Jay's music is getting unlikeable??

[joan_imal]

I was listening to a certain Singapore music station this afternoon and a discussion about different pple's stress-relieving medium was going on. Most of the call-ins said it was music. Out of the many calls made by the listeners, what striked me most was one from a particular guy. He said that he used to listen to Jay's music to relieve stress. He claimed that he doesn't anymore, cos' he finds Jay's music getting increasingly noisy...so much so that it doesn't serve as his stress relieving medium anymore. Instead, he listens to David Tao.

I know this is just a little comment from only one guy...and hence, there's no big deal. However, i have heard quite a few similar comments about Jay's music already.

I personally do not, at all, feel that Jay's music is noisy. Infact, I always seek for it to brighten up my day...and it never fails to do so. How about U...what are ur views?

[obsession]

nah i don't think his music is noisy. i guess it's all a matter of perspective. if everyone enjoyed the same kind of music, there would be a mad rush for the cds of just one particular artiste. his music COULD seem noisy, coz he started incorportating more fast songs into the entire selection of songs in his lastest album. those who only enjoyed his slow songs, such as an jing, etc, would probably find it difficult to adapt to the very-much-changed music he produces now.

but yeah, i agree with u. jay's music brightens up my day too. =] i have to listen to it every morning or i don't feel at ease. haha.

[azndreamer88]

i think his music has more rock in it than it used to but i like it that way^_^, some of his songs seem to be similar to linkin park but i like linkin park so its all good=P, anywayz i also think Jays music brightens my day when im unhappy^_^

[JianDan[Ai]]

i dont think his music is gettin unlikeable...there are some elements i certainly dont like that much...but his music overall is still very very good...for example the yellin over a incom in "Sn Nien Er Ba" is kinda anooying...but not so bad that i cant put up with it...although i do like the ping pong sounds, they fit with the music nicely..another one is the "screaming" in Yi Fu Zhi Ming...i love that song and i think it would be a little better minus that....

still despite all this...his music is still my favorite and very unique...he hasnt done anything so extreme yet for me 2 say that i dont like his music anymore :D

[cutie-pie]

i think its great that he's expanding on the different types of music!! i mean, all his slow songs are great but isn't it natural for an artist to experiment and change his styles?! i do think that this cd has a wide range of varieties in style but it jsut takes tiem to get used to it!! i dont think its noisy at all, i mean, the slow songs like dong feng po , ni ting de dao etc. balances the whole cd out ~ but of course this is all opinion based~

hehe i still find jay's music relaxing and soothing! it just depends on the type of songs that you choose to listen to =) i never leave the hosue without bringing the cd along..haha its something that i always have to listen to at least a few times throughout the day!~! =p

[Sirene]

His new album is soothing and invigorating. I thought the ping-pong sounds were nifty.^^
It's good that he's still incorporating traditional chinese instruments into his music. Atho I feel the screamings in the beginning of "yi fu zhi ming" were annoying.

[Seltsi]

I noticed too how Jay's albums have more fast songs and they are louder, but yeah I agree that the variety of styles is a good thing for all artists, and I have to say Jay's music is really appealing to me just because I liek his talent and just because one fan is against that doesnt mean all of them will`

[linny]

Well, Jay's songs are getting slightly faster and there are definitely more sound effects. I agree, his songs are getting noisier.

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I still find Jay's voice really soothing. Even on the fast songs, Jay's voice is really soft and warm. I really enjoy listening to him sing... Even songs that are "loud" like San Nian Er Ban and Shuang Dao still sound soft because his voice is so smooth. XD

But hey! If the guy finds Jay's music too loud for him, that's okay. It's only personal preference anyway.

[x_tina]

personally i find the 4th album relaxing but i guess it is more noisy than his previous 3.

however, i don't see why he doesn't listen to jay anymore....

He said that he used to listen to Jay's music to relieve stress. He claimed that he doesn't anymore, cos' he finds Jay's music getting increasingly noisy...so much so that it doesn't serve as his stress relieving medium anymore.

he can always listen to jay's old stuff if he wants to relax. and it's not like all of jay's albums from now on will be like this. what kind of artist would jay be if he just remained stagnant???

[sUm^MeR]

Well, I agree with that opinion that jay's music is getting noisier compared to his old albums. BUt anyway.... I always enjoy rich noisy music as long as Jay doesn't scream like how David Tao sang Black Tangerine.... that would be fine with me. Because instruments... they're just instruments. Some might be softer, some might be noisier. This time, Jay used more electric guitar and focused on bass too, so no wonder it gets a little bit noisier. But I agree that his voice is still soothing. For me, YFZM, San Nian Er Ban, Ti Tian is still relaxing.

Anyhow, David Tao's songs are indeed for relaxing. If you hear his songs whenever you're stressed out and the jazzy feeling will kinda soothe you. But hey, you don't listen to music only when you're stressed out, right? You listen to music whenever you feel like to. Even when you're excited, happy, bubbly, you can listen to catchy, noisier songs. And from my personal experience, whenever I heard some soothing songs, I ended up falling asleep, and can't enjoy the rest of the songs after all. :laughing:

[finenergy]

I think Jay's music is not getting noisy.....It's gettin exciting!!!!:)
The more "noisy",the more exciting!!!!!
hahaz....hmm...Actually,Jay's new album has soothing songs too..like dong feng po,ai qing xuan ya and Qing tian... The guy cld listen to those and skip the "noisy" ones...
I like Tao Zhe's songs too.....gives a different feeling than Jay's songs...:)..Well,anyhow,Jay's songs and Tao zhe's songs are all very good music...

