倪安东《第一课》Anthony Neely, Lesson One

倪安东 《第一课》

I've been listening to a lot of songs recently. A LOT.
But nothing can be as addictive as this one here.
倪安东 (Anthony Neely), an American-Chinese mixed.
First showed the world his amazing singing talent (and cute looks) in singing competition, One Million Stars 〈超级星光大道〉. First person to score a whopping 33 points out of 25 in the singing competition, becoming an overnight sensation.
First album, First Lesson 《第一课》, debuted on 19th Nov 2010.

The first time I saw Neely sing on One Million Stars, I was telling myself how this ang moh will definitely make it even if he sang the most distasteful songs in the music scene, because his selling point is not his vocals, but his looks. One smile is all that it takes to kill. His ability is sing is just an added bonus to that gorgeous face. Call me superficial, well, I am (in this case).
Okay, before judging Neely as a himbo here, I will justify and credit him for this album, unbiased.
Contributing lyrics to two tracks and co-composing melody for one in his first album shows that Neely is not just a sugar-coated candy, but someone with the substance and the ability.
In a terribly KPOP saturated environment we are in now, we really something fresh and different, and Neely fills in nicely.
Being a power-packed newbie in this music scene, Anthony Neely is here to leave an indelible ink, a lasting impact.

Recommended tracks: Sorry That I Loved You, 末日快乐，散场的拥抱，绅士

What I'm listening to recently...

Haven't done this in a long time, so long so that I feel myself distant from it.
There's just no time. No time even to listen to an album without distractions.
Anyhow, here's what I'm listening to recently:

林宇中 《新娘》

Olivia Ong's 《夏夜晚风 LIVE》

吴克群 《寄生》

飞轮海 《太热》

Happiness by HURTS

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Marie Digby's Breathing Underwater

Not exactly new, not exactly hits, but definitely worth a listen.

If I have the time, I'll prolly do proper reviews for these.

No. Eleven & Glee- The Power of Madonna

Bought another CD!!!

Couldn't resist the temptation of this.

Hins Cheung, 张敬轩.

For the eighth thousand times, 张敬轩 is a guy, not a girl. His name sounds like a girl's name, I know. Even Felicia Chin has a same-sounding Chinese name too.

But, having a girlish-sounding name doesn't mean that he can't sing, eh.

This is his eleventh album, my forth of his to my collection.

This album is not too bad, with a strong distinctive 'Hins' style in it.

Karaoke time!

Lizzie pok bought Glee- The Power of Madonna.

These are obviously cover tracks of Madonna's hits, a tribute to the megastar for granting Glee rights to her entire catalogue of music.

What an awesome way of PUBLICITY.

If you are a huge fan of Glee, you'll probably wanna buy this seven-tracked album and then sing and dance along da music.

Glee is addictive. Look at my sister, her eyeballs scream GLEE every time I look into her eyes. She eats sleeps talks Glee every minute now. tsk tsk tsk.

Reason to why I am always broke.

Made a mad purchase of six CDs within two days not too long ago. Call me insane!

Okay, I didn't exactly pay for them all myself, most are shared with my sissy. She's becoming like me, tsk tsk tsk.  

Jacky Cheung's 'Private Corner'. Bought it for mummy as her birthday present. It's almost entirely Jazz, easy to the ears and very very 'upper-class' sounding. No more cheesy Cantopop for the God of Songs! Yeah! Haha. A little disappointment that there are no self-penned songs in this album, but who cares! At least he opened his mouth to sing once again and insert vibe in (once again shall I mention) the dying music scene of Hong Kong.

Recommended tracks: ALL, but I do have a personal favourite, [不只有缘].

Glee! Hello all kids out there! Missing those days where you'd sing and dance along to High School Musical on Disney Channel? Well, don't be sad that HSM has gone into the Museum of Past Tense, because there's the even more awesome ‘GLEE’ now! For those who don't know what Glee is, please give yourself a slap. GLEE has been showing/ is still showing/ will be showing on Star World (ch. 18 on SCV) for quite some time. It’s a TV series targeted to young people, so please go watch it and save your old souls. Songs done in the show are cover versions of hits such as ‘Take a bow’- Rihanna, ‘No Air’-Jordin Sparks and ‘Keep Holding On’- Avril Lavigne, just to name a few. Everything’s quite nicely done, although vocals sound amateurish. But, I won’t complain. Sincere and cheap entertainment for the win! Two volumes for double joy!

Recommended tracks: ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ – It isn’t the theme song for no reason.

Nick Jonas & The Administration's Who I Am. Lizzie wanted it, not me. Alright, I admit that the album’s cover did make me want to buy it and devour it whole. Nick Jonas simply looks a lot cooler and more professional without his brothers next to him. Bringing with him a band called The Administration, Nick Jonas is out to blast out the ears and hearts of young girls. Music composed does have some standards or two, lyrics are poetic too, what’s probably letting down is the undeniable weak vocals of Jonas. There are some point into the songs where he seems almost to the point of breaking a note. Liz will probably chop my head off when she reads this, but seriously, no criticism means no improvements, yeah?

Recommended tracks: ‘Who I Am’ (The mv for this song is nicely done, go watch it), ‘State of Emergency’, ‘Vesper’s Goodbye’

Leona Lewis’s Echo! I finally bought it after pondering for a million years. Powerful vocals bring you on a musical journey through several octaves that sound awfully easy to Lewis. Songs are quite distinguishably different and are all above the standards of what that makes a ‘hit’. That’ll probably mean that Leona’s music is here to stay for quite a while! Not forgetting to mention, there’s a hidden track in this album, Stone Hearts and Hand Grenades. Nice surprise!

Recommended tracks: Again, I’ll probably start naming all. But currently, I’m hooked onto ‘Lost Then Found’ –With OneRepublic.

OneRepublic’s Waking Up. Another gem which I bought only after the entire world got sick and tired of it. Actually, I’ve been very addicted to ‘All The Right Moves’ for a long long time, but nothing made me think that I should buy this album. It was only when I heard ‘All This Time’ then did I finally make the decision to buy this album. Well, no regrets! I may be slow, but at least I realised. Imagine how tragic it would be if I were to waste life away in this sad university without the comfort of good music, life would definitely be a mistake.

Recommended Tracks: ‘Secrets’, ‘Good Life’, ‘All This Time’, ‘Marchin On’

 
Okay, spending a few hours away from school work and listening to music is really the best thing you can do to reward yourself for being a slave to school work.
I'm currently on a thrift programme (set by myself) to save money and buy a camera (Yes! Another one!). Until then, no more  less impulsive buying of CDs. 
HEE.

《All About Rynn 林宇中 新歌+自选集》, 《转寄，刘力扬》，《寂寞，好了》

YAY!

I am the happiest kid now.

Aunty Nina bought me 林宇中's CD from Malaysia a few days ago.

I have been waiting and waiting for it to go up the racks in Singapore for a few weeks already, but I can't wait any longer!

So I told mummy to ask aunty Nina to buy it from me from Malaysia. And WOOHOO!

She bought it!!!

Wa Ha Wa Ha Wa Ha Wa Ha Wa Ha! Happiness is beyond words.

Even though I sat for a sucky paper today, and will most probably get sucky grades for it, I feel better after listening to the music. Although there are only 5 new songs in this compilation album, it's better than nothing. It has been a long wait since his previous album.

Oh, what an easily contented child I am. :)

Anyway, there's this really meaningful song in the album. I love the lyrics.

《活到一百岁》

小时后牵牵小手 像幸福小俩口

不了解天长地久 爱要单纯很多

十来岁情窦 开不成气候

还不懂温柔 就开始懂心痛

越长大之后 真心越是缺货

爱到老变成过时的口号 所以我们都寂寞

二十岁牵错的手 三十岁牵一条狗 六十岁牵拐杖独自过

人说对的人总会再下一个路口 是对是错还不是分两头

（就算憧憬跟着岁月慢慢变伤口 还是渴望有个人到白头）

二十岁像一把火 三十岁像一条狗 六十岁像过期的啤酒

就算活到一百岁又怎样 一个人活 不如有个人啰嗦

（就算活到一百岁又怎样 两个人活 这一生不会百活）

p.s. Rynn's latest album is in stores in Singapore already. I saw it in Jurong Point's Gramophone, selling at $20.95.

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And, before I forget, I also want to show off 2 other albums I bought recently. 刘力扬-《转寄，刘力扬》 and  蔡旻佑-《寂寞，好了》.

AHAHAHA!

It looks as though they are looking at each other! Haha.

刘力扬's album is a mini album with only 5 songs, quite a disappointment, as her previous album raised my expectations rather high. 《寂寞光年》and《礼物》shares the same melody, just with different lyrics. 《一个人就好》，《梅花香》and《寂寞光年》(of 双子星) are all songs of tv drama series. 《崇拜你》is a weird unique song written by Tanya Chua that sounds freakishly like Tanya. 《礼物》's lyricist is the singer herself. Her singing is like always, good. But I think everyone expected more. If Yoga Lin could have such a power-packed second album, I see no reason why the LiYang's album is like that...

