I want to know whether you like Jay Chou's songs or Wang Leehom's songs.

Having coffee with friends at the weekend, I happened to play Tao Zhe's old songs, so the topic turned to the new record "Peace and Prosperity". In this album, Tao Zhe used four weapons to build a musical sky for his fourth album.

It is inevitable to compare his music with Jay Chou's. If it is purely a personal preference, I think they are both good, but Tao Zhe prefers them. Maybe it's because of Tao Zhe's age. His music exudes more mature manly charm than Jay Chou teenagers who don't know how to worry. As two creative singers with musical talent, Jay Chou showed more aura of genius, while Tao Zhe showed more professional background and more solid musical foundation. Jay Chou appears to be unconstrained style, while Tao Zhe is leisurely and eloquent. The works in Taiping Shi Sheng look calm on the surface, but in fact they are turbulent undercurrents, which make people memorable.

What impressed me the most in the record was Her Song. I think it should be a people-oriented masterpiece. The sad flute inside turned into Yi Deng in the dark, and the hair and tears that brushed her face made the singer give her memories of the past with the accompaniment of guitar. Love Me or Him is a tough love song, typical of Tao Zhe style, good at melody. Although the story is a bit old-fashioned, Tao Zhe's voice is very touching.

The fables of SULA and Lampa are confusing at first glance, but since there is a fable in the name, it naturally means something. It turns out that this song was written by Tao Zhe to the paparazzi, so it's not hard to understand why he handled it this way. I think this work is a wonderful work in Tao Zhe's music. I like the name "2-night secret love" very much. Music is full of rock/jazz elements and the shadow of black music. Tao Zhe can vividly imitate these things and brand them with his own personality. It really took a lot of effort.

Although the number of Tao Zhe's records is small, each one can be recognized by critics and the market, which is enough to establish his position as a heavyweight in the music world.

In fact, there is a very important work in Taiping Shi Sheng that has not been included in the mainland version, and that is the song Ghost. Fortunately, with the Internet, people who like Tao Zhe music might as well listen to it. It's really a good song.

Tao Zhe-Applause for the famous musical genius.

Tao Zhe is R&; What's more, he not only arranges lyrics and works as a producer in his own album, but also many artists want to steal his songs and invite him to help make them. Tao Zhe is always slow to work hard. Although he only released three albums, his albums sold well and his fame soared. Singers from all walks of life keep inviting songs, and he has a dazzling performance in two golden melody awards, which has laid his position in the music world. Tao Zhe has won numerous awards not only in Taiwan Province province, but also in Hongkong, Singapore and Malaysia. He is the king of new songs in Asia with great potential.

Tao Zhe, a new force in Taiwanese Mandarin music, is not handsome and has a low musical talent. Global World Report >,< You got me drunk > As expected, the popular son of Tao Dawei, like a tiger without children, is slightly better than Tao Dawei in melody, arrangement and voice. He was shortlisted for Golden Melody Award, Best Composer Award, Best Mandarin Male Singer Award and Best Newcomer Award as soon as he made his debut, and won the Best Newcomer Award and Best Record Producer Award in one breath, not only because of his performance before the curtain.

Tao Zhe took R&; B's route is more western than his father's. Unlike Alejandro Delfino, Yu Chengqing (some songs) sings adagio R&; B Love songs, some of which are like eric clapton, are more like baby faces. His position in Taiwanese music is really a bit like the baby face now. I heard that a while ago, he fled to Los Angeles to avoid the artist who asked him to make a record, hehe.

I like all the works in the album, which were created by Tao Zhe himself. It can be said that every song can be the main theme. So, after I was disappointed with the music scene in Taiwan Province Province for nearly a year, I saw the dawn. ! Haha * _ I gave this album 4 stars.

Especially like

Looking at the Spring Breeze, I changed this famous Taiwanese folk song to R &；; B version, reminiscent of Yu Chengqing's adaptation.

< quicksand > It's really like eric clapton. As soon as the prelude came out, I seemed to see eric clapton singing the sad Tears of Heaven.

