cacky
11-25-2007, 02:23 AM
I am not sure if any one in the forum has gone for his Shanghai concert last evening. Anyway, I'll be penning down my thoughts here of the concert. Whoever has attended the concert and wish to share their thoughts, please feel free to do so here. The concert housed 80,000 people and it was like 95% filled!!! I think this is his biggest turnout venue ever!!! And the whole concert lasted for almost 3 hours.
First, a run-down list of what was sung and my thoughts on each number:
黄金甲/huang jin jia - The starting was indeed very grand. And there was a lot of gusto as he sang it. It just brought everyone into the mood.
无双/wu shuang - Another one of those fast rock numbers that carries on the mood.
最后的战役/zui hou de zhan yi - Was unbelievably surprised as he sang this ... I was kinda not expecting him to sing the old songs. I know someone will be very happy when she reads this. Hhehee.
不能说的秘密/bu neng shuo de mi mi - This is the part where he said he'd take excerpts out of the movie. And shortly after, there was an orchestra, yes, AN ORCHESTRA!!! playing some classical tracks from the movie OST.
退后/tui hou - His voice was just in such top form for this song.
黑色幽默/hei se you mo - That's when he started playing the piano. Another one of the older songs being sung. And everyone started screaming as he sang this song.
最长的电影/zui chang de dian ying - He said tt this is one of his more favourite song in his latest album and that he had recently filmed the MV. So, we should be able to see it soon!
安静/an jing - Everyone got so excited when he sang this song and as he played it on the piano, it just reminded me of the good ol' Jay.
白色风车/bai se feng che - My all-time favourite!!!!!!! And he sang it!!!!!!!!
麦芽糖/mai ya tang - This is when he moved to the right side of the stage and it was such a cute song. He had a scottish dance before that (by his dancers, not him) and that led into this song.
牛仔很忙/niu zai hen mang - He mixed a bit of Oh Susanna in between and sang it with '不用麻烦了/bu yong ma fan le'. I thought it was really funny.
听妈妈的话/ting ma ma de hua - This song got really funny when somewhere in the middle, he had Chow Yuen Fatt doing some silly acts and Jacky Cheung singing a chorus in a video clip. I hope they'll show it in the other concerts too. It was just hilarious!
夜的第七章/ye de di qi zhang - Lara was guest starring most of the time as she was singing out the female part.
夜曲/ye qu - He did a sexy dance with some of the dancers that got all of us soooooo jealous!!! :oops:
夜上海/ye shanghai - Becoz' he was in SH, he did this number, very sexy indeed. Loved his vocals in here, it was simply great!
迷迭香/mi die xiang - Did a rumba dance somewhere in between
本草纲目/ben cao gang mu - He danced really well here plus he did a 扯铃/che ling while dancing. To me, this felt like the best part of the night coz' it was ultra cool.
千里之外/qian li zhi wai - He sang it alone and not with his usual vocals. I didn't quite like it.
菊花台/ju hua tai - Everyone loved this song and sang it together.
彩虹/cai hong - He came out with his guitar and purple hair!!! I loved this look.
淘汰/tao tai - Before he sang the song, he talked abt how he wrote the lyrics for this song and liked it a lot and liked eason's songs, and then he went on saying that he wasn't sure if he could do a better one than Eason and he did!!!
开不了口/kai bu liao kou - Again, one of the older numbers that just got us so mesmerized.
甜甜的/tian tian de - This is the part I totally hated. :ranting: It was the final song of the concert before the encores and I just wanted to feel good about it but Jay actually encouraged the audience to THROW their neonsticks!!!!!!!!! I was so busy dodging the neonsticks that I couldn't really concentrate. And you know, it's 80,000 people!!! Can you imagine how long the throwing continued for? And I was so worried as they were all aiming for Jay!!!! What if he got hurt???!!! But he was just singing as though nothing happened.
Encore:
阳光宅男/yang guang zhai nan - He played the drums before this ... with the neon sticks that was being thrown to the stage (no surprise, huh?) Was surprised tt this was his encore, but loved the computer animation, shud watch out for it!
发如雪/fa ru xue - Heplayed the gu zhen in the beginning. It was amazing!!!
霍元甲/huo yuan jia - The crowd loved it as the encore, brought the mood real high
双节棍/shuang jie gun - The final final song that really brought everyone to a high mood!