Songs recommanded by ME: 《礼物》

Next is Evan Yo's album. His third, and probably his best up to date. There's a sense of maturity in his songs now, which is a good thing. I don't know why, but 《发光的简讯》sounds oddly like 《城里的月光》，and 《Hey!》sounds very much like Chris Brown's [With You]. 《你看不到的天空》is rather nice, and of course 《寂寞，好了》is another up-to-expectations track. Not many people can take Evan's thin and powerless vocals. My brother can't stand Evan's singing. To be fair, he is not the best singer out there, but all I can say is that his voice is very distinctive, which can be good. And, what's important is that there has been improvements.

Songs recommended by ME: 《你看不到的天空》, 《发光的简讯》, 《日蚀》

Okay, I'm done with reviewing. Hoping onto my bed in 3,2,1.

zzzZZZ.

林宥嘉 《感官/世界》

林宥嘉 《感官/世界》

This is really a much anticipated album. Yoga’s previous album was released in July last year, and it’s a 16-month wait before his second album [Senses Around] is finally released. Firstly, I want to comment about his album casing. It comes in a big zip-lock bag, nicely sealed with a small transparent sticker with the words ‘Senses Around Yoga Lin’. Cool eh? Then, then inside the zip-lock bag is a pictorial showcase of the album. Four big double-sided posters make up the album’s ‘case’ and a cardboard makes the backing and the CD-holder. Everything looks nicely designed, and there’s not a single scrap of plastic besides the zip-lock bag which holds the album itself. That’s one plus point from me, as it is environmental-friendly being plastic-less. And the whole album itself is made up of posters, meaning that materials are saved and it’s really an innovative move! Okay, next up is the actual music review from me, a highly biased reviewer. Haha.

1) 关于我 ( Something About Me)-
Being only 1:54 minutes long, this track does not really make up to a song, but more of an extra long introduction prelude to the rest of the album. Static sound effects make this song sound old and vinyl-like. For the first time I heard this track, I thought there were problems with my earphones. A simple and blend-sounding track that has ‘关于我’repeating an awful amount of times, otherwise, it is a not too bad intro.

2) 解High人 (The Spoiler)-
Lyrics depict the life of a social outcast, yet, they are portrayals of Yoga’s life. The retro-styled melody with self-ridiculing lyrics accompanied with half-past dead emotions in the singing makes this song special in its own way. Especially like the lyrics快了快半拍/悲哀慢半拍/慢吞吞徘徊在民调之外…扫兴的天才/人见人害.

3) 看见什么吃什么 (You Are What You Eat)-
Third song into the album and it’s still a retro-styled song. Woogie-boogie, that’s how they call it. I call it Weird. It sounds very unlike the mainstream music genres of the modern, and seems that they intend to stay this way, being different from the rest. 穿裙子的男生/举哑铃的女生 sounds like the weird-ass social phenomenon now. 我爱素也爱荤sounds like me. Apart from reflecting the society now, this song is also bringing across the message of accepting things that goes along, not to be an icky-picky. For all you know, that dumbass you’ve just talked to could be your next biggest inspirer in life.

4) 耳朵 (Deaf In Love)-
What’s the point of listening when honesty cease? What’s the point of continuing when hearts no longer connect? A love ballad that seems too heavy to digest, this song describes a messed up situation love has gotten into. I once asked friends would they rather lose their sight or their hearing, I get mostly ‘hearing’. They believe that without sight, that’s doom. But I chose sight, for the exact reasons mentioned in the song, 当爱情知剩眼睛少了耳朵/就变得你只看到你怕看的. I have always felt hearing as the more important sense as compared to sight, with fear that with only sight left, I will see the ugliness of the world; this world of façade, this world of hypocrisy. 没死不代表活着, bringing emotions and thoughts to a higher level altogether.

5) 飘 (Gone With The Wind)-
This song is just like how the title sounds, with the winds. A lingering tinge of sorrow, an empowering feel of emptiness, and a tipsy whimpering voice singing out the lost of what’s lost. There’s a strange feeling of being in a vacuum when listening to this song, you’ll feel almost as lost and empty.

6) 说谎 (Fairy Tale)-
What got me hooked onto this song is actually the music video of it. It is not anything of a high-cost production, but it’s beautifully crafted and wickedly painful. The lyrics of the song is deep too, Yoga sings 我没有说谎/我何必说谎/你懂我的/我对你从来就不会假装/我那儿有说谎/请别以为你有多难忘/笑是真的不是我逞强. Listen with your heart, and you will realize that you can actually hear which of these are ‘lies’ and which are ‘truths’. Amazing? He is impressive.

7) 心酸 (Heartbreak)-
Another sad love song, Heartbreak describes lost love, lost time, lost age. People often say 不在乎天长地久，只在乎曾经拥有 (It’s not about being together forever, but having been in love). This song, however, blaringly sings out the opposite. 我曾拥有你/真叫我心酸. Mourning about lost love, it’s more of an irreversible ending which the protagonist painfully hopes to forget, yet the more he tries to forget, the more he’ll remember. The perfect recipe for a Heartbreak.

8) 唐人街 (China Town)-
Having a cheena-looking name does not mean being cheena-sounding song, okay? Leehom may have called this type of genre ‘Chinked-out’, but well, it is different here. This song has a weird 90’s Cantopop feel, yet magically transforms into a rock song. Maybe Chinese Diasporas living outside China may feel a bit or two when listening to this song， 传说中的归根落叶/曾经多不屑/原来最渴望的不过这些. Advice listeners to read the lyrics when listening to this song, because what make the song impactful are really the lyrics sung in the background.

9) 歇斯底里 (Hysteria)-
Heavily-hyped song, high and oh my, it’s as spontaneous as its title. On the verge of a mental breakdown is what Yoga sounds like here, 悄悄话要用丹田/否则观众会听不见/心跳要提高分贝/求个天崩地裂. But I was thinking that Yoga should be happier when singing this song, for some reasons he sounds as though he is kind of sick or tired.

10) 另一个自己 (Another Me)-
Schizophrenic singing a song, to himself. I don’t know if I’m the one feeling tired, or is it really Yoga who is sounding tired. I no longer hear the vibe and excitement I get from him previously. He is almost like singing out the lyrics with a blank mind in this song. I don’t hear much emotion in this song, besides those which can be produced vocally. Hmm. Someone is feeling tired being two of himself. 我在这里/你在那里/哪天能相遇/你寂寞吗？

11) 感同身受 (Sense)-
A rock song; a nicely arranged and written song, denying the idea that ending songs are supposed to be the least of the pack. I like this line a lot, 有那么多人在寂寞/就没有人寂寞 (when there are so many lonely people, no one is really lonely). The rather abrupt end to the song will probably force you to hit that ‘replay album’ button again and immerse yourself in another round of Yoga’s goodness once more.

Overall, this album did live up to expectations, at least mine, and is is is definitely a ‘must-buy’. I paid S$15 for this album only; CD-Rama sells it at S$15. I will pay $15 even for 《耳朵》alone. This album is rather heavy-packed; with 10 full tracks and one very hefty intro track (anyone generous will consider that as a full song on its own). So, take time to go through each and every song, with the lyrics paper on hand, of course. A chunky and meaty album like this can be indeed too much for one to bear, but for fans, this is one great present after a long 16-month wait.

潘裕文 - 梦·想·家

Yay! I bought it!!! WOOHOO!

Hehheh. More music to drown my ears in. MUAH HAHA.

What interesting about this album is that the lyrics of all the songs in it are written by the same lyricist, 姚若龙. No wonder I sense similarity in the songs (words like 燃烧 and 灿烂 feels like they've been repeated in most songs), the songs have the same 'Strive on, do not give up' kind of feeling, if you understand what I mean. What's more interesting is that I actually prefer the faster songs in his album as compared to those soft and slow ballads that he usually does. Cool man! HAHA. I'm soooo HAPPY that I bought this album!! Yay yay yay.

上五楼的快活~

Bought Eason Chan's new album, 上五楼的快活. Still am listening to it. Wondering what the heck is wrong with the second track, sounds awful, yet weirdly, it sounds so happy. This is what you get when happy people make music happily; they enjoy themselves and care nothing about how they sound.

iTunes is not cooperating with me, again. There's close to 2000 songs in my iTouch, and the bloody iTunes is threatening to delete ALL when it syncs. POS.

Bet you this guy drinks. His vocals sounds husty, you know, husky and dusty. His higher notes sound so painful that I fear for his throat.

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Drowned my ears with music.

Stitch couldn't be any happier.

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This morning, I was woken up by Tricia's words of distraught, "Power failure!!!"

Yea, there was a power trip this morning, and that left the room baking. Having fans that do not work is the same as seeing an oasis in a desert right in front of you but you are caged up or something. Thankfully, electricity was back after half-an-hour. It's just so inconvenient. The pantry at our level can finally be used! There's a water dispenser, which is great news. I just don't understand why they had to install a lock to the toilet. It's crazily inconvenient as well, and makes the toilet very stuffy and humid with the door closed all the time. Hoo~! Okay, I shall pack my bag and get ready for class. À Bientôt!

方大同-《可啦思刻》

After retail therapy, Edelyn is a happy kid again!
I bought Khalil Fong 方大同's Timeless album, 《可啦思刻》。

方大同's Timeless 可啦思刻.

