How should we treat Jay Chou rationally?

I have been his loyal fan for 12 years, but he cannot surpass his classics.

Now we turn the time back five years, and Jay Chou at that time What kind of impression does it give people? It should be like this: wearing a peaked cap (the brim of the hat is still lowered), covering his eyes with the sea, he doesn't like to talk, and he looks very shy when he smiles. This image is so deeply ingrained that even today, when we mention him, our first reaction is still that of a somewhat autistic genius boy who is always accompanied by piano and cello...

But in fact , Jay Chou five years ago is no longer the teenager we remember. He began to slowly change from then on.

The time for making music has become useless

When people talk about Jay Chou's songs becoming unpalatable, they always mention "I'm Very Busy" and "Capricorn". Since then, Jay Chou has become less classic. There are only one or two good songs in an album. He really has exhausted his talents. In fact, at first I doubted whether his musical talent had been exhausted, but his improvisations in variety shows always make me scream! (Please refer to the three-key song that shocked the audience at Happy Camp/programs/view/4VttFWfh6cg/)

So, the so-called Jiang Langcai does not exist.

When people talk about Jay Chou's peak work (peak means that he started to decline from then on), some people say it is "Ye Huimei", and some people say it is "Chopin in November" , some people say it is "Qili Xiang", some people say it is "Still Fantasy", but the poster thinks it is neither.

Jay Chou's real peak is "The Untold Secret Soundtrack"

(Audition address/album/335137).

This album is mainly pure music, and also consists of the movie theme song "The Secret That Cannot Be Told" and several interludes sung by others. Every tune, every song, makes my pores open when I listen to it. To put it bluntly, Jay Chou in this soundtrack is simply like Joe Hisaishi.

This album was released in 2007, the same year as the movie "The Untold Secret". In November of this year, he released the eye-popping album "I'm So Busy". The quality of the two albums is getting better day by day, what does it say about Shenma?

It shows that almost all of his time and efforts this year have been used to produce his debut film "The Secret That Cannot Be Tellable".

The movie scenes are so beautiful that they can be used as pictorials, and the soundtrack is so beautiful that they can be worshiped as classical music classics.

It is hard for me to imagine that when a person is fully committed to completing a challenge, he would also use the same energy to treat a music album that is not difficult for him. Even if he is Jay Chou.

Jay Chou and his die-hard fans often say that Jay writes songs very quickly. Even if he is making movies or hosting shows, he can still write a song casually in his free time. Come. This is actually true, but even his idol Chopin dedicated his life to music. If I have distracting thoughts, I don’t believe I can continue to create classics.

Jay Chou also has an idol who made him become a pop music idol - Jacky Cheung. The God of Song is a singer, and he has also acted in movies, but when people mention him, they only call him the God of Song. Jacky Cheung's attitude towards music, I think, should be admired by Jay Chou even more.

A lot has been said about this. The last thing I want to say is that back then, Jay Chou wrote 50 songs and selected ten for the album; and in 2007, Jay Chou had two songs in "I'm Very Busy" You can hear the melody in "The Untold Secret Soundtrack"

From a genius boy to a music king - at the same time as his status, his personality and state of mind also changed.

For people who don’t know Jay Chou, he has a pretentious personality that pretends to be cool and cool, but for his fans, they have long known that he is a childish hero with a serious complex and a sultry character. furry child.

In his early years, he was more boring and less coquettish. As his career gradually became successful, the expressions of people around him gradually changed from disdain to admiration. This guy quickly changed from being boring to being cool, and his childish personality became more and more infiltrated into music creation.

The author has smelled this pungent childish smell since "Maltose", but he didn't expect that it would get out of hand later. "Sweet" has already killed me, and "Sunshine Homeboy" and "Princess Disease" have added a few more shots to my dead body.

This is a huge shock to fans who have long been aware of his hidden personality, let alone those passers-by who don’t know much about him.

In addition to the change of personality, another very important point is the state of mind.

In addition to the sultry rap, Jay Chou’s previous music was actually the most arresting of Zhou’s love songs. From "Can't Open My Mouth", to "Back to the Past", to "Broken String" and "All the Way North", as soon as his voice sounded, the deep sadness buried in people's hearts was brought out. Maybe it’s because Jay Chou was autistic back then, and his environment wasn’t as good as it is now, and he didn’t have the title of a superstar. In fact, the outside world said this: Jay Chou won’t be popular for long, he is just a firework. It fell immediately. How could he make this prediction come true with his stubborn personality? There is only one way to break the curse, which is to make the best music.

