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Old 23rd February 2012, 11:14 AM
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yeah, pop/rock/electro doesn't really give us any insight as most of her albums fall into that category, even Love songs.

Jazz has interested me though.. that's not something I ever expected Ayu to do.
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Old 23rd February 2012, 11:34 AM
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Well Sexy little things was pop swing jazz. Another track like that would be completely awesome, though this time it might be even more jazzy and not as poppy.
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cup of tea feels SO jazz...
So far we've had two pop songs. So really curious about the rest already. "Concept album" sounds really...interesting hmmm
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It also says something about childrens voices being in one of the songs
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It also says something about childrens voices being in one of the songs
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It also says something about childrens voices being in one of the songs
ew please no :c
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Old 23rd February 2012, 02:59 PM
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Most of Ayumi's albums are concept albums. They are never extreme ones from the first second to the last but most have a common theme throughout the album. Be it musical, lyrical, atmospherical...
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I would LOVE there to be a jazz song...!
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Old 23rd February 2012, 02:03 PM
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Great... concept albums usually come out great.

and jazz?? OMG... ayu has never been this unpredictable!
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I feel like almost every album of Ayu was a concept album. There was always a theme that made all the tracks feel connected to each other.
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"Eyes, Smoke, Magic" sounds like it could be a jazzy song.

So... it's a concept album... Aren't most of her albums? It'd be awesome if she did a concept album on the level of "Rhythm Nation 1814" or "The Wall," though. Her so-called "concepts" always seem quite subtle and weakly unified.

"MY STORY" for instance, could be considered a concept album because the album is supposedly "autobiographical" for her. I have a feeling she didn't have any particular concept in mind when she was creating the album, though. The entire "concept" was probably an afterthought.
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"Eyes, Smoke, Magic" sounds like it could be a jazzy song.

So... it's a concept album... Aren't most of her albums? It'd be awesome if she did a concept album on the level of "Rhythm Nation 1814" or "The Wall," though. Her so-called "concepts" always seem quite subtle and weakly unified.

"MY STORY" for instance, could be considered a concept album because the album is supposedly "autobiographical" for her. I have a feeling she didn't have any particular concept in mind when she was creating the album, though. The entire "concept" was probably an afterthought.
I agree. I don't think any Ayumi album can be considered conceptual. There's no other concept beside her "expressing" her emotions. Epica and Scars on Broadway did what i call conceptual albums (first band did it about world religions and second one is about a serial killer) because the subject is clearly precised in all songs,one way or another. Perhaps ayu has attempted this but the songs and ideas are too vague for us fans to understand or to consider her albums cohesively conceptual.
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I cant wait for these covers! I hope the album is amazing!
But already calling it Party queen and then saying its conceptual, but including How Beautiful you are... is a no.

Unless of course she is singling about herself... interesting.
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But already calling it Party queen and then saying its conceptual, but including How Beautiful you are... is a no.
Not really. We have no idea how serious the title is. Maybe it's ironic to some extent. Without knowing the whole thing we can not know if it fits into a concept. A concept could even be "14 songs from different genres". Or it can be 14 different ways to look at emotions...it could be anything really and hbya might or might not fit into it.
FIVE was a concept-EP. Consisting of five different ways to look at hope and a transition from hope to hopelessness. Yet many people think it's random stuff thrown together.
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Well eh, now I have read the wikipedia-explaination about a concept album.

... aren't all her albums kind of... conceptual?
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^ by the wiki article I would say no... none of her albums are conceptual (excpet maybe My Story)... some themes may be shared, but they do not meet all the requirements...


jazz??? ehhh... i dont like that... the rest of it sounds good..
Jazz could be good if it was used like Katy Perry and Gaga used it in their last efforts... that would be amazing!

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Can't wait to listen to this album for the 1st time... in the morning on my way to work in the car... 1st impressions!!! So exciting!!
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I feel like this album is dedicated to gyaru girls XD they're partying like every day, they look fake, they usually make funny faces, make a photo of it and then upload at their blog.
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I feel like she always says it's a "concept album" or some crap like "I hope people will listen with their hearts to understand the albums message" when in fact it's just the singles that have been recorded separate from each other and five or six songs that have been quickly written and recorded, sequence together between filler interludes. Maybe this time it's different though because she's been able to record the album as an actual whole cohesive product.
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Old 23rd February 2012, 02:32 PM
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I think it's easier for her to make a concept-album if there's no singles before...
With NEXT LEVEL for example, it would have been a super concept-album, then she included GREEN + Days... (I love both songs, but you can't deny that they're total out of place!)

EDIT : @ExodusUK : you totally explained what I thought ^^
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