Thoughts on A BEST LIVE

[panda♥]

Ayu looked particularly happy & glowing through the entire show - more than i've noticed the past couple of years.

i've been on the verge of tears 3 times already and i'm just reaching the encore.
i've loved everything so far. there wasn't one performance i didn't like or was bored through. i have to say my favorite act was the JEWEL/HEAVEN bit with the water. gorgeous!

Originally Posted by maxikot

For me it overcame HLS totally. I can't come back and watch last year's tour cause i am distracted by either Timmy or sth else. This tour is fantastic and i ask for more of such level.

agreed completely.

[kaito_moonlove]

Everything is amazing, her vocal, outfits, styles, performances,... I love this tour.
I realize that my queen truly came back.
I wish I could watch her face more clearly in Jewel, she look pretty !

[axmish87]

i was blown away with A Song for XX perf
And my GOOOOOOOD THAT FACIAL EXPRESSION IS FLAWLESS when she throws the mask away from her face
I fell off my chair
LOVE HER TO BITS

[douggn]

Loved it. Was not expecting that type of opening but what an opening, blew me away. No smilies to express this awesome opening. A pretty good concert overall. A lot better than what I first thought it would be like.

I don't know if this has been asked yet but is this gomi in the audience. He flashed up a couple of times

[truehappiness]

Yes, they show him quite a few times.

[Livey~]

Go-mi!!

I'm trying to resist, but I think I just can't.
I watched only A Song for ×× and Memorial address. Guys.. this is perfection.
I had shivers at the beginning of both of them, and my eyes got wet with Memorial address.

And the hair is flawless. There's so much Secret era in that.
Damn.. I just can't.

[Ayumi Romania]

I really love this tour ! Is simply the BEST ! The vocals, outfits, performances, screens are really amazing !
And Ayu looks unbelievable ! I think she is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life . She is like an Angel . So perfect !

[BlackSilence]

just wached the thing... woW....I take back my words that it looked simple, everything looks better in motion lol I think it'll come as #2 for me as her fave concert (nothing's gonna beat RnR for me) but was i the only one REALLY annoyed by the camera work in Jewel and Heaven? I wanted to slap the hell out of the person who edited the footage material, it didn't do the whole water instalation justice at all and tey kept showing the goddarn spec.screen instead of Ayu, not to mention all the other random crap...ghh ><

[ayuuk]

Yeah it feels like a CDL because of the collection of the "best" performances! But so what, we love CDLs don't we??? ^o^

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by artcika

just wached the thing... woW....I take back my words that it looked simple, everything looks better in motion lol I think it'll come as #2 for me as her fave concert (nothing's gonna beat RnR for me) but was i the only one REALLY annoyed by the camera work in Jewel and Heaven? I wanted to slap the hell out of the person who edited the footage material, it didn't do the whole water instalation justice at all and tey kept showing the goddarn spec.screen instead of Ayu, not to mention all the other random crap...ghh ><

Ayu probably saw all of the footage of herself and was like "Yeah, no." during that submerged performance. She is the one who edits usually, haha.

[pimenta]

I was FINALLY able to watch it... IT'S SO GOOD

I don't care if she was recycling performances, everything was amazingly executed, to the point that they were even better than the originals! And the interludes were awesome!! *-* It really was an A BEST LIVE

She was so emotional and happy, and she was even dancing! And her vocals were absolutely amazing, her best in years, I feel so proud of her for overcoming all the problems she had with her vocals (I know they edit her vocals a lot for the DVDs, but I don't care, she sounded so much better in this compared to the previous DVDs)

This woman was born to perform, she has a great vision of what makes a concert visually beautiful, and she is so charismatic! She never ever fails to make me love her concerts, and I really enjoyed this one A LOT

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Ayu probably saw all of the footage of herself and was like "Yeah, no." during that submerged performance. She is the one who edits usually, haha.

LOL, fair enough, if she didn't like the way she looked xD

[SummonerXI]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

EDITED TO ADD because I'll probably forget later: 2-YAN... WTF y u wearin' beats? Also, I feel like they could have done an 'A' [logo] moment there... Ayu needs to release her own brand of headphones. Oh, and seeing older women jamming out during the 2-YAN trance session makes me feel all tingly inside.

Oh man. So Beats actually made a Lady Gaga brand of ear buds and I think it would be incredibly neat if Beats and Ayu could collab to make ear buds that look like Ayu's custom earphones.

