Oky review time guys <3
first off the playlist for AFAMY 2012 (Kalafina section)
1.Magia
2.Lacrimosa
3.Kimi ga Hikari
4.Sprinter
5.Destination Unknown
6.Ongaku
7.To the Beginning
Things to comment first:
I felt Wakana and Hikaru were just awesome today especially Wakana and her high notes
To all those who were worried about Wakana's high notes...all i could say is that she is back to her old self!
Hikaru OMG Hikaru
Dark Hikaru was epic epic epic today...my gosh...speechless
For Keiko WHOAH WHOAH that voice was just epic epic!
But she has to control her excitement a little, because probably she was too excited, she accented on some areas that she was not suppose to do so...OKY now for the review for every song
1.Magia
As usual the girls started off their concert with the overture beginning and Magia came in (I think ill skip the usual details and point out the spectacular things that occured)
What i liked about Magia was that firstly Hikaru was great! Not too much of her dark hikaru mode and also not too much of her nasal voice...her mixture was perfect. Hikaru also demonstrated a beautiful vibrato today giving Magia a vibe that i felt was missing in many of their live Magias.
Another thing that i really enjoyed about Magia was the harmony between Wakana and Keiko. Both harmony were clearly audible BUT it didn't feel awkward (like one was too overpowering in comparison to the other)
In conclusion...was better than Singapore's version last year and better than the After Eden live version (which i always thought was the perfect one)
2.Lacrimosa
They always always get better and better when they sing this song...
Wakana perfectly in pitch and Hikaru was beautiful with the Kajiuran...nothing much to comment about Lacrimosa
all i can say is that they keep getting better each time they perform this song
3.Kimi ga Hikari
Whoah i screamed when they sang this song
never expected them to sing this song! The song was beautiful but i had only 1 issue with it...and sadly Keiko was at fault
I think she tried to accent on the first section of the song resulting into her adding staccatos into her sing which made it awkward...
Wakana sounded great! i love her vibrato in this song! makes it sound so sad
4.Sprinter
Whoah Whoah! Hikaru! LOL she was epic epic in this song! her first line
(kimi to deai, kanawanu yume wo mita) LOL it was sooooo perfect! no pitch problems, perfect vibrato, perfect vocal control, lol just too perfect
And Keiko at the Maya (rap part...or thats what i call it) lol she was sooo cool that part! Wakana sang the Kajiuran part with ease...
Conclusion...it very very well done
5.Destination Unknown
LOL Dark Hikaru Damn
She sounded even better than Keiko...Hikaru was seriously on fire tonight...her vocal control vibrato and the melodic wave of her singing was just perfect today. Keiko did well
She sang really loud
causing the speaker at 1 part of the song to go buzzz a little (but it was less than a second actually XD) Wakana did the Kajiuran parts again with ease. Definitely one of fav songs of the night thanks to Hikaru
6.Ongaku
The Girls did the usual thingy at the start before they started to chant
Keiko sounded again a little too staccato in her singing but it was much an issue. Hikaru was again EPIC EPIC EPIC with her voice...i love how she resonated from her chest voice today (almost every song she used her chest voice...i dont think i heard her use her squeaky nasal tone today) Wakana did the usual harmony fine. NOW the part i was most anxious about...Wakana's Kajiuran solo after the chanting section. If u guys can remember, Wakana died on the high note...like literally went flat during the After Eden Live Concert. BUT BUT BUT BUT! Today she was perfectly in tune! She hit that note beautifully and it was clearly done without much strain. I was soo relieve when she did that!
Conclusion...Ongaku was nicely done, but i was more consoled that Wakana is back to normal again (hopefully this maintains...)
7.To The Beginning
Oky first off...this was my fav song of the night...and reason to it...Wakana owned the song
Keiko sounded beautifully when she sang her verse, Hikaru as well
Wakana hit all the high notes of the chorus without much strain
SHE EVEN WAVED TO ME AND MY BROTHER!!! AHAHAHAHAH...oky back to the review....
What i liked about TTB was that Wakana surprised me by sing the Kajiuran parts that Yuriko and Hanae did. In the Kajiuran part after that chorus which Hikaru goes (hohoemi no chikaku) normally that part Keiko would sing the Jap part and in the mp3 i think it was Hanae and Yuriko who did this part...LOL WAKANA SANG THAT PART! she sang that part and connected it the jap part (sunda mizu no naka he kaeshitai) which is the part she is suppose to sing. WHOAH WAKANA actually could hit so high
Even the the ending part of the song where there is a Kajiuran part sung by Yuriko and Hanae...she SANG IT WHOAH!
AND SHE WAS ALL IN TUNE
Thank you Wakana for making this song sooo epic
In conclusion:
Kalafina exceeded my expectations today especially Hikaru and Wakana(TTB=EPIC) oh gosh sooo good
Fav Song: To The Beginning and Destination Unknown