魔杰座 [Mo Jie Zuo] :: Jay Chou

Jay Chou's ninth album, 魔杰座 (Mo Jie Zuo). It means the combination between magic and music. It's weird but i don't know what is the English name for this album, because 魔杰座 is taken from the horoscope 魔蝎座 (Capricorn), and it's not written on the album cover, usually they do, so well, whatever then.

His first single, 稻香 (Dao Xiang) or Fragrance of Rice is the last song in this album. The lyrics are meaningful, it connects with people as it conveys the message of being grateful in life and appreciate everything you have, and it reminds people of childhood memories as well.

the 2nd single, 说好的幸福呢 (Shuo Hao De Xing Fu Ne) or Where is the Promised Happiness is kinda like a soft-rock, sad and sorrow love song. As the title suggests, it's about how the love between a couple drifted apart. my favourite song in this album. and it kinda reminds me of...

the 1st song in the album is 龙战骑士 (Long Zhan Qi Shi) or Dragon Fighter?!? my brother says it's Masked Rider (ya know, the green mask insect guy) LOL but i doubt it. i like the rhythm of this song though. it uses electronic guitar. it depicts about war, a must have style in every Jay Chou's album. lol.

给我一首歌的时间 (Gei Wo Yi Shou Ge De Shi Jian) or Give Me the Time of A Song. A R&B love song, some kind of confessing and pronouncing love to your special one. yeah, right...

蛇舞 (She Wu) or Snake Dance. a collaboration with Lara from Nanquan Mama. i totally dislike this song. wth. the opening is some kind of like Indian or maybe Egyptian thingy. ughhh. me don't like.

花海 (Hua Hai) or Ocean Flowers. a soothing song again. let's not talk about the contents, but the technique he used to perform this song. at the chorus, there would be a part where he sounded like his vocals went haywire, as in his pitching went wrong, but he was showing a vocal transition, from his real voice to the fake voice...

魔术先生 (Mr. Magician) and 乔克叔叔 (Uncle Joker) heck this 2 songs sounded like it was for kids, especially that Mr. Magician song, the rhythm is like dancers wearing tuxedo dancing with the stick and taking off their hats, very jazzy kinda style. (ya know what i mean?). the Joker song is still quite bearable, with a classic sentence, "Batman wouldn't be a box office no. 1 if there wasn't the presence of Joker. lol.

兰亭序 (Lan Ting Xu) nope i don't know the meaning of this song, a traditional Chinese-style song, a must-have style in every album as well. sigh. the lyrics are so deep that i tak faham -leh. thanks to Fang Wen Shan, the lyricist. im just impressed. teehee.

流浪诗人 (Liu Lang Shi Ren) or The Wandering Poet. this is a half Mandarin, and half Hokkien song. love the style of it. im very curious of Hokkien songs. haha. a duet with newcomer, Gary, nope it is not Gary Chaw kay...

时光机 (Shi Guang Ji) or Time Machine. heart this song too. it's something like the time machine in the Doraemon comic, with that flying bamboo that you fix on the head, and Doraemon's wonder pocket. haha! cute song.

Critics say that Jay Chou's talent is disappearing, and they slammed this album along with some web users. but i guess, what can i say? how many notes are there? only 7 with different pitches and tones. he's still making good music. IMO, his best days were still his 1st four albums, where the probability of listening to it over and over again is super high, classic i say. but some things just need changes, right. how drastic is the change, or how little is it, it all depends on individuals' taste, it's all subjective.