Aesthetic Rhapsody

Artist: Ayumi Hamasaki
Release Date: August 12, 2009
Label: Avex Trax
Personal Rating: 4.5/5

1. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix)
2. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL ~ (Original mix)
3. fairyland-glitter-BLUE BIRD-Greatful days-July 1st (Mega-Mash-Up-Mix)
4. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix Instrumental)
5. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix Instrumental)
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When I first heard about this ayu release, I was like “what’s with the ‘~LOVE is ALL~” at the end of every song? And the cover; Ayu looks like she went to a tanning place.

The Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix) brings us all the way back to her last album NEXT LEVEL with all of the new hardcore electronica elements with a hint of Summery influence. At least Ayu gives off a positive touch to her vocals.

Oh, so that’s why there’s ~LOVE is ALL~ in the titles. The Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix) is the upbeat version of Sunset ~LOVE is ALL ~ (Original mix), which is the ballad version. The only down side is that some songs can’t really me made to a ballad once it’s already heard as a hardcore track. The elements that worked for Sunrise just doesn’t cut it for Sunset.

The fairyland-glitter-BLUE BIRD-Greatful days-July 1st (Mega-Mash-Up-Mix) is literally a mashed-up version of all five of Ayu’s summer songs put together into one song. I don’t think that this was the first time that she has done something like this…

Personal Rating: 4.5/5