[meemaw]

i dont think his music is getting unlikable..it's still VERY likable..his voice is extremely soothing..no matter what song he's singing..and i like that he's actually mixing new styles of music together and not keeping the same old styles..cuz that could get boring! Ye Hui Mei was a really good cd and it had a good mix of different types of music ^_^ jay's music relaxes & cheers me up :happy:

[ankh]

true it's getting noisier but it sounds fine to me. overall when i listen to the album, it gives a very soothing feeling. probably the soothing, slow songs balances the fast, noisier tracks. 2 of my friends heard it and they say it's very good for relaxation. And sometimes i fall asleep listening too.. don't know if it's because i'm tired or the songs are just too soothing. :bleh:

David Tao's song are equally good. But somehow i prefer Jay's style. so it all lies in perception. Maybe some people has switched their taste? If you're worried about Jay losing fans, i'm sure he's winning over heaps more. :happy:

[joan_imal]

true it's getting noisier but it sounds fine to me. overall when i listen to the album, it gives a very soothing feeling. probably the soothing, slow songs balances the fast, noisier tracks. 2 of my friends heard it and they say it's very good for relaxation. And sometimes i fall asleep listening too.. don't know if it's because i'm tired or the songs are just too soothing. :bleh:

David Tao's song are equally good. But somehow i prefer Jay's style. so it all lies in perception. Maybe some people has switched their taste? If you're worried about Jay losing fans, i'm sure he's winning over heaps more. :happy:yahz...U're right that i am worried that Jay's losing fans. haaz...but, now after seeing the positive responses for Jay's music...the worry is, afterall, redundant. :sleeping:

I think Jay is pretty good at improving his music and I personally enjoy his constant change in music-style. It adds to my anticipation to his every new album..as I know it's going to be different from the last. When I recieved yhm...I was really excited :excited: ...and when I heard its songs...I got even more excited :excited: :excited: :excited: . All the songs are great and there's a wide variety of music styles in there...the only song that i dun really like is Nuo Fu. I find it a tad too noisy and it reminds me too much of LP.

Hence, after I heard what tt particular guy said about Jay's songs getting too noisy for him, I got worried...thinking whether he beonged to the majority.

[JiE_LuN'z_BabE]

Hm.. Well I personally still like it.. But I think I weren't as crazed as the previous albums.. Dunno why.. Prolly coz I just got too much new CD's that I had to listen and found it more interesting :oops: But my friend said that he didn't like the new album.. on the other hand this other guy said he LOVED the new one.. it ROCKSS !! :D

[waterundry]

actually Jay sounds more variety and more fun to heard.He can make us humming and lying around relaxing when he swing a slow number.And when he come with the fast one,we nkow that we can rock with him...It`s ok for me...the new album is worth to buy it...Jay Rules.....

[yukiko]

yeah maybe the guy is rite. jay song isnt noisy like the past album. but however it still good music.

[nocturnal]

this concept of 'noisy music' bothers me. it's known as style of music i.e. r'n'b, rock, alternative.
so this singapore listener can't take rock, but if he/she listens or appreciates music as an art carefully, he'll see that jay still maintains his r'n'b roots like his songs, ai qing
shuan ya etc.
i liken music to art, if you don't understand a piece of art, you won't be able to appreciate it. but if you understand the value of art than you can at least acknowledge and
respect its artist. but even if you understand the piece of art sometimes, you might not like it but you still respect the artist for their talent. so just because jay's style has changed, his underlying
character is still there even in his rock songs. his quiet, shy and falling in love character versus his frustrated, angsty painful character is still there. and if this singapore
listener looks at all jay's albums with that approach maybe he will understand and appreciate jay's music.
jay's appreciation for all types of music shows that he has a deep insight and such amazing talent. it's such a shame that ppl can only see it on such a superficial level, music is not only about the tune and rhythm, there are words in it. there's a message there.
maybe ppl might criticise me for just reacting defensively but there's truth in apprecation and acknowledgement for art, and really music is art.

[Mushimushi]

I was listening to a certain Singapore music station this afternoon and a discussion about different pple's stress-relieving medium was going on. Most of the call-ins said it was music. Out of the many calls made by the listeners, what striked me most was one from a particular guy. He said that he used to listen to Jay's music to relieve stress. He claimed that he doesn't anymore, cos' he finds Jay's music getting increasingly noisy...so much so that it doesn't serve as his stress relieving medium anymore. Instead, he listens to David Tao.

I know this is just a little comment from only one guy...and hence, there's no big deal. However, i have heard quite a few similar comments about Jay's music already.

I personally do not, at all, feel that Jay's music is noisy. Infact, I always seek for it to brighten up my day...and it never fails to do so. How about U...what are ur views?

i also heard a person saying that JAY's music sounded like noise.... :whoops:

i was SO SHOCKED!!!.......cannot believe it you know..... :sadangel:

that person was a Jay fan in the past but now i think he prefers Tao Zhe.. :crazy: ...so sad..

HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING?? :cry:

---Support Jay Wherever yoU aRe!!---

[-dream-]

Music is a very personal and subjective thing, everyone is entitled to their opinions after all. I agree, like some of you, that it has become more noisy, but as it is also mentioned, i still find his voice rather soothing, i guess Jay just has that kind of effect, and i still seek for comfort and peace in Jay's music, even in this new album.

Music cannot be constant all the time, it will chane, or else it will get rather boring, i for one, would not want to listen to music that was the same every track, like duplicates of each other, Jay as an artist, has his freedom to roam about in his music, perhaps he felt he wanted to make more noise this time around, and simple it is, it is all a matter of perspective, view, and opinion.

and as i read through some responses in this thread, i'm glad...i'm glad that nobody got worked up over this, as we all recognize that it is just something that someone wanted to say, i find it harmless, people will just have to listen to his music to decide for themselves whether they really like it or not. ^^

[GuArDiAn AnGeL]

some pple enjoy it more when its louder...thats not me..but it works when im mad lol..but i still listen to him..and love him just as much as he and his music are both growing.......some songs are still soft and soothing........so i can listen to those...and jay probably the best thing that i can do to calm down....get rid of my stress and all..so i listen to it everyday after school...right when i get home..as i get ready to do my hw...or chat.......it helps me a lot..and certainly...pple have different taste on their music..so some pple mite like it more than others...which is totally fine...

[AbSoLuTe..JaY]

My friend said that so .. he stopped listenning to Jay for a while !! But I turn on the music everyday to familiarise !! so now he listens to Jay again..

For me, I agree that the screaming sound in " In father's name " is quite strange ..