& lt's seventeen years old > add erhu, which is a fresh collocation.

Others like, < love is simple > and < right and wrong > are all good songs.

If Alejandro delfino belongs to that kind of R & who sings love songs; B Singer, then Tao Zhe is the kind of singer who reflects real life after post-modernism. His songs often sing the life and heart of modern people with simple lyrics. "Find Yourself" and "Girl in a Small Town" are representative works of this kind, which are in line with the characteristics of country songs: they are well-known and easily accepted and loved by everyone. As far as sound quality is concerned, his is slimmer than Alejandro delfino's-even though it is not so magnetic, it embodies an Asian style. Although Tao Zhe has lived in the United States for many years and his style has been completely Americanized, his voice still belongs to the Asian type, which is also an attractive place. Just like many popular R& s in China; B Singer: Li Mei and Wang Leehom, both of them just integrate the oriental character and western culture into their songs for everyone to accept. At this point, Tao Zhe also did a good job, but he was wilder and more passionate. Tao Zhe writes his own songs: he often flies to Los Angeles and writes songs while drinking coffee in cafes. He only releases an album every two years on average, not because he is idle for fun, but because his attitude towards music is: not floating or dry, writing songs with heart, not because of commercial factors. I think only by treating music with this attitude can we create classics. These are my views on Tao Zhe.

Tao Zhe: R&D center in Asia; Godfather b, the music is thoughtful, and the foundation of composition and deduction is in place.

1) popularity: Not as good as Leehom and Jay, the fan base is relatively small, usually petty bourgeoisie with a certain cultural background and emotional appeal, and the record sales will never be too high.

2) Creation: Dedicated to art and rejecting all commercialization. After ten years of debut, only five albums (including a selection) have been released, which is typical of slow work and fine work. After sharpening the knife for two or three years, the quality of the album is generally guaranteed; The lyrics are still cynical, and the album "Peace and Prosperity" satirizes the vanity and prosperity of Taiwan Province Province and whitewashes the ruling peace. The performance of "ghost" in the album is particularly obvious. In addition, Tao Zhe's industry evaluation is comparable to Leehom's, both higher than Jay's.

Masterpieces: Don't Go Home Today, The Beach, I'm Fine, Whose Heart Does the Moon Represents, Black Liu Ding, 10: 30 at the Airport, Melody and Susan's Talk.

4) Singing skills: Tao Zhe has a wide range and amazing on-site skills. Listen to him sing and you will feel strength and soul. The switch between true and false sounds is natural and smooth, and some high notes reach incredible levels, which is known as the king of falsetto.

5) Development trend: steady development.

Wang Leehom: China Music R&; King B, the most distinctive timbre, has a magnetic and tense voice, and the creation and interpretation of lyrics and songs can be called a must. Music is more humanized and localized, named and produced with Chinese style.

1) popularity: insist on making music and refuse all propaganda unrelated to music. The fan base is the widest, from primary school students to parents.

2) Creation: Two albums in three years are really valuable for creative singers to ensure quality and quantity. The creation of lyrics and songs is closer to localization (although he grew up abroad, his China feelings are the hottest among the three), and his interpretation styles are diverse, such as jazz, rock and roll, R& D, etc. B, HIP-HOP and Rap fully demonstrated their genius ability, but also brought happiness to people. What is commendable is that the chinked-out he created is an all-round and three-dimensional national style of blending Chinese and Western, a national style of a higher realm under the mission of great music, and a national style of joining hands with the world. A large number of materials obtained by collecting northwest folk songs are carefully selected and sorted according to the artistic conception of the works, so they are used in the works without leaving traces and are very accurate. National instrumental music harmoniously sets off the artistic conception of the work, which is just right and wonderful. The sun and moon in my heart are interspersed with guzheng and flute, showing the charm of the East. Melodious Tibetan female voice, China drum, flute and HIP-HOP beat in deep bamboo forest are always accompanied, which is more like pure China music learning from the modern rhythm form of HIP-HOP.

