Product Info 產品资料 Artist(s) 歌手名稱: Various Artists 群星; Album 专辑名称: The Legendary Chinese New Year Hits 中國新年歌曲名典; Release Date 出版日期: 2004; Language 語言: Mandarin 華語; Publisher 出品商: EMI;
My Thoughts This 2-discs album is MADE-OF-GOLD! It consists 31 golden Chinese New Year Songs, by China Legendary Song Birds from the 40s - 70s. My mother used to play most of these tracks, when I was a kid on cassette. Finally EMI reproduced them again in CD.
So emo, when I saw this at the local CD store!
IMO... this is a must buy Chinese New Year Music Collection!!!
Product Info 產品资料 Artist(s) 歌手名稱: Jay Chou 周杰倫; Album 专辑名称: On The Run 我很忙; Release Date 出版日期: 23/11/2007; Language 語言: Mandarin 華語; Publisher 出品商: Sony BMG, JVR Music International Ltd;
Taken from 取之於 YesAsia.com Taiwan's prince of pop, Jay Chou, is in the middle of staging his third world tour. It is scheduled to start in Taipei next month and will eventually take him to venues all over the globe. Coinciding with this gigantic live event is the release of his latest album which features the new principal song "Cowboy On The Run". Composed by Jay and penned by Huang Jun Lang, the song drifts away from the usual mainstream sounds and carries a touch of old-time rural America. Still persisting with his own unique music style, Jay is all set to unfold his latest melodies.
Track Listing CD 01. 牛仔很忙 Cowboy On The Run (Niu Zai Hen Mang) 02. 彩虹 Rainbow (Cai Hong) 03. 青花瓷 Blue Vase (Qing Hua Ci) 04. 陽光宅男 Sunshine Homeboy (Yang Guang Zhai Nan) 05. 蒲公英的約定 Dandelion's Promise (Pu Gong Ying De Yue Ding) 06. 無雙 Unparalleled (Wu Shuang) 07. 我不配 I'm Not Worthy (Wo Bu Pei) 08. 扯 Pull/Ripping (Che) 09. 甜甜的 Sweetness (Tian Tian De) 10. 最長的電影 The Longest Movie (Zui Chang De Dian Ying)
DVD 01. Cowboy On The Run (Niu Zai Hen Mang) MV 02. 我不配 I'm Not Worthy (Wo Bu Pei)
My Thoughts This is the 8th Jay Chou album. Generally, you'll still find his signature Chinese R&B+Rap Style, a little bit of Rock, a few tracks' were actually melodies taken from the soundtrack - Secret, which are nice melodies, and introducing a new style from him - Western Country Style (which turn off lotsa fans). LOL~
It's the first track actually - 牛仔很忙 Cowboy On The Run(Niu Zai Hen Mang), that created a mixed reviews & feelings from both the fans and non-fans. Most of them find it hard to accept such experimental style from Jay Chou.
Personally I find the track, funny+cute+fun! In fact, that's one of the reason that got me into getting this album... for my girlfriend - Wildchild (be warn!!! She's big fan of Jay Chou... watch your comments/remarks about Jay Chou, when she's around).
-_-!!
I have a couple of tracks I really like: 牛仔很忙 Cowboy On The Run (Niu Zai Hen Mang), 彩虹 Rainbow (Cai Hong), 青花瓷 Blue Vase (Qing Hua Ci), 陽光宅男 Sunshine Homeboy (Yang Guang Zhai Nan), 蒲公英的約定 Dandelion's Promise (Pu Gong Ying De Yue Ding), 無雙 Unparalleled (Wu Shuang), 我不配 I'm Not Worthy (Wo Bu Pei), 扯 Pull/Ripping (Che), 甜甜的 Sweetness (Tian Tian De), & 最長的電影 The Longest Movie (Zui Chang De Dian Ying)... which are the entire album.
Facts I used to dislike Jay Chou's works, I have no idea what he's singing is all about (even though I find his lyrics are interesting), especially his acting. However, I changed my view after, experiencing his work from his 7th album - Still Fantasy 依然范特西.
I was impressed with the particular track 千里之外 Faraway (Qiān Lǐ Zhī Wài), duet with veteran Fei Yu-Ching. It was an unique collaborations, between old school way of singing+modern Chinese R&B. Not to mention, great music arrangement, and excellent film+cinematography on the MVs.