[rikastar]

Different tastes I guess. They are some genres that I really dislike, like trance music, but I have friends who love it and one even listens to it while studying.

I was listening to the same station, and they were asking people to suggest 'lousy songs' or something like that. YFZM was one of them, but I missed hearing the listener's reasons. The 'screaming' sound is irritating and weird to a lot of people, but I think it's cool and unique.

[loko]

i love jay's new album too, but i do find it mildly extreme in the song genres. it seems that there are some really smooth slow ballads like dong feng po and qing tian, or the more rockier, upbeat songs like nuo fu and shuang dao.
Naturally Jay is growing as an artist, and he's always been more experimental in his music, but as far as stress relief goes, i personally will turn to his first album.

[ahmui]

its very true that jays 4th album has a lot rock in it, but there are still some soothing mellow tunes as well. but this shouldnt come as a surpirse to people cause didnt jay say somewhere in an article that he's exploring the boundaries and incorporating different music styles to his songs?
personally, i think as a stress reliever the 4th album may not be best choice since it is "louder" in some cases, but that shouldnt be a reason to stop listening to the artist.
when you listen to jays songs you can feel the emotions that hes trying to pull out through his songs, and that is talent.
as for turning to david tao for a stress reliever, uhh.. i dont think that you can really compare jay's music to david taos, they are very similar both being taiwanese artists who write and produce their own work, but i think david tao has a lot more r'n'b "american" music style going on, so i suppose thats why it may seem more "quiet" and "calm"?

[dazzlette]

i think that jay's music is unique.. honestly in the chinese music scene you really can't find anyone like him.. i feel that people who make such comments are missing the point in jay's music.. i agree that david's music is nice.. but jay is just so much more creative and innovative than david.. he tries a wider variety of styles and actually sounds good on them.. this is why i STILL like jay much more than david

i think the good thing about jay's music is that there is such a variety that there's probably a song for every mood.. i think his YHM is louder than his other albums but there's still songs like ti tian, dong feng po to soothe me on a quiet night..

anyhow i'm not too worried about jay losing fans.. music is subjective and it's difficult to please everyone.. i think as jay has said before that if people don't like his music then they don't have to listen to it or buy it.. and i think he's cool about that.. so we should be cool about it too..

[bel-chan]

i became a jay fan because of his fourth album, finding his music extremely different from what i formely listened to. his music is very unique to himself because it encompasses so many genres and moods...practically three-quarters of my class adore his album even though music-wise we have different tastes...
his fusion of asian and western instruments manages to blend to create his sound...the unique and original jay sound. jay has a lot of talent. and when such a person like him has so much talent, his talent will win him the fans he deserves. like me and my fren. we both became jay fans in one night after listening to yfzm. :) so even though jay may lose some fans, he will still win more!

[danielle86]

hmm.. this album is getting noiser backgroundmusic is louder then his voice..
:cry: maybe he should mix with some slow song..
i like songs with guitar and piano.. hui dAo guo qu, qing tian.. ti tian.. an jing..
i still supports him.. even his music is noisy..
coz i can listen to them when i have ulimitated of energy to spare..(dance along wif music) :blush:

[Emjay]

uh-uh, i totally dont agree with that guy! i mean, for example, if he only listens to "nuo fu" ,he might think that it's nosier than the other songs before, but it's really unfair to jay for that guy to make such a sweeing statement. jay's music is definitely NOT noisy..no way is it

[muzikanjel]

its not noisy...his not making sounds..if u listen with ur heart..his actually making music...music from his soul..that dude could only hear noises...not music from jay..i belive.. :wink2:

[Psymon]

Na.. i reckon his songs are gettin noisy.. but some how in an alrite way... it wont piss u off badly but it does get annoying........

[idiver]

his songs are nice,great to listen n catchy.i dun think it is getting unlikeable.its totally impossible?

[joan_imal]

i also heard a person saying that JAY's music sounded like noise.... :whoops:

i was SO SHOCKED!!!.......cannot believe it you know..... :sadangel:

that person was a Jay fan in the past but now i think he prefers Tao Zhe.. :crazy: ...so sad..

HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING?? :cry:

---Support Jay Wherever yoU aRe!!---

Yahz...it was aired on 93.3fm, ehz? yahz...it's truly sad :cry: ...feel sad for the guy for not realising what's he missing out when he doesn't listen to Jay's music anymore :dry: . Dun worry...it looks like he belongs to the minority...the majority knows how to appreciate gd music :yeah: .

[Gatz]

Jay Chou and Tao Zhe used to have really similar styles, but I feel that Jay Chou feels a lot more American with his new style.

I still prefer his old songs better.
But his new style isn't bad, it just takes time for people to accept it.

[phoebe]

i agree with finergy - it's not noisy - it's exciting . there's 3 kinds of jays fans - the ballad fans ; the r+b fans and the adventurours fans . the third type love jay for the musical adventure he brings to each album . i am glad he is not the same all the time- i eagerly awaits each album and is always happily surprised. the 4th album i esp love the contrast of zfzm / dong fong po / ti tian . wow.

[princess`bobo]

:oops: sorri to say it pplz....but some of his new songs...esp. the wierd crazy ones are very....heavy and laced with plenty of attitude.....i still prefer his old hip hop/pop and ballad songs....i still reckon FANTASY is his best album...

thats not to say i dun like his new album....but i just prefer the ones that are less hardcore and grungy......

dunno wat u guys think....but i respect all ur opinions and i think every ones should do the same...perhaps ppl who used to love JAY have gone off him now but that is only natural when ppl change their stylez.....

everyone is entitled to their own opinion....

*~ RESPECT ~*

[choo min]

actually, i prefer faster songs, or should i say songs that sound more rich and lively. so, this album fits my taste perfectly..

two of my friends who have never been jay fans have also bought this album! this goes to show that jay isn't really losing fans. instead, he seems to be winning more fans! i have also heard many classes blasting ye hui mei after school...