I have no idea what ‘可啦思刻’is, but I'm guessing that it stands for 'Classical'. A search on the Internet tells me that 可啦思刻=可以‘啦’者唱的歌+思念时刻. Nice try.

All tracks in this album are covers of popular numbers such as You Are My Sunshine, Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You, Bad, 狂潮, La Bamba, 红豆, Georgia On My Mind, 记得, Wonderful Tonight and Moon River.

Oh, did I just name all ten tracks? Haha, sorry, but all are worth to be mentioned.

Well, frankly speaking, these covers are not as impressive as the originals, but they are still worth a listen. Well, just like a little fan singing his idols' classic hits in a karaoke lounge, I hear lyrics and techniques, however, some songs lack in emotions. [Bad -Michael Jackson], for example, is really mild, and leaves almost no impression on me even though I put the CD on repeat mode the whole night. [You Are The Sunshine Of My Life] has a querky start, but the the female voice （黄韵玲）of one line is really very random. [La Bamba -Ritchie Valens], like what Dad said, is weak compared to the original version, but again, it's Khalil's style. [Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You] sounds sweet and is rather catchy, a real timeless hit. [红豆 -Faye Wong] is a pleasant surprise, a slow melodic piece that is sure to capture one's attention. I personally like [Wonderful Tonight -Eric Clapton] a lot, okay, I admit that I love the original version, but Khalil's version has some sort of punch too that will make people want to listen to the song again over and over.
As the title of this album suggests, wonderful music pieces are Timeless and stays good forever. A little remix don't harm, be it good or bad. What Khalil is doing here is simply introducing good music to more people, using his popularity to let forgotten songs be remembered again.

Colbie Caillet's second album, Breakthrough. Haven't listened to this one yet, will do it during the weekends.

:)

方大同 《橙月》Review

方大同- 《橙月》 ☆☆☆☆☆

No time for lengthy critics, so I will settle for a summarised overview of Khalil Fong’s forth album, Orange Moon. （方大同- 《橙月》）

Truthfully, I used to despise Khalil Fong’s music. I found them cheesy and extremely hard to digest. With awkward twists and turns of tunes and tones, his instantaneous changing R&B style was just out-of-the-world for me. The sensational hit 〈爱爱爱〉became the theme song of the MandoPop in year 2007, but the after-effect was bad, I found it hard to accept a singer who sings in that sort of manner, the say-sing manner.

However, I was simply awed by Orange Moon. The album is packed with songs that are less dynamic(till you find them irritating) and really pleasant to the ears. The only setback is that his songs tend to revolve round the same genre, and one can get confused with another quite easily, or find that Khalil does not have enough creativity to create distinct features in each of his songs.
The first song in Orange Moon is 〈Singalongsong〉 which has simple lyrics with a really catchy tune. I fell in love with this sing-along song the very first time I heard it on a TV programme. Other awesome songs include 〈小小虫〉，〈黑白〉，〈黑洞里〉，〈每个人都会〉etc. Gosh, I might as well name the entire album! Haha. Then there’s〈三人游〉, which is almost like the sequel of 〈四人游〉from his previous album, it also has a quirky beat that will surely grab everyone’s ears and hearts. Now, now, now, whose album still has a hidden track in this era? Well, Khalil Fong’s has. After the last track of this album, 〈为你写的歌〉 (the Mandarin version of Singalongsong), at around 16 minutes, there is the hidden track. Presumably called 〈Orange Moon〉 , this hidden track is the demo version of Eason Chan’s 〈倒带人生〉composed by Khalil himself. It’s definitely a sweet surprise to find that there is a wonderful song hidden at the very end of a very superb album.

Recommended tracks: 小小虫, 黑白, 黑洞里, 三人游, 每个人都会, Orange Moon (Hidden Track)

王力宏 《心·跳》 Review~

SonyBMG, you rock!

Since Jay Chou’s album ‘Capricorn’, SonyBMG (Singapore) has been producing cheaper versions of albums so as to counter attack the damn-cheap China parallel imported CDs. And when I say cheaper, I mean a whole lot cheaper. I paid $9.90 for my original Wang Lee Hom’s ‘Heart Beat’ album while the normal one costs $21.90. The cheaper one is simply packed with fewer goodies such as a having a normal plastic CD case and a thinner lyric book. For sound wise, it’s exactly the same. For suckers like me who feel the urge to lay our hands on every available CD, the more affordable ones are obviously more favoured. Of course, saints like me will never do illegal downloading of music off the Internet too, support original!!!

I shall go bury myself in my bed, grab the lyric book in my hand, turn on my stereo, and drown myself in LeeHom’s voice :)
Oh no, I’ve not even listened to Mayday’s album yet. Damn.
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Here’s my review on Leehom’s ‘Heart Beat’.

Leehom’s new album, ‘Heart Beat’, represent the different perspectives of music that he has. In his own words, the ‘Heart’ portion is more ‘emotional’ and more ‘introspective’; while the ‘Beat’ section, has more ‘strong, energetic, and rocking’ genres. In whole, this album can be said to be Leehom’s proudest, where he took charge of most of the production, including both music and lyrics.

王力宏 《心·跳》 ♫♫♫♫♫

1。爱得 得体- 俏皮有趣的歌，歌曲前奏用了笛子来伴奏，还以为会是什么抒情中国调的慢歌，没想到这却是一首摇滚到不行的歌。王力宏用了“得体”和“Dirty” 的相似谐音来讽刺杂乱的音乐界。Nice pun! “放开”的咬字有点像英文脏话‘F***’，是我多心了吗？哈哈。不过，很有创意！讽刺到点了！超HIGH超ROCK的歌，有点Bollywood的感觉~

2。心跳- 抒情的歌。王力宏有参与写词的部分，可是词有点卡卡。“…带走我的心跳”那一句不应该重复两遍，感觉有点词穷。不过这首轻摇滚的歌还是感动了我。王力宏说过这首歌是一首很 “personal” 的歌，自己也很喜欢。

3。春雨里洗过的太阳- 轻快民谣曲风，蛮sunshine的一首歌。副歌部分的 “If you listen to the rhythm of the pouring rain” 雷同英文歌 “Rhythm of The Rain”。很清爽、无负担的感觉，把深重的心情抛开，迎接漂亮的春天！MV也拍得很可爱。可是我还是觉得歌名太长了，如果改叫《雨后晴朗》应该还不错吧！

4。Everything- 深情的情歌，类似 ‘Forever Love’ 和 ‘唯一’，可是明显少了一种两者都有的感染力。‘Cause you’re my everything’ 听起来貌似英文歌 ‘You’re My Everything’，或许王力宏的音乐深造比较西洋化，所以歌曲都有英文歌的影子。

5。我完全没有任何理由理你- 王力宏开骂了！！！哈哈，超呛的一首歌，被暗点到名的人会很气吧！歌曲的起伏很大，电子音的部分很酷，可是不喜欢的人也很多吧，因为说真的，歌曲很难消化。可是，我喜欢！我喜欢有个性的歌！爆出娱乐圈的假象，王力宏以不屑待视，有种！词曲一手包办，不错呢！做自己的音乐还要看别人的脸色、被指指点点，真是烦！

6。另一个天堂- 与大陆超女张靓颖的对唱情歌，很好听！有点R&B的feel，大家去K歌吧！跟与Selina合唱的《你是我心内的一首歌》有所不同，《另》比较优美，《你》则比较可爱。跟超女合唱似乎已经成为一种潮流，李玖哲找过周笔畅合唱《你好吗》，刘力扬分别和炎亚纶&林宥嘉合唱了《TiAmo》及《传说》，如今王力宏也找来了张靓颖合唱《另一个天堂》。更广泛的音乐，更有趣的火花，占领中国乐坛的必须！中间有一段张靓颖表演‘海豚音’的部分，听起来像是吹口哨的声音，可是其实是超高假音的海豚音哦！！！

7。玩偶- 中国风的调调，很可爱、很风趣，转音也很酷，有点‘咚咚咙咚锵咚锵咚锵’的感觉。男方不想再当女方的‘玩偶’，有点像吴克群的《男佣》。灵感大概来自中国布袋戏，听了后有点想大喊‘新年快乐！’，哈哈。

8。脚本- 楼上那首歌也有‘脚本’两字，莫非王力宏真的词穷了？也许是拍过电影的戏瘾还未退吧。蛮感人的一首歌，伤~伤~伤~ “世界也太乏味，更需要变得很美”。

9。竞争对手- 唯一一首王力红梅参与写词的歌，可是却… 无言。曲子有黑人歌手的HipHop和Rap，又有点Orchestra交响乐的感觉。音乐起伏也很大，可是仍没给我留下印象。

10。摇滚怎么了！！- 很多人讨厌这首歌，原因何在？ 在它太吵闹了。我原本听了这首歌后也怀疑王力宏疯了！可是，这就是王力宏Chinked-out的风格。听久了后你会对这首歌曲有感，会同意王力宏的疑问，对音乐有置疑。摇滚，您到底怎么了？

2008年可说是王力宏非常忙得一年吧！办了‘Music Man’ 世界巡回演唱会，还担任了北京奥运会的火炬手，参演了李安导演的〈色，戒〉，等等。买榜风波也少不了我们挚爱的音乐才子。面对着面临惨况的音乐场景，王力宏选择了做好自己的音乐，站出来护卫乐坛，为音乐讨个清白。那么执着于音乐又谦虚的音乐人已经很罕见了！可惜，暴躁的音乐反映了王力宏对乐坛得失望心态及不满。我好希望能找回以往拥有‘好好先生’名号的王力宏，唱者‘唯一’、‘Kiss Goodbye’、‘Forever Love’让每个女生疯狂痴迷的王力宏。大家，还给音乐一个干净的环境，把温情的王力宏还给我！

推荐曲：心跳　春雨里洗过的太阳　我完全没有任何理由理你　另一个天堂　

罗志祥- 《潮男正传》Review

Someone explain to me, why is Show Luo’s album so freaking expensive?!? 31 dollars for a ten-track album? That’s like paying 3 bucks for a song! That’s robbery. Unless you tell me there’s some goodies lying inside that weird plastic foil wrapper around his album. In order to save my wallet from going kaput, I bought the China parallel imported version of his album instead. This only cost me $12.90. HA.

