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Downloading the last part now. I'm going to watch it tonight with my mother, haha. That'll be our New Years Day. I'm looking forward to hopefully a mostly LIVE performance since I love the set list so much....and hopefully vocals that aren't too cringe worthy as well.
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My Full Review, done in real time as I watched it~:
I am… Hello similar stage. Shuya+Drum really? This is great for me, since I haven’t really seen AT02 This drum interlude is EPIC with a capital EPIC Where are you Marooooo Shuya’s back with Skunk hair, oh yay Gooo female drum solo, you’re rockin’ it! I love hwo her costume will be totally different then this video I love I am… <3 Oh my god this costume is definitely amazing <3 Holy **** I’m surprised at her vocals :O They’re actually GOOD <3 Good idea covering that braid **** on the side of your head with a flower. …Way to DROWN her vocals out who is responsible for this!? They fixed it the second time somewhat, thank god <3 I really can’t find much to complain about with this, this is a really good performance <3 Hello dancer I’ve never seen before, nice solo Is that you flailing Shuya? Thank god they zoomed out MARO ON FLUTE!? WHY AM I SO TURNED ON BY THAT I know they’re trying to make her vocals sound distorted, but it just sounds like they turned her mic off, poor Ayu :( WRONG LYRICS LOL Moments I like the softer opening to this song, it’s really pretty. I love the camera work in this, with Ayu laid over the fanning crowd, it’s very nice. Turn up Ayu’s mic a bit please, this concert is definitely having mic problems This whole section has wonderful vocals for the Ayu of Today <3 Her hair looks so DEAD. It’s like “BLARGIDED” BALLERINA POOOSE~ oh dancers lol Ohh Yochan has a really snazzy guitar this time, me likey I can tell she’s really concentrating on her vocals, after that evolution performance I can see why. I wish your hair was a tad darker Ayu, itd look less pukey <3 HELLO MARO <3 You look hot as always. This should be the Maro show Shuya and ZIN seem to be your favorites huh? Lemme guess, using your trap door huh? You love your trap door. Inst.1(Moments Piano) Hello tissue dancer, I did not miss you at all I like the red this time though, it’s a nice touch. These are so predictable now. You know it’s gonna start mellow, go hard, and then she falls and hangs and it’s mellow again. I swear it’s just the same dance every time. STEP you Center catwalk enter who I guess is Gomi OH MY GOD WHAT ARE THEY WEARING. WHAT ARE THEY WEARING. Hello Ayu, I didn’t know lip synching was your new thing for cutie sections. WHAT DO YOU HAVE YOUR MALE DANCERS IN Gomi you are SO camp I like the pink boots, they’re probably the ONLY cute thing about this horrible thing Her mic is still to low, I’m starting to wonder if its intentional. She looks like she’s having fun at least? I like the stage, very gothic. It’s a lot darker then last year, which I like Ayu stop doing shrooms please this is horrible Her vocals sound nice again, but I’m so sure she’s lipping It’d be better if this dress was gone I almost PREFER the stupid 10 dollar walmart butterfly wings Balloons, okay? Inst.2(Ladies Night Interlude from CDL07-08) Hello CDL07-08 Ladies Night Interlude. I didn’t know you were coming. How is this supposed to flow into EnergizE? This is totally Ladies Night. Ayu there’s rehashing and then there’s REHASHING, this is too much Why would you even pick this one? It’s way to obviously for Ladies Night EnergizE Oh I love the side stage with the screens, very AT09 Here’s where her cocals go down I guess huh? Oh wait there they are This whole side stage thing was cool for a while, but I think you need something new. The crowd looks into it, that’s a good thing =D She’s so nasal, Ayu you don’t have to be nasal to be cute Also, why is it that her female dancers ALWAYS have the worst costumes? I love the joker card, I want it <3 I love how it needs to remind you it’s live lol WHAT THE HELL GIANT BALLS Wow that’s kinda dangerous Oh let’s gossip about the boys again, if this wasn’t CDL07-08’s Ladies Night before, it is now The only thing I like about the side stage is how close she is to the crowd, it must be amazing to have those seats. Inst. 3(About You) Here’s the guitar interlude. Where did your epic guitar go Yochan Yochan is amazing, he like caries the show with that guitar. Oh my god I want his A pendant. I wonder what she has Peco and Princess in this year, her band seems