Recommend concert DVDs 2009-2015

[Delirium-Zer0]

Totally agreed on both counts.

I guess I just don't find it surprising, funny, or interesting that people finally like AT2009, lol.... I knew the fanbase would see its merits eventually, once it could finally be viewed outside the "HOW EPIC IS THE NEXT TOUR GONNA BE!??! THAT SHIP LAST YEAR WAS NUTS!!" context, hahaha.

And yeah, Ayu's first few years of success were really dumb luck - she did her own thing, and it turned out to be EXACTLY what everyone didn't realize they actually totally wanted. Which is how trendsetters become trendsetters. These days, she does her own thing, and it's either something that someone is already doing or it's something fans are tired of hearing or it's something off-puttingly unexpected... but those complaints are ALL based on context, you know? So years later you can listen to it with a more objective ear, but in the moment - when it's released and when most sales are counted - it doesn't really resonate. Eh, go figure.

[Andrenekoi]

^Well, I find it funny that it happens with pretty much every release since Next Level, that was massively considered her worst release ever at the time... The exception being RnRC that was loved from day 1 and now is pretty much forgoten (what makes me wonder how well A One will age).

What's funny is that people are pretty much complaining about the stuff that will keep them coming back.

[Delirium-Zer0]

Exactly! Art lies in the imperfections!

If something's perfect, then yeah it's impressive at first but you don't really notice it after awhile cuz it has no character. If something is imperfect, you notice it at the time and it's hard not to be like "NOPE DO NOT LIKE" because it interrupted your sorta chilled-out "enjoying the music" state, but those imperfections are what you come back for down the road.

Of course some imperfections are going to bother me no matter what, same as anyone, and there are some people who adore "perfect" songs and always will because that's just their taste... but if the Ayu fan community has one thing in common, it's that we're not afraid to get to know things and learn to accept their flaws over time. *nod nod*