n no people from 80s/early 90s were all better. putting up big names like anita or leslie what can i say they are not comparable everyone knows them, but you cant forgot people like, faye wong, alan tam, lam. roman tam. francis yip, jenny, michael kwan, sally yeh. new music is crap on hk crap composers crap singers its not new talent its their way of marketing. you dont see many powerful vocalist now do you? everyone just screams and yells whatever they are trying to sing
Okay, I'll drop Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung. However, Faye Wong was from the 90's. Just for the record. And Alan Tam is by no means a good singer. Lastly, it's not that currently there isn't talents in the music scene, it's more like they are not the most famous ones, Anthony Wong is still going strong after going solo from Tat's, at17, Chet Lam, Kahlil Fong, Kay Tse, Ivana Wong, Vincy Chan (even though I hate her guts and her voice, she is a much better singer than most EEG artistes, I have to admit), Justin Lo, Janice Vidal (both A Music artistes have this "trying too hard" stamp on their forehead, I don't like them, but I must admit they can sing better than most)... To say that there's no talent in the music scene now is not a fair judgment.
It's true that there aint no good singers in hk nowadays. The 2000s singers suk balls. That is reality. But i do give props to them for succeeding as a so called "singer". The back in the day music r classics and hall of famers. Nothing can be compare wit those. Beyond, Jacky cheung, roman, Sam hui...etc etc.
^ The four example you gave spaned nearly 4 decades, Roman Tam was from early 60's, Sam Hui was from the 70's, Beyond was indie in early 80's and Jacky Cheung started out in the mid 80's. So really, I don't think it's fair to pull the single best from the decades and compare it within a single decade, where we got our fair share of talent in Eason Chan, or perhaps Leo Ku and Justin Lo (I don't personally think they are that great, but meh)
it's not even about the years. The songs nowadays r crap. But if u wanna talk about the years, i bet 40 years from now, i will lose interest in the HK entertainment industry. Songs will sound more crappy than now (not that the songs now aint crappy enough), movies will suk balls (because the Vets will be gone). I really dont understand how they like the bullshitted songs in HK. I was born in 1988 and i like songs from the 70s........Also, the girls aint as pretty as the ladies from back then. "Each generation is different" aint an excuse. dam.....hk has gone crazy. i hope HK jsut bring back those type of music/movies/series like back then......... this is not an opinion.This is a FACT.
hk music just isnt what it just to be. people like hacken lee faye wong, priscilla chan were all particpated in some 80s award show. those are the only ones decent enough among today's artists. i think shirley kwan still sings? shes good too but is getting old all of them are. its not just about the singers also the composers, the lyrics in today's songs are just meaningless mix with a bunch of rap+ english. eason chan leo ku, both have a very irritating voice imo. hk music is totally crap now because of the most talented people are dead or retire. james wong, joseph koo, anita mui leslie cheung roman tam etc all dead. if you want to see the difference just search up some old songs sing by artist from 80s and compare it to the new gen. most of them sound like kids yelling out words
^ I still think it's an opinion rather than a fact. Because I don't think Eason Chan pale in comparison to Jackie Cheung, Anthony Wong was any less worthy than Beyond in making indie and band music. I can agree that the music scene is FILLED with crappy artistes, but not ALL artistes are crappy. Just because EEG crapizised their share of the business doesn't make the business crappy. There still exist the space for good music, though defintiely less noticed and less popular than their crappy counterparts (as per Twins and other EEG artistes) This discussion remind me of how friends told me Western music got really sucky, no more classics like Beatles and Carpenters or ABBA (yes, we are THAT old school). However, the current artistes needed time to accumulate their brilliant work (not even Beatles or Carpenters, or Roman and Jackie Cheung, has every single song in their every single album so totally mind-blowing that they are instant classics). I think it's an opinion that the music scene is not as good as it used to be, just like my opinion is that it is NOT any worst than what it used to be. The only fact is that the music scene is different at different times.
Just for your information: Faye Wong started out in very late 80's, she only became widely popular (as Faye Wong, she used to be Shirley Wong). I am a huge fan of hers so I can't stand people thinking that she's been around since forever because she isn't! She should have remained in the music scene and make more awesome music. You complained about the composer, one reason of the repetitive melodies is the fault of those low-grade semi-artistes whose fame is based solely on Chan Fai Yeung's classical-slash-ballady-pop melodies. If there's only the better singers with their better songs in the market, his composition wouldn't become so boring so quickly = better quality in general. As for lyricist, Lin Xi has his favourites if you read into his work. He was and still is the best lyricist in the trade. Wyman Wong is another maverick lyricist of the 90's. But both of their work can vary greatly in quality, from very literature-inspired themed lyrics for Faye Wong and Anthony Wong (and less frequently, in Eason Chan and Miriam Yeung) to the brainless rappy just-because-it's-easy-on-the-ears fast-food grade lyric work for TWINS and Kelly Chen and many other untalented artistes (with rich and demanding companies) I think Leo Ku's voice is irritating, but not so much for Eason Chan. Though I must admit he has gotten quite lazy in his music of late. Another FYI, I AM from those eras (oops, did I reveal my age again?) so I know first hand how awesome those older generation artistes can be, and also how mediocre the filler songs on their album can be. If you want a real picture of what the music scene used to be, don't just listen to the "best of" or "compliation" albums, find them in their original album with their original line-up and you'll see even their music isn't ALWAYS that great. They have their filler moments and mediocre works here and there, just like anyone else. As for music style (you don't like those rap with English mix, I take it?), I found older generation albums boring because they are so totally consistent and each song sounds practically the same with varying quality of lyrics and notes = boring and uncreative.
its not just rap with english, its just the whole with the new generation. they cant sing for crap. and yea i know about faye wong being shirley wong. she was the only one ever to have any difference between her music compare to the others. while most of other sounds the same but the melodies and lyrics are good and meaningful atleast better than today's crap you see lol. lin xi and wyman wong is good no doubt,but even if you got good lyrics and you cant find any good vocalist its still crap.
There are good vocalists, just that they are not the hottest artistes around... I personally thought Anthony Wong was awesome (he has always been since mid 80s), at17, Chet Lam (okay, he's better at song writing and story telling), Karen Mok (not the hottest in Hong Kong but love her voice)... As I have said before, the problem is NOT that there's no talent, but the talents are not the most popular in the business. Where's the justice? And I insist that older doesn't automatically means better. There are artistes who cannot sing (Vivian Chow and Vivian Lai, Leon Lai ring a bell?) in every generation... I can only agree that the untalented pseudo-singers are crowding the music scene with strong company back up to compete and possibly push the real talents out of the business.
maybe i just dont follow the scene like i use to. i understand what your trying to say. there were tons of talented people from the 80s but didnt get as popular as the others. remember ken choi? he was cool but screw him saying by saying something he shoudn't have.
This whole situation is so blown out of proportion. It's seems weird that Edison would take his laptop to be serviced knowing he had those photos on it. I'm sure he would of known that tech would find it. This whole situation just seems kind of weird.
couldnt agree more. this topic has totally change because no one gives a shit about that prick. He's fucked and he's running away from it. rumors said that he had a bad family relationship or some shit which made him wat he is now. tat's Bullshit. He kno wat he's doing. it's not even about his mental state or wateva. It's a moral. Thank god he's gone. One down of these newbies, hundreds more to go. Who's next?
