Looking back at the Chinese pop music scene, the names of these four singers can be described as well-known and familiar: Jay Chou, Wang Lihong, Tao Zhe, Lin Junjie. They are currently recognized as the four talents of music, so what is their comprehensive music strength ranking?
1. Jay Chou
Composer: S
Jaylen's composing ability is unquestionable, and the solid classical music skills burst out of the whimsical and wonderful melody. The debut album "Jay" was a blockbuster and opened a new chapter in the Chinese music scene. I can't remember listening to this album in its entirety several times. The excellent melody and the superb rhythm are definitely a groundbreaking classic album that will go down in the annals of the music world. The next peak of "Fantasia" is even more talented and inspired. "Octave Space", "Ye Huimei", "Qilixiang" can be described as incomparable. "Lovely Woman", written when he was not yet debuting, made director Yang Junrong exclaim that this is a work full of vitality, and decided to gamble on his career to help Jaylen debut. "Tornado", "Black Humor", "Love Before the Western Yuan", "Double Stick", "Peninsula Iron Box", "In the Name of the Father", "The Seventh Chapter of the Night", "The East Wind Breaks", "Nocturne", "Hair Like Snow", "Trajectory", "All the Way to the North" and so on, can be described as a divine comedy.
Lyricist: B
Compared to composing music, Jaylen's lyrics ability is slightly inferior. But fortunately, his partner is Fang Wenshan. The cooperation between the two can be described as a perfect combination. But among the songs he composed, there are also some excellent works, such as "Xingqing", "Quiet", "Snail", "Split", "Daoxiang".
Arrangement: A
Many people questioned Jaylen's ability to arrange music, saying that without the three master arrangers Hong Jingyao, Zhong Xingmin, and Lin Mike, he would not have achieved today. I think this matter should be dialectically viewed, Hong Zhonglin's three own level does not need to be doubted, but did not meet Jaylen, can their talents be fully exerted? Can anyone tell me what songs they make for other singers? If you don't go searching, sorry I really don't know. It can be said that they and Jaylen belong to each other and complement each other. I have listened to some of Jaylen's demos, in fact, the degree of completion is already very high, and he has a musical "cleanliness habit", not a project he completed independently, he is not willing to sign. That's why he won the Golden Melody Award for Best Producer very late.
Singing: B
Jaylen's singing skills online, many classic songs, such as "Black Humor", "Stranded", "Maple", "Hair Like Snow", "The Longest Movie", are very demanding on singing. Jaylen's singing style, when singing high notes in the early days, can rely on young capital, howl out, top up. In the middle of the period, I learned some singing methods, and I grasped the breath and played the high note more easily. But he did not carry out scientific vocal training, so that today's singing skills are much worse than before. Veteran Jay fans should know that in the later period, his songs were more peaceful and adopted a "hair-and-mouth singing voice" to sing.
Overall: S
2. Tao Zhe
Composer: A
For Tao Zhe, who is immersed in the Western musical environment, Queen, the Beatles, Babyface, etc. are all bands and singers he often listens to. R&B, rock, folk, jazz and more are at your fingertips. Contrary to the traditional public impression of his R&B godfather, he confessed that he actually preferred rock and roll, and "Black Liuding" is the best example. The diversified style, delicate or exciting tunes, people have to admire his profound skills. The first time I learned about musical concepts such as different genres and conceptual albums was the initiation he did. The debut album "Tao Zhe", dominated by R&B style, established his status as godfather in one fell swoop. "I'm OK" began to show different styles, and by "Black Liuding" there was a clear blossoming of flowers, and "Taiping Shengshi" also maintained a consistently high standard. "10:30 at the airport", "Quicksand", "Find Yourself", "Ordinary Friends", "Everyday", "Black Liuding", "Melody", "Love Me or Him", "Susan Says" and so on, are all classics.
