Previous CD Reviews

許慧欣 "美麗的愛情"

給分：80／100
評語：台灣小天后越來越有星味了。帶著
洋味的歌手，專輯中也有幾首加入Rap元
素的歌曲，這是她的特點。不過，我還
是喜歡她唱慢歌，快歌形象雖討好，但
唱功仍待磨練。
推薦歌曲： "失戀不敗", "我美麗的愛情", " 7月7日晴"

徐婕兒 "愛之初"

給分：70／100
評語：歌手是新人，但唱功卻十分紮實，
不同類型的歌都駕輕就熟，可惜專輯裏
沒有太突出的歌曲。 "國王的新衣" 算是
最好的一首，歌路看來有點像初出道的
蕭亞軒，可聽聽主打歌 "TicTacToe" 。
推薦歌曲： "沒有你的每一天", "國王的新衣"

許茹芸 "愛情電影主題曲 - 雲且留住"

給分：75／100
評語：全是瓊瑤電影的歌曲，許茹芸的確
很適合唱這類歌曲，輕輕軟軟的感覺。不
過好像不能令聽眾留下深刻印象，畢竟只
是重唱別人的作品。
推薦歌曲： "雲且留住", "神話", "在水一方"

蔡依林 "看我72變"

給分：90／100
評語：許久沒聽到她的新歌，這次在另一
唱片公司再次出現，形象讓人眼前一亮，
的確是全變了。音樂方面也不再單調，成
熟多了，快歌慢歌都很討好。周杰倫的元
素是專輯的焦點。
推薦歌曲： "說愛你", "布拉格廣場", "馬甲上的繩索", "騎士精神"

張宇 "大丈夫"

給分：95／100
評語：張宇的《替身》專輯推出了一年半之後，終於等到
新專輯《大丈夫》。 "荒廢" 和 "離開" 是張宇的招牌慢歌，
久違的感覺。 "四百龍銀" 的親情、 "大丈夫" 林夕的歌詞和
"傻瓜與野丫頭" 與小S的對唱使專輯變得豐富。音樂方面，
這張專輯更加寬闊展示創作人的可塑性。
推薦歌曲： "四百龍銀", "荒廢", "離開", "大丈夫", "傻瓜與野丫頭"

梁靜茹 "美麗人生Beautiful"

給分：85／100
評語：李宗盛再次製作她的唱片，帶來了好
幾首上佳的作品，包括深刻的 "第三者" 和
耐聽的 "為我好"，其他的歌曲有的充滿陽
光，有的幸福，都很深刻。
推薦歌曲： "為我好", "第三者", "美麗人生", "旅程"

楊千嬅 "Miriam's Music Box"

給分：90／100
評語：終於等到她有一張好唱片了，這次在同一張
唱片收錄了幾首可作主打的歌曲，看來是把心一橫
走大路。幾首歌風格差不多，幸好歌詞都有特色。
"家有幾米" 是小小的驚喜，更有 "音樂盒" 這首
很好玩的作品，也只有林夕才懂得這樣玩吧。專輯
只有九首歌，美中不足呢。
推薦歌曲： "一個人的童話", "可惜我是水瓶座", "一千零一個", "我是羊", "笑中有淚"

陶(吉吉) "黑色柳丁"

給分：90／100
評語：苦候許久，終於聽到他的
新作。這類型的歌手不介意用長
長的時間製作專輯，追求完美，
實在難得。專輯沒有令人失望，
音樂賞心悅目，歌曲內容更充實
又不失娛樂性，唱功也是一貫的
揮洒自如。聽他的歌絕對是享受。
推薦歌曲： "黑色柳丁", "Dear God", "蝴蝶", "Melody", "My Anata"

陳綺貞 "Groupies 吉他手"

給分：90／100
評語：看了她在香港開的演唱會，實在精彩。
這張唱片在曲子編曲和唱功都顯示進步，簡單
的旋律，配合她輕輕的歌聲，細細唱著少女情
懷，唱出別人注意不到的細微事兒。間中出現
的搖滾樂跟這位創作歌手也很配合。
推薦歌曲： "吉他手", "躺在你的衣櫃(Guitar version)", "太聰明", "小步舞曲", "不應該"

黃湘怡 "快遞愛情"

給分：75／100
評語：等了一年多，黃湘怡的第二張專輯賣大包，
有16首新歌，在這種市場氣氛下這樣做，無疑是值
得高興的事，只是16首歌之中佳作不多。黃湘怡上
一張專輯裏面自己親自作曲的作品大都清新明快，
旋律簡單，易上口，這張專輯卻來個改變，不那麼
快上口了。這是好事，沒那麼快聽得悶人，但她作
曲技巧仍須努力。
推薦歌曲： "快遞愛情", "畢業旅行", "預約幸福", "不考慮了", "三份之一"

趙之璧 "在你和天空之間"

給分：90／100
評語：有新鮮感的新人一年最多只一兩個，趙之璧
的搖滾音樂，讓人眼前一亮。延續著她在廢五金樂
隊的音樂路向，獨個走著搖滾的路，柔中帶剛的聲
音有種特別的感染力。突然想起去年的黃湘怡，相
比來說，趙之璧的歌曲比較多姿多采。這張專輯打
破沉悶，等了很久了。
推薦歌曲： "快樂是自找的", "在你和天空之間", "Close to You", "一個人的旅行", "Kiss Me in the Rain"

