Crossroad 49th Single Speculation Thread I

[Picaflor 7/4]

she needs to seriously lay off the guitars/drums for one song lol. they are starting to mesh together in my mind.

[Hextan]

I'm hoping for a little more from crossroad, maybe a slightly different than the compositions we've been getting. Because judging it now? I know I'll grow to love it but it's just kind of... there. *shrugs*

[hsienko]

Originally Posted by Hextan

I'm hoping for a little more from crossroad, maybe a slightly different than the compositions we've been getting. Because judging it now? I know I'll grow to love it but it's just kind of... there. *shrugs*

I would have like if for this singles project she went Pop song(ex.STEP you), Rock Song (ex. 1LOVE), Ballad (ex. Dearest) that way it'll represent the different types of music she's done. Instead of the current trend Ballad, Ballad, and probably Ballad.

[waterballoon]

wow I reli like crossroad actually. There's something really sad yet... hopeful? about it. And it reminds me a little of Replace with the ASFxx style kinda music... <3

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

I don't want rock...we just had Microphone. I want a poppy and really catchy song, like STEP you or ourselves

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

I don't want rock...we just had Microphone. I want a poppy and really catchy song, like STEP you or ourselves

I'd like that sort of pop too. Not Sunrise/BLUE BIRD/NEXT LEVEL/Greatful Days pop, but a different kind. I still think ourselves is so original.

[Kogepan_19]

I honestly don't get how people are saying there's been too many ballads. NONE of the promotional tracks for R'n'RC was a ballad, and there were 4 of them. From the new single, only MOON is a ballad in a conventional sense whereas blossom is merely a mid-tempo pop/rock song. So for this year, there has only been 1 ballad out of 6 main songs she's been putting out there...how is that too many ballads?

[kagami]

Originally Posted by Kogepan_19

I honestly don't get how people are saying there's been too many ballads. NONE of the promotional tracks for R'n'RC was a ballad, and there were 4 of them. From the new single, only MOON is a ballad in a conventional sense whereas blossom is merely a mid-tempo pop/rock song. So for this year, there has only been 1 ballad out of 6 main songs she's been putting out there...how is that too many ballads?

I don't get it either.

And people say that want something different to her usual summer pop songs...Sexy little things and Lady Dynamite anyone? Neither of those are summery sounding. Could even include Don't look back in that.
It really seems that people have selective memories when it comes to Ayu's music. seriously, this year alone she has sone so many different things.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by Kogepan_19

I honestly don't get how people are saying there's been too many ballads. NONE of the promotional tracks for R'n'RC was a ballad, and there were 4 of them. From the new single, only MOON is a ballad in a conventional sense whereas blossom is merely a mid-tempo pop/rock song. So for this year, there has only been 1 ballad out of 6 main songs she's been putting out there...how is that too many ballads?

This.

[gallowsCalibrator]

^ Hm~ you do have a point there~ Plus...I love her ballads anyway so I wouldn't mind that much if one of the next two singles but I reeeeallly want something different from a ballad though


^
^ I agree I love ourselves; it's so unique and...just plain awesome

[Zeke.]

Not me, her ballads have been SO DULL lately. I'm just dying for something simple yet epic like JEWEL. Omg, that song is such an astounding piece of work.

[Ranma Matsuri]

@Kogepan: They were obviously talking about singles.

Yw/BALLAD: Ballad/Ballad
Sunrise/Sunset: Summer Pop/Ballad
MOON/blossom: Ballad/Summer Pop

The ballad ratio is 2:1= too many

Plus like hsienko said I wouldn't mind the amount of ballads if there was actually some variation in them like in RAINBOW or I am... just my two cents.

[Kogepan_19]

Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri

@Kogepan: They were obviously talking about singles.

Yw/BALLAD: Ballad/Ballad
Sunrise/Sunset: Summer Pop/Ballad
MOON/blossom: Ballad/Summer Pop

The ballad ratio is 2:1= too many

Plus like hsienko said I wouldn't mind the amount of ballads if there was actually some variation in them like in RAINBOW or I am... just my two cents.

Hence clearly I was bringing attention again to Ayumi's album release this year that had so much variety.

