No Music No Life 06/2007
itunes: Christina Aguilera, Back To Basics (2006)
Sigh this month's CD budget busted again. From the second week of the month, I could not walk into any CD shops wherever I go. What's the point? I hate window shopping. So I have to wait for the next payday before I can start my CD shopping spree again. Really depressing, trying to wean off the kick of buying new CDs for the time being.
Years ago, I have set an unlimited budget for CD spendings and I ended up buying many on impulse, really waste of money. Come to think of it, during schooling days when I have limited cash in hand, every cassettes and CDs that I owned are like gems to me, cos I saved long and hard enough to have them. Not only I know all the songs in each album by heart, I studied the lyrics and the production credits in details too. If my house is on fire, CDs will be the first items that I will bring with me. Haha those were the days....
On the contrary, I dun read lyrics as detail as before now even though I still browse through the production credits. I dun listen as attentively as before and even if it may be an impressive album, I may not be able to know all the songs inside out. In fact, I have now adopted a more macro view towards appreciating a music album. I prefer to listen the sound within, to feel the musical aspiration and to experience heartfelt emotions of its creators. Hence, catchy pop songs which gel into your head endlessly, although some maybe nice as background listening, seldom interests me cos I feel nothing. In short, most people I noticed dun listen to music, they merely hear that's all. That's why I labelled them as music whores who like to be fucked mindlessly and continuously by these audio thrashes. A music album should be appreciated like a piece of painting, full of intensified emotions that appears differently to individuals.
Enough said, the list of CDs that I have bought in Jun 2007:
Goldfrapp, Supernature (2005)
The sound in this album is more simplified and more listenable than the electronic duo debut album "Felt Mountain" which I loved dearly. The terrific lead single from this album, "Ooh La La" impressed me so much that I downloaded the remixes versions on the net. Oops did i say download???!!!! Hehe nevertheless, this is a good entry CD for new fans.
Rufus Wainwright, Release The Stars (2007)
One of my favourite artists, especially of his genre, Chamber Pop. Use of orchestral arrangement or classical type composition in an indie setting. In short, it's like modernised baroque music. His lazy and draggy voice has made his sounds even more special and appealing. This album is executive produced by Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys and this is his most pop album to date as compared to his previous works, partcularly the 2 heavy Want 1 & 2.
Zero 7, Simple Things (2001)
Imagine this, I bought this electronic group's 4th album "The Garden", thinking it was good and now I go back to their debut album, which is definitely "best-est" among their releases. I would think this album is like a kind calmer twin sister of Massive Attack's dark "Mezzaine", full of chilled out and subtle tracks. Best to listen when lazing on a couch, over a nice glass of chilled coffee.
柏原芳恵, Lover's Sunset (1989)
My first idol in Jpop and I was only 13 then. Just an ordinary pop album and I bought it over the net because this is the missing piece to complete her discography, also to complete my childhood dreams.
小川範子, どうしてこんなに好きなんだろう (1992)
In fact I dunno why I buy this. First of all, she is not even my Jpop idol. But I have to admit the album is good, even though it has been 10 over years now. Just one of my compulsive buying.
松田聖子, Supreme Sound Portrait (1986)
Gosh, this is definitely a precious buy. I have been hunting this more than a decade. Which is why I do not hesitate to pay full price (3600yen) for a second hand copy. Indeed, this album is very rare. It was released as a orchestral twin version of the Seiko's highly acclaimed album "Supreme" released in 1985. That album contain the works of the 10 best songwriters in Japan at that time. It also earned the album of the year award in the Japanese grammy equivalent music awards in the same year, scoring a full marks of 3600 from the 36 industry panel of judges. Impressive eh?
陳綺貞, 花的姿態演唱會經典實錄 (2007)
This is one of my favourite female singer songwriter in Chinese pop. This limited edition box set consists of a 2CDs version and a DVD version of her concert live-recordings. The CDs are said to have been mastering done by Bernie Grundman, a multi-grammy award winner. Hence that explain why the recordings are superb. I admired her in the sense that she was groomed to be teen idol ever though she penned all the songs in her debut album in 1998. Slowly she outgrown her teen idol image, left her label and go indie by starting out her own label. Her first release "華麗的冒險" under her indie label, Cheerego.com was released in 2005 and won her the best album of the year in 2007 Taiwanese grammy equivalent music awards. It was one of those fastastic albums that never get deleted from my ipod and even now, I'm still listening and get mesmerized by her folky-rock sound and good lyrics.
許哲珮, 许愿盒 (2007)
Another female singer songwriter from Taiwan. Her debut album 6 years ago was impressed enough to earn her an normination as the best new artist in the Taiwanese grammy equivalent music awards. Not quite remember if she won. The second album was delayed 6 years as a result of the contractual dispute with her old label. Nevertheless, she presented a totally exit from her debut album in terms of sounding, although it was not as catchy as her previous one. But it does show her effects in growing mature in her music.