孫燕姿 "Leave"

給分：80／100
評語：這張專輯 "Leave" 令人欣喜，音樂方面比以前的
專輯更闊更深，種類更多，製作人應記一功。 "愛從零開
始" 是整張唱片最 "大路" 的歌曲，但不失味道，與她其
他慢歌一樣動聽和感動人心。 "不同" ：孫燕姿已經建立
她自己的一套輕快歌曲，這首歌有帶點電子遊戲味道的編
曲，輕鬆明快。 "一起走過" ：我比較喜歡這首歌的英文
版本 "We Will Get There" ，是值得細味的慢歌。
推薦歌曲： "我不愛", "愛從零開始", "不同", "We Will Get There"

楊千嬅 "M vs M 上半場"

給分：60／100
評語：唱功和歌曲質素仍然退步，因為要收錄電影歌曲，使這張EP有點
不倫不類。一首 "香港小姐"，一首 "友誼小姐"，題材類
似，又不是想做概念大碟，為什麼重複這個題材? 另外，
一首 "勇"，一首 "男女關係科"，兩首都可以用 "勇" 做
歌名，明顯是電影歌曲與EP歌曲 "炒成一碟"。歌詞方面，
不見突出，除了 "閃靈" 維持水準外，其他歌詞都見瑕疵。
"塔羅迷" 本應不錯，可惜 "何時和你漸進，何時和你煮
(食送)，何時和你結婚" 令人發笑，因為 "煮(食送)"
一詞跟其他兩個詞語不對稱，在副歌出現，可算敗筆。于
逸堯寫的那首 "男女關係科"，錯誤甚多，書面語口語夾雜，
我也不想說了。 "楊千嬅" 普通得很，不提也罷。
推薦歌曲： "閃靈", "塔羅迷"

梁靜茹 "sunrise我喜歡"

給分：80／100
評語：一看封面的介紹，大概知道新專輯的風格。其中
不少歌都是標榜舊專輯歌曲的延續。班底方面，這次加
入了創作歌手汪佩蓉和蔡健雅，以後者的風格最為突出
，為Fish增添了新鮮感。主打歌 "分手快樂" 很易上口
，由舊班底郭文賢作曲，姚若龍作詞．歌詞寫的相當不
俗。 "sunrise" 是另一首好歌，是Fish擅長的類型，
發揮得很好， "我喜歡" 是繼 "最想環遊的世界" 後另
一首甜得入心的歌曲，讓人招架不住。
推薦歌曲： "sunrise", "分手快樂", "我喜歡", "小小的愛情"

孫燕姿 "start自選輯"

給分：75／100
評語：這個時候推出一張全部都是翻唱歌曲的專輯，
孫燕姿都對自己幾有信心。我自己不太喜歡這張唱片
的快歌，覺得她唱出來的效果不太好，還是慢歌比較
討好。她唱英文慢歌不錯呢，有新鮮感，發揮得很好
"原來你什麼都不要" 跟張惠妹的原唱版本一剛一柔
，可說各有千秋。翻唱的作品要脫離原唱者框框，殊
不容易。
推薦歌曲： "Hey Jude", "Sometimes Love Just ain't Enough", "原來你什麼都不要"

許茹芸 "只說給你聽"

給分：75／100
評語：換了新東家，風格也變了一點，形象也更加
成熟，不過我最喜歡的還是她的聲音，還有她的
"芸式情歌" 。這張專輯有不少外國音樂人的作
品，效果一般。外國的東西不一定好過本土的作
品。
推薦歌曲： "只說給你聽", "遇見另外一個人(劇場版)", "我只能愛你", "信號"

楊千嬅 "Miriam"

給分：85／100
評語：轉公司後的第一張專輯，我相信她的歌迷都
感到滿意。專輯內有好幾首旋律悅耳和易上口的慢
歌，加上第一首主打歌 "熱血青年" 的明快，還有
"姊妹" 的熱播，大概很受歡迎。不過最大的驚喜
是最後那首 "亂唱的歌" ，歌詞寫得很好，很特別
，很有意思，一直覺得千嬅唱這類輕鬆的歌很有一
手。
推薦歌曲： "熱血青年", "姊妹", "野孩子", "假如讓我說下去", "亂唱的歌"

張宇 "替身"

給分：75／100
評語：張宇想走搖滾路線，在之前幾張唱片已經看到
端倪，這次的新專輯搖滾得很徹底， "替身" 便是開
宗明義的歌曲。對於像我這些極其喜歡他唱抒情慢歌
的朋友，這次無疑失望，因為整張唱片只有 "長長久
久可以解解 "相思之苦" ，不過這首幸福甜蜜的歌也
真好聽。另一首慢歌 "不像你" 個人覺得不太突出，
"高枕無憂" 講男人喝酒取樂的歡樂氣氛，算是特別
的作品。
推薦歌曲： "替身", "高枕無憂", "長長久久", "快樂是不好的"

梁靜茹 "閃亮的星"

