Crossroad 49th Single Speculation Thread I

[ayumisrael]

Thinking about it ayu has the final 2 shows tomorrow and on Sunday of this portion of the tour, did she go somewhere to record just for 2 days? xD (Yesterday and today)

[Max_ZZZ]

wow every morning and night I log on and say, "she HAS to have announced it now" I'm starting to think nov-dec 50th release date is plausible?

[Picaflor 7/4]

Originally Posted by hsienko

I was thinking that her reasoning was more that so many people put their blood, sweat, and tears into making 1 track that is seems almost disgraceful to just throw all their work out with the original music and have someone make new music (that usually isn't that good) in like an hour.

Oh please, remixing takes so much longer than that. Some remixes take days to do. Just as long as it would to make a regular song. Remember, they're given the vocal track, and an empty slate to work with. They have to start from the very beginning just like a regular artist would when it comes to making a song. I hated her early singles that had way too many really crappy remixes. Even though she doesn't like remixes, I think she does it for the fans. Someone is bound to like them. And besides, if every single she ever had consisted of the main song, and an instrumental, and nothing else, that wouldn't be much of a single at all. :/

[ExodusUK]

Can't wait for this single

[primavera♥]

I like the way the singles are now cuz I actually like the one to three remixes as opposed to liking one out of a bunch.
The old singles was just so much. I always only like one remix. But at least these they get it right with the few remixes they have imo so I don't mind ^___^

I would love a blossom remix on this single. That would be fantastic. And a crossroad remix.

[kotora]

Originally Posted by Keiichi_JPU

I'm craving for new Trance or Eurobeat remixes, preferably from the people who made RMX WORKS, god those albums were amazing. Of course I'd prefer new remix albums, but if we can't have those, then I want some remixes on the single!

I am afraid that cannot be the case because one of the Dj who remix Free&Easy died.

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by Max_ZZZ

I agree, the multiple remixes that usually aren't that good are unneccessary, but then paying so much for 5 songs seems unreasonable. maybe in japan they are only like 10 dollars? so it's ok

but if i was not a fan, i would have to like the song soooo much to get any single for 20+ dollars

i hope the japanese audience doesn't feel that way? If so getting an ayu single to sell means the song has to be good to them lol and we definitely aren't sure even yet what the japanese public does or doesn't like, if only just a vague idea '-___-

I'm not sure how the Japanese spend their money casually on releases, but I'm pretty sure they're use to the prices. Plus I think more casual fans download online, no? That's why Sunrise and Days got such high sales?

Originally Posted by Max_ZZZ

wow every morning and night I log on and say, "she HAS to have announced it now" I'm starting to think nov-dec 50th release date is plausible?

Well she already performed new songs before their release once this year... I would be so upset if we had to wait until December for all of them though.

[hsienko]

Originally Posted by Picaflor 7/4

Oh please, remixing takes so much longer than that. Some remixes take days to do. Just as long as it would to make a regular song. Remember, they're given the vocal track, and an empty slate to work with. They have to start from the very beginning just like a regular artist would when it comes to making a song. I hated her early singles that had way too many really crappy remixes. Even though she doesn't like remixes, I think she does it for the fans. Someone is bound to like them. And besides, if every single she ever had consisted of the main song, and an instrumental, and nothing else, that wouldn't be much of a single at all. :/

Well I just wanna say, first, that it takes the composer/arranger more than a few days to make a song from beginning to end, they can work for weeks and sometimes months on just one song. And (for the most part) more effort goes into the original music for the song because a remix can just be the same pulsing beat for 10 min with a breathing sample taken from the song repeating over and over.

Well the old singles had remixes because club remix music was popular when those singles were released (just generally around the world). But I guess it fell out fashion; either that or maybe Oricon enacted a time rule for single releases like in UK. Plus I think avex comissioned all those remixes so they'd have something to play in that club they used to own.

Personally I prefer the way singles are. With like a main track or 2 a then a remix or w/e then the instrumental because then it's about quality than quanity with the single tracks.

[lividlillies]

I didn't really get into the singles until recently so I'd never experienced these huge amounts of remixes before. Then recently I got the M single and was totally surprised by the amount of remixes on it. I have to agree, though, that it's nicer to get a few, good quality remixes + instr. than a bunch of remixes you're going to skip through on your playlist anyway. >.>;

You can only listen to a song so many times, so having that many remixes is almost overwhelming!

[Ayu-roBeat 13]

Originally Posted by AyumiAi

Yea i want there to be 2 songs in the single, but only one name like Talkin 2 Myself
which had decisions I like it having only one name XP

Yeah, like INSPIRE or fairyland. Sounds cooler that way too.

Annnnd.... sometimes I wish the singles had a little more oomph in them too like the good 'ol days. I'm glad they're starting to put a little bit of remixes here and there but I just wonder why avex suddenly stopped making jam-packed singles like in the early 2000s (M, SEASONS, AUDIENCE, vogue, kanariya, Dearest, Endless sorrow, etc.). Afterwards some started to become very anemic, about 4 tracks (originals and instrumentals) per CD sometimes. Kind of odd.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

...why hasn't this single been announced yet? Ughhh

[Mintkisses]

I didn't realize that many fans don't enjoy the remixes or think it's "a waste of time."

Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri

I agree with her. I don't get that concept either. You get the original song and like 49567578 versions of it over and over again and half of them usually aren't that good. I'd prefer a B-side and/or a couple of remixes of previous tracks like she's doing now.

