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Old 25th November 2014, 10:40 PM
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Beautiful cover, although I don't like when they put a huge A in the middle of a lovely picture of Tokyo Tower. It might look good if they choose a simple one like A Classical in the middle.
As for the tracklist, yeah, why they didn't put Close to you. It's obvious. The chimes was so perfect for winter. I don't mind Over, although its more sad summer night feeling.
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Old 25th November 2014, 10:52 PM
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people forget that appear's lyrics are linked to christmas and watching the PV it gives a very wintery feel 8winetr does not mean cold btw). Oldschool ayu Fans now that, probably newbies who question appears...

yet I also feel Over is to summerish (like the whole RAINBOW album excpet for that one song that is supposed to sound wintery and that is not on here)
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Old 25th November 2014, 11:21 PM
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people forget that appear's lyrics are linked to christmas and watching the PV it gives a very wintery feel 8winetr does not mean cold btw). Oldschool ayu Fans now that, probably newbies who question appears...
I've been listening to Ayu since I was in middle school; so a good 7-8 years? I never grew fond of appears tbh. One of my least favorite Ayu songs; which is why I show much disregard to it. I like it now; but never watched the PV or read the lyrics lol. So excuse my ignorance.
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Old 26th November 2014, 12:42 AM
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Love the cover!
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Old 26th November 2014, 01:35 AM
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oh dear...

No close to you... the most christmassy song in the entire discography (ayu said so herself) and it's not on the playlist??? Wtf?

I would have nixed songs like teddy bear and over, imo they are too sad.
Instead i would have made a playlist with wintery songs, nothing that fuels winter depression, lol XD

ooh avex...
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Old 26th November 2014, 01:41 AM
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This is nice as a digital release. Her A SUMMER BEST did well on digital sales, so this is actually a good idea
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Old 26th November 2014, 02:36 AM
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i like it how they have this winter ballad compilation. if they have made it into a physical album i would have bought it! A WINTER BEST and A SUMMER BEST
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Old 26th November 2014, 02:55 AM
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Old 26th November 2014, 03:20 AM
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All of those songs are on my A Winter Best playlist.. except Teddy Bear. That song. I don't know, i love it but I can't associate it to any season but i tend to imagine night time whenever I hear it.

And appears HAL mix is better with this playlist.
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Old 26th November 2014, 03:30 AM
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I get that "Close to you" is a very winter-y song, but I for one am really happy that the song is not on here because it's the only Ayu song that I downright dislike, it's just so boring and bland, doesn't deserve to be on a compilation IMO. I think "Over" feels quite winter-y with it's desolate piano tune so I don't mind it being there, but I would definitely replace "teddy bear" with "BALLAD"; while the first one is not too out of place, the latter is a much clearer choice for a winter ballad compilation.
But that's just my nitpicky-ty opinions, overall I quite like this idea even though it's not really too exciting for someone who has all of Ayu's albums already.
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Old 26th November 2014, 03:37 AM
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I get that "Close to you" is a very winter-y song, but I for one am really happy that the song is not on here because it's the only Ayu song that I downright dislike, it's just so boring and bland, doesn't deserve to be on a compilation IMO. I think "Over" feels quite winter-y with it's desolate piano tune so I don't mind it being there, but I would definitely replace "teddy bear" with "BALLAD"; while the first one is not too out of place, the latter is a much clearer choice for a winter ballad compilation.
But that's just my nitpicky-ty opinions, overall I quite like this idea even though it's not really too exciting for someone who has all of Ayu's albums already.
As much as I ADORE Christmas time, I used to really dislike Close to you as well. However, when you really get into the Christmas environment, Close to you grows on you. For me, I fell in love with it while walking on a still winter's night past a local church which was adorned with Christmas lights.
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Old 26th November 2014, 03:45 AM
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As much as I ADORE Christmas time, I used to really dislike Close to you as well. However, when you really get into the Christmas environment, Close to you grows on you. For me, I fell in love with it while walking on a still winter's night past a local church which was adorned with Christmas lights.
I love all of the the associations you make with songs. I feel that on a profound level. Like scenes in different seasons, different places, settings etc. I'm ot, but I really do like whenever you mention these things.
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Old 26th November 2014, 04:09 AM
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I love all of the the associations you make with songs. I feel that on a profound level. Like scenes in different seasons, different places, settings etc. I'm ot, but I really do like whenever you mention these things.
Thank you I'm glad that you appreciate that. I often think when I step outside "what song does this weather feel like? What song does the environment replicate? What song does the air taste and smell like?" When the environment of the music you are listening to mirrors your surroundings, that's when you can truly appreciate the beauty and hidden aura behind the product. That's when you can truly appreciate the subtleties, all the decisions, and all the work that went into painting that aura through sound. When the environment of the music you are listening to mirrors your surroundings, that's when you truly are able to experience what it's like to break the barrier; that's when the intangible world of music crosses over into the real world. Becoming one - living, and existing within, the music. That's when the imaginary becomes reality.

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Old 26th November 2014, 10:12 PM
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As much as I ADORE Christmas time, I used to really dislike Close to you as well. However, when you really get into the Christmas environment, Close to you grows on you. For me, I fell in love with it while walking on a still winter's night past a local church which was adorned with Christmas lights.
I just listened to the song, and I do see what you're getting at but the whole feeling of Christmas and winter in the song doesn't save it in any way for me. My main problem with the song is the flatness of it all, and how Ayu sings it just sounds so... dispassionate and completely separated from the "Christmas spirit" that it seemingly wants to convey. It has potential to be a good Christmas song for me, but it falls way short and the positives are just too outweighed by the negatives.
But it's only one song, and I have a more or less positive opinion on all other Ayu songs released so far, so I can live with it. People who enjoy the song, can keep enjoying it and I'll just take my pick of all the other great Ayu songs I can listen to this Christmas (many of which appearing on this selection).
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Old 27th November 2014, 01:20 AM
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I just listened to the song, and I do see what you're getting at but the whole feeling of Christmas and winter in the song doesn't save it in any way for me. My main problem with the song is the flatness of it all, and how Ayu sings it just sounds so... dispassionate and completely separated from the "Christmas spirit" that it seemingly wants to convey. It has potential to be a good Christmas song for me, but it falls way short and the positives are just too outweighed by the negatives.
But it's only one song, and I have a more or less positive opinion on all other Ayu songs released so far, so I can live with it. People who enjoy the song, can keep enjoying it and I'll just take my pick of all the other great Ayu songs I can listen to this Christmas (many of which appearing on this selection).
I don't really like it either. I mean, I think it's alright, I can listen to it if I'm listening to Rainbow, but I don't even have the song on my computer. It is kinda.. flat. I think it's a mixture of the composition and her singing. lol But it definitely should have been on this "winter ballad selection" album.
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Old 26th November 2014, 07:15 AM
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well...this is what a lot of fans have been begging and begging for ages here, a winter collection with songs that everybody already have.

there you go, buy it!
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Old 26th November 2014, 07:32 AM
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I'd buy it if its a Physical release with covers and booklet with glamorous pics
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Old 26th November 2014, 08:52 AM
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Old 27th November 2014, 12:32 AM
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The A BALLADS version of M should be there.
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Old 27th November 2014, 02:16 AM
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Any knowledge of whether or not the tracks are remastered?
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