給分：85／100
評語：一張充滿幸福感覺的唱片，洋溢著歡欣。 "無條件
為你" 是改編韓國歌曲的作品，跟上一張唱片的 "勇氣"
一樣，流露著堅定的信心。 "閃亮的星" 十分溫馨，加上
"最想環遊的世界" ，幸福得簡直令人心酸。其後的多首
歌曲節奏明快，配合夏天感覺之餘，也令人開心積極起來
了，梁靜茹這條路可算走對了。
推薦歌曲： "無條件為你", "閃亮的星", "最想環遊的世界", "為你而P"

孫燕姿 "風箏"

給分：80／100
評語：孫燕姿在這張專輯裏首次發表自己的作品，使人驚喜的是，
"任性" 跟她一向的歌曲風格十分相配，旋律也是不錯的。輕快的
"綠光" 帶來希望，加上最重要賣點的抒情慢歌，使這樣專輯成為
孫燕姿奠定地位之作。孫燕姿很多好聽的歌曲都不是第一或第二主
打，例如第一張專輯的 "天黑黑" 和第二張專輯的 "害怕" ，越聽
越有味道， "愛情字典" 正是這類歌曲，不知是否 "愛情證書" 的
延續呢？聽著聽著，有種慢慢滲出來的心酸。實力人氣兼備，還有
令人眼前一亮的氣質。
推薦歌曲： "綠光", "任性", "愛情字典", "風箏"

余力機構 "快活"

給分：85／100
評語：上次聽過余力機構的第一張專輯，那是好幾年前
的事了，十分欣賞陳輝陽的作品，還有余力機構的歌曲
風格：生活化和對社會的關心。終於等到了他們的第二
張專輯，上一張有大部分是國語歌，這一張則全部是粵
語歌。這樣比較統一，演繹上也較易掌握。余力姬也有
進步，漸漸唱出了自己的風格。專輯的一個特點是集合
了很多填詞人的作品，使每首歌曲都有新鮮感，尤其是
麥0麥的作者，Sammy，小儀等不常有作品的詞人，歌詞
都很吸引。歌曲方面承襲了上一張專輯的多樣化，陳輝
陽看來很喜歡巴哈，特別泡製了一首 "余力姬, 巴哈,
郊野管理員和地盤工人"，還記得楊千嬅的 "新世紀福音
戰士" 也是這個形式。一張輕鬆快樂的專輯。
推薦歌曲： "快活在可樂天", "琴流感", "余力姬, 巴哈, 郊野管理員和地盤工人",
"哀悼乳房", "精神分裂"

黃磊 "等等等等"

給分：70／100
評語：雖然歌聲不算十分討好，但憑著徐志摩深入
民心的形象和這張專輯的文學概念，便成為吸引聽
眾的元素了。曲和詞都很好，成功地把大家熟悉的
文學重新演繹，有親切感也有新鮮感。
推薦歌曲： "橘子紅了", "玉卿嫂", "妳知道我愛妳", "冰點與沸點"

劉沁 "你明明愛我"

給分：75／100
評語：她可算是才女了，包辦所有歌曲的作曲和填詞工作。
編曲音樂人的配合使這張唱片的歌曲，歌詞和編曲都堪稱優
美，她演繹得也絲絲入扣，牽動著聽眾的心靈。收放自如又
具個人風格的歌聲十分動聽。
推薦歌曲： "沼澤", "寂寞電子郵件", "你明明愛我"

黃湘怡 "等"

給分：85／100
評語：來自新加坡，號稱 "音樂甜心" 的新人，賣點
是甜美可人的歌聲與外貌，加上自己的創作能力。
唱片中大部份歌曲都由她創作，旋律比較簡單，不
過跟她的形象互相配合，也很討好。專輯中以輕快
的歌曲為主，主打歌揀了一首很適合她的外國歌曲
。新一代的偶像派加創作派，看看成績如何吧！
推薦歌曲： "等", "分手第七天", "無聊的一天", "雜誌女生", "喜歡"

江美琪 "悄悄話"

給分：70／100
評語：這張已經是江美琪的第三張唱片經過了。第一
張唱片的驚喜後，似乎平淡得可以。有些歌曲根本想
不到為何會出現。除了 "雙手的溫柔" 和 "我又想起
你" 兩首絕對動聽的歌之外，就算不聽其他的歌也沒
有什麼損失，不過如果錯過這兩首，便是很大的遺憾
了。
推薦歌曲： "雙手的溫柔", "我又想起你", "快樂天使"

蔡淳佳 "JOI蔡淳佳"

給分：70／100
評語：來自新加坡的實力歌手，聲音很是動聽，終於
被許環良說服出唱片。提起許環良，便想起陳潔儀，
而蔡淳佳這張唱片也有一首歌 "想家" 的聲音頗像陳
潔儀。這張唱片以抒情慢板歌為主，淡淡的感覺。
推薦歌曲： "有心人有情人", "談心", "愛如潮水", "眼睛"

許茹芸 "花開"

給分：80／100
評語：這張唱片比她上一張平實，不過我也正想她
這樣，畢竟她的賣點是獨有的芸式唱腔。唱片沒有
季忠平的作品，有點失望，也沒有很突出的作品。
"沒有你的聖誕節" 是黃韻玲的拿手之作，劉沁寫的
"深淵" 算是一點驚喜吧。
推薦歌曲： "深淵", "愛只剩一秒", "寧願愛你", "完美", "紅色愛情海"

'王菲 "寓言"