3) Masterpiece: rival Beethoven, sense of security, love is you, only, descendants of the dragon, two people are not us, why, loving you means loving yourself, where is love, revolution, let me keep warm and refuse to promote your love.

4) Vocality: Zhang Chi is free of charge. It is not only blessed to perform R & ampb, but also has the best advantage to perform other heavy works, such as jazz, rock, or passionate or rich or classical aesthetic love songs.

5) Development trend: From Sun and Moon in My Heart, we can expect the arrival of the era of "one small step for Leehom, one big step for music".

Jay Chou: Chinese Music R&; B, the unique founder, the most commercialized and scheming R &, whose composition is unconstrained and unconstrained, flowing freely, business first, art second; B male singer.

1) Popularity: "Jielun" and "Fan Texi" hit the music scene with overwhelming force, singing out of tune and slurring speech, which seems to have become his trademark. His music became a kind of rebellion and was favored by more than N teenagers in China 15-25. Ye Huimei and Grandma (Li Qixiang) made Zhou Tianwang's family very popular. Coupled with the ambiguous problems between men and women with other women (Vivian, Wen Lan and Yilin), the prevalence of deficiency-heat reached its peak. Moreover, his music has not been included in the Taiwan Golden Melody Award for three years. Now the anchor Hou has become the protagonist of Zhou Wang News, and the media effect produced by the separation and integration is also what the company wants. Zhou Tianwang, who has calculation, has begun to dissociate himself from music and accumulate popularity by changing women. Being accused by an outsider (a friend who is not a fan of Zhou Tianwang) of not acting and ruining the film "Initial D" can only show that his amphibious hope of "Shadow Song" has failed. The theme song Gone with the Wind shows his musical fatigue. "Gone with the Wind, Gone with the Wind, Gone with the Wind with Pride" and "Laughed with Pride" are similar without sound. At the same time, the decline of Zhou Tianwang's popularity can be seen from the fact that the music radio station RTHK has not climbed to the top five in two weeks.

After learning about Jay system, I can't help asking him, how did your popularity come from?

27) Creation: The speed of one album a year is mixed with too many ambiguous relationships between men and women, and the quality of the album is getting worse and worse, becoming more and more commercialized. After the classic first album and the shocking second album, the album quality declined parabolically, and the influence of commercialization can not be ignored. Sadly, a genius discredited by commercialization. Jay, who is unrestrained, smart and elegant, no longer exists, but is replaced by Jay, who is flashy and even pretentious.

3) Masterpieces: A Straight Answer, Simple Love, Snail, Fighting of Trapped Animals, In the Name of Father, Garden Party, I Can't Speak, Starry Sunny, The Last Fight, Nunchaku, Ye Huimei, Grandma and Granny.

4) Singing skills: It is not uncommon to forget the words and tune in live singing, and it is also common to sing a few notes in a narrow range. Even when listening to his live singing, I will pinch a cold sweat for him. Unclear articulation is still Jay's old problem and has even become a symbol. Anyway, Jay really needs to strengthen his singing skills. It may also be that in his view, the virtual popularity brought by hype is the most important, and the first concert in the mainland on July 9 (Beijing concert) is no longer important.

5) Development trend: After Nicholas Tse, the Chinese music scene is another Zhong Yong.

Tao Zhe: Tao Zhe's songs are very good, which has been proved in record sales. Unlike Jay Chou's frequent rate of releasing three movies every two years, he only releases one movie every two years, which is probably related to his great love for perfection in Cancer.

