Stanley Huang (Li Xing): Atheist Like Me (Wu Shen Lun)
“If there is no believe, how will I meet you in the next life? If heaven is without me, will you be happy? If you are not here, heaven is not here.” Above are quoted (and translated) from Stanley Huang’s latest album – Atheist Like Me. This is Stanley’s first album after joining Capitol Music, and his sixth [...]
Album Reviews
7. March 2007
Summer Lei: The Light of Darkness (Hei An Zhi Guang)
Release Date: 12 Dec 2006 The first thing that draws my attention to is the beautiful packaging featuring pictures ala Taiwanese Artist Jimmy. Apart from the captivating drawing on the cover, the booklet inside is also adorn with many more of such nice pictures. This is surely a visual feast for those into pretty packaging [...]
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25. February 2007
The Outsider OST (Dou Yu)
The Outsiders is one of those TV series with a decent plot but is simply destroyed by horrible casting job. They should change the title to “The Cyborgs” because that’s just how flat, fake, and boring those actors are. I simply stopped watching the series after 2 episodes. However, for such a puny show, The [...]
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17. February 2007
Gary Chaw (Cao Ge): Superman
1. Superman If you were expecting this song to be anything like “Superwoman,” well, don’t look here. Maybe it’s the tune, or the range, but something about this song is irksome. It’s very boppy and repetitive, and there’s a pretty cool little interlude, but overall it’s nothing spectacular or original. 2．兩隻戀人 – Liang Zhi Lian [...]
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10. February 2007
Engagement for Love OST (Ai Qing Jing Ji Yue)
I only watched the first episode of this series, but unfortunately, I have to tell myself that I cannot let tv series ruin my life. So, I decided not to follow the show. However, I didn’t say anything about not buying the soundtrack album. The fact that this show puts Alex To, Ambrose Hsu, and [...]
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31. January 2007
Hanazakarino Kimitachihe OST (Hua Yang Shao Nan Shao Nü)
Yes, yes, this is another manga-based Taiwanese Idol drama. It comes bearing irrational yet highly addictive plot plus some hottest idols around, bada-bing-bada-boom: another recipe for success (sadly but so true…). And I…once again, as expected, I get sucked into this whirlwind of insanity of getting up at 8:00 AM EST every Sunday just so [...]
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5. January 2007
Janice Wei Lan: Do U Know
After a major success in year 2005, this Filipino-Korean lass is back with her sophomore album. Exactly like her previous album, Janice’s Do U Know is dominated mainly by ballads and includes an English song. The album kicks off with a soothing piano piece followed by 离家出走 (Lei Ga Chut Jau) which is theme song for [...]
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1. January 2007
Elva Hsiao: 1087
Elva officially took her place in the Mandarin music scene in 1999 with her self-titled debut album. She has since then released nine albums with the most recent on December 22, 2006. Fans have long-awaited this album. Elva’s latest is overall a fairly decent album. I find it fun to play in the car with friends [...]
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28. December 2006
Fish Leong: Kissing The Future of Love (Qing Qing)
After the more mature sounding “Silk Road of Love”, the “Queen of Ballads” comes out with another love-themed album. “Kissing The Future of Love”. “Nuan Nuan” is most suitable for new couples that are deeply in love. The song is a bit too sugary for me, but I believe a lot of fans will love it. [...]
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21. December 2006
Fiona Sit: Electric Angel
This album has been released for a few months. It’s not until recently when I saw the video of “Dear Fiona” on TV, I know that I have to write a review for this album. “糖不甩/Tong But Lat” is a dessert specialty consisting of glutinous rice mixed with sugar coated crushed peanuts, sesame. The Khalil Fong’s [...]
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15. December 2006
Rebecca Hsu (Tong En): Don’t Cry (Bu Zun Ku)
I was skeptical when this album came out. Sophomore albums seldom live up to their debut (Tong En’s debut was quite good). Furthermore, I’ve only heard one song played on the radio. So it was not until i borrowed my friend’s copy that i realised this album has potential. Tong En (didnt realise she is now [...]
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15. December 2006
Sodagreen (Su Da Lv): Small Universe (Xiao Yu Zhou)
There are always new band appearing once in a while. Most aren’t special. Those MayDay wanna be’s, or Beyond wanna be’s. So few months ago, when someone made a post about ‘Soda Green’ in our music community, it did not catch my slightest attention. Until last month, I saw their latest MV – Little Love [...]
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21. March 2007