[benben]

ok i wouldn't say it's becoming unlikeable...(ok...maybe those annoying extra-sound effects...I cannot take them...I think they really spoil the essense of the music..I mean I don't mind the sound-effects in the MV, but not the CD la...maybe in 1 or 2 per album is fine...but so many..it's getting weary...having to listen to them before he starts singing.....)
But then, he is starting to move away from his 'jay' 'fantasy' album images into this more 'rock' image...which I don't detest but then...argh I don't know how to say how I feel.

Just an example for you to think about : Sammi Cheng (I like her!) - She is singing more and more fast songs... they are getting worse and worse...wonder oman = total flop...

Although ....we must agree that jay's 4th album has become much more successful than his previous ones right? so who can complain? certainly not his record company...

[jianing0411]

i think that jay has improved from album to album... i love every of his album and i listen to them for one whole year until the new one comes out.. but since people have different tastes and preferences, they may like one of jay's album and dislike the next.. but as for me, i love each and every one of them...

[lladee]

well i'll just put it this way..personally, i definitely dun think his music is..erm unlikeable. in fact i think i can relate pretty well to his songs...so nice rights :D and what's wrong with NOISY music anyway? i guess it just depends on what kind of stuff appeals to you heh.

[mjay]

Nah, it's not noisy- it's juz a bit louder wth more drum beats. I love his new album and most of my frenz love it too( they're new jay fans-hurray)
But i must say i miss his old ballads like an jing and black humour. Wth those songs u can really hear him singing- just his soothing voice.

[vivien]

maybe wat the guy meant was that Jay's music is getting more rock, and whoever heard of listening to rock to relax? unless you have a high threshold for noise...
i think jay's improving with his music, i was listening last night from his first album to his fourth, then make my way back to the first. i found that his music really impoved a lot in all aspects, including wen shan's lyrics. it shows his growth as a musician. but sadly, his rawness that made him stand out in the first place has more or less diminished. when i hear an jing, it just makes me cry, but i can't feel that anymore with his songs. Maybe he should find back that quality? the sensitivity that made me fall in love with Jay...

[Or4nGe]

Hmm...

For me, I think each and every album of Jay's has some essence that stands out from the other albums he has released.

Personally, I like his current album a lot. It may be because of my liking towards certain types of music which makes me like certain songs like "Ti Tian" and "Nuo Fu". Snoopy's sister's rapping has impressed me a lot. A talent to be exact. Not forgetting Snoopy of course.

Soothing music are things that are not to be missed in Jay's album as well. At first after listening to the album "Ye Hui Mei" for a few times, the songs that caught my ears were "Qing Tian" and "Dong Feng Po"... But after watching the mvs of his, I think that "Ni Ting De Dao" is a great song as well. Personally, I like this particular mv the most out of the few I have watched.

Different ppl would have different opinions towards Jay's music. The most important thing is to support him and good music right? :laughing:

Just my thoughts ne...

3Peace...
Or4nGe

[yos2k]

Hi, all
I'm new here.
Yea..
I think it's true that jay's song is getting unlikeable.
Actually, I dissapointed when I heard the song "Nuo Fu" from the newest album.
It's such a "satanic" song (i really don't like the noisy songs).

[yUkLuM^]

i think some songs have diff style and not unlikeable... i think qingtian n ni ting de dao have similar style as de songs in his other albums... songs like yi fu zhi ming, dong feng po have de "fu gu" style which he wans to present to pple in ye hui mei...

[yos2k]

yes, the lyric is good, but the way he sing it is different. It's sounds more like Linkin Park's "satanic " song.

[yUkLuM^]

but i think his song listen a few times den will be nicer and de lyrics does have meaning... not as "satanic" as u say...

[*SkyLark*]

Jay's 4th album is quite a disppointment to crtics and us fans alike (though we still luv him of course). A column in the papers pissed me off today when it said that Jay should just take a rest like what YanZi is doing, since his 4th album is so 'formulaic' (wonder what that means :oops: ).

OK... guess we have to accept the fact that Jay is not what he used to be. I definitely enjoyed his previous Fantasy and Ba Du albums more that YHM. But this doesn't mean that his current album contains distasteful music. It's just that his works are not that 'refreshing' anymore...

I disagree that his songs are getting unlikeable. It really depends on a person's preferences. For me, his songs are great to listen to. Maybe I'm not to judge since I'm such a crazed fan of his? :?

[joan_imal]

Jay's 4th album is quite a disppointment to crtics and us fans alike (though we still luv him of course). A column in the papers pissed me off today when it said that Jay should just take a rest like what YanZi is doing, since his 4th album is so 'formulaic' (wonder what that means :oops: ).


What paper is it?? Stupid tabloids with incredibly untasteful journalists...sighz...so annoying :-x. Heiz...anyway, guess what the author of the article meant by 'formulaic' is that Jay is using a template of music style in his every album. As we all know, Jay's albums have been selling like hot cakes, as his music is...well...very sellable. So, guess the writer, who probably will feel tt jeff chang sounds like limp biskit with his inability to differentiate one song from another, thinks that Jay has come up with a 'formula' to make his every album sellable. :dry:

I, personally enjoy yhm a lot. It grows on you...every song in this album sounds better every time i listen to it. When listening to it, it doesn't, at all, remind me of his past 3 albums even though it sounds as Jay-ish. I believe that every singer has his/her own style of singing, his/her own style of bringing a song out to the listeners. The syle of a person is not manufactured...it's carried out from within...how can U expect a person's style to change with every new album then? Can U imagine Linkin Park's music switching from punkish alternative one album to soft ballad the next? :crazy:

The author of tt article must have not listened to all his albums carefully...he/she just happily jumped to the conclusion implying that Jay's music has been the same throughout his 4 albums. At the least bit, he/she should realise the obvious implementation of rock in Jay's yhm which is pretty foreign in his last 3 albums.

About suggesting that Jay should follow Stefanie Sun in taking a hiatus, I hope the author meant it well. As in, because Jay has been so popular...having so many products to endorse for, so many signatures to sign for his fans, so many promotions to run and stuff...he should reward himself to a yr's break. If it's anything negative...umm...I sincerely hope he/she'll keep his/her kind suggestions to him/herself. Thank you.

