[Official Message] Countdown Live 2013-2014 DVD&Blu-Ray on 30.04.2014

[Raiu-Ayu]

OMG WE WISH IS EPIC!

Her voice is so over-processed now though Its almost like they haven't even tried to hide the auto-tune in the post-production :/

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Raiu-Ayu

OMG WE WISH IS EPIC!

Her voice is so over-processed now though Its almost like they haven't even tried to hide the auto-tune in the post-production :/

Yeah it's totally processed. I could tell in We Wish. It's like she's a vocaloid. Lol. And the way she sings now, for me the notes sound flat. It's just not authentic sounding or "hearty" and "raw" anymore.

[tsumekaze_]

from forAver club on fb.

Spoiler:

THIS IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL I CAN'T.

[brener]

^

stunning

[Irish_Ayu_Fan]

I have never bought a CDL before as I tend to generally prefer the actual tour DVDs, but I might have to make an exception for this year! Looks like so much fun and the stage is really cool.

[hidekirby]

This CDL is kinda fresh. Make me wanna buy it and I haven't bought any of her lives since PoM (actually I bought her 15th anniversary I still haven't seen...).

Still annoyed By Tim's outfits and the whole backup singers and dancers presence.

I would kill to have the "unplugged" Curtain call/part of ME with unedited vocals...

I don't know if it is me or else but the processing over her voice is becoming really annoying. She almost sounds like a computer, like she is almost singing playback/not singing as she doesn't seem to struggle a bit and hits every not perfectly with a perfect voice condition... It is really annoying. The whole thing gives me a fake impression and distracts me from the show.

They may have changed the way they edit her voice or, as she is improving the process may be too heavy, Idk...

Still want to hear her REAL voice for once. Damn she is a singer!


edit: CAROLS, Love songs and Bold & Delicious = )

[marcoba]

WE WISH is amazing, love it way more that the studio versión. Also Free & Easy gives me life

[freedreamer]

I guess Feel the love and WE WISH were rather processed..but the rest was pretty fine. I could actually FEEL from her voice..esp. Love song. that performance is perhaps one of the best in the CDL
(and if you guys disliked WE WISH's vocals..then don't watch Feel the love AHHAHA!!)

[primavera♥]

Idk, for anyone to ever believe anything is ayu's true voice, it has to be bad. Or at least, certainly not good. And usually that kills enjoyment of a lot of performances for people. They can't handle her vocal quality. Whatever editing is going on, it sounds fine to me. She actually sounds good here, though idk how much is her. Personally, I'd like to believe that ayu can actually sing and goes through periods of improvement on her voice. But when ayu sounds great, it's hard to believe. So I don't know. It's like she can't be herself in her raw form without consequences. Whatever, as long as I enjoy performances.

Personally I don't mind when she doesn't sound great as long as it isn't awful and ruining the song. So this post is just rambling

I like the way these performances are set up. It's fun. The stage is lovely. Costumes are lovely. I can't wait to see the rest.

She looks so happy during WE WISH. It's adorable. I really like that performance. So good.

[spanishfan]

EPIC!
I love Feel the Love, Free&Easy, Merry go round, the new arrangement for Bold&Delicious... The stage is impressive too!
CAROLS is awesome, Momentum too... omg this CDL is so short but so intense. Love it!

[relmy]

Woooah her voice on WE WISH :/ I've never been too bothered by her lip syncing or editing because she's a performer, but when it's this obvious it's really off putting, especially for a live DVD.

More importantly, Ayu, please stop with the sparkly tin foil coats. They will never be good.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by relmy

Woooah her voice on WE WISH :/ I've never been too bothered by her lip syncing or editing because she's a performer, but when it's this obvious it's really off putting, especially for a live DVD.

More importantly, Ayu, please stop with the sparkly tin foil coats. They will never be good.

Lol, seriously.

WE WISH arrangement sounded good at first - the electro guitar for intro was nice, but it was too overpowering during the chorus of the song and took away the power of that part imo. It sounded like Ayu just singing over the guitar and you could barely make out the supporting arrangement.

[Corvina]

Just watched WE WISH.
Woah, I love the stage and the lights!
And the arrangement sounds nice as well.
Ayu looks happy, but where`s her power?
She`s just standing there and singing... I actually waited for the break and what she would do, and then... she did nothing, cause of the dancers. xD
A bit sad, she didn`t even try to move a bit more.
But overall a enyoable performance.

[ExodusUK]

The opening costume is a big shame because the Because of You, CAROLS and Love Song costumes are amongst her best.

[tenshi no hane]

She sounds (and looks) amazing in Free & Easy! evolution & WE WISH sound pretty good too, but she's doing that weird pronunciation thing she's been doing since last year and it puts me off.

And Yo-chan looks amazing with shorter hair.

[AyUmIXx]

i can't wait to watch the whole thing!
i hope i can watch it tonight.

[Kuronekomi]

just whatched love song and I think it's great! did someone translated the message on the screen during the intro of the song? Ayu is almost crying in the middle of the performance...maybe this song recalls her past memories? just wondering...

[yamogi]

I do honestly think she sounds much better than the previous few years

[freedreamer]

Hope everyone not base their opinions of the CDL on WE WISH alone. Because the rest are way more amazing LOL

[toLOVE]

Ayu's voice for Free & Easy was flawless. However, I didn't like the way it was performed. I enjoy seeing Ayu high in the sky performing F&E or like STADIUM tour 2002 (just her singing, no dancers).