From: aywong@copernicus.berkeley.edu (Lonely Boy)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Opinions on singers
Date: 10 Apr 1992 17:20:56 GMT
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In article <1992Apr10.145938.10478@menudo.uh.edu> zhangn@cherry.egr.uh.edu (Zhang) writes:
>In article <73557@netnews.upenn.edu> gho@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Grace Ho)  
>writes:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi, being an ABC and recently just started to listen
>> to chinese music, so far, i've come upon Andy Lau,
>> Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Sally Yeh
>> and a few others.  One of the supposed big singers
>> that i haven't heard yet is Lai Ming and yet, it
>> seems like a lot of people don't like his music.
>> But, according to a magazine that i recently read,
>> they say that there's another big singer out there...more 
>> popular than Andy Lau, Lai Ming and Jackie Cheung : a guy
>> named Aaron Kwok.  What do people think about his music?
>> Is it worth listening to?  I'd really appreciate your comments
>> on him....and also....is Lai Ming really THAT bad?
>> Thanks....

>Well, Leon Lai is just OK.  He imitates Jacky Cheung, Leslie Cheung, and 
>some other people.  Some people like him, some don't.  If I were you, I
>would not be very exciting to get one copy of his songs, but if it is 
>by chance, it is OK.  After all, he is not reaaly very bad.  I will comment
>on Aaron Kwok because I have not listened to any of his songs yet.

1. How is Aaron Kwok?

	His new album "Please bring my emotions home", which are ALL
	Mandarin songs he sang in Taiwan, sell 200,000 the first day.
	His song "Never Stop Loving You" got on TVB Solid Gold 1st Seasonal.

	Regarding his songs, I think they are quite good.  The one I like the
	most is "Should I leave quitely?"

	I think he is a new favorite among young girls.  Girls like him
	because of his energetic image (plus his look, of course)  He is
	known for his dancing in the songs, which the other 3 (Jacky,
	Andy and Leon) are not good at.  Some fans of the other 3
	are switching to Aaron's camp.

	I will wait and see how he does in the coming CANTONESE album
	before making more comments.

2. How about Leon Lai (Lai Ming) ?

	Leon Lai is OK as a singer.  I do not think he is imitating other
	singers consciously.  I think he is unfortunate because he sang
	off-key in the China Flood Relief Concert, which is being
	watched by the Chinese community in the whole world.  Thereafter,
	people always pick on his singing off-key.  Actually I wonder
	HOW MANY of the people who says "Lai Ming sings off-key" has
	really heard his singing?

	Many other singers also occasionally sing off-key.  Have you ever
	heard Andy Lau sing off-key?  I have heard many times.  It did not
	get mentioned because it was not in as big a show as the Flood
	Relief Concert.  Also some (not all) people are jealous of the
	fact that Leon Lai become hot so fast.

	Also singing is an art that requires not only training, but also
	good voice.  The voice of Lai Ming requires a lot more effort
	to sing "well".  However I can see HE IS TRYING HARD.  So GIVE
	HIM A BREAK AND STOP CRITICIZING HIM.  GIVE HIM A CHANCE

	(As a side comment, I would enjoy Lai Ming's SINGING much more
	 than Beyond's Ka Kui or the tall guy (cannot remember his name,
	 the one who co-sang in "Crystal") in TaiChi.  Lai Ming is
	 SINGING, but Ka Kui and the tall guy are YELLING.  Beyond and
	 Taichi fans, flames to /dev/null)

	----

	About Lai Ming's San Francisco Concert (on April 3rd), I would
	give it an average grade.  His singing is OK.  A couple times
	he mixes up lyrics (from one "paragraph" with another), but I
	think this is acceptable.  The guests (Lau Siu Wai and
	Face to Face) are much better than the guests in Andy Lau's
	concert (Blue Eyes)

	----

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	Just for fun:

	How many of you believe in the heights of the stars/singers
	published in the magazines?  Having been to 2 concerts recently,
	I found that the heights in the magazines are 1" or 2" higher
	than it really is.  Anyone has anything to say on that?

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						Anthony Wong
						aywong@ohm.berkeley.edu

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