NEW ALBUM『A CLASSICAL』out 2013.1.8

[Delicious n Bold]

Originally Posted by Mari-chan

Am I the only person, who don't like it? I don't like most of her classical Versions. Some are nice... but most not.
So... no good news for me.

I also don't...
So were bestest friends now

[tasking]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

I also don't...
So were bestest friends now

Same, kinda... but if HANABI's on there, I will die.

[ayumisrael]

Excited though I hope they will choose great songs... I pre-ordered along with MY STORY classical which I still don't have.

[Nu-NRG]

YES!!!!!!!!! I DID NOT SEE THIS COMING AT ALL AND I WELCOME THIS WITH MY OPEN HANDS!! I do hope all brand new songs..ones have not yet been "A Classical" yet

[pepper]

^ I'm not hyper about this album too. I'm just not a fan of "best-classical-acoustic" albums in general. It's just selling same stuff over and over again. I'm not even a fan of acoustic/orchestra mixes.

But tbh I really like some of the MY STORY mixes, so if it will be on the same level, I will end up enjoying this album. I hope for a good choice of songs. Annnnnnnnnd I hope they use a photoshoot instead of fancy typography cover. I want a classy-diva photoshoot for this, not a love theme again.

[freedreamer]

Can someone differentiate between classical and all the orchestra versions she has released...in terms of music?

[isthisLOL?]

Originally Posted by freedreamer

Can someone differentiate between classical and all the orchestra versions she has released...in terms of music?

"Acoustic Orchestra" is a very, very general term when it comes to Ayumi. It describes pretty much every rearrangement that includes strings.
While most "Classical" versions are closer to older styles of music, the styles commonly referred to as "Classical Music"(in reality, "Classical" is just one of several eras of music, but it is often used as umbrella term for all of them) nowadays. Most of Ayumi's "Classical" versions rely ONLY on a Symphonic Orchestra and have more elaborate, full arrangements than her "Acoustic Orchestra" versions.

"Acoustic Orchestra" -> modern, simple arrangement with some strings.
"Classical" -> elaborate, complex arrangement similar to music styles from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance.

[perfectodub]

i absolutaly not excited about this album
ayu's nasal voice don't fit well with classical music for me.
her original tracks are not composed in classical style so the results for trying to make classical her POP songs are just boring and insipid tracks.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

PSA:

1- There will be no new songs...come on.

2- If you are hoping that already-released tracks are on this album, you are a FOOL.

That is all.

[isthisLOL?]

Originally Posted by perfectodub

i absolutaly not excited about this album
ayu's nasal voice don't fit well with classical music for me.
her original tracks are not composed in classical style so the results for trying to make classical her POP songs are just boring and insipid tracks.

There's heavy Baroque and Romance influences in some of her work - both part of the Umbrella term "Classical".
And her voice hasn't been nasal since Memorial Address.

[Delicious n Bold]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

PSA:

1- There will be no new songs...come on.

2- If you are hoping that already-released tracks are on this album, you are a FOOL.

That is all.

If this is indeed the case, then all will be good.
I'm into 'classical' music, and an ACTUAL classical Ayu album is like eating chocolate without getting fat.
But if we just get classical versions of songs.... That's like eating leftovers and I hate leftovers.
But sometimes the leftovers are good (like breaded beef cutlets)
And some of the classical songs may actually be good. But you know... Yeah.

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Does anyone know, I don't remember where I heard/read this but isn't a lot of the orchestra or strings created digitally in Ayu's music? May be only hearsay.

[Bad Wolf]

**** YES HOLY CRAP
I WAS ALREADY JONESING FOR ANOTHER BALLADS ALBUM BUT THIS IS 328948329048390 TIMES BETTER.


eta: and of course there are people *****ing. of course there is.

[ExodusUK]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

Does anyone know, I don't remember where I heard/read this but isn't a lot of the orchestra or strings created digitally in Ayu's music? May be only hearsay.

Pretty much, I can't stand it, sounds so cheap and nasty. The tracks would be 10x bigger if they used an actual live orchestra/band.

[Bad Wolf]

Originally Posted by emi♡

YES OMFG



please please. count down. please.

omg
omg omg omg
yes
YES

AND WHOSE BABIES DO I HAVE TO KILL TO GET A CLASSICAL VERSIONAL OF SENDING MAIL
IDGAF HOW BAD IT MIGHT SOUND. GAME SOUNDS TOTALLY BOSS IN ITS CLASSICAL VERSION

Also, I'm pretty sure the only songs to feature real orchestral instruments were most of those on "MY STORY Classical." The Lamoureux Orchestra of France were part of those recordings.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

Does anyone know, I don't remember where I heard/read this but isn't a lot of the orchestra or strings created digitally in Ayu's music? May be only hearsay.

Her strings? Synthesized? What? The drums in a lot of her stuff have been 'synth' drums aka programmed as opposed to played by a drummer (but it's probably 50/50 synth drums vs. a real drummer and you can reaalllllly tell when they bring in the fake drums), but the strings are almost always done by a small string group. She used to use Gen Ittetsu Strings, she seems to use Yuko Kajitani Strings now. Outside of strings, she rarely ever has brass or anything... but if an 'odd' instrument is ever brought in, usually they find someone to play it as opposed to using a sample library for it. (Don't look back had an actual sitar and tabla player, trumpet/tuba was in the Broadway section of Party Queen)

[primavera♥]

Originally Posted by Bad Wolf

omg
omg omg omg
yes
YES

AND WHOSE BABIES DO I HAVE TO KILL TO GET A CLASSICAL VERSIONAL OF SENDING MAIL
IDGAF HOW BAD IT MIGHT SOUND. GAME SOUNDS TOTALLY BOSS IN ITS CLASSICAL VERSION

Also, I'm pretty sure the only songs to feature real orchestral instruments were most of those on "MY STORY Classical." The Lamoureux Orchestra of France were part of those recordings.

I would be in heaven with sending mail

[ストロボ・EdGE]

^
^Good to know. I think someone had brought it up when the last Acoustic Orchestra remix album was released, the orchestra being computerized, that is.

[truehappiness]

http://www.discogs.com/Ayumi-Hamasak...elease/2852158

That is weird considering that they had strings and brass credited for every song that had them in that album. Anyway, rule of thumb is that when you hear an instrument and don't see it in the list of credited musicians, it was probably 'programmed' by the composer/arranger with a digital version of the instrument.

Oh, and it seems like Acoustic Orchestra only usually ever has strings or horns, MAYBE percussion, and never woodwinds compared to the "Classical" arrangements, which have a full orchestra performing (strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, piano/keyboard) which is incredibly obvious imo if you listen to ayu-mi-x 7: Acoustic Orchestra vs. MY STORY Classical. Some of her early AO stuff has only acoustic guitar or only melodica/pianica though but would they really count as "Acoustic Orchestra" for some?

[hidekirby]

I'm SO excited by this.
I'm just not sure if her voice (roughly 2008-2011) will blend well with classical arrangements...

With MY STORY Classical her voice was still subtle and gentle.