A Best questions

sxesven · #1 25th June 2003, 12:34 AM

Ok, I just got A Best and on the cover it says only the songs from A Song For XX got a new mix, but come on: Boys N Girls sounds entirely different, that 'wuuuhuhuh' sound (

ok I have no clue how to write that sound down

) has been tuned down! I can't remember, but I think I heard some other differences in other songs but as said I'm not sure and this one was most notable! Still, nothing of it being a 'new mix' has been mentioned. Any thoughts on this?

--- Edit ---

Ok I don't mean the wuuuhuhuh sound, that's too confusing, just listen to it, you'll see what I mean!

***ImpactBreaker*** · #2 25th June 2003, 12:37 AM

Different tracks are:

A Song for XX
Depend on you
Trust
Boys&Girls
End Roll

They were either remastered, or remastered with New Vocals.

sxesven · #3 25th June 2003, 12:39 AM

You're right! And I was right all along too, but tell me, does it say anything about those songs being remixed too in the booklet (besides the A Song For XX songs, which is noted on the back cover already)?

***ImpactBreaker*** · #4 25th June 2003, 12:46 AM

I'm not really sure...some people often don't point out that Boys&Girls and End Roll were changed but they surely were.

sxesven · #5 25th June 2003, 12:49 AM

Yeah, they're definitely different! It's very easy to notice actually, but I might consider the fact that I'm a musician so I seem to notice differences and whatever pretty fast... but really, it's so obvious!

Enfluerage · #6 25th June 2003, 03:52 AM

Yep... there are some differences between the songs in A Best and Loveppears...

but unlike in A Ballads, Avex didn't explicitly suggest that in the Cd cover, so probably that's why people didn't notice.

I think they just remixed it or something..

- just like To be..
(Actually, I liked Atsushi Hattori's original mix on the single the best)

a_yu_volution · #7 25th June 2003, 04:32 AM

i heard there's few tracks that's been re-sung...right??

sxesven...i think i got what u want to say...that Oh Oh Oh sound ne???

***ImpactBreaker*** · #8 25th June 2003, 05:05 AM

It's funny because in Ayu albums they often doesn't specify when the single version is different from the album. With most artists the album song will come with "name of the song" -Album Mix-
That didn't happen with WHATEVER and TO BE though

sxesven · #9 25th June 2003, 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by a_yu_volution
i heard there's few tracks that's been re-sung...right??

sxesven...i think i got what u want to say...that Oh Oh Oh sound ne???

Could be

But for the three tracks from A Song For XX the vocals were re-recorded (A Song For XX, Trust, Depend On You) and I'm not sure but I believe the music for Depend On You was remixed too if I remember correctly!

***SurrealDreams*** · #10 25th June 2003, 01:13 PM

Hm... on my overseas A BEST it says theres a "*New Vocal & Mix" for the first three tracks - A Song for XX, Trust and Depend on you.

sxesven · #11 25th June 2003, 04:38 PM

Exacltly. Same goes for me, I got the overseas version too. And no mention of other mixes.

destiny_ayu · #12 25th June 2003, 04:59 PM

well in Singapore.. they sell mostly Overseas Version.. very little Japanese version.. so Mine is also Overseas version

~*Aria*~ · #13 25th June 2003, 05:01 PM

End Roll was completely resung too.

mimika · #14 25th June 2003, 05:06 PM

i wonder why is avex doin that too...these versions sounds so different, obvious resing, maybe they think ayu's early voice ain't as good so they want her to resing it..but i dun understand why dun they said it on the album that itz a new version

sxesven · #15 25th June 2003, 05:08 PM

Well Boys & Girls didn't have a new vocal mix I'm sure about that, it was just the music that was remixed. Pretty weird, why wouldn't Avex mention that? And look at this way: there's prolly a whole bunch of ppl who bought this album cuz they liked the singles and they ended up hearing different songs! Probably some sneaky marketing trick so that ppl will buy the real albums anyway, or just to make it feel like a new album altho it has nothing but old songs on it. I'm confused.

***nmskalmn*** · #16 28th June 2003, 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by sxesven
You're right! And I was right all along too, but tell me, does it say anything about those songs being remixed too in the booklet (besides the A Song For XX songs, which is noted on the back cover already)?

I don't know really, but I think one possibilty is that those mixes for Boys&Girls and End roll were not newly made for the A BEST album. They could just be alternate takes that were made at the same time as the versions on the single.

**Ryoko** · #17 6th July 2003, 07:09 PM

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Originally posted by nmskalmn
I don't know really, but I think one possibilty is that those mixes for Boys&Girls and End roll were not newly made for the A BEST album. They could just be alternate takes that were made at the same time as the versions on the single.

They sound slightly different.

Rydia · #18 7th July 2003, 06:46 AM

I'm surprised I even noticed they were changed. I guess I must listen to those songs alot.

But the first time I heard Boys and Girls and End Roll I noticed they were remastered and/or had new vocals. I kinda like them that way, especially End Roll.

I didn't notice it in Depend on You, but maybe I wasn't paying close enough attention

appears · #19 13th July 2003, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ImpactBreaker
It's funny because in Ayu albums they often doesn't specify when the single version is different from the album. With most artists the album song will come with "name of the song" -Album Mix-
That didn't happen with WHATEVER and TO BE though

they dont mention samples either... in uk its illegal to forget to do that :p

jerms · #20 20th September 2003, 08:54 PM

aww man. the depend on you in a best had a horrible guitarrish sound...