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Old 3rd January 2010, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer View Post
I think it is pretty hard to argue that her concerts have not been very similar since 2005. Some details in them might change but the basic structure has remained the same. From her first tour till My Story each tour was very different from the last one. My Story itself was very innovative. From My Story on however the formula has basically remained the same. The comfort zone that people were mentioning. Same stage, same themes, same effects, same or similar costumes etc etc. But I agree with what was said earlier, right now that is secondary and her voice is the most important concern at the moment.
Exactly. This is how I feel after MY STORY tour. She basically reused the concept of MS tour with some new elements inside, but the overall feelings are really similar to each other.

I guess it's hard to walk out of the comfort zone after all (this applies to many other people as well).

About her voice, it's not only about it is getting worse... Well many artists encounter the same problem: in early careers, when they dun have really good vocal techniques, they tend to put more emotion into the songs. Gradually technical skills will surpass emotional feelings. I'm not saying those recent ayu songs don't have emotions... But she always tries too hard on emphasizing the technical part (e.g., vibrato..). This is how I feel about her recent materials...
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