New song "BALLAD", is it a ballad?

[jbrat2219]

I hope it's at least a rock ballad... Or something that makes it stand out. Because if it's just a regular old ballad, I think I might be very disappointed.

[love in music]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

I hope it's at least a rock ballad... Or something that makes it stand out. Because if it's just a regular old ballad, I think I might be very disappointed.

i'm just wondering, what do you consider to be a "regular old ballad"? a christmas generic one like Days or something?

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by identity

i'm just wondering, what do you consider to be a "regular old ballad"? a christmas generic one like Days or something?

Sunset... LOL.

If it's a Christmas themed ballad, I won't mind because I LOVE Christmas. Which is probably why I love Days more than anything xD;

[Crystal_Ageha]

Hm... I consider a "regular" ballade something with mostly only piano or orchestral music and in general is pretty slow. Days, to me, is a straight up pop ballade, what with all the jingly sounds and keyboard, and the slightly upbeat tempo. Sunset is pretty regular to me, too.

[jbrat2219]

My idea of regular is pretty personal, not something everyone would agree with. In my opinion, ballads like Sunset, LOVE ~destiny~, For My Dear and Secret are regular because nothing about them stands out to me. While ballads like JEWEL, while only showcasing a piano and Ayu's voice, stand out a great deal. And of course there are the epic ballads like Together When..., HANABI ~episode II~ which are... well... epic xD; and ballads like HANABI which are kind of pop ballad'ish and themed ballads like Days, No way to say and momentum (winter themed). Ayu has all kinds of ballads and does them very well and I just hope BALLAD isn't regular.

[love in music]

Originally Posted by Crystal_Ageha

Hm... I consider a "regular" ballade something with mostly only piano or orchestral music and in general is pretty slow. Days, to me, is a straight up pop ballade, what with all the jingly sounds and keyboard, and the slightly upbeat tempo. Sunset is pretty regular to me, too.

like JEWEL or teddy bear? D:
ia with Days though, that's the first thing that comes to mind when i think of "regular".. but i rarely get a "regular ballad" feeling with ayu so i thought it was interesting someone said that.

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

My idea of regular is pretty personal, not something everyone would agree with. In my opinion, ballads like Sunset, LOVE ~destiny~, For My Dear and Secret are regular because nothing about them stands out to me. While ballads like JEWEL, while only showcasing a piano and Ayu's voice, stand out a great deal. And of course there are the epic ballads like Together When..., HANABI ~episode II~ which are... well... epic xD; and ballads like HANABI which are kind of pop ballad'ish and themed ballads like Days, No way to say and momentum (winter themed). Ayu has all kinds of ballads and does them very well and I just hope BALLAD isn't regular.

i see. i think most of the ones you listed i feel differently about. Sunset, LOVE ~Destiny~, For My Dear and Secret all have things that stand out to me and make them unlike any ballads in her discography and not very "regular" to me. but i am hoping for an "epic ballad" like you mentioned this time around. i tend to enjoy her "epic" ones the most.

[foxhana]

Ususally how long before it is out after the site posted this kind of news?

[Kingdom]

i think its a cute title.

[ownsarai]

Originally Posted by foxhana

Ususally how long before it is out after the site posted this kind of news?

Whenever the site says the release date is...>.>

[Crystal_Ageha]

Originally Posted by identity

like JEWEL or teddy bear? D:
ia with Days though, that's the first thing that comes to mind when i think of "regular".. but i rarely get a "regular ballad" feeling with ayu so i thought it was interesting someone said that...

Definitely not JEWEL. I consider that pop ballade, too, since it has quite a few effects. But teddy bear... I dunno, actually. I guess it's closer to "regular" than anything else. It's pretty fast, though, so maybe that's a pop ballade as well. I also don't think of too many of Ayumi's ballades as "regular." (I think of them usually as pop, obviously, hah.) She's just not a regular ballade type of artist. Which I guess is why I like her ballades so much. Pop/upbeat ballades are much more interesting than "regular" or traditional piano ballades.

[love in music]

Originally Posted by Crystal_Ageha

Definitely not JEWEL. I consider that pop ballade, too, since it has quite a few effects. But teddy bear... I dunno, actually. I guess it's closer to "regular" than anything else. It's pretty fast, though, so maybe that's a pop ballade as well. I also don't think of too many of Ayumi's ballades as "regular." (I think of them usually as pop, obviously, hah.) She's just not a regular ballade type of artist. Which I guess is why I like her ballades so much. Pop/upbeat ballades are much more interesting than "regular" or traditional piano ballades.

i agree. i like how you say "ballade". i never see anyone type it like that, but it looks fancy that way.

and i'm warming up to the "BALLAD" title too.

[nemesisyume]

Originally Posted by peanut

i think its a cute title.

me too

I don't really wanna think too much about it before it is out.
I love these threads where people ask about songs that arent even out yet.

[alternarist]

LOL i am sure ayu wouldnt name a non-ballad BALLAD right? =x

anyway, i hope its not something like (miss) understood and GUILTY. oh gosh.

[AyUmIXx]

i think BALLAD will be a happy ballad.. a lovely ballad..
where you were... will be the sad ballad..rock ballad..
kinda think that BALLAD will be about a song..

[ComatoseBunnySnatcher]

Originally Posted by aloopy

hopefully It's a sl*tty pop song like Sparkle!

Ahaha I LOVE YOU!

[RPGames]

Originally Posted by walking.proud

well.. in the description in her official site it says that it is a double A side single "of two ballad to decorate the winter" literally...

so I think that the options for You were... and BALLAD are sweet ballada (days), sad ballad (HEAVEN), emotional/dark ballad (walking proud/criminal/free&easy...)

walking proud isn't a dark ballad, it's a sad ballad. :x

[ComatoseBunnySnatcher]

Originally Posted by RPGames

walking proud isn't a dark ballad, it's a sad ballad. :x

LOL i always thought walking proud was bittersweet

[milky_way]

lol @ this thread

[koumori]

Originally Posted by koshka

Am I the only who find BALLAD a cute name for a song? ;_;

No XD I don't see the big uproar. I think it's pretty cute also ^3^

I mean, think about it...it could be like, about a promise that someone made for her if we really speculate 8)

"That ballad you wrote for me
Keeps me walking, so I can keep the promise
We both made on that day we decided to speak only truth"

I can imagine her doing that XD

[Crystal_Ageha]

^ Aw, that's cute.

Originally Posted by identity

i agree. i like how you say "ballade". i never see anyone type it like that, but it looks fancy that way.

and i'm warming up to the "BALLAD" title too.

Technically, "ballad" is usually closer to referring to what we're talking about when we say ballad. But either way, they can both be a poem or song, and I also like how "ballade" looks, so yeah. XP

And I think we'll all eventually warm up to the title. C'mon guys, it makes it sounds like such a sweet little song!! ^_^