高橋直純 Naozumi Takahashi – A\’LIVE 2009 \’ColorS\’ [2010.03.10] [3DVD ISO 21.9GB]

Twelfth live DVD release from singer-songwriter and seiyuu Naozumi Takahashi, released on March 10, 2010, chronicling his \”ColorS\” tour. It reached #10 on the Oricon\’s Music DVD chart. Includes two full concerts plus other extras, such as backstage footage, across three discs.

DISC 1: A\’LIVE 2009 \’ColorS\’ A-tour @ Kyoto MUSE
2009/09/26 (September 26, 2009)
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~\’ColorS\’ SE
01.) Palette (パレット)
02.) Hana Kotoba (花言葉)
03.) Prism
04.) Mahiru no Hoshi (間昼の星)
05.) Aoi Umi wa Marukatta (碧い海は丸かった)
06.) Suki na no ni. (好きなのに。)
07.) Tsuki no Niji (月の虹)
08.) Hidamari (ひだまり)
09.) Mirai no Canvas (未来のキャンバス) [Unplugged + Mic-less]
10.) Time Capsule (タイムカプセル) [Unplugged + Mic-less]
11.) Jitensha ni Notte (自転車に乗って)
12.) Ano Oka e (あの丘へ)
13.) MY LIFE
14.) Ano Kaze ni Notte (pe\’zmoku cover) [アノ風にノッテ] -acapella intro-
15.) …Da mono (…だもの)
16.) BRIDGE
17.) Hashaida Taiyou (はしゃいだ太陽)
18.) SKY DIVE -Niji wo Kasanete- (SKY DIVE -虹をかさねて-)
19.) Asayake ga Matte iru Kara (朝焼けが待っているから)
20.) Kimi ni Aete Yokatta (君に会えてよかった)

A-tour performers:
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Vo. Naozumi Takahashi
Gtr./Cho. Show Kojima (from BLU-SWING)
Bass. Hasu (Shinji Hasuike) [from BLU-SWING]
Key. Shuta Taniguchi
Dru. Yuichi \”MASA\” Nonaka

Footage of the one of the concerts from the \”A-Tour\” leg of Naozumi\’s \’ColorS\’ tour, which centered primarily on acoustic renditions of the songs.
Recorded at Kyoto MUSE on September 26, 2009, the small venue was chosen with the aim of having a comfortable, intimate atmosphere between the band and crowd, and it largely succeeds on that front.

Of particular note is Naozumi\’s cover of the pe\’zmoku song \”Ano Kaze ni Notte\” – he makes effective use of the little venue\’s ability for crowd interaction and his high-toned voice fits the song like a hand in a glove. He even performs the intro acapella, with only the crowd\’s rhythmic clapping serving as his backing.

As a miscellaneous bit of trivia, this leg of the \”ColorS\” tour was what spurred him to try to quit smoking, as he felt it was impeding his performance and making him less engaging. By the time the following year\’s tour (\”infinity\”) came around, he had successfully managed to quit for a while.

Recommendations marked above. italic underlines denote songs at least three out of the five people I watched this with agreed were a highlight of the show, bold italic underlines denotes unanimous agreement that a song was a major highlight.

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DISC 2: A\’LIVE 2009 \’ColorS\’ B-tour @ Akasaka BLITZ
2009/11/13 (November 13, 2009)
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01.) SKY DIVE -ColorS overture ver.-
02.) Palette (パレット)
03.) Prism
04.) Hana Kotoba (花言葉)
05.) Mahiru no Hoshi (間昼の星)
06.) Aoi Umi wa Marukatta (碧い海は丸かった)
07.) Suki na no ni. (好きなのに。)
08.) Kowagari (こわがり)
09.) Mahou no Te (まほうの手)
10.) Ano Oka e (あの丘へ)
11.) Mirai no Canvas (未来のキャンバス) [Unplugged + Mic-less]
12.) B Kara Hajimaru (ColorS Medley)
* Break Up!~butterfly~OK!~COME ON!~Keep on Dancin\’~slowly but surely~Canary (カナリヤ)
* stay~Tsubasa no Oreta Yuki (翼の折れた雪)~Kaeri no Izumi (還りの泉)
* Denkousekka no Koi (電光石火の恋)~Arashi ni Nare, Hikari ni Nare (嵐になれ、光になれ)~Aoi Tamashii no Tatsumaki (蒼い魂の龍巻)
* Ashita no Kioku (明日の記憶)~Trim-Tab (トリムタブ)~LOVE SHAKER
13.) …Da mono (…だもの)
14.) Hashaida Taiyou (はしゃいだ太陽)
15.) SKY DIVE -Niji wo Kasanete- (SKY DIVE -虹をかさねて-)
16.) Planetarium ~Eien no Kizuna~ (プラネタリウム ~永遠の絆~)
17.) Time Capsule (タイムカプセル)
18.) Kimi ni Aete Yokatta (君に会えてよかった)

B-tour performers:
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Vo. Naozumi Takahashi
Gtr./Cho. U-Ken!
Gtr./Cho. Show Kojima (from BLU-SWING)
Bass. Yoshiaki Yamazaki
Dru. Yasuhiro \”JIMBO-chan\” Kojima
Key. Shuta Taniguchi
Key./Cho. Yuichi \”MASA\” Nonaka

Footage of the \’ColorS\’ tour final, which also capped off the \”B\” (band) leg of the tour. Recorded at Akasaka BLITZ on November 11, 2009, this part of the tour focused on a standard, full band arrangement.

Naozumi\’s former full-time guitarist U-Ken! returns for this live, working in tandem with his current guitarist, BLU-SWING alumni Show Kojima.

Recommendations marked above. italic underlines denote songs at least three out of the five people I watched this with agreed were a highlight of the show, bold italic underlines denotes unanimous agreement that a song was a major highlight.

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DISC 3: \’ColorS\’ backstage footage, performances from other tour dates, credits, hidden content…etc.　(だってお願いで特典映像　こんなに長いんだカラー！)

– Kiai Ire Nanda Color! (気合入れなんだカラー！)
– Kyou no Blues Nanda Color! (今日のブルースなんだカラー！)
– Unplugged Nanda Color! (アンプラゲドなんだカラー！)
01.) Mirai no Canvas (未来のキャンバス) [Unplugged + Mic-less] (@ Morioka Club Change WAVE, 2009.09.13 + Kanazawa AZ, 2009.09.19)
02.) Time Capsule (タイムカプセル) [Unplugged + Mic-less] (@ Hiroshima CLUB QUATTRO, 2009.10.02 + Fukuoka DRUM Be-1, 2009.10.09)
– Omoshiroi \’n da Color! (面白いんだカラー！)
– Kanpai Nanda Color! (乾杯なんだカラー！)
– \”Color-mawari\” na Nakama-tachi! (Staff Roll) [”Colorまわり”な仲間たち！（スタッフロール）]
– Flag Signing Nanda Color! (フラグサインなんだカラー！)
– Kotae Awase Movie Nanda Color! (答え合わせムービーなんだカラー！)