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In the April 14 issue of his first 11 original album ayumi hamasaki, this year also ushered in the debut of the 12th year. This 10 years is the declining years of the Japanese pop music, shrinking sales and a variety of impulsive atmosphere permeate the music industry, record companies selected set was used as a bargaining chip sales in the Competition. ayu, as in this decade, leading the fashion trend of female artists, winning numerous awards proud to maintain a female singer record, also has a number of coherent title. The most noteworthy is that in this decade, fans groups, not reduced, popularity down, constantly challenges, beyond the self can be said that the most realistic portrayal of her.

In recent years continually changing in shape, she also has a lot of music bold attempt, although a small part led to the loss of fans, but most loyal fans still receiving step and agree with these changes. In 2005 and SWEETBOX the GEO collaboration album (miss) understood is the beginning of change, the more the genre is rock music for many years on the road in the more self-reflection performance. Debut ten years at the time the sound has no horns, replaced by a more mellow voice. In the backdrop of rock genre just right, which also have to say is a good decision.

2009′s 10th original album, Zhang “NEXT LEVEL” which, in keeping with the theme, she continued doing bold attempt. But the results seem messy, full of electronic dance music, although not all Ayu only try of musical styles and shapes, but apparently the “new” means less than. Only a single in the Sparkle unsatisfactory. The new album, Ayu’s “transformation” in the world are paying tribute to the LADY GAGA era, seems to have to follow suit. Album from the beginning set the tone for a strong Rock’n'Roll, as the name of the same album – rock circus.

“INTRODUCTION” beginning is beautiful symphony rock, while, and only a few singles before the album or the style of rock and J-POP hodgepodge than the biggest bright spot is that in addition to deviate from the theme song lyrics, the album’s original songs are good completed the Rock’n'Roll Circus concept. Track back in 2004 when the number of levels, while the album played between the drop in the proportion of fans all themselves. Does not depend on the stacking and multi-track interlude to perfunctory, from starting point more than the other albums in recent years, mind full.

“INTRODUCTION” a grand symphony overture is the album after the first exposure of the “Microphone”, shocked the melody with the organ prelude, opening gas field has been full; “count down” a prelude to the strident voices though the duration of complaints by fans for too long may Ayu really think this is a long time in the state of the left ear hearing the blow also need time to heal; “Sunset ~ LOVE is ALL ~” is in pre-2A track inside the popular ballads, as last year summer song, always gives a good mood, but after all the arrangements vitality song first part of the album will not appear and the theme song slow songs being caught in the rock, eased the fatigue of the eardrum; “BALLAD” also its name, melody slowly beginning to relax a tense feeling album.

In the “Last Link” arranger Ayu album which appears in a rare acoustic guitar elements, “Don’t look back”, if not exciting MV bonus easily buried in the wonderful album, imitation “vogue” of the short repeat chorus master song has nothing to please the fans ears Road, while the MV of the last of the amazing and the lyrics repeated Don’t look back, many people think this song is for ayu must have extraordinary significance and Styles is also very exotic style, which is making the original flagship album songs; “Lady Dynamite” as another first hit, rock and roll to a stronger atmosphere, as its name, and this song melodies and singing are also very like B ‘ z works.

All the most breakthrough album, song to song number “Sexy Little Thing”, the lyrics to the melody from the MV to have done a great change, an electronic music song rock album in which it is extremely eye-catching, MV hair style which is also discharged “sexy little things.” “Meaning of Love” is the original song in which the only one ballad, like the original “MY STORY” album which will be “walking proud” as dull but warm. “You were …” is a lyric track last winter, slowing the pace at the end of the latter part of the song is also so that the album feels more stable. The end of the “RED LINE ~ for TA ~” the album version, but here’s “TA” refers to Ayu’s official fan club, so this song Ayu cheerful gratitude to the fans, emotional end of the album by sublimation.

Besides that album which interlude, “montage” to undertake the “Last Link” guitar pull away, and next the first styles of “Don’t look back” good convergence, and “Jump! “Styles back again the main tone of the album, played only two first reached multiplier effect.

Ayu the 12th year in the beginning, she showed us this a unified style, full of emotion and the concept of a complete album, so we have reason to believe that the ayumi hamasaki still have of that “popular leader” We can still continue to create surprise.