to have nice costumes for a change. Oh not bad for once. I always think she dresses them horrible on purpose XD This interlude sounds cool <3 About You I love this song I wish she’d take off the bow, I really can’t take her seriously with it Yeah some woah belting, I’m the only one who likes this kinda stuff <3 Her vocals are actually pretty bangin’ in this I do give her props for not doing the leather suit and mic stand rock section again, but the bow… seriously Ayu, the bow. She’s definitely struggling with the chorus. Getting winded :( I love the long glove short glove, that’s really cool asymmetry. Her hair looks better here, I don’t know why. Poor Ayu this is going to be an awful part of the song. She just can’t do these fast songs anymore… Does she have a cold? It sorta sounds like she does Boots are hot, I love her boots. More Woahing, yay <3 Yay her tattoo! LOLTRAPDOOR Inst. 4(About You end->momentum opening) I gotta love an interlude that focuses on Peco and Princess I’m probably the only person who likes these chicks really. I sorta like where the momentum opening is starting It’s very ethereal, I like it. HELLO MARO I MISSED YOU OH MY GOD I WILL HAVE NO BLOOD IN MY BRAIN Booo GTFO Midori, GO BACK TO MARO Oh Maro you are SO hot I don’t care about rehashing, have THIS in every show, Maro completely shirtless momentum Oh Ayu I wish you’d performed this in the Secret era when your vocals were better I like the really flowin dress. It sorta reminds me of the M wedding dress I love her vocals in the verses it’s so mellow I like how she’s just sorta singing, and there’s no Shuya trying to sex her Oh I guess that first chorus was a fluke This song is actually pretty good for her range right now Maroooo I can’t focus on Ayu with you DON’T GO AWAY NO COME BACK Oh yes Maro on the screen Maro is so much more interesting to watch flail then Shuya is I hope there’s nothing sharp on the stage :( they have bare feet I really love this dress, it’s very pretty, very classy Flowy dresses are much nicer then those ugly mermaid dresses Ar they having sex in the sky, what, no come back don’t go with midori You were… You were… isn’t the best choice to go after momentum She’s really trying here, you can tell. It’s showing <3 I love the snow effect on the screen, it’s pretty Over part 2? I’m not complaining. With ballads, less is more Why are her nails red, Ayu your nails are UGLY I think she bathes in glitter I think this may be her best You were… performance vocally speaking I’m glad you can see the ugly braid thing in her hair Is avex too cheap to actually get fake snow they could make fall on the stage? She’s yelling slightly less in this performance then she has before, which is good <3 You were… is my favorite song she’s released this year, this performance reinforces this Inst. 5(You were… outro->Pride) Yochan guitar~ I’m glad to see no more tissue dancing Strings <3 Ayu needs more STRINGS <3 I think this is my favorite musical interlude of the night, especially Yochan’s guitar That was pretty, very nice job Ayuband <3 Oooh the Pride intro is very dark and epic. Hi ring dancers, I missed you since AT07 Oh dear lord it’s Shuya Please camera man, focus on the men in the rings, they’re doing something cool Oh wow the flips were cool to switch rings. I really like the music here, it sets a really good mood. The mellow sections especially, nice work. Pride HELLO DRESS Jesus it’s like the dress is on the donuts and lard diet. MARO’s BACK <3 I think this song is definitely a lot more in her range then anything she’s done in a while I’d wager these as her best vocals of the night until I heard the notes before the second chorus The choir is back, how SCAR Where did her voice go? Someone’s getting FIRED for their awful mic job here Can she even move in that thing? I’m doubtful, she didn’t the whole performance Inst. 6(Pride outro->INSPIRE intro) So this is the happier anwer to the Pride intro? Ring dance! I like how she didn’t just do two of the same ring dances This sorta feels christmasy for some reason. Why do I get the feeling this lady’s voice is going to be edited out of the DVD Wait a minute is just the AT07 stage? Real men wear pink lol Those flips are still epic the second time That was actually pretty touching, not gonna lie INSPIRE intro huh? Are we gonna get the AT05 screen? I love the feel of this intro, very intense. INSPIRE Hey Ayu~! This is another costume I like, it looks good LOL the mic trouble so bad she has two now? I keep feeling like I’m looking at BoA, sorry