[A] Ayu ~Anything Goes~ XVIII - Page 13

stepYOU1234 · #**241** 14th December 2016, 01:18 AM

Some excellent live choices here including a few of my favourites!

I think this Dearest live is pretty excellent too

love in music · #**242** 14th December 2016, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by stepYOU1234

Some excellent live choices here including a few of my favourites!

I think this Dearest live is pretty excellent too

This is my favorite Dearest live from her. It is perfection. I always watch it during the winter

AyuWorld · #**243** 14th December 2016, 05:57 AM

I always have this special feeling for dearest, it feels like Im in the ancient era of inuyasha all over again xD <333333

BlackSilence · #**244** 14th December 2016, 09:38 AM

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^ it's my favorite too. Everything after was trying to replicate that one IMO haha

yeah, i have to agree on that! Especially when she's doing these big dresses on stage.
I dont know what it is but it has something very genuine and raw about that one performance that i love so much, not to mention i love her vocals in it too.

chocopockymaster · #**245** 14th December 2016, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by artcika

yeah, i have to agree on that! Especially when she's doing these big dresses on stage.
I dont know what it is but it has something very genuine and raw about that one performance that i love so much, not to mention i love her vocals in it too.

Agreed; I feel like as soon as she messed up the lyrics the wall she was hiding behind just came tumbling down. There's a raw and vulnerable quality to that performance that I haven't seen from her in a long time.

ExodusUK · #**246** 15th December 2016, 04:43 AM

Anyone else think this song would be a lot better if Ayu's verse vocals didn't sound they like were filtered through a low compression amp?

Louass · #**247** 15th December 2016, 03:04 PM

^I actually like how her vocals sound during the verses! I remember when this and Sparkle's video came out I thought it was the greatest thing ever and wouldn't stfu about it to my friends

I wish Ayu would do more stuff like that, I feel like she doesn't have that many videos with that super Japanese-y feel, and I was expecting MADE IN JAPAN to have that but unfortunately it didn't. Where's Ayu's JAPONESQUE?! (Not that I want her to do exactly what Koda did, but ya' know, something like that lol)

I feel so bad for the dancers that didn't get picked too. I'd be so sad if I was sitting there and she didn't break my mask off

lol

xLuna&1LOVE · #**248** 15th December 2016, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Louass

^I actually like how her vocals sound during the verses! I remember when this and Sparkle's video came out I thought it was the greatest thing ever and wouldn't stfu about it to my friends

I wish Ayu would do more stuff like that, I feel like she doesn't have that many videos with that super Japanese-y feel, and I was expecting MADE IN JAPAN to have that but unfortunately it didn't. Where's Ayu's JAPONESQUE?! (Not that I want her to do exactly what Koda did, but ya' know, something like that lol)

I feel so bad for the dancers that didn't get picked too. I'd be so sad if I was sitting there and she didn't break my mask off

lol

Well I would have loved to see that. Imagine her in a kimono revealing La Perla lingery

Cliché Japanesy suits Ayu: the two looks on the ayu mix 4 cds, her outfit in Part of me plus that amazing I am... opening in which she sings the first two lines in a video. Even though a Japanese theme would have been so cliché for Made in Japan, Ayu can make something magical out of these themes. Something still very avant garde.

Zeke. · #**249** 15th December 2016, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by artcika

yeah, i have to agree on that! Especially when she's doing these big dresses on stage.
I dont know what it is but it has something very genuine and raw about that one performance that i love so much, not to mention i love her vocals in it too.

I actually really dislike this performance. For me, the quality of her voice is very low; and yes, she sounds defeated in it, which is good for a portion of the song, but she's missing the other half - strength. Unlike the later performances, I don't get a sense of conviction from her in the '04 performance. Nor does it feel slightly vindictive. It's like she's just completely alone, lost, and whining. However, in the later performances, she expresses a bit of anger on top of all that, and it's evident that there's more of a struggle between those two conflicting emotions in those interpretations than in the former. I prefer the "I've become hardened to those thoughts and feelings" type of emotion she portrays in the 2010 performance than the "I still want you to come back" emotion she portrays in the 2004. That's not to say that "want" is completely lost in the 2010, but it's obvious she's been able to construct a very strong mask to cover it up, from which she peeks out above from time to time, and the progress she's made since that day is more apparent. That sort of dichotomy just isn't present in the earlier performance of the track.

