article | Linghu Boguang
previously wrote an article about Taiwan's music scene being outdated. The comments were indeed very controversial, especially the analysis that Jay Chou did.
In fact, Zhou Wang Taolin was from the generation from the late 1990s to 2000. At that time, the old Chinese music had gradually become outdated, and the rb rhythm was ready to come out. The era had become too accustomed to traditional love song tunes. Take a look at the popular singer at that time: Ren Xianqi , Nicholas Tse, twins, Adu, Elva Hsiao, Xu Ruyun, she and so on.
Jay Chou and Tao Zhe will definitely explode as soon as they have this sense of rhythm. Why is Tao Zhe, the godfather of RB, not as popular as Jay Chou? This is also the reason why Zhou Meiling can become the last king of the Chinese music scene, and why she is more popular than Tao Zhe, the godfather of RB.
The king of music, but not as good as Cui Jian and Luo Dayou? Where did Jay Chou lose?
Jay Chou has certain musical innovations, but he is not as thorough and pioneering as super-class musicians (such as the Beatles and David Bowie). Example:
1, Jay Chou's R&B version of Chinese style. Firstly, it does not have the obvious Westernization of Tao Zhe and Wang Leehom. Secondly, it is different from the "Hong Kong Japanese Chinese style" of the last century, but it is actually influenced by Chinese and Western influences, and it has also successfully achieved market success. ization/popularization. This is not a "world-class (affecting Europe and the United States)" innovation, but it does not mean that Jay Chou has no innovation.
This is similar to the fact that the Pinyin input method of Chinese characters has almost no impact on Europe and the United States, and programming was not invented by the Chinese, but you cannot say that the Pinyin input method is not innovative, but most of the people who use it are Chinese.
2, rap and classical opera create a sense of film narrative: such as In the Name of the Father, Chapter 7 of Night... Please think about it, those foreign rap musicians either do gangsta rap and emphasize the rhyme and ruthlessness, or they rap like trap to pick up girls and emphasize the casualness... How many of the foreign rap musicians have a background in classical music like Jay Chou? This is exactly what makes Jay Chou's rap different from Tupac, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye... and other European and American rap giants. . . In your opinion, Jay Chou's rap is not innovative? So what exactly is innovation?
3, I am a listener of British and American rock and a small amount of pop, and have dabbled in other styles. I will talk about my understanding of super and first-class through rock:
I think that most punks do not have much foundation at all, and are basically castrated and simplified. innovations, such as the Sex Pistols/Ramones; brit "pop" is actually just a cool, eclectic pop; grunge, except for the dirty sound effects, most bands are one band and one style (There is a big difference between Nirvana and Jenny-chan's grunge)... Most celebrities in rock and roll are not very groundbreaking in terms of music. It's just their little differences that have won the public's love, and newspapers and critics have praised them as music. The little difference inside is amplified, and rock music itself is a kind of provocative music, making it easier to create gods. There are many cases where first-class talents are praised as super-first-class talents.
In fact, in the broad pop music field, the only ones who have truly made great musical innovations in music structure and can understand the public psychology are The Beatles, The Kinks, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, etc. There are very few geniuses like MJ who have a wide range of pop music and enough depth in arrangement. They are all top-notch musicians...
The Chinese music scene is Luo Dayou and Cui Jian. From the above analysis, you will find that they are not comparable to Luo Dayou and Cui Jian. of. Because in addition to their good music, their lyrics and humanistic depth are indeed too high.
Jay Chou's positioning is first-class/or quasi-first-class. In fact, it is on the same level as Oasis, blur, and Green Day. The album has certain innovations (in terms of innovation, it cannot compare to the super-class David Bowie above, not so avant-garde), but there are Have your own musical style and personality, or have a certain breadth, and be able to cross styles excellently, which greatly satisfies the audience's fantasy and sense of imagery. Therefore, they can be considered world-class/or quasi-class.
Why did Zhou Wang Taolin and Jay Chou surpass the three and become the "last king" of the Chinese music scene?
Jay Chou has stronger comprehensive advantages, such as adding Chinese style. As far as lyrics are concerned, it was phenomenal at the time and directly influenced the Chinese style of folk songs today. Moreover, Jay Chou's lyrics are brighter and more acceptable to the public, Tao Zhe's lyrics are closer to Europe and the United States and are a bit more rounded, and Wang Leehom is more lyrical.
By the way, Jay Chou's unclear speech is a bonus in terms of publicity. It is not a shortcoming that many people say. When personality and talent are in him, it is him. But what I want to say is that Cui Jian is very good. It has been rb for a long time, and this is not new at that time. At that time, including ordinary people, they could not sing well. They would unconsciously speed up the tempo of the song or add boring narration.
explanation: The era of rb has arrived. I have experienced it firsthand, so I don’t praise it or brag about it.
