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| Stormchild |
 Posted: Oct 13, 2008 5:31 am |
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大好きだよ。
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
Posts: 269
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Sorry for starting a new topic if this has been discussed elsewhere, but I finally got around to checking out the new Kurage, Nagareboshi single today (it's very unusual for me not to hear a new Ai single the day it comes out, but I've been busy lately).
Anyway, just had to say, the new version of Love Music (雨の粒、ワルツ ～Love Music～) on the single is just awesome. I think I like it better than the actual title song (which I thought was pretty good too).
What did you guys think of it? |
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| HilaryDuffFanboy |
| Posted: Oct 13, 2008 6:40 am |
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PEACH
Joined: 10 Oct 2005
Posts: 1945
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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It's my least favourite song on the single. It's just boring for me...  |
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| pon pon |
| Posted: Oct 13, 2008 9:09 am |
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クムリウタ
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 810
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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i love it. it has a dreamlike quality, with the echo/reverb. 
it reminds me of when i learnt the piano. my music teacher used to assign me boring pieces to play, so i used to change the time signature, or give it a syncopated beat.  when she heard me playing that way i was scolded, but it was my only way of protesting the tunes i was made to play.  she would think what i was doing was sacrilege.  
of course, Ai wrote LOVE MUSiC so she can do whatever she wants with it. my guess is this track started as a "musical doodle" and was then developed into a complete track. i am glad it was.  i prefer it to H2O.
the only thing i find annoying about it is a slight background electronic clicking effect which i think is completely unnecessary  (over-produced). |
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| remblue |
| Posted: Oct 22, 2008 11:02 pm |
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フレンジャー
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
Posts: 964
Location: united states
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| The new version is my favorite is so mellow - dramatic I love Kurage Nagareboshi but for me this song is my favorite of the single. I find myself listening to this song more than any other as of lately |
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| apichit |
| Posted: Oct 23, 2008 5:40 pm |
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さくらんぼ
Joined: 22 Jun 2008
Posts: 33
Location: Thailand
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awesome ?
No, just OK for me. |
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| hiro |
| Posted: Oct 24, 2008 4:06 am |
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ネコに風船
Joined: 10 Oct 2007
Posts: 502
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it reminds me of how i often like well-written and well-performed acoustic ballads more than most (as pon pon said) over-produced ballads.
in my humble opinion, if a track is meant to be strongly emotional (such as a ballad), then i prefer it to be less produced, since songs with a great degree of electronic ambience become more about the soundscape, the beat, and the groove, which is great if that's meant to be the focus. |
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| eyn |
| Posted: Oct 24, 2008 8:47 pm |
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羽ありたまご
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 2092
Location: Canada
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I actually like this new version better than the old one. I think the arrangement is very soothing and relaxing. With that said, Ai-chin revealed herself in interviews that the theme behind this song is fear. Personally I just can't relate such soothing melody to that, which make this songs kinda interesting and weird in a way.
Ai in Excite interview wrote: I wrote that negative tone quite forcefully. I was trying to emphasize the phobia of accidentally offending someone and then not being able to stop…I had that idea of fear in my mind when I wrote this song. |
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| remblue |
| Posted: Oct 27, 2008 1:49 am |
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フレンジャー
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
Posts: 964
Location: united states
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^ I agree. When I read that interview I was quite shocked about the theme being fear  Ai'chans mysterious |
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| nonchalant |
| Posted: Dec 17, 2008 1:09 am |
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桃ノ花ビラ
Joined: 02 Dec 2008
Posts: 16
Location: Singapore
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it doesn't give me that feel, of fearing something.
instead, it feels like a couple dancing waltz. haha
but i like the song, esp the piano intro. |
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| Krets |
| Posted: Dec 20, 2008 5:18 pm |
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桃ノ花ビラ
Joined: 20 Dec 2008
Posts: 11
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It's a great song, but the original is better to me.
It does give the whole "waltz" feeling though. Which I like. |
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| pon pon |
| Posted: Oct 19, 2009 12:24 am |
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クムリウタ
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 810
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| this song is awesome live, on the LOVE LETTER Arena Tour DVD. it is one of my highlights of the concert. in fact, the whole "red dress" segment is totally stunning. |
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| cabal |
| Posted: Oct 19, 2009 7:27 pm |
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Happy Days
Joined: 26 Nov 2008
Posts: 108
Location: Singapore
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quite an old topic... but this song kind of exemplifies the range of music she makes...
some would really fall in love with it. others will say this is boring. in the end, we still love her songs, no? 
personally i find this song one of those unique ones that she has performed. i'll identify this song closely with 360, with lots of ambience, and a heavy "feeling" to it... |
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