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)