Shurikid wrote:
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ramenbox wrote:
And regarding the lyrics, she could have written it in a more poetic way. "The sex was so good" was too straightforward and boring. But then again, she was trying to please the mainstream audience.

Hikki has always been relatively straightforward. "I want your baby," anyone? Boldness is one of her lyrical quirks. I think TMMB is one of the strongest tracks on TITO, particularly because it's so raw and simple. It tells a story without beating around the bush, and I like that in a song.

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gantzman246 wrote:
English lyrics aren't really poetic.

Try listening to Iron & Wine and then get back to me on that one.

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In my opinion, "This Is The One" is silly, fun, and catchy- the complete opposite from "Exodus", which was introverted, experimental, and weird. "Exodus" is also my favorite album by Utada. But TITO is much more assured and energized, it feels less pretentious and in terms of marketability, it's great. TITO is Utada's way of showing her versatility by taking her music back to the roots of pop/R&B, precisely where she began, only with a different perspective now. She's had a decade of experience both as a person and as a professional, and that shows: no matter how simple the tune may be, the music is almost never the same. "First Love" and "This Is The One" are musically similar, but the feel of the albums, the words Utada chooses to express herself are much firmer and, yes, more "mature", because in the interim between her debut and TITO, Utada has grown up. She knows what she wants and she knows how she's going to go about getting it, and she doesn't need anyone else telling her to take another route. That's what This Is The One says to me. It's a bit terse, somewhat bitter, pretty sassy, and very comfortable. Sure, it isn't her masterpiece, and sure, on its own, the album's merits are harder to grasp- but place it next to the rest of Hikki's material and you can see the story it tells.

TITO is an introduction to Utada as she is now. It is not the sum of her parts. That's what I think.

Shuri/Eli