Determination, dissatisfaction, loneliness, these unrecognized emotions fill the heart. The works written in this way can easily incorporate many, many emotions.

At what age do you do nothing? Watching a 35-year-old man act cute really gives me goosebumps!

I started to like Jay Chou when I was in junior high school. At that time, I was still a green girl, full of girlish worries (yuck). At that time, Jay Chou sang "Simple Love", "Code" and "Lovely Woman". ", it's "Can't Open My Mouth", and the MV is mostly in a fresh style, with handsome men and women holding hands, wearing cloth shoes and carrying schoolbags. The people in the painting are not in reality, but the people in reality are swayed by the melody~~ ~Ripples~~~

When I entered high school, my girlish feelings turned into poetry. I would hold a copy of Xu Murong every day to pretend to be literary and artistic (continue to vomit), and the boys in the class also tried their best to pretend. Cool boy (vomited and collapsed), and our Jay Chou has also completed the gorgeous transformation from youth to maturity.

The weird screams and prayers of "In the Name of the Father" in "Ye Huimei", and the sigh of the passage of time in "East Wind Break", all make people can't help but say: This person is really talented. Damn, how could anyone else think of writing a song like this!

This gorgeous artist style continues into "Still Fantasy". The covers of the album are all dark tones. Jay Chou on the cover is either wearing a Western suit or a military uniform, with expressions, angles, and music. Style can really only be described in three words: musician.

From his debut to this moment, Jay Chou’s growth has progressed simultaneously with ours.

But starting from "I'm Very Busy", a sense of dissonance appeared. We continue to grow old, and Jay Chou, he! Reverse growth! Got it! he! Fall in love! So cute!

If "Cowboys Are Busy" is still a good attempt, then the cuteness that follows is really unbearable for me to watch.

Some people may say that many people who like him now are born in the 1990s. Isn’t it good to cater to the audience?

Maybe for others, this is okay. But he is Jay Chou, please!

Jay Chou’s music has never catered to anyone from the beginning. There are always music critics who say that he created an era. Why? Because before him, there was no singing like this. Everything can be written into lyrics, everything can be arranged into music, and anything can be used as an instrument. Only if you can't think of it, can't do it without him, this is Jay Chou. If you do something just because someone likes it, I'll be honest, anyone will do it better than him.

The most important thing is that there is indeed a younger group of fans, but Jaylen, you have to look at your own age.

Born in 1979, you are 35 years old this year. Looking at the development of your style before "Still Fantasy", you should have mastered music by now, right?

Listen to this year's "Ukulele", there are a few lines sung like this (probably the lyrics are from memory):

Being charming does not necessarily require a bikini, your smile is already very Kawaii, vacation does not have to be in Hawaii, coconut trees happen to be planted in my yard.

The lyrics are already sweet enough, and Jay Chou's singing voice makes people want to scratch the wall even more.

The advantages of a team are almost non-existent. One person alone can block half of the sky, and even gods cannot be perfect and comprehensive.

Friends who like Jay Chou may find that the songs in Jay Chou's recent albums have the same characteristic: thin.

Previous songs, starting from "Indian Old Turtle Dove", to "Huo Yuanjia", "Chapter Seven of the Night", "The Secret That Cannot Be Told", various styles and types of songs, They all have god-like arrangements. Any element can be the finishing touch, any sound can be the perfect chord. And the most important thing is that Jay Chou's best concentrated instruments: piano, cello, and guitar can always become the main line in the arrangement. In addition, his own voice also overlaps with different parts, making every song quite full. It's fulfilling, and to put it strangely, it's impressive.

There is a very talented person in Jay Chou's team, Hong Jingyao. Almost all previous album arrangements were made by this person, and this person is also the person who is best able to maximize the beauty of Jay Chou's music.

