[News] New mini album 'sixxxxxx' out August 5th, 2015 VI

[LONJJONG]

1 17,315 ｓｉｘｘｘｘｘｘ AVT 15/8/5
浜崎あゆみ

[SpiceSquad!]

crossing fingers for top 5

[Ryusei]

^ I think that is already guaranteed, you should cross them for top 3 or 2

[Didz-19]

Well, she got #1

[Ryusei]

^ Weekly not daily

[SEOHYUN]

Praying for that weekly #1

[pepper]

I KNOW WHAT SONG IS SIMILAR TO SAYONARA



but maybe that's just me.

[TheRainbow]

Just got my copy of sixxxxxx in the mail from CDJapan--earlier than I was expecting lol.

[freedreamer]

Special scenes in Summer diary PV making! remember to catch it

[shinji1698]

sixxxxxx is on US Itunes for $5.94!!! DOWNLOAD IT BITCHES!!!! GIFT IT FOR YOUR FRIENDS! Let's get her in the top 200! She's charting in Spain and France on itunes!!!

sixxxxxx - EP
#1 Hong Kong
#1 Japan
#2 Taiwan
#12 Singapore
#84 Indonesia
#129 Spain
#184 France
#201 Malaysia

http://kworb.net/itunes/artist/ayumihamasaki.html

[ayu-fan]

Why everyone seems to dislike Summer diary and Step by step? They're the most catchy songs on the album. I actually like the key change near the end of Step by step, made me appreciate the somg more

[TheRainbow]

Originally Posted by ayu-fan

Why everyone seems to dislike Summer diary and Step by step? They're the most catchy songs on the album. I actually like the key change near the end of Step by step, made me appreciate the somg more

I love them, no shame haha.

[Delicious n Bold]

She's in the top 150 in Spain. Slé un poco Ayima!

Can't wait to get my cd soon!!! Oh the anticipation.

[M.A.X.]

On itunes France Ayu is already #166. O__o Very unexpected.

[Delicious n Bold]

Well, now that I've got the album, I can finally give my scores.

1. Step by step: 3/5
2. Summer diary: 3.5/5 (but a strong contender for 4/5)
3. Sayonara: 4.5/5
4. Sorrows: 2.5/5
5. Shape of love: 3/5
6: Sky high: 4.5/5

Overall score: 3.5/5, or 70% or a B-.

Overall I thought it was a solid effort. Much more tight knit than A ONE and as a result it flows a lot better. Having Yukumi and Nakano on almost every song ensured this cohesion.
There were some mixing issues, picked up using my Bose headphones and using treble booster, such as loudness on Sorrows. While Sorrows is the ultimate grower here, that chorus is just too much to bear. It also goes nowhere, does nothing, and doesn't even try too much. Even meaning of love is better. The days when ayu filler was good. Ayu should go back to that kind of garage band sound she had for My Story if she wants to do rock again. About You is one of her best songs, winding road is still epic, and inb4 someone brings in WARNING's lyrics. However that middle 8 was really unexpected and quite good. I'm really happy that ayu threw that curveball, it shows she still has that spark to spice things up.

SBS and shape of love turned out to be really just average pop songs. I had placed my hopes on shape of love but then I realized I should just be listening to marionette for something a bit edgier and less bland. Summer diary was a surprise actually. It's one of the songs on the album that pulls a triple whammy (Yukumi, Nakano, and Yamada, better known as the Warring Triad) yet the chorus is so good that the song becomes better as a result. It's the diamond in the Triad's rough, the true underdog of the chorus. It's been done before but ayu somehow nails that chorus. It's nostalgic, the electronic instrumentation really adds to that feeling. It's definitely a strong 3.5/5. It's not an 80%, but like 77-79. Almost a 3.7 on the GPA scale. It's objectively generic ayu that won't offend anyone at all but she pulled it off. I feel as if it is the perfect song to play during a sunset at a beach. I suppose here you can say that this is ayu magic at work. A true reason why she became a force with which to recon back in the day.


The other three songs don't really stand out in ayu's discography. She's had better versions of these songs: memorial address for sorrows, marionette for shape of love, and I'm not too sure about step by step but it's definitely not in her top 50. Sky high and sayonara are at an advantage simply because they're better tracks. Sayonara would be welcome on Colours and sky high would be welcome on... it's hard to pin it. But maybe loveppears. I'm kind of saddened that I can hear some loudness issues in Sky high's chorus. It's really a bright and happy song. I like it a lot. It has that infinitely repeatable quality like Walk did.

If I had to keep three songs it would be Sayonara, Sky high, and Summer diary. None of them have a chance for the top 50 but maybe Sky high could crack the top 100.

[rainbow_smile]

sixxxxxx debuted at #2 on recochoku

[Key ~eternal tie~]

I downloaded my album from iTunes today, why hasn't UK made it into the chart?? Lol... I have to say I love this album. This time round, it's much more JPop feel, and it's why I like it.
I do think as an album (or mini), the songs go well together in one package, and it's ok to listen to the whole thing. Its not that I don't like A One, just that as an album, it didn't go very well since it had too many similar feel to the songs, and it's quite easy to get bored if listening to the whole album rather than just picking songs here and there. I hope that makes sense!

It's very hard to decide which song I like best from this mini album. It's a battle between Sorrow and Shape of Love ^_^

[everlastingRAINBOW]

Can't wait to listen once I get my copy! Probably would have gotten on itunes if I knew it would be up so quickly. But hey, I had CDJ points, and paid $5.64 for the CD which is cheaper than itunes!

[truehappiness]

Naoki Yamada mixed tracks 1-3 and Koji Morimoto returned to do 4-6.

Interesting...

Also only guitars/violins present, anything else was programmed.

[Coelacanth]

That's strange. Shape of love and Sky high sound fine to me as far as the mixing goes... I am really surprised Koji mixed Sorrows as well.

But like I said before, I think tasuku might be the weak link here.

He's the most inconsistent of all the producers she works with. He's got some gems but he also has some off-ish arrangements like You & Me and Party queen. Then, there's the whole fiasco with him plagiarizing that Hoobastank song... TSMGO sounding too similar to snowy kiss, etc. etc.