[avex] LOVE ～Destiny～ (10th Anniversary version) 30 sec. preview

[Zeke.]

^ I know it's really hard not to. Usually each year when we are recieving a new album, I try SO HARD to hold out - I don't even look at the covers. (miss)understood started that tradition for me because I had listened to the previews so much and saw the cover art that it just didn't seem to excite me as much as MY STORY did, in which I only listened to Humming in full. This year though, seeing as we are only getting a single and Days is a holiday song, I've decided to listen to them all and treat the single as more of a collectible. Lol.

[Melrose]

Originally Posted by Nippon

I love that they kept the CDL version!
Sounds great! Her vocals are great on it too.

CDL version??

[njanjayrp]

She really tried hard to sound as similar to the original as her voice allows here ^^ I like the new arrangement better.

[hoshiBlack]

It's great and all, but it sounds like she's really pushing some parts.
I like how she sounds though ^^

[ayumisrael]

Sounds awesome!! Way better than the original.
Want TO BE!

[Ahi_max91]

thanks ^^!~...ayu chan...lalalaa

[Azmaria]

OMG I used to hate this song, I think with this version I will start liking the song more ^^

[AyuHamasaki01]

It's okay.

[maikaru]

I don't know if this song suits her new voice..
I keep listening to the preview..
And then keep wanting to listen to the original voice.
The original voice is so soft.. and like.. a little girl who lost her love.
I got the feeling so much from that one..

She sounds good though~
But maybe I will prefer the original.

I am so surprised she is singing it in the original key!!!~

[bluegie]

Now I hear the 1:48 preview... Hmmn... I love the strings in the beginning, but I dun like guitar (is it?) cover up the piano sound.. And her voice is TOOOOOOO strong. It really wipes away the original feeling of the song. Honestly I dun feel what I should feel from the song.

I'm really disappointed for LOVE~Destiny~. It's one of her best ballads and I can't believe she just uses the typical nowadays-ayu-vocal to sing it. She can sing it softer (just like before) while showing improvement. She can do this for sure...

[Heldin]

I CAN'T BELIEVE!!!
It's my beloved song ever!!! And its sounds really great!!!!! And i like her nowadays vocal very-very much!!! The previous version was soft and gentle but today's version is strong, passionate and emotional!!!

[Chibi_Venus]

That was simply divine... ^^ I'm really looking forward to the full version!

Thank you so much for sharing!

[BluishDays]

Originally Posted by all.night.raver

^ I know it's really hard not to. Usually each year when we are recieving a new album, I try SO HARD to hold out - I don't even look at the covers. (miss)understood started that tradition for me because I had listened to the previews so much and saw the cover art that it just didn't seem to excite me as much as MY STORY did, in which I only listened to Humming in full. This year though, seeing as we are only getting a single and Days is a holiday song, I've decided to listen to them all and treat the single as more of a collectible. Lol.

hmmmm I think that MY STORY was the last album that I didn't listen to any previews for and I remember when listening to the album for the first time it was perfect

It's so hard not to listen to the previews now though >_> They're everywhere But I'm doing good so far at least with the 10th anniversary versions I've already listened to Green and Days to death

[NintendoHTF1242]

I seem to be part of the rebel here but I really dislike this version. The original was great, this sounds like the original excluding the strong, overpowering vocals which don't sound good with a beautiful piano and beautiful acoustic guitar.

Sorry Ayu, maybe next time. TO BE might be better, hopefully she doesn't ruin that one to.

[bluegie]

I'm with you totally. I totally hate this new version. It truly ruins the original purpose of the song. tbh the overpower vocal makes the song so bad.

Honestly I never prefer any resung version after A BALLADS. Just overpower vocal on every single resung song. I really have no idea why most people love this new LOVE~Destiny~. Don't scold me, but is it because of the old fan and new fan have different feelings again....? I mean, I belong to the old fan group (LOVEppears era) and I'm too used to the original feeling of the songs. In addition, the original softness matches the lyrics more... This new one just makes me sick... I wish she didn't choose LOVE~Destiny~ as a resung song...

[GRACE]

I personally like it because she DIDN'T just do what she did last time. It seemed like she tried to reinvent the song instead of just resinging it. She did that with Who... and I HATED it. This time, I think she pulled it off. It's a completely different Ayu singing it now than the Ayu who sang it nine years ago, I think the vocals and the difference in them reflect not only her different vocals, but her different personality as well

[bluegie]

Yeah.. I have that feeling as well (but I hate the vocal doesn't mean I hate her nowadays personality tho). Back then when she sang this song... she was just 21 or so. Now she's almost 30..

Still.. she shouldn't kill the song with overpower vocal...

[GRACE]

I think "overpowerful" isn't the term I'd use here. I'd say she has 10x more confidence now, and it shows.

[Jwiz]

Oh my it definitely sounds much better than the original version!!!!

[ComatoseBunnySnatcher]

Originally Posted by Melrose

CDL version??

Ye, at CDL 05-06, he sand this song in a similar arrangement, only with an ukelele.