Ayu this is not a hair style for you Her vocals are really good in this one, and I can actually hear them now Roman themed costumes for the dancers? Parade! The dancing is pretty nifty here, it goes really well with the theme Gomi :O! She’s NOT using Shuya as her main man, I’m so shocked Ow Ayu, bad vocals for that part More adlibs yay! Because of You OH SNAP IT SKIPPED I HOPE THAT WAS A ONE TIME DEAL Mic stand? What is that thing next to her? OW WORST VOCALS OF THE NIGHT SO FAR RIGHT HERE I wonder if she gets nauseous laying and spinning like that These really are not her best vocals like at all She’s raping this soooong Oh it’s a COOL micstand :O she can just carry it, I like that. It’s like sword, awesome sauce~! I love her earings, I just noticed them I’m lost in all these flashing lights I pray the fame won’t take my life I don’t think she’s hitting a single note, and she’s getting winded evolution@Best Aritsts all over again. …why did you drop the mic and your last note kept going? 1 LOVE Hmm… this is kinda higher, I’m worried after that performance Hello mic static She’s gotta be lipping this, there’s no way she’s hitting those notes if she couldn’t hit a single one in Because of You Another skip :( I hope it’s the rip and the disc I burned it too… I mean, if she’s singing this then DAMN, but there’s no way her voice is this good. No smashing this time :(? Why exactly did the camera stay so far away for so long. What’s up with the camera work on this rip, you can’t see anything if you zoom out like that…. Stupid TV. until that Day… are the men gonna come out hot like in AT07? Yes they aaare ,3 STOP ZOOMING OUT I CAN’T SEE ANYTHING YOU PIECE OF CRAP. Maro <3 This has to be lipped too, her vocals are too good… I really like this costume, it looks good on her Actually I changed my mind about the hair, it’s actually pretty good on her Shuya MUST be gay to not be in so much pain after concerts Oh Shuya do the girly arm tosses~ Inst.7(AT07 until that Day… outro) Huh, I thought the countdown was after this… I don’t like the whole… wife beater behind the head, it’s stupid looking. Is Maro wearing a collar? Why does this turn me on? Writhe men writhe! Aw that’s it? New Years Message/Countdown I miss the engrish one from CDL07-08 Making footage! She recorded Load of the SHUGYO without the jacket too? Huh I love her clothes in the CDL behind the scene footage BOWIE! Huh, this is different. Has the countdown ever been outside of a song before? This must be the best countdown to a new year if you’re in the stadium, counting down with Ayu <3 Humming 7/4 First time this song has been in a major setlist, cools Her outfit is SO weird compared to her dancers I’ve missed Humming It must be so fun, oh and the screen on the side stage is cool! I’d love one of those flags the dancers are twirling. She’s sucking hardcore vocally, but at least it looks like she’s having fun Another guitar, how many do you have Yochan LOL why would ANYONE spin on their head She’s definitely getting tired, she shouldn’t have long concerts anymore I kinda can’t hear her… Whoever did her mic was SO fired. evolution I wonder how this’ll go for her, after Best Artist Seems like no improvement at all. ._. They’re moving her around on a luggage cart what I really like the gothic stage. Very nice. I hope it’s a precursor for whats to come in 2010 It’s a bit better, but I can’t HEAR her. Fan dance 2, now with smaller fans ANOTHER new guitar, do you switch them after every song? Oh do the dancers have discosticks too? Cool Startin’ This is such a fun ending song Dancer introduction eh, maybe I’ll learn the names of the ones I don’t know Just sing the song Ayu, I’m tired of this Oh wow, her vocals are good for this song so far UGH SKIP Chorus could be better, but it’s a lot better then BoY at least More dancers oh boy MARO PLZ? No? *****. I like the arrangement, it’s not exactly the same as the CD, it’s pretty cool The’s lalalalas are like the never ending NO NO NOs at AT09 x_x A Annoyingness I managed to take a bathroom break and the A’s didn’t even start. Finally! After what ten minutes Lets see how annoying the A is this year Clapping A is a standard Graduation A? AT08&NEXT LEVEL Ayupans Now the A has pink girlfriends Countdown A Chinese A Happy crowd is happy EW MUSLE A IS UGLY Why is only one of it’s arms muscly… how… massively innuendo What’s up with the A People this year, I hate it. Rocker A Ugh how much longer is my brain going to melt x_x Another skip, I hope there aren’t too many more, I’ll have to look