A ONE thoughts and reviews

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1. a bell - as the only intro/interlude on the album, it does its job well.
2. WARNING - I didn't like WARNING initially, but as soon as I heard it roar after a bell, just wow. There is an element of 'what in the world is this song doing here' after hearing the entire album, it's themes being completely different from the others songs featured, but hey, it's a great opener.
3. NO FUTURE - an experimental wonder. THE GUITARS, THE GUITARS!
4. Anything for You - Ayu kept this unheard until a preview was posted a few days ago for a reason and I'm glad she did. It's beautiful, truly a grand ballad.
5. Last Minute - Perhaps the song that has suffered the most in terms of its tracklist placement, coming after NO FUTURE and Anything for You, it truly does not shine. It is still a great song, but I wish it had been used later on to break up the ballad section. Mixing is still a bit on the 'meh' side.
6. Zutto... - Enjoyable, it displays the emotion of yearning that no other song on this album achieves, making its placement effective. However, it does sound boring at times, following Ayu's typical ballad formula that we've heard again and again.
7. Out of Control - Has interesting musical elements, but is a bit of a bore.
8. Story - Could be placed on MY STORY (I wonder if this is its inspiration?), my favourite ballad on the album and will end up being my most played from this album overall.
9. The GIFT - I'm one of those people who liked this from the beginning, it has its own place in Ayu's discography, and really adds a simplicity/breather that the album needs at this point following all those major ballads.
10. The Show Must Go On - My favourite of the original previews, this song delivered. It truly, truly did, it is the contemporary AUDIENCE for 'new' Ayu. It's noisy, but it's just so glorious in its abrasiveness.
11. Walk - A proper ender, I love the progression.
12. Movin' on Without You - A great cover, I'm glad she tacked this on because the album does require more uplift.

Tell all is really going to be a breaker here. It really has the ability to take this album from Excellent to WOW.