idk if Sparkle was playback/etc. but it's still sounds so good :yes

and what the fvck at rollin'? OH MY GOD :headache

I think rollin' was the running around, cutesy crazy-azz robo talk that people were laughing at and were "WTFing" at during the shows, haha.

She wasn't really running around... more like either standing there or just doing some crazy funky dance jig thing, haha. She didn't seem to move around the stage much during that song, if I remember correctly. That's also the one with the cool hand-downward-wave thing that the other fans picked up really quickly, haha. I'm pretty sure she also uses that voice during all the performances ;)

rollin' is actually one of my favorite performances from the concert lol Everybody seemed to be really into it!

Well even if she lip synchs at least she rerecords it for the concert.

But then, from the audio rips posted earlier, I think towards the end of Sparkle, the first "no no no" she sang after the entire song was really quiet, and then suddenly, her voice transitioned into being much louder and deeper as she yelled for the audience to sing "no no no" with her. So I feel, yeah... :P

I don't mind Ayu using a backing track for Sparkle or EnergizE or whichever song that has been claimed to not be completely live, but I think for Sparkle from that particular recording there're some strong hints. I feel there's a difference in the quality of her voice in Sparkle and in say, LOVE 'n' HATE.

Energize I don't think there is even a question about. It seems almost 9 times out of 10 people who went to the live thought it was lipsynched.

Audience, I only remember seeing a couple people mention it as possible, so that one I don't know.

Rollin' sounds pretty live. Sparkle - probably only partially live.

I'd say it might've been the back track helping out during the chorus, but that's it.

Maybe she sung it partially live for the last dates but I'm pretty sure that it was usually live since Sparkle had the worst vocals of the whole concert when I saw her in May.


Question to those who went to AT09: which performances were your favorites?

Mines were:

Rule
GREEN,
Days
SIGNAL
rollin'
NEXT LEVEL
Curtain call (even though I do not like the song very much, she was singing very nicely)

I just saw this a few days ago!!! I'll get money soon, so I hope YA will still sell the music box then, because I NEED it (and the "Mirrorcle World"-ship too!! :luv2)!!

@Thread: Oh my...I'm soooo excited! I hope that the DVD is coming out soon! I'm sure it'll be EPIC!!!!!! :love

I loved Rule and Signal. Those stand out very clearly to me. Heh. Sparkle and Rollin' were pretty fun too and Next Level had pretty backgrounds and stuff. But Rule and Signal were tops for me.

I think it's very ironic for EnergizE to be lipsynced,
because she says "let me sing forever~" when she is not even singing... -_-

I was a little suspicious of Audience, only because the vocal performance reminds of 100% the AT 06 tour one.
But I dont know, I think it's live, with a playblack~
Of course, I think even Ayumi knows right now her lives are not so good...
I just wish she could get back into singing good live!! somehow~~
She just needs to do her old, high pitch songs, I think.
Remember vogue at PCDL? It sounded much better than any of her new songs.

Mine were:

Rule
HOPE or PAIN
Days
rollin'
NEXT LEVEL
Humming 7/4 (I've always wanted to do "EVERYBODY GO EVERYBODY JUMP!" thing. It's so much fun! lol)
everywhere nowhere

Interludes-wise, I loved the ballads opening video, Bridge to the Sky, and Load of the SHUGYO. And, even though there was no video, Pieces of SEVEN was amazing as well.

I'm pretty sure Vogue (and Honey) weren't live xD

^I'm pretty sure it was, though Honey had loud backtrack you can hear how Ayu's voice changes through the song when she became tired

Even though I also think they were pretty much lip synced the fact that they sounded pretty lame makes me question that xD

Sparkle sounds live, for me at least, you can hear a backtrack, but it's live... I don't get why people are complaining about it since sparkle isn't a very very hard song to sing.

Anyway, there is notplayback as much as Madonna can use during her shows ... and sho cares if Ayu uses it ? I went to the Arena Tour 2009 in May and it was real live. Just open your ears ...

I always assumed this as well. From Vogue to Angel's Song.

No one really is complaining. Just saying what it is or isn't since so many people were praising it as a great vocal performance.

Yes, you are right, I used a wrong word ;) I'm sorry . But, despite that, I don't understand why it have to be lip sync just because it sounds good... There are lots of reports by fans but no one said something about lip sync in Sparkle. Even we have heard a rip from the concert, and maybe it's me but I don't see any evidence of it.