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专辑乐评: WOW —  头号人物, 深白色二人组 — 花火 / 双人行不行


双人行不行?

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专辑:头号人物
歌手:WOW
发行:SonyBMG

陈建宁老师口碑推荐的新两人团体。女生小翼外加DJ 伟钧,走韩式风格路线,期待掀起新潮流。

这是一张有头有尾的专辑。

哇!这样子看起来应该不错。但是有头有尾的意思是只有头和尾可以听,其他的就算了。如果有大嘴巴的出现,我难免觉得WOW的存在是多余的。你要韩国风,大嘴巴就有一个韩国混血的怀秋,你要DJ,他们也有一个日本的,你要Rap 的他们也有嘴巴很厉害的MC 40,你要会跳舞的女主唱,他们也有超火辣的爱纱。各个角度来分析,都觉得WOW都处于劣势。

好吧,如果专辑素质不错还可以救回一些分数。但是除了《头号人物》能一鸣惊人以外,其他的歌曲都很模糊也没有什么个性可言。说他感人也不会,谈动感又不够。尤其最近那么多人在发片,像I believe in Love 那么普通的情歌是注定被淹没的。

专辑的能量一直要等到最后的《心海洋》才找回来。中间虽然也努力的rap 啊之类的却始终提不起劲。

老实说,我很不解这两个人组合在一起的意义。小翼的声音其实辨识度很低,甚至少了一点听众缘,而DJ 伟钧更让我摸不着头脑。歌曲很少有DJ Scratching 的表现机会而他的 rap 功力也没怎样。结果宣传点竟然是他是徐志摩的后代,然后说什么徐志摩的年代用诗抒情,而后代则用DJ and Rap。?????是,牵强的可以。

没有准备好的组合,请不要随便推出。

这张专辑值:3 条

我请你听《心海洋》,《头号人物》

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专辑:花火
歌手:深白色二人组
发行:艾回

似乎一直被低估的双人团体。

深白色的创作在音乐圈内也算是接近重量级的水平了,数不清的天王天后都唱过他的歌曲。而他最难得的就是很少有作品被批评过,而且风格多元。

这张专辑延续了上一张的风格,把他比较偏冷但是耐听的歌曲的整理。更难得的是,很多歌曲都是他和主唱也是他的女友的端予之间发生过的,经历过的再写下的。

开场的 New Beginning 其实略嫌一般,从《香草的天空》才是迷人的开始。有一点公路电影的 Feel,这首歌似乎也呼应了同名的电影。《Cold Silence》是我的大推荐因为这种冷冷的摇滚其实暗藏着很多力量却用最轻盈的方式来刺痛你。编曲加进的弦乐部分也激起很多心中的小彭湃,确实是一首很适合表达冷战心情的好歌。

《花火》,《理智的温柔》,《别说》是他们擅长的抒情曲风,端予最厉害的就是用她冷静的嗓音让一首芭乐歌的格调升上许多。要接受这些歌曲轻而易举。当然也因为如此,节奏更接近那种有点动感式摇滚的《过得比你好》就会显得比较疲弱。

一张耐听的专辑,随时随地都能成为陪伴你的旅程的好歌。

这张专辑值:7。5 条

我请你听《花火》,《香草的天空》,Cold Silence,《理智的温柔》

超好听的 Cold Silence。

4 comments

  1. Wow is really not giving me the 'wow' factor. Initially, I was thinking <br />
    whether this album would be as good as FIR's debut since both bands <br />
    are 'founded' by Ian. But after listening to the whole album, I was shocked <br />
    by the standard. Reading more about Wow, I knew that they were signed by Ian <br />
    about the same time as Faye and Real but in the end, FIR came out first. I <br />
    seriously have no idea what this long incubation period has done to Wow cos <br />
    the result is really really bad. High chance of becoming 'one album' singer.
    版主回覆:(11/04/2010 02:55:28 AM)

  2. For Aryes White, I like their first album. Haven't really listened to this <br />
    one yet. But I only bought their debut when it was on sale. I would consider <br />
    myself as somebody who shops and buys a lot of CDs so if I only buy their <br />
    albums when it's on sale, I think it's very difficult for them to gain more <br />
    recognition unless the media puts more emphasis on them and maybe if they <br />
    win something big like sodagreen or produce just one super big hit, then <br />
    they will have better chances of surviving better in the market instead of <br />
    struggling so much.
    版主回覆:(11/04/2010 02:55:28 AM)

  3. yup, i do agree on arys white part. basically, i dun think they<br />
    will become some bigshot in the end, haha, but well, shenbaise<br />
    can just survive by writing songs for others la…and his gf…<br />
    ya…survive on him, haha. <br />
    <br />
    版主回覆:(11/04/2010 02:55:28 AM)

  4. WOW ok lah, average listening album as the female <br />
    vocalist voice too like Evon Hsu liao at least they <br />
    can compose but Shen bai se is much much better.<br />
    <br />
    Rating for WOW: B vs Shen bai se: B+<br />
    <br />
    Recommended WOW- I believe in love, dui bu qi, boys <br />
    and girls<br />
    <br />
    Recommended shen bai se- hua huo, cold silence, li <br />
    zhi de wen rou, bie shuo
    版主回覆:(11/04/2010 02:56:35 AM)

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