10th ANNIVERSARY Cover Album

[MissElin_]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

YES.

Maybe Koda can sing an interlude or something. "lalalallaa. LALALALA."

So The Jugement Day...?

[Jwiz]

Originally Posted by MissElin_

So The Jugement Day...?

Originally Posted by truehappiness

YES.

Maybe Koda can sing an interlude or something. "lalalallaa. LALALALA."

Oh please...

I think kuu can pull off ayu's exotic songs quite well..like INSPIRE.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^where can I get that monochrome?

[greggerz189]

I like that idea.

appears/Dearest - Koda Kumi
SEASONS - Ootsuka Ai
Fly high - TRF
HEAVEN/M - BoA
UNITE! - AAA
evolution - KEIKO
Boys & Girls - Amuro Namie
Who... - ELT
STEP you - Suzuki Ami
Startin' - Tohoshinki
RAINBOW - Tomiko Van

By the way, evolusean, I totally didn't know there was a version of monochrome by ELT!!!! Do you think you could point me in the direction of an mp3? ^_^

[ImpactBreaker]

I wouldn't really freak out if ayu were to cover a kuu song. I would actually be curious, and I personally think ayuu would be able to nail some of her songs well. Plus I wouldn't be quick to say ayu covering kuu songs would immediately sound bad. Who knows, maybe it would turn out better. We never know until we truly listen to them.

Originally Posted by greggerz189

By the way, evolusean, I totally didn't know there was a version of monochrome by ELT!!!! Do you think you could point me in the direction of an mp3? ^_^

ELT has a song called monochrome (Time To Destination album), but it isn't the same song as ayu's. Actually the song title is written in japanese characters. As far as i can remember, it was a good song.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

ELT has a song called monochrome (Time To Destination album), but it isn't the same song as ayu's. Actually the song title is written in japanese characters. As far as i can remember, it was a good song.

Oh no, this has more to do with someone having a monochrome cover way back when [song was the same as the Ayu one] but it wasn't actually a cover.

DeliriumZer0 deduced that it wasn't Kaori Mochida singing, but some random woman. I'm not sure who has the file now though... people who replied in that thread a while ago probably have it, but I wonder if they still post here [it was 2006]~

My statement was directed more towards one person who knows who he is.

Damn proud of it. >[

[truehappiness]

Apparently the monochrome thing was fake.

Someone thought it was Kaori Mochida from ELT, but it's actually some unknown singer, quite possibly for a karaoke CD?

It's said here: http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...ight=elt+cover

[fanmail]

Koda can cover any song she wants. In fact, she'd probably sound better on "Dearest" than Ayumi.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by fanmail

Koda can cover any song she wants. In fact, she'd probably sound better on "Dearest" than Ayumi.

You wish
but I would like kumi to cover one of ayu's songs.

A whole artists cover ayu album please XD

[KuroixShiroi_Namida]

I can totally see Ai Otsuka do a piano version of any ayu Ballads XD!

[GRACE]

I wouldn't mind Kuu covering one of Ayu's songs, I agree with some of the people here, not a ballad though...

I think if they're going to cover songs, they should only be from A Song for XX since it's the whole 10th anniversary theme.

[Kobayashiwoof]

Exactly, Kumi has a nice, very rich toned voice if you listen to her voice carefully. I think any ballad would be great for her.

Ami doing Real Me would be hot, especially if they spice it up with Ami's trance/Elctro sounds.

sifow should do an easy Ayumi song like um... BLUE BIRD? lmao. It would be hot

[CatGirl]

OMG, I LOVE this thread! Here's my list (all songs up to (miss)understood~):

1) Dearest -meets YUI-
2) YOU -meets Tomoko Kawase-
3) M -meets Hitomi Shimatani-
4) Fly high -meets Ami Suzuki-
5) independent -meets Ai Otsuka-
6) my name's WOMEN -meets Koda Kumi-
7) Boys & Girls -meets Morning Musume-
8) evolution -meets Aikawa Nanase-
9) ourselves -meets Namie Amuro-
10) A Song for XX -meets Anna Tsuchiya-
11) Far away -meets Utada Hikaru-
12) HEAVEN -meets alan-
13) NEVER EVER -meets OLIVIA-
14) rainy day -meets RURUTIA-
15) Who... -meets Mika Nakashima-

It was sooo hard to decide! But I think these would all be awesome renditions 8D

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Oh no, this has more to do with someone having a monochrome cover way back when [song was the same as the Ayu one] but it wasn't actually a cover.

DeliriumZer0 deduced that it wasn't Kaori Mochida singing, but some random woman. I'm not sure who has the file now though... people who replied in that thread a while ago probably have it, but I wonder if they still post here [it was 2006]~

Well, I've certainly been duped all this time. I'm not much of an ELT connoisseur, so at first listen it sounded very similar to Mochida Kaori. The arrangement was just different enough to make it seem that much more legit.