Okay ... and now for my thoughts on this concert. The overall impression I got from this concert, only 2 words can sum it up very well, and it's also these 2 words that Jay likes to use, 华丽. Before the curtains were drawn, before the stage could open up itself, it looked really bare and all. But when the concert started ... that's when my jaw really dropped. I now understand why he made a loss for the Taipei concert. Coz' there was just too many props and it felt like he kept changing sets for the different songs.
And there were 3 grand pianos being used!!! One of them was a transparent one.
http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=transparentpianokm8.jpg
This time round, there didn't feel like there were more costume changes than the last concert but somehow, this time's costumes felt more acceptable other than the 'feelers' for the opening and his hairdo! I didn't understand why he chose to comb up his fringe throughout. It made his eyes look even smaller and looked more tired. Plus he used quite a fair bit of eyeliner, I felt. But then again, this is what artistes do during concerts, I suppose? They tend to have heavier make-up. We were so high that we were not just standing on the chairs but on the arms of the chairs!!! I really felt like kicking myself for not wanting to pay a little bit more for getting better seats in front. Half the time, I was being blocked by heads (yes, even though I was standing on the arm rests of the chairs!). I had to look at the screen most of the time. :depresse:
He also kinda seperated his stage by 3. So in a way, those at the sides still get to see quite a fair bit of him. The audiences in the side stages were really spontaneous. It was just very cool. I was say quite a good number of his peformances were performed on the right side of the stage (us facing the stage, that is). Guest stars for the evening's performance were kept simple with NQMM and Will Liu. And that was good enough, I felt. I didn't really want too many guest stars coz that would have meant lesser of Jay. :shifty: I guess this concert really was a feel good one for me coz' I didn't carry a lot of expectations. Previously, as I watched the video clips of the Taipei concert, I was so disappointed with his vocals. But last nite's, I would say that it was EXCELLENT AND TOTALLY ON TOP FORM!!! And that is why I have confidence that it will only get better with the later concerts.
There were a few glitches here and there with the sound system but that's really really really rare. He did a dance item in between with Yu Hao which was uber cool and he was rapping. His rap felt a little like MC Hotdog's rap though. Oh and yeah ... I must add why I felt high for the concert too ... it was coz' this is about the only concert I've attended so far that I know every single song!!! Hhahaha, and plus there was this fanboy behind me who was singing his every single song too ... from his rock numbers, to his raps to his ballads. So we all sang along, it was fun!
I am pretty conservative when I watch his costumes, so the whole night, I just liked 2 of them. One was when he was with his purple fringe
http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=purplehairwr6.jpg
and the other was when he was in his gold suit during the encore, he looked so suave in gold! Too bad I cannot find images of his gold suit just as yet.
As with every concert, there is the good and bad side of it. Here are some of the not-so-good parts which I felt. I think Jay didn't really do that well as he was singing and dancing at the same time.
Perhaps coz' he chose to use the handheld mic as he was dancing. So most of the time, his vocals sorta quivered plus he was also trying to catch his breath. The breaks in between felt pretty abrupt sometimes. Like after the rock numbers, it slows down to ballads, which can be rather awkward. And usual, very Jay style, he tries to keep audience interaction to the minimal but that, we don't mind. Just wanna hear him sing actually.
Will Liu was actually lip-synching for his dance number. It kinda felt embarrassing actually ... coz' it was way too obvious. And in the words of some fans for the Taipei concert. There were just too many encores behind that it didn't feel like a REAL encore anymore. I mean, Jay even could go change a few costumes and come back for an ENCORE. That's not really living in the true spirit of encores, I feel.
Despite all these being said, I felt that these down sides were really forgiveable. Coz' the whole concert was just way too good for me. He's truly made all our money worth. And not forgetting the audience presence of 80,000!! The turnout was even better than Mayday's! That's the power of Jay.
It's not just a crowd of a certain generation. But it's with different age groups and across all races. I've seen quite a number of westerners at last night's concert. I would also like to think that Jay's confidence level has also helped make last night's concert such a huge success. I saw no signs of nervousness in him at all ... despite the crowd. It was simply amazing.
Overall, I'd give this concert a 9/10. Yes ... I am usually rather critical but this concert just left me gaping away ... So for those of you who haven't bought your tickets ... what are you waiting for? Go get them now ... and remember ... get the better seats or you'll really regret!
