Ever since 2003, the release of Jay chou's album is kind of an event of the year for me. Maybe because there arent many albums to look forward to nowadays. Today, I finally got my copy of Jay's latest album....<依然范特西>. Well, to many people, his songs are kinda formulaic, but if it aint broke why fix it? He has his own style and he keeps re-inventing himself without deviating much from his style. From the mysterious and suspenseful opening song 夜的第七章 to the very "old shanghai" 千里之外 and the bossa nova style 迷迭香, his latest album still surprises. Of course there are the very sentimental, very jay chou numbers like 退后, 心雨 and 白色风车. I especially like the lyrics he wrote for 听妈妈的话, very meaningful and very heartfelt. For people who constantly lambaste his diction, go listen to 菊花台. He managed every single word with such correctness in pronunciation that you might think its not Jay singing. Anyway, overall a very good album, though not his very best. I guess its the start of another year long wait for his next album. Meanwhile these 10 songs will be able to fill the void just fine.
No comments:
Post a Comment