Then came the movie - Secret, a movie I was so reluctant to watch, due to his acting in previous movies, but was dragged by the number one fan, and so I went.
And again, he stunned+impressed me with more talents, and from then, I decided to become a Jay Chou Fan.
Product Info 產品资料 Artist(s) 歌手名稱: F.I.R. 飛兒樂團; Album 专辑名称: Love. Diva 愛. 歌姬; Release Date 出版日期: 03/10/2007; Language 語言: Mandarin 華語; Publisher 出品商: Warner Music 華納國際音樂股份有限公司;
from 取之於 YesAsia.com F.I.R.'s fourth music experiment.
It's been over a year since the trio consisting of vocalist Faye, producer/keyboardist/leader Ian, and guitarist Real released their last major CD, Flight Tribe. F.I.R.'s latest full-length album revolves around the theme of eternal love that expands even to the farthest reaches of the universe. The album features the popular new track "New Moon Bay", which comes with a traditional Chinese touch. Music lovers should also be happy about the band's upcoming tour, scheduled to kick off at the Taipei Arena on October 20. In accordance to their album's love and universe concept, Faye will dress up as Princess Leia, Real as Luke Skywalker, and Ian as Darth Vader for their concert look. Before plunging into all the Star Wars concert fun with F.I.R., fans can check out their new material on Love Diva.
My Thoughts I was so disappointed with the 2nd and 3rd albums, til I was so sceptical to get this. I was waiting for someone that share the similar taste with me to try out first (and I'm glad it was you McB!!! LOL~).
McB managed to pursade me that is a nice album to get. He even took the initiative taking me to Neway and sing to me. Thank goodness, I wasn't paying attention to him, else he would have kill another F.I.R. album for me (LOL~). With the nice MV+Music+Song+Lyrics, I'm convinced to get it the following day.
And I personally like the two English tracks, which are jazzy with a little of blue tunes. I strongly believe they can go to that direction, as Fay really got nice voice for jazz (personal preferences).
Product Info 產品资料 Artist(s) 歌手名稱: Tsai Chin 蔡琴; Album 专辑名称: Concert Hall - Golden Voice 2007 金聲演奏廳; Release Date 出版日期: 30/10/2007; Language 語言: Mandarin 華語; Publisher 出品商: Universal Music 環球唱片;
from 取之於 YesAsia.com Veteran Taiwanese singer Tsai Chin started her music career 37 years ago as a folk singer. Earning much praise for her unique silky voice, Tsai also became popular for her performance in musicals later in her career. In the recent years, she has become increasingly popular as a concert performer, singing at sold-out venues in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and even the US. Concert Hall - Golden Voice 2007 was produced by Peter Kam, who won a Silver Bear at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival for the Isabella film score, and Chiu Tsang Hei who is especially well known as a concert producer for stars like Sally Yip, Kelly Chen, and Jacky Cheung. Music lovers can look forward to Tsai's renditions of such popular songs as Jacky Cheung's "Farewell Kiss" (Track 7), Teresa Teng's "Supposing I Was Real" (Track 9), and Faith Yang's "Give Me Your Blessings" (Track 2) in this stellar concert hall audiophile album.
This edition comes with a DVD featuring ten music videos and a 30-minute making of documentary.
My Thoughts Finally, Tsai Chin released a new album, featuring all the Classic Hits in the 70s - 90s, by various artists, i.e. Jacky Cheung, Sam Hui, etc...
Her album is made for win!!! LOL~ seriously! I believe Tsai Chin has the most album being mastered/digitally re-mastered into DSD format.
Normally, I listened to her songs with Hi-Fi Stereo Headphones in the middle of the night, where no other noise polutions. You'll need to enjoy this in a Hi-Fi sound proof audio room, with super Hi-Fi system, to get the best out of it. Her voice is really God Made.
I pre-ordered this from YesAsia.com a few weeks ago. They have shipped... not sure when dapat?