[kotora]

I really don't like JEWEL and HEAVEN in DVD and BD.

The performance was good in live, but DVD and BD totally kill this performance.

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by kotora

I really don't like JEWEL and HEAVEN in DVD and BD.

The performance was good in live, but DVD and BD totally kill this performance.

hahah i loved them so much when they were live. but I think JEWEL was really well presented on the DVD/BD. HEAVEN however, the live was way more amazing (at least from my view). I think the camera angles really affected the presentation

[Hydeki]

I felt the same way about JEWEL/Heaven camera works... But I think it also has to do with her position. She was too high for most of the cameras to get a decent footage of her face so I figure it would have been so difficult to put everything together without making it look plain or static... However, during JEWEL I was like "I WANT TO SEE HER FACE!!". Regardless these two songs, I agree with someone who previously said in this thread, the concert looks so cinematic and professional.

As for the concert, I really loved it. Everything fits perfectly (except maybe the soldiers during Fly High...) and her acting has improved in some performances (she was stunning in ASFXX and MA). Every outfit look nice and adequate for each song. I loved the pink coat, which I (as most of people) really hated back when the first pictures appeared on the internet. The tracklist couldn't be more amazing and there isn't any performance that I felt like skipping, not even evolution or Fly High, although I prefer evolution and SURREAL to be separated, but oh well...

I think it is now in my TOP2 after Rock'n'Roll Circus and before HLS and PoM. By the way, it always amazes me how AT05 appears on every discussion about recent tours. I mean, it was indeed an amazing tour in 2005, very innovative and all but... Thankfully she has progressed and she has delivered other kind of performances (I would say from AT09 on) which don't consist on big props and fireworks, but on more theatrical performances, dancers, etc. Overrall, I think her recent concerts are more cohesive.

The only thing that bothers me a little is that she's wearing contact lenses again, because I love her natural brown eyes

[alternarist]

i felt that it was a very touching concert. ayu toned down on her theatrics in particular, the clowns. I really like the opening!! It's so eerie! What a word to describe an opening!

And no more Aki!!! Where is she? And whenever Lico appears with ayu, I will look at Lico cos she is just too eye catching!

I liked the concept of JEWEL and HEAVEN but ayu didnt really move much right? and yes i agree with the camera angles didnt really capture ayu in her most glorious moments in these 2 songs.

For Wake me up, I felt that it was kinda boring. Most of the time, Kazuma was tied up and being wheeled around. Same for ayu.

I particular liked how Voyage ended the whole concert. Nothing too messy, just a heartfelt and sincere song for us! We rarely see such concert endings

[AyuWorld]

Originally Posted by artcika

just wached the thing... woW....I take back my words that it looked simple, everything looks better in motion lol I think it'll come as #2 for me as her fave concert (nothing's gonna beat RnR for me) but was i the only one REALLY annoyed by the camera work in Jewel and Heaven? I wanted to slap the hell out of the person who edited the footage material, it didn't do the whole water instalation justice at all and tey kept showing the goddarn spec.screen instead of Ayu, not to mention all the other random crap...ghh ><

no you are not alone

Originally Posted by kotora

I really don't like JEWEL and HEAVEN in DVD and BD.

The performance was good in live, but DVD and BD totally kill this performance.

yes true, they keep showing the angle from below and the reflection of her face in the water, i cant even see her face singing those songs, and wheres the beautiful aerial view?, i wanna see her clearly in the pool

[jbrat2219]

It sounds like I need to get this blu-ray NOW!

[kalikagai]

Originally Posted by pimenta

I was FINALLY able to watch it... IT'S SO GOOD

I don't care if she was recycling performances, everything was amazingly executed, to the point that they were even better than the originals! And the interludes were awesome!! *-* It really was an A BEST LIVE

She was so emotional and happy, and she was even dancing! And her vocals were absolutely amazing, her best in years, I feel so proud of her for overcoming all the problems she had with her vocals (I know they edit her vocals a lot for the DVDs, but I don't care, she sounded so much better in this compared to the previous DVDs)

This woman was born to perform, she has a great vision of what makes a concert visually beautiful, and she is so charismatic! She never ever fails to make me love her concerts, and I really enjoyed this one A LOT

Totally this. I can't express my thoughts any better. This concert is a flawless victory, I was amazed and shocked with this absolute perfection... Heil to the Queen!

P.S. Yesterday I was at Mylene Farmer Timeless tour - nothing near to A BEST LIVE...