It has been a long time since I last blogged... It was my final exam of my university life so I had to concentrate! I also had a bad mood for 2 weeks due to the amount of stress even after that. I had lost my pencil case but what is important is the contents. It contained my beloved Swarovski self-decorated pen, a Shiseido Maquillage concealer (S$43) and a FANCL lipbalm (S$17). That's not all...
I also went to kinokuniya that week, wanting to buy Scawaii june edition featuring Ayumi but it was sold out in 2 hours... Haiz
Went to the lost and found counter to find my pencil case but they say they haven sorted the stuff out and cant let me browse thru them... :(
My S$2200 custom earphone left side lost its bass so have to send back US...
I went to eat satay but they ran out of chicken meat and rice!!!! Wierd!
Everything went so bad...
Today I found my pencil case at the counter with everything intact... whew so happy and relieved! hippi! now luck is coming back to me...
Once in a while all bad things happened all together so I am glad things are turning normal...
This time I sang a song I feel peaceful listening to it... It is a duet so I recorded twice with once male once female :)
The Prayer by Charlotte Church and Josh Groban:
I pray you'll be our eyes And watch us where we go And help us to be wise In times when we don't know Let this be our prayer as we go our way Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace To a place where we'll be safe
La luce che tu dai (I pray we'll find your light) Nel cuore resterà (And hold it in our hearts) A ricordarci che (When stars go out each night) L'eterna stella sei (Ahhh)
Nella mia preghiera (Let this be our prayer) Quanta fede c'è (When shadows fill our day) Lead us to a place (Guide us with your grace)
Give us faith so we'll be safe
Sognamo un mondo senza più violenza Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino Simbolo di pace e di fraternità
La forza che ci dai (We ask that life be kind) E'il desiderio che (And watch us from above) Ognuno trovi amore (We hope each soul will find) Intorno e dentro sé (Another soul to love)
Let this be our prayer (Let this be our prayer) Just like every child (Just like every child) Needs to find a place Guide us with your grace Give us faith so we'll be safe
E la fede che Hai acceso in noi Sento che ci salverà
THE introduction 5/10 - sounds like Evil boss is coming! lols. Doesn't suit ayumi's image.
Microphone 10/10 - The song I liked best! Organ + rock great combi for a dynamic contrast!
count down 6/10 - this song is a means for her voice out her left ear trouble that borthers her everyday of her life. I feel the heaviness in her voice but the tune is not that nice to listen to.
Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ 8/10 - I like this better than the sunrise. The tune is much suited for slow tempo.
BALLAD 10/10 - this song made me cry in the chorus. Liked it so much that I made a recording in my blog There is a tough part to sing this at the 3.07 mark of the song where the "ite" needs to go down a semitone before doing a crying technique.
Last Links 6/10 - this song at first impacted me because it started with audio coming from right side only which symbolises her left ear problem. quite hard to adjust to it when u listen to it, right? The song is a normal song to me.
montage 9/10 - church bell + strings + organ shows orchestra style emotion.
Don't look back 7/10 - the song is very arabic haha... but i dont like it that much.
Jump! 8/10 - sounds very techno to me lols. At the ending there is a show of digital signal processing for surround effect which is linked to my thesis in my University. I liked it.
Lady Dynamite 9/10 - Great song with good mastering effects. The virtual space created is wide and cosy at the same time.
Sexy little things 10/10 -I would agree with everyone that it is the best song! It is already used by my friend to show his project demonstration haha. Realli sexy. The layering is great where the midi tune is "floating" behind the drums. Then the accompaniment instruments are at the far left and right with ayumi voice right at the center. Tempo is right to let ppl wan to dance with the song
Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ 5/10 - This fast song shouldn't be put here behind sexy little things cos it will contrast and sound worse than sexy little things. personally also dont like this song that much. cos the instruments clashes together like a mess sounds untidy to me. Ayu's voice also dont stand out well. The mastering is not good at all.
meaning of Love 10/10 - this song made me cry like mad... I disagree with others that it is a bad song. the first phrase already made me cry. the chorus is even more emotional. This song can be used in a drama theme song.
You were... 8/10 - This song shows huge emotion but does not made me cry. its just letting listeners have a place to escape to...
RED LINE ~for TA~ 8/10 - this song encourages me to go on with life and take it easy on things. Nice song to sing along also I realised the drums sounds very live, like Ayu is doing it on stage.
OVERALL: 8/10
Best Track: Sexy little things Worst track: Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
For me, maybe because I have better than average equipments to listen to songs, I tend to hear more details so that is why my ratings are like this haha. I always seek neatly mastered songs + good tunes.
Here is a tough song that Avril sang for the Alice movie! She changed her style of singing suddenly after a few years without new albums. I tried to attempt it and this is the better one. lols... definitely cannot win her haha...
Trippin out Spinning around I'm underground I fell down Yeah I fell down
I'm freaking out, where am I now? Upside down and I can't stop it now Can't stop me now, oh oh
I,I, I'll get by I,I, I'll survive When the world's crashing down When I fall and hit the ground I will turn myself around Don't you try to stop me I,I, I won't cry
I found myself in Wonderland Got back on my feet, again Is this real? Is this pretend? I'll take a stand until the end
I,I, I'll get by I,I, I'll survive When the world's crashing down When I fall and hit the ground I will turn myself around Don't you try to stop me I,I, I won't cry
I,I, I'll get by I,I, I'll survive When the world's crashing down When I fall and hit the ground I will turn myself around Don't you try to stop me I,I, I won't cry