Oh...well, my doubts are totally cleared now...Jay's music is not getting unlikeable. There might have been many negative comments on his new album, but there're more positive ones. Jay's music has a bright future :yeah: .

[Pink]

:crazy: Hey who that person that said that is noisy?! I'll punch him for that... I love every of his songs, I play his songs at least once everyday coz I'll feel uncomfortable if i don't listen to it for one day... I think I'm addicted...

[xiAoJie]

doesn't seem like his music is getting unlikeable from the majourity of peoples opinions....but i dunno, i still dun think his music now is as good as it was before. personally, i think that from fantasy its been downhill from then. i dun really like the werid ping pong noises, the lady wailing in yfzm and the loud speaker in san nian er ban. for me, it seems he hasn't been really using his voice to wat it use to be. in yfzm, ti tian and san nian er ban he's just basically talking thru the majourity of the song. yeh, so lately i hvn't been really listening to his music, its just not as good as it was before.

[Pink]

From yi fu zhi ming, there's nice songs also, like Qing TIan...

[jaythediao]

there's something i wanna ask the members who are christian....do u all feel irritated when u all listen to the songs like ninja? this is because one of my christian fren said to me that the song actually got the Buddha thing and asked me to change another cd when i wanna open jay's ninja song at a party?do u all feel the same or just my fren?no offence to the christian member...just wanna know :?

[dazzlette]

where is the buddha thing? i don't really see the references to it at all

[l0u5y]

Jay's 4th album is quite a disppointment to crtics and us fans alike (though we still luv him of course). A column in the papers pissed me off today when it said that Jay should just take a rest like what YanZi is doing, since his 4th album is so 'formulaic' (wonder what that means :oops: ).


What paper is it?? Stupid tabloids with incredibly untasteful journalists...sighz...so annoying :-x. Heiz...anyway, guess what the author of the article meant by 'formulaic' is that Jay is using a template of music style in his every album. As we all know, Jay's albums have been selling like hot cakes, as his music is...well...very sellable. So, guess the writer, who probably will feel tt jeff chang sounds like limp biskit with his inability to differentiate one song from another, thinks that Jay has come up with a 'formula' to make his every album sellable. :dry:

I, personally enjoy yhm a lot. It grows on you...every song in this album sounds better every time i listen to it. When listening to it, it doesn't, at all, remind me of his past 3 albums even though it sounds as Jay-ish. I believe that every singer has his/her own style of singing, his/her own style of bringing a song out to the listeners. The syle of a person is not manufactured...it's carried out from within...how can U expect a person's style to change with every new album then? Can U imagine Linkin Park's music switching from punkish alternative one album to soft ballad the next? :crazy:

The author of tt article must have not listened to all his albums carefully...he/she just happily jumped to the conclusion implying that Jay's music has been the same throughout his 4 albums. At the least bit, he/she should realise the obvious implementation of rock in Jay's yhm which is pretty foreign in his last 3 albums.

About suggesting that Jay should follow Stefanie Sun in taking a hiatus, I hope the author meant it well. As in, because Jay has been so popular...having so many products to endorse for, so many signatures to sign for his fans, so many promotions to run and stuff...he should reward himself to a yr's break. If it's anything negative...umm...I sincerely hope he/she'll keep his/her kind suggestions to him/herself. Thank you.

Oh...well, my doubts are totally cleared now...Jay's music is not getting unlikeable. There might have been many negative comments on his new album, but there're more positive ones. Jay's music has a bright future :yeah: .

i totally agree with u.

[LSS]

No matter what album or any style he use..
The songs are catchy enough to make me listen all day long:)

[blue_ice]

hmmm....actualli its not unlikeable at all...everyone has diff opinions...its jus tt his current have faster songs...but its realli nice to hear them...they are realli addictive...day to night...i am hearing them...

[hoobahubba]

is it just me who actually LIKES the screaming in yi fu zhi ming??
i find it very haunting and yet it fits with the background music. and i don see it as screaming but more like....opera haha

[yos2k]

Sorry, I'm talking the track 2 only.

I don't have any problems with d other song on YHM.
I like track no1,3,6,9,10.

[phoebe]

wow. i finally found someone who likes that screaming parts of yfzm - as huhababa says - it's haunting - same eerie feeling i had when jay sang dragon fist in his the one concert and add in the teochew opera singing part . lovely hair raising feeling .

[hisashiluv14]

Noisy? As in "Nuo Fu"? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I'm sorry but that's the funniest thing I've heard all day. Whoever thinks "Nuo Fu" is "noisy" should try listening to hardcore heavy metal man. Those stuff would crack their fragile eardrums I tell you.

I find such comments hilarious and I don't take issues with them 'cause I only pity those people who obviously have never listened to heavy metal, a thing I used to like until i found it too generic and boring. I only can't stand the comments about that song sounding like Linkin Park. No offence to LP fans but they are crap and they weren't the first ones to inffuse rap with metal. And even if they were they aren't doing a very good job of it. And who said it was their exclusive right to do so anyway? Stupid music critics. They should learn to get out more.

[tingting]

i dun find his songs noisy...i find them creative...no one had this kind of music...

[knock]

Nah.. dont think his music is getting likeable.. Just tt it's another different creation of his. I mean.. you cant stick to the same way everytime rite.. its boring.. i Find his music exciting and such.. He nv fails to surprise me!
for 'Ye Hui Mei', i dint like it initially.. However time passes. and now i simply cant get my hands off it.. i guess sometimes it takes time to digest his surprises ba.

[xian186]

Maybe at first you dun get used to it,
but when you listen for some time, you would find it good. Jus need some time to adopt to it!

[Suede]

yup.. agree that Jay's music is definitely not getting unlikable.. justb that Jay is always trying new styles and new stuff in his new albums and compositions so there is bound to be some difference in his music..

i personally prefer songs like Orcs and Yi Fu Zi Ming while many others prefer his love ballads.. so its very much down to listner's peference...

we have to remember that Jay is definitely no magician.. it is not fair to expect too much fm him.. thats what most people do i think.. he is still young and has lots of things to learn nad has lots of room for improvement so we should just support him... it is also not easy and definitely a brave move for a singer to experiment like he does...