給分：90／100
評語：一張一氣呵成的唱片，風格統一。林夕在這張
唱片中有突出的表現，實在使人驚嘆。在歌曲方面，
王菲跟其他創作人十分配合，感覺很順暢．王菲獨有
風格的發展進一步成熟。
推薦歌曲： "寒武紀", "如果你是假的", "你喜歡不如我喜歡",
"螢火蟲", "給自己的情書"

彭海桐 "好好想想你"

給分：85／100
評語：雖然有十一首歌曲，但只是五首曲子的國語版
和粵語版加一首哼出來的音樂．不過，我仍會說這是
一張很抵買的唱片，因為五首歌曲各有風格，充分表
現出她的音樂才華和歌唱技巧．她的演繹很精彩，很
有感覺．她以國語演繹掌握得比較好，不過用粵語也
不算差吧．她是香港樂壇在今年的一個驚喜．
推薦歌曲： "好好想想你", "幸福背影", "讓我貪心一點", "思念物語"

陳慧琳 "大日子"

給分：60／100
評語：大概是她之前的唱片已經有幾首風格差不多
的主打歌，所以這次由雷頌德寫的幾首快歌已經沒
有新鮮感，實際上也不太好聽．伍樂城寫的 "星期
五檔案" ，編曲有八成像鄭秀文的 "Ｘ派對" ，
"薰衣草" 算是不錯的作品，但整張唱片也只有兩
三首算是過得去的歌吧了，乏善可陳．
推薦歌曲： "星期五檔案", "薰衣草"

楊千嬅 "Play It Loud, Kiss Me Soft"

給分：85／100
評語：把一張唱片分成兩張EP，本來的用意是一張慢歌
一張快歌，但乘機賣貴些，我便不是太欣賞這種做法
了。唱片推出的第一天便買了，不過當天要通霄工作
，忘了在多久之後才聽這張唱片。 "可人兒" 和 "少
女的祈禱" 有優美的旋律， "如果東京不快樂" 延續
了楊千嬅的旅遊系列歌曲。值得一提的是幾首快歌，
"內有惡女" 十分好玩， "吹牛娃娃" 歌詞有趣，
"放煙花" 是演唱會主題曲，尚算適合。這唱片不會
讓人失望。
推薦歌曲： "可人兒", "少女的祈禱", "如果東京不快樂", "內有惡女", "吹牛娃娃", "放煙花"

周蕙 "周蕙精選２"

給分：85／100
評語：延續上一張唱片的絕佳演繹．剛柔並濟的歌手，
單靠歌聲已經可以令人愛上了．這張唱片的慢歌較快歌
優勝，有幾首歌的旋律都頗動聽．這次依然用卡通畫做
封面，要打開盒來才看到她的真面目．作曲人"深白色"
的表現不錯．
推薦歌曲： "好想好好愛你", "替身", "事到如今", "相遇太早",
"話題", "愛過不傷心"

孫燕姿 "孫燕姿"

給分：75／100
評語：一個很有現代感的實力新歌手，幾首主打歌的
風格都不同，素質都十分好． "愛情證書" 走穩健情
歌的路線， "天黑黑" 屬非一般的情歌歌詞，值得欣
賞． "超快感" 十分爽快．這幾種的歌曲，她都演繹
得很好．
推薦歌曲： "愛情證書", "超快感", "天黑黑", "E-Lover"

梁靜茹 "勇氣"

給分：80／100
評語：梁靜茹在這張唱片中的形象跟上一張明顯
不同，比較活潑可愛，富陽光氣息，很討好呢．
可是，在歌曲方面我個人覺得不及上一張唱片般
耐聽．不過，這張唱片可以讓人對她的聲音加深
印象．她的聲音十分動聽． "勇氣" 是一首很快
便可以愛上的歌， "如果有一天" 則比較耐聽．
推薦歌曲： "勇氣", "如果有一天", "愛你不是兩三天", "昨天"

陳潔儀 "蘿拉"

給分：70／100
評語：在台北西門町看過陳潔儀的簽唱會便決定
買這張唱片，主要是因為聽了 "他不適合你" 一
曲．陳潔儀的賣點是難以抗拒的聲音和了得的唱
功，而每張唱片都至少有一首讓她發揮唱功的歌
曲．這次她用 "蘿拉" 和 "你酷" 兩首節奏強勁
的歌曲做派台作品，帶來了新鮮感．
推薦歌曲： "蘿拉", "他不適合你", "你酷", "以為", "手套情書"

陶莉萍 "好想再聽一遍"

給分：75／100
評語：唱功紮實有力，很討好的一個新人，
唱抒情歌曲一流，快歌也不錯啊！形象有點
像周蕙，她是一個來自汶萊的歌手呢．有幾
首歌選得不錯，"好想再聽一遍" 和 "愛讓人
無力" 都是穩當之作．
推薦歌曲： "好想再聽一遍", "愛讓人無力", "以為"

許茹芸 "難得好天氣"

給分：85／100
評語：她這張唱片的風格跟以前的截然不同，唱片裏
多了節奏明快的歌，也許是因為以前 "啤酒咖啡" 的
成功吧．編曲方面也令人耳目一新，許茹芸也有更多
機會發揮．封面也很可愛呢！幾首快歌都很悅目．
推薦歌曲： "難得好天氣", "新世界", "不知不覺"
"Together You and I", "想要的感覺"

