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Personally, I think this was her worst vocal performance at a CDL. 06-07 wasn't that great at times, but I found SURREAL at this year's CDL so painful that I honestly can't watch it. That being said, I did enjoy the show quite a bit. Last year, once the set list hit AHS I had about a 75% complete idea of what the show was going to be like (I think I've seen all her concerts) so other than the costume alterations that they made, the few new songs, and the set transitions CDL 06-07 wasn't that much of a surprise. Still a good show, but I didn't feel like I was waiting to see what happened next.
This year I had no idea what to expect. I was thrilled to hear Ayu bring out old songs like RAINBOW (which has always been one of my favourite songs) and that cover song off of A Ballads (don't remember the name...). It was a great mix of new and old songs, which I sort of missed the previous year (since everything was essentially a remake of something I'd already seen). My only criticisms were her voice, which I'm not blaming her for, it just took away some of the WOW factor of the show, as well as the set and costumes being a little ... off to me.
My teeny tiny issue with the set/costumes this year was that 90% of everything was either red, white, or silver, or a combination of the three (I'm a costumer by trade, so these are the things that catch my attention ... it's sad really ...). There were some great costumes, and the set looked great, but with everything being the same colours eventually it just got a little boring. I'm used to Ayu using a lot of colour and a lot of rhinestones, but the show felt ever so slightly flat to me by having everything the same colours, even the set.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth. Essentially, loved the show, but something about it felt off to me. A little bit was the vocals, and a little bit was the set/costumes. Loved the set list though. ^_^
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