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Originally Posted by truehappiness
I think her slight deafness in her ear was always present after DOME TOUR 2001, but it eventually turned into complete deafness at some point in 2006-2007.
It would certainly explain why vocals got a bit wonky during that period of time.
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I think her ear has everything to do with it. She can no longer hear herself properly so she pushes her voice out more....which has strained it. But she has improved since 2008, for sure. I thought she sounded pretty good during ANother song and Why...a bit strained still, but good.
But really, Ayu has never been a great live singer. I remember watching some lives from 2000-2001 and thinking her voice was absolutely awful. Easily as bad as her worst performances from recent years. And I for one am glad she's not doing the uber nasal thing anymore because it just doesn't sound good. Unless it's a cute song lol