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bromithia · 2009.02.03, 06:06 PM

Me too, but I've already seen the video, and it's really amazing. One of the best Conan performances ever.

I don't see anything wrong with them ._.

Well, I mean, at least the latest single doesn't have "Japanese-y" in it. D: Does anyone know if she wrote her own lyrics for "Come Back To Me"?

ShinjiPG · 2009.02.03, 06:22 PM

Yeah, she did. She always does

Maou · 2009.02.03, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by ShinjiPG

You're joking right? D:

No, but I'm not a traditional Hikki fan. I think Distance is her only really great album.

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - A Mundane Phonecall to Jack Parsons

kuro_neko · 2009.02.03, 07:22 PM

nah, I think her first two albums, while having some catchy songs, are mostly crap. it wasn't until her more recent albums that she actually developed a style and a vision, I mean can you name another artist that has anything that sounds like Passion? Heart Station was mehhhh but Ultra Blue was completely solid.

as for Utada United, there are some good songs mixed in, but the vocals and general production shreds it all up. The problem is I think she isn't writing from her heart for the english community, I think she is being produced too much to make a successful crossover and that just fucks the entire thing up.

cjhobbies00 · 2009.02.03, 07:29 PM

I'm wit Maou...After Deep River Utada hasn't really done anything for me. She combined R&B with Jpop elements and catchy melodies in her early career, but I haven't heard anything from her recently that's on par with that early output.

kuro_neko · 2009.02.03, 07:36 PM

she has done a complete reworking of her sound, so if you prefer the earlier sound I can see why you wouldn't like Ultra Blue or Heart Station. The problem I have with her first two albums is that they sound so dated, in terms of Utada I'm not always entirely sure who is responsible for the sound and I definitely see that time period as her being heavily influenced by the industry and her producers, while the music she is making nowadays is more or less what she wants, she has said pretty much that herself, and I personally think some of her recent songs like Beautiful World are much better than her earlier work.

Ringo~Bingo · 2009.02.04, 01:31 AM

The Pillows - Lesser Hamster in Blue

I finally got around to ripping my Lostman Go to Yesterday CD's (after like a year), the difference between the 1411 bit rate against my old 128 bit rate discography is incredible! the older ones sounded muffled so it's good to hear them as good as this!

Orenji · 2009.02.04, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by kuro_neko

nah, I think her first two albums, while having some catchy songs, are mostly crap. it wasn't until her more recent albums that she actually developed a style and a vision, I mean can you name another artist that has anything that sounds like Passion? Heart Station was mehhhh but Ultra Blue was completely solid.

as for Utada United, there are some good songs mixed in, but the vocals and general production shreds it all up. The problem is I think she isn't writing from her heart for the english community, I think she is being produced too much to make a successful crossover and that just fucks the entire thing up.

Couldn't be more agreed.

Maou · 2009.02.04, 08:22 AM

Passion is one of my favorite Hikki songs.

Bonnie Pink - Bubblegum

Orenji · 2009.02.04, 11:52 AM

Kanon Wakeshima - still doll

2009.02.03, 07:29 PM	#4135
cjhobbies00 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,873	I'm wit Maou...After Deep River Utada hasn't really done anything for me. She combined R&B with Jpop elements and catchy melodies in her early career, but I haven't heard anything from her recently that's on par with that early output. __________________ The man who does not listen to good music has no advantage over the man who is deaf. -bastardized Twain quote. http://www.last.fm/user/cjhobbies00

2009.02.04, 08:22 AM	#4139
Maou Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 3,226	Passion is one of my favorite Hikki songs. Bonnie Pink - Bubblegum __________________ I'd rather have a life of "oh wells" than a life of "what ifs"

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2009.02.03, 06:22 PM	#4132
ShinjiPG Retired Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,491	Yeah, she did. She always does

2009.02.03, 07:22 PM	#4134
kuro_neko Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: World's End Posts: 2,991	nah, I think her first two albums, while having some catchy songs, are mostly crap. it wasn't until her more recent albums that she actually developed a style and a vision, I mean can you name another artist that has anything that sounds like Passion? Heart Station was mehhhh but Ultra Blue was completely solid. as for Utada United, there are some good songs mixed in, but the vocals and general production shreds it all up. The problem is I think she isn't writing from her heart for the english community, I think she is being produced too much to make a successful crossover and that just fucks the entire thing up.

2009.02.03, 07:36 PM	#4136
kuro_neko Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: World's End Posts: 2,991	she has done a complete reworking of her sound, so if you prefer the earlier sound I can see why you wouldn't like Ultra Blue or Heart Station. The problem I have with her first two albums is that they sound so dated, in terms of Utada I'm not always entirely sure who is responsible for the sound and I definitely see that time period as her being heavily influenced by the industry and her producers, while the music she is making nowadays is more or less what she wants, she has said pretty much that herself, and I personally think some of her recent songs like Beautiful World are much better than her earlier work.

2009.02.04, 01:31 AM	#4137
Ringo~Bingo Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,222	The Pillows - Lesser Hamster in Blue I finally got around to ripping my Lostman Go to Yesterday CD's (after like a year), the difference between the 1411 bit rate against my old 128 bit rate discography is incredible! the older ones sounded muffled so it's good to hear them as good as this!

2009.02.04, 11:52 AM	#4140
Orenji Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barcelona, Spain Posts: 1,628	Kanon Wakeshima - still doll