a-nation (A COMPLETE) discussion thread!

[JCD13]

I was the most excited about forgiveness, ASFXX, and Voyage since those songs are rarely performed live. I can honestly say the only one I was slightly disapointed with was ASFXX, only because she yelled more than she sang and I would have liked more like angry singing instead of straight up yelling.

I think she did the wo~wo~wo's early in forgiveness, but it's ok because she didn't have her earplugs in and the performance was amazing.

My favorite years are definitely '03 and '05. HANABI~Episode II~, forgiveness, ourselves were all stunning at '03 and STEP you, is this LOVE?, and July 1st were the best of '05.

Her voice was annoying in '04's performances, on top that they just sounded terrible and look very cheap.

'06 and '07 were ok. The only problem was that the performances were like recycled routines which just feel old and like you've seen then already.

By the way, they should have included the monochrome performances from '06!!

[truehappiness]

Yelling?

Didn't she yell at the A MUSEUM performance of ASFXX in the introduction? LOL. I swear that's what she did..

'06 and '07 were ok. The only problem was that the performances were like recycled routines which just feel old and like you've seen then already.

2006/2007 were like that probably due to the fact that there was like, prechoreographed numbers from AT06/07, and they did not have enough time to rechoreograph in a month or so. (Startin' and 1 LOVE / until that Day...) but the addition of t2m to the mix was nice (although I dunno if we got to see it.)

Must say that I ADORED Ayu on the cart for July 1st. I think they changed the arrangement too!

[jbrat2219]

Are we allowed to talk about the TA Live?...........

Does anyone else think Ayu was a little... "odd" during the whole thing?

Maybe it's just me, I'm use to her performing in an arena with a stage ten times the size of that one and with a huge band and dancers. I'm not saying that makes the live any less awesome or anything.... but something seemed off to me =/

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I saw the boob slip!!! And Shu-ya's afro xD; lol hi-la-ri-ous!

[truehappiness]

Well, it was a limited fanclub live. She filled like a ton of small halls / Zepps (smaller concert venues) with all of her fans.

Probably because she wanted to become closer to the fans that she had (and I think in the near future, she might plan something like this again for fans that became fans post-2003.. but I find that unlikely.)

[zoomzoom]

I really like TA Live for that reason. The stage is pretty crappy and all, but I love how she's so much more relaxed and the audience is really into the concert. It's more intimate, though there are still a lot of people.

I'm SO annoyed with the audience in general at her concerts, they have the most bored look on their faces. Sure they do the dance moves, but it looks like they're kids who have been told to do something they don't wanna do. It's like "ugh, yea ok, I'll do the arm moves...."

In TA Live, the audience actually look like they wanna be there.

[ren0210989]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

Which song was the the horny go-mi in? lmao

it was during UNITE! on a-nation '06

Originally Posted by zoomzoom

I really like TA Live for that reason. The stage is pretty crappy and all, but I love how she's so much more relaxed and the audience is really into the concert. It's more intimate, though there are still a lot of people.

I'm SO annoyed with the audience in general at her concerts, they have the most bored look on their faces. Sure they do the dance moves, but it looks like they're kids who have been told to do something they don't wanna do. It's like "ugh, yea ok, I'll do the arm moves...."

In TA Live, the audience actually look like they wanna be there.

i know what you mean. she looks so natural and not like in her regular concerts.
maybe she should make a new tour like that, but with me in it XD

i just get sooo angry when i see the crowd on her regular concerts

if i could go on one of her concerts i would jump, yell get all hysterical they'd have to throw me out of the concert

[Keiichi_JPU]

I do think she had a strong backtrack on UNITE, because it sounds identical to AT06. From the moment she started singing on a-nation, I pictured her in a red wig and leather boots, because it does sound identical. Nothing wrong with that though ^__^ it does sound amazing.

BTW, if you wanna see some REALLY bored fans..

CDL05-06 - Evolution

Somewhere towards the ending, in the final chorus (at 05:25) the camera films the entire front row from left to right (from ayu's view) and there are 2 girls standing there looking like: "I've got so much make-up on, I'm not gonna spend trouble laughing and cracking the layer.. And I'll SO break a nail if I cheer along with ayu.."

