^I think the album version conveys the emotion of the song a little better though.

^ See, I think kind of the opposite! The original, as perfect as it is to me, is very... noisy. Or, it has so much sound to it. The HAL's mix however is slower and focuses more on her voice (at least in my opinion since people often hear things differently from one another.). To me, it's more focused on her words and the deep feeling she's expressing.

But, maybe if I had both versions at hand and made lyrical videos to them, it would help me decide.

Well on the album version of Daybreak there is a prominent use of drums and it's more rockish while the HAL's mix is more ethereal. I really miss that sound from Ayu and i just can not understand the hate that is directed towards RAINBOW album it's my second favorite. First is of course I am
And i am still beyond sad that this version of I am remix doesn't really exist http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tVJyX1B-no

^Don't get me started on old remixes. I want full versions of remixes from ayu trance 2 and ayu-mi-x 4. Dearest, still alone, I am..., Naturally, etc. we will never get full versions of. :mad

The only CM versions I'd really care to have finalized versions of (meaning, versions that kept the original essence from CM) are Beautiful Fighters and still alone. still alone doesn't even sound like a demo at all, it sounds REALLY full and distinct. That mix fits the emotion in her voice so much better - it's VERY heavy, and very "this is the end of everything" feeling.

Yeah I always wanted the M "fun style mix" or whatever the name is from the TuKa cm.
Sounded so good.

YES YES YES!! especially I am... gets really good at the VERY end!! ;___;
that always confused me a lot. there were many times I tried finding "full versions" of these mixes. why don't they exist???

Same here. I need that remix in my life so badly! :headache



(speaking of remixes, please make your next remix album series happen ayu! we are way overdue :tired )

and I shouldn't even bring it up again, but that damn AWESOME fairyland remix that DJ Hello Kitty played at A BEST LIVE and CDL. UGH I NEEEEED.

I don't know if it's just the low quality of the video but the clip of Naturally here sounds more melodic and pop than the album version, right?


I think in the liner notes for I Am..., Ayu said they made countless different versions of the song before finalising it.

^I can't quite put my finger on it, but it sounds just a slightly bit different than the album version.

I know she changed the lyrics from the CM version of Naturally to what it is now.

The fun style mix of M is just the RANK-M Mix.

https://www.facebook.com/AyuFanPage/...2069088764916/

If you have the Rank M mix on your computer, Skip to 4:30. It's the exact same thing, except the commercial has it without ayu singing, and they pumped up the bass in the commercial since it's supposed to be Ayu in a club.

I like the way she said Visee in those adds. So cool and refined. :D

I've just received it, and it's indeed the magazine!

After all these years I never knew this lolol.
But I ain't got time for that remix. Haha

Why doesn't ayu put the mic down, shhhh the audience, and thank them anymore? I always loved that and she didn't do it at cirque de minuit.

I'm not 100% sure but I think she hasn't been doing this thank you for years.
I'm also kind of sad about that, I think it made her less unapproachable.

^I remember her doing it at A BEST LIVE, which wasn't too long ago. sigh

I actually wrote a message to her via TA about that. The increased distance between her and the audience gets more and more worrying every year :(