at my disc when I get done YAY IT’S STARTING AGAIN! teddy bear Right into teddy bear <3 Ayu sounds vocally refreshed after the short break. I like the encore outfit more seeing it in action then I did in the picture I love the teddy bear <3 I wonder if it’s the same one It sounds like she’s really trying not to cry ;_; This may be her vocal highlight of the night teddy bear has no flaws whatsoever <3 MC Heeere we go, this is the longest part of every concert… I wish my fast forward button worked. Hello ZIN and… uh… that’s Subaru right? Or am I completely wrong LOLBOWTIE So are they gonna teach the RED LINE dance? Oh she’s talking about the Kouhaku? I wonder if it’s diva to wear a shirt with your own face on it… I heard Shuya’s name, whatever could they be talking about I love how I’m like just about not paying attention at all HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO TALK BEFORE THIS MONSTROSITY IS OVER I don’t like the RED LINE dance, it’s kinda bleh. I liked the MY ALL dance better. I would love to catch one of those balls <3 Good aim so far Ayu <3 I bet people beat the **** out of eachother for these LOL nice hit there OMG FINALLY THE MUSIC IS STARTING <3 Sunrise~LOVE is ALL~ I’ve never been happier to hear Sunrise I’m glad she’s singing the real arrangement instead of the AT09 one Shuya’s lookin’ FAB in that headset Was she singing the lyrics to Sunset XD? LOL she forgot the bridge Boys & Girls It’s not an Ayu concert without Boys & Girls =D I like how she’s started singing instead of yelling those last words I like the rainbows going along very happy and bright~ I’d love to be in the stadium singing B&G with Ayu, life dream~~! Yochan’s eighteenbillionth guitar of the night The side stage is so much cooler then the main one I wish she did the whole concert there LOLPRINCESS Is Peco saying “HERP ME HERP ME HERP ME”? LOL Go go psycho Ayu go, hit that stage someone make me a gif of that RED LINE~for TA~ I’m excited for this <3 Hand dancing <3 Maro has his sleeves rolled up, why does this turn me on? Shuya always sings along with Ayu LOL Her vocals are actually really good for this song <3 LOL the kick line Maro XD you’re my favorite <3 I don’t like that new dancer she introduced before ZIN, he’s ugly The other new dancer was cute Ballooooons! This is exactly what I imagined when I heard RED LINE <3 I’m not disappointed one bit THERE’S THE WAVING! EXACTLY HOW I PICTURED IT! Overall: It was an amazing show. It had it’s moments vocally that were cringe worthy, but that’ll be fixed on the DVD. The setlist was incredible, the costumes were okay, the vocals when they were good were really good! Stand Out Performances: I am…/Moments ; momentum/You were… ; Startin’ ; teddy bear ; RED LINE~for TA~ Worst Performances: STEP you/EnergizE ; Because of You ; evolution |
Ok I cheated and skipped through it abit before watching the whole thing. :) Her vocals really do not sound good most of the time from what I saw, however it also sounds much more live than she has in quite a while. She sounds worse than CDL 07/08 imo. Watch though, when the DVD comes out her voice will sound perfect. :)
And I've always said that I'd rather her sound off and sing live rather than lip sync half the concert - but I agree with Grace, at least a couple of songs were still lipped too, but it seems less than recently. @GRACE: lol, I always love reading your reviews. |
I really don't like her vocals D: everything else is awesome
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Ok here are my thoughts on the performances. The bolded ones are the performances I enjoyed the most.. which is basically most of them :laugh
I am... - The intro with the drums was alright, kind of long.. I don't like how she reused the AT02 screen for the beginning, but I loved the fire and her VOICE. In some parts the sound seems weird though, where I can't hear her very well. Other than that I loved this. Moments - YESS! I knew she could pull this off, this whole performance was so beautiful. I really think she has been focusing on her voice a lot more lately and I notice an improvement from last years CDL and AT09. STEP you - LOL that outfit.. I actually really enjoyed this performance though, one of the reasons is because it sounds LIVE. Usually most of her STEP you performances seem lip synched, but this one it sounds like she's singing it live and doing a good job, and I think that's what she's doing. I kind of like the alice in wonderland theme now though seeing it in action. EnergizE - Again, I think this