23 Mar 2007

[Against the Light] Review

Yesterday was such a depressing day for me, as I couldn’t go out to collect my Yanzi’s album. Furthermore, Aud was high-ing over the songs on MSN, while Ade and Bear were discussing about the album packaging. What a torture! Finally, I got it today and listened to it immediately and has played it for 3 times. Ahhh! Excited! Overall, it’s another masterpiece by Yanzi worth applauding. I’m not good at reviewing, but I shall give my most honest opinions on each song below.

01. In The Beginning (8/10)
Instrumental introduction to the album. Produced and piano played by Yanzi! Sounds beautiful yet mysterious… Imagine the pyramids of Eygpt.

02. ?? (8.5/10)
I like the progression of the musical arrangement throughout the song.

03. ???? (8/10)
Simple and clean melody, sounds like a cute lullaby.

04. ???? (9.5/10)
Fun and fast-paced song, very catchy tune. Love the funny, unique and comical Yanzi’s style of rapping. I just can’t stop laughing whenever I hear the rap which is written by her too. LOL!!!

05. ???? (9.5/10)
Definitely one of the best ballads in this album, although it didn’t leave deep impression on me initially. Another song which can bring tears to your eyes. Ballads are always Yanzi’s forte!

06. ?? (9.5/10)
As the title suggests, it’s a very calm song. Produced by Yanzi and nice composition by Jim Lim. Sounds best when you’re alone in a quiet night.

07. ???? (6.5/10)
From piano in the beginning to rock towards the middle of the song. It still haven’t leave much of an impression on me.

08. ????? (7/10)
Another fast-paced song, with a mystery of weird sounds in the first few seconds of the song. It’s actually a reversed version of [????]‘s rap! Catchy chorus, give me a little bit of “a-go-go” feeling. Haha…

09. ?? (5.5/10)
A little disappointed and didn’t like it initially. Guess it was the “whirlpool” effect of the background music. Too “wavy”, I guessed. I was reading the lyrics while listening to it, and the effect really made me a little giddy until I couldn’t read the words properly. Lastly, the song’s not catchy enough.

10. ????? (9/10)
Another work produced by Yanzi. One of my favaourite ballads in this album! Although it’s quite a typical type of ballad, but I really like the melody of it, especially the chorus. Another tear-evoking song…

11. ?? (6.5/10)
Jointly produced by Yanzi and Eric Ng. Don’t know why the drumbeats in the background in some parts of the song, but it’s still nice, though I’m still not very impressed with the whole song.

12. Afterward (10/10)
The ending of the album, also produced and piano played by Yanzi. I LOVE THE PIANO! Soothing and nice!

Overall, I give this album 8/10! And thumbs up to the Executive Producer of this album – Stefanie Sun Yan Zi! Hooray! Yes, I think she did a great job in this album, can see her efforts in it. Initially when I heard her compositions weren’t choosen this time round, I was quite disappointed, as in every album (not only Yanzi but other singers as well), it’s their own compositions that I always look out for. I miss her great compositions like [??], [??] and [Someone]. But that’s okay, since she has participated more in the production of this album. Yes, there’s still a Make Music logo on the credits page. ??????!!! xD

19 Mar 2007

Bianco

Feel like crying (beacuse I $_$)… Just when I listened to [????], makes me feel even more like crying. It’s a very touching song…the melody is so saddening, with Shijia’s sincerity in the song, which can bring tears to your eyes, especially when you listen to it in an absolute silent enviroment. Gosh… That’s the reason why I love this song to bits.

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Love the last two sentences of the chorus, “????????????? ????? ?????”. We’re right here waiting… =)

Recently, I have a sudden interest for JS. Perhaps it’s the songs recommendation on Yes933′s “Hot Stuff” for [????????] caught my attention. Simple melody plus the “??” feeling. Furthermore, I was re-listening to [????] OST then, and fell in love with their [?????????] once again. A pity I don’t see their latest EP in stores here…

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