飛兒樂團 - 愛•歌姬 / F.I.R. - Love Diva
illuminance | October 1, 2007
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Album: 愛•歌姬 / Love • Diva (Buy Album)
Artist: 飛兒樂團 / F.I.R.
Release Date: September 28, 2007
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Blurb
After much waiting, F.I.R.’s fourth album came out a few days ago, and many people wondered whether it would live up to the hype. Well, I have been listening to it for a few days now, and I think it certainly does live up to the hype, though of course some might disagree with me.
A common criticism of F.I.R. is that their music sounds too much the same. Many people would say their songs is hard to differentiate, and that the same melody and beat is used over and over again. I beg to differ on this, but with Love•Diva, I believe that this has been rectified. The songs comprise a broad spectrum of musical styles and genres.
Another notable change is that no longer is Real (阿沁) merely relegated to just making some background noises - as evidenced in the second track (and the first one with vocals) 第十行星 (The Tenth Planet), Real now sings as well, bringing F.I.R. to be more like F.I.R., and not just Faye. Perhaps this has to do with Real’s solo debut album earlier this year - 梵谷的左耳 (The Left Ear of Van Gogh), which was quite successful.
So where to begin? The album starts out, like its forbears with a short intro piece - this time called 詠歎曲 (Hymn). Reminiscent of Gregorian chanting, the piece is supposedly 應許之地 (Track 5 on 無限) played reverse, though I admit I can’t really tell. It sets up the mystery well, however, and serves as a good lead-in for 第十行星. 第十行星 is a song which is primarily rock, though there is a rap part by Real in it. The song writes about the fear people had felt when the end of the millennium arrived in 2000, and the many shortcomings of the human race. A five-star track, in my book. The song is also the title of F.I.R.’s upcoming world tour (their first!) which is beginning on October 20. Hopefully, they’ll sing in Kuala Lumpur.
三個心願 (Three Wishes) is another nice song, though this one is more pop than rock, and it also has Real. Definitely a really nice romantic song to sing to a certain special someone?
Go ahead to track seven, and 月牙灣 (Crescent Moon Bay), that song which I so loved (and still do) in full glory, not the grainy radio previews. The song hasn’t changed, which is good. Here one can see Faye begin to start singing higher and higher, which becomes important later. The song incorporates elements from traditional Chinese music and opera, much to the chagrin of people who like head-thrashing music. The song leads into “Forever Green,” which returns to rock.
愛過 is track ten, and this particular song has drawn comparisons to Mariah Carey due to Faye’s extremely high singing here. Very enjoyable song, and to me it’s comparable to Lydia in the original album.
After listening to this album quite a few times, I’m sure this will be one to withstand the test of time, and will definitely be worth it to get. I wholeheartedly recommend this album to any Asian music fan.
Update: Added more music videos.
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