was sung live which I wasn't expecting. I LOVE this performance WAY more than the one at AT09!! It was so cute, SHE was so cute. About you - I never liked this song, BUT, I have to say the parts that she added, her signature "wow yeah" parts make the song so much better for me. She really rocked that stage and her voice was good. I think I'm warming up to the song now. momentum - I love her use of Maro instead of Shuya, and Midoring too! I'd much rather see them act out the "lost love" thing instead of Ayu from now on. Ayu looked so pretty in that dress and I love the way she moved around the stage. There were some off moments with her vocals but she did better than I expected. You can tell she's trying her best. You were... - Yay for a FULL live of this song! I hated the way they cut the intro in the TV lives. I kept thinking "where is shuya?" in the performance and expected him to pop out somewhere but he didn't! I LOVED it! It was just ayu singing and her vocals were great. What a beautiful performance. Pride - OMG, this is so much better than Pride at AT06 where her voice was just SO bad. I expected her voice to be as bad as AT06 or worse, but she did WAY better. Idk, I think there were too many dancers on stage and it looked a bit too crowded. INSPIRE - Oh my god I loved this lol, her dancing was so funny/cute, one of my favorite INSPIRE performances, definitely. Because of you - Ahh her voice is pretty bad here :( I do love the beginning though with her singing on the ground, I really like the whole idea of that so I don't mind the recycling here. It's a shame about her voice though, she really was off a lot. 1LOVE - She sounds SO good! And I think she's actually singing live for this one too. I loved this performance even though she has done it several times before. Something about this one seems different, it seems like she isn't trying so hard in it or something, she's just being herself. until that Day... - SEXY, awesome, ETC. My favorite performance of until that Day... for sure. LOVED it. Video thing before the countdown - ayu behind the scenes looked so cute! I loved watching this! Humming 7/4 - The flags and drums were cool for this performance, and ayu owns the stage as usual. I wish I was there, this is such a fun crowd song. She messed up in some parts but it's Humming 7/4, so it's not a big deal. I love how she was just running around the stage, and the dancers didn't follow her. evolution - She needs to improve on singing this song live or retire it IMO, it reminded me of the best artist performance with some very slight improvements. But the energy was great. Startin' - She did really good with this song, much better than evolution, maybe because it suits her current voice better. Very good performance. I want to sing the "la la la la la la la" parts now lol teddy bear - I love this song so much, and she did a good job singing it. I teared up when she put her head on the teddy bear. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ - I LOVE this song and it's so great live, I hope she continues singing it again and again, it could replace evolution or something. I loved this live version of it <3 Her little messup was funny. Boys & Girls - I always love this song live, and this performance was great and full of energy as usual :P I loved when she banged on the floor lol RED LINE ~for TA~ - This is a nice song to end her concerts with, I wonder if it will replace "MY ALL", I wouldn't mind. Another great performance. Overall I enjoyed this CDL very much. Something seems different about this one.. it seems like it's just ayu being ayu, there's no overacting for anything and i didn't suspect any lip synching, and I really love that. She did mess up vocally in some songs, but most of them she did a really good job imo and I notice an improvement in her voice. Most of the time she toned down the yelling and didn't use too much vibrato. She just needs to work on staying in key. Anyway, I'm going to be watching a lot of these performances over and over again. Very good job ayu! |
@Sunshine: Yeah that surprised me too. It really seemed like she was trying to sing everything live. The only one that was really obvious was EnergizE. Other than that...I wasn't paying attention lol
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I loved it. It was amazing. The only thing I had to slightly complain about was in a few of the songs (I am..., About You, ect...) the music sounded way louder than her voice. I'm sure that'll be better on the DVD version though.
