New album 'Party Queen' out 03/21 information thread [IX]

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@happiholic★
Is Timmy really an opera singer? Has he done an opera before?
I don't know if Timmy can sing through an opera. It takes enormous vocal ability to do that.

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by microphone

@happiholic★
Is Timmy really an opera singer? Has he done an opera before?
I don't know if Timmy can sing through an opera. It takes enormous vocal ability to do that.

Well, I remember reading that somewhere on AHS, but even if he's not, he's still a pretty good singer. I love his vocals on Brilliante, they are beautiful. Also, the fact that he's become a back-up singer for Ayu's tours says something too, I think. Even if I don't want really want him there

[waterballoon]

I love Timmy's voice actually; it's rich and thick and deep... really nice. and it's always nice to see someone whom can sing like totally the opposite of how he looks like

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

I really enjoy "a cup of tea" though. Serenade is just OK for me.

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

I really enjoy "a cup of tea" though. Serenade is just OK for me.

I love every second of "a cup of tea". Amazing

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^^yup, that and taskebab are both fabulous to me.

[sitara]

Originally Posted by LeeLeeNeko

Lol. The picture wasn't even done for the album obviously, it was just supposed to be used in the Life Style book, but whatever. No matter if you're a model or not, I don't know how you can be proud of yourself when your ass is shown to an entire city 24/7.
But don't take me for a hater, I love her and I will always support her, I just don't like this cover and the whole "sad party queen" concept, especially since the booklet pictures seem to be the exact same thing...

^ i agree totally.
i imagine it is a bit intimidating having a picture of yourself in underwear (in that pose as well) blown up on a big truck for everybody to see. it is larger than life! but hey, if ayu is comfortable with this, more power to her.

i just thought something like that would be beneath her to be honest...
do love her music, but all the photo material on cover and booklet of the album is just utterly confusing. her concept of a sad queen isn't really clear to me.

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

Well, I remember reading that somewhere on AHS, but even if he's not, he's still a pretty good singer. I love his vocals on Brilliante, they are beautiful. Also, the fact that he's become a back-up singer for Ayu's tours says something too, I think. Even if I don't want really want him there

I had a feeling that he rather, you know, was imitating opera singing but not doing actual opera singing lol XD

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

^^yup, that and taskebab are both fabulous to me.

taskebab sounds too much like Daft Punk's Aerodynamic, which is too epic for words, so taskebab just doesn't stand a chance for me. If I had never heard Aerodynamic before I would like taskebab.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^^Haven't listened to that yet, but saw some posts about it. Hm...I'll check it out.

[RayJason]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

Well, the first time I heard Brilliante I noticed that she was doing more unique things with her vocals, and it was the song she did with him. At first it was off-putting because I thought that she was doing things that she's not comfortable with. However, with Party Queen I've noticed that her singing has become stronger she's been doing a lot more with it, and the only thing that's really changed from her last albums to this one is Timmy. I know that he's an opera singer, if I'm not mistaken, and I feel like he's probably been giving her some singing tips. He's influenced a lot of stuff, and I think her singing ability is one of them.

Hmm I never thought about it that way, and I sincerely don't think Timmy's responsible for all this but that's why we voice our opinions! (Yeah I cannot really elaborate much, sorry XD) I liked her voice during the chorus in BRILLANTE, but in the next LOVE it gets horrible repetitive, that however I do think comes from Timmy (especially since he was in charge of that song).

And about ayu's sudden change (aka offtopic): I have mixed feelings about that. I always thought of ayu to be like, classier than others. Like Namie Amuro (classy and cool) and the total opposite of Koda Kumi (imo = trashy). But when I see a pv where she texts Timmy with "PARTY'S STARTED... WHERE R U @ *****" I wonder, why this ayu, do you think that that's cool? (While in Lady Dynamite she could pull that sexy stuff off without such things) *note how the B word is censored, it says a lot about the tolerance of the word*

Okay it's not like OMFG AYU TEXTED "*****" I HATE HER, Where is the girl who wrote A Song for XX, or something like that. But it's disgracing me a bit.

This is in my opinion of course!

[TeamAyu2004]

oh, okay... so i finally got around to listening to Daft Punk's Aerodynamic and...
well i have to say that I think i like task's better...
it feels more powerful...
but needless to say, both songs are kinds mediocre for me.

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by RayJason

Hmm I never thought about it that way, and I sincerely don't think Timmy's responsible for all this but that's why we voice our opinions! (Yeah I cannot really elaborate much, sorry XD) I liked her voice during the chorus in BRILLANTE, but in the next LOVE it gets horrible repetitive, that however I do think comes from Timmy (especially since he was in charge of that song).

And about ayu's sudden change (aka offtopic): I have mixed feelings about that. I always thought of ayu to be like, classier than others. Like Namie Amuro (classy and cool) and the total opposite of Koda Kumi (imo = trashy). But when I see a pv where she texts Timmy with "PARTY'S STARTED... WHERE R U @ *****" I wonder, why this ayu, do you think that that's cool? (While in Lady Dynamite she could pull that sexy stuff off without such things) *note how the B word is censored, it says a lot about the tolerance of the word*

Okay it's not like OMFG AYU TEXTED "*****" I HATE HER, Where is the girl who wrote A Song for XX, or something like that. But it's disgracing me a bit.

This is in my opinion of course!

I should say that I don't think that her vocal ability is 100% Timmy's doing. I think she's been working on her vocals for a while, but I do think that some of the more daring stuff is thanks to him. The "WHERE R U @ *****" comment may be a Timmy influence too, taking the "skinny white lesbian" comment into consideration. Also, maybe Ayu doesn't really understand the true meaning of the word, since English isn't her first language? I dunno, Kuu's trashiness is nothing but love to me, so I barely noticed the ***** thing until people pointed it out.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

The whole ***** text thing had me ctfu. lol

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Foyuki

booklet= =

From the Ritz Carlton Central Park's Central Park suite. (The most expensive room in that hotel at 12,500USD a night)

So the shoot was done in New York when she was shooting the 2012 calendar. I wonder if she's going to explain the cover concept to JELLY or bea's UP.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

So wait, are we sure that the case for the CD+2DVD and the album that comes in the box set are different!? That's annoying, because now I have to go and buy another version...lol

[YUKARI]

wow booklet! seems like there's only one bra&pants outfit ><

Originally Posted by kinix

I think most older fans would agree to you. But as for me, I still feel the old ayu in her songs. Though her voice have changed a little also (I prefer Duty era, always find her voice more sexy in that album) 1 thing I dont like her recently is her overreacting facial expression and hand gesture... kinda ruin the image >.< (eg. Mirrorcle world and HBYR PV)
Music wise, I still like most of her songs =) and that is a good thing, if not I would have drop her already ^^

+1

sad we can't do nothing about her change. but I still like her. I was so happy to feel that I like her new stuff after PQ

Originally Posted by ayuuk

I am not an old fan per se, but I have never been so disappointed about a PV until I watch NaNaNa and Shake It. This is really sad because I never thought this would happen.

oh dear, I remember your recent post when you said that ayu can't disappoint. hang on.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by YUKARI

oh dear, I remember your recent post when you said that ayu can't disappoint. hang on.

LMAO hilarious.

[YUKARI]

^ I'm glad that even she disappoints us sometimes we're still here

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^^After all, she IS only human.