Having pre-ordered from Popular bookstore, I collected Jay's long-awaited CD from them with all the excitement of having successfully waited for the seventh Harry Potter installment. Because I pre-ordered, it came with a free poster, which, starting today ,must be one of the most commonly seen posters in CD shops islandwide .
Yes. That's right the one which features the singer turned initial-D movie star in a leopard skin suit. I don't know about you, but I find myself wondering what in the world the wardrobe guy was thinking. Pardon me Jay's fan, but I found myself looking at someone in the same outfit during the Virtual Insanity halloween party in sassyjan's flickr set and he sure ain't dressing up as Jay Chou.
Maybe it's just my taste.
That aside, the cover photo on November's Chopin features Jay at his dark brooding best with his backdrop being none other than the most classical of cities, Venice - as does twelve of his other photos which comes as a calender set. For the most part , the calender portion of the cards comes across as a line of numbers from 1 to 31 at the bottom of his pictures.
The two-CD package includes the CD with two bonus tracks from Inital D and a MVCD containing three MVs, namely Ye qu, Fa ru xue and Yi lu xiang bei.
Contrary to the album's title, it is no way classical save for this small(but significant) bit.
I didn't even notice this until my sister pointed it out to me.
Classical it may not the CD make , but it truly is classic Jay.
Nocturne( Ye Qu) with it's immensely infectious tune and his signature mumbly vocals will charm the hearts of most Jay's fans . However I feel the song is long-tired from too much air play.
Fa ru xue, track 3 of the album, the other hand , shines - even for a song which reminds me a little of chinese poetry. read: Bed front, moon bright bright...
One of the album's best song has got to be Coral Sea, which is a duet featuring Lara from Nan quan mama. Reminiscent of his other duet with Landy, Rooftop, it is a refreshing change from his usual solo efforts.
Worthy of mention too are Romantic handphone and Malt candy. Showing the world that Jay Chou is here to stay , they make for a delectable serving of bumblegum and candy-coated pop.
But if there is one song on the album those heart-broken souls out there should stay away from , it is fong. With it's heart-wrenching lyrics and tender melodies, I fear it's one song I might listen and cry myself to sleep at night.
*cough*
To conclude, I say go get this CD already.
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