First time Reaction & Vocal Analysis of LiSA - homura / THE FIRST TAKE

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Other @The_FirstTake deep dives:

[Zion_]

"No matter how unworthy you feel, set your heart ablaze, grit your teeth, and move forward"

[ShucksHowdy]

LISA is a a freakin rock star. Absolutely a tremendous artist who if you this is your first time seeing and hearing her, I IMPLORE you go down the LISA rabbit hole. The emotion she puts into everything she does. And if you come to understand her story, this songs and the feeling she gives them hit differently. Would love to see her work explored and enjoyed more on this channel. Thank you for this.

[sabuJ]

Here's a tip for those who don't know the lyrics.
LiSA is so good at conveying emotion, as teacher Chris Leape explains, that I don't think lyrics are necessary to get the message across....

The lyrics of this song are difficult to translate into English.

Some of the important points of the lyrics are extracted.
"We met in the middle of a burning journey."
I met him / her in the midst of a life that's trying so hard to make something happen.
"I want to say goodbye, thank you, to you as you go away."
"I reached out and held you, a fierce bundle of light, shining and fading."
He/she probably had to give up the journey.

The Japanese kanji for flame is written with two "hi-" (fire) characters.
It is usually pronounced as "hono" (I know it sounds like I'm joking, it's pronounced like HO in HOT).
It means "strong fire, " but when read as "homura, " it evokes a more sacred flame.
Such as the flame used to strike a Japanese sword "Katana", or the flame used to send off the dead, since Japan is a cremation country.
I would not call a fire like a gas burner a homura, even if it is a strong fire.

"The one and only irreplaceable world that crumbles with a sound."
It may imply the bereavement of someone important to her.

It is a song of determination to move forward into the future with a homura in our hearts, looking only forward.

[LikeACrouton]

Been listening to LiSA for a decade, always fantastic. She gets emotional during her live performances pretty often cuz the songs are so personal. A generational talent in my opinion, and one of the most immediately identifiable voices in the business.

[nekoyamaanna]

The first take version of Homura has never failed to make me feel emotional. . .

[ChicagoJ]

I've been listening to LiSa for over a year now. Came across 'Crossing Field' and it has been a regular in my playlists. It's great to see coverage of her as she's a pretty big star in Japan. Good music, good singer.

[AbandonCrabcore]

this song is pure perfection and the take made it eve more special.

[MatijaMinovic]

You have to make a video on Lisa-Gurenge from the First take, it's breathtaking experience

[velza]

Finally, you reacted to LiSA. I've been following her for 11 years, even before I discovered ONE OK ROCK XD. Both Taka and LiSA are my favorite singers because they always pour out all their emotions when singing, and both are versatile enough to sing various genres. Next, I would like to recommend the First Take versions of "Gurenge" and "Unlasting." I look forward to your reaction👍

[gohamm]

SOMEONE GO GIVE HER A HUG RIGHT NOW!!!!

[この太郎-yz]

Me too, the same Japanese pay attention only to the meaning of Japanese lyrics and emotional expressions, but when I look at the video of Mr. Chris who doesn't know Japanese at all, I notice simple mouth movements and voice techniques, so it's really fun. Also, I sometimes watch videos that analyze reactions of other voices, but I'm obsessed with that video every time I see that only Mr. Chris actually imitates the movement of the singer's mouth and analyzes it with a real reaction🥰

[Gerdimit]

Dear Chris, Thank you so much for responding and making this video. I am very happy to understand that you liked this song🥹. I completely agree with every word you say. LiSa masterfully possesses voice, breathing and a certain "gift" to convey her emotions and feelings even to foreign listeners🥰. She has several songs recorded as a first take, if you're interested, I'd love to hear your take on "gurenge" and "Adamas"🙏🙏🙏

[CN-zigs]

I’ve read in the other’s comment that her husband betrayed her before this first take was taken. She could have mentioned it and criticized him publicly. But instead she put everything into this song and literally nailed it. She transcended and brought us to a completely different world. What a beautiful soul. What a beautiful way to fight back the adversity of life.

[ericsaari]

She's a pure artist in a true sense. She comes across to me as very practiced, and meticulous - a perfectionist. She comes into every song with that sort of mind set and then channels all her emotions into it and becomes the song. It creates a sort of contrast between technicality and just letting your voice go where you are taken. I recommend anything else by her on First Take. All her performances here are pure gold.

[itsKurisudesu]

i've been listening to LiSA since 2012, and the word that always come to mind whenever i hear her performance is "energy". She have that energy that affects the listener in many ways, and brings out emotions that transcends through language barrier.
And as always, your reaction and analysis is a delight to watch!

[hammerfox]

Love this! Gurenge by LiSA first take please! her voice is so adaptable, such a powerful voice.

[sirang-bo]

THE FIRST TAKE is always such a nice choice. LiSA also has such a good delivering power. There are quite a lot of singers left to hear on first take anf I recommend yuuri or hoshimachi suisei. Both have an AMAZING power to deliever lot's of emotion!

[ShapeHorizon]

Ado has her own first take verison of Ussewa in a piano verison, you should react to it. Its really good.

[piskipa]

She's one of the biggest artists in Japan, HUGE following, gotta check more of her, she's really really good.

[Bottleorum]

The first part of you explaining how the accuracy she has is also free really made a lot of sense to me. She hits notes with precision in the way she intends to - normally that just follow a stale flow but because she's constantly changing things up in such unique ways it's both free while being accurate.