ayumi hamasaki 15th Anniversary TOUR ～A BEST LIVE～ V

[spanishfan]

^7th of April is still her 15th xD

[mizuki-7]

Actually I'm quite excited because in this TA message she said that she discussed a lot with her staff about this future album and that she will put all her time for it !

I'm really interested to see what direction this album will take ? Something completely new or something similar to her past work ?

In this message she give me the feeling that she questions herself a lot !

[AyUmIXx]

i hope it'll be really something awesome.
so we gonna have an album earlier than before this year?

[chikocchi]

I'm excited for a new album!
Hopefully a lot more creativity and effort goes into it than went into "LOVE again" :\

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Sigh, I don't know, but I really do miss singles.

[saigodansu]

Gackt a hack and Ayu a musician? If Ayu was on Gackts level, no one would need to plead for the return of CREA because CREA would compose all her music. She lets her music be dumbed down by the Avex way of doing things. Her music now is getting a bunch of demos, picking 5-18 out depending on if its a single or album and then trying to make some lyrics conform to demos that have been around for who knows how long. Gackt writes his own music and lyrics exactly how he chooses as each recording session comes around and doesn't need to add or remove things from lyrics to make it look like the song is written about some love in his life created for publicity. I would place Ayumi's voice at #1 & Gackt's in the top 10 all time I want to hear over and over again on CDs, but for Gackt I would place him top 5 in talent among all celebrities, while Ayumi presently I wouldn't place in the top 100. Her voice is great, her lyrics conform to whatever the current image is Avex wants her to portray and her music writing has disappeared & publicly she's made herself look like a joke/***** for publicity the last 3-4 years instead of the very endearing sweet image she once had.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by saigodansu

Gackt a hack and Ayu a musician? If Ayu was on Gackts level, no one would need to plead for the return of CREA because CREA would compose all her music. She lets her music be dumbed down by the Avex way of doing things. Her music now is getting a bunch of demos, picking 5-18 out depending on if its a single or album and then trying to make some lyrics conform to demos that have been around for who knows how long. Gackt writes his own music and lyrics exactly how he chooses as each recording session comes around and doesn't need to add or remove things from lyrics to make it look like the song is written about some love in his life created for publicity. I would place Ayumi's voice at #1 & Gackt's in the top 10 all time I want to hear over and over again on CDs, but for Gackt I would place him top 5 in talent among all celebrities, while Ayumi presently I wouldn't place in the top 100. Her voice is great, her lyrics conform to whatever the current image is Avex wants her to portray and her music writing has disappeared & publicly she's made herself look like a joke/***** for publicity the last 3-4 years instead of the very endearing sweet image she once had.

Gackt's music has sucks since REDEMPTION and that was released in 2006. Ayu didn't even begin to stumble until 2009.

[koumori]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Gackt's music has sucks since REDEMPTION and that was released in 2006. Ayu didn't even begin to stumble until 2009.

Do you sometimes mistake your opinion for fact? People are stating facts about why he's a musician, so your comment is pretty random lol

[kaled kalil]

You guys are forgetting that an intimate live (which TA Live was) is more about the vocals than the whole production, maybe that's why Ayu doesn't wanna do this anymore.

It has been a long time since Ayu's concert aren't "Ayumi Hamasaki - the singer", but "Ayumi Hamasaki - the show", with a lot of thing going on around her. I mean, she doesn't dance anymore (not that this was her thing, but at least she danced one song per concert, like Inspire, Real me, appears @ AT07...), and she's almost never alone on stage...

I know her vocals are getting better, but I think she's not confortable enought to focus a whole concert around that.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by kaled kalil

You guys are forgetting that an intimate live (which TA Live was) is more about the vocals than the whole production, maybe that's why Ayu doesn't wanna do this anymore.

It has been a long time since Ayu's concert aren't "Ayumi Hamasaki - the singer", but "Ayumi Hamasaki - the show", with a lot of thing going on around her. I mean, she doesn't dance anymore (not that this was her thing, but at least she danced one song per concert, like Inspire, Real me, appears @ AT07...), and she's almost never alone on stage...

I know her vocals are getting better, but I think she's not confortable enought to focus a whole concert around that.

She isn't dancing because she is singing live...

[TeamAyu2004]

Well, to be fair they are BOTH musicians. the defiantion of musician is:

A musician (or "instrumentalist") is a person who plays a musical instrument, especially (although not necessarily) as a profession, or is musically talented.[1] Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music. A person who makes music a profession, anyone (professional or not) who is skilled in making music or performing music creatively, or one who composes, conducts, or performs music (especially instrumental music) can be called a musician.

The bolded is for ayumi. As for who is the 'better' musician, thats a matter of personal preference and I think I made it clear where GACKT stands in my book. (Also just to point out, just because someone can do something doesnt mean they should, or that they are any good at it).

[mizuki-7]

^
She dancing during AT 2010 and this one was full live too ! She also dancing a little during AT 2012 but the general theme of this show was not into this at all but it's not like if her recent songs were oriented dance ...

[AyUmIXx]

Originally Posted by ayu-michan

I got lost just from looking at arguments.. But anyway, I think the kind of music ayu released recently is not that terrible. She's not the person she was years ago, now she is all grown up, and I respect her thoughts and whatever she is trying to show us.

i agree.

and i also wish that ayu'd do another limited TA tour in small halls, just her, live band, back up vocals and few female dancers.

[*hearT_Place*]

For people who have been to the tour already, how early would you recommend getting there before the goods stands open?

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by *hearT_Place*

For people who have been to the tour already, how early would you recommend getting there before the goods stands open?

To avoid big crowds just buy goods inside the venue. I easily bought mine 30 minutes before the show. Endless lines are usually outside. Although I don't know if all arenas sell goods inside as well.

[mizuki-7]

With a more positive note she sings teddy bear today =)

[jiarongisme]

Originally Posted by mizuki-7

With a more positive note she sings teddy bear today =)

Finally something on-topic.

It's great that she sang teddy bear. I hope it sounds good.

[AyUmIXx]

wow she sang teddy bear? i hope we gonna get the footage of it.
i miss her singing that song.

[Livey~]

yay for teddy bear!

[ayu-michan]

Finally some update TT^TT I was waiting all week just for the 22nd. It's really great that she changed the encore song into something different.. Teddy bear sounds great too.