陳綺貞 "還是會寂寞"

給分：80／100
評語：很有才華和個人風格的創作歌手．
她唱的歌很自然，閒適，令人很舒服，像是鄰家
的女孩在唱歌．配合清新的編曲，絕對是樂壇的
一股清流．下午三點，懶洋洋的感覺．
推薦歌曲： "還是會寂寞", "下午三點",
"告訴我", "我的驕傲無可救藥"

蕭亞軒 "蕭亞軒"

給分：80／100
評語：採用改編歌曲，歌曲多元化，節奏感強
的歌曲十分討好．令人眼前一亮的新人，很是突出．
因為卡拉ＯＫ的宣傳，她在香港也紅起來了．
推薦歌曲： "沒有人", "突然想起你", "Cappuccino",
"最熟悉的陌生人"

楊千嬅 "冬天的故事"

給分：85／100
評語：一張很好的大碟，"新世紀福音戰士"
是首很有趣的歌曲，也很有創意，揉合了陳輝陽富現代
感的前半段和巴哈的古典樂，很有新鮮感．歌詞寫得不
錯，"零號" 是我很喜愛的作品．大碟內有不同類型的
歌曲，不會悶．
推薦歌曲： "新世紀福音戰士", "冰點", "木偶奇遇記",
"零號", "私奔", "最後的歌"

梁詠琪 "好時辰"

Utlilty：90／100
Comments：A very good album, the songs are nice and Gigi presented well. There are light and happy songs, as well as soft love songs, long been her style. Hersinging skill is improving.
Recommended tracks： "最美", "限期", "好時辰", "好不好", "身不由己"

徐懷鈺 "Love"

Utlilty：75／100
Comments：A mature Yuki, maybe not as pretty and cute as she was... The songs are quite easy-listening, the beat is stronger, most of the songs are dancing songs, some in Latin style, quite interesting. Actually, I like her previous album more.
Recommended tracks： "NaNaNa", "誓言", "有關係"

周蕙 "周蕙精選"

Utlilty：90／100
Comments：Her debut album, but it is named "compilation", interesting. She explained that it is because all of the songs in the album are very good. Some of the songs are very similar to Faye's songs. An easy-listening album, and the melodies are good... She is known as the best new singer of the year in Taiwan. I like this album very much.
Recommended tracks： "不想讓你知道", "約定", "風鈴", "我喜歡", "預言", "思念的翅膀"

楊千嬅 "微笑"

Utlilty：65／100
Comments：This is Miriam's first Mandarin album, and the style of the songs is totally different from that of her Cantonese albums. A typical Taiwanese production, without much new ideas. Comfortable to listen, but sometimes quite boring.
Recommended tracks： "微笑", "寂寞的存摺"

王菲 "只愛陌生人"

Utlilty：70／100
Comments：Maybe this is only my biased comment, but the fact is that I'm bored with Faye's songs. But what worth listening are the tracks arranged by C.Y.Kong, a fantastic musician who "disappeared" for quite a while. Except one or two songs, the songs in this album are not easy to become popular. "郵差" is going to become popular in karaoke bars, but I don't like the lyrics and the arrangement very much.
Recommended tracks： "開到荼靡", "蝴蝶", "守望麥田"

劉虹嬅 "幹嘛"

Utlilty：70／100
Comments：A new comer from Taipei. This album includes the song "清晨五點" which is one of the best songs released this year, but other songs are not very attractive. "幹嘛" is presented in a quite "hysteric" style and the lyrics is written by Lam Jik 林夕 who has written quite a lot of lyrics for Taiwan singers recently.
Recommended tracks： "清晨五點", "幹嘛"

江美琪 "我愛王菲"

Utlilty：95／100
Comments：A great debut album. This album shows the ability of musicians from Hong Kong, especially Keith Chan 陳輝陽. Lam Jik 林夕 wrote two lyrics for the album too. The songs in the album are very comfortable, and the arrangement is fantastic. The voice of the singer is very nice, suitable for songs of various styles. Also appears in the album is 恭碩良 who played the drums. The best new comer in Taiwan this year so far.
Recommended tracks： "有個男生為我哭", "對我好一點", "迷魂陣", "鏡子的聯想", "別哭", "停不下來"

陳潔儀 "炫耀"

Utlilty：75／100
Comments：A good comeback by Kit Chan. In this album, Kit presents her great voice again, as you enjoyed in her previous albums. The styles of songs in this album are also similar to the songs in her pervious ones.
Recommended tracks："炫耀", "我真的愛錯", "心非"

Fantasy "Fantasy"

Utlilty：60／100
Comments：A Chinese version of Japanese female groups, but the effect is not good. Maybe they should practise singing, since some of their Japanese dancing songs were not presented well, and can't express the feeling of the songs very well. You can find two cover versions of songs originally presented by "Every Little Thing"... although I think ELT's versions are better.
Recommended tracks："平安夜", "初戀", "是你教我愛", "為你唱"

陳慧琳 "繼續愛我"

Utlilty：75／100
Comments： The songs are good and Kelly performed quite well. To me, I like the soft songs in the album. "都是你的錯" is good, but the lyrics is bad, so do some of the lyrics in this album. The VCD includes the MTV filmed in Greece, and the MTVs are nice.
Recommended tracks："我敢去愛", "都是你的錯", "我不愛高柏飛"

葉佩雯 "ＲＰＧ"
Utlilty: 75/100
Comments: You will enjoy this album if you like Japanese dancing beat. Here you can find cover versions of Japanese songs composed by Tetsuya Komuro 小室哲哉. One thing I don't really like is the lyrics of the album, "RPG" is written well, but some others are very poor... can't believe these lyrics can appear in an album. Grace sings quite well.
Recommended tracks:"RPG (角色扮演遊戲)", "DEPARTURES", "Can you celebrate?"

