This is the best ARIA live performance for me, no matter how many other performances of Hikaru, Keiko and Wakana I see, this one live with Maya is the most powerful of them all. I never want to be unfair to the 3 goddesses, but I have to be honest, Maya's voice makes a lot of difference in this song, the others' voices were also very impactful at that time... It would be a dream to see what Sprinter and Oblivious were like with this 4-woman lineup, but I know that will never happen, I have to be thankful for having this performance preserved... Maybe we can see ARIA from a new perspective with FictionJunction which is a 4 person formation, it all depends on master Kajiura.
@clown-chan989Ай бұрын
ARIA with FictionJunction member is my dream! Especially with Yuriko Kaida filling those fleeting high notes.
@edyeoliveira4176Ай бұрын
@clown-chan989 I recently heard that FictionJunction sang ARIA on their Asia Tour!! I hope they release a Blu-ray of one of those shows that features ARIA so we can see that performance 🥹
@clown-chan989Ай бұрын
@@edyeoliveira4176 We can only hope 🤞
@TheSeeking2knowАй бұрын
I am with you on this though I also feel that the stripped-down version with the 3 singers is well done too. This, as you said, is the ultimate version. Maya just brings a versatility and colour to the vocals (especially completing 3 part harmonies with Wakana-Keiko or Keiko-Hikaru) at different times which just sound so sweet and full. And allowing both Keiko and Wakana to do the dancing kajiurago bridge, while Maya could do the low counterpoint to Hikaru's melody in that section. Overall a fuller performance with their quite young and strong voices.
@TheSeeking2know3 ай бұрын
Coming back here after the announcement of the reunion live to see the first song they ever recorded. Wakana’s voice was very smooth here.
@Honeybrew942 ай бұрын
I'm so excited too, I hope that their relation with Yuki won't get worse
@TheSeeking2know2 ай бұрын
@ I saw a photo a few days ago with Keiko and Hikaru with Kajiura and the FJ team for the Asia tour.
Impossible for me to watch this legendary masterpiece without tears in my eyes... Hikaru's voice is just OMG ❤ Though I prefer Wakana's current voice, this is by far the best live version to ARIA 🥹
To be honest, the Fictionjunction version is the best for me. Instrumental-wise, Yuki Kajiura and the band did so much better. Obawo’s percussions made it so much better also. But I have to admit that I miss Hikaru and Wakana’s voice of this era. This is their best era to be honest.
I suspect it was a visual thing for some Sony executives.
@TheSeeking2know Жыл бұрын
3:42 Hikaru mouthing the lyrics of both Wakana and Keiko as they sang and she did choreography. 3:50 Wakana's air punches!!! 4:07 Interesting vowel change from Wakana. 4:42 Keiko excitedly steps in front of everyone at the final chorus! She never does this! She went full pop diva, haha!, rather than the somber/graceful tone of the song. 5:19 Nice ostinato and frill in the bass guitar playing. 5:24 Really light sound from Keiko to match Hikaru. Sweet! (My comments here are just descriptive in terms of the context and my observations as I know and appreciate that they definitely improved on every aspect as they develped experience performing).
I love the way Maya raises her right hand high when she's going for those high notes (especially when Belting), instead of raising her head up. That's good vocal technique there. The raised hand opens up her ribcage and allows the lungs to give her solid breath support and she avoid tension in the throat
@LegendoftheGalacticHero Жыл бұрын
Will always learn lots from you!
@TheSeeking2know Жыл бұрын
@@LegendoftheGalacticHero Oh thank you!
@kobat2972 жыл бұрын
今井さんの迅助、大好きです。今井さんお元気でしょうか?
@roycejohnsolquillo2 жыл бұрын
I prefer the vocals of this era. I prefer the Band's playing or instrumental in the recent lives.
@minasboubouras84872 жыл бұрын
Jesus, the nostalgia
@stefanyperezvv2 жыл бұрын
Luego de verlo varias veces me fijé en lo similar que es el Belting de Maya al de Hikaru, pero en su voz más central hay un punto intermedio entre Hikaru y Keiko demasiado increíble. Le da una llenura preciosa a la canción.
@TheSeeking2know2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Maya is sorely missed. I can imagine how much fulness she could have given to other songs we know, since she covered high, middle/lead, and low parts in this song. A really versatile singer. And her mix belt was balanced and powerful (she also had stronger head voice than Hikaru and could match Wakana to my ears).
@7Teoem2 жыл бұрын
2022 and I still here for this master piece
@copio123 Жыл бұрын
私もです😊
@greenady2 жыл бұрын
My personal best vocal rank: 1. Maya 2. Hikaru 3. Keiko 4. Wakana