[Utada Hikaru] ☆ Utada Hikaru: The 46th Thread ☆

[Maemi]

^ LOL no matter what people say, Utada will ALWAYS have better vocals than Ayu. It's the fact.

[isthisLOL?]

Originally Posted by Maemi

^ LOL no matter what people say, Utada will ALWAYS have better vocals than Ayu. It's the fact.

What exactly does Utada have on Ayumi?
Pitch? Both are off half of the time.
Range? Utada's useable chestvoice range is tiny and everybody can go high(and off) with headvoice.
Strenght? Ayumi has a more powerful voice now.
Control? Equally mediocre.
Technique? Ayumi wins here(she lost before 2011) since she uses correct support and doesn't sing out of her range.

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by Maemi

^ LOL no matter what people say, Utada will ALWAYS have better vocals than Ayu. It's the fact.

definately. I hate their both techniques but their voices & vocal range are uncomparable, lol

[isthisLOL?]

Originally Posted by ayu_ready?

definately. I hate their both techniques but their voices & vocal range are uncomparable, lol

Considering that their chestvoice ranges are almost identical and headvoice is usually not considered part of a singer's range since everyone can naturally reach a huge range with it I don't see how they are "uncomparable".

[Zeke.]

R&B stuff is gross.

[koumori]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

R&B stuff is gross.

You're gross!

Idk, I like her R&B stuff too. And she does sing it better live~

[Not Fade Away]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

R&B stuff is gross.

lol maybe so, but at least she can sing her r&b stuff extremely well.

Automatic live is still nearly flawless (barring UU when her voice was going to hell - though it still sounded amazing) and it seems that she sings Automatic better with age.

A lot of her experimental stuff is when she struggles to get notes out. Passion, Stay Gold, This is Love, Keep Trying (though again that was probably the worst live in UU because of her vocal issues) being prime examples.

I still wouldn't call it vocal deterioration though. I just think she composes songs that are, often times, not in her range.

Dear heavens, I almost typed "Is this Love" instead of "This is Love" my JPop artists are overlapping too much with song titles. Maybe Utada's song is the response song to Ayu's.