Similar to Jaylen, Tao Zhe is not known for lyrics, but fortunately he also has a complementary partner, lyricist dolls. Although lyrics are a weakness, he already has a general direction of lyric content in Demo. It's not just about composing the music and not caring about the lyrics. Like "Black Liuding", "Ghost", "Sun Tzu's Art of War", etc., they already have blueprints, and the content of the song, the self-interrogation in the depths of human nature, and the indictment of the dark side of society have already had a preliminary concept. Therefore, the lyrics are given a middle and upper evaluation.
How to evaluate Tao Zhe's arrangement level? Let me tell you one thing: Tao Zhe was originally a music producer and made music for many singers, such as Zhang Huimei, Karen Mok, Lin Yilian, Zheng Zhongji, Chen Shuhua, Yang Caini, Tao Jingying and so on. After the production talent began to become a singer-songwriter, the level of arrangement does not need to be said more. Of course, he also has the help of the master arranger Wu Qinglong, and the level of arrangement is beyond doubt.
Tao Zhe's singing skills have been maintained at a very high level from the first specialty "Tao Zhe" to "Taiping Shengshi", and the Soul Power concert can be described as the peak of singing skills. Unfortunately, from "Too Beautiful" began to decline, personal opinion, now the maintenance is not as good as Jaylen, otherwise the rating can be higher.
General: A
3. Wang Lihong
Composer: B
Li Hong can be said to be a talented person who graduated from the Berkeley School of Music, and his composing skills are definitely guaranteed. "Love is You", "The Only", "Forever Love", "Kiss Goodbye", "Love Wrong", are all love songs. Of course, I prefer his attempts to excavate and integrate national music in "The Sun and Moon in the Heart" and "Heroes of the World". Why give B, because I think the things in the class are a little too neat, not as full of spirit as Jay Chou and Tao Zhe.
Lyricist: C
Like Tao Zhe, he is a Chinese who is deeply influenced by Western culture, so don't be harsh in his lyrics. Unfortunately, he does not have a good lyricist partner, writing here, I suddenly remembered that composed by him, A Xin composed, Liang Jingru's "Silk Road", is a very good work. By the way, they also collaborated on a song called "Bo Ya Absolute String", which is also great.
Wang Lihong, a high-quality idol in the eyes of the public, is actually a senior otaku, and when creating albums, he is not trimming, how to come at will. In the early days, he was packaged by the company in the style of Jacky Cheung, and there was not much room for creation. Starting from "Incredible", Lihong gradually began to control his own album production, and then step by step became the singer-songwriter Wang Lihong we see now, and the level of arrangement was also online.
Singing: A
Singing is stronger than Jay Chou and Tao Zhe, there should be no doubt about this, right? After graduating from the class, it can be said that the voice in science can be said to be pinched. I listened to his current album and found that his voice was still very good, and there was no decline in Zhou Tao's singing skills, which showed the importance of vocal training.
4. Lin Junjie
Lin Junjie may be the only singer who can rank at the same level as Zhou Taowang in recent years. The level of composition is online, and there are many classic songs, "Jiangnan", "Drunken Chibi", "Cultivating Love", "Remember", "The Original", "The Summer Blown by the Wind", "Wings", "Mermaid", "Cao Cao", "The Mummy", "Number 89757", "Black Samurai", "Eyes that Love to Laugh", "She Said". But overall it is still known for its love songs, which is why it is evaluated to B.
Similar to the above three, Lin Junjie is not known for his lyrics. Fortunately, his lyricist partner is Lin Qiuli, who has written classic lyrics such as "Listening to the Sea", "Cutting Love", and "Crying Sand", although there are also bad words such as "open talk and secret touch" in "Cao Cao", but it is not too bad.
Arrangement: B
Lin Junjie's arrangement is superior, but it always feels too regular, and occasionally there are some highlights, so it should be no problem to give B.
And Wang Lihong is a standard, "walking CD player" is worthy of the name, which is worthy of affirmation.
Synthesis: B