ANother song thoughts/opinions

[Larisa-chan]

Well. Ayu's collaborations have been pretty awful in general.

-Love ~Since 1999~ - is so BAD it's GOOD. But it's still bad. The awful Engrish, their voices do not match AT ALL. Cheesy cheesy lyrics/music in general. But it's somewhat catchy, weird and yeah. But still bad.
-A Song is Born - there's probably a good reason Ayu sang a solo version of this for I am... Keiko sounds like a howling banshee in this song. And the composition is pretty weak... too simplistic/repetitive. A lot of people think this song is the weakest on I am... even with Ayu singing solo because the composition is pretty poor.
-Dream ON - I guess this is technically Naoya's song, but... the music is nothing groundbreaking (stereotypical r&b sounding whatever) and their voices don't mesh too well. It's not a horrible song altogether, but again, nothing groundbreaking.
-Why... - Okay I think Ayu and Juno's voices sound nice together, but again, the composition is very poor, very forgettable song. "Just okay."
-ANother Song - Urata dominates this song (though not as much as Tsunku does in Love~Since 1999~ LOL), eh.. a very poorly composed, forgettable r&b song. :::

[emi♡]

I actually think Ayu is the worst thing about this song. I'm sorry, Ayu, your voice just doesn't go with this music.

I could def understand the cheapiness if it was just him...cause it's just a very basic R&B song...and usually you have these really big voices that offset it...at least in the female case, guys can get away with a little more...

but throw Ayu in there...and you have one ugly ass mess. How embarrassing.

[pommy48]

Originally Posted by YUKARI

now I feel like one of those guys who went to a-nation and felt cheated ~.~

this is not ayu's level. this is a total crap! I think I hate Urata Naoya, he's only bringing troubles to ayu ~.~

Now I can really understand why so many people at a-nation were so disappointed and angry...

[relmy]

^ Yeah. I really dislike ANother Song, but at the end of the day, it's why I waited for previews to decide if I buy, because I hadn't liked Dream On. If I'd pre-ordered this like I usually do, I'd be way more annoyed right now.

For this song itself, it starts with a pretty melody, but never really goes anywhere, and the melody kind of goes. The whole beat throughout is annoying. The song feels rather flat and bland, and doesn't really go anywhere. I'd call it boring, which is one thing I'd never call Ayu's music, even the songs I dislike. Even her songs which are flat like this usually have something in them to keep them interesting.

Title also makes no sense, this is like Urata Naoya feat. Ayu again.

[joshuaxayu207]

Originally Posted by Kashoku

Person who said Fruity Loops hit the nail on the head. The entire time I was cringing because the sounds don't even freakin match up at all!!!! And yeah WTF isn't this Ayu featuring Naoya O_o I felt that Dream ON had more Ayu than this.

THIS! As soon as the song started I was like O_o ...The melody doesn't even sound like it matches up and it sounds so amateur.

[rookies]

My new ranking after hearing ANother Song:

Progress > beloved > ANother Song > Why...

[FoObY]

The beginning of the verses sound almost exactly like how "no more words" goes.

This song would sound better as a solo rock ballad.

[Ayumiko]

This song is definitely the worst out of the 4 leaks. It doesn't even feel like ayu feat. Urata but instead the other way around. The song itself is so bland. Why... feat Juno is so much better than this and is the only collab song I like out of her whole career.

[AyuGAME]

isn't this kind of melody is very "in" among japanese people?
the song is flat, definitely not my fav...could be my least fav track...

[Kazeyomi]

ANother song might please casual listeners (more than Dream ON) imo.
It's like her less ayuish song ever, because it's sound like a random R'n'B song to me. And the more I listen to her collabs with Urata the more I think she work much better with JUNO.
BUT I don't get what Ayu's doing on ANother song, because she's singing just few lines. Uhm, ok I'm wearing glasses but I'm still able to read '.feat URATA NAOYA' not 'feat. hamasaki ayumi'. I'm a bit.. confused .

To be honest, hate it's too much. But I don't really like it . Even beloved sound better than this.
Just hoping for BRILLANTE.

[alternarist]

seriously, this is literally just ANOTHER SONG between Naoya and Ayu. It's so bland. The same music repeats throughout the whole song. I am sorry ayu but looks like i will skip this song (which is 20% of FIVE).

but i feel that naoya didnt really overpower ayu.. I didnt get the feeling

[Tom Punks]

Honestly, I don't see how some of you guys can get past the cheap instrumental. I really don't mean that in a mean way or anything, but gosh, the instrumental is cheap as chips. The tracks don't even match/sync up to each other and you guys like don't even notice?

[CherryMoon]

Ignoring all the hate ard, I love ANother song!
i started with lower expectations so maybe thats why.
But i love how simple the arrangement is, nothing drastic, its something easy to listen. Of course because its so simple, its not something Ayu-ish, i think thats why there is so much hate here. IMO

[bondingo]

Parts of it sound like a cheap, crappy version of そばにいるね by Aoyama Thelma and SoulJa. I'd like it a bit more if it were just a solo song. Urata's voice is absolutely ear-piercing in this. I really wish they had just given it to Ayu alone. Maybe then I could at least say I like it.

[Ashen Twilight]

I think Ayu over did the vibrato thing in ANother song so it would match Urata's voice.

[ImpactBreaker]

I liked it. It's cute. I did notice the "mistempo" thing, either with the instruments in the melody itself and the blending with the vocals, but it felt like it was intentional.

[qwerty]

I actually like the song; it's refreshingly different, and it's nice to hear an R&B/Hip-Hop song from Ayu for once. Love Songs wasn't bad, but I thought a lot of the songs were boring and uninspired, and I didn't understand why she decided to name an album with that category when she's been singing love songs for a good portion of her career.

This slightly reminds me of the reaction of many fans when Ayu released "Bold & Delicious" and (miss)understood. They were so different that they alienated some fans, who grew used to Ayu's signature melodies and sounds. B&D was a gospel-type track from GEO and was nothing like anything she had ever released, and I initially hated it at first, too, but then it just grew on me. I liked that Ayu was branching out and experimenting, and I feel like she's doing that here with "ANother Song." Maybe I'll be one of the few who actually really likes FIVE. It's a good, small taste of something different from Ayumi.

[AyuGAME]

^count me in...i love FIVE...perfect mini album just like Memorial Address

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

i loathe urata.
should be sung by kumi instead of ayu.

[Aderianu]

this is just gray song
I don't like. I don't want to listen it again, and don't like this style at all..