Suilen Posted September 5 Posted September 5 7 minutes ago, Kyle-x said: Startin' one of her best singles I fear Yes she snapped, and the butterfly is an iconic look. I thought JEWEL was a single, that one grew on me too.
Kyle-x Posted September 5 Posted September 5 1 minute ago, Suilen said: Yes she snapped, and the butterfly is an iconic look. I thought JEWEL was a single, that one grew on me too. It should have been a single to be fair, it's got great streams and sold over a million combined downloads. Probably the second biggest hit of the era after BLUE BIRD. The PV iconic too whew. It would have been a serve as a double a-side with 1 LOVE or It was 1
Graves Posted September 5 Author Posted September 5 2 hours ago, AMIT said: one of her BEST songs I am currently still in a debut moment myself but I want to dive into RAINBOW again before the deadline tbh, maybe even MY STORY but I think that's too many songs Mm, MY STORY is a bit long in the tooth, isn't it? Like sis, give us the abstract of this story, not the directors cut unedited manuscript edition 2
Suilen Posted September 5 Posted September 5 When it comes to some I am... songs, I think I prefer their remixes, but I'm not sure if rating them instead would be fair. A different arrangement/version though, that's easier.
Kyle-x Posted September 5 Posted September 5 3 hours ago, Suilen said: When it comes to some I am... songs, I think I prefer their remixes, but I'm not sure if rating them instead would be fair. A different arrangement/version though, that's easier. When it comes to ayu I feel like it's okay because the remixes are such a core part of her discography unlike most other artists 1
Curaga Posted September 5 Posted September 5 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Kyle-x said: When it comes to ayu I feel like it's okay because the remixes are such a core part of her discography unlike most other artists I've definitely gotten that impression so far. The number of remix albums she put out for her early eras is insane As much as I love the original mixes on ASF××, I'll be rating some of the acoustic orchestra mixes because they are just tew good Edited September 5 by Curaga eras not ears lmao 1
Suilen Posted September 5 Posted September 5 52 minutes ago, Kyle-x said: When it comes to ayu I feel like it's okay because the remixes are such a core part of her discography unlike most other artists Alright, I'll consider it. I don't mind serving Maresia for a handful of tracks, but I don't want it to be a recurrent thing, especially when everyone's so positive. 2
Curaga Posted September 5 Posted September 5 Sometimes being a villain is fun... I've been serving positivity in this thread, but I am working on tiered ratings again like I did for Miss Shiina, so I might be the Maresia this time! Limiting the number of 9s and 10s you can assign really makes you think about which songs you want to champion and which you can let go even if you thought they were in the same tier. It's almost like a personality test to me nn 2
Suilen Posted September 5 Posted September 5 3 minutes ago, Curaga said: Sometimes being a villain is fun... I've been serving positivity in this thread, but I am working on tiered ratings again like I did for Miss Shiina, so I might be the Maresia this time! Limiting the number of 9s and 10s you can assign really makes you think about which songs you want to champion and which you can let go even if you thought they were in the same tier. It's almost like a personality test to me nn I think I'd rather be a reverse Maresia in part 3 by giving 10s to the songs everyone hates 1 2
Suilen Posted September 7 Posted September 7 Almost thought there was no way for mortals to stream this song
Kyle-x Posted September 7 Posted September 7 2 hours ago, Suilen said: Almost thought there was no way for mortals to stream this song They need to get the lovely 2015 mix from the Team Ayu edition of A ONE on here
Invisibility Posted September 7 Posted September 7 RAINBOW, I am…, LOVEppears and Duty scores laid. Happy to be a truther of the album inspired by the LGBTQ+ flag. Right side of HERstory 2
AvadaKedavra Posted September 7 Posted September 7 I love the instrumental of this song. So nostalgic i wonder how is this edm genre called. Is this ambient? house? A lot of japanese music has that old vintage edm feeling.
Graves Posted September 7 Author Posted September 7 Ayu made that early career pivot for the gay vote and I suppose it worked. The gays are the only ones still streaming her in 2024.
Curaga Posted September 7 Posted September 7 1 hour ago, AvadaKedavra said: I love the instrumental of this song. So nostalgic i wonder how is this edm genre called. Is this ambient? house? A lot of japanese music has that old vintage edm feeling. Personally, I wouldn't call either of these EDM. I would say these both could fit in the downtempo genre, but Two of us is R&B before anything else; it just happens to have electronic elements too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtempo https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/downtempo/ Just my opinion though... someone correct me if I'm wrong lol
Graves Posted September 7 Author Posted September 7 No, it's pretty clearly a chilled out R&B affair. It's like the album mix of kanariya only better. 1
AvadaKedavra Posted September 8 Posted September 8 (edited) Thank u sistrens. I know A Song For XX can be a bit too much cause her voice is a bit whiny but i really like the production. There's something so unique and nostalgic to it. I feel like with Loveappears-Duty u can feel the upgrade in production-all the new production gear and influences from the new decade arriving and European dance music-trance I love the production of From Your Letter too cause its like that downtempo or classic r&b sound with japanese instrumentation Love the flute thing and Hana is serving TV Show-News music Edited September 8 by AvadaKedavra 2
UrMom Posted September 8 Posted September 8 6 hours ago, Graves said: Ayu made that early career pivot for the gay vote and I suppose it worked. The gays are the only ones still streaming her in 2024. Yeah why tf are her and the other avex queen's streams so dismal? They were the peak of music
Curaga Posted September 8 Posted September 8 (edited) 53 minutes ago, AvadaKedavra said: Thank u sistrens. I know A Song For XX can be a bit too much cause her voice is a bit whiny but i really like the production. There's something so unique and nostalgic to it. I feel like with Loveappears-Duty u can feel the upgrade in production-all the new production gear and influences from 2000s and European dance music-trance I love the production of From Your Letter too cause its like that downtempo or classic r&b sound with japanese instrumentation Love the flute thing and Hana is serving TV Show-News music Yeeeees, I feel the same way about A Song for ×× The instrumentals are CLASSIC! Really great melodies too! Edited September 8 by Curaga
Suilen Posted September 8 Posted September 8 (edited) The gays could do better than Curry Chicken as her top song Edited September 8 by Suilen
Graves Posted September 8 Author Posted September 8 (edited) 9 hours ago, UrMom said: Yeah why tf are her and the other avex queen's streams so dismal? They were the peak of music I would guess some combination of the Japanese public turning their back on the diva archetype, the decline of avex in general, along with the public's dislike of Ayu as a celebrity persona for a while back then. Mostly the former though. Even Namie's classics had pretty bad recurrents from when she was on Spotify, and she was pretty well-liked at the time of her retirement. I think only Utada managed to stave off the rot of irrelevance thanks to clever/lucky brand interweaving (Kingdom Hearts / Evangelion), and the Fantome album turning her from a J-pop diva into a more serious, Sheena Ringo-esque lane. But that was probably easier for her, since she was the least "diva" of the big four anyhow. Maybe Ayu and Kuu will see some reappraisal with time? I think the 25th anniversary stuff for Ayu did soften her public image up a bit and remind people of why she was such a force back then. Edited September 8 by Graves 2
Graves Posted September 8 Author Posted September 8 8 hours ago, Suilen said: The gays could do better than Curry Chicken as her top song I fear Fairyland was a bit too on the nose for us. That must be the only reason it does not have 100 million plays, of course.
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