Jay Chou

There is a strange thing about Jay Chou's songs, that is, the marching speed of the songs and lyrics does not match! That is to say, after singing the lyrics, the song didn't speak a paragraph, so I went on to sing the next sentence, and the dividing line between the previous sentence and the next sentence was completely unrecognizable; Or after a song, endless words are put into the next paragraph. The same is true of a sentence. The sentence reading of lyrics and the sense of urgency of music are often distorted. In addition, his natural articulation is unclear, and it is difficult to understand his songs without reading the lyrics. Pronunciation is where he has been criticized, no matter what. This kind of lyrics has poor speech speed, but it forms a very wonderful sense of rhythm. Sometimes "the bottom of the flower is slippery", and sometimes "the throat spring is difficult to flow under the ice"; There is a kind of twists and turns, and there is a feeling of "suddenly looking back" and "suddenly enlightened". It's not a good description, but I do think of poetry from time to time when I listen to his songs. In ancient times, poetry was to be read, words to be sung, and meter was extremely important. Even today, when we recite poems in Mandarin, we can still feel the sense of China's melody from the level tones and rhymes. Also related to movies, the sense of rhythm in movies is very important. A good rhythm can hold the audience's heart tightly, and a bad rhythm will make people sleepy. Jay Chou's rhythm has this ability to directly capture people's hearts. It is said that Sammi Cheng is the most rhythmic actress in China, and Jay Chou is at least the best China male singer.

To appreciate this wonderful sense of rhythm, I can't open my mouth to love in BC, all of which are examples in the name of my father. Compared with poetry or movies, it is only a rational analysis. From the perceptual point of view, it's a bit like "riding a roller coaster". It climbs slowly at once, and then drops quickly at once. Overweight and weightlessness overlap and replace. Listening to "Lady", you will have this kind of circuitous and dripping pleasure.

What is strange in A Straight Answer is not the difference in the speed of the lyrics, but the coordination of the pronunciation of words and tunes. A friend who has never heard of Jay Chou can't help feeling that it is hard for him to think of "stealing" and "being thin" when he hears the words "reminiscing about warm wine" and "how to steal the time when water flows to the east"! This kind of using the pronunciation of words to match the melody is almost close to the "refining words" in Tang poetry. In particular, the sentence "Who plays a tune directly on the pipa" uses the continuous lip sound word "pipa" plus the tongue sound "play" and the tooth sound "play", and the four words just hit the light throw of the tune, and then follow the last lip sound "broken", hehe.

After the song, let's talk about the lyrics. Love in BC showed me the classical feelings of the original lyrics, the urban love songs of Can You Hear and Peninsula Tin Box, the youth commemoration of Class 2, Grade 3 and Sorry, and the exotic feelings of The Little Blacksmith in Milan and Istanbul. The Last Battle is like a war movie, Terrace talks about environmental protection, Orcs talks about video games, Dad I'm Back talks about domestic violence, Double Knife talks about the oppression of overseas Chinese, and Castle William talks about vampires ... Jay Chou's lyrics cover a wide range, which is several levels higher than most singers who only wander around the city. Fang Wensen, Jay Chou's golden partner, is really talented, and the words are randomly divided, scattered and reorganized in his hands. If Jay Chou takes notes as toys, vincent fang takes words as puzzles. I am used to the lyrics that flow downstream. At first sight, it was really a feeling of rock-breaking to see his style of one scale in the east and one claw in the west. Compared with movies, the lyrics are mostly long shots, but Vincent Fang's lyrics are montages in montages. If it weren't for the presence of Lin and Zhu Yulu, he would have aroused even greater consternation. In my personal opinion, Fang Wensen won by stretching his hands and feet. Unlike Lin, he is a little petty when playing word games.

Many good singers either use songs as a means of expression or as a work of art, but it is really rare for Jay Chou and Fang Zhouzi to play songs as toys with ease. Maybe music really needs various forms of expression.

Wang Leehom

One small step for Wang Leehom and one big step for the whole Asian Chinese music scene. How long have you forgotten the initial touch of music? Return to the true colors of music 2004 is the finale! Wang Leehom's "The Sun and Moon in My Heart" initiated a new life of China music, and it is the ultimate work of cross-integration and connection between eastern and western music. The world's first "Chinked-Out" album pursues the sun and moon in Wang Leehom's heart in the legendary Shangri-La ... Human beings are great because they have dreams. Wang Leehom's innate sense of musical mission has a beginning but no end, and it is an endless note now and in the future.

