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Originally Posted by hpg23
I loved this post. Can you please list the things you said you could? I'm really interested! (specially what's in bold)
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Well, as for what she's doing wrong, there's actually a fairly big list, and it differs pretty widely depending on what time period we're talking about, hah..... But things like, whenever she does that real high pitched trademark 'EEEEEE' sound [lol], that's terrible on your voice. I can tell she's clenching up her throat muscles and restricting air flow. This could easily wear down the vocal chords. Also, she obviously has had trouble with breath support different times over her career. The worst was, of course, towards the very beginning (look at poker face lives), and also the end of last year (evolution...). But she also had some troubles in her vocal 'peak', around 2005. In her MY STORY concert, for example, she cut her notes short a lot, and it wasn't very professional or ideal....
And why are people drawn to her voice? Mostly because it's incredibly unique, I assume. Like, for me, her earlier voice was really annoying (^^'), but at the same time, it made me stop and listen. And eventually, it was almost like I was addicted to it, lol! XP But yeah. Everything about her voice stands out, and not just her actual voice. The way she's always kinda shouted, or those trademark screeches, or the crazy vibratos, hahah... For better or for worse (usually for worse :\), she's always used...techniques, I guess you could say, that stand out immensely. Also, as people always point out, she's usually really emotional and can connect with her fans when she sings, so this is a huge draw-in. Not everybody has such charisma that flows even through their vocals, but Ayumi does.
There's more to each of those, but this should be saved for another topic, I suppose. ^^'