NEXT LEVEL - Meh Level
I pre-ordered this, and unfortunately I regret it. For while the singles for this album were all great songs (GREEN and Rule in particular), the album-exclusive tracks overall lacked punch and didn't grab my attention. It's a good normal j-pop album, but Ayu's worst album yet. Perhaps if there were only one or two interlude tracks, and the songs were recorded to reflect the quality of the singles, then this album would have been AMAZING. Hopefully her next album will floor me.
The live disc is the disc I am very pleased with. This particular live featured many songs that fans the world over wanted her to perform live, and she performed them, and performed them WELL. What a truly amazing performance it was.
The DVD was, of course, lovely, and the videos are truly Ayu: enjoyable and not what is usually expected.
NEXT LEVEL album: 3.5/5
LIVE CD: 5/5
DVD: 4.5/5