For the mission of "Chinked-Out", Leehom stuck to his unfinished road like a passer-by, and continued those things about music and leapfrogging. When we forget the true colors of music; When listening to many strange new voices all over the world, there is a boiling desire. When Indian music, Latin music and other musical elements with strong national colors jumped into international popularity, Wang Leehom created a new identity of "Chinked-Out" and gave a completely different life to the Chinese music scene. In the legendary Shangri-La, Wang Leehom's return to nature was realized. I hope all China people will be moved by a music feast that you have forgotten for a long time in his music country. It turns out that "the sun and moon in my heart" is here. Wang Leehom's return to the legendary Shangri-La has come true naturally. He expects all China people to touch a music feast that you have forgotten for a long time in his music country. It turns out that "the sun and moon in my heart" is here. The new identity of "Chinked-Out" initiated by Wang Leehom in 2004 has given Chinese music a completely different life.

Chinked-Out is actually hip-hop music with Chinese style; Wang Leehom's innate sense of musical mission feels that the Chinese music scene is often influenced by western music culture, but it has always lacked a clear positioning. Therefore, he boldly borrowed the word chink to name his music, hoping to establish the unique position of Chinese new pop music, lead the oriental pop music circle to find its own direction and try more creativity and imagination.

Leehom has captured the elements of national music gained during his travels in China in recent years, trying to create an album with a new direction of China pop music. This album is still genuine hip hop/r&; Music, but Leehom skillfully integrated China's five-tone composition of Gong Shang Jiao Zheng language into the western music rhythm. This creative idea is carried out in every song of the whole album, from the eponymous album "The Sun and Moon in My Heart" with a large number of Chinese musical instruments to "Let Your Heart Go" with a brisk rhythm, and even a large number of strings and western musical instruments are used. It seems that the love song "Forever Love" with China flavor is unheard of, and its strength adopts China's five-tone composition method, which is amazing. It turns out that the musical spirit of China people with a history of 5,000 years can be used in.

Although many works used elements of China music in the past, most of them used Chinese style as a kind of "feature" or "tidbit" rather than a complete integration. Leehom's works go further than the original barriers, such as flute, guzheng and R&; The natural collocation of b rhythm; Tibetan female voice sings, and China drums and flutes echo the rhythm of western hip-hop clapping in the "deep bamboo forest". "In that faraway place" is not only a folk song that China people are familiar with, but also a wind-like dialogue among the flute, dulcimer and piano. It sounds that these instruments and elements are integrated, and there is no difference. Leehom's real attempt is to "think carefully" to create oriental characteristics, but to better integrate with the West, so that Renye Fang in the West can also understand and appreciate his favorite borderless music.

Zhongdian Tibetans interpret "the sun and moon in their hearts" as "Shangri-La", and Tibetan dialect means "fairyland on earth". Isolated from the world, some people say it is a paradise where people and gods can * * *. It is said that there is only one place in the world where you can see magnificent canyons, pure lakes and bright flowers. Against the backdrop of the rising red sun, the snow-capped mountains are golden, and the strong light makes people feel great warmth and strength. When Leehom came to Shangri-La thousands of miles away, he put aside his worldly fame and wealth and simply embraced the boundless grassland, where he sang and danced with Tibetans. This completely different feeling inspired Leehom's ideal of pursuing a musical wonderland.

Leehom's pursuit of musical wonderland was written as the first song of the album "The Sun and Moon in My Heart". During this trip in the cloud, Leehom found the fairyland of oriental music, and in this album, Leehom integrated every touch he felt during this trip. Therefore, the album is named "The Sun and Moon in My Heart", hoping to give the Chinese music scene a driving force to pursue a musical wonderland, and listen to Wang Leehom's simplest notes, which is the most real touch.