Listen To Eason Chan (CD + Remix CD)
Product Info 產品资料 Artist(s) 歌手名稱: Eason Chan 陳奕迅; Album 专辑名称: Listen To Eason Chan (CD + Remix CD); Release Date 出版日期: 30/10/2007; Language 語言: Cantonese 粵語; Publisher 出品商: Cinepoly; Other Information 其他資料: 2CDs;
One of the top singers in the Canto-pop market, Eason steps into the limelight again with his latest major work. Listen To Eason Chan comes in the form of a two-disc album. The first disc contains new songs, and the second disc comes with special dance remixes of the songs. In addition to composing three of the album's tracks, Eason took on the role of producer for his latest album. Fans can look forward to ten new songs including Chameleon, Flash, Tropical Island Serenade, Maniacal Revolution, and What Do You Want. Bonus track Brothers, the theme song to Eason's upcoming same-titled film, is a Mandarin duet with Andy Lau.
The album Listen to Eason Chan features a specially designed T-shirt-style sleeve cover. It is made of paper and available in eight different colors; customers who purchase this album will have one of the available covers selected for them at random. The album does not come with a lyric booklet; the lyrics for Eason's latest songs can be downloaded from the UMG Official Website after the album's release.
陈奕迅于10月25日起至11月5日共12场的《Moving On Stage 1演唱会》，门票开售以来反应热烈，已三度加场。忙于筹备即将举行的演唱会的Eason，以2007年度新专辑《Listen to Eason Chan》来先会乐迷，他亲自为唱片当监制，兼写了三首歌。唱片以舞曲为主题，十首新歌中率先曝光之作有「Crying in the Party」，黎小田作曲，黄伟文填词，歌词中写出时下派对参加者的情绪喜怒哀乐。
CD 1 01. 瑪利奧派對 Mario Party 02. 熱島小夜曲 Tropical Island Serenade 03. 閃 Flash 04. 演唱會 Concert Live Gig 05. 滑鐵盧車站 Waterloo Station 06. Crying in the Party 07. 狂熱革命 Maniacal Revolution 08. 變色龍 Chameleon 09. 時代巨輪 Wheel of the Era 10. 乜[口野][口者] What Do You Want Bonus Track: 11. 兄弟 (國) Brothers - 電影 兄弟 主題曲 (劉德華 合唱)
CD 2 - Remixes 01. 瑪利奧派對 Mario Party 02. 熱島小夜曲 Tropical Island Serenade 03. 閃 Flash 04. 演唱會 Concert Live Gig 05. 滑鐵盧車站 Waterloo Station 06. Crying in the Party 07. 狂熱革命 Maniacal Revolution 08. 變色龍 Chameleon 09. 時代巨輪 Wheel of the Era 10. 乜[口野][口者] What Do You Want
Product Info 產品资料 Artist(s) 歌手名稱: Che'Nelle; Album 专辑名称: Things Happen For A Reason; Release Date 出版日期: 25/09/2007; Language 語言: English; Genre 音樂格式: Dancehall, R&B, Hip-Hop Reggaeton; Publisher 出品商:Capitol Records;
Track Listing 01. I Fell In Love With The DJ 02. Club Jumpin' 03. Teach Me How To Dance 04. Hurry Up 05. Right Back 06. Mantaker 07. When Will We Meet Again 08. Lookin' 09. Stick With Me 10. Summer Jam 11. My Pledge 12. 2nd Nature 13. I Can't Make You Love Me - Interlude 14. I Fell In Love With The DJ (Remix) Featuring Cham 15. Outro
My Thoughts I fell in love with the DJ (DJ) Banging til we hear somebody say ooh ooh ooh I fell in love with the DJ (DJ) Getting intoxicated every weekend He make my heart go ooh ooh ooh
Those were the catchy lines playing in my head... again, and again, after Seth.frost came to me, "Dude, u know that girl - Che'Nelle? From Sabah 1...". I said:"nope... what's with this gal?"
Besides she can sing in different style, she wrote her own songs/music too. A talented girl with a unique+chacter voice.
If you like dance, hip-hop, raggae, R&B, perhaps you would like to check it out.
Facts Che’Nelle is a young Rhythm And Blues soul, reggaeton singer/songwriter, producer signed to Virgin Records America. She was born on March 10, 1983 as Cheryline Lim in Sabah, Malaysia to a Chinese Malaysian father and Indian-Dutch mother.
