『A SUMMER BEST』8. August 2012 ~II~

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

^^Maybe we're talking about something different?
I'm talking about thank U from Love songs?

omg yes I'm talking about the thank you song they did for a nation...

shows how much I listen to all of these.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^^Yeah, I suppose that makes sense.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^Oh God no, I'm so glad it's NOT on there. But it WOULD make much more sense to have that rather than that garbage that is happening here

[LacusClyne]

^well evolution is her staple song, so it will be weird not to have that in it.

If my memory did not fail me, there was an election a while ago for TA to send in their favorite summer songs, so I think these songs were all selected by TA members.

[relmy]

I think evolution is there just for the film, it would make sense to put it on there if the film is going to give the track a bit of free promo.

Crossroad is one of Ayu's best songs, it should just go on every release ever.

[RayJason]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

I feel like evolution is a good song to listen to in Summer, regardless of when it was released. Just as I feel MOON is an amazing song to listen to while it's snowing outside. Taking a drive while it's snowing, MOON totally fits right in with her other winter releases (No way to say, Days)

Tbh evolution is a timeless song, like SURREAL and M. You never can get enough or find a wrong moment to listen to them. Whereas BALLAD, momentum, Days and Virgin Road do ask for a specific time to listen to (for me when it's raining badly, snowing or if it's winter). At least, thats what I think about it.

I agree with Pieces on how Happening Here and ANother song blemish her discography.

[jewelbox]

ANother song isn't so bad, but it has very lousy arrangement.. It could be better as acoustic version.
But Happening Here.. is just horrible.

[emi♡]

ugh if only she was into changing arrangements and making mixes.


For all Ayu is supposedly not caring about sales and following trends, she sure does a lot of crap aimed at casual listeners and the general public.

[primavera♥]

Originally Posted by emi♡

ugh if only she was into changing arrangements and making mixes.


For all Ayu is supposedly not caring about sales and following trends, she sure does a lot of crap aimed at casual listeners and the general public.

If only. It would be great to have some new arrangements for some of these songs, just to see.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by emi♡

ugh if only she was into changing arrangements and making mixes.


For all Ayu is supposedly not caring about sales and following trends, she sure does a lot of crap aimed at casual listeners and the general public.

Nonsense. I don't think any of Ayu's songs can actually be categorized as crap.

The only thing that bugs me when it comes to ANother song is the arrangement and that is because the song was supposed to be Naoya's and not hers ^^ There is nothing wrong with Happening Here. It's a cover track and it's not hers. It has the TRF 90s sound and it's fun.

[PoetGirl]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

Nonsense. I don't think any of Ayu's songs can actually be categorized as crap.

thank you! someone with sense on this forum

[RayJason]

Originally Posted by PoetGirl

thank you! someone with sense on this forum

You don't need to have sense to be aware that ayu doesn't release "crap".

[relmy]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

Nonsense. I don't think any of Ayu's songs can actually be categorized as crap.

Oh there are.

She's had many great songs, but there are a few which are terrible songs.

With a discography her size, I'm surprised that there aren't more crap songs. She does have some that go way beyond crap though - Another Song being one of them.

[AwakenedPRO]

She should release the new song as a single...
Even if it sells 35,000 it'd be good considering our condition now... :-P

[love in music]

I think Happening Here is my least favorite ayu song. To call it only a "blemish" in her discography is an understatement, imo. It's more like a zit the size of a golf ball. No ayu, there are definitely not some great things happening here.

[~angel*ayumi~]

I disliked Happening Here also, but now I love it xD And I am happy that it is on A Summer Best^^

[truehappiness]

Happening Here is very much a love or hate song, haha.

tbh, I don't get why there's so much hate for ANother song. All of the songs on FIVE imo were great. Super listenable and pretty catchy. It was like a 5A (and should have been one to be honest) imo.

[emi♡]

My "crap" comment wasn't even like...a literal comment


Great? hunny. Do you have me on ignore list still lol Cause those were not great songs. Endless Sorrow is a great song.

Another Song...is just...another song...like all those awful songs. Weird, stripped down pop R&B with no depth of sound or rhythm.

[koumori]

Originally Posted by emi♡

Great? hunny. Do you have me on ignore list still lol Cause those were not great songs. Endless Sorrow is a great song.

Another Song...is just...another song...like all those awful songs. Weird, stripped down pop R&B with no depth of sound or rhythm.

Unfortunately agree.

[ExodusUK]

The majority of her first album is crap, you don't have to look hard to find the weak stuff.