Ringo News 2015

[kalmia]

I dunno. If we're comparing the Expos, I enjoy '08 more in every way. When I first started that show, I was like "whoa" and watched the entire thing straight through. I can't even get myself through the first half of '14. But then again, I only listened to most of the Re:Import tracks once. I guess that is what just never clicked with me.

[deadgrandma]

You've got to remember when Expo 08 came out it was a HUGE deal that she was doing something solo again too, it has a much bigger landmark value to it.

EXPO 14 is the Sunny (and in part, Reimport, though that was more Toutakai) tour more or less. While the show is huge and overblown, it has a much higher focus on the tracks from Sunny, which just aren't as strong, even someone who likes Sunny would most likely understand this. This is fine, it happens to most artists.

[zeroryouko]

Originally Posted by kalmia

I dunno. If we're comparing the Expos, I enjoy '08 more in every way. When I first started that show, I was like "whoa" and watched the entire thing straight through. I can't even get myself through the first half of '14. But then again, I only listened to most of the Re:Import tracks once. I guess that is what just never clicked with me.

Expo '08 had some amazing performances - but to me it seemed like the jazz/Broadway style was still relatively new to her, and she was not quite settled into it. She was still exploring what would work and what would not. As such I think some of the older songs in that performance - and here I am thinking particularly about Tsumi to Batsu - didn't have quite the power that I expected. Fast forward 5 years to Toutaikai, and Ringo *owns* that style.

[zeroryouko]

Whoa. They were not kidding when they said limited edition. Ringo Expo '14 is already starting to be listed as sold out from a lot of retailers...

[Inseu]

A major release like this can be bought easily anywhere during your life time. Wouldn't worry about it, unless you're obsessed with catalog numbers and stuff like that, else just download it.

[Positron]

Man, late to the party as usual. Still...

Originally Posted by deadgrandma

While the show is huge and overblown, it has a much higher focus on the tracks from Sunny, which just aren't as strong, even someone who likes Sunny would most likely understand this. This is fine, it happens to most artists.

To its credit, as someone who wasn't particular fond of Sunny, it almost made me think that I liked the album at some point. Had to remind myself that the studio versions of some good showings were pretty lame, just because I honestly wasn't expecting a few of the live versions to be that much of an improvement.


Surprisingly Anya no Shinjuudate sold me the show. Much like Tsukiyo no Shouzou from Toutaikai, if I had seen that as a preview I would have gambled (and won) on a blind purchase. Rest of the concert was great and all (Ketteiteki-Noudoutei, repeat of Mittei-Koroshiya, bunch of alt. versions, etc.), but it helps to be given a silver bullet in the middle of the concert - heaven knows I needed that to shoot myself with during the Uki rap-and-hip-swivel and the Aya/Bambi unicorn trots near the end.

Really cut it close on ordering a limited edition though, as evidenced earlier:

Originally Posted by zeroryouko

Whoa. They were not kidding when they said limited edition. Ringo Expo '14 is already starting to be listed as sold out from a lot of retailers...

[Inseu]

Ringo pregnant with 3rd kid.

[kalmia]

I heard the Baby Daddy is Saito Neko.

[deadgrandma]

[Inseu]

There is nothing professional or academic about the bootleg style package.