Product Info 產品资料 Artist(s) 歌手名稱: Soundtrack 電影原聲帶; Album 专辑名称: Secret: Original Movie Soundtrack (Limited Edition) | 不能說的秘密: 電影原聲帶 (限量版); Release Date 出版日期: 23/08/2007; Language 語言: Mandarin 華語; Publisher 出品商: Sony BMG, JVR Music International Ltd;
from 取之於 YesAsia.com Having already proven his acting chops and box office draw with the blockbusters Initial D and Curse of the Golden Flower, Taiwanese singer Jay Chou makes his directorial debut in 2007 with the romantic drama Secret. Jay stars as a high school student who has just transferred to a new school known for its music program. He meets and falls in love with a cute and mysterious classmate (Guey Lun Mei, Blue Gate Crossing), but she has a secret that can tear them apart. A gentle mix of music and puppy love, this sweet and subtle film adds another notch to Jay's long list of accomplishments.
Other than starring, directing, and creating the story for the film, Jay also took care of the music, which plays a key role in Secret. The soundtrack comes with the film's score and four theme songs, including title theme Secret, a soft British-style rock number with moving melody and lyrics.
This edition comes with a 100-page booklet containing stills from the film.
My Thoughts This soundtrack brings back all the moments from the movie. Jay Chou 周杰倫 & Mr Terdsak Janpan had really did a good job to the scores and music pieces. I say it's on par with Hollywood standard.
Listening to the tracks, while flipping through the booklet, takes me back to the movie again. I'm still as excited about this movie as that night I watched it.
If you like listening to soundtracks, and you enjoyed watching Secret, then this is definitely a CD you wouldn't want to miss out.
Product Info 產品资料 Artist(s) 歌手名稱: Various Artists; Album 专辑名称: Transformers: The Movie | 20th Anniversary Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Release Date 出版日期: 29/05/2007 (reissue); Genre: Soundtrack; Publisher 出品商: Sony BMG;
Track Listing 01. The Touch - Stan Bush; 02. Instruments Of Destruction - N.R.G.; 03. Death Of Optimus Prime - Vince DiCola; 04. Dare - Stan Bush; 05. Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way - Spectre General; 06. The Transformers (Theme) - Lion; 07. Escape - Vince DiCola; 08. Hunger - Spectre General; 09. Autobot/Decepticon Battle - Vince DiCola; 10. Dare To Be Stupid - 'Weird Al' Yankovic; 11. Medley: Unicron Medley - Vince DiCola; 12. Moon Base 2 - Shuttle Launch - Vince DiCola; 13. Megatron Must Be Stopped - Vince DiCola; 14. The Transformers (Theme) - Stan Bush;
My Thoughts I've been looking for this soundtrack, like more than a decade by now. I saw the LP version once, while I was in UK back in 1990. However, I didn't have a turntable back then, so didn't get it. And you can't get the CD version from any of the local stores. With the released of Transformers: The Movie (20th Anniversary Edition) DVD, this soundtrack becomes available again. I got this from Amazon.com.
It's so great to finally got something you wanted it so much when you were a kid. Not to mention, I can tell you the movie scenes from each tracks.
Product Info 產品资料 Artist(s) 歌手名稱: NameWee 黃明志; Album 专辑名称: Name Wee 明志; Release Date 出版日期: 03/09/2007; Language 語言: Mandarin 華語; Publisher 出品商: NameWee Production 黃明志制作公司; Price 价格: RM 13.90 ONLY
Track Listing 01 媽媽說 02 One Night Stand 03 可憐的小弟 04 盜版之王 05 蔴坡的華語 06 可愛的女孩 (demo版) 07 可憐的小弟 (Live版) 08 蔴坡的華語 (Live版 - 忘词版) 09 One Night Stand (Minus One) 10 可憐的小弟 (Minus One)
Introduction 简介 I believed I don't have to do much introduction for Namewee. If you still have no idea Who is Namewee?, perhaps you can try - Wikipedia.
My Thoughts NICE! Very talented artist we have here. You'll get various types of music style in this EP, i.e. hip-hop rap, rock, pop, etc...
However, there were a few lines were censored due to sensitive topic/statement made (which I believed it's a fact).
KEEP UP NAMEWEE!!! We believed in you! May God continue to bless and guide you to utilise your talent on the right path.