Originally Posted by zoomzoom

More like because koda kumi's voice is so odd and dark in a weird way, it sounds like she sings from her stomach. For me, it's rather uncomfortable to listen to.

I think you mean that her voice is "husky". Interestingly, a lot of people hate Ayu's voice because it is to the opposite extreme, in that it is rather "squeaky".

And the truth is, a singer is supposed to sing from his or her stomach region. In fact, really well-trained vocalists sing from even lower, relaxing their pubic muscles through their pelvic floor. Quite frankly, Kumi's vocal technique and pitch have always been exponentially stronger than Ayu's has ever been. Anyone who disagrees with this knows nothing about singing.



With that said, let's just kill this Ayu vs. Kuu debate right here, because it's mind-numbingly stupid.

I think people seem to be confusing Kuu's generally bland ballads for a lack of vocal talent. I keep reading: "I hate Kuu ballads," "Kuu ballads bore me". But she wouldn't be singing a Kuu ballad, now would she? It's a cover.

Ayu's ballads are generally very, very well-composed, where a lot of Kumi's ballads have been quite generic. However, since very few of these ballads have been composed by either artist herself, this is a matter of her taste level via song selection, and not a matter of vocal talent. I think Ayu undeniably has more refined taste than Kumi. But that has nothing to do with Kumi's ability to perform a superb cover of an Ayu song.

And I'm sorry, but anyone who thinks that AAA, sifow, and Morning Musume.--these idols who collectively have some of the weakest voices in J-Pop today--deserve to sing an Ayu ballad, but Koda Kumi is just not qualified, CLEARLY has no idea what the hell they are talking about.

I say all this as a person whose top artist on Last.fm is Hamasaki Ayumi with 2232 scrobbled listens since Oct. 2006--including unscrobbled listens, it is probably closer to 5000. Koda Kumi is tied at #11 (with sifow, funnily enough) with 116 listens.

I dare you to call me an Ayu-hater.



Fans these days need to span out, study some different music, and refine their palates before passing judgments. Blind worship is just nonsense.

[zoomzoom]

Originally Posted by evolusean

I think you mean that her voice is "husky". Interestingly, a lot of people hate Ayu's voice because it is to the opposite extreme, in that it is rather "squeaky".

Husky. That was the word I was looking for. I do like darker voices though, which is why I like ayu's newer stuff.

[Diana]

Haha this is fun!
02. Fly high -meets AAA-
03. evolution -meets BoA-
07. Dearest -meets Koda Kumi- (Don't start!!)
09. Boys & Girls -meets TOHOSHINKI-

Fly high would be hyper
For BoA erm... rather a ballad where she can use her beautiful voice..
Dearest for Kumi.. em. no.. it would be boring if you ask me lol xD
And Tohoshinki... I would like to see that. I would laugh so much xDDD

But it's hard to make such a list... Nice idea btw

[dawnss]

Originally Posted by Kobayashiwoof

Exactly, Kumi has a nice, very rich toned voice if you listen to her voice carefully. I think any ballad would be great for her.

Ami doing Real Me would be hot, especially if they spice it up with Ami's trance/Elctro sounds.

sifow should do an easy Ayumi song like um... BLUE BIRD? lmao. It would be hot

Sifow should especially since Ayu is one of her favorite artists and I like Sifow a lot and that is a really good idea!!!

[Deneb]

kuu should be singing evolution i think it'll suit her better

[apple-pi]

This is hard!! I'm not sure these combinations are any good, but I think I'd like to hear:

WE WISH - AAA
no more words - Ayaka Hirahara
glitter - BoA
SEASONS - melody.
Dearest - mink
Marionette - Miwako Okuda
HEAVEN - Ataru Nakamura
Free & Easy - OLIVIA
Moments - Chihiro Onitsuka
JEWEL - Otsuka Ai
my name's WOMEN - PUFFY (XD)
Duty - Stephanie
POWDER SNOW - Satomi Takasugi

And Real me by Ami Suzuki would be HOT

[prussian blue]

Originally Posted by apple-pi

This is hard!! I'm not sure these combinations are any good, but I think I'd like to hear:

WE WISH - AAA
no more words - Ayaka Hirahara
glitter - BoA
SEASONS - melody.
Dearest - mink
Marionette - Miwako Okuda
HEAVEN - Ataru Nakamura
Free & Easy - OLIVIA
Moments - Chihiro Onitsuka
JEWEL - Otsuka Ai
my name's WOMEN - PUFFY (XD)
Duty - Stephanie
POWDER SNOW - Satomi Takasugi

And Real me by Ami Suzuki would be HOT

nice~~

they are all my fav singer!

duty -- stephanie??

a song is born/M will be suit her because its pretty high

edit: real me inititate for this post