盧巧音 "貼近"

Utlilty：70／100
Comments： Candy continues to present her distinct style in this album. The album includes various kinds of songs. The music is good, and is quite enjoyable. The arrangement is quite good. She is one of the female artists in Hong Kong who still worth listening to.
Recommended tracks："人氣急升", "一毫米", "絲路"

張宇 "雨一直下"

Utlilty：80／100
Comments： Although not as good as his previous album, this album would not disappoint Phil's fans. He has done what he is expected to do. Phil is working with the same group of musicians, and the arrangement is nice and fresh. This album includes some dancing beat songs which Phil hasn't produced many.
Recommended tracks："雨一直下", "走樣", "合影留念", "沒關係"

楊千嬅 "夏天的故事"

Utlilty: 75/100
Comments: Quite a good comcept album with the theme of "summer", but there are only a few good songs. The album doesn't give me any surprise, the feeling of some of the songs are quite the same: lazy summer time.
Recommended tracks:"夏日戀人", "有發生過", "幹什麼", "仲夏夜之夢"

林曉培 "She Knows"

Utlilty: 80/100
Comments: This album is even better than her last one. Shino has developed her style: tough, deliberate. Her voice is strong, powerful and impressive. I love the beat of her songs. Suitable to listen when you are sad.
Recommended tracks:"She Knows", "又不是非要你的愛", "戰爭", "Diamond Sun", "永遠"

徐懷鈺 "天使"

Utlilty: 95/100
Comments: A great album by Yuki! The standard of her dancing songs is high as usual, and the album included many good songs. The lyrics are enjoyable and sometimes funny, out of my imagination. The soft songs matched well with her positive style. The album also includes some classic computer games too.
Recommended tracks:"衣櫥遊行", "Call Me", "I Can't Cry", "等不及", "天使", "友情卡片", "冒險氣球"

丁小芹 "TANA丁小芹"

Utlilty: 70/100
Comments: A singer and a very good dancer, who is very suitable to be an artist of avex trax, but, comparing with Shino Lam of the same company, I don't quite like her style of singing. Nevertheless, her dancing songs are sometimes impressive. As a new singer, she has a good start and gains much attention.
Recommended tracks:"Fantasy", "如果我是男生"

趙薇 "swallow"

Utlilty: 85/100
Comments: Very popular with the TV series My Fair Princess 還珠格格, and her voice is not bad. Many songs in the album are nicely made. Her pretty image is deep in people's mind, so there are some pretty songs as well, like "sha la la 救生圈". her romantic soft songs are presented quite well. The coverage of the theme songs from the TV series is surely a selling point.
Recommended tracks:"有一個姑娘", "搏浪鼓", "不能和你分手", "真心不假", "瓶中信"

何嘉莉 "擁有"
Utlilty: 70/100
Comments: Intentionally being made a commercial album, but the style of some songs are the same. Nevertheless, "愈錯愈愛" us a good try, hope Lillian would try other kinds of songs.
Recommended tracks:"愈錯愈愛", "擁有", "迷失方向"

彭羚 "一枝花"
Utlilty: 80/100
Comments: A different producer gives this album something exciting to listen. It is something Cass really needs to boost the sales. Anthony Wong 黃耀明 is a good choice, his distinctive style is fresh and new to Cass, and Cass has done well in the album too. The lyrics are enjoyable.
Recommended tracks:"給我愛過的男孩們", "一枝花", "多謝芭比", "賞味期限"

黎明 "Leon Now"
Utlilty: 70/100
Comments: An album which contains many ad songs, but they are not too impressive. In fact the cover is awful...... .
Recommended tracks:"從今開始", "Be My Girl", "酸", "透明"

蔡健雅 "繼續呼吸"
Utlilty: 80/100
Comments: A fresh voice and feeling from Taiwan, I love the arrangement of the songs. She sings well too. An impressive debut for her.
Recommended tracks:"呼吸", "好無聊", "餘興節目"

劉德華 "人間愛"
Utlilty: 85/100
Comments: This is what I expect Andy to do, the songs suit him very much. The lyrics of the songs are very nice, trying to talk about matters not related to love, like monks, family, and even learning English.
Recommended tracks:"上帝創造女人", "油畫", "跟我兩輩子", "回家真好"

林海峰 "goodtimes"
Utlilty: 95/100
Comments: The first "must buy" local album. The music is good, especially those produced by double-c. The lyrics are fantastic, and show his ability. All of the lyrics are about phoenomena in HK society. Arrangement is impressive too.
Recommended tracks:"公眾假期", "董事長", "廢柴同盟", "我殺了一個人", "狂人日記", "私人珍藏"