Both Tao Zhe and Wang Leehom have a background in Western life, and they debuted several years before Zhou. Their early works are indeed very Western and fresh, but I personally don’t disagree with judging the album quality based on whose work is closer to a certain genre. Zhou also never claims that his works are pure genres.
I think this is the reason for his popularity - the fusion of Chinese and Western elements. To put it bluntly, it is more down-to-earth and more in line with the tastes of most people. Due to the differences in Eastern and Western cultural backgrounds, what is acceptable must be different, like Leehom Wang debuted in 1995, and many of his early works were written and composed by others, including the well-known "Descendants of the Dragon". Of course it’s not that his musical standards are not good enough, it may be more about the cultural differences between China and the West, and he needs time to explore!
It should be possible to produce some pure Western music style at Zhou's level. Still the same point of view, pop music, in addition to musicality, must also consider popularity. Everyone has their own merits, and some arrogant fans are not advisable to brag without thinking. As long as you like it, there's really nothing to compare it to.
album is perfunctory, "Christmas Star" is disappointing? Jay Chou is about to lose his mind.
I personally think that Tao Lin, the king of Zhou, is most likely to lose his final game to Zhou, and there is a high probability of losing his final game. His voice has deteriorated to the point where it is irreversible. He will no longer write explosive songs because he can no longer sing. Netizens won't buy it if he keeps producing such a flat tone, and his voice has completely lost its spirit.
His arrogant character and surrounding environment will make it difficult for him to recognize himself, and it will be difficult for him to accept the gap between netizens who idolize him and then throw him down. When the time comes, he will say some inappropriate remarks and do some dishonorable things. Behavior, the reputation may take a turn for the worse.
Lin is quite decent and stable, his singing skills are improving all the time, and his output will most likely be stable. As long as Lin's singing skills are there, he will be a bit like a god of singing in the future, and he will also pursue singing.
Tao has experienced turmoil, but now he is coming back, with a more humble attitude. Tao Zhe's voice is worse than before, but it is much better than Zhou's. He is also very serious about music. There may be small surprises occasionally in the future.
Wang Leehom is currently back. Wang was a music tailor in his early years. Many of his songs can clearly be traced to other people's music. After the Internet developed, there were fewer hits. But I am most optimistic about his prospects. His singing skills have become magical. He is very rigorous about music and constantly improves. He has a deep and systematic music foundation and is proficient in composing, arranging and producing. If he finds a suitable lyricist in the future, he can continue to explode.
His turmoil has made him more mature and may inspire him a lot.
I have basically had no expectations for Zhou’s future music career since ten years ago. Zhou just had no one to check him in the later stages, and his own aesthetics were also unstable. Looking now, he has captured the role of this personality in the market, whether it is the uniqueness of music or the harvest of the market economy. Although he has high musical output and high melody talent, his own accumulation of aesthetic and humanistic qualities is limited.
I also heard from his first album. The first three albums were really amazing, especially the first one. Jay started to show off his skills in the middle period. I never listened to the subsequent albums in full, only the hits. So the above comments may be biased, they are just personal feelings.
Success is also a god, failure is also a god, Jay Chou should have been out of date a long time ago
Speaking of which, when Jay Chou first became popular, domestic public opinion was full of curses. As this group of people in 8090 grew up, King Zhou Lin was on the Internet Everyone has become a god. Eason Chan has not been very popular here in the past few years. Although he was often played on the karaoke station in the past ten years, in my impression, his popularity is similar to that of people like Li Shengjie. He is a singer with one or two songs that are relatively well-known.
Eason Chan has become very popular in the past few years. I personally think that part of the reason why he became popular in the mainland is because of his duo concert. After that concert, it became very popular on the Internet for several years. Many of his old songs were at that stage. It is well known to many people. At that time, QQ Music had a ranking list. Songs such as King of K-Songs, Long Time No See, and Best Bad Friend were very popular. Cantonese songs such as Tourbillon and Bitter Melon were also on the list.
Some people listen to a certain singer’s songs in middle school but listen to another singer’s songs in college. The songs they like in their thirties are different from those in their teens. I think Eason Chan's songs will not be liked by many students, while Jay Chou's singing style is more likely to be liked by young people.
I used to listen to Eason Chan’s songs almost every day, and I would listen to many of the songs on a single loop while sleeping. Because of the panic, I listened to Jacky Cheung and Alan Tam. A few years ago, I liked Eason Chan’s "Coming and Coming" the most. Until now. I haven't heard this song for many years.
Musicians need to grow up, just like the Chinese music scene has blossomed in the past few years, but people who listen to music also need to grow up, and don’t be immersed in their youthful dreams forever. Life is full of different situations, and there is music that suits you at every stage. People of that generation may not have to listen to Luo Dayou and Lin Xi all their lives. People of this generation don’t have to listen to Zhou Wang Tao Lin all the time. There is also a lot of excellent music from the mainland.
Mainland’s excellent music, this is another topic.
