is any song or poem whose lyrics depict a storyline or narrative about an event. So, to be technical, I don't think any of hikki's ballads tell the story of any events. lol

I kind of consider pol a ballad, but I think the quiet version is more ballad like.

That means everyone can stop complaining about all of Ayu's "ballads" then cause she doesn't have any.

With the more loose term, I kinda feel like so many of Hikki's songs are ballads... it's like, even with her "upbeat" songs like Hikari and Keep Tryin', I still get that darkness from her. It's kind of amazing when you think about it...

[Nackar_91]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

That means everyone can stop complaining about all of Ayu's "ballads" then cause she doesn't have any.

With the more loose term, I kinda feel like so many of Hikki's songs are ballads... it's like, even with her "upbeat" songs like Hikari and Keep Tryin', I still get that darkness from her. It's kind of amazing when you think about it...

My thoughts exactly. Even though they're not ballads, I still tend to throw them in the same group.

I love it, but I would from time to time like something a bit more energetic. Like This is Love (< 3), Celebrate or some of her older songs...

[Cherry Dynamite]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

That means everyone can stop complaining about all of Ayu's "ballads" then cause she doesn't have any.

With the more loose term, I kinda feel like so many of Hikki's songs are ballads... it's like, even with her "upbeat" songs like Hikari and Keep Tryin', I still get that darkness from her. It's kind of amazing when you think about it...

I think so too.

Yesterday while I was listening some songs sounded like a ballad but when I searched the lyrics it totally isn't. It's probably because most of her songs are slow to mid-tempo that's why I got a bit confused not to mention I don't exactly understand what she's singing about.

[bluegie]

^LOL... hate it for me as well please. It's not that bad... its history is sad because it was the only ballad after First Love.

Originally Posted by JackieRos

just like hmmmm Eternally (I don't hate this song nor love it).

Eternally is a let down for me (gotta be honest). Everyone was so crazy for another hikki ballad since First Love was HUGE. Well.. when I got Distance... Eternally was nothing compared to First Love. I dun mean I want it sounded like First Love, but the power and emotion level had less impact. If I didn't compare it to First Love in the first place, probly I would love it more.

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

It's like, even with a song like Keep Tryin', her voice still is sad and dark, like you'd expect with a ballad, but lively at the same time? It's weird and hard to describe, but no one else has it so I really appreciate her music for it.

The sadness in Keep Tryin'...? I guess I can sense that in the verses, but then the song is too energetic so it's hard to hear the sadness and darkness .

Originally Posted by Cherry Dynamite

Yesterday while I was listening some songs sounded like a ballad but when I searched the lyrics it totally isn't. It's probably because most of her songs are slow to mid-tempo that's why I got a bit confused not to mention I don't exactly understand what she's singing about.

I'm sorry if I offended anyone by saying that most of her songs are ballad :O xD

No no no, we're just having fun defining ballads. Or else this thread will stop in the middle again lol . I'm curious tho, which songs you thought they were ballads in the first place?

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

That means everyone can stop complaining about all of Ayu's "ballads" then cause she doesn't have any.

On the other side, Utada tends to tell a lot of stories on her lyrics, tons of them narrates something... so, most of her songs are ballads xD

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by bluegie

hhuuh... Keep Tryin' and Hikari as ballads..? . This is new to me...

It's like, even with a song like Keep Tryin', her voice still is sad and dark, like you'd expect with a ballad, but lively at the same time? It's weird and hard to describe, but no one else has it so I really appreciate her music for it.

[bluegie]

hhuuh... Keep Tryin' and Hikari as ballads..? . This is new to me...

Originally Posted by Picaflor 7/4

I kind of consider pol a ballad, but I think the quiet version is more ballad like.

I would consider POL as a ballad if the beats are not that strong.

[Polyrhythm]

^He didn't call them ballads.

[JackieRos]

I think everyone has their own definitions of a ballad.

like mine is like anything soft with soft vocals and cheesy music.
just like hmmmm Eternally (I don't hate this song nor love it).

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by JackieRos

I think everyone has their own definitions of a ballad.

like mine is like anything soft with soft vocals and cheesy music.
just like hmmmm Eternally (I don't hate this song nor love it).

Don't worry, I hate it for you xD

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Yeah Eternally and Dareka are two of her more obvious ballads. With songs like COLORS and Passion is where it starts to get a little fuzzy.

[JackieRos]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

Don't worry, I hate it for you xD

Originally Posted by bluegie

........

omg I love First Love.
Eternally is like a song that's just there meh I wont listen to it more than once.
great now is stuck in my head >.<

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

With songs like COLORS and Passion is where it starts to get a little fuzzy.

yeah exactly I don't consider them ballads.

[bluegie]

^Hikki sings inside your head... "I wanna be here eternally... I can see you're all I need... eien ni..."

[koumori]

I agree with Edge in the fact alot of her songs do have that unique, dark sound to them - maybe that's why her songs stick out so much. I always thought songs like Stay Gold, First Love and Be My Last were her obvious popular ballads, but I could be wrong. The classification between ballad and other genre songs with Utada seem to be quite blurred.

[JackieRos]

OMG that part is exactly in my head

yeah thanks uuuuuuuuugh

[dreamland2.0]

Oh that's actually cute use that!
wah this thread actually finished in less than a month!

[Polyrhythm]

Wow so fast. Who's making the new thread?

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by Polyrhythm

Wow so fast. Who's making the new thread?

You.

Originally Posted by teddbear55

Oh that's actually cute use that!
wah this thread actually finished in less than a month!

Lol, I was going for cheesy.

[koumori]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

You.

Well it's a free-for-all people, but count me out.

[bluegie]

I'm waiting for "The Goddess of the Storm is Showing us Love by singing her Hymne a l'amour because she Can't Wait 'til Xmas in her 40th thread!!"... where is it?