There was a period of inactivity for Zhou Bichang (BiBi) because of contractual disputes with her old company. But since her much-publicized move to a new record label, the doubts over her career have been cleared, and fans have been anticipating her new album, which promises a brand new start for the Mainland pop diva. Packaged by stylists and designers from Taiwan, and backed by a crew of talented musicians and producers, BiBi's fourth album Time contains 10 new songs, including her first 2009 single "Sing Half a Song", and the R&B number "Your Love" which is written for her fans. Besides, BiBi makes her first attempt at Cantonese and English songs in this album.
Lets listem to songs composed by A-Xin from MayDay, Sandee Chen, Mavis Fan and more, of course, sang by Bibi...
Lets listem to songs composed by A-Xin from MayDay, Sandee Chen, Mavis Fan and more, of course, sang by Bibi...
新专辑的最大意义并不在于突破，而是一次对过去周笔畅音乐的了结和清算。整张专辑虽然还是构建在深入人心的R&B架构之上，但色调已然不同。从音乐细节上说，更多的和声运用，不再是单调重复hip-hop的曲风表达，并且借助了电子、摇滚、sadcore等相对冷调的非传统曲风。而从周笔畅本人的角度上说，她也一改出道时给人留下的“R&B唱将”的形象，而转向更soul更内敛的表达方式。这些都为周笔畅的音乐定型，从深度和广度上带来了更多的下潜空间。作为先期派台的主打歌《唱一半的歌》、《你们的爱》都在节奏蓝调的气氛中，形象的表达出了复古的转型理念，而专辑中王海涛作词的《倒叙的时光》则继续深化了这一怀旧的主题。实际上，这也是整场唱片最连贯的主线。
专辑中值得称道的是，《season》《青睐》《醒着梦游》《学会感觉》这四首清一色的港台音乐人的作品，不辱使命完成任务的同时，很好的保住了专辑唱片的水准。多元化值得称道，只是美中不足的是，歌者在与歌曲兼容性上出现了一些匹配度上的瑕疵。获得陈珊妮《青睐》的周笔畅始终唱不出公主独有的鬼魅与邪气；五月天式的华丽摇滚在周笔畅的演绎下变成了发飘的梦幻摇滚；而笔笔的大号嗓音显然与范晓萱钢琴sadcore小品并不“来电“。衣不合身，歌不合人，完全是你写你的非主流，我唱我的r&b。选歌与制作缺乏沟通和针对性是这张唱片的症结所在，制作人在照顾口碑的同时，忘记了嗓音与风格的协调性。至少并没有像开场的《season》那样，借助编曲和和声的运用来降低演唱和作品冲突感。
重装登场的《时间》被视作为周笔畅蛰伏两年的“破冰”之作。不过就整张唱片的走向上看，笔笔和金牌明显处于转型的磨合期。选曲上还是中庸的选择了《上帝咬过的苹果》《唱响幸福》这种主旋律励志青春曲，看的出周笔畅周旋于市场与口碑、求稳和突破之间的微妙心态。《时间》能看到双方的努力与诚意，只是定位和方向上尚不明确。转型之旅未完待续，可喜的是周笔畅已经上路了……
1. Season
2. 这句话 (This sentence)
3. 你们的爱 (Your Loves)
4. 倒叙的时光 (Slanted Time)
5. 青睐 (Favoured)
6. 上帝咬过的苹果 (An apple bitten by the God)
7. 唱一半的歌 (Sing Half A Song)
8. 学会感觉 (Learnt to feel)
9. 醒着梦游 (A still-wake sleepwalk)
10. 唱响幸福 (Sing the happiness loudly)
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