Post an experience of Hong Jingyao:

A, early EZ BAND members served as KEYBOARD players

B, participated in famous singers such as Zhou Huajian, Yu Chengqing, Su Rui... Important concerts at home and abroad

C, now specializes in record production, arrangement, and music creation

D, Jin Si serves as arranger, and the albums produced include: Zhou Huajian, Yu Chengqing , Sun Yaowei, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Liming, Zhou Zhiping, Lan Xinmei, Zhang Xinzhe, Xu Ruyun, Wan Fang... and dozens of other singers

E, has compiled nearly 800 songs since his debut

F, the first composition in his life "The Years of Ups and Downs", sung by Hong Ronghong, is a representative work of the transformation of Taiwanese songs, and won the Golden Melody Best Song of the Year

G, the first album he produced " Hong Ronghong/Love Your Life" won the 1996 Golden Melody Award for Best Producer

H. In 1995, he sang "Secret of the Century" with Zhou Huajian as the theme song for the Chinese version of the 1995 Resistance to AIDS campaign, and collaborated with Japan Well-known music MR, CHILDREN participated in the "World AIDS Day" performance

I, in 1996, Taiwan and Geng Cheng celebrated the MTV UNPLUGGED (the first Taiwanese artist and BAND) concert in London, UK

J, 1996 Taiwan and Zhou Huajian World Tour Concert to mainland China, the United Kingdom, Canada... and other places

K, 1997 Zhou Huajian SUPER WORLD TOUR concert OPENING theme song written and performed

Hong Jingyao is an anomaly among domestic arrangers. In addition to being a bilingual arranger across China and Taiwan (famous works such as Harlem's Black Dog Brother on the Mountain Top), he is also the best producer at the Golden Melody Award (A Life of Love). , is an artist who has released a performance album, and is a popular keyboard player in domestic concerts (such as Zhou Huajian's tour concert)... He is one of the few active in front of and behind the scenes, and all-rounders on the stage. Directional musician.

The last song Hong Jingyao arranged for Jay Chou was "Huo Yuanjia" (please point out if I am wrong), and the arrangement of this song was the arrangement of "Blue Storm". It is said that Jay Chou told Hong that he wanted to use the arrangement of Blue Storm and add Chinese style elements to create a new song... "Fearless" is so thick.

Nowadays, because Jay Chou likes to support new people and support his friends, his songs have been arranged by Huang Yuxun and Michael Lin.

These two are also talented people and have arranged many albums for Jay Chou. However, since Hong Jingyao bid farewell to the team, these two have gone to the end of the road of repeating without inspiration...

"Night of the Night" The arrangement of "Chapter Seven" is by Michael Lin (co-arranger with Zhong Xingmin ***). Every drum beat, rhythm, and instrument coordination are just right. This suspenseful and mysterious music has become a classic.

There is a song called "Piano Injury" in the 2011 album "Exclamation Point". It is a masterpiece from composition to lyrics, but this sad arrangement turns the whole song into a monotonous and lengthy song. of ordinary work. (The arranger of this song is Huang Yuxun)

Speaking of arrangement, Jay Chou, the almighty king, also often tries, such as "Lady" and "Her Eyelashes", both of which are excellent works. But now a question arises. His time for writing songs and singing is already useless, but he is still involved in arranging music videos, directing and editing, etc. Is this arrangement really conducive to the production of the album?

"Four Seasons Train" from the new album is another song that I love very much. And this song was ruined by Jay Chou himself. The weak mix of instruments and the rapid but unsightly drum rhythm made me feel distressed, but I always thought about how beautiful it would be if this song had been arranged by Hong Jingyao.

In addition to the arranger, this team also has a heavyweight player - Fang Wenshan. There are also many discussions about Fang Wenshan's lyric writing skills. Some people say that his words can reach the heart, while others say that his words are packed with rhetoric and have no aesthetic appeal. But no matter what, the combination of Jay Chou and Fang Wenshan has become the envy of everyone. partner. If Wang Leehom and JJ Lin could also have such a partner, that would be really...

Jay Chou's songs are good, and they have a lot to do with Fang Wenshan. He will not let Jay Chou sing "I love you, you love me, I love you, you don't love me" constantly, but he will turn his thoughts into pictures, allowing people to listen to the song and read the lyrics (you can't understand them without reading the lyrics), You can feel the powerful power of music.