And here's an image where was dancing with the che ling.
http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chelingte8.jpg
Photo credits: jaycn.com
First, a run-down list of what was sung and my thoughts on each number:
黄金甲/huang jin jia - The starting was indeed very grand. And there was a lot of gusto as he sang it. It just brought everyone into the mood.
无双/wu shuang - Another one of those fast rock numbers that carries on the mood.
最后的战役/zui hou de zhan yi - Was unbelievably surprised as he sang this ... I was kinda not expecting him to sing the old songs. I know someone will be very happy when she reads this. Hhehee.
不能说的秘密/bu neng shuo de mi mi - This is the part where he said he'd take excerpts out of the movie. And shortly after, there was an orchestra, yes, AN ORCHESTRA!!! playing some classical tracks from the movie OST.
退后/tui hou - His voice was just in such top form for this song.
黑色幽默/hei se you mo - That's when he started playing the piano. Another one of the older songs being sung. And everyone started screaming as he sang this song.
最长的电影/zui chang de dian ying - He said tt this is one of his more favourite song in his latest album and that he had recently filmed the MV. So, we should be able to see it soon!
安静/an jing - Everyone got so excited when he sang this song and as he played it on the piano, it just reminded me of the good ol' Jay.
白色风车/bai se feng che - My all-time favourite!!!!!!! And he sang it!!!!!!!!
麦芽糖/mai ya tang - This is when he moved to the right side of the stage and it was such a cute song. He had a scottish dance before that (by his dancers, not him) and that led into this song.
牛仔很忙/niu zai hen mang - He mixed a bit of Oh Susanna in between and sang it with '不用麻烦了/bu yong ma fan le'. I thought it was really funny.
听妈妈的话/ting ma ma de hua - This song got really funny when somewhere in the middle, he had Chow Yuen Fatt doing some silly acts and Jacky Cheung singing a chorus in a video clip. I hope they'll show it in the other concerts too. It was just hilarious!
夜的第七章/ye de di qi zhang - Lara was guest starring most of the time as she was singing out the female part.
夜曲/ye qu - He did a sexy dance with some of the dancers that got all of us soooooo jealous!!! :oops:
夜上海/ye shanghai - Becoz' he was in SH, he did this number, very sexy indeed. Loved his vocals in here, it was simply great!
迷迭香/mi die xiang - Did a rumba dance somewhere in between
本草纲目/ben cao gang mu - He danced really well here plus he did a 扯铃/che ling while dancing. To me, this felt like the best part of the night coz' it was ultra cool.
千里之外/qian li zhi wai - He sang it alone and not with his usual vocals. I didn't quite like it.
菊花台/ju hua tai - Everyone loved this song and sang it together.
彩虹/cai hong - He came out with his guitar and purple hair!!! I loved this look.
淘汰/tao tai - Before he sang the song, he talked abt how he wrote the lyrics for this song and liked it a lot and liked eason's songs, and then he went on saying that he wasn't sure if he could do a better one than Eason and he did!!!
开不了口/kai bu liao kou - Again, one of the older numbers that just got us so mesmerized.
甜甜的/tian tian de - This is the part I totally hated. :ranting: It was the final song of the concert before the encores and I just wanted to feel good about it but Jay actually encouraged the audience to THROW their neonsticks!!!!!!!!! I was so busy dodging the neonsticks that I couldn't really concentrate. And you know, it's 80,000 people!!! Can you imagine how long the throwing continued for? And I was so worried as they were all aiming for Jay!!!! What if he got hurt???!!! But he was just singing as though nothing happened.
Encore:
阳光宅男/yang guang zhai nan - He played the drums before this ... with the neon sticks that was being thrown to the stage (no surprise, huh?) Was surprised tt this was his encore, but loved the computer animation, shud watch out for it!
发如雪/fa ru xue - Heplayed the gu zhen in the beginning. It was amazing!!!
霍元甲/huo yuan jia - The crowd loved it as the encore, brought the mood real high
双节棍/shuang jie gun - The final final song that really brought everyone to a high mood!
