Will "ULTRA BLUE" be better in your opinion than "(miss)understood"?

[sora-kara]

I'm biased too!
But in the other direction.

I like Hikki a hellavu lot more than Ayu.
And while (miss)understood was alright, I hardly ever listen to it. It's kinda boring after a while.

I am eagerly awaiting Ultra Blue though. The singles have all been absolutely fantastic! Colours is my absolute favourite Hikki song, so I'm not concerned about 'older material' on the album.
Already, it is more original, and just generally more fresh sounding than (miss)understood.

*can't wait can't wait can't wait I've had it pre-ordered for the longest time now! can't wait can't wait can't wait*

[Devil Ayu]

I never liked any Songs of Hikaru Utada.
So that's Point two for voting not for her.
Second Point: I don't know why a lot of fans are so disapointed of Missunderstood. I like it the same as other Albums.^^
In some sides I like it more than My Story. I think Replace and Winding Road are a kind of place-filler songs at all and very similar.
Missunderstood has also a place-filler in my opinion:Beautiful Day.
It's so slow and without fun.
The Mean-Ballads at Missunderstood (Heaven, Pride) are much better than the My Story Ballads....

[truehappiness]

I think it's more of a '...we've gotten too much of a taste' for some fans with Ayu.

With Hikki.. there was a long drought~:p Compared to Ayu's consistent releases back when Hikki wasn't doing anything in Japan... I think that anything new that Hikki releases can be deemed as 'fresh', you know? :p For Ayu, not so much since you can always expect a song~ Plus Ayu songs are the kind that you need to endure for a while and then you start to love it. Dunno why. O_O XD

The downloads for this album will be uber high~ But not so sure about sales.. since they were so disappointing in comparison with her older singles' physical sales :x

[sora-kara]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

With Hikki.. there was a long drought~:p Compared to Ayu's consistent releases back when Hikki wasn't doing anything in Japan... I think that anything new that Hikki releases can be deemed as 'fresh', you know?

I don't know about others, but that's not what I meant by 'fresh'.
I'm not refering to the new material itself, I'm refering to the overal vibe and style of her new material. It feels very light, and refreshing. The kind of sounds, and the style of production and instrumentation that would perfectly suit a fresh, green, spring day. And not to mention.....the music is just completely differnt, and new, for anyone, not just Hikki or Ayu.

hm....I don't know if that is coming through as well as I'd like it to....
I can't explain myself!

Try listening to WINGS and thinking of a cool, bright spring day with a soft breeze....maybe you'll see what I'm getting at........

[/weirdness from me]

[BanFan]

Originally Posted by sora-kara

Try listening to WINGS and thinking of a cool, bright spring day with a soft breeze....maybe you'll see what I'm getting at........

[/weirdness from me]

WINGS is actually my favorite Hikki song.
I get what you mean, about the lightness and the spring day.
Her new stuff definetely beats her old, so refreshing.

I love how they're too totally different styles of music.

Utada's = fresh, new, original
Ayumi's = sounds generic, has been, nothing stands out

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by //hikari

I love how they're too totally different styles of music.

Utada's = fresh, new, original
Ayumi's = sounds generic, has been, nothing stands out

....

/motions towards Utada-Online ~_~

And I love how they're two totally different genres, and the fact that Utada and Ayu like each other's music.

Originally Posted by truehappiness

....

/motions towards Utada-Online ~_~

And I love how they're two totally different genres, and the fact that Utada and Ayu like each other's music.

lollerskates at you if you think they actually like each other's music.

just because they said it doesn't mean its true. its called putting up a front while in public. a lot of celebrities do it.

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by //hikari

lollerskates at you if you think they actually like each other's music.

just because they said it doesn't mean its true. its called putting up a front while in public. a lot of celebrities do it.

you mean, not everything that celebrities say is true???

[Kikaru]

with them liking each other's music, regardless of what they say, they might, they might now. It's not like we're ever going to know unless we really get to know both of them in person.

[elepop]

Wow, this poll is so close! XD

To be honnest, I'd be very suprised if Hikki sale more than a million.

[elepop]

Reading back, someone said that he thought it was going to sale "1.5 million copies" compared to Ayu's "struggling million". Let's see what I wrote...

Originally Posted by asongforXX

To be honnest, I'd be very suprised if Hikki sale more than a million.

I was right. And Hikki haven't surpassed Ayu's "(m)u" yet. (I think...)

[criminal]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

And Hikki haven't surpassed Ayu's "(m)u" yet. (I think...)

You're right again. ULTRA BLUE has still 10k to go until it's equal with (miss)understood. It sold a little over 1k last week.

EDIT: SILLY ME. It sold just over 2k last week.

[Kikaru]

Am I the only person here that doesn't like Hikki's new music style and wish she goes back to her pre-colors RnB style? I dunno, Hikki's new style is different and new, but IMO she's trying a little too hard to sound original that it just came off wierd...but meh, what do I know...

[truehappiness]

I liked her old style better.

But she's seriously not that good >>
It's like the scary Ayu fans who think anything not Ayu... is 'OMGWTFCRAIZP'. Hikki's music is okay, but it's not really anything special if you think about it. But that depends on your feelings about her :p Same with Ayu songs.

/bleh @ all the recent Hikki releases

you catch on quick

[truehappiness]

:/

That's really weird to doubt things that celebs say.. [I've learnt to never trust American celebrities though LOL]~

Whatever. Ayu vs. Hikki comparisons suck. >> Especially when Ayu =/= Hikki. If they were in the same music genre then maybe, but... not even. O_O;

[Maiku]

ULTRA BLUE unless it turns out to be another Miss understood "bad"

[Marquez]

Well.. I said (miss)understood is better, 'cos Ayumi is only japanese artist I like and listen. I don't know if Ultra Blue is technically/musically better or is it more popular, but (miss)understood suits better for me.

I think that (miss)understood is a goob album. I like its songs more than (for example) My Story's.

[gjones2323]

just by judging from the clips of Ultra Blue, I think Ultra Blue will be better.