在4月14号发行了自己第11张原创专辑的ayumi hamasaki，今年也迎来了出道的第十二个年头。这十几年间正是日本流行音乐走下坡路的几年，销量的缩水以及各种浮躁的气氛充斥着整个唱片市场，精选集也被唱片公司拿来作为销售额的比拼筹码。ayu作为在这十年里引领时尚潮流的女艺人，拿下了无数傲人的奖项、保持着女歌手记录，也有着许多连贯的头衔。而最值得称道的是在这十年中，歌迷群体并没有减少，人气不减，不断推翻、超越自我可以说是她最真实的写照。

这几年在造型上不断求新求变的她在音乐方面也有很多大胆的尝试，虽然导致流失了一小部分歌迷，但是大多数忠实的步迷还是接受并且认同这些改变的。05年和SWEETBOX的GEO合作专辑(miss)understood就是改变的开始，越发摇滚的曲风也是在多年的音乐道路上越发表现自我的体现。出道十年，声音已经没有了当时的高亢，取而代之的是更加磁性的嗓音。在摇滚曲风的陪衬下恰到好处，这也不得不说是一个好的决策。

09年的第十张原创专辑《NEXT LEVEL》里面，为符合主题，她继续做着大胆的尝试。只是结果显得杂乱，电子舞曲充斥，虽然都是Ayu未曾才尝试的曲风和造型，但是明显“新”意不足。只有一首单曲中的Sparkle差强人意。新专辑中，Ayu的“转型”在这个全球都向LADY GAGA致敬的时代，也显得有些跟风。专辑从一开始就定下了强烈的Rock’n’Roll基调，就像专辑的名字一样——摇滚马戏团。

《INTRODUCTION》开始就是华丽的交响乐摇滚，而和之前仅仅几张单曲风格摇滚而专辑还是J-POP大杂烩相比，最大的亮点就是除了抒情单曲偏离主题之外，专辑的原创歌曲都很好的完成了Rock’n'Roll Circus的概念。曲目数量回到了04年时的水平，而专辑里间奏的比例减少也让歌迷眼前一亮。没有靠多单曲的堆叠和间奏来敷衍，从起点上就超过了近几年的其他专辑，心意十足。

《INTRODUCTION》一首恢宏的交响乐序曲之后就是专辑最早曝光的《Microphone》，管风琴前奏加上震撼旋律，开篇已经气场十足；《count down》虽然前奏的刺耳声音持续时间太久被歌迷抱怨，可能这是Ayu的真实想法，长期处于失聪状态的左耳带来的打击也需要时间来平复；《Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~》是在之前的2A单曲里面就大受欢迎的抒情曲，作为去年的夏日单曲，总会给人好心情，但是毕竟元气曲安排在专辑的前半部份就会显得不和主题，慢歌夹在摇滚歌曲之中，舒缓一下疲劳的耳膜；《BALLAD》也如其名，悠扬的旋律慢慢放松了专辑一开始的紧张感觉。

在《Last Link》的编曲中出现了Ayu专辑里面少见的木吉他元素，《Don’t look back》如果不是精彩的MV加分就很容易被埋没在精彩的专辑中，模仿《vogue》的短主歌重复副歌模式没有讨好道歌迷的耳朵，而MV中最后的惊艳和歌词中反复的Don’t look back，都让人觉得这首歌对于ayu来说一定有非凡的意义，曲风也是很异域风格，这都使之成为专辑主打的原创歌曲；《Lady Dynamite》作为另一首主打，摇滚味道更加浓烈，就像它的名字，而这首歌旋律和唱腔也都很像B’z的作品。

全专辑歌曲里最突破的歌曲要数《Sexy Little Thing》，从MV到歌词到旋律都做到了极大地改变，一首电音歌曲出现在摇滚的专辑里面显得十分抢眼，MV里面白发造型也尽足“性感小事”。《meaning of Love》是原创歌曲里面唯一一首中板情歌，就像当初《MY STORY》专辑里面的《walking proud》一样，平淡而又温暖。《You were…》是去年冬季抒情单曲，结尾处放慢的节奏也让专辑后半部分歌曲的感觉更加平稳。结尾处《RED LINE ~for TA~》的专辑版，而这里的“TA”则是指Ayu的官方歌迷会，所以这首歌的歌词满含Ayu对歌迷的感激之情，情绪在专辑结尾处得到升华。

再说说专辑里面的间奏，《montage》承接了《Last Link》的吉他拔走，与下一首风格迥异的《Don’t look back》良好衔接，而《Jump！》又把曲风拉回了专辑的主基调，仅仅两首间奏就达到了事半功倍的效果。

在ayu第十二年的一开始，她就向我们呈现出了这一张风格统一、感情饱满而且概念完整的专辑，所以我们有理由相信现在的ayumi hamasaki仍然是曾经的那个“流行教主”，仍然能够不断给我们制造惊喜。

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