About JEWEL - Page 11

truehappiness · #1 16th October 2006, 07:38 AM

I like how she's like:
"This is the first time I'm singing this song live!"
"Really?!" - Tamori [old guy with glasses]
"It's very risky! Risky.."

Daking · #2 16th October 2006, 11:01 AM

The best by far of the songs we know so far going into the mini-album and i'm pretty sure it'll be the best song on the mini-album for me. GREAT!

FuNsTyLe · #3 16th October 2006, 11:07 AM

Umm Whoever said her vocals were stunning, well, they were not at all, they were nice though, (Im talking about the live performance) but it seemed like she struggled to reach the highest notes at times.

truehappiness · #4 16th October 2006, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by FuNsTyLe

Umm Whoever said her vocals were stunning, well, they were not at all, they were nice though, (Im talking about the live performance) but it seemed like she struggled to reach the highest notes at times.

IMO, that's how she usually sings. Honestly, she really has improved. Unless you wanna watch some pokerface lives to see what she was in 1998.. x.x She is AMAZING now compared to then..

-falls over-

Mad_Cactuar · #5 16th October 2006, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by truehappiness

IMO, that's how she usually sings. Honestly, she really has improved. Unless you wanna watch some pokerface lives to see what she was in 1998.. x.x She is AMAZING now compared to then..

-falls over-

Apparently nobody watched the Music Station episode where she sang BLUE BIRD and Utada sang This Is Love. Utada made Ayu look like crap.

thinkingoutloud89 · #6 16th October 2006, 11:11 AM

^those all nice^^ had to laugh

Real me ~another me~

could we say JEWEL = new HEAVEN?

~X2RADialbomber~ · #7 16th October 2006, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Monkey_D_Ruffy16

could we say JEWEL = new HEAVEN?

HEAVEN is a much stronger and better ballad then JEWEL

truehappiness · #8 16th October 2006, 11:31 AM

I think that it's because it was for a movie.. :p

While JEWEL is a heartfelt, soothing piano ballad about a loved one..
HEAVEN is singing for a couple that is split apart :< Plus the arrangement had a lot to do with it.. :|

Piano only in JEWEL vs. like.. all the Japanese instruments and strings in HEAVEN with heavy percussion-y ness... yeah it would seem stronger.

But I think the studio track of JEWEL will be just as strong.

thinkingoutloud89 · #9 16th October 2006, 11:34 AM

yeah I sure HEAVEN is betetr...but we also mentioned Startin' the 2006 STEP you...and STEP you is way way way way better!^^

truehappiness · #10 16th October 2006, 11:41 AM

Again, Hikki does NOT sing well live. >> This is Love doesn't even require much singing and her singing in this sound slightly filtered..
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eb73gmM24F8
Performance in question.

If Hikki were to sing BLUE BIRD, I think we'd have some problems just as if Ayu were to sing This is Love [cause.. it's kinda low.. ._.]

Mad_Cactuar · #11 16th October 2006, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by truehappiness

This is Love doesn't even require much singing...

Dude. Have you even tried to hum that song using the key she used? It strains SO BAD.

immel · #12 16th October 2006, 11:54 AM

I think Ayus voice is really nice when she sings low. Often better than when it's high.

Just compare the old evolution VS. the new live one

. Or Boys & Girls.

truehappiness · #13 16th October 2006, 11:56 AM

It's in a weird highpitched kinda Hikkilow though. LOL
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KQ8zZ4WQL4U
Compare with this Passion performance..
Not good. And she was SO not sick in this one.

I do think that the This is Love performance had a manipulation play with her voice [you know, cause This is Love is slightly.. electronicy..]

truehappiness · #14 16th October 2006, 12:04 PM

I still think that she used some sort of microphonic filter for that song. It doesn't sound 'LIVE'.. :<

immel · #15 16th October 2006, 12:07 PM

maybe she did like Ayu does/did sometimes, sing over her own pre-recorded vocals.

Mad_Cactuar · #16 16th October 2006, 12:14 PM

Oh come on. Utada even writes about it in blogs. If she did pre-recorded it wouldn't have had as many mistakes. Utada is a great live singer.

immel · #17 16th October 2006, 12:17 PM

Yes, I never said she wasn't, but so is Ayu and she did that

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Well, it doesn't really matter. Blogs are cute.

truehappiness · #18 16th October 2006, 12:18 PM

I still think comparing This is Love to BLUE BIRD isn't a valid comparison.

I mean, BLUE BIRD really isn't that easy of a song to sing ._.

Mad_Cactuar · #19 16th October 2006, 12:20 PM

Yes it is. The range of notes sung are quite small in comparison to stuff like "Free & Easy", "End of the World", "SAKURA DROPS" and all kinds of stuff.

immel · #20 16th October 2006, 12:20 PM

I think it sounds easy to sing ... but Ayu kept on "failing" during her lives. Although a-nation was near perfection

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