CPop Artist Unwind: Jay Chou (Full Album)

Jay Chou releases his 9th studio album "Capricon"/"魔杰座". This album is based on his current interest in socery. Ok weird?! Anyway, his 1st single I mentioned earlier was "Fragrant Rice"/"稻香" and his 2nd single "说好的幸福呢"/"Where Is The Happiness We Agreed On (ft. Chen Kuang Yi 陳匡怡)" will be released soon together with a Music Video that will be directed by him. This album was supposed to be released on 14 October 2008 but it leaked into the internet earlier.

Track Listing:

01 龙战骑士 Dragon Warrior
02 给我一首歌的时间 Give Me The Time For a Song*
03 蛇舞 Snake Dance
04 花海 Ocean of Flowers*
05 魔术先生 Mr. Magic*
06 说好的幸福呢 Where Is The Happiness We Agreed On* (ft. Chen Kuang Yi 陳匡怡)
07 兰亭序 Orchid Pavillion*
08 流浪诗人 Homeless Poet
09 时光机 Time Machine*
10 乔克叔叔 Uncle Joker
11 稻香 Fragrant Rice

*-Recommended Tracks

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龙战骑士 Dragon Warrior

[6.5/10]

I loved the starting music that leads us into the song. But I don't like his rapping/voice. Overall, the music flows well though.

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给我一首歌的时间 Give Me The Time For a Song

[7.5/10]

Nice love song by him. Definitely a MUST-HEAR. But don't say I didn't warn you about his not-so-good vocals and rapping. >,<
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蛇舞 Snake Dance

[4/10]

I think this ones a very slip shot work done. The starting as usual was flawless with the musical tones and everything, but he starts the song with a rap part and some girl (whom I don't know) who sings like a mouse? Yeah. Don't like it.

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花海 Ocean of Flowers

[9/10]

I ADORE THIS SONG. Haha. His vocals totally matched man. Dude, I told you people he can write songs, not really sing the songs. "Ocean Of Flowers", that's one damn cool name. And the piano with the guitars, drums and everything, totally makes this song like an instant hit. This is definetly going into my MP3. Haha.

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魔术先生 Mr. Magic

[8/10]

The 1st part of talking of the song is really pointless. And this style is totally different from his other albums and very unique. Which makes it DAMN GOOD! Haha. He should stick to this kind of singing of fast songs rather than rapping cos he's rapping really sucks. He sounds like Gary Chaw here.

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说好的幸福呢 Where Is The Happiness We Agreed On (ft. Chen Kuang Yi 陳匡怡)

[9.5/10]

Flawless. I can't hear the girl singing though. =.=" But this song makes the whole album like worth it. Great vocals, great lyrics, great music. This love song is one high standard! =) On a second note, I don't know if he's gonna do the duet though. xD. Still, this song is rocking awesome!

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兰亭序 Orchid Pavillion

[7/10]

Not the best slow song but still very nice. =) And the "opera" part is very extra. =.="
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流浪诗人 Homeless Poet

[5/10]

Is there another singer in the song? I think so. But I don't think this is a nice track. Very simple, vocals suck here. Ok. Confirmed. There's another singer but it doesn't make it sound nicer.
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时光机 Time Machine

[9/10]

Very nice. Very nice. Very nice. Nice melodious flow that makes this song like super nice to hear. Addictive track.
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乔克叔叔 Uncle Joker

[6/10]

Rap. Hate it. But the music's nice.
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稻香 Fragrant Rice

Refer Here. =)

Overall, his album is *surprisingly good*. I'll be frank with you. I was actually biased against him cos he gives this really boring look and his voice sounds like a monotonous bug. His voice still is, but I think I can relate to the songs in a different way and perspective. Ok. If my father comments on your singing or what, I'm going to back you up. HAHA. My dad hates Jay Chou (and a lot of modern singers). HAHA.

And I've to credit this Jay Chou 'fever' to a certain good friend of mine. As he described it, it was "f %*$ing nice" so I decided to risk my ears to listen. The whole album turned out to be a really good one.

For hard-core Jay Chou fans or those starting to like him, you might want to get this. It's worth your money for both the songs and the "extravagent" layout and album cover.

Hope you enjoy this review! =)