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Old 1st January 2017, 03:02 PM
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After watching the whole thing I see a real improvement in every aspect. Many refreshed arrangements of songs (which will make me play it often in the background), the show simply flows, visually it's superb, Ayu is in great shape. Vocally she has learned that shouting needs to be reduced. For me just Last Angel wasn't good and in my opinion she butchered Because of you to limits ^_^ - like she forgot to sing totally. You can hear very well that when she sings with her soft voice - there's a technique but when she pushes - it turns into screaming, Never Ever is a good example with both elements. Also when she rested her voice, the medley of encore was sung so well, I was surprised to listen to it so pleasantly in the video with no editing (just humming 7/4 wasn't great, but just this one). Also I think it's the first time music doesn't sound like it's recorded from some speaker in the arena but mixed into the stream which is great! I totally can't wait for this live to be released with proper camera work and slight touches here and there.
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