[Polalion]

I read about this in a magazine: Do you guys know that YFZM's reowned "Scream" is actually NOT a scream? It's actually a keyboard note. So go figure.

YFZM is very catchy. It always brings me to the rap instantly, no matter what I'm doing then.

They say he's improving album to album, but he never matched his amount of improvement in Fantasy. He made most breakthroughs there, and won the most awards for it.

Also, most people knew about him at that stage, people like me. =\

YHM is very good, another breakthrough for him, having a co-singer in the album, which is in Nuo Fu, Snoopy's sister Yu Ni.

You can't say someone's music is getting worse. It's worse than just insulting that person directly. A musician improves, never deproves, beause no matter what the expreience just stays and there's nothing that can be one to take it away. Even laziness can't. Trust me.

[scent_ctxm]

i don't think it's much of 'noise' or a dramatgic change in style anyway, it's just mixing in a couple of new sounds and voila! tis called 'fusion' music.. personally find this kinda music refreshing cos it doesn't just stick to one boring genre.. :happy:

[gracecherry]

oh well, if that "guy's" opinion about jays music getting noisier and he cant relax listening to it anymore.....he would better just switch to other artistes for a little while, i dont know what these people are thinking but, if u start to dislike the style of the artiste u used to like then u can always just switch for a little while and then once in a while listen back to jay, that way he can compare, yes i know that was how he starts to think that davids music is more soothing, but.......isnt it true that david too has very noisy elements in certain songs???? then why doesnt he says that, thats bcoz he is listening to some of davids softer ballads , JUST LIKE ......jay too has SOFT ballads.......oh my, i really get a little piss when listening to ppl with this kind of opinion....i dont mean that u cant give opinions against jay, everyone can say anything they like.....just that if they want to say it pls say some more meaningful opinions which make more sense.....the reason why jays new album YHM is selling, is bcoz the variety in it.....and the special incorporation of new european elements in it making it very refreshing......and YHM too has soft and slower songs......like dong feng bo and ni ting de dao....so i really dont know, what does this guy wants from jay.......does he only like all of jays soft songs and expect jay to produce jus this kind of songs in his album.......then what about the other fans?? thats really selfish......hasnt he ever be a little considerate about the one who is producing, thats jay.......he has to try to make the album acceptable by everybody......so there are so many different types of ppl out there having individual preferences on jays music.......so jay is already doing what he could to satisfy a more wide range of listeners.......sigh.......pity these ppl.....anyway, since he prefers jays softer songs, then he should be enjoying new releases like "gui ji" and "duan le de xuan".......these ARE soft musics rite???? so.....hopefully he gets to enjoy jays songs again......

[maria85]

Some of Jay's music are nosiy, like, Shuang Jie Gun or Nuo Fu compared to the rest mid-tempo-ish songs. I don't quite understand that guy...i mean not all of Jay's music are noisy....

I'm sure every artiste has noisy songs...even david tao. So if he really wants to relieve stress, just get complie an album larrr...

Jay's voice is rather soothing...and its enough for me, whether i'm stressed or not, it fits well perfectly kay......defo not unlikeable. IN years to come...still likeable, very much likeable.

Maria *^___^*

[fangtasyz]

ye hui mei is noisy? i dun think so. there's only one particular song that strikes me as noisy..and that's nuo fu. with all the screamin, sometimes it can get on your nerves if u listen to it in a bad mood..but it's a very unique song, with the kid singing in the background..who will ever put up such a song? another noisy song is perhaps double blade..i have to lower down the volume everytime i listen to that song..
there's also slow songs in this album, not only noisy ones..like ni ting de dao and qing tian..both r very soothing ballads..
actually i think it doesn't matter what type of songs jay sings..i will still like them because jay sings it..
if that guy doesn't like jay's style of music now and converts to listening to david tao, then all i can say is tht he is not a true jay fan!

[blueang3l]

I think his music is still as nice to me as before...This album is more unique though compared to the rest..the songs are more creative like the ping pong sounds, the screaming in yi fu zhi ming and the child singing in nuo fu..I think he's improving, adding those new stuff in his songs...There's a lot of slow songs wat, like ni ting de tao, qing tian, ai qing xuan ya and dong feng po..i think the noisy songs are only nuo fu, shuang dao and ta de jie mao..less than the quiet songs...I find the girl's voice in nuo fu quite irritating and noisy at first but now i think it is quite ok after getting used to it.

[cher.]

singers tend to change their style a little as they move along.. u cant be expecting jay to repeat singing his "her her ha hi" all the way right? ;) but i think changes should be good.. they wil be able to explore a new field.. and as fans we should support them nevertheless.. :) songs like nuo fu are expressed in a different way.. perhaps its another jay's way of venting? could be.. if all the slow-moving songs were in an album it would be nice.. but different songs suit different characters.. those people that like songs which are noisier would be disappointed then! so yep.. think its oso another way of catering to fan's needs.. and another business strategy. overall.. i still think that the album is rather well-balanced.. aha. ;)

[Odium: De_Vangelis]

I don't think that Jay's music is getting unlikeable....You see how many copies he has actually sold? Millions in Asia! And in my personal opinion, I'm agree that he is kinda changing a bit of his music style. But all the songs turn out great! I just love it! I just get even more addicted to it! And I think Ye Hui Mei is a superb, well mixture of many style of songs...So, no doubt for me it is one of the best albums of Jay. :)

[ker_ai_teresa]

that guy was only sounding his own opinion. different ppl have diff tastes. true, there are some ppl who don't like his music and others who used to like it but not anymore, but that has to do with their tastes. J can't please everyone and he certainly cannot make everyone like his music. but that does not really matter coz as long there are ppl who can appreciate his music, i think he'd be happy with that.
personally, i think J did a good job on Ye Hui Mei. he's explored diff music genres and styles and if that means having a few "noisy" tracks, then that's fine with me coz i happen to like it. :happy:

[Donny]

hmm... jay's music is noisy? his noisy songs had started since he started singin. like Nunchuckz, those r cool n noisu songs, but they r gd listen. i don c any point at all that these "bang-bang" songs r hard 2 listen... i do agree that i listen 2 jay's songs when i'm lonely r whatsoever. if that guy wanna hav a sentimental song, then, he can choose ler... jay got lots of varieties of songs. its not necesary that that guy must listen 2 jay's noisy songs in order 2 release stress. hmm... yah~! i think that person doesn't like jay's songs anymore, if not, he won't say that.

