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Ayu and "eeeeeeeee"s
I think Ayu is a reasonably talented vocalist. Over time, she has become much more versatile. But she has always seemed to have trouble delivering high "eeeeee" notes. Especially on My Story, she keeps hitting those terrible notes that prevent me from turning my volume up too loud. For example, in the choruses of My Name's WOMEN (...kantan ni nakanai shIIIIII) HAPPY ENDING (anata ga inaIIIII) and CAROLS (ShiroIIIIII yuki...)
I really think Ayu should work on singing these notes more gently, or at least stretch out sounds different than "eeee"! I mean, she could do "ooo", "aaaa", any of those other lovely vowels. ![]()
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It doesn't bother me in my name's WOMEN, but in the others it hurts sometimes. I find it an annoying style, too.
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Trauma live 2003/4...eeep O_O
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It's just her style.. it personally gave me goosebumps listening to the chorus of CAROLS.
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Nod, nod* Ayu hits most of her highest notes with the 'i' sound. I think it's just her style of singing. I kinda like it. Though, sometimes it hurts if the volumes up too loud. I love her 'u' sounds when singing. =^.^=
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There was only one song that made me very annoyed by her "iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" and it was forgiveness. In HAPPY ENDING it is almost annoying for me, there are times I like it there are times I don't. I LOVE the "iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" in CAROLS and in many of her other songs though.
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♬♪aijou de nuritsubushite Last edited by ImpactBreaker; 23rd December 2004 at 12:03 AM. |
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I think it's the one thing that makes her stand out. Once I hear that 'eeeeeee', whether it's from 'For My Dear...' or 'HAPPY ENDING', I know it's Ayu...
It's annoying sometimes, ESPECIALLY in 'forgiveness'... |
#9
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I don't think she's a talented artist at all (you see an artists' vocal talent through lives), but she gets the job done well for her own songs on most of her recordings done during her peak.
Even though I love 'No way to say', the 'eeeeeee's during every chorus does get a little grating after a while. o_O' |
#10
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the "eeeees" are related to her already o.0
i like them.... the other artists does not sing this way..so its Ayu´s style^^
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it sometimes hurts my ears but i dont mind at all
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#12
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hehe i noticed that too. it is the same in love destiny....how the IIIIII had to fade out because it squeaked too much
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I have noticed her extended emphasis on "iiii"s as well, and it's ALWAYS annoyed me. First, because iiiiiis are not supposed to be sang the nasaly way she does it.
And second, she should try to concentrate on other vowels like a, o, e, u, which are much purer. |
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That's great, because I was just listening to HAPPY ENDING and thinking about that when I saw this thread. I love it when things like that happen...
The only time it's deterred me from listening all the way is on "monochrome". I cannot listen to that song through the chorus. Most of the time I turn the volume down or take off my headphones, because the "kanJIIIIru" hurts too much. (Or whatever she's saying on that high note) But that's okay, since that's not really my favorite song anyway. ^^; |
#15
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Ooooo many interesting responses....I'd have to say that the one song that makes my ears bleed is July 1st. Oftentimes I will skip that song not because I dislike it, but because the chorus is literally painful. It's a shame because I love that last part where she goes "la la la lalala" but I usually can't make it that far, lol...
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I think a big part of her problem is making all her high notes go on i. I'm no vocalist but i notice that for most Northa American artists, they do all their high notes on other vowels.
And yes, i do think Ayu is a reasonably talented vocalist ever since i saw Dome Tour! ^_^
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Nope, i think she nails it.
Awesome singer and voice.
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♬♪aijou de nuritsubushite Last edited by ImpactBreaker; 23rd December 2004 at 02:33 AM. |
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I hate those "iiiiiiiiiiiii"s. One of the reasons why I don't like the song "For my dear" is because she freaking uses them so much. They really grate -.-
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