Okay ... and now for my thoughts on this concert. The overall impression I got from this concert, only 2 words can sum it up very well, and it's also these 2 words that Jay likes to use, 华丽. Before the curtains were drawn, before the stage could open up itself, it looked really bare and all. But when the concert started ... that's when my jaw really dropped. I now understand why he made a loss for the Taipei concert. Coz' there was just too many props and it felt like he kept changing sets for the different songs.
And there were 3 grand pianos being used!!! One of them was a transparent one.
http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=transparentpianokm8.jpg
This time round, there didn't feel like there were more costume changes than the last concert but somehow, this time's costumes felt more acceptable other than the 'feelers' for the opening and his hairdo! I didn't understand why he chose to comb up his fringe throughout. It made his eyes look even smaller and looked more tired. Plus he used quite a fair bit of eyeliner, I felt. But then again, this is what artistes do during concerts, I suppose? They tend to have heavier make-up. We were so high that we were not just standing on the chairs but on the arms of the chairs!!! I really felt like kicking myself for not wanting to pay a little bit more for getting better seats in front. Half the time, I was being blocked by heads (yes, even though I was standing on the arm rests of the chairs!). I had to look at the screen most of the time. :depresse:
He also kinda seperated his stage by 3. So in a way, those at the sides still get to see quite a fair bit of him. The audiences in the side stages were really spontaneous. It was just very cool. I was say quite a good number of his peformances were performed on the right side of the stage (us facing the stage, that is). Guest stars for the evening's performance were kept simple with NQMM and Will Liu. And that was good enough, I felt. I didn't really want too many guest stars coz that would have meant lesser of Jay. :shifty: I guess this concert really was a feel good one for me coz' I didn't carry a lot of expectations. Previously, as I watched the video clips of the Taipei concert, I was so disappointed with his vocals. But last nite's, I would say that it was EXCELLENT AND TOTALLY ON TOP FORM!!! And that is why I have confidence that it will only get better with the later concerts.
There were a few glitches here and there with the sound system but that's really really really rare. He did a dance item in between with Yu Hao which was uber cool and he was rapping. His rap felt a little like MC Hotdog's rap though. Oh and yeah ... I must add why I felt high for the concert too ... it was coz' this is about the only concert I've attended so far that I know every single song!!! Hhahaha, and plus there was this fanboy behind me who was singing his every single song too ... from his rock numbers, to his raps to his ballads. So we all sang along, it was fun!
I am pretty conservative when I watch his costumes, so the whole night, I just liked 2 of them. One was when he was with his purple fringe
http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=purplehairwr6.jpg
and the other was when he was in his gold suit during the encore, he looked so suave in gold! Too bad I cannot find images of his gold suit just as yet.
As with every concert, there is the good and bad side of it. Here are some of the not-so-good parts which I felt. I think Jay didn't really do that well as he was singing and dancing at the same time.
Perhaps coz' he chose to use the handheld mic as he was dancing. So most of the time, his vocals sorta quivered plus he was also trying to catch his breath. The breaks in between felt pretty abrupt sometimes. Like after the rock numbers, it slows down to ballads, which can be rather awkward. And usual, very Jay style, he tries to keep audience interaction to the minimal but that, we don't mind. Just wanna hear him sing actually.
Will Liu was actually lip-synching for his dance number. It kinda felt embarrassing actually ... coz' it was way too obvious. And in the words of some fans for the Taipei concert. There were just too many encores behind that it didn't feel like a REAL encore anymore. I mean, Jay even could go change a few costumes and come back for an ENCORE. That's not really living in the true spirit of encores, I feel.
Despite all these being said, I felt that these down sides were really forgiveable. Coz' the whole concert was just way too good for me. He's truly made all our money worth. And not forgetting the audience presence of 80,000!! The turnout was even better than Mayday's! That's the power of Jay.
It's not just a crowd of a certain generation. But it's with different age groups and across all races. I've seen quite a number of westerners at last night's concert. I would also like to think that Jay's confidence level has also helped make last night's concert such a huge success. I saw no signs of nervousness in him at all ... despite the crowd. It was simply amazing.
Overall, I'd give this concert a 9/10. Yes ... I am usually rather critical but this concert just left me gaping away ... So for those of you who haven't bought your tickets ... what are you waiting for? Go get them now ... and remember ... get the better seats or you'll really regret!
And here's an image where was dancing with the che ling.
http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chelingte8.jpg
Photo credits: jaycn.com