about Yuria..

[Sinestra]

Ok seriously did the japanese kidnap avril lavigne clone her and make her asian she looks a lot like her oh well i like them both so i really dont have any compliants

[Ikusa_shounen]

blae! could be the opposite you know....

[SnakeLegend]

Offtopic:
Ikusa Shounen
reported missing from sight for over a few months.
where have you been, in this world O_o

[peterchen620]

Originally Posted by Apekatt

o_0 She looks like that crazy chick from Battle Royale!

Now you mentioned it... She does resembles that crazy killer.

[andiyar]

Hmm. Well, Yuria's first album (self titled) came out two weeks ago now, and I'd had it bundled with some other CDs that are shipping in a fortnight (shipping from Japan tip - always bundle things - otherwise it costs too much!).

I got a tad impatient though, and 'acquired' the album through other means. And, after listening to it through a few times... I've just cancelled that CD from the order. Frankly, it's not too impressive as a debut album. It's got a couple of nice songs, but the album overall is rather mediocre.

I might still buy it... but at a time when I'm just a tad more affluent, and perhaps bundled with a hopefully better album from her. :/


-Andiyar

[Shounen]

you know what, in almost every album (that ive heard) theres like only 2-3 good songs.

[Vexx]

The sad thing is that puts her on par with most American artists.

Usually when I buy a jpop/anime album I get closer to a 50% "decent tune" rate, whereas every apop album I've picked up that was made in the last 20 years... I'm lucky if anyone in the room can stand more than 3 songs on a 10 song album.

[SnakeLegend]

i can stand it... somewhat...

[andiyar]

For myself, if I want to buy an album, I will almost always download a copy of it first to see if it's worth getting. If I've heard a single from the artist and liked it, I'll do this - if I find that I dislike more than half of the music on the album, and I really want some of said artist's music, I'll just shrug and maybe get the single. If half or more of the album is good, I'll either get it soon (most of the album is good or ok to listen to) or when I see it slightly cheaper online/etc (if it's around half good).

My problems with Yuria's album arise from the fact that my favourite song from her would be NA NA IRO (which is technically a Sweets Takenai song), which of course isn't included... the only songs I listened to from the album that I thought I'd bother with again were YOU (which I already have), and... something with an unromanised title

Although I'm aware that a lot of albums nowadays are comprised mostly of filler... I was hoping for more from Yuria. Especially as it is her first album - I would have hoped she'd make a better first impression.


-Andiyar