罗志祥 《潮男正传》 ♫♫♫♫♫

‘潮男’是个不错的形容词，而小猪罗志祥肯定是背得起这种重大的形容词。台湾的流行教主就非蔡依林、杨丞琳、罗志祥等人莫属。在台湾街头，那叫流行，来到新加坡，那叫阿明、阿莲 (Ah Beng, Ah Lian)，我不怕被打，因为是事实。罗志祥也是成功把‘台客’改换成‘潮男’的人。

回归到专辑，罗志祥的第六张专辑《潮男正传》没让人失望，但也没带来什么新的惊喜。

1。撑腰–义气称霸的歌，兄弟之间的团结及友情在这首歌里全唱出来了。罗志祥的‘Party Boys’ 兄弟帮就是这首歌的灵魂支柱。歌词很‘machi’，如“…万一你又出包有我帮你罩…男人要自我保护…要团结 抗外海 拿出男人硬态度…捍卫男人荣耀 麻烦我来罩”。蛮High的一首歌，应该是男生们一起在KTV狂飙的歌吧。

2。高调爱–一首甜蜜的小情歌，轻快的曲风有点像罗志祥上一张专辑的《败给你》。只是我老觉得伴奏的电子音多于了些。

3。第二顺位–专辑里较抒情的一首歌。苦恋的感觉，歌词是写得淋漓尽致，“从我爱上 爱他的你那个瞬间起 一直是雨天 你只爱雨天 我用伞 保护你… 就让我等 就算我冷 至少我 陪着你”。感动呦~

4。搞笑–根本不好笑，反而很悲伤。也是一首慢版曲风的抒情歌，叙述一段已止的爱情。延续了上一张专辑的《我不会唱歌》的悲惨，男方怀念着女方，却用假面掩盖情伤。罗志祥曾说过他很喜欢《搞笑》这首歌，大家听了后也应该会怎么觉得。

5。潜意识失控- 歌曲的前奏听起来跟林俊杰《陆》专辑中的《不潮不用花钱》有点雷同。电子音很重的歌，如果带着耳机听这首歌一定会觉得很烦，因为电音很杂。Techno-disco的曲风很适合在热舞party上放。

6。个中强手–偶像剧[篮球火]的主题曲。背景的‘哈哈’气音会让听众热血沸腾，就如观看篮球比赛一样。

7。幸福不灭- 偶像剧[篮球火]的插曲，作曲者是F.I.R的阿沁，歌曲属于中慢版，听起来蛮舒服的。歌词中的“Cause I Believe”很有韵味，怪不得歌词本里有一句‘Cause I Believe, I Can’。帅。

8。潮男正传 - 同名主打歌，很‘潮’的歌，类似街头音乐的感觉。歌词写着“…只有两只脚 鞋都嫌不够 哪有限量 家里通通有…男人爱美活着才够厉害 It’s alright (敷眼袋) It’s ok (牙齿漂白) 潮男出门接受大家膜拜…男人味 标准已经不同…”。额，怎么那么娘啊？也够自恋的。爱美也许真得已经不是女人的专利了。

9。假如你还在这里–有点中国风的曲调，可惜带不出歌曲该有的味道。词和曲原本就不是很搭，如果曲子搭配着更有含义的词，应该会比较好听。听起来总觉得尴尬。

10。拿手绝活–又是另一首快节奏的歌，听得我有点乱，因为歌曲都太相同了。跟其他歌曲一样，是不错，可是没给我留下印象。

总而来说，罗志祥这张专辑是有做到位了，可是我直呼不够。小猪以往的专辑都有对唱曲，譬如《真命天子》、《恋爱达人》、《Twinkle》、《败给你》，这些歌曲都很hit，这张专辑却没有小猪和其他艺人的合作，好像少了点surprise。还有，以往的专辑里都会收录小猪自己的创作，如《刺青》、《自恋》、《操盘手》之类的，以一个全方位艺人来说，小猪的创作是很不错的，可惜这张专辑没让大家见识到。另外，这张专辑里的歌曲类别都太过于相似，不是抒情就是街头舞曲，听完了整张专辑的感觉就是偏偏一律。我想小猪只是想推出一张能在他服饰店里 put on repeat mode的CD吧。

推荐曲：第二顺位 搞笑 幸福不灭 潮男正传

飞轮海- 《越来越爱》乐评 Review

飞轮海- 《越来越爱》 ♪♪♪♪♪

的确，听了这张专辑我不得不说，我真的越来越爱飞轮海了。今年非常忙碌的飞轮海不只进军了日本、在大小屏幕上都有表现、还开了数十场大大小小的演唱会，可说是超级无敌忙。能够在白忙之中推出一张那么有突破性的唱片，真是不容易，我在这儿向飞轮海致敬！赞！

1. 动脉- 炎亚纶主演的《霹雳MIT》的主题曲，是一首快节奏、热血的歌曲。背景音乐含有电子音和特效，肯定会令人沸腾。只可惜，合声团的声音大了点，听起来也有些粗糙，盖过了飞轮海的声音。应该也是一首后期制作到暴的歌，很遗憾，有点瑕疵。

2. 越来越爱- 一改以往走的阳光男孩路线，飞轮海这次大玩乐团摇滚／视觉系庞克摇滚风，首波主打‘越来越爱’就是想让歌迷见识他们狂野的一面，很band的感觉。飞轮海用这首歌让歌迷们知道他们越来越爱歌迷们，恰巧的是，歌词写的就是歌迷的心声，“怎麼辦我越來越愛 高舉著最誇張燈牌 第一個衝到第一排 比誰都快 為你哭 為你笑 為你down 為你high 不抵抗 不耍賴 不悔改 管他的青紅或皂白只要對你崇拜”。歌迷崇拜偶像的心情写得也太精确了吧~

3. 寂寞暴走- ‘暴走’是一种现象的称法，代表‘暴力后走人’，最先在日本开始。‘暴走族’的主角们就是机车骑士，是一群小混混，看人不爽就痛扁一顿，之后再走人。歌曲的曲风也是飞轮海的新尝试，庞克摇滚。MV更是拍得完美，飞轮海在沙漠般的场景里搭配着摩托机车，演出撕裂式的爱情。有美美的MV加上意味深远的词，这首歌曲一定会成为KTV的热门点播。

4. 恒星- 汪东城主演的偶像剧《翻滚吧！蛋炒饭》的主题曲，也是在专辑里较快节奏的歌。不知为什么这首歌的声量比其他的歌还小，第二段的部分更严重，辰亦儒的部分几乎听不到。感觉好老的一首歌，因为最早的版本在08年5月已经出现了。那时副歌的部分是由炎亚纶所唱的，而收录在专辑里的同一段却是由大东来诠释。当初觉得这首歌的歌词满有意思的，“你的微笑像火柴　划过我心脏动脉…”，可惜配了一个没什么看头的偶像剧，浪费了。

5. 默默- 一首温暖的情歌，开头有点像lullaby, 听起来很舒服。歌曲的音域很广，四位成员都各自负责不同的音域，最低的是吴尊而炎亚纶是最高。慢版曲风，轻轻的背景音乐更能凸显飞轮海最真实的声音，听了后真的要说飞轮海的歌声进步了！

6. 最佳听众- 很可爱的一首歌，创作S.H.E《怎么办》的大马创作歌手李志清延续了轻快曲子的作风，加上了姚若龙简单又明了的词，就蹦出一首快乐又有意思的歌。歌曲非常琅琅上口，讲的是朋友之间的默契及体谅，积极又有趣的歌是唱给歌迷也是唱给团员彼此的，大家永远会是最佳排挡。

7. 留下来- 五月天怪兽创作的曲子，调调还真得很‘五月天’，可是还是少了五月天那种首首致瘾的感觉。歌曲偏向轻摇滚，也有boyband的feel，但不欠缺情感，做得不错。整首歌的音域都较高，大多听到炎亚纶和辰亦儒的声音，似乎没有吴尊~

