Some people say that this song is unpleasant. This is simply an attempt to incriminate someone without excuses. It is outrageous. Even more outrageous people compare the young Jay Chou with the current Jay Chou to prove that the album "The Greatest Work" is "unpalatable", but there is no reason for such a horizontal comparison. You can compare it with any album on the market today. Comparing a new song or a new album is more reliable than such a horizontal comparison. This comparison can only prove one fact: only Jay Chou can beat Jay Chou.
As a long-time fan of Jay Chou for more than 20 years, I listened to this "The Greatest Work" while knowing every one of his songs. To be honest, there is no such thing as "unpleasant". " On the contrary, Jay has been innovating and trying. Those new songs are at least a single cycle level, so that people will not feel bored when they listen to them. Moreover, these songs are "listening", and they are getting better and better after listening to them several times. The better the aftertaste.
Of course, if you have to compare songs such as "In the Name of the Father", "Sunny Day", "The Bell in the Opposite Direction" and "Sorrow to End the War", I have nothing to say. I can only say " If the album "The Greatest Work" appeared before these songs, it would definitely have such an influence.
Why do fans call July 15th the "New Year"? It's because Jay Chou releases fewer and fewer new songs, let alone new albums. We have been waiting for a while. Six years.
Many young people cannot empathize with the preciousness of listening and cherishing. They have not experienced the era of the war between the gods in the Chinese music world, and they have not experienced "as soon as the nocturne sounds, go on stage to receive the award." They live in an era where there are only Douyin songs and popular idols. Fast-moving consumer culture is their spiritual food. They don’t even have the mentality to understand new songs, let alone let them calm down and listen to the songs.
Jay Cun’s magic is that even though he debuted for more than 20 years, he returned to the Chinese music scene again with his 15th album "The Greatest Work", and fans' love for him has only increased. No less, even though there are only half of the new songs in this album, we are so excited to buy the digital album while saying "Jaylen Little Liar" because we want to hear all the songs at the first time.
So far, the digital version of the "Greatest Work" digital album has sold more than 3.91 million copies on QQ Music, and the total sales across the platform have exceeded 100 million. He has nothing to prove. This is Zhou Dong's strength.
From a certain level, Jay Chou himself represents words such as breakthrough, innovation, and subversion. Over the years he has dominated the Chinese music scene, he has promoted Chinese pop to spread around the world and led the trend of Chinese pop music. His Chinese style is perfectly combined with R&B and RAP, and has influenced generations of musicians to this day.
If we have to talk about the difference between Jay Chou now and Jay Chou before, maybe his music style has not changed that much. He has reconciled with himself, is not so cynical, and is not so sharp in his words. He no longer He cannot write "Besieged on All Sides". His standard line has changed and his edges have been polished by his family and society. However, he is still the undisputed king in terms of arrangement and production.