[single] Blue Bird - 浜崎あゆみ

Blue Bird-Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi's 40th single, after "Startin'/Born To Be...", generated a lot of hype saying that it was Ayumi's top form.

Upon listening to it, i was wondering who was creating all the unfounded hype. It's nothing like Ayumi's top form, fans should be well aware that Ayumi's top form equals to songs like "M", "Fly High" And "Evolution". "Blue Bird" is nowhere near there.

However so, this single is a general improvement over last single. "Blue Bird" sounds like "fairyland" and i hated that song, but thankfully, i kinda dig "Blue Bird". It sounds very summer-like and poppy, it also sounds very safe and typical.

"Beautiful Fighters", a B-side, sounds like Ayumi on an overdose of helium singing the song Ai Otsuka-style while empowering women everywhere. Catchy, but too hearing it too much might just make you hate the song.

Rating: 3/5