8. 孤单摩天轮- 听一百遍也不会腻的歌，因为真的很好听。一首失恋歌，但是没失恋听了后也很想哭。歌词很动听，描述着一种无助的心情。副歌的歌词写道“再一圈，再飞一圈就好…”，非常催泪。飞轮海在这首歌里的情感拿捏的很好，感人但不会太做作。

9. 雨是眼泪- 翻唱瑞典歌手Darin Zanyar的英文歌‘Why Does It Rain’。飞轮海的版本的音域比原唱的版本低一些，听起来蛮深情。对比两个版本是多余的，因为飞轮海把歌曲诠释得很有自己的感觉，很独特。唱起这一类的歌，飞轮海似乎也在音乐上有了upgrade, 不再唱偶像歌手最拿手的商业化曲调，由此升级了很多。

10. 你应该被珍惜- 歌名字多就会发生一种现象，就是容易被遗忘。这首歌其实很不错，但就因为歌名太长、太普通，所以没让我留下什么印象。同上一首一样，这首歌也是一首翻唱曲，是美国黑人歌手Joe的‘Another Used To Be’。歌曲的风格是Slow jam，整首歌的曲子有很多的变化，没有一个突破性的点来让大家有印象。只能说浪费了炎亚纶的嗓音。这首歌曲真的‘应该被珍惜’，可惜少了点什么。

11. Touch Your Heart- 只收录在台湾／中国以外的专辑里的bonus track． 取代了F4代言台湾观光天使，飞轮海也录制了一首台湾观光主题曲。F4唱的观光主题曲是《在这里等你》。F4的虽轻快，但比较成熟，飞轮海的则是精力充沛加热闹的。歌曲中不断重复的‘Ilha Formosa’是葡萄牙语的‘台湾’，意思是‘美丽的岛屿’。听完了这首歌，真是想立刻去台湾游山玩水尝美食！

听完了整张专辑，发现飞轮海的进步是实在的。他们走出了‘安全区’，尝试了更有个性的歌曲，也能把歌曲唱得更有层次。飞轮海四位成员都找到了最适合自己的音域，唱起歌来给人的感觉是舒服的，不会像前两张专辑听起来偶尔会别扭、起鸡皮疙瘩的感觉。情感的投入度也多了，现在他们是带着感情来演绎歌曲，而不只是把音符给唱出来罢了。唱片公司也放心地让飞轮海接受更广泛的音乐，让他们唱公司同仁以外的创作曲。能让歌手唱出首首都成主打像是华研的一贯作风，林宥嘉和刘力扬的专辑都做到了，飞轮海的也不例外。可是，我仍觉得飞轮海能够再有更多的突破，走出自己的‘安全区’。譬如，Rap的部分不要只限制汪东城来念，高音转假音的部分不要都都让炎亚纶来唱，等等。最后，我想听过了这张专辑的人都会同意，飞轮海不只会演戏，其实还会唱歌。长得帅，只是巧合。花瓶？再也不是了。

推荐曲：寂寞暴走　默默　最佳听众　留下来　孤单摩天轮　雨是眼泪

Beyoncé I am... Sasha Fierce

Beyoncé- I Am... Sasha Fierce Deluxe Edition ★★★☆☆

There are funnily 2 editions of this album, the standard, which has 11 tracks, and the deluxe edition, which comes with 5 extra tracks. Duh’ the Deluxe la.

Disc 1
[If I Were A Boy] – An interesting song with a very interesting name, especially in the era now when the androgynous reigns. Anyway, it’s a highly debated song, with netizens claiming that this song rightfully belongs to this lass named BC Jean, who apparently wrote the song and sang the demo… BC has the huskiest/roughest/sorest/sandiest voice I’ve ever heard. Some chronic-cough-with-copious-phlegm sufferer. No doubt, I prefer Beyoncé’s version by an entire lot.
Here's BC Jean's version:

[Halo] – Yeah, just like what the title says, Halo-ish and saintly, like an epiphany, where Stephen Dadelus meets bird girl. A smooth and pleasant song.
[Disappear] – It gets kind of irritating when songs of an album revolve round a same genre, and that’s what’s happening here. [Disappear] sounds very much like the previous track [Halo], with the same sort of singing techniques and equally-saintly lyrics.
[Broken-hearted Girl] – A song with more, but still lacks somehow. Slow R&B with a fairly catchy chorus, but let’s not waste Beyoncé’s powerful vocals with such mellow numbers. Something more exciting please.
[Ave Maria] – This song sounds almost like a church hymn, or probably it already is. Quite a pleasant song, with ultra-soothing effects.
[Smash Into You] – A punchy title, but yet another SOUL. That missed-a-beat singing technique is quite cool, but this song is quite empty, didn’t register in me.
[Satellites] – The Soul genre continues, and leaves me almost confused as it transits from the previous track to this. They sound sadly similar with not much surprise either. Beyoncé did this in an almost acoustic way, clear and simple, in other words, very hypnotic.
[That’s Why You’re Beautiful] – Another song that didn’t manage to leave any impression on me. Tunes are simple, lyrics are ordinary, after listening to it, and one will go “That’s it?” Sadly, yes. Apart from the awkward changing and stretching of notes, the song is hollow with no ‘soul’ in it, despite the lyrics saying “Diamonds used to be coal/ Look young cos’ they got soul/ That’s why they’re beautiful/ And my heart used to be cold/ ‘Til your hands laid on my soul…

Disc 2
[Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)] – A faster and catchy number. A definite hit, and I can envision clubs and lounges blasting this song on the dance floor!
[Radio] – Woo, so hip eh this song. “Think I’m in love with my radio/…/ I’d fall in love with my stereo…” and there’s more to it. Let’s ignore that cheesy lyrics, and just listen to this song with your brain turned off. Something that apparel stores like Dorothy Perkins and Topshop would play on repeat mode.
[Diva] – A song that truly gets onto one’s nerves. Besides constantly repeating “Now diva a female version of a hustla/ Of a hustla/ Of a, of a hustla” which is plainly irritating, another trashy line repeated excessively is “ I’m a, I’m a, a Diva”. That line is sung in a chipmunk-oh-im-so-cute voice, which seriously creates nothing cute, but migraine.
[Sweet Dreams] – A previous version of this song released to the public had the name “Beautiful Nightmare”. Not much significant difference between these two versions, just that the newer one has a line “Turn the lights on” which I personally feel sounds out of place. It’s still a good song, with a pinch of oriental essence in it.
[Video Phone] – Another electronic gadget, but not as oomph-y as [Radio]. This song sort of reflects the advancement of technology these days; a mobile phone is all you need to do EVERYTHING. “We can shoot the video right here on my cell phone/ you want me naked? /if you likin this position/ you can tape it/ on ya video phone”, yeah, and end up like Edison Chen.
[Hello] – A nice start, but loses soon after. HELLO? I want more from you Beyoncé! Just as the lyrics suggest, “You had me at hello.”
[Ego] – A super duper song. Haha. Look at those ambiguous lyrics, “Its too big/Its too wide/Its too strong/It wont fit/Its too much/Its too tough/…/I got a big ego/Such a huge ego”. Men, men, men. BIG ego, small BRAINS.
[Scared Of Lonely] – There is a disconnection somewhere in this song; the lyrics do not seem to fit the music. The music’s too loud for the Lonely, a security blanket perhaps? Wanted the last song to be more impressive, although it does have a boom, it leaves me hanging anticipating for more.

A satisfactory album, but definitely lacking in some sense and pales in comparison, especially to her previous singles such as [Listen] and [Irreplaceable] which are such impressive and awesome hits. Disc 1 is good for easy listening; Disc 2 is great on the dance floor. For me, I just want more.

SONYBMG, give me a reason for asking me to check out http://www.beyonceonline.com/for the lyrics; what’s the lyric book for then?

吴克群 《MAGIK GREAT HITS 新歌+精选》Review

吴克群 – MAGIK Great Hits 新歌+精选 ★★★★☆

2008年10月发行的新歌加精选辑收录了4首新歌、26首K个精选、2首remix&20只MV。简单来说，是一张喜欢吴克群的歌迷必定买的专辑，也是一张让没听过吴克群的人买的转机，总之，一张谁都该买的专辑，因为实在太值得了。三张光碟，其中的两张是CD，分别叫‘MAGIK’ 和‘MUSIK’，另一张是DVD。‘MAGIK’ 里收录了吴克群以另类‘音乐玩家’身份创作的歌曲，'MUSIK’则收录了Kenji-式的动听情歌。其中魔术般的歌曲有[大舌头]、[什么东西]、[将军令]、[周星星]等俏皮大胆的创作。被收录的K歌有琅琅上口的[为你写诗]、[不屑纪念]、[牵牵牵手]、[泛泛之辈]、[吴克群]等。

1。[爱太痛] 一贯的Kenji-style情歌。歇斯底里的爱情、崩溃无助的痛，全写在简单的歌词当中。曲子虽然不花俏，但也带出了歌曲想要表达的痛。感情丰富，听了还真想哭。