I loved the Because of You and teddy bear performances a lot and even though I really dislike RED LINE, my assumptions about it being one of those songs I'd enjoy live was correct. :yes [edit] I forgot to mention how much I loved Pride and I don't really like that song. xD |
OMG GRACE XDDD I laughted so hard with some parts of you review LOL!!
The micro problem (that her voice can't be heard) is sth they will correct even for the re-broadcasting ^^ and they can even edit her voice by then... And also the camera thing, I remember how there were amazing angles in the second broadcast *-* |
It sounds so cool from all of you! I'm still waiting on a youtube link :3
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I'm getting a little sick of the ribbon dancing :dead2
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I am + Moments - You could tell she was really trying hard to sing these - lots of closing her eyes, bending over etc. I am wasn't bad - but there were times when the music completely overpowered her vocals. They changed the arrangement for some of the song and I actually think it was just too much going on at once that some of the music sounded kind of messy. So the drowned out vocals - I don't know if they were a technical problem or if she simply doesn't have the power to sing over all of that.
Moments, I'm sorry, but I was disappointed. It's one of my favorite Ayu songs and that was definitely her worst vocal of it I think. I love the costume for those two songs and the fact that she performed them. Step You + Energize - Step You might actually be live for once. Its kinda hard to tell. Vocals for both songs are good, but not outstanding level. I'll take good though these days. :) Ayu's costume looks slightly better than in the pictures but the dancers - my god does she secretly hate them or something? Cause I would only make people that I hate wear that, haha. The interlude between them really makes you think that she will do Ladies Night. Overall these two were pretty good, but they definitely felt like something I had seen sooo many times before from her. |
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i wont judge yet since im waiting to see it up on YT. but people are saying BoY is bad? TOT nooo and that was the song i was looking forward to see.
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imo EnergizE was plain awful, everything from the performance to her vocals. STEP you was better and indeed seemed more live than usual, same would go for 1LOVE. Over-all the show was good and certainly better than the previous 2 CDLs in many ways - it felt "complete" and nothing was really out of the place. The stage also seemed less cheap this time even though the design was pretty much the same. So yeah I liked it ^^ |
They always have trouble equalizing her mic volume, instruments and back up singers because it's a live broadcast. A loud rock song needs completely different settings compared to a ballad, so it's tough to balance for the crew. That also makes lip syncing easier to spot, besides vocals it will be perfectly balanced. Usually they make Peco and Princess way too loud, but I don't think it was too bad this year.
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Stand Out Performances: I am…/Moments, momentum/You were…, Startin', teddy bear, RED LINE~for TA~[best 2 among all] Not so good Performances: Because of You, Pride Anyway I guess her nails were red because of the opening, her outfit was red/black themed? No time for her to repaint i think. |
I saw some of the clips. momentum was pretty off and little bit shouting towards the end. Pride is a nightmare...the second half was awful to me, many notes are off heavily. I am, moment, step you, energize are pretty good. I also find that her "ku" sound is horrible in almost every song. Her voice was ok, not too rough.
Dont want to say that again, but more and more people think that her voice is deteriorating over years. Her singing is having more strange habit like "ku" that creates bad sound quality . After her deafness in one ear, her ability to keep on-key is apparently much worse than before especially when compared with her older lives before 2004/5. Off-key is really a killer to any music...really hope that ayu can find ways to fix those strange/wrong habits and to be more on-key on her songs. If not, it will only make more fans to leave... |
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