The album "Sun and Moon in My Heart" is the most comprehensive album in Wang Leehom's history. Not only does the spirit of "Chinked-Out" appear in every song, but it also fully shows Leehom's unique diversified music style. There are not only China folk songs "Chinked-Out", "The Sun and Moon in My Heart", "Deep in the Bamboo Forest" and "In that Far Away Place", but also lively and dynamic dance music. At first glance, "Let Your Heart Go" is totally a western dance music, but Leehom actually created it with China's pentatonic scale, which makes people admire Leehom's skill in blending eastern and western music and realize that "Chinked-Out" is not serious at all, but it can be a happy music style in which everyone is happy and dances together.

In addition, there are "constellations" that sing hot topics with easy rap. Everyone loves to talk about constellations and wants to know each other better. Leehom rap 12 constellation, the focus of the study constellation is: why is a woman's heart so difficult to understand?

Of course, there are simple and pure love songs "Forever Love" and "A Simple Song". In this special edition, Leehom's love songs return to a very simple pure musical sense, which is not as gorgeous and complicated as in the past. Touching Forever Love is the experience sharing of Leehom's true love. Ten years ago, rival Beethoven opened a new stage of Leehom's life, but it laid the groundwork for the end of his love. The ex-lover recently got engaged. Hearing this news, Leehom felt a lot, so he wrote the song "Forever Love", praising the eternity of love, wishing lovers all over the world and comforting heartbroken people.

Because I believe that there is eternal love, and because I have loved before I can get happiness, Leehom wishes each other eternal happiness and uses this song to comfort those who are frustrated in love. "Eternal Love" used many strings to create an affectionate atmosphere, but what really touched me was Leehom's heart that believed in eternal love. This is Wang Leehom's latest love song masterpiece after Unique.

As the name implies, A Simple Song is a song that is arranged with the simplest melody and uncomplicated musical instruments and conveys the purest feelings in the heart. The lyrics say, "Write a simple song to make you feel happy. There is nothing unique about this simple song, but it is as common and profound as mine. " This is what Leehom learned in Shangri-La: simple life and sincere feelings can convey the deepest feelings.

Creation is a long road, and it is also the mission that Wang Leehom has always kept in mind. "Chink ed-Out" is the beginning, and Li Hong made a start, but he hoped that the whole Chinese music scene could work together to create more wonderful music works belonging to China people. Just like "Follow Me", the ending song of the album, Leehom hopes that all China people can keep up with him, even surpass him, and let the Chinese music scene move towards a new realm of higher quality and internationalization! Wang Leehom's last performance in 2004, Sun and Moon in My Heart, was the realization of Wang Leehom's return to nature. I look forward to all China people touching a music feast that you have forgotten for a long time in his music country, bringing a new dawn to the Chinese music scene in 2005.

Recommended tracks:

1 the sun and moon in my heart

The perfect combination of China ancient music and rhythm and blues brings the imagination of music into a calm and distant sense of time and space and light, which runs through the whole album from concept to completion. An unexpected trip, into a long-forgotten fairyland on earth, listening to Wang Leehom's simplest notes, the most real touch.

Forever love

Experience the eternity of eternal love and share Wang Leehom's true love experience. A love buried in the bottom of my heart for ten years, a touching love song that blessed my former lover, and a full blessing intertwined with great sadness and loneliness. Wang Leehom follows the latest love song "Unique". "Deep in the Bamboo Forest" is the first self-directed and self-performed music video in Wang Leehom, which fully presents the ultimate expression of Wang Leehom's "Chinked-Out" style of music creation, breaking all the imaginations of existing pop music, and the best producers constantly surpass it and create an irreplaceable exclusive style.

Tao Zhe is China's R&; B the first person, although not very popular, is very memorable. Wang Leehom grew up in the multicultural style of the United States, intoxicated by the African-American music rhythm, while Jay Chou opened a new era with bright rhythm and beautiful orchestration, but which of the three works touched you the most?

Tao Zhe: Tao Zhe's songs are very good, which has been proved in record sales. Unlike Jay Chou's frequent rate of releasing three movies every two years, he only releases one movie every two years, which is probably related to his great love for perfection in Cancer.

Jay Chou: Jay Chou is not my favorite R & ampb singer, but there is no denying that his records are the best sellers.

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