林曉培 "Shino"
Utlilty: 75/100
Comments: A new star in Taiwan who has a powerful and solid voice, very impressive. This album has an distinctive style and the production is good. Another new force has emerged.
Recommended tracks:"盲目的Cinderella", "那又如何", "煩", "她的眼淚"

張震嶽 "祕密基地"
Utlilty: 75/100
Comments: The cooperation with Free Night produced impressive band sound. He is a new force in Taiwan pop music industry, writing good songs for other singers too. The songs quite interesting which are about daily life of young people.
Recommended tracks: "愛我別走", "乾妹妹", "愛之初體驗"

許志安 "真心真意"
Utlilty: 75/100
Comments: The songs are easy listening and enjoyable, probably you can sing follow the music after listening it for 3 or 4 times. Mark Lui's arrangement is nice. One other selling point is the appearance of 葉德嫻. But the lyrics are not as good as I expected from Lam Jik 林夕. I think Andy shouldn't rely on Mark Lui in writing songs, he is capable of singing songs of other styles.
Recommended tracks: "教我如何不愛她", "愛是多簡單", "怪你怪到心痛"

許茹芸 "你是最ㄞ\(愛)"
Utlilty: 50/100
Comments: I liked her songs very much, but I'm very disappointed with this album. The melodies are just not impressive
Recommended tracks: "你是最ㄞ\"

盧巧音 "miao"
Utlilty: 80/100
Comments: Still impressive. Although without the songs composed by Chan Fai-yeung 陳輝陽, the songs are comfortable. Very good arrangement matches well with Candy's special singing style. The pieces of lyrics have their distinctive style too. Enjoyable album, suitable to listen at home.
Recommended tracks:"接收現實", "不如睡一睡", "我很舒服"

古巨基 "Be my valentine"
Utlilty: 70/100
Comments: This album is soft and comfortable. Leo has established his unique style, thanks to his partner Clayton 張佳添, who composed and produced a series of songs for Leo. The arrangement is impressive, using comfortable guitar sounds, and Leo performs well too.
Recommended tracks:"有你一天", "Be my valentine", "重拾舊歡"

張宇 "月亮太陽"
Utlilty: 95/100
Comments: This album is arguably the best album since <<用心良苦>>, after resting for more than a year and getting married and having his first child, he made this album with several excellent musicians in the US. The arrangements are impressive and fresh to me. He composed all the songs as usual, and the standard is very very high. Not only his trademark-bitter-songs are good, but also his other pieces of other styles. Some of the songs are rock songs and he performed very well.
Recommended tracks:"月亮惹的禍", "長頭髮", "單戀一枝花", "我沒有感覺", "愛一個人好可怕"

梁詠琪 "I'll Be Loving You"
Utlilty: 80/100
Comments: Although the voice is still fragile, the songs in this album match her style, and the effect is impressive. Gigi wrote the lyrics of "I'll be Loving You", and it's quite good for a beginner. It's good to see her singing skill improving, especially in "自由自在", which is like a song of Faye.
Recommended tracks:"死心塌地", "I'll Be Loving You", "自由自在", "幸福國"

黎明 "如果可以再見你 (CD+VCD)"
Utility: 75/100
Comments: Matching the popular "beatmania" (捽碟), the producer Mark Lui turns this album to a dancing album. Strong beat and western music style. Some of these songs are impressive. The Hutchison love song is still good. A special bonus is the theme of "電波少年" composed by 久保田利伸.
Recommended tracks: "如果可以再見你", "神經質女主角", "Happy 2000", "AHHHHH!!!"

陳慧琳 "愛我不愛 (國)"
Utility: 70/100
Comments: Not very good. There are several impressive songs but others are too plain. "一生一愛情" is not up too Mark Lui's usual standard. "崇拜我羨慕你" is quite cute, and it's special since it's the theme song of a PC game.
Recommended tracks: "一生一愛情", "嚴重", "北極雪"

張宇 "單戀 (EP)"
Marks: Melody:80 Lyrics:80 Arrangement:75 Voice:90 Utility:85
Comments: Finally my idol's EP was released, and there is only one new song in the EP, plus some of his pervious songs and two demo songs, in which Phil only hums the melody and no lyrics. The new song is excellent. This EP provides a good chance to review some of his special songs published.
Recommended tracks: "單戀一枝花" and others.

李蕙敏 "擺脫 (CD+VCD)"
Marks: Melody:60 Lyrics:70 Arrangement:70 Voice:80 Utility:55
Comments: Amanda's debut album is disappointing, the songs seems lacking the element of being a hit song, all of them are quite plain. Amanda worked hard but she need something special to arouse people's interest. Polygram should also evaluate the strategy again.
Recommended tracks: None.

