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Old 21st April 2013, 06:48 AM
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One thing I definitely hate about it is the cover... It's just so wrong.
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Old 21st April 2013, 06:50 AM
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I think, I liked her compositions...I think lol iirc they were alright for pop/r&B comps, but the arrangements were so simple...they were a bit lacking.

Personally, it reminded me a bit of her earlier R&B, like automatic. They're very simple to me, and not very "full".

I feel like she was alright at it, but she didn't start to shine for me until she came out with the ethereal stuff. Even with hikari, I loved the planitb remix more than the actual song. I didn't love love her until Ultra Blue, and it's still my favorite, and imo, her best work.

TITO is kinda....I just sorta sweep it aside.

People ask me about hikki? Hikki = Ultra Blue That other album? Oh yeah...that was just...this thing she did. You kinda have to be a die hard fan to "get it".

Like Ayu's Party Queen...


@jean-baptiste: that cover. It-that-shall-not-be-named. The You-know-which. ok im done.
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Old 21st April 2013, 04:39 PM
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@jean-baptiste: that cover. It-that-shall-not-be-named. The You-know-which. ok im done.
Bwahaha! I've seen worse. Keywords: ayu. Monkey. Nuff said.


I actually really like Exodus... More than TITO... I'm not even a die-hard Hikki fan! ...or am I? Maybe I just have extremely bad taste. The only thing I didn't like about Exodus was that a few songs towards the end had awkward lyrics. It just didn't flow lyrically. But I loved that album.
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Old 21st April 2013, 06:51 AM
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It's not about TITO being amazing or so deserving of love....TITO was a crappy mess in its own way....it's just that Exodus was so utterly horrendous that anything would be an improvement...
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There are songs on Exodus that prevent it from being "horrendous."
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Old 21st April 2013, 08:04 AM
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There were few songs on Exodus I like pretty much but with TITO I never even knew I had such album on my HDD, I always listen to everything I get so it must have been pretty ugly but I'll try it again today out of curiosity.
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Seeing YMMWTBAM and Kremlin Dusk live changed my opinion on those songs forever.

I do like her Tippy Toe song...cause...yeah lol
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I wonder if she rehearsed the live stage versions to sound like that or if it was all pure ad-libbing
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Old 23rd April 2013, 04:21 PM
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TITO conversation is here again? Cool. I like that album, especially all those R&B ballads. They're great♥
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Even with the songs that were jems on both Exodus and TITO.. those albums are like swept under the rug. Until reading the last couple pages, I actually forgot those albums exist or that I own them. For the most part, I wouldn't say they are horrendous as one said previous. I don't mind the albums, I don't think its as bad as some people feel because the occasional listen can be enjoyable! But both Exodus and TITO are definitely not on Hikki's top five best albums.

I got a chance to listen to Kuma Power Hour, it was great to hear her voice and I really liked the show. I was surprised by Patsy Cline on her playlist! I didn't know Hikki listens to old country. Crazy in Love cover was amazing and I would just love if Hikki did do a cover album like she mentioned. (Wishful thinking, but ultimately I'd prefer new work.) I'd like to see her interpretations of songs. Would they get ethereal? Oh, and I never bothered to listen to her mom's work and I was happy she did play one song from her after Patsy Cline's song. I don't listen to much Enka but it was interesting.

Would be nice if she made Kuma Power Hour twice a month... once a month is just so... little.
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Old 23rd April 2013, 11:35 PM
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Tito is the epitome of bad music
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^How long have you been gone from this forum? Did you completely skip over the Party Queen era or something?
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Can you keep a secret > all other of her R&B stuff
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Can you keep a secret > all other of her R&B stuff
Even "Prisoner of Love"?!

And I think everyone needs to give "Tokyo Nights" just a little bit more reverence.
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Old 24th April 2013, 12:32 PM
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And I think everyone needs to give "Tokyo Nights" just a little bit more reverence.
Totally agree! btw, never really cared about traveling. Everyone loves it, but I just like it... I can't listen to it normally, I find it too boring, I prefer the PlanitB remix
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There are songs on Exodus that prevent it from being "horrendous."
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And I think everyone needs to give "Tokyo Nights" just a little bit more reverence.
Tokyo Nights is sooooo perfect. My favorite from that album along with letters.

There are elements of that song that just make me melt.
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Old 24th April 2013, 02:35 AM
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It's funny how every now and then people start talking and comparing TiTO and Exodus.

I love Exodus, wish Hikki would release a Vol. 2 of that. TiTO is a good album but I barely listen to it nowadays, but in my opinion, it's better than half of all those crap american artists have been releasing lately.
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I find myself enjoying her first collection album over and over. Mostly the end. I miss the TRAVELING hikki. lol
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