[Moe]

Jay rules no matter what. His songs will always be likeable. He's growing as an artist and there's nothing wrong with that. All I can say is True Fans stay loyal. As long as he keeps making music, I'm happy with that.

[friends_pt]

I personally feel tat Jay's music is improving songs after songs... the only thing is tat u can find some of the songs with similar tune... however it's jus like wat my friend says... definitely there will be tune which are similar as there isn't much music notes to compose thousands and thousands of songs... therfore there will definitely be songs which Jay compose of the similar tune...

[Jisushika]

I personally feel tat Jay's music is improving songs after songs... the only thing is tat u can find some of the songs with similar tune... however it's jus like wat my friend says... definitely there will be tune which are similar as there isn't much music notes to compose thousands and thousands of songs... therfore there will definitely be songs which Jay compose of the similar tune...What? Jay's songs is getting unlikeable?...I can't believe someone said such a thing~!~

Jay's Songs is my life~!

[destined]

maybe cos there's more rapping than slow songs, and his songs are getting less r'n'b ish

[Fantasy114]

I don't think jay's music is getting boring or unlikeable.As a musician like jay does,he play with music rather than "make" music.He wanna try all sort of music,as a form of challenge or what.This is what i think what jay is trying to do.

To me,he is still my best favourite.Touches my heart with his love songs.Don't you all think so?

As the number of his albums grow,i think he is really working hard to improve.From the first album with his "naked" voice,till now his unique way of singing which not everybody can be able to fully imitate...wow...just think of it,it makes me feel that Jay! You are the best. :yeah:

[Shanhaigirl]

How can Jay's music become unlikeable?! I got to know Jay's music only 2 and a half months ago, but i see that you can hardly find another musician who is as talented as Jay. What i like about him most of all is the variety of styles he plays, isn't it amazing that on the same album you can find rap, r&b, pop and even rock?!
Besides that, isn't he the one who has been composing so many songs for the most popular singers in China?! As far as i can see almost every decent Chinese singer has Jay's song in his or her album, sometimes even more than just one or two songs.
I admire Jay for his talent! And he can never get unlikeable!

[Pugwash]

I think you guys should really ask your friend though.. This is jay-chou.net. Most people visit here because they love Jay's music so we already know what all our answers are. The question is, what does the public think of him.. the people who don't have Jay under their favourite list of singers or whatever.

[Jerria]

umm weird...one of my friend said that too...she said his latest album's not as good as the old ones...but i think they're fine to me but Pugwash's right, i said that cos i really do like Jay, he's my fav....maybe my friend jus get tired of Jay's songs or sth...

[Pugwash]

umm weird...one of my friend said that too...she said his latest album's not as good as the old ones...but i think they're fine to me but Pugwash's right, i said that cos i really do like Jay, he's my fav....maybe my friend jus get tired of Jay's songs or sth...

Has she really given it a chance? I think this album had a real big change in his music and it even took me awhile to adapt to. When he first released his album, I thought this was horrible.. I really didn't like any tracks cept Qing Tian. The first track sounded kinda creepy and the second track, I didn't like rock. Now I like all the tracks.

[lilmizzaudi]

Has she really given it a chance? I think this album had a real big change in his music and it even took me awhile to adapt to. When he first released his album, I thought this was horrible.. I really didn't like any tracks cept Qing Tian. The first track sounded kinda creepy and the second track, I didn't like rock. Now I like all the tracks.

i garee. at first i didn't like some of the songs on the YHM album, but after i listened to them more, they "grew" on me. i don't think that his songs are getting worse. it's true that his music is getting less RnB and more "linkin park-ish".the sound is a little different than before but change is not a bad thing, esp. in this case. i thnk that your firend might just need to listen to his songs a little bit more, i think that eventually they will "grow" on her as well :happy:

[Jerria]

Has she really given it a chance? I think this album had a real big change in his music and it even took me awhile to adapt to. When he first released his album, I thought this was horrible.. I really didn't like any tracks cept Qing Tian. The first track sounded kinda creepy and the second track, I didn't like rock. Now I like all the tracks.

i don kno bout her....but i was jus like u...i only preferred Qing Tian at first...now i love all too...haha but dang i need to learn chinese...>_<

[phoebe]

maybe i am a bais jay fan but so far i cannot find any album - including the latest releases- which i can listen over and over again without being bored. all those new albums ( fay wong / lee hom/ david tao etc ) have some great songs but not enough to sustain continuos lsitening - apologies to those artiste fans .

[topghurl]

hell no :crazy:

the guy is reinventing himself and it keeps on getting better

i listen to him ALMOST 24/7 and it doesn't make me sick :happy:

[denise88]

well i do believe that his song are all likeable. im not saying this coz i'm a fan and stuff but jay has always produced/sang nice song and i don't believe that it's getting "unlikeable" :)

[jmin13]

Jay songs are never noisy to mi...I love his music very much..everyday i have to listen to his songs..is my routine already...his songs are so heart-warming to listen...everyone shld agree with tat..:)

[joeacid]

Oh no no no, i'm 100% don't agree with that! He's song really helped me to relieve stress and brighten up my day every single day when i listen to them everyday! Of course depending on listening to which song on what mood. If that guy didn't choose to listen to the right song, of course it doesn't work. You don't aspect us to relieve our stress while listening to song like Shuang Dao and Ren Zhe right? that's rediculous, this guy should learn to choose the kind of song before he make such a comment. (*humph* i'm quite stress up now after hearing what this guy say)

[charmed_1009]

I've been listening to ke ai nu ren and other songs for 5 years....you think that makes me sick???Of course not.......as long as jay wrote it..and he sings it in his voice....i'm never sick of it..........plus...he experiments with different music so there's something new to expect everytime........