那英 "征服 (CD+VCD)"
Marks: Melody:70 Lyrics:75 Arrangement:75 Voice:80 Utility:75
Comments: "The Pop Queen of China" has a good voice and expressed her emotion quite well. The whole album is comfortable to listen.
Recommended tracks:"征服", "夢醒了"

楊千嬅 "楊千嬅 1至100 (EP+gift)"
Marks: Melody:75 Lyrics:90 Arrangement:90 Voice:80 Utility:85
Comments: It is good for Miriam to include new things in her songs. This time musicians from Double C including 王雙駿 have done a good job adding interesting arrangements in the EP. Sam Hui's contribution is another bonus, and 于逸堯 is still composing impressive melodies for Miriam, although this one is not as good as his previous ones. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think Miriam can sing better than what appears in this EP, being too tired? The gift -- Hello Kitty pager carrier -- is too small for my pager.
Recommended tracks:"花樣+年華", "愛人", "非買品"

Richie, Yam Yin-Chai 任賢齊 "The Pacific of love 愛像太平洋 (HK Version)"
Marks: Melody:70 Lyrics:65 Arrangement:75 Voice:85 Utility:75
Comments: A simple album, simple melodies, simple voice, simple arrangement. But sometimes being simple is nice. His voice is good at presenting songs in this way. A fresh voice from Taiwan.
Recommended tracks: "Look at me, the girl at the opposite side 對面的女孩看過來", "Don't change 不要變", "The sad Pacific 傷心太平洋", "Too soft hearted 心太軟", "Free 任逍遙"

Faye Wong 王菲 "Singing around 唱遊"
Marks: Melody:65 Lyrics:80 Arrangement:90 Voice:95 Utility:80
Comments: Faye's unique style, only Faye can sing in this style and still very impressive. She has got some kind of magic in presenting these songs, just like singing from the sky, very comfortable. Although not many songs can be great hits, the album is very impressive in a whole.
Recommended tracks: "Repay 償還", "Love commandment 情誡", "Forgive myself 原諒自己", "Child 童".

Jacky Cheung 張學友 "No regret 不後悔"
Marks: Melody:65 Lyrics:70 Arrangement:70 Voice:85 Utility:65
Comments: Just like the style of his previous successful albums, typical Taiwanese, but that isn't impressive for me. Too plain for me to enjoy, maybe tired of listening to Jacky Cheung's Mandarin formula.
Recommended tracks: "You're my treasure 你最珍貴"

Hung Tin-Ping 熊天平 "Not thinking too much any more 不再想太多 (EP)"
Marks: Melody:65 Lyrics:70 Arrangement:75 Voice:80 Utility:65
Comments: Selling at a really cheap price, $20, actually I bought it at $18. Reasonable quality, about cannot afford a nice packaging. His voice is nearly the same as Jeff Cheung 張信哲, especially when singing high notes. Pretty good voice. Maybe too Taiwanese to promote in Hong Kong. Sadly the cheap price doesn't attract much attention from the public. The recommended song is a cover version of Lo Tai-You's 羅大佑 "如果".
Recommended tracks: "If 假如"

Lilian, Ho Ka-Lei 何嘉莉 "My Dreams (EP+VCD)"
Marks: Melody:75 Lyrics:75 Arrangement:80 Voice:80 Utility:80
Comments: Quite a promising debut for her. Her singing skill is better than what I expected, at least she is quite well in singing high notes as a starter, and knows how to use her voice nicely, these maybe taught by her teacher Roman Tam 羅文. The songs are well produced, especially "People of two different kind 兩種人" composed by 伍樂城, who composed many good songs for Fitto 飛圖 singers. Pretty, light beat and dancing songs suit her very well
Recommended tracks: "People of two different kind 兩種人", "Illusion 錯覺".

Ekin, Cheng Yee-Kin 鄭伊健 "Senses"
Marks: Melody:55 Lyrics:55 Arrangement:65 Voice:55 Utility:45
Comments: The style of the songs are like that of "誰可情深如我", slow and plain with good mood. But the songs in this album are not successful. They're too plain and monotonus. Maybe you feel they're comfortable, but they're boring to me. Ekin hasn't improved too muchin singing, his voice is too weak. All if the songs are very alike. The lyrics are lack of depth.
Recommended tracks: None

Andy, Hui Chi-On 許志安 "Very Andy Hui 好許志安(EP)"
Marks: Melody:55 Lyrics:70 Arrangement:65 Voice:85 Utility:50
Comments: Just made to grab people's money, two of the songs appeared in other albums, and the new songs are not very good. But at least the recommended song is good, up to Mark Lui's standard. Andy Hui can do better, I think. He is good at singing "fast" songs, but till now, after he moved to this company, I'm quite disappointed.
Recommended tracks: "Love you 愛妳"

Yuki, Tsui Wai-Yuk 徐懷鈺 "Run forward 向前衝"
Marks: Melody:65 Lyrics:80 Arrangement:75 Voice:80 Utility:70
Comments: Imitating the style and the songs in the previous album, but it is unsuccessful. The style is alike and preferable, but the quality is not so good. "Ding dong 叮咚" is imitating "Dub-I-Dub" and "I don't want 我不要" imitating "Love is like having a bad cold 愛像一場重感冒" etc. Packaging is good but I'm disappointed with the songs. her image is modern and so-called 平民天后, but her singing style (especially in "slow" songs) is very vert traditional Taiwanese, such as her pronunciation.
Recommended tracks: "Monster 怪獸", "I don't want 我不要", "Run forward 向前衝"

William, So Wing-Hong 蘇永康 "Don't want to be happy on my own 不想獨自快樂"
Marks: Melody:55 Lyrics:80 Arrangement:70 Voice:85 Utility:55
Comments: I think people have over-estimated this album, I don't watch the TV series, that maybe causing me to be critical to the album. The songs are poorly made, the melodies terrible and flat, even "More kiss, more painful 越吻越傷心" is not that good.
Recommended track: "不想獨自快樂"

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