wackycashew
08-18-2003, 05:33 AM
[樂評] 那個晴天 那片梯田 聽見杰倫的成長
[Music Critique] That Sunny Day, That piece of Rice Field, Can hear Jay’s growth
(source: jaycn.com)
樂評收風站
Music Critique Information Station
劉衛莉
Liu Wei Li
(edit: This next part initially contained snippets of the lyrics from “Sunny Day” and “Rice Fields”. To keep this report from being too long, I decided to cut out this part.)
周杰倫現在是領導流行品牌，必定會被人用放大鏡來檢視，好歹得聽出點端倪，也才能跟上流行的討論話題，否則 人家一問：「周杰倫新專輯聽了沒？」答不上話時，會不會有點糗？
Jay Chou is the name for leading current trends, so it’s inescapable for him to be examined by people with a magnifying glass. At least you’ll have to make something of him so that you can be up-to-date with the popular discussion topics. Otherwise, if people asked, “Have you listened to Jay Chou’s new album?” and you couldn’t come up with an answer, wouldn’t it be a bit embarrassing?
同樣的，他也受到了特別待遇，所有大膽嘗試，都因「周杰倫」這名號得到認同。就拿專輯名稱來說，聽完整張專 輯，直覺是「葉惠美」跟裡頭音樂真的沒什麼關連，只有勉強的理由，「因為主打歌是『以父之名』，所以專輯名 稱用媽媽的名字」，要不就是硬說「符合復古的感覺」。今年金曲獎評審傳出不識孫燕姿的烏龍，萬一明年評審也 不識周杰倫，會不會看到報名表時，以為是「歌手葉惠美」角逐？
At the same time, he has received special treatment. All the risky attempts were accepted because of the name, “Jay Chou”. Take the album name, for example. After listening to the whole album, my intuition is that “Ye Hui Mei” doesn’t really have any connection with the music. There’s only the farfetched reason, “Because the first single is “In the Name of the Father”, so Mom’s name was used for the album name.” Or the alternative can be it “matches the feeling of revisiting the past”. There was word that this year’s Golden Melody Awards judges made the slip-up of not knowing who is Stefanie Sun. What if next year’s judges also don’t know Jay Chou? When they see the application list, will they think it’s “singer Ye Hui Mei” who’s a candidate?
提這專輯名稱根本是芝麻綠豆大的事，不足以拿來
5542;斷專輯好壞，評周杰倫的音樂，就要像評金曲獎一樣，戰戰兢兢、小心翼翼，太多人關切，一句話不順 耳，可能就得遭受萬箭穿心的極刑。幸好Jay很有雅量，他說過：「音樂是可以『大家來找碴的』 ！」
Mentioning the album name is actually just a small matter and does not play a part in the critique of this album’s strengths and weaknesses. Critiquing Jay’s music is like judging the GMAs, you need to use great caution and care. Too many people care about it and if there’s one sentence you say that doesn’t rub people the right way, then you may face the horrifying result of being shot in the heart by thousands of arrows. Fortunately, Jay is very open-minded. He once said, “Music can be “critiqued by everybody”!”
聽到最近強打的「東風破」，忍不住又要說：「還好拜『周杰倫』之賜。」他試圖在這首加進了二胡、琵琶的仿古 小調，開創新局，旋律還不錯，可惜編曲沒有太大突破，如果今天不是他唱的，突然在一堆流行的R AP、HIP-HOP等曲風裡，聽到這樣一首歌，也許心中會出現許多問號。
After hearing the recent big hit, “East Wind Breaks”, I couldn’t resist to say, “Good thing it’s associated with the name, “Jay Chou”.” He attempted to add in the ancient-sounding er hu and pi pa in this song. Trying something new and the melody is pretty good. It’s unfortunate that the arrangement did not have any major breakthroughs. If today it wasn’t sung by him, but instead, the song appeared amongst a bunch of mainstream rap, hip-hop, etc. kind of music; after hearing this song, maybe a lot of question marks will emerge from your heart.
「晴天」是周杰倫的公司「阿爾發」寄予厚望的一首情歌，可以做得很「芭樂」，成為一首琅琅上口的通俗情歌， 他卻不甘於平凡，加了點搖滾，唱法上情緒比以往重了些，他努力同中求異的企圖心表露無遺。不管歌迷是否感受 到他的用心，至少在網路歌迷票選活動中，「晴天」穩穩站上第一名。
“Sunny Day” is a love song that Jay’s company, Alfa Music, has high hopes for. It can be very much like “bar/lounge music” and become a widespread love song where it’s easy to catch the melody. But he didn’t want to be just ordinary. He added a bit of
rock and the use of emotions in singing was a bit heavier than before. His desire to earnestly be extraordinary amidst the ordinary was expressed flawlessly. Whether or not his fans can feel his passion, at least in terms of fans’ online voting activities, “Sunny Day” is securely in first place.
