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Originally posted by hiro
Maybe she should stop singing her older songs or just lower the key that she sings them in. I really loved her performance of whatever and end roll on Stadium Tour. I thought those were great. I was suprised how much more poweful thye sounded than the original.
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Actually, she is doing just this. UNITE is now sung in a lower key. The same goes for her tour performance of [TO BE] and [too late]. All three of these songs are sung lower than they used to be.
As for ayu's vocal problems and off-key singing, it does come from singing too high for her range. I would have to say that she does have a low range, as was exhibited in her performance of [Haru yo, koi] and [TOKYO] on Music Fair 21. I don't agree that she has a very limited range because we have seen how high and low she can go. I don't think that it is a question of range but rather, the way that she sings when trying to his high notes. Instead of singing lightly, she often strained in her earlier days to hit the notes.
The constant strain on her voice during her 2000 concert tour truly changed her voice for the first time. If you listen to the live performance on music shows before, you will hear her beautiful, fragile voice. After daily strain of the concert tour, her voice was probably damaged somewhat. IT continued to be damaged during some of her live concert tours that were especially long.
She needs to embrace her range and stop the damage to her voice. She has the potential to sing well in live performances as has been exhibited in the past. She needs to pay attention most to her INFLECTION, which is the way she shapes her mouth when she sings. She's not off-key for many songs, but often sings with a whiney sound that is produced when she merely sings the notes, throwing them out with no regard for tone. This is obvious when she sings SURREAL and starts singing lalalalai~ She is hitting the right notes, but just kinda going, "lahlahlahluhhhhh"