Today I just get a hold of a copy of Jay Chou’s newest album, Capricorn. It has eleven tracks and a very “unusual” cover. Maybe it’s influenced by his recently magic lesson.

Surprisingly the first track (魔杰座) is quite normal compared to 2 previous albums and I like it a lot. On track three (東方之殿), egyptian like rap song really don’t suite my taste.
東方之殿 is the third track. Not a song that can be enjoyed for me.

Despite of the fourth track position, 紅樓夢中 is a very nice love song like other Jay Chou’s hit.
Track five, “失戀的青蛙” is the icon of the album. Started with dialog and opened with a cowboy style like previous album. The song is an uptempo and have an ambient like a high school performance style with clapping sound. Unique and entertaining.

The best song is track number 6 (失落非主流), really touchy and shiver me when I first hear it.
從新愛, track 7, started with an Er Hu as opening and flowing as background accompaniment with some rap at the interlude. Great song, very suitable for a kung-fu themed movie.

Harmonica dominate the start of track 8 (大灌藍), a duet song. “Bad boy” style. Not very good, just acceptable.

Track 9, 達芬奇的畫布, a med tempo lovely song. Like it.

小丑, track 10, a rap style song with joker’s laugh at the background. Pretty plain and boring.

The last but not the least, 稻香 (Fragrant Rice). It suppose to be the icon of the album. Just OK lah for this track.

Personally, after reviewing these song, 4 out of 5 for this album. Guess If you are a Jay Chou’s fan, you’ll get the album despite of my review.

from http://benzwu.com/2008/09/30/jay-chous-capricorn-review/

Remember when Killers’ music videos weren’t utterly underwhelming? I miss the thematic tie-ins and cultural references “Mr. Brightside” and “When You Were Young” had. And what about that homoerotic scene when that weird guy in that green fish suit goes to bed with one of the Killers, like in “Read My Mind”?
I’m a devout Killers fan, but this just won’t do. I’m sure this video will be considered a classic in 20 years (around the same time people will start appreciating Sam’s Town) — but until then, it’s just Brendon Flowers singing into a boring ole mic, right?
Maybe I’m having some sort of love affair with lists, but I’ve come up with 5 Reasons why the Killers’ new music video for “Human” doesn’t suck. The complete list and the music video along with some mp3s after the jump

5 Reasons Why the Killers’ Human Music Video Doesn’t Suck

1. The Song: “Human” is a marvelous song. It’s lyrically and musically potent and it’s damn catchy. I wouldn’t turn away from the video just to listen to the song.
2. Brandon Flowers’ Moustache: It’s gone! Thank God, too! Brandon Flowers’ oddly endearing but somewhat infuriating mustache is gone — hopefully for good. I guess this sort of implies that Brandon’s pretty boy image is coming back from this not-so-manly album?
3. The Animals: A tiger? A puma? Vultures? My guess is that they’re trying to avenge the death of the countless bunnies that died in the making of Brandon Flowers’ jacket.
4. The Jacket: Brandon Flowers may have helped usher in the whole guy-liner movement — though Pete Wentz does take most of the credit — but BFlo helped, nonetheless. In more recent times, he’s really spurred on a big Freddie Mercury moustache revival. Now? I think he’s trying to make the whole Dolce & Gabbana, furry hooded jacket thing look cool.
5. Brandon Flowers: He makes the Killers and he makes this video. Without BFlo’s anti-charisma and convulsive performance, it just wouldn’t feel like a Killers video.

Human – New Single from Day & Age Asks Are They Dancers, or Are They Human

Returning to their dance/ rock/ pop fusion first heard on Hot Fuss for their new album, Day & Age, and the lead single “Human”, The Killers capitalize on their strengths – fast beats, commercial success and strange lyrics.
Teaming up with Stuart Price, who co-wrote and co-produced Madonna’s disc-opus, Confessions on a Dancefloor, “Human” grabs the disco by the balls and hammers home one fantastic track.

The Killers: Human

Destined to conquer the charts and the hearts of clubbers everywhere with its spidery beat, “Human” mixes 80’s style synths and sleek production, and contains interesting images among all the pulsing grooves and beats, making it one of the band’s most accessible and fun tracks in a while.
Lead singer Brandon Flowers ploughs through a grocery list of qualities that he has had to let go of including “grace and virtue”. “Give my regards to soul and romance,” Flowers wanes, “they always did the best they could / And so long to devotion, you taught me everything I know”.
With their jump-out-of-the-box dance single “Human” The Killers mark their return to the dance floor in a big way and give cause to believe Day & Age could be a heavy-hitting singles laden album to finish off what has already been a big year for great dance/pop music.

The Killers – From Sam’s Town to Sawdust

New Wave revivalists The Killers, murdered the music scene in a big way with their mega hit album Hot Fuss from 2004. That album clogged the charts with multiple hits including “Mr. Brightside” and “Smile Like You Mean it” and became MTV and radio staples for nearly two years.
Follow up album Sam’s Town, toured the group though a misguided road trip of Middle America. The album fared less well, since the steam the band had built as the new Duran Duran fizzled when they became the sons of Bruce Springsteen. Still Sam’s Town held a few bright spots including remixes of “When You Were Young” and the brilliant remix of “Read My Mind” by the Pet Shop Boys, who have included their interpretation on their latest album, Disco 4. New single “Human” follows in these footsteps.
By Christmas 2007 the band released an album of rarities and B-sides, Sawdust, including the morbid single “Tranquilize” which paired them with none other than the gloomy Lou Reed. The murky track, which could be compared to the teaming of Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave, became a minor UK hit alongside the independent Christmas single, the uplifting “Don’t Shoot Me Santa”, which may have been inspired by their road trip through middle America during the holiday season.
“Human” is available now. The new Killers album Day & Age is released on November 25.

from http://dancetechnomusic.suite101.com