2。[麦搁憨]闽南语“不要再讲”的意思。‘憨’中文念‘hān’，Hokkien竟念‘gòng’！歌曲参杂了华语和闽南语，我觉得蛮酷的。歌曲第一句的编曲听起来就非常有福建歌曲的味道，尤其是歌词动用了‘眼睛’这词，因为闽南语歌都太喜欢用‘眼睛’、‘眼屎’等字句来代表眼泪、情感等意境。虽然是闽南语歌，但是并没有太‘古董’，但似乎离五月天的摇滚式创新闽南语歌曲如[志明与春娇]&[垃圾車]比起来还是保守了点。

3。[傻瓜] 写给温岚唱的抒情情歌，结果反应热烈，成为点到烂的K歌。如今自己也唱了一个版本，男声唱得比女声还痴情、还感人。喜欢Kenji的人肯定爱死他唱的[傻瓜]，这首歌能收入在专辑里百分之百是因为歌迷的热烈要求。可是，我怎么不见其它吴克群的好创作，如[好听]、[男人女人]或[女生]呢？

4。[NANANA] 与王心凌的合唱歌，俏皮的编曲及歌词延续了吴克群‘MAGIK’ 玩音乐的风格。请王心凌来一起唱这首歌真的有点让人吃惊，因为吴克群喜欢王心凌的传言已经传得蛮久了，况且[纸片人]是吴克群写给当初因情变而消瘦而的王心凌写的已是事实。两人唱出的感觉不能算是甜蜜，而是有点小调皮，正在斗嘴的一对小情侣。轻快轻松的歌曲，应该蛮好K的。

收录的两首Remix分别是[男佣 将军令 大舌头 什么东西 Remix] 和 [不屑纪念 残废 吴克群 为你写诗 Remix]。两首都是吴克群历年来最脍炙人口的歌曲所串成的。可惜的是，歌曲也没有很'remix’，只是剪剪贴贴罢了，有些连接的部分还有点不顺，卡卡的，听了不知觉地感到尴尬。
DVD 部分收录了新歌[NANANA]的MV，还有一些吴克群参预演出及指导的MV，如与曾凯诗演出感人肺腑的[牵牵牵手]和搞怪一人扮演多角的[什么东西]等。

总而言之，吴克群在音乐上的认真是看得见的，其实，听都听得出啦！
原本10月18日生日当天的演唱会却因脊椎旧伤复发而取消，对吴克群来说是一个遗憾。可是，休息是为了走更长远的路，休息是对的，这样康复了才能些更多好歌给我听啊！咔咔 :)

何维健 《无法归类》 Review

第一届〈绝对Superstar〉男子组季军、2008年新加坡金曲奖〈最具潜力本地新人奖〉得主，何维健肩上背着的期盼是有可想象中的大又重。让歌迷们等了已久的专辑在新加坡是受到了好评，可是在“只靠实力是没有用”的台湾乐坛，何维健却也还是个默默无名的新人，还得多加努力！

何维健 《无法归类》 ★★★☆☆

1。无法归类- 类似电子摇滚的前奏让人对这首歌多了份期待。歌曲蛮有感染力，有点像刘力扬的[我就是这样]，炫耀自己，不盲目跟从别人的尾巴，活出自己。可是，听众不难听出何维健的绊脚石，也就是唱歌时满口蛋珠，字都吐不出来，捆在口腔里。这样的咬字方式会让人听不出歌词，的确很致命。

2。碰碰爱- 翻唱法文歌曲[Hey Oh], 原唱组合Tragédie 唱得比较嘻哈，何维健则唱得比较有规矩，没放胆子去唱。可是曲子原本就是很调戏地，所以对何维健来说也是一次蛮大突破的尝试，刺激一下歌迷的口味。“Hey Oh” 一共唱了二十几次，听完了一遍就会一起哼着唱，绝对能成为舞曲。

3。你走天桥 我走地下道- 一首R&B式的情歌。用了‘天桥’、‘地下道’和‘街角’来描述爱情的距离。腼腆又带有磁性的歌声听起很舒服，可是咬字有待进步。非常能K的歌，也是一首谜夺女性芳心的歌曲。

4。今天过去- 何维健把歌曲诠释得比较有力度，唱得比较成熟。虽然歌词唱着“还是一样…还是一样…”可是，改变以往腼腆式的唱法，已给人一种不太一样的感觉。歌曲很耐听，也应该很好K。唯一的遗憾就是突然蹦出来的Rap跟歌曲其他深情的部分格格不入，有点多余。

5。我舍不得- 据了解，此歌是翻唱一首泰文歌。三碗猪脚(sa wa di ka)! 哈~哈~ 抱歉，有点冷。前奏及背景音乐都有点中国风的调，但不难听出泰国流行音乐的味道。可是歌曲却没带来什么大惊喜，词普通，曲子也普通，少了个能给人留下印象的点。

6。咬字- 是不是每位歌手都想取个最有趣的歌名来增加听众的好奇心？见识了黄靖伦的[慢半拍]和[走音]，原来何维健也有[咬字]，那大家还记得五月天的[忘词]吗？这首歌几乎是何维健一手包办，看得出他的用心及才华。有趣的歌曲，写得不错，尤其超级现实的歌词。歌词写到“咬的字清不清 我不晓得 有些说我短舌 嘴里糖果含着两颗 这绝对是我的一种特色”很自豪地唱出自己咬字不清的缺点，嘿嘿，做人就是要有自信嘛，可是对一个新人来说，会不会臭屁了点呀？而且，怎么感觉有点像吴克群的[大舌头]，“跟我说HEY~跟我说HO~”也有一点罗志祥的影子？

7。忘得掉- 舞娘？！？副歌部分也太太太像了吧！！！歌中的“只是想要問你 你好不好”的编曲简直跟蔡依林的[舞娘] 的 “旋转 跳跃 我闭着眼”像到~！天啊。这首由陈孟奇作的曲子也明显比较适合女生唱，歌曲听起来俏皮了点，不适合男生唱啦。怪怪嘞，把它“忘掉”吧…

8。我相信- 也是一首翻唱歌，原唱者是韩国当红男子团体东方神起，在网络上有好多DBSK的歌迷大表不满，说何维健没资格翻唱他们偶像的歌。可是何维健并不是第一个翻唱这首歌曲的人，范逸臣与范扬逸也翻唱过一个男女对唱的版本。何维健的版本还算好听，情感做到了，歌得也有层次，值得一听。

9。我的连续剧- 一首歌词很空的歌，想表达的到底是什么，我听了上万遍还听不出。可是说真的，歌词“我的连续剧 你的连续剧”蛮琅琅上口，编曲也不错，可是整体来说还是少了些什么。有一段歌词写到“我們要多少年後才肯相遇”，我却一而再再而三地听成了“我们要多就才肯生育”。这首歌就如歌词里的“路標没說明 我找不到 那一颗真心”，没路标、没方向的歌，我找不到那一个感动。

10。逆时针忘记- 一首忧伤的慢歌，还蛮耐听地。歌词巧妙地运用了同音字来带出不同的意境，“逆时针的忘记”，听起来就像“你是真的忘记”。这首成熟系男儿的歌何维健诠释得不错。

11。克罗地亚的天空- 克罗地亚=Croatia。何维健参与了作曲，表现了他创作的天分。可是这首歌曲跟[咬字] 比起来就没那么深刻。歌曲是走轻摇滚风，第二段副歌的部分唱得有点吃力的感觉。可是刚听这首歌时，觉得有点似曾相似，有点想何耀珊的[握紧]。但整首歌听下来是不错的，挺有意思的。

加入了多首翻唱曲，本小姐要做的功课更多了，不只要听原唱的版本，还得做比较，幸好这张专辑还算有料，还是值得听的。

推荐曲：你走天桥我走地下道，今天过去，咬字，逆时针忘记，克罗地亚的天空

黄靖伦 《伦语录》 Review

还是分开研究三位的专辑... 没很想听女生的那张...