Sigh this month's CD budget busted again. From the second week of the month, I could not walk into any CD shops wherever I go. What's the point? I hate window shopping. So I have to wait for the next payday before I can start my CD shopping spree again. Really depressing, trying to wean off the kick of buying new CDs for the time being.
Years ago, I have set an unlimited budget for CD spendings and I ended up buying many on impulse, really waste of money. Come to think of it, during schooling days when I have limited cash in hand, every cassettes and CDs that I owned are like gems to me, cos I saved long and hard enough to have them. Not only I know all the songs in each album by heart, I studied the lyrics and the production credits in details too. If my house is on fire, CDs will be the first items that I will bring with me. Haha those were the days....
On the contrary, I dun read lyrics as detail as before now even though I still browse through the production credits. I dun listen as attentively as before and even if it may be an impressive album, I may not be able to know all the songs inside out. In fact, I have now adopted a more macro view towards appreciating a music album. I prefer to listen the sound within, to feel the musical aspiration and to experience heartfelt emotions of its creators. Hence, catchy pop songs which gel into your head endlessly, although some maybe nice as background listening, seldom interests me cos I feel nothing. In short, most people I noticed dun listen to music, they merely hear that's all. That's why I labelled them as music whores who like to be fucked mindlessly and continuously by these audio thrashes. A music album should be appreciated like a piece of painting, full of intensified emotions that appears differently to individuals.
Enough said, the list of CDs that I have bought in Jun 2007:
Goldfrapp, Supernature (2005)
The sound in this album is more simplified and more listenable than the electronic duo debut album "Felt Mountain" which I loved dearly. The terrific lead single from this album, "Ooh La La" impressed me so much that I downloaded the remixes versions on the net. Oops did i say download???!!!! Hehe nevertheless, this is a good entry CD for new fans.
Rufus Wainwright, Release The Stars (2007)
One of my favourite artists, especially of his genre, Chamber Pop. Use of orchestral arrangement or classical type composition in an indie setting. In short, it's like modernised baroque music. His lazy and draggy voice has made his sounds even more special and appealing. This album is executive produced by Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys and this is his most pop album to date as compared to his previous works, partcularly the 2 heavy Want 1 & 2.
Zero 7, Simple Things (2001)
Imagine this, I bought this electronic group's 4th album "The Garden", thinking it was good and now I go back to their debut album, which is definitely "best-est" among their releases. I would think this album is like a kind calmer twin sister of Massive Attack's dark "Mezzaine", full of chilled out and subtle tracks. Best to listen when lazing on a couch, over a nice glass of chilled coffee.
柏原芳恵, Lover's Sunset (1989)
My first idol in Jpop and I was only 13 then. Just an ordinary pop album and I bought it over the net because this is the missing piece to complete her discography, also to complete my childhood dreams.
小川範子, どうしてこんなに好きなんだろう (1992)
In fact I dunno why I buy this. First of all, she is not even my Jpop idol. But I have to admit the album is good, even though it has been 10 over years now. Just one of my compulsive buying.
松田聖子, Supreme Sound Portrait (1986)
Gosh, this is definitely a precious buy. I have been hunting this more than a decade. Which is why I do not hesitate to pay full price (3600yen) for a second hand copy. Indeed, this album is very rare. It was released as a orchestral twin version of the Seiko's highly acclaimed album "Supreme" released in 1985. That album contain the works of the 10 best songwriters in Japan at that time. It also earned the album of the year award in the Japanese grammy equivalent music awards in the same year, scoring a full marks of 3600 from the 36 industry panel of judges. Impressive eh?
陳綺貞, 花的姿態演唱會經典實錄 (2007)
This is one of my favourite female singer songwriter in Chinese pop. This limited edition box set consists of a 2CDs version and a DVD version of her concert live-recordings. The CDs are said to have been mastering done by Bernie Grundman, a multi-grammy award winner. Hence that explain why the recordings are superb. I admired her in the sense that she was groomed to be teen idol ever though she penned all the songs in her debut album in 1998. Slowly she outgrown her teen idol image, left her label and go indie by starting out her own label. Her first release "華麗的冒險" under her indie label, Cheerego.com was released in 2005 and won her the best album of the year in 2007 Taiwanese grammy equivalent music awards. It was one of those fastastic albums that never get deleted from my ipod and even now, I'm still listening and get mesmerized by her folky-rock sound and good lyrics.
許哲珮, 许愿盒 (2007)
Another female singer songwriter from Taiwan. Her debut album 6 years ago was impressed enough to earn her an normination as the best new artist in the Taiwanese grammy equivalent music awards. Not quite remember if she won. The second album was delayed 6 years as a result of the contractual dispute with her old label. Nevertheless, she presented a totally exit from her debut album in terms of sounding, although it was not as catchy as her previous one. But it does show her effects in growing mature in her music.
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