整張專輯的大架構，沒有太大的變動，維持周杰倫一貫的音樂風格和邏輯，倒是從他這次寫的3首詞「晴天」、「 懦夫」和「梯田」，讓大家更了解他的想法和態度，也發現他是很可愛、很人文，又很關心生活周遭的事物。專輯 的個性還是要藉文字來輔助，之前較少寫詞的周杰倫，這次以幽默、生活化的方式作詞，和他的老搭檔方文山的語 法截然不同，是這張專輯相當出色的一部分，他已朝全職性創作人邁進，看得到他的成長。
In terms of the overall album, there hasn’t been too many changes. It contains Jay’s usual musical style and principles. On the other hand, the 3 songs which he wrote lyrics for, “Sunny Day”, “Coward”, and “Rice Fields”, allowed all of us to better understand his ways of thinking and attitude. We also discover that he’s very cute, very eloquent in writing. Also, he’s very attentive about the things that concern daily life. The character of an album requires the assistance of words. Previously, Jay didn’t write lyrics as much. This time, using a sense of humour and a style that reflects daily life in his lyrical writing, it’s drastically different from his longtime partner, Vincent Fang’s, writing style. It’s an outstanding part of this album. He’s already headed in the direction of being an all-around songwriter. His growth is evident.
周杰倫對事事好奇、心思細膩，是他音樂創作的一大優勢，雖然嘴上不說，私下卻積極開發各種可能性。其實他可 以跟更多不同的音樂人合作看看，撞擊新的火花，況且有「周杰倫」背書，應該更放膽的嘗試，相信想要維持專輯 銷售好成績，絕非難事。
Jay is very curious about everything, attentive and detail-minded. It’s a big strength for his music making. Even if he doesn’t talk about it openly, in his own time, it makes way for endless possibilities. In fact, he can try to partner up with more different musicians to create new sparks. Moreover, bearing the name, “Jay Chou”, he can be even more courageous in his attempts. I believe if he wants to maintain a good album sales record, it’s not a difficult matter at all.
【 2003-08-17/
2879;合報/D6版/貼星報報 】
[2003-08-17/Lian He News/Page D6/Close Encounter Report]
[Music Critique] That Sunny Day, That piece of Rice Field, Can hear Jay’s growth
(source: jaycn.com)
樂評收風站
Music Critique Information Station
劉衛莉
Liu Wei Li
(edit: This next part initially contained snippets of the lyrics from “Sunny Day” and “Rice Fields”. To keep this report from being too long, I decided to cut out this part.)
周杰倫現在是領導流行品牌，必定會被人用放大鏡來檢視，好歹得聽出點端倪，也才能跟上流行的討論話題，否則 人家一問：「周杰倫新專輯聽了沒？」答不上話時，會不會有點糗？
Jay Chou is the name for leading current trends, so it’s inescapable for him to be examined by people with a magnifying glass. At least you’ll have to make something of him so that you can be up-to-date with the popular discussion topics. Otherwise, if people asked, “Have you listened to Jay Chou’s new album?” and you couldn’t come up with an answer, wouldn’t it be a bit embarrassing?
同樣的，他也受到了特別待遇，所有大膽嘗試，都因「周杰倫」這名號得到認同。就拿專輯名稱來說，聽完整張專 輯，直覺是「葉惠美」跟裡頭音樂真的沒什麼關連，只有勉強的理由，「因為主打歌是『以父之名』，所以專輯名 稱用媽媽的名字」，要不就是硬說「符合復古的感覺」。今年金曲獎評審傳出不識孫燕姿的烏龍，萬一明年評審也 不識周杰倫，會不會看到報名表時，以為是「歌手葉惠美」角逐？
At the same time, he has received special treatment. All the risky attempts were accepted because of the name, “Jay Chou”. Take the album name, for example. After listening to the whole album, my intuition is that “Ye Hui Mei” doesn’t really have any connection with the music. There’s only the farfetched reason, “Because the first single is “In the Name of the Father”, so Mom’s name was used for the album name.” Or the alternative can be it “matches the feeling of revisiting the past”. There was word that this year’s Golden Melody Awards judges made the slip-up of not knowing who is Stefanie Sun. What if next year’s judges also don’t know Jay Chou? When they see the application list, will they think it’s “singer Ye Hui Mei” who’s a candidate?