If the ballads in R'n'RC are to be categorized, there's Sunset that's borderline epic pop, BALLAD with a traditional instrumentation, meaning of Love which is very pop, and You were... with rock elements. How is that all the same musically? I agree that they are lyrically similar...but isn't that what a ballad is supposed to be? A love song?

[Ranma Matsuri]

Originally Posted by Kogepan_19

Hence clearly I was bringing attention again to Ayumi's album release this year that had so much variety.

I don't get why you would speak of the variety of the album tracks when they were discussing the variety of the singles but w/e.

[Kogepan_19]

Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri

I don't get why you would speak of the variety of the album tracks when they were discussing the variety of the singles but w/e.

Is there any point to only discuss of singles though? Isn't an Artist's album considered part of his/her musical career as well? Shouldn't promotional tracks for an album be treated on par as it is also constantly exposed to the public?

Weren't ballads in I am... and RAINBOW just discussed in the previous page as well?

[Ranma Matsuri]

Originally Posted by Kogepan_19

Is there any point to only discuss of singles though? Isn't an Artist's album considered part of his/her musical career as well? Shouldn't promotional tracks for an album be treated on par as it is also constantly exposed to the public?

Weren't ballads in I am... and RAINBOW just discussed in the previous page as well?

I was speaking about her newer ballads in general but if you ask me both of those albums DID have quite the variety of ballads as singles. M, Voyage, Hanabi, Endless Sorrow, A Song is Born, Dearest...

Is there any point to only discuss of singles though? Isn't an Artist's album considered part of his/her musical career as well?

Of course it is. It's a huge part. But again, the complaints are about the amount of ballads as singles she's been doing and about wanting more variety for the actual singles not the albums. But I do see your point.

Shouldn't promotional tracks for an album be treated on par as it is also constantly exposed to the public?

Imho, no.

@truehappiness: Yeah, that could be it.

[truehappiness]

She actually had a few years of no ballads at all, so I think she might be making up for lost time with these.

[Purple Neko]

Interesting name. sounds Ballady... lol.

[Picaflor 7/4]

The fact that the album title "Rock n Roll Circus", implying it's going to be crazy, rocky, and experimental, and we end up with last links, meaning of love, you were..., ballad, and sunset, seems to me like she has too many ballads. just saying :/

I don't think (off the top of my head) that she has an album where there wasn't at least one ballad as/on a single. I don't really mind that she has ballads, but I am a bit tired of hearing them on singles, please save them for the album only tracks. singles seem really unique to me, like it's that one chance to show off a new song, and when you get ballad ballad ballad ballad, you were, ballad, sunset, moon, days, green, fated, together when, etc. single after single. it kind of gets a bit annoying and repetitive. yeah, we do get the cool, rule/sparkle, type of singles, but as time goes on, we seem to get a lot less of them.

[hsienko]

Originally Posted by Kogepan_19

Hence clearly I was bringing attention again to Ayumi's album release this year that had so much variety.

If the ballads in R'n'RC are to be categorized, there's Sunset that's borderline epic pop, BALLAD with a traditional instrumentation, meaning of Love which is very pop, and You were... with rock elements. How is that all the same musically? I agree that they are lyrically similar...but isn't that what a ballad is supposed to be? A love song?

Originally Posted by Kogepan_19

Is there any point to only discuss of singles though? Isn't an Artist's album considered part of his/her musical career as well? Shouldn't promotional tracks for an album be treated on par as it is also constantly exposed to the public?

Weren't ballads in I am... and RAINBOW just discussed in the previous page as well?

We were talking strickly singles. I know there was Microphone and Don't look back and what not. But they seem to get lost between all the ballads.

Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri

I can't explain it in detail and I'm not going to attempt to because I'm no music wiz and will definitely eff my explanation up, lol. But in lamest terms: They don't sound alike but they don't sound all that different either. --> is what I think I'm trying to say lol. There hasn't been any really interesting compositions to me and that's probably why they have this "sameness" in my head because nothing's grabbing me. I guess that's the best way to describe how I feel.

Yeah exactly. Maybe if she had a new boyfriend she would have some new inspirtation.

Maybe MTV Japan should give her her own dating reality show. They could call it "Imma Hamasakin for Love," or "Ayu the one?"