Also, the '04 mix is so damn noisy. Her vocals are overpowered by the band, where as in the '10, they are propped up by the instruments, and given support.

pedronekoi · #**250** 15th December 2016, 07:07 PM

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This performance is probably my favorite out of all of hers. Her voice, emotion, her stage presence, the rain..

This is my favorite performance of her! Love everything about it. And the rain is the cherry on the top.

I also love this one:

The meaning and emotions behind this performance is so powerful. love love love

Evan Odinson · #**251** 16th December 2016, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by xLuna&1LOVE

Well I would have loved to see that. Imagine her in a kimono revealing La Perla lingery

Cliché Japanesy suits Ayu: the two looks on the ayu mix 4 cds, her outfit in Part of me plus that amazing I am... opening in which she sings the first two lines in a video. Even though a Japanese theme would have been so cliché for Made in Japan, Ayu can make something magical out of these themes. Something still very avant garde.

Agree! I have always imagined a Real Me or Ourselves performance with kind of a new beat and Ayu dancing next to her dancers wearing a short kimono (not necessarily too short, but enough for her to dance and show those legs) haha

dreamalley · #**252** 16th December 2016, 11:40 AM

I love her "No Way to Say" performance in the 15th anniversary.

I loved the dress, her vocals, the simplicity of the performance and the arrangements.

And though I like Shuya, I could have done without him.

Katsuyuki012 · #**253** 16th December 2016, 04:04 PM

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I love her "No Way to Say" performance in the 15th anniversary.

I loved the dress, her vocals, the simplicity of the performance and the arrangements.

And though I like Shuya, I could have done without him.

Totally agree with you except the part with the vocals. But anyway, lovely dress!!!

dreamalley · #**254** 16th December 2016, 06:06 PM

I'm on the minority. I actually like her "new" voice better than her old one.

pedronekoi · #**255** 16th December 2016, 06:53 PM

I'll never forget this "No way to say" live right here. It was the first time I saw Ayumi live. I remember I downloaded this performance in Kaaza a looong time ago lol

And I just realize she sing the wrong part during 1:07 hahah

voltron · #**256** 16th December 2016, 06:54 PM

^ I'm pretty sure that was the first time she performed it. She was listed as a guest for the show, but there was no song next to her name. NWTS was completely unannounced as a forthcoming single, and it was just like -- performance and new single announcement in one.

Katsuyuki012 · #**257** 16th December 2016, 08:32 PM

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I'm on the minority. I actually like her "new" voice better than her old one.

Actually I do prefer her new(er) voice too but I just can't stand all the autotune. But nothing is worse than PSC!!!

Evan Odinson · #**258** 17th December 2016, 03:29 AM

I love her mature voice so much more than her voice when she was young

btw, guys does someone know like the specific performances where ayu did the actual countdown on the middle of a song? like forgiveness on CDL 14-15 or last year's Born to be? I've watched every CDL I think but I can't remember them all and I'm feeling nostalgic, I'd like to watch all the performances of songs with the countdown right now

Louass · #**259** 17th December 2016, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Evan Odinson

btw, guys does someone know like the specific performances where ayu did the actual countdown on the middle of a song? like forgiveness on CDL 14-15 or last year's Born to be? I've watched every CDL I think but I can't remember them all and I'm feeling nostalgic, I'd like to watch all the performances of songs with the countdown right now

I don't remember every count down performance at all, but the first one I immediately thought of was Rainbow from CDL 07-08! I think 'cause it's the first one I saw where she started counting down during the song itself, lol

Looked around a lil for you and found Who.. from Premium CDL!

Evan Odinson · #**260** 17th December 2016, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Louass

I don't remember every count down performance at all, but the first one I immediately thought of was Rainbow from CDL 07-08! I think 'cause it's the first one I saw where she started counting down during the song itself, lol

Looked around a lil for you and found Who.. from Premium CDL!

Thank you so much!!! <33