For a fan like me, Ayu was the artist who got me in into Trance, Eurobeat, etc. I adore most of her remixes. When Ayu used to do about 10 remixes on a single, I enjoyed them a lot! Not only was it worth the $20, but there were more tracks to enjoy then just a simple A and B side and instrumentals.




And yes people do put their hard work into the remixes, but that's their job! Producers wouldn't be in the business only if everything they did played in all the popular clubs. Artists like Ferry Corsten who have remixed for Ayu introduced me to his music and thus gained another fan. I'm sure I'm not the only Ayu fan to discover an artist over Ayu's remix albums. It's not pointless for Ayu to approach producers to do remixes for her. And hearing more versions of one song does not grow boring to me in the least bit. It's one of the things that are unique about Ayu, her remixes.

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by Keiichi_JPU

Do you think there will be more remixes on the Crossroads single?

She could still remix Sexy Little Things, Lady Dynamite and count down I'm hoping for count down! That's one of my favorite songs from Rock'n'roll Circus.

I really hope so! I would love all the r'n'rc remixes I can get!!!

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Mintkisses

I didn't realize that many fans don't enjoy the remixes or think it's "a waste of time."



For a fan like me, Ayu was the artist who got me in into Trance, Eurobeat, etc. I adore most of her remixes. When Ayu used to do about 10 remixes on a single, I enjoyed them a lot! Not only was it worth the $20, but there were more tracks to enjoy then just a simple A and B side and instrumentals.




And yes people do put their hard work into the remixes, but that's their job! Producers wouldn't be in the business only if everything they did played in all the popular clubs. Artists like Ferry Corsten who have remixed for Ayu introduced me to his music and thus gained another fan. I'm sure I'm not the only Ayu fan to discover an artist over Ayu's remix albums. It's not pointless for Ayu to approach producers to do remixes for her. And hearing more versions of one song does not grow boring to me in the least bit. It's one of the things that are unique about Ayu, her remixes.

Yes AyuTrance and the remixes were what really made me fall for Ayu back in the day! And big ups for liking Ferry Corsten!

[perfectodub]

i love the singles that include some remixes..but i have to say that japanese remixes are terrible. i would like to hear a remix maded by jason nevis or some good Producer

[Ranma Matsuri]

Originally Posted by Mintkisses

I didn't realize that many fans don't enjoy the remixes or think it's "a waste of time."

For a fan like me, Ayu was the artist who got me in into Trance, Eurobeat, etc. I adore most of her remixes. When Ayu used to do about 10 remixes on a single, I enjoyed them a lot! Not only was it worth the $20, but there were more tracks to enjoy then just a simple A and B side and instrumentals.

I gotcha. Singles were more worth the money back then as you got what was basically the length of an album worth of songs. But I have to agree with hsienko, I'm more about the quality than the quantity and while Ayu's remix albums tend to be good, over half of the remixes on her older singles aren't worth my time. I just end up skipping over them and never listening to them. Plus, I'd rather not listen to different versions of the same song over and over again but that could also do with the fact that I'm not much of a remix person to begin with. I'd rather have a new song and a few good remixes of past singles/album tracks but I can understand how people would prefer the old format. ^^

[Mintkisses]

Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri

I gotcha. Singles were more worth the money back then as you got what was basically the length of an album worth of songs. But I have to agree with hsienko, I'm more about the quality than the quantity and while Ayu's remix albums tend to be good, over half of the remixes on her older singles aren't worth my time. I just end up skipping over them and never listening to them. Plus, I'd rather not listen to different versions of the same song over and over again but that could also do with the fact that I'm not much of a remix person to begin with. I'd rather have a new song and a few good remixes of past singles/album tracks but I can understand how people would prefer the old format. ^^

I understand what you mean, and I do agree. For example, I only cared for a few remixes on the Daybreak single, the rest were pretty blah. Some singles/remix albums do have those remixes that someone wouldn't mind skipping. But, that's also all up to music tastes

[hsienko]

Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri

I gotcha. Singles were more worth the money back then as you got what was basically the length of an album worth of songs. But I have to agree with hsienko, I'm more about the quality than the quantity and while Ayu's remix albums tend to be good, over half of the remixes on her older singles aren't worth my time. I just end up skipping over them and never listening to them. Plus, I'd rather not listen to different versions of the same song over and over again but that could also do with the fact that I'm not much of a remix person to begin with. I'd rather have a new song and a few good remixes of past singles/album tracks but I can understand how people would prefer the old format. ^^

The I would like it would be is for her to keep releasing singles the way they are now but instead she'd chronically release a remix album (pref. ayu-mix non stop megamix) for every album like in the olden days. The remixes on the remix albums were always really good, when I first got into ayu's music I used to spam play the Ayu mix series.

[love in music]

Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri

I gotcha. Singles were more worth the money back then as you got what was basically the length of an album worth of songs. But I have to agree with hsienko, I'm more about the quality than the quantity and while Ayu's remix albums tend to be good, over half of the remixes on her older singles aren't worth my time. I just end up skipping over them and never listening to them. Plus, I'd rather not listen to different versions of the same song over and over again but that could also do with the fact that I'm not much of a remix person to begin with. I'd rather have a new song and a few good remixes of past singles/album tracks but I can understand how people would prefer the old format. ^^

I completely agree! Especially about the older remixes.. some of them just seemed so unnecessary and bleh.

[pepper]

old format means A LOT of remixes. And everyone could find something good for self... When we have 2 remixes, it's hard to believe that everyone will enjoy them xP