However, now Fang Wenshan is no longer Jay Chou’s only partner. This guy writes and publishes books, performs in shows, and writes lyrics for singers of all colors and grades (Wenshan, how short of money are you? ), the things written are increasingly beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Is this the same Fang Wenshan who wrote "The most beautiful thing is not the rainy day but the eaves with you hiding from the rain" "It rains all night long and my love overflows like rainwater"? Isn’t this really Xu Song’s?

Although the lyrics he wrote for Jay Chou are not so whimsical yet, if they continue to decline at this rate, it will really be difficult to maintain them.

The new song "Red Dust Inn" already doesn't have the aura of "East Wind Break". When I saw this word, I really agreed with the statement of "stacked rhetoric".

In addition to being extremely naive, Jay Chou also has a strong love of loyalty and helping his friends. As long as a friend has a dream, he is Aladdin's magic lamp, helping to make it come true. Now the choreographer Xiaomai has been encouraged by him to form a group and release an album, and the other brothers and sisters are probably also gearing up and thinking about what wishes to make.

Since Jay Chou set up his own company "Jewell", the production level of albums has been declining year by year, and the team's optimized combination has not been reflected at all, such as arrangement, lyrics, and MV production, these things can be handed over completely. Leave it to great talents to do it, and Jay Chou used the saved time and energy to write songs and sing. The quality of the songs was never what it is today - water.

Can a dry voice still sing like a clear spring?

Starting from the first two albums, Jay Chou began to frequently use "electronic music" in his songs, which made people scratch their heads and feel very uncomfortable. What's even more strange is that he even used it in his concerts (sweat) ).

Some fans said that electronic music is really ugly and Jay Chou’s standards have become really bad. Another crazy fan said, is Jay keeping up with the times? Electronic music is the trend now! Passer-by fans said, it’s a joke, if Jay Chou needs to follow the trend, why should I like him?

Yes, everyone knows that electronic music doesn’t sound good and doesn’t suit his style, including Jay Chou. But why use it? Because my voice is not working anymore.

Some people have said that Jay Chou's voice is not good to begin with. He is not a creative talent, and his voice adjustment is not easy at all.

Actually, this is wrong. His voice is not as strong and powerful as that of a singer, but it is definitely a clear and good voice.

(Reference video: Jay Chou sang Indian Old Turtle Dove on Happy Camp for the first time/programs/view/lbA6xOX6FHg)

This is the video. Jay Chou’s singing skills impressed the poster deeply. .

There is also a medley of love songs at a concert in my memory. I sang seven or eight songs in a row.

And now, even if everything stops, Jay Chou's voice will be ruined by his high-intensity and high-pressure work life.

At this year’s Jiangsu New Year’s Eve party, the voices were all vague and lacking in confidence. Some crazy fans asked whether Jaylen was feeling unwell or whether his spondylitis was back. I want to say that you really think too much. . He really couldn't sing anymore. In fact, it is indeed a misinformation that Zheng Ming said he was not feeling well. Jaylen is fine.

And this is not the first time that the performance was terrible. The Spring Festival Gala the year before last year was singing "Lanting Preface", and I was worried about his voice. It's not just hoarseness, it's weakness.

(Video: /programs/view/i7ilz8oP5jw/)

This good voice is gone, and Jay Chou’s live performance is getting worse and worse (the concert is okay because the accompaniment has already (with original sound), it is impossible not to bring this state into the recording of the album. No matter how sophisticated the production level is, it cannot compare with the natural and good voice. Therefore, listening to his songs is no longer as comfortable and natural as before. No more.

Reference songs: New album "You Are Everywhere", "Smirk", "I Love You All the Time"

But this kind of tragedy will not have much impact on fast songs and rap. , so "Father-in-law Migraine" and "Ukulele" are still fresh and natural.

Has he changed or have we?

The changes mentioned above are all changes of Jay Chou himself and his team. In fact, the difference in every aspect is not very big, but it is just like the comments on Chinese movies imitating Hollywood movies in "Screening Room 10" : Everything is slightly different, so when added together, the difference is the entire era.

This is true for movies, and even more so for music. Everything is a little bit different, so the total is the difference between classic and ordinary.

However, apart from the changes in Jay Chou and his team, what about us who listen to the music? What about the market for music?

Please refer to the Tianya netizen’s webpage below. Because the writing is so good, I have to admit that our beloved Jay Chou can no longer continue to be so cute. That’s it. . .