声音属于又细又薄的黄靖伦乍听之下就是张信哲。有人说音域较高的他像当年的张雨生。莫非姓张的歌声都是这样的？哈哈。屁啦。跟同时期在台湾发片的新加坡歌手Kelly潘嘉丽和Derrick何维健相比，黄靖伦真的略占优势。理由很多，不信自己看看。
第一：虽然都是由歌唱比赛诞生地，可是黄靖伦参加的[超级星光大道III]的确比Kelly和Derrick的[绝对Superstar]在台湾更有知名度。
第二：Kelly是那届Superstar的女子组冠军而Derrick则是男子组的季军，两人都沉淀了一阵子才发专辑（其实这是Kelly的第二第三张专辑you know?，第一张匆匆地发，也匆匆地被人淡忘，第二张我完全没印象。Derrick则是因为去当兵，保卫祖国，所以现在才发首张专辑。）。黄靖伦才进入星光五强就惨遭淘汰，可是却幸运地被华纳（Warner Music）看重，被签下当歌手发唱片，一切的一切发生也只短短的几个月。
第三：黄靖伦是Singaporean,台湾人都知道。Kelly和Derrick是什么人，在台湾不知道的人很多，不想知道的人更多。
第四：虽然黄靖伦比起其他两位在自己的国家名气较少（因为收看[超级星光大道]的人真的很少，更惨的是，黄靖伦快发片时，新加坡播出的[星光]还是上一届的），可是以宣传方面来看，三位在新加坡的宣传也只是so-so，没差别。
第五：你随便在街上问任何人他们认得三位新近歌手吗？答案八成是NO。所以既然三位都往台湾发展，那么在台湾的成绩应该比较实在。那也表示黄靖伦先生是略占优势地。嘿嘿。But，Kelly and Derrick 在新加坡的知名度is没人能取代的，at least to their supporters la.
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黄靖伦 《伦语录》 ★★★☆☆
1）每日一句 - 轻快甜蜜的一首歌。音域蛮高，所以想在KTV唱这首歌的男生应该需要降音。中文发音过关，可是要注意‘日’念‘rì’, 不是 'drì', 就像‘热’念‘rè’ 不念‘drè’ 一样。歌曲也欠缺感情的投入，可能是因为黄同学太注重咬字及唱歌技巧，忘了把感情灌入歌曲里吧。
2）月光 - 一首前段比副歌好听的歌。这首歌曲诠释得很不错，感情是做到了，多了份共鸣。副歌部分的音真的蛮高，听多了会觉得有点刺耳。黄同学, ‘就’念‘jìu’, as in ‘zh-iò’, like ‘chio’, not ‘jew’. Get me? Hope so ah…音域仍然蛮高，所以想在KTV唱这首歌的男生应该也需要降音。
3）缺席 - 听着听着，真想问，黄靖伦是不是perfect pitch？ 因为听他唱歌时真的会听到一种共鸣，是一种我拉二胡高八度时听到的那种共鸣。哈哈。回到正题，歌词结尾部分写到“在你的未来缺席 像是一出剧本未完待续 预留伏笔 把未完成从容继续 如果还有如果 就算瞬间老去毫不犹豫” ,帅。歌曲高超的部分很有感染力，听得都想跟着哼唱，蛮好K的歌。音域还算不太高，所以想在KTV唱这首歌的男生应该不需要降太多key。
4）明天再说 - 有点神经质的歌，跟林宥嘉的[病态]雷同，但少了[病态]的变态及新鲜感。歌曲的调调如马戏团般，是轻松的，可是黄靖伦唱得却很有力。“童话故事里的美丽被甚麽给戳破 关於真的假的要教我如何捉摸 好多人戴着面具勉强着不甘示弱 猜测着明天是福是祸” 一针见血的歌词，赞！只可惜那么酷的一首歌被埋藏在一个没太有创意的歌名中。音域仍高，所以想在KTV唱这首歌的男生还是应该需要降音。
5）慢半拍 - 很有趣的歌名，是反映黄靖伦有点迟钝的感觉吗？ 蛮耐听得一首歌，歌词感人，能成为下一首主打歌。可是，前段部分低音部分听出了黄靖伦唱得吃力，有点唱不到低音，幸好高音部分弥补回了。音域很高，所以想在KTV唱这首歌的男生想必会降key。
6）我的天 - 轻快跳跃的曲风有点90年代的感觉，却也参杂了Rap，听到了黄靖伦挑战抒情歌以外的另一面。歌词中的“Oh我的天”和“唉呀”都是现代人的口头禅，听起来格外亲切。音域还Ok，可是偶尔有些凡人碰不到的高音，所以想在KTV唱这首歌的男生应该会唱到破音。
7）懒 - 听起来就是一首很慵懒的歌，非常适合在下午时分边看着夕阳边听，是一首很laid back的歌，反复听了也不会觉得腻。非常喜欢歌词里的这一句“继续 假装努力 的生活”，因为连唱的感觉也很懒。音域超级高，所以想在KTV唱这首歌的男生应该非得降音不可。
8）走音 - 也是一首歌名有趣的歌。李伟菘的曲的确很动听，让大家听到黄靖伦飙高音以外的唱腔。没有如其他歌曲那样刻意地展示黄靖伦的高音，却以普通的音域展现了黄靖伦深情的一面。由姚若龙写的歌词的意境虽然看起来拐弯，可是却一点就明。很感伤的歌，可是真得很好听。“妳的愛情在走音 變成另一個旋律 我還在執迷 拼了命去合音… 選錯歌 唱再用心也無力”，这首抒情的情歌应该能成为KTV热门点播。音域一般，所以想在KTV唱这首歌的男生应该不用降音。
9）白日梦 - 是我最喜欢做的白日梦吗？ 这首歌却有些狂野，绝对是一个疯狂、常做明星梦的老兄的白日梦。李思菘的这一曲偏向摇滚，也有一点复古的感觉，如 80年代的Rock & Roll. 诶？听起来还真有点像Track6的 [我的天]。很有party感的一首歌，听多了会high掉。音域有高有低，所以想在KTV唱这首歌的男生你们好自为知，哈哈。
10）傻里傻气 - 是描述黄靖伦的个性吗？ 不不不，黄靖伦是唱着作词人月光鱼的歌，虽然应该不是为黄靖伦量身订造的歌，可是这首歌却蛮好听，而且还是（我觉得啦）咬字最清楚的歌！曲是由新加坡音乐人林倛玉作的，林倛玉的其他作品有：[我的爱]孙燕姿、[庆幸有你爱我]蔡淳佳、[原罪犯]张学友 etc. 他自己的 [同花顺] 更是好听！[傻里傻气]听起来很舒服，虽然是专辑里的最后一首歌，但绝对不是拿来垫底的。这首歌的音域一般，所以想在KTV唱这首歌的男生应该不用降音啦。

推荐曲：缺席 慢半拍 走音 傻里傻气

张敬轩《Urban Emotions》Review

Okay, this is a Cantonese album that I really like a lot.

张敬轩《Urban Emotions》 ★★★★☆

在香港乐坛占有一定位子的Hins 很幸运地拥有了一个那么优秀的幕后制作团队。在这张《Urban Emotions》里，几乎每一首歌都得到不错的评价。专辑共收录了12首歌曲，其中的两首是美国当红黑人歌手，Rihanna, 红遍大街小巷的 [Hate That I Love You] 的remix版。也有一首是敬轩上一张广东大碟《酷爱》的同名主打歌的中文翻唱。这绝对是一张非常值回价格的专辑，里头的惊喜是远远超过你的想象。

1.他的故事- 一首温馨主打，敬轩清而不腻的声音只让人想一听再听他那口中的故事。真假音的转换也很顺，展现了敬轩出色的歌唱技巧。

2.愿望树上- 一首节奏较急的歌，并不好唱。这首歌述说被女孩嫌弃的男孩，歌词写得有点悲观，甚至有点变态，跟编曲搭起来有画龙点睛的效果。

3.樱花树下- 与上一首[树上]同一位作词家，这首[树下]就如上一首的下集。同样的是叙说未追到女孩的男孩的单恋故事。不同的则是这首歌写得比较凄凉但又带点浪漫。歌曲蛮动听，应该是宅男们在KTV的热门点播。

4.隐形人- 敬轩用了很多力气唱的一首歌，几乎雷同摇滚的歌，可是听多了却不会觉得厌烦或腻。声线偏离爆发力唱腔的敬轩唱起快歌来也别有一番味道。

5.夜宴- 填词大师林夕的作品，曲则是由[树上]的冯翰铭写的。两位大师的作品加在一起却显得有点不足。有如Cinderella & Prince Charming的故事，敬轩却唱不太出来歌曲的意境。

6.酩酊天使- 另一首在专辑中给人惊喜的一首歌。“酩酊” is what?!? 我查过了，表示喝醉的意思。歌词蛮感人，叙说了失去朋友的思念。这天使给世上的朋友活下去的鼓励，敬轩唱的有点哽咽的感觉，是一首重情绪又感人的好歌。

7.不吐不快- 也是林夕的词，可是这首歌就给我留下更深刻的印象。一口气唱多个字应该是这首歌的特点吧。大家可以去KTV试唱看，你们能憋够气又唱得那么投入吗？敬轩做到了。

8.雪花抄- 网络游戏的主题曲，也是我个人觉得感染力较大的一首歌。副歌部分琅琅上口，会让人想一听再听。

9.Déjà vu- 属于比较不一样调调的歌，有点Jazz也有点R&B的曲风。听起来蛮舒服的。可是跟其它的歌曲比起来，敬轩不像这首歌的主人，发呢日被割去控制住了，少了些情感及投入。

10.Hate That I Love You (粤)(Rihanna+Hins)- 基本上，Rihanna 的部分几乎完完全全盖过敬轩的部分，听起来敬轩比较像个配角。可是这样的Remix蛮新鲜的，给人不一样的感觉。

11.Hate That I Love You (国)(Rihanna+Hins)- 如同上一首。就这样。是用来充数的吗？
12.吻得太逼真- 中文版的《酷爱》，跟粤语版的一样让人上瘾。是给忽略掉的中文乐坛的交代吗？这首歌让整张专辑更完美。

这张《Urban Emotions》让大家听出了张敬轩的唱功，他的进步是实在的，也再次证明了他以摆脱那默默无名“广州小柄”的样子，已唱出自己的地位了。

林俊杰 JJ陆 Review

Another album which I have bought awhile ago. Look at what he is wearing! Chequered for everything! Gosh, I'm at a loss of words. Not to mention that bowtie of his too.