提這專輯名稱根本是芝麻綠豆大的事，不足以拿來
5542;斷專輯好壞，評周杰倫的音樂，就要像評金曲獎一樣，戰戰兢兢、小心翼翼，太多人關切，一句話不順 耳，可能就得遭受萬箭穿心的極刑。幸好Jay很有雅量，他說過：「音樂是可以『大家來找碴的』 ！」
Mentioning the album name is actually just a small matter and does not play a part in the critique of this album’s strengths and weaknesses. Critiquing Jay’s music is like judging the GMAs, you need to use great caution and care. Too many people care about it and if there’s one sentence you say that doesn’t rub people the right way, then you may face the horrifying result of being shot in the heart by thousands of arrows. Fortunately, Jay is very open-minded. He once said, “Music can be “critiqued by everybody”!”
聽到最近強打的「東風破」，忍不住又要說：「還好拜『周杰倫』之賜。」他試圖在這首加進了二胡、琵琶的仿古 小調，開創新局，旋律還不錯，可惜編曲沒有太大突破，如果今天不是他唱的，突然在一堆流行的R AP、HIP-HOP等曲風裡，聽到這樣一首歌，也許心中會出現許多問號。
After hearing the recent big hit, “East Wind Breaks”, I couldn’t resist to say, “Good thing it’s associated with the name, “Jay Chou”.” He attempted to add in the ancient-sounding er hu and pi pa in this song. Trying something new and the melody is pretty good. It’s unfortunate that the arrangement did not have any major breakthroughs. If today it wasn’t sung by him, but instead, the song appeared amongst a bunch of mainstream rap, hip-hop, etc. kind of music; after hearing this song, maybe a lot of question marks will emerge from your heart.
「晴天」是周杰倫的公司「阿爾發」寄予厚望的一首情歌，可以做得很「芭樂」，成為一首琅琅上口的通俗情歌， 他卻不甘於平凡，加了點搖滾，唱法上情緒比以往重了些，他努力同中求異的企圖心表露無遺。不管歌迷是否感受 到他的用心，至少在網路歌迷票選活動中，「晴天」穩穩站上第一名。
“Sunny Day” is a love song that Jay’s company, Alfa Music, has high hopes for. It can be very much like “bar/lounge music” and become a widespread love song where it’s easy to catch the melody. But he didn’t want to be just ordinary. He added a bit of
rock and the use of emotions in singing was a bit heavier than before. His desire to earnestly be extraordinary amidst the ordinary was expressed flawlessly. Whether or not his fans can feel his passion, at least in terms of fans’ online voting activities, “Sunny Day” is securely in first place.
整張專輯的大架構，沒有太大的變動，維持周杰倫一貫的音樂風格和邏輯，倒是從他這次寫的3首詞「晴天」、「 懦夫」和「梯田」，讓大家更了解他的想法和態度，也發現他是很可愛、很人文，又很關心生活周遭的事物。專輯 的個性還是要藉文字來輔助，之前較少寫詞的周杰倫，這次以幽默、生活化的方式作詞，和他的老搭檔方文山的語 法截然不同，是這張專輯相當出色的一部分，他已朝全職性創作人邁進，看得到他的成長。
In terms of the overall album, there hasn’t been too many changes. It contains Jay’s usual musical style and principles. On the other hand, the 3 songs which he wrote lyrics for, “Sunny Day”, “Coward”, and “Rice Fields”, allowed all of us to better understand his ways of thinking and attitude. We also discover that he’s very cute, very eloquent in writing. Also, he’s very attentive about the things that concern daily life. The character of an album requires the assistance of words. Previously, Jay didn’t write lyrics as much. This time, using a sense of humour and a style that reflects daily life in his lyrical writing, it’s drastically different from his longtime partner, Vincent Fang’s, writing style. It’s an outstanding part of this album. He’s already headed in the direction of being an all-around songwriter. His growth is evident.
周杰倫對事事好奇、心思細膩，是他音樂創作的一大優勢，雖然嘴上不說，私下卻積極開發各種可能性。其實他可 以跟更多不同的音樂人合作看看，撞擊新的火花，況且有「周杰倫」背書，應該更放膽的嘗試，相信想要維持專輯 銷售好成績，絕非難事。
Jay is very curious about everything, attentive and detail-minded. It’s a big strength for his music making. Even if he doesn’t talk about it openly, in his own time, it makes way for endless possibilities. In fact, he can try to partner up with more different musicians to create new sparks. Moreover, bearing the name, “Jay Chou”, he can be even more courageous in his attempts. I believe if he wants to maintain a good album sales record, it’s not a difficult matter at all.
【 2003-08-17/
2879;合報/D6版/貼星報報 】
[2003-08-17/Lian He News/Page D6/Close Encounter Report]