[Loo-chan]

To everyone complaining about Ayu's vocals in this concert: I'd like to refer you to the TV version of CDL 07-08. Before the vocals were fixed for the DVD release, I swear it made my ears bleed. There's a reason it took so long for it to make it to DVD.


In comparison to that, this is really not that bad. Sure, she hits a few wrong notes, and a vocal coach certainly wouldn't be a bad investment at this point, but the concert definitely had its high points. Her stage presence carries her through the weak moments and she fakes her way through it all. Yes, in Because of You her singing is so flat you can hardly stand it, but she still walks proudly up and down that ramp (with that really cool microphone) like absolutely nothing is wrong, and you can't help but feel it with her. To be honest, I've never thought of Ayu as a musician or a singer - she's a performance artist. She's a presence, an image. She just happens to promote that through music.


Also, I don't understand the hate for the pink dress/About You dress. The About You dress may have been my absolute favourite of the show, in fact; I love love love love loved it. However, I'm a sucker for ruffles and gigantic bows, so maybe that has something to do with it. :| If anything I thought the Pride dress was the worst. I hated it the first time I saw it, and I hate it now.


Also, I'm so jealous of the studded CDL shirts that Ayu and her dancers wore in the encore! :O That had to have been done custom; I want one!


ETA: The one thing I will say about Ayu's concerts is that, unfortunately, they've become incredibly predictable. She needs to find a way to reinvent herself, and soon. If I have to sit through one more ballad-section-in-a-white-dress-while-ayu-cries-and-reaches-out-to-dancers-who-never-quite-reach-each-other-no-matter-how-hard-they-try, I might scream. I skipped momentum/You were... for that reason. D: Which made me sad, because momentum is one of my favourite songs and I would have loved to see it get a decent performance.

At least some of the costumes were new and original for this show...