Ayu: Anything Goes [XXIV] - Page 20

280301 · #**381** 17th September 2018, 01:57 PM

So I listened to MY STORY today, and totally forgot that HOPE or PAIN existed. I don't know why, but I seemed to have conflated it with HAPPY ENDING (probably because they both start with a H, are capitalized, and are next to one another in the tracklist). I'm glad it does exist, however, it's a great track! I miss distinct A and B sides/album only tracks.

Xianghua · #**382** 18th September 2018, 12:00 AM

^ I always confuse the songs too... when one of them plays I have to stop and think for a few seconds haha

LOGMAN · #**383** 18th September 2018, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 280301

So I listened to MY STORY today, and totally forgot that HOPE or PAIN existed. I don't know why, but I seemed to have conflated it with HAPPY ENDING (probably because they both start with a H, are capitalized, and are next to one another in the tracklist). I'm glad it does exist, however, it's a great track! I miss distinct A and B sides/album only tracks.

Love that song.

KittyKathy · #**384** 18th September 2018, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Teppei-chan

I even added a Remix Version of Audience(not sure which one because) Í think it's better then the original.

My favorite is AUDIENCE - Dub's Floor remix Transport 004

EndOfTheWorld · #**385** 18th September 2018, 01:58 PM

I love HOPE or PAIN so much. One of the best tracks on My Story. I never confuse it with other songs. It always stood out to me. But that does happen to me sometimes with other songs.

mi|kshake · #**386** 18th September 2018, 10:00 PM

I've been watching JTB Chapters 1 & 3 (although I've not quite finished chapter 3 yet). I forgotten how good the setlists were!

I enjoyed the performances and staging for Ourselves. I love Ourselves but have never felt the song worked live before but this new arrangement sounds great! It was a pleasant surprise to see her perform Virgin Road too. I think this was one of my favourite performances from Chapter 1.

Watching Chapter 3, I am seeing her performance style becoming more overdramatic but hopefully she tones it down a little for the Trouble tour.

surrealA · #**387** 19th September 2018, 09:22 PM

Is Terminal the last Ayu song that get remixed?
Girl needs to release a new remix album soon. I guess we have enough of the classical mix

cosmicfirefly · #**388** 20th September 2018, 12:05 AM

^ I think so. I've been wanting a new remix album for the longest time. She has so many great songs that would sound amazing remixed.

attractive nausea · #**389** 20th September 2018, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mi|kshake

Watching Chapter 3, I am seeing her performance style becoming more overdramatic but hopefully she tones it down a little for the Trouble tour.

I found PoM 2018 to be okay, maybe A Song for XX and ever free were overdramatic but the rest was normal imo.

xLuna&1LOVE · #**390** 20th September 2018, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by attractive nausea

I found PoM 2018 to be okay, maybe A Song for XX and ever free were overdramatic but the rest was normal imo.

That's funny, because when I read the experiences of attending PoM 2018, it sounds like she was more crying and overdramatic... and sometimes sung as well.

I haven't seen it myself yet, so I really don't have an opinion of my own and a real contribution to the conversation.

But yeah, I like to read how one could just go all overboard about Ayu overdramatics, and you are here like, 'it was okay' haha. Such a big difference!

cosmicfirefly · #**391** 21st September 2018, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by xLuna&1LOVE

That's funny, because when I read the experiences of attending PoM 2018, it sounds like she was more crying and overdramatic... and sometimes sung as well.

I haven't seen it myself yet, so I really don't have an opinion of my own and a real contribution to the conversation.

But yeah, I like to read how one could just go all overboard about Ayu overdramatics, and you are here like, 'it was okay' haha. Such a big difference!

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Originally Posted by attractive nausea

I found PoM 2018 to be okay, maybe A Song for XX and ever free were overdramatic but the rest was normal imo.

I agree, those were the only two songs in my opinion that she was a bit dramatic, and I think it worked in those cases anyway. The only other one I can think of is BRILLANTE, but it wasn't really being over-dramatic. I just remember the part where she pretend stabbed herself, and I just took that as part of the performance for the song. She sang normally for the other ballads, and the upbeat songs were energized, which is to be expected.

prussian blue · #**392** 21st September 2018, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 280301

So I listened to MY STORY today, and totally forgot that HOPE or PAIN existed. I don't know why, but I seemed to have conflated it with HAPPY ENDING (probably because they both start with a H, are capitalized, and are next to one another in the tracklist). I'm glad it does exist, however, it's a great track! I miss distinct A and B sides/album only tracks.

I thought Liar is the most underrated song from her, but it was the first song that really attracted me the most in the beginning

hud · #**393** 21st September 2018, 05:31 AM

Liar IS her most underrated song. in fact, I absolutely love the 1-2-3 punch Liar, HOPE or PAIN and HAPPY ENDING. it's one of my favorite album segments from her

attractive nausea · #**394** 21st September 2018, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by xLuna&1LOVE

That's funny, because when I read the experiences of attending PoM 2018, it sounds like she was more crying and overdramatic... and sometimes sung as well.

I haven't seen it myself yet, so I really don't have an opinion of my own and a real contribution to the conversation.

But yeah, I like to read how one could just go all overboard about Ayu overdramatics, and you are here like, 'it was okay' haha. Such a big difference!

I think you might be referring to the live review of Chibi-Chan. She attended the very first dates of the tour and was very disappointed and complained a lot about Ayu fake-crying and being overdramatic. But then Chibi-Chan got to attend the 21st July show (which I attended as well) and she said that this show was very different and that Ayu eased the overdrama to focus on singing properly this time

So in fact it is ayu herself who changed her behaviour throughout the tour lol

I think the very final show (the day after that) was a little bit more dramatic because Ayu knows she's being filmed for the DVD so she wants to deliver for those who didn't attend the show.

tokyoxjapanxfan · #**395** 22nd September 2018, 05:20 AM

How long do you think until the next actual album?

xLuna&1LOVE · #**396** 22nd September 2018, 11:21 AM

^ 2019 if we are lucky.

truehappiness · #**397** 22nd September 2018, 11:30 AM

No idea really. She could announce she's recording towards the end of the TROUBLE tour perhaps.

Aderianu · #**398** 22nd September 2018, 04:38 PM

To tell the truth, I think TROUBLE was the last and next years ayu will focus only on tours and then retire after completely loss her hearing.

But on other hand it's kinda weird for ayu to make a tour after only 5 new songs, so there is high posibility that she will release something until the end of the tour. That's if to be more optimistic

attractive nausea · #**399** 22nd September 2018, 06:10 PM

I don't think this is her very last release, if the day she has to retire comes, i think she will record a final farewell album, well at least I hope so...

mizuki-7 · #**400** 22nd September 2018, 06:16 PM

Today a bunch of tabloïds are saying that Ayu will announced her retirement or hiatus the day of her 40th anniversary just like Namie last year... Probably rumors in order to selling papers... lol