I'm not discrediting them because they were remade. I'm saying that their remakes were significantly better than their live versions. Whichever one came first doesn't even matter.
It's not an album, it's not three DISTINCT separate singles, but, for all intents and purposes, to EMI/Kronekodow, it counts as three singles. It was Shiina exploiting a loophole so she didn't have to do more work (That is, release three more separate, distinct singles).
Shiina has always found ways to sneak around EMI. See: Remixing her own debut single because she hated the EMI-supported mix. Releasing two singles on the same day because she liked one but EMI liked a different one. Recording most of an album (KZK) without her label's support or knowledge so she could have more creative freedom.
But ignoring all the album/singles/three singles talk, the business, the live/studio etc.
I STILL DON'T LIKE MOST OF THE SONGS.
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