Back here talking abt my man David ^__^ Apparently he was on a few programs which I missed *sad* He was on MTV last nite & TVBS today. David is apparently afraid of spiders, he is also afraid of roaches so basically he is afraid of bugs. He said that he wrote I don't wanna know 4 yrs ago & it was based on real incident which led media to speculate it was Melody *sigh* Anyway David said he was afraid the song cannot be used but now he feels great to be able to finally sing it. So this is kinda Bastard song rite? I love this song & the way David emotes in it, his vocals are just outta world. I was thinking ppl are unable to quite understand the musical background of Beautiful cos they are not exposed to the musical styles & influences from the periods David was using. What they could hear was easy listening & melodic with nothing edgy which led to the 'commercial' conclusion. Anyway if ppl wanna think its commercial, nothing can be done to change their minds. I think I was writing the same kinda defence for The Great Leap when it first came out.
I dun think Beautiful will ever be elevated to the same status as The Great Leap as it lacks the social msgs & creative songs like Susan Says. But having strolled thru a mall & enduring the saccharin pop blaring at me, I am glad Beautiful is waiting at home to soothe me. Someone compared this album to a refreshing meal after one full of spicy foods, made me remembered this
post where I compared David to the chef in Jewel in the Palace who is willing to risk her life to prepare healthy fare than rich, delicious meals who may kill a sick diner.
David has said more abt the Blade Runner reference in Olio. Apparently he chose that particular phrase cos it was when 1 of the Replicants wanted to recovered his 'precious photos' even though it wasn't even his real memories. Rather poignant that a robot will want to recover his fake 'memories' while most humans want to forget theirs. You don't know what you miss until you lose them. Blade Runner was not a hit when it came out cos ppl could not understand the movie & thought it was too dark. Beautiful things are quite often misunderstood ^__~
Now of cos it has influenced many si-fic movies but none came close to its brooding yet unbearably beautiful look & underlying melancholic sense of Shakespearian tragedy. I was just thinking that there has nvr been a really good Chinese si-fic movie. Perhaps if the current directors can ever get outta their wuxia phase, they may wanna think abt filming one. David has revised his 3 mths sabbatical to 6 mths where he said he will go & learn from a few directors & might even take a few courses in US for his venture into moviemaking. I hope it will be successful & that he is able to take his talents for producing thought-provoking albums into film.
Back here talking abt my man David ^__^ Apparently he was on a few programs which I missed *sad* He was on MTV last nite & TVBS today. David is apparently afraid of spiders, he is also afraid of roaches so basically he is afraid of bugs. He said that he wrote I don't wanna know 4 yrs ago & it was based on real incident which led media to speculate it was Melody *sigh* Anyway David said he was afraid the song cannot be used but now he feels great to be able to finally sing it. So this is kinda Bastard song rite? I love this song & the way David emotes in it, his vocals are just outta world. I was thinking ppl are unable to quite understand the musical background of Beautiful cos they are not exposed to the musical styles & influences from the periods David was using. What they could hear was easy listening & melodic with nothing edgy which led to the 'commercial' conclusion. Anyway if ppl wanna think its commercial, nothing can be done to change their minds. I think I was writing the same kinda defence for The Great Leap when it first came out.
I dun think Beautiful will ever be elevated to the same status as The Great Leap as it lacks the social msgs & creative songs like Susan Says. But having strolled thru a mall & enduring the saccharin pop blaring at me, I am glad Beautiful is waiting at home to soothe me. Someone compared this album to a refreshing meal after one full of spicy foods, made me remembered this post where I compared David to the chef in Jewel in the Palace who is willing to risk her life to prepare healthy fare than rich, delicious meals who may kill a sick diner.
David has said more abt the Blade Runner reference in Olio. Apparently he chose that particular phrase cos it was when 1 of the Replicants wanted to recovered his 'precious photos' even though it wasn't even his real memories. Rather poignant that a robot will want to recover his fake 'memories' while most humans want to forget theirs. You don't know what you miss until you lose them. Blade Runner was not a hit when it came out cos ppl could not understand the movie & thought it was too dark. Beautiful things are quite often misunderstood ^__~
Now of cos it has influenced many si-fic movies but none came close to its brooding yet unbearably beautiful look & underlying melancholic sense of Shakespearian tragedy. I was just thinking that there has nvr been a really good Chinese si-fic movie. Perhaps if the current directors can ever get outta their wuxia phase, they may wanna think abt filming one. David has revised his 3 mths sabbatical to 6 mths where he said he will go & learn from a few directors & might even take a few courses in US for his venture into moviemaking. I hope it will be successful & that he is able to take his talents for producing thought-provoking albums into film.
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Having self-confident is good but not when it grows to opinionatedness. Music is subjective. "Music critics are those who do not produce music themselves"? "Those who do not make music do not know about music"? You really think so? Unfortuantely, this is far from truth. Aren't reviewers a profession too?
Everyone has the ability to appreciate music, and is entitled to an opinion. Having an open mind to accept comments is too an important lesson in life. Take in the beneficial and eliminate the rest. Giving a loud counter-attack won't do one any good.
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