Ayumi CAN sing, she just doesn't have the best voice
Annie Feng | Pleasanton, CA | 12/21/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's true that Ayumi Hamasaki doesn't have the best voice on earth. she has such a sharp unique voice. But that doesn't mean she can't sing. I hate those people who are like: ooooh you don't have a strong mature voice, you can't sing!! those people should be shot because they are just prejudice. Ayumi has a very large voice range. she can sing very low to very high. And her voice actually sounds real. I think she sounds much better than Madonna, who's singing is just soooo fake. this album is by far, my favorite Ayumi featured album. A-best is also very good but is not a featured album. I really wish she would put "duty" as one of her A-best songs because I just loooove that song sooooo much."
An excellent Ayumi masterpiece
Kiwi | 01/31/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Duty is by far one of Ayumi Hamasaki's better CDs. Coming from the standpoint of an American fan with, okay, only six of her CDs, this is one I can listen to thoroughly and never get tired of. Working from the strings of "Duty", to the harder tone of "End of the World", and then to the soft, sad aura of "Teddy Bear", it reaches points of emotion that other artists dream to have."
Utterly amazing
Johanna | 09/03/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is my 2nd album from Ayumi and I am just amazed at how brilliant this album is. Every single track is captivating and one can simply get lost listening to this over and over and over. Believe the hype and then some."
The best album from ayu so far
Johanna | 09/29/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
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I have 15 CDs so I know what I'm talking about here. Duty is her best album so far even better then most of her remixes. All songs are good and the ballads are amazing. She can really sing and her lyrics are deep and cool. Ayu rocks and no one is gonna change that ever period. CXarl"
The best Ayumi album ever
Johanna | Stockholm, Sweden | 10/31/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Duty is the number one Ayu album. Many say that it is bad only beacause it includes 12 songs. The good thing then is that there are no filler tracks on this album, each song is equally good. The quailty of these songs is undescribable and it's hard not to enjoy the amazing feeling you get after listening to them. SURREAL and SEASONS are the stand-out-tracks from this album, if you haven't heard the songs please buy this album right now and be amazed by the Jpop queen."