The Official Maaya Sakamoto Thread

[sora-kara]

I've been hesitant to pre-order this for the same concerns you guys have expressed.
the second disc seems kind of useless, unless you don't own any Maaya material already...but then, why would you want the cover album?

[Yoake]

I listened to her new digital single Kore Kara! OMG this song is just sublime! The melody is perfect and there is flute in the arrangement

[sora-kara]

^wheredid you hear it?

[Yoake]

I downloaded it from here :
http://hikarinoakariost.info/maaya-s...igital-single/

[Earth_maiden]

I adore kore kara! CDJ emailed me today saying my "Sakamoto Maaya 20th Anniversary Tribute Album "Request" " is on its way. Have you guys seen the covers? They're a joke.

[Yoake]

Not great. The Concert Venue Edition Slipcase Cover that I found on generasia is better :


Well, it's only a tribute album so it's ok.

I listened to Request.

the band apart slaughtered Yakusoku wa Iranai X_X. Seriously, it's the first song I heard from Maaya and it's one of my favourite. This arrangement ...how is it possible that they didn't realize how bad is it and how it doesn't match the song at all???

KIRINJI did a good job Uchuu Hikoushi no Uta. I don't know her/them but the singer has a good voice.

I'm not fond of Watanabe Mayu'sthe voice (too high-pitched and shrill from time to time). But her version of Triangler isn't bad.Though I prefer Maaya's version.

TRUSTRICK... I listened to them some month ago with their first album Eternity; Kanda Sayaka and her beautiful voice♥. I really like what this duo made with Ame ga Furu

Really, I'm not into vocaloid at all. However I think that what Sugizo and IA did with Bike is interesting. They gave another dimension to the song even if it'll never beat the original song.

Is Suzuki Syoko the person who composed Saigo no Kajitsu? I'm no fond of her voice. Her version is really pared-down and the harpsichord make it heavier.

Hikari Are Jazzy version!! Interesting but the instrumentation is a bit too repetitive. I got bored around the half of the song. :/

Negicco...I learned it was a idol band >.< Well, at least they didn't slaughter platinum but I think their version is very ordinary.

Kiseki no Umi made by ARAI AKINO is an torture. The arragement is really interesting and unordinary but her vocal! Seriously, she can't sing >.< my poor ears.

afternoon repose so-so. Not bad not good. It's easy on the ear. However it's not transcendent and it's too repetitive.

Pocket wo Kara ni Shite make me laugh. The arrangement is nice. Slighty old rockish style. The way of singing of the man is sooo funny. Sometime there is a lack of conviction and sometime he sings with his heart. I don't know why but I find that funny. I would like to hear Maaya singing this song with MAGOKORO BROTHERS's arrangement. I think she could do a wonderful and better job.

[Earth_maiden]

^I am going to be trolling YAJ for that slipcase.

[sora-kara]

interesting tracklist...her singles have been a bit more cute/sugary than i love to hear from her for the last little bit. but then tokyo samui is on there too...it could do, but it makes me curious how the rest of the album will sound.

love the covers as usual! she looks SO different with long hair!!
the canadian dollar is absolute shit right now, so its going to be a bit of a wait before i can order this. :/

[Yoake]

CM for the FOLLOW ME live dvd and blu-ray that will be release on 2015/11/25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP3FZvE5EGQ

[AyuGAME]

Looking forward to her live...

I always like her concert...but looks like this one has a really small budget on stage production...the stage looks so empty for big venue...

[Earth_maiden]

The live looks great. I hope that tracklist is bit more mixed up though, I hate it when albums clump singles together like that.

[Yoake]

Previews for the new album are out on amazon

[Earth_maiden]

I'm going to wait until I get my copy to listen. If I can...

[sora-kara]

Album previews sound more promising than I thought they would.
Also, the tour dvd tracklist is out:

01.幸せについて私が知っている5つの方法 (Shiawase ni Tsuite....blablabla)
02.マジックナンバー (Magic Number)
03.スクラップ～別れの詩 (Scrap~Wakare no Uta)
04.ループ (Loop)
05.SAVED.
06.色彩 (Shikisai)
07.tune the rainbow
08.パイロット (Pilot)
09.指輪 (Yubiwa)
10.奇跡の海 (Kiseki no Umi)
11.Coming up
12.20th Anniversary Medley by菅野よう子（「夜明けのオクターブ」～「紅茶」～「バイク」～「光の中へ」～「everywhere」 ～「Gift」～「ユッカ」～「Rule～色褪せない日々」～「さいごの果実」～「Buddy」～「約束は いらない」） (Yoake no Octave - Koucha - Bike - Hikari no Naka e - everywhere - gift - Yukka - Rule~Iroasenau Hibi - Saigo no Kaijtsu - Buddy - Yakusoku wa Iranai)
13.約束はいらない　<Special Guest：菅野よう子> (Yakusoku wa Iranai)
14.プラチナ　<Special Guest：菅野よう子> (Platinum)
15.光あれ　<Special Guest：菅野よう子> (Hikari Are)
16.トライアングラー (Triangler)
17.ヘミソフィア (Hemisphere)
18.レプリカ (Replica)
19.マメシバ (Mameshiba)
20.おかえりなさい (Okaerinasai)
21.風待ちジェット (Kazemachi Jet)
22.シンガーソングライター (Singer Song Writer)

【ENCORE】
23.約束はいらない　<Special Guest：the band apart> (Yakusoku wa Iranai)
24.Be mine!　<Special Guest：the band apart>
25.そのままでいいんだ　<Special Guest：菅野よう子> (Sono Mama de Iinda)
26.Eternal return
27.これから (Kore Kara)
28.ポケットを空にして (Pocket o Karanishite)

Ok. Interesting. A couple of tracks I'm excited to see. But do we really need Yakusoku wa Iranai THREE TIMES?

[Earth_maiden]

When I saw her live in 2012 I really wanted her to sing Kiseki no Umi, but she didn't. Now it seems she sings it at most concerts.

[Next_Level29]

^yubiwa of hers is one of my first japanese songs ive ever heard. its so nice to see her releasing continuosly new music! im excited!

[Yoake]

Originally Posted by Next_Level29

^yubiwa of hers is one of my first japanese songs ive ever heard. its so nice to see her releasing continuosly new music! im excited!

Maaya is the first japanese artists I listened to. The Vision of Escaflowne was broadcast with their original opening and ending here. I watched the movie later but Yubiwa was among the songs I downloaded by chance via a torrent software. At that time I was so inexperienced with Internet that it was a real adventure to find jpop music. so nostalgic!

The live album and the single are out

[Next_Level29]

Originally Posted by Yoake

Maaya is the first japanese artists I listened to. The Vision of Escaflowne was broadcast with their original opening and ending here. I watched the movie later but Yubiwa was among the songs I downloaded by chance via a torrent software. At that time I was so inexperienced with Internet that it was a real adventure to find jpop music. so nostalgic!

The live album and the single are out

she was one of my first artists tooo! i had yubiwa by her, voyagers by ayaka hirahara, heaven by ayu, wait and see by utada and soba ni iru ne by aoyama thelma as my first japanese playlist. oh such a gold memory

[Earth_maiden]

Thank you Yoake! I'm so excited to hear the new single. I always buy Maaya's releases so I'm going to order both when my pay arrives in a few days.

[Yoake]

Million Cloud and DIVE are very beautiful. ロマーシカ is the weakest track of the single. It's not bad but it's not easy to shine between Million Clouds and DIVE

About the live album I'll say simply that it make me feel to listen to Maaya's songs more and more. I like her cover of Sotsugyou Shashin and the instrumental version of secrear