林俊杰《JJ陸》 ★★★☆☆
A power-packed ablum, 15 tracks in total, a must-buy for JJ’s fans. This CD has so much in it, definitely worth the price you pay for. Apart from JJ’s voice alone, you will get to hear voices including Charlene Choi, FAMA, Machi and Kym Jin. Contributors and producers of this much-goodness-in-one-album include Ah Shin of Mayday, Fang Wen Shan, Billy Koh, and this list goes on. Apart from the weird outfit JJ is in, this album is almost flawless, and definitely worth listening.

1. Sixology- An intro, JJ’s own words and feelings he wants to convey to people.

2.不潮不用花钱High Fashion- A little disco, a little techno, a little hip hop. The rhythm is heavy and punchy, while the lyrics are crappy. This song can get onto one’s nerves especially if put on repeat. I almost had a mental breakdown whilst listening to the song on repeat mode just to figure out what the lyrics meant. How irritating can it get when JJ sings “Kou Kou” for 12 times! What’s worse is that after so many times of listening to it while reading the lyrics, I still do not get the full picture. What is “叩叩 (kou kou)”, what is “扣扣 (kou kou)” and what is “抠抠 (kou kou)”? I do know that the first pair represents the sound of knocking, while the second is something like a button, or subtracting something, and the third one means digging. So? What has these got to do with fashion or money? I’m simply confused after listening to this song. However, I do have to admit that this song is quite a hit, especially with its catchy tune and lyrics (like you know, kou kou X12). Something different from the romantic ballades that JJ is good at, another playful and energetic side of him for us to hear. Miscellaneous info: This song has caused some hooha some time ago for plagiarism, the songs that netizens claimed JJ copied included [I Hate This Part] by The Pussycat Dolls, [Life is a Roller Coaster] by Ronan Keating and [碰碰] by IPIS. I specially went to listen to those above mentioned songs, and I have to say that Keating’s number does have a slight resemblance to JJ’s at the beginning of the song, but that’s just it. Plagiarism? Not quite. Coincidence, I suppose.

3.小酒窝 (feat. TWINS' 阿Sa) Dimples- A sweet and romantic duet with should-be-defunct-even-if-its-not Hong Kong girl group Twins’ Charlene Choi. Finally! A duet of JJ that is not sung with Kym Jin (金莎), that also means new chemistry. This duet is actually a prelude to the collaboration of Ocean Butterflies and Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG). It seems that in this dying economy, collusion is the way to survive. Hehheh, kidding. A definite karaoke hit.

4.黑武士Lord Vader- A marvelous pair, a surprising result, this song is great! Mayday’s lead vocalist, Ah Shin, is the lyricist of this song while JJ composes to this “dark knight”. The tune is very JJ-style, similar to his previous hits such as [木乃伊] Mummy, and the lyrics are also very Mayday, and voila, a unique and awesome collaboration.

5.醉赤壁 Tale Of The Red Cliff- From the title of the song, it’s not difficult to guess who the lyricist is. Bingo, it is Fang Wen Shan, Jay Chou’s good-friend-cum-exclusive-lyricist, and no prize for that. This song is simply like any other 中国风Chinese-traditional-oriental (gosh, is there any proper word for it?) songs, not much surprise in this song. I’m getting rather bored with singers trying out the Chinese-traditional genre kind of song because they are kind of repetitive and similar, worse off when they get the same old guy to write the lyrics for the song. Agree?

6.由你选择(featuring农夫FAMA) The Choice Is Yours- This song features yet another Hong Kong band group called FAMA, it incorporates Cantonese lyrics as well and sounds extremely like a HK street music. R&B plus a little techno, this song is sure something fresh in the Mandarin music industry. We sure can tell that JJ is trying to break into the Cantonese industry, now that he have already carved a name for himself in both Taiwan and Mainland China. It’s not difficult, especially for talented JJ who always has surprises for his supporters.

7.Always Online- From that cheesy title, it’s obvious that this song is written for some online gaming/portal/service/whatever advertisement. Likening a relationship to an online game? Wow, life sure seems easy, like, where else can you be blessed with three lives? Anyway, this is one pleasant song that has a catchy tune, “3, 2, 1 I’m always online…” How nice.

8.街道 The Streets- Fast and Hip song, rather different from what JJ usually does, but JJ’s distinctive voice makes this alien rhythm sound familiar. Love the "wakau (哇靠)" and "walau (哇唠)". This song proves to all who thinks that JJ can only sing safe smooth rhythms; he has a rough and wild side that wants to have fun too.

9.主角(featuring Machi) Centerstage- Is JJ trying to have as many collaborations with different people as possible? In this song he partners Taiwanese Hip Hop group Machi and came out with this extreme fusion, I hear Indian-style, Chinese-style, Hip Hop and R&B in this song! All praise for JJ for his boldness in producing this song, it sounds so out of the norm yet interesting. For people who find this song excessively noisy, I do have to agree with you, but why not listen to it and pay hard attention to its lyrics, cos’ it definitely holds much more than it seems.

10.我还想她 I Still Miss Her- A melancholic song, so romantic yet so painful. JJ’s slow ballades are very moving and can be very addictive. This song deserves to be listened over and over again, as JJ pours his emotions onto the song, singing out the struggles and denial of the dead relationship in the song.

11.点一把火炬Light the torch- A song written specially for the Beijing Olympics Torch Relay. I thought the Olympics Torch Relay was supposed to be energetic and fun? But why does this song sound so solemn? It initially sounds like a song written for the Sichuan earthquake, until you’ve heard the other song written for that purpose. No doubt, this song is pleasant and rather motivational. Something like a national day song, you know? Yeah.

12.期待爱(featuring Kym Jin) Longing- Not a new song, whoever that saw the advertisement of Wall’s Cornetto ice-cream will find this song familiar. It’s a duet with JJ’s usual partner, Kym Jin. This song is extremely catchy, it sounds so sweet and happy that it might simply explode with confetti bursting out all over the place anytime. A duet version of [期待你的爱]which is sang by JJ alone. And not to be confused with [发现爱], another duet by JJ and Kym that is also written for the same ice-cream brand previously.

13.Cries In A Distance- An English song with lyrics written by JJ himself. It is the English rendition of a previous track, Always Online. This version definitely sounds better and has more depth than its Mandarin counterpart. More emotions are felt in this song and that is all that makes any difference. Love this version; love how the lyrics seem so incomprehensible.

14.爱与希望（featuring 重庆市青少年宫银杏童声合唱团）Love, Hope- Tada, this is the song written specially for the Sichuan quake. How nice of JJ to write a song within such a short time after the quake, it indeed provided much warmth and encouragement for the victims and their family members. A simple tune with motivational lyrics, with the choir of children’s voices in the background, the most sincere form of music.

15.小酒窝(粤)(feat. TWINS' 阿Sa) Dimples- The Cantonese version of track 3. It has different lyrics and is rather different to the Mandarin version. I find this version nicer and way more impressive, JJ’s Cantonese sounds almost perfect, to me at least. Nice one!

Overall, it is a heavy-duty album that definitely excites one. Turn up the volume if you want to have fun and just immerse yourself in JJ’s wonder. Selling only for S$16.90 at CD-RAMA, it’s definitely a steal.

许仁杰 梦见 Review

许仁杰 梦见 ★★★☆☆

星光四少第一位有演出戏剧还单杠男主角的就是许仁杰。不知是不是我自己的问题，可是我觉得许仁杰的声音有点像唐禹哲。这是好事还是坏事？因为如果声音都会被人误认为他人，那不是表示辨识度低吗？好在许仁杰还会创作呢，帮他加了不少分。

1. [花树下的约定] 词曲一手包办，许仁杰真的很重视自己第一次主演的同名客家偶像剧 [花树下的约定] ，连主题曲也自己来。这首歌曲虽然听起来挺简单，可是能让大家听出许仁杰的用心及创意。歌曲里头加了客家话，“快快来去跟着你”， “谢谢你” 和 “树桠上开着奇迹” 都是用客家话唱的。对客家话一窍不通的我听了这首歌后也学会了讲三句客家话哦！大家也一样吧！哈哈。

2. [梦见] 一首动人的情歌没错，可是不知为何每次听CD时听到这首歌都会呼吸困难。不是因为兴奋或哮喘，而是因为歌曲的节奏有点太~慢~了。跟上一首[花树下的约定] 比较轻快的节奏比起来，这首 [梦见] 慢得痛苦。虽然歌曲是忧伤的，可是的确是蛮优美的。

3. [有什么] 这首歌是一首必须听了大概三次才听出感动在哪儿的歌。有什么~不对吗？ 没有啦，只是觉得歌曲就是一首很平凡的抒情情歌，副歌带点R&B的感觉，就这样。

4. [忘了说爱你] R&B的情歌，但是是一首比较轻快又较少抱负的歌。比起 [梦见] 和 [有什么] 两首比较重感情的歌，这首歌听起来更加轻松。可是有一个问题，歌词似乎不配曲子，词是比较伤感的，应该让人有鼻酸的感觉，可是编曲却是轻快开朗的感觉，有点不搭调。

为什么我听完了四首歌曲还是觉得不够？许仁杰的四首歌的风格都相同，没有什么太大的惊喜。许仁杰，多！我要更多！你行的！