^0^
Packaging
You probably wondered why the packaging looked like the pirated versions... there's a story behind:
"Namewee believes people that support piracy is wrong, so are those wjo are selling them, but again human is ugly by nature, as long as one can earn a little more for a living, many will do anything just for that. Because of that, Namewee hopes that those who like his music are able to support him, at the same time won't break the law, therefore, he and the label company decided to sell this EP at RM13.90, hopefully with this affordable pricing, allows everyone to buy original and support him." - translated by penman.
"明志認為買盜版的人有錯、賣盜版的人也有錯，但人類本來就醜陋，只要可以多賺點錢過生活，很多人是會不顧一切的。因此明志希望喜歡他歌曲的人可以同時支持他又不用被政府盯上，便和唱片公司決定他的這張EP就只賣RM13.9，希望藉由便宜的價格，讓大家可以買正版支持他!" - taken from HERE
PLEASE SUPPORT ORIGINAL!!!
Facts There's a mistake with the Track Listing printed on the album cover, it should be: 07 可憐的小弟 (Live版) 蔴坡的華語 (Live版 - 忘词版) 08 蔴坡的華語 (Live版 - 忘词版) 可憐的小弟 (Live版)
Product Info 產品资料 Artist(s) 歌手名稱: Anthony Chang 郑伟康; Album 专辑名称: Music Wonderland 奇幻乐园; Release Date 出版日期: 19/08/2007; Language 語言: Mandarin 華語; Publisher 出品商: HIM International Sdn Bhd 华研国际;
Introduction 简介 Anthony Chang 郑伟康 is the winner for Astro Talent Quest 2006 (2006年Astro新秀大赛). This is Anthoy's 1st EP, under the the same label company as S.H.E. and Tank - HIM International. Currently, you can listen to a promo track aired on radio - "Opponent 对手", which features a duet with Tank.
My Thoughts First and Overall Impression... it's a nice EP! Easy listening songs, with fun lyrics. I always find Anthony's voice unique, even during the competition. However, his voice/singing is not matured yet, still new~mah, need time to season it.
KEEP UP ANGKUTEE!!! We believed in you! May God continue to bless and guide you.
After waited for 2 years, finally the new album is released.
My Thoughts I haven't listened to the entire album properly yet, most of the tracks are very "simplyred" feel, and I noticed there are a few "familiar" tunes.
Generally, this album considered ok, for a brief listening, my favourite album still "Picture Book". However, I have a few tracks on my list, like "So Not Over You", "Debris", "Lady", etc.
Facts I haven't been buying English album for quite awhile. This album comes in new CD casing, known as - Super Jewel Box. Nice design, looked and feeled more solid, comparing to the classic CD plastic casing, it allows album designers to have a bigger space for design. At a glance, it looks a bit like HD-DVD casing. LOL~
front cover;
back cover;
new locking mechanism - "press" to open;
inside;
deeper lock - minimising CD dislocated, and got scratched;
stronger body join - lower chances of getting a 1 legged CD case, when dropped;
friendlier rounded edge - had anyone accidentally dropped a CD case on your feet before?
01. The World and You Tonight 02. So Not Over You 03. Stay 04. They Don't Have To Know 05. Oh! What A Girl! 06. Good Times Have Done Me Wrong 07. Debris 08. Lady 09. Money 10. The Death of The Cool 11. Little Englander
Like most Chinese family in Malaysia, when I was a kid, I grew up with HK Drama Series & HK Movies. And I can watch the same movie/tv series, again and again and again... if I really likes it. Back then, I can remember the songs & lyrics from the movies/series.
My Thoughts This album is a compilations of Timeless Soundtracks from HK Drama Series & HK Movies in the 80s & 90s. So the songs are consider really classic now.
It may not be appealing to the younger generations that have no or very little exposure to these nostalgic works, however, if you are from my era, this will bring back some really nice memories.
Facts This album contains Anita Mui's “似水流年”, which was recorded perfectly in ONE TAKE!
首次以CD格式梅艷芳“似水流年”完美第一Take，意境更蒼涼無奈！
Product Info 產品资料 Title 產品名稱: Timeless Soundtracks 影視紅聲; Artist(s) 藝人: Various Artists 群星; Release Date 出版日期: 01/06/2005; Language 語言: Cantonese 粵語; Weight 重量 (Package/連包裝): 160 g; Publisher 出品商: Capital Artists (HK) 華星娛樂 (HK); Remarks 特別收錄: 2 CDs;
