[News] New mini album out August 5th, 2015 II

[chocopockymaster]

Originally Posted by Surreal17

I mean, you can simply compare ANGEL's SONG with Step by step..not much difference really : )))

lol...honey no. Step by step is straight-up pedestrian. At least ANGEL'S SONG is fun.

[attractive nausea]

Y'all are so rude about Step by step, i love this song so much and i'm soooo looking forward to its full version even though it probably won't have a major plot twist.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Yeah, I actually agree that step by step is really catchy and fun once you give it a chance. At first, I kind of let people's negative comments influence my impression of the song. But it's definitely catchy and I can't wait to hear it in full!

I was going to say the same thing about the comparison to ANGEL'S SONG, actually! Haha...not in terms of them sounding similar, just that step by step would be the fun, upbeat track of the mini album.

Now...a super fast and aggressive rock song, a SLOW ballad like forgiveness or Dearest (skip the piano though), and the redone song, and then...ahhh I wish for something catchy and pop like STEP you or ourselves.

[pepper]

Step by step is well, pretty catchy, cause I still remember how it sounds and its pretty easy to remember the words etc. But it's not type of songs I will return to.

[orbitalaspect]

Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

Agreed on that.

Mostly I'm hoping for a good mix of different kinds of uptempo & summery here. Like... something monochrome, something independent, something INSPIRE, something You & Me, and something Lelio would be a good mix for me. Some cute happy stuff, some darker stuff; some raw rockish stuff, some synthy dancey stuff. A good well-rounded mix.

If this ends up being like... all happy-happy-ish stuff - like Step by step, XOXO, You & Me, glitter, Beautiful Fighters.... Honest to goodness, I will collapse out of exhausted resignation and just let the summer heat bake me to death. lol

I have a feeling that, due to the timing, it will probably be heavily summer-themed. I just hope this doesn't end up replacing a new single before the end of the year.

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by attractive nausea

Y'all are so rude about Step by step, i love this song so much and i'm soooo looking forward to its full version even though it probably won't have a major plot twist.

I'm still having nightmares because of how bad this song sounds live, its chorus is way too high for her, it's out of her range. The full song though doesn't remind me of TSMGO and Snowy kiss that much anymore, but still it feels recycled.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by attractive nausea

Y'all are so rude about Step by step, i love this song so much and i'm soooo looking forward to its full version even though it probably won't have a major plot twist.

She already did the full version from the first day of the tour. I don't think it's too much different from what we have.

[Zeke.]

Why does everyone always have to be so specific with their hopes? Can we just not hope and just wait and see?

[truehappiness]

I hope we get a trance/electronic uplifting track in the other three. Summer trance anthemmmm.

[YukiUsagi]

Hope so.
I'm so tired of ballad songs in A ONE

[Deep snow]

Originally Posted by Surreal17

Really? I don't get why people are saying that Ma is one of her best. I mean, you can simply compare ANGEL's SONG with Step by step..not much difference really : )))
Yeah, Ma had a variety of genres and it is a good one but I'm sure that we won't get 5 happy-cuteish songs on the new EP.

Really. It's a matter of taste, of course. You can clearly see why most people prefer Memorial address to anything (What do you like? Colours?). To my ears Memorial address songs are such treats, while Step by step is more like a punishment. People will opine differently.

[truehappiness]

I am always disappointed in the "stuff before was so good" and the "stuff now is shit" split between her works.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Why does everyone always have to be so specific with their hopes? Can we just not hope and just wait and see?

It's driven by nostalgia, I think. I remember how amazing Memorial address was, and I want it to be that great.

[kotora]

If this album goes like this,

★ Step by step <--- reminds me "Greatful day"
★ RedOne produced song <--- reminds me "ourselves"
★ untitled song 1 <--- "No way to say"
★ untitled song 2 <---- "Because of You"
★ untitled song 3 <---- "Memorial Address"

That would be love.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

It's driven by nostalgia, I think. I remember how amazing Memorial address was, and I want it to be that great.

I live for nostalgia, but I've learned that the less expectations you have then the less likely you are to be disappointed - or at least less likely to be disappointed to a massive degree.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^That's also true. Ayu's music is pretty much the one thing that has never disappointed me in my life. Except for a few rare occasions... (duets, Happening Here lol)

[pepper]

Originally Posted by kotora

If this album goes like this,

★ Step by step <--- reminds me "Greatful day"
★ RedOne produced song <--- reminds me "ourselves"
★ untitled song 1 <--- "No way to say"
★ untitled song 2 <---- "Because of You"
★ untitled song 3 <---- "Memorial Address"

That would be love.

just give the "bell" ballad a rest (No way to say option) and give something like forgiveness! <3 and maybe sth like "HANABI II" for "Ma" cause we had wonderful Last minute ^^ that would be lovely.

I really like her "dance/pop" tracks that got edgy atmosphere because of the PV... Ladies Night was pretty fun/pop track, but with that PV it became kinda... creepy So it was STEP you (one of my favorite pv's from her) and for ourselves. Even Startin' had more humorous than "party" PV. Alsoooo... Sparkle. Sparkle PV gave the song second life, cause I disliked it at first... It sounded very western at first listen. When the PV was out I was so in love

To be honest I started to love Ayu because of her PV's oO they were weird and visual. Her PV's made even her weakest ballads sound pretty neat xD (the plot twist in Sweet Season, whole Walking proud video etc)

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

It seems we all feel the same way about those mid-tempo ballads. LOL

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by pepper

just give the "bell" ballad a rest (No way to say option) and give something like forgiveness! <3 and maybe sth like "HANABI II" for "Ma" cause we had wonderful Last minute ^^ that would be lovely.

I really like her "dance/pop" tracks that got edgy atmosphere because of the PV... Ladies Night was pretty fun/pop track, but with that PV it became kinda... creepy So it was STEP you (one of my favorite pv's from her) and for ourselves. Even Startin' had more humorous than "party" PV. Alsoooo... Sparkle. Sparkle PV gave the song second life, cause I disliked it at first... It sounded very western at first listen. When the PV was out I was so in love

To be honest I started to love Ayu because of her PV's oO they were weird and visual. Her PV's made even her weakest ballads sound pretty neat xD (the plot twist in Sweet Season, whole Walking proud video etc)

Except walking proud is one of THE BEST BALLADS! Better than HEAVEN that's for sure.

Sweet Season isn't that bad. I disliked it at first, I even remember having a rant about the entire L single, but Sweet Season is great for when the sun begins to descend and illuminates the colors of the tree leaves. It's a nice song for a lovely late afternoon.

[Matt_rq]

This is the 1st album of Ayu, since I´m a fan, that I don´t get any exciting (just for the covers)