Those two fans kinda ruin the end of the performance >__> Are they crazy? I'd go crazy like hell on evolution and scream WOW YEAH! as loud as I could XD and do the arm movements.

[truehappiness]

Well, to put it into perspective, A LOT of people see Ayu every year. On average, she performs to at least 150,000 - 250,000 people a year.

The small Zepp halls are about as big as maybe one or two blocks at Yoyogi. I think the people who look uninterested aren't really uninterested.. they are just focusing on the music or something. I'm sure you have to be there to really understand how an Ayu concert works. There are going to be the fans that express themselves with 110% emotion and then there are going to be those that express their love for Ayu simply by being there.

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Well, to put it into perspective, A LOT of people see Ayu every year. On average, she performs to at least 150,000 - 250,000 people a year.

The small Zepp halls are about as big as maybe one or two blocks at Yoyogi. I think the people who look uninterested aren't really uninterested.. they are just focusing on the music or something. I'm sure you have to be there to really understand how an Ayu concert works. There are going to be the fans that express themselves with 110% emotion and then there are going to be those that express their love for Ayu simply by being there.

I wish I could see Ayu every year D:

But I thought it was out of respect the crowd doesn't make too much noise while she's singing (or anyone else for that matter). I've noticed the Japanese audience to be extremely quiet when a performer is singing. But after, or in between songs/pauses, they start screaming or whatever.

[mikecavs11]

she was so in shape in 2005!! her body looked great in fairyland

[Suteisi]

Originally Posted by mikecavs11

she was so in shape in 2005!! her body looked great in fairyland

I agree!!

I really loved the white outfit with the skirt and top! X3 She was so pretty!!

[keikeiaznqueen]

I absolutely LOVED the ASFXX A-nation performance. That was... WOW, FIERCE!!!! "Itsu made mo onaji tokoro ni wa irarenaiiiiiiiii yeah!" afdska;fjaksld; that was just SO powerful! Like she was seriously angry! ILU Ayu!

I really like the atmosphere in the TA limited live. It was so rare to see Ayu so close to her audience without such a large stage and stage props etc. It's as though she's some other performer entirely, even though it's still her. Love it love it~ (And her background singers were different. XDD One of them looked like her replacement Midori that was in the Stadium Tour 2002 backstage clips.)

[Ayumi_lover]

^ well hat was er backgroud singers in 2003. You can ee then in all?? 2003 live concerts and in 2002-2003 CDL

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

HANABI was awesomeeee

[truehappiness]

I do think she had a strong backtrack on UNITE, because it sounds identical to AT06.

Again, I have to say that post-production probably does that. If you watch the Yocchan guitar-thingie messages on AT06, you can hear that she usually tends to sound pretty good on that song.. but post-production makes her sound better because of better balanced sound and etc. After all, they do use the highest quality edited equipment.

BTW, anyone who LOVED the a-nation performances like I did should check out my thread when I upload the mp3s for the A COMPLETE a-nation performances.

[zoomzoom]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Again, I have to say that post-production probably does that. If you watch the Yocchan guitar-thingie messages on AT06, you can hear that she usually tends to sound pretty good on that song.. but post-production makes her sound better because of better balanced sound and etc. After all, they do use the highest quality edited equipment.

That and... it's the same song. It can only sound so much different after she's been singing it, what, a billion times now? She's got the hang of it.

She absolutely can't sing Mirrorcle World live, so I'm anxious about just how much they're gonna touch it up for the AT08 dvd...

^Link,please?

[truehappiness]

It's in the Ayu Downloads section.

[Zeke.]

fairyland - Pretty good! Very entertaining and Ayu looked great. Best performance of this song I've seen.

is this LOVE? - Just great. Love this song and I loved the whole performance.

until that Day... - I was blown away. Never really thought this song was the ultimate, it kinda just grew on me. But this definitely is the best performance of this song as well. It was perfect. The band was spectacular.

July 1st - WOW. I never really loved this song. When July 1st would come around, I'd listen to the original, the trance remix, and the eurobeat remix (the euro being my favorite), but finally we have an amazing arrangement with so much energy. I'm looking forward to next July 1st so I can listen to this version!

[prussian blue]

i cant stop listening to forgiveness and voyage now, it sounds really good! much better than the real song! she's so emotional, aww i'm so touched to hear them. and yes, ayu looks so sexy in a-nation '05