[Chun Li]

I think some people just don't understand his songs and exactly how he changes them. Some people say that his songs are the same, but they're not. They're a similiar style, but style is different than melody.

If you read Monkee's reviews of his albums, you should understand better.

[bee]

er...did jay compose that music to relieve our stress in the first place? i dont think his songs are the same. i agree with Chun Li, the style is really different. just listen to YFZM, thats a really different style, ne? i think his stuff is always getting more interesting :yeah:
and i agree with Pugwash, it just takes a while to get used to. although i didnt loathe any of his new songs at all.

but i think his songs are pretty relaxing. YFZM relaxes me a lot. oh and Thank God by Kangta is really relaxing. jays better though :wink2:

[Jisushika]

aihh~~~ impossible for Jay's song to get unlikeable....no way!it can be anyone's songs but definately not Jay's song... -_-

[jayie]

:wacko: huh... i don't think so...his musics are great and expresses various emotions which really make people enjoy his songs.... :wink2:
though the screaming part of YFZM is kinda annoying,but overall it was still ok~ .... :sleeping:

[chingtianwawa]

I think the screaming before yi fu zhi ming gets you into the mood
although it struck me as really strange the first time i heard the song
but really -
it goes better if you are watching the mv- not just listening to the song...what do you guys think?

[abra16]

jay's song in his latest album YHM is os a soft rock style, so it has to be a bit noisy. but of course dun think you can listen to nuo fu and relieve stree if you dun like rock music. so... actually that guy did not really think ddeep into the production and nature of songs. i mean if you want to listen to songs for just purely relieving stress, then go and listen to fei yu qing.
actually tao zhe's music is also a bit noisy sometimes, when he like you know scream....

[*starchild*]

i think his music still rules!! but i also think it's more louder en more personal feelings and less the cute side of Jay..

[jayie]

won't be unlikeable but i do feel songs like Jian Dan Ai,Qing Tian,cute girl and ban dao tie he or an jing and hei se you mo have more or else the same melodythe chord doesn't move much... :happy: ..though they're nice but they can be boring if play these songs again and again... :wacko:

[fate_destiny]

i think it's just jay chou's style.. stress-relieving is found in jay chou's music, but not all..

david tao's music, if you see carefully, is almost all the same, it's just this basic field lor..

I tried to play the david tao's songs, and i found that all the songs starts of the same.. it's just like repeating chords again n again.. and it's irritating. And, there's no emotions.. let's not increase tension for that stupid guy. ^.=

[oxliddoebooyaxo]

i dont think jays music is getting noisy at all. His newer album is certainly different from the older ones, but i dont find it noisy. I still find his songs great because his voice is soothing and it makes me relax =]

[iny]

i still love jay's songs...i mean i still listen to jay's first album ager so many years..especially tornado and cute girl. his musics from YFZM are still awesome and he did change a little, although continuing same style. there are some music which are more rock, which i like, just ot relieve the stress hahaa... i asked my brother of what he thought and he said that jay's music are getting too complicated (whatever that means) and he thinks that jay could try more simple things, or go back a little to the style of the first album...i don't know, what do you guys think???

[bethie_me]

I think the songs from YHM are more cool and creative comparing to his more simple ones from his first album, especially san nian er ban. Jay's not screaming in his songs and he's sticking to his style of singing so I don't think his songs are noisy.

I like some of David Tao songs too but some of his songs are kinda boring.

[oneluv4jay]

welll... I really don't think Jay's music is any nosier or quieter. I think Jay is on his path to discover more music style and really test it out in his songs. For me, Jay's music is the first thing I think of when I am in stress or total distress. People just have to choose the right songs to listen to wehn they want to relieve stress. i mean, comeon! If you choose Dave Tao (well... my opinion)'s "Finding Myself" then it's not like it really helps someone relieve stress... especially the version he sang in Hong Kong's Soul Power concert.

honestly.. .one shouldn't choose 'Ninja' "Coward" or any of the rock songs for calmin' one's heart... that would be stupid... Just take Jay's calm songs if one is feelin' depress or whatever. I am sure his music can cheer one up!~ :wink2:

[Vicluva]

jay music boring? crap? out of fashion? too noisy? NEVER!!! everytime i listen to his songs, no matter how many times ive heard them b4, i still get butterflies in my tummy cause his voice is so sweet and sad, his music so alive. jay's songs are in a variety of styles, from rap to love songs and i personally think each and every one of them is beautiful and special and unique. SO DONT ANYBODY EVER BAG HIS SONGS AGAIN! (even if it is just a random guy who has no clue wat he's talking about on radio)

[sweep]

Maybe the person who said that Jay's songs were becoming noisy was just changing. I mean, his taste in music was changing. Personally, I think Jay's music is evolving. It is nice to listen to.

[charmian]

nah...its up to each persons liking..no doubt that he's been changing his style..but its still just him..and i still love the way he composes his songs and sing it with his own unique style tat no one hassang it before..man..overall..HE ROCKS MY MUSIC WORLD! haha!

[feixuan]

unlikable?
yes,his work is developed every albums, its not alike but its great.

[moonsilk]

I dont think its unlikeable but rather more popular...

Jay has gained even more popularity since his Ye Hui Mei album...as it is really a very good one...
He received many awards too...

[Phil]

hmm... i still think his music is good... but i liked his first 2 cds more than his more recent ones... maybe it was because they were more new, and fresh, and original... i'm dunno... :angel:

[kamolwan]

I think Jay so diao in words or the songs and rhythm because if You and every body to listened the songs of Jay are not bored and to mine I listening Jay's songs every days.but I sorry I can't sing a song because I dont know chinese language.

[wywy86]

Hi
hmm actually i really like this last album.. Don't knwo why but i really finds all the songs are good..
The first and second album are also exceptionally good i think because that's the first time we heard Jay sing and compose so it's really a new fresh idea coming around.. But different from anyone else I find the last album really good.. so I don't think Jay's mucis is getting unlikebale.. .