[Utada Hikaru] Japanese music waits in despair for the Goddess's return in her 44th thread - Page 23

ストロボ・EdGE · #**441** 15th May 2011, 05:25 AM

I was never able to get into You Make Me. I understand the meaning of the song and everything, but it's so awkward. For what she sang about, it's something that you can't naturally say consequentially. idk

amorphose · #**442** 15th May 2011, 06:00 PM

I love You Make Me Want To Be A Man. I think Easy Breezy's kind of cute & when EXODUS came out I was only 10 so I really liked it back then and it's got a "classic" feeling now. I love a lot of EXODUS though and really don't think it's a "blemish" in her discography.

Kremlin Dusk, Hotel Lobby, Devil Inside, the aforementioned You Make Me Want To Be A Man, Tippy Toe, Wonder 'Bout, ect... I love the whole album!

***koumori*** · #**443** 15th May 2011, 06:16 PM

Awh, I love Exodus. It's just such a polished album, in my opinion.

CoriKaru · #**444** 15th May 2011, 08:09 PM

I've been playing the crap out of "Kremlin Dusk", "You Make Me Want To Be A Man", and "Devil Inside" from her Utada United 2006 Tour myself.

Isn't it funny what time has done for Exodus' credibility? It has aged very well I must say. Blends in nicely with modern times. Timeless.

You're missing all the action underneath my navel.

ストロボ・EdGE · #**445** 16th May 2011, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by CoriKaru

Isn't it funny what time has done for Exodus' credibility? It has aged very well I must say. Blends in nicely with modern times. Timeless.

Definitely does. If I didn't know about it I'd think it was released a lot more recently than nearly 7 years ago.

***koumori*** · #**446** 16th May 2011, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

Definitely does. If I didn't know about it I'd think it was released a lot more recently than nearly 7 years ago.

That sentence makes me feel so old...

zellyx · #**447** 16th May 2011, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by amorphose

...when EXODUS came out I was only 10 so I really liked it back then and it's got a "classic" feeling now.

I was 10 too!

Nearly 7 years ago??

I'm young but I remember buying that album like a year after it's release in a music store.....

Exodus is a little too experimental for my taste. Its aged well, though it doesn't compare to her Ultra Blue & Heart Station. It's good, but for a Utada album it's not phenomenal, IMO.

ストロボ・EdGE · #**448** 16th May 2011, 04:26 AM

I'm listening to About me and giggling. The comment about the datedness of Exodus does /not/ apply to this song.

Zahara · #**449** 16th May 2011, 06:46 AM

I was 18 when it came out. I feel so old now lol.

Keiichi_JPU · #**450** 16th May 2011, 10:49 AM

I've always said Exodus is a brilliant album and I'm glad more people are starting to agree. It's definitely one of my favorites. If it was released 7 years ago, I was 12 when it came out but I remember buying it when I was 14. It was my first j-pop album. (Well, album of a Japanese artist)

NintendoHTF1242 · #**451** 16th May 2011, 11:32 PM

^ Lol Exodus and ULTRA BLUE were my first actual CD purchases by her too! Funny.

KremlinChaos · #**452** 17th May 2011, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CoriKaru

You're missing all the action underneath my navel.

Don't you mean table? Or is it a joke that I'm not understanding lol.

CoriKaru · #**453** 17th May 2011, 05:48 AM

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Don't you mean table? Or is it a joke that I'm not understanding lol.

Ha. I know. I just like "Navel" and first thought that was what she was saying when I first heard it. Had a whole different meaning for me when I thought it was "Navel." ('O')

I also thought she was saying, "Everybody wants me to be their RANGER."

The sad thing is that literally just weeks ago, I finally found out I was wrong. I NEVER understood what being a "Ranger" had to do with anything for all these years, but then again it was "Exodus" and there were a few other things I didn't understand and I was young so I just sung it and trusted Utada knew what she was talking about.

My first Utada Album was "DEEP RIVER" and I hadn't even heard one song yet.

bluegie · #**454** 17th May 2011, 11:22 AM

^Why???? DR is literally her best album.

LOL. I heard the word ranger until she sang the song on a Japanese show (MS?).

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Originally Posted by Zahara

I was 18 when it came out. I feel so old now lol.

I feel even worse... I was 24 when it came out... I'm old..

Minttulatte · #**455** 17th May 2011, 11:48 AM

You're talking about Exodus? I still remember how I hated it back in 2005-2006 when I first heard it.

It was too experimental but nowadays I really, really adore it just like every other Hikki album.

I have learned that Exodus is good because it was so different at the time. I wonder what might have happened if it was released today instead too. :3 Oh well, my favorite Exodus songs are About Me, Tippy Toe, Hotel Lobby, Animato, You Make Me Want To Be A Man, Kremlin Dusk, Devil Inside, Let Me Give You My Love and Exodus '04.

KremlinChaos · #**456** 17th May 2011, 10:13 PM

@CoriKaru: That must have been awkward when you first listened to it lmao. Devil Inside would be so perverted if it was "navel."

EXODUS was my first Utada album and I still love it <3. I think it's her most creative work.

Polyrhythm · #**457** 17th May 2011, 10:21 PM

Exodus is also the first Hikki CD I bought. I actually co-owned it with my sister but she was like, damn the lyrics in this album suck and most of the songs are boring. I only keep it cause her face is on it and because its the first Utada CD I've ever found. Otherwise it would have ended up at the bottom of some box in my garage, along with that crappy BoA US album I threw out.

Paparazzi · #**458** 17th May 2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CoriKaru

Ha. I know. I just like "Navel" and first thought that was what she was saying when I first heard it. Had a whole different meaning for me when I thought it was "Navel." ('O')

I also thought she was saying, "Everybody wants me to be their RANGER."

The sad thing is that literally just weeks ago, I finally found out I was wrong. I NEVER understood what being a "Ranger" had to do with anything for all these years, but then again it was "Exodus" and there were a few other things I didn't understand and I was young so I just sung it and trusted Utada knew what she was talking about.

My first Utada Album was "DEEP RIVER" and I hadn't even heard one song yet.

I also always thought she was saying "Ranger" until i goggled the lyrics but it just didn't make sense to me, lmao.

Maemi · #**459** 20th May 2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CoriKaru

My first Utada Album was "DEEP RIVER" and I hadn't even heard one song yet.

Keiichi_JPU · #**460** 22nd May 2011, 01:52 AM

I know I keep bringing this up but is there any news whatsoever about In The Flesh? Are people tweeting her about it? Is she even tweeting still?

I desperately need that concert in my life.