MADE IN JAPAN song opinions!

[indigochild]

I'm not going to give a rating. I'm just going to give my opinion for each track.

tasky - One of her better introductions, that's for sure! Don't know what else to say lol Looking forward to the visuals that will surely accompany this during the tour

FLOWER - Something about her voice during the chorus throws me off but other than that, definitely deserves a position in the list of Ayu's best pop/rock songs.

Mad World - Love Love LOVE this. The way she is singing this and vocals have such a plea to it. You can almost hear the desperation in her voice trying to get her message across. Definitely my favourite track on the album.

Breakdown - I didn't really listen to this in full yet. My initial impressions though felt like it was such a drag to get through. I'm going to give it another shot though later on.

Survivor - I don't hate it. I don't love it either. I feel like this is a song that I would appreciate live on stage. I also really appreciate the fact that this is something new for her. The jungle elements are interesting and hopefully that translate in the tour. I can just imagine a full jungle scene already on stage with vines, trees, rain, dancers in animalistic costumes <3

You are the only one - I didn't like this initially but after downloading the higher quality and listening through my headphones, it is quite magical and serene! It's a very atmospheric song and really takes you to an ethereal place. Really beautiful

TODAY - Generic. Forgettable. Meh.
edit: Actually, I do enjoy the verse but the chorus is what I don't like at all.

Mr.Darling - It's cute but not over the top sugary sweet cute! Something I would listen to on a calm summer day on a bus ride staring out the window while creepily smiling lol

Summer Love - Delete.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by indigochild

Mad World - Love Love LOVE this. The way she is singing this and vocals have such a plea to it. You can almost hear the desperation in her voice trying to get her message across. Definitely my favourite track on the album.

I used the same words actually. Even the guitar solo sounds like a cry; like her heart opened up and that warbled riff escaped from it. And her voice is clearly pleading after losing all strength to move forward during the stripped down refrain after the chorus. Also, there is this nice little sound effect at like 17 seconds in, that repeats every now and then in the song. Its a nice single touch that tells me they put effort into layering things. It reminds me of like morse code or something.

[indigochild]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

I used the same words actually. Even the guitar solo sounds like a cry; like her heart opened up and that warbled riff escaped from it. And her voice is clearly pleading after losing all strength to move forward during the stripped down refrain after the chorus. Also, there is this nice little sound effect at like 17 seconds in, that repeats every now and then in the song. Its a nice single touch that tells me they put effort into layering things. It reminds me of like morse code or something.

I know exactly what you're talking about and I agree. It's the little things that brings a song to another level. Mad World is, in my opinion, the standout track of the album and definitely one of my favourites in terms of her recent work.

[pepper]

Originally Posted by indigochild

Summer Love - Delete.

really? I really prefer this song over Mr Darling and TODAY. Its best from summer-trancy trio. (You&Me, Feel the love and now this)

And this is something, I really hate those 2 songs XD