Mainland China's pirates are the one to blame again, and their weak distribution control (IMHO). But I don't see them as loss of sales - people who don't want to support ori won't buy ori, no matter what. Really unfortunate.
Oh well, i myself end up as one of the downloaders, coz I won't be getting mine until next year's CNY (when my sis comes back). All titles except Paddy Fragrance (稻香) are fakes like last year's leak (and they don't fit well with the songs except Clown (小丑)).
From what i have been listening, the good songs outweight "bad" songs 10 to 1, which means there's only 1 song that I didn't really enjoy (there's a reason for it).
Love songs, there are 5. And all of them are great or really good.
- “女儿红” - R&B love song. And i love this kind of love songs the best, like 我不配.
- “红楼梦中” - slow and sentimental type. Strongly reminds me either Blood+'s (anime) 1st or 2nd ED, which i like very much.
- “失落非主流” - also slow and sentimental type, but with accompanied by piano and other instruments like violin and cello.
- “从新爱” - the 中华风格 ("Chinese style") song in this album, not as oustanding as 青花瓷 though.
- “ 达芬奇的画布” - the happy love song, gives off a happy feeling like 甜甜的. Funnily, it starts off with an engine starting up... and a take-off!! (though not as ear-piercing as 开不了口)
- “魔杰座” - rock song, with a dramatic opening and Arabian style mixed into the bridge (which i'm guessing is the album's "magical" portion)
- “东方之殿” - Arabian and Indian style mix hip-hop rap song, which definitely gives off a "magical" feel. The chorus is handled by a girl.
- “失戀的青蛙” - very very very happish song (i think this is another clown song, but i can't decipher Jay's mumbling again. But the fake title says "Lost in love Frog", which is even more off). Starts off with a conversation of Jay's friend making fun of him, then yodeling, then a verse with melody/lyric/singing fit for 5 year olds, a nice pre-chorus and chorus and 牛仔很忙 thrown in.
- “大灌蓝” - sang mostly in 台语 (Taiwanese language, which is Hokkien to us) like 火车叨位去, but together with a friend i assume. The only part i don't like is the language, but i like the melody itself.
- “小丑” - the crazy laugh fit for a wacko clown gives away that this is the clown song (plus the chorus). But it's a slowish R&B with rap, and more along the lines of 迷迭香. And it's actually a rather sad clown song...
- and 稻香
