Covering ayu – which album would you do?

[moombasista]

Lets all assume that we're awesome, emotive singers and we got the chance to cover one of ayu's albums

Which album would you cover? Would you change anything to suite your style?

I would love to do the RAINBOW album. I would record it in Japanese and English.

Changes:

- I would change Free & Easy into a full on rock song with real instruments
- Real me would be in English
- I would turn HANABI into a dance song with heavy bass
- I'd make Close to you more romantic and sing it in English
- WE WISH would be a hot hip/hop, R&B track for the clubs
- I'd slow down independent and turn it into a sassy-jazzy track and sing it in English
- July 1st would be hardcore trance
- I would sing the chorus to over in English

[xiaou-xijiang]

Originally Posted by moombasista

- July 1st would be hardcore trance

I'd love to hear that. I seriously would.

[truehappiness]

Listen to the ayutrance mix of July 1st

[Sim']

[Am I supposed to know Japanese ? xD]

If I had to cover an Ayu album... My Memorial address of course, what a question xDD

Changes ?
+ Adding a 'No Way To Say' ~Acoustic Version~ at the end of the mini-album <3
+ Removing the YEAAHYEAAHWOUUWOUU from HANABI ~episode II~ v__v
+ Memorial address would be more rock~ish, without the smooth entry
+ Changing ourselve's instrumental, maybe more pop/rock & guitars?
+ ANGEL'S SONG... I don't know, less Pop-ish ? Or just remove it, Greatful days is enough for Pop =p
+ forgiveness, it's too slow, the chorus is bad, I would do something where the voice go HIGH, you know like CAROLS for exemple, not everything in the same style from the debut to the end
[Don't know if this point was clear, I mean something where voice go HIGH in the chorus, then go back down for the rest of the song]

Greatful days & Because of You are perfect, I can't change anything :3
Yeah... I would also have my chance to sell the million then héhé =p

[Everybody : IN YOUR DREAAAAMS~~ <__<]
T-T

[xiaou-xijiang]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Listen to the ayutrance mix of July 1st

I've heard it. (flip and fill mix? dubs fun something) they were cool. But I wanna hear a new one. I'd like to hear moom's mix.

[Delirium-Zer0]

I'd redo A Song for XX. That whole album had great lyrical content and the melodies were great, the only thing wrong was the arrangements. I'd redo everything so it was more full & big sounding, nice thick arrangements is what I like. For My Dear... would be more dramatic, Hana would rock a bit more, FRIEND and FRIEND II would sound a little more like they go together. I'd do Wishing with an Orchestra. ^_^ ... Oh I'd have a blast.

[truehappiness]

They should let CMJK, tasuku, Naoto Suzuki and HAL have a field day with ASFXX~

[KyahRyorin]

Personally, I'd either redo Duty, LOVEppears or I am... I love all of those albums, but I'll go with I am... for the sake of being insane. XD

1. I'd add a little more rock to I am..., that song needs a good kick to it
2. I'd make flower garden a little more techno-ish
3. M, UNITE! and evolution I'd leave as they are, they're absolutely PERFECT
4. Daybreak needs a whole new sound. I love the lyrics, but I HATE the music it goes to. If anything, I'd want to change the music arrangement. Definitely.
5. no more words would have more acoustics =3
6. A song is born would be more orchestra oriented.

Oh, I'd love to cover this album. I'd so cover it.

[moombasista]

Sounds good everyone

Originally Posted by Sim'

[Am I supposed to know Japanese ? xD]...

No. It can be in any language

Originally Posted by xiaou-xijiang

I've heard it. (flip and fill mix? dubs fun something) they were cool. But I wanna hear a new one. I'd like to hear moom's mix.

LOL, I didn't actually do it. I would if I could

Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

...I'd do Wishing with an Orchestra. ^_^ ... Oh I'd have a blast.

That would be so awesome!

[evolutionricky]

I'd do MY STORY. hands down.

[moombasista]

You wouldn't change anything?

[Impracticable]

moombasista, who is that in your sig, hes pretty hott =]

I would redo Secret

Changes:
1. Not Yet would be a full length song
2. Startin' Would be more rockish
3. 1LOVE, Secret, Until That day ..., kiss o' kill and It was woulsd stay the same as they are perfect.
4. JEWEL would be a rock song!!!!!!
5. BB, BF, and BtB... would all be light pop rock.

And moombasista, i seriously do want to know who is in your sig. XD

[Delirium-Zer0]

Are there any DJ's here who can actually help me do A Song for XX?

I need Reborn LS, Xelakad, jigglypuff, and RXS! Right now!! XD!! And we'll get souhime from Tokyo Nights to sing it all! Dangit, this thread is... jeez. It's making me REALLY want to do this!! GAH!

[catcher_inthelight]

I dont think I have ever seen Delli so excited B4 ^_^*! PS. I just did all this from my PSP!!!!!

[explodingbird]

I'd re-do Memorial address and make all the songs have sexy porno soundtrack grooves. I'd be doing Memorial address Sade-style.

[Kodayumi]

Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

Are there any DJ's here who can actually help me do A Song for XX?

I need Reborn LS, Xelakad, jigglypuff, and RXS! Right now!! XD!! And we'll get souhime from Tokyo Nights to sing it all! Dangit, this thread is... jeez. It's making me REALLY want to do this!! GAH!

haha, everyone's getting excited

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

They should let CMJK, tasuku, Naoto Suzuki and HAL have a field day with ASFXX~

They really should. Lyrically and melody wise that album is second to none. A rearranged/remixed album w/ new vocals by Ayu I think could definitely be her best album ever.

[AyuHamasaki01]

I would cover MY STORY!

I don't know what changes... probaly some songs in English like my name's WOMEN and I would probabley make it a 2 disc album:
One with English versions and other Japanese lyrics
and the other with instrumentals (my name's WOMEN, HOPE or PAIN, Humming 7/4)!

[extepan]

I would cover I AM because it is my favourite album.

however, i prefer covering my selected favourites from all albums.

[sora2522]

^ me too XD;

anyways, i'd wanna do:

rainbow, memorial address, or secret

for rainbow:
add a bit more english in
different arrangements for over maybe...
maybe a different arrangement of hanabi..a bit more ballady in the beginning, then a bit more rockish towards the end, ending w/ a pretty little music box instrumental like in the beginning of the song
rainbow will actually be ON the album XD
everything else would prolly be the same

memorial address:
MORE SONGS!!!
maybe rearrange greatful days to a more rock song
because of you: MORE ROCK!! >D
hanabi eps II: HEEEYYY WOOHOOUOLKJHDAF no. no more wailing
memorial address: maybe a full ballad version. that would be really cool

secret:
maybe rearrange 1 LOVE a bit..more grungy in the beginning
NO WAILING!!! i dun like until that day's uber annoying wailing XD
not yet would be longer
startin' classical version!!! (haha jk, that would be sorta weird, but cool =D)
jewel would have a sorta better bg music (like the piano, and other stuff) but that would be hard cuz it's already good XD;
secret bonus track: never before heard of before!!!!
kiss o' kill will have a pv (not really related to the actual album, but whatever. kiss o' kill deserves a pv!!!)
and the placements of the songs in the album will change