Yuki Kajiura Live vol.#20 (June 2-Aug 3) & ～Asia Tour 20th Special SETLIST～ (Nov 2024)

[grunty]

credit to bili user jack
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1hwmkYbEpW/
audio recording from today's concert (or so it seems); (stops before fanfare & encore)

From skipping around the setlist seems to be the same as what @Kugayama posted
except forest instead of vanity

Edit:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1h2myYTEZc/
fanfare & encore

 

[grunty]

To be honest, LL and rito both did decent to great on Obsession and Senya ichiya respectively going by this recording. I was expecting a tragedy and it wasn't that. Maybe LL shouldn't be singing higher than Obsession? v( '')v (Re: ring your bell ubw live. Though I do think there's ring your bell parts in both this recording and the one from Friday where she did better than ubw live, and then other parts which are still a big fail.)

I think I like this instrumentation version of Obsession more than KajiFes? At least from what I remember in my head. Or maybe not seeing the boring visual helps, lol.

 

[grunty]

*added link to the 2nd part of jack's Shanghai audio recording to the previous post.

an almost complete recording of Guangzhou concert (and a very good one at that so much credit to the bili user):
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1c4m2YZEXG/

 

[grunty]

Kajiura is really blessed to have Jo/Yu/Ke in her lives. Not going to say everything was flawless but they are all really good live.
Not to mention Joelle carried like 80% of lead vocals in this concert.

 

[grunty]

I also should go back to KajiFes and re-listen to Obsession because I remember hating it and for some reason I'm really not hating it in either of these bootlegs...

 

[Azokad]

Definitely LINO is improving but Hikaru goes worst. Sorry but it's dificult to me listening to the full audio of Magia.
ring your bell is way better (or we can't hear because of the quality lol).
Obsession vocals are indeed better.
Senya Ichiya, same as Kajifest. I didn't notice nothing better or worst. But I miss the failed violin note of Konno in Kajifest LMAO!

@HS, release a youtube video with nowhere!

 

[CloisteredFlame]

good but also more melodramatic as expected from Joelle

seems like little to no magicks needed

Seems so.

that awful ritardando during the ARIA kajiurago

I agree and agree again! Completely kills the flow, especially since it's so difficult to nail as a duet expression. And they do it as if it's part of the original, which it isn't!

ARIA bridge is one of my most favourite bridges of her discography

I don't know where the inspiration came from but it's a delightful and playful section from her. Unmatched in that regard.

 

[CloisteredFlame]

To be honest, LL and rito both did decent to great on Obsession and Senya ichiya respectively going by this recording.

Maybe LL shouldn't be singing higher than Obsession? v( '')v (Re: ring your bell ubw live.

Hmmm. I'm probably leaning to that opinion myself. She stays less nasal at a lower range. She's really not strong for proper soprano ranges.

Kajiura is really blessed to have Jo/Yu/Ke in her lives. Not going to say everything was flawless but they are all really good live.

Blessed is the word indeed!

Not to mention Joelle carried like 80% of lead vocals in this concert.

Strong cords that lady's got. And she was playing Kaori roles in some songs, especially in ITLOTUTM where she did the Kaori and Keiko epic ending! I was listening while reading and suddenly realized I wasn't hearing Kaori's voice! Joelle's becoming a utility player for Kajiura in FJ.

Hikaru goes worst. Sorry but it's dificult to me listening to the full audio of Magia

 

[Hoseki]

I've just finished watching the live. Just one comment -> Kajiura should value Rito a little bit more.
hoseki out.

 

[grunty]

I've just finished watching the live. Just one comment -> Kajiura should value Rito a little bit more.

Kalafina songs are waiting. ;) I know it's not going to happen as long as YK & Hikaru & Keiko are on good terms but oh how the fandom would implode, heh.

Hmmm. I'm probably leaning to that opinion myself. She stays less nasal at a lower range. She's really not strong for proper soprano ranges.

Right? Going by these recordings she sounded really decent supporting Joelle in LORD theme on lower harmonies, too.

Strong cords that lady's got.

The gall she has to be this good in Yasashii Yoake and LORD theme after the whole Kalafina section (which inluded the ARIA struggle - and I've come to wonder why she was doing all the belting refrains AND all the softer backing vocals there? way2muchwork) AND after leading all the Emily songs in the first half... That's a lot.

The nerve to be that good.
Truly displaying the work she put(s) into mastering her vocal apparatus.

 

[grunty]

clip of nowhere from Shanghai courtesy of bili user
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1bFmhYcE9b/

Not going to lie I skiped straight to the bridge to see if Hikaru got close to YK again, like you can see in the full Guangzhou video... (Few posts up.)
When I saw that happen I couldn't make up my mind whether it was a cute moment or a disrespectful "BOUNDARIES!!!!" one...

PS. Still wild to me how fresh Hikaru sounds in nowhere.

 

[Azokad]

Not going to lie I skiped straight to the bridge to see if Hikaru got close to YK again, like you can see in the full Guangzhou video... (Few posts up.)
When I saw that happen I couldn't make up my mind whether it was a cute moment or a disrespectful "BOUNDARIES!!!!" one...

When I watched that moment just one thing came to my mind: the recent Kalafinagate