What is Jay Chou's musical style?

1. 1 R & amp； B music [2]

The full name of R & ampb is rhythm &；; Blues, translated as "rhythm and blues". R & ampb originated from "blues", the so-called "black pop music". Billboard magazine once pointed out that R&; B is black music, R &；; B has a wide range, except jazz and blues, which can be called r &；; B. Nowadays, both Hip Hop and Rap are popular from R&; b、R&B； The birth of b) can be traced back to the mid-1940s.

1.2 the first r &；; B

In China, Tao Zhe was the first to introduce R & ampb.

1.3 Vincent Fang

As we all know, Jay Chou's first step is crucial. From the perfect starting point of the album Jay, Jay Chou was widely known and became popular all the way. After Fan Texi, Octave Space and Ye Huimei, in 2004, Jay Chou released Qilixiang with strong local flavor, and its sales volume ranked first in Asia for several years. Let's not discuss its future form for the time being, but the continuous rise in recent years can definitely prove that his songs have some charm.

The lyrics of several of his masterpieces are original, but strangely, we can often find that vincent fang's lyrics seem unreasonable, such as the stained glass refuted by cathedral glass in class, which is pieced together with uncommon place names or human lives. "Similarly, Fang Gang's words have nothing to do with Jay Chou's songs, as always. Their words and songs can be two different things, and their prefixes and styles may even run counter to each other, which is very suitable for the requirements of modern people, which has become a major reason why their music is popular all over the country. " [3] Jay Chou's tunes are often lively or grotesque. Similarly, the lyricist should have a rhythm, and at the same time, he should consider whether he can "grasp the key points". For example, in Dragon Boxing:

The northeast nation's coastline centered on Dunhuang is like a bow, and the Great Wall is like a dream to be shot for 5,000 years. I used my arm to pull the weight of the whole land away.

For example, a small and exquisite phrase in "Love" in BC:

Whose bow and arrow is the priest's temple? I used to like the picture that you only belonged to me in the crowd.

Passing by the goddess Sumei, I made a wish in the name of the goddess, remembering the spread like the Tigris River.

It seems that piecing together words has become Vincent Fang's hobby, which gives readers unlimited FATASY fun: endless romantic scenery and endless reverie about ancient civilization, and also gives people living in the E era a simple feeling close to their hearts and a positive and optimistic imagination space, which is rare. From a certain point of view, it is also a blind worship of the younger generation who are "not asking for a solution" and like to seek new things. People who give themselves a sense of freshness and freedom are generally loved. "Oh, please give us joy in flowers today; Please don't let us think too far ... let us stay here, in the most energetic spring of the year. " [4] Perhaps this is one of the reasons why teenagers like Jay even crazy-it is also one of the reasons for idolatry.

Some people say that Vincent Fang's words have no practical significance and are suspected of "saliva poetry". A group of avant-garde poets also rose up against him, saying that he had ruined his poetic style:

"At present, the most popular Jay Chou's songs are also referred to as meaningless. Kitamura believes that many of the music we are circulating now have very empty and worthless themes, only excitement, without the original touch of the soul. I once heard a song by Jay Chou. The first few words sound like "what to do" and "what to do". Later, I investigated what it actually means in Hakka dialect. Yes, it's very symbolic and has no practical significance. Whether it's rock music or pop songs, lyrics are very important. Lyrics are the main body of lyricism, and the feeling of lyrics is an important source of emotion, otherwise the melody will become rootless grass. " [5]

Indeed, some words reflect exaggerated feelings, but they are understandable, because these words basically reflect the singer's mood. For example, a passage in Qilixiang:

It rained all night, and my love overflowed, just like the fallen leaves in the rain garden and my thoughts. A few words of right and wrong can't cool my enthusiasm. You appear on every page of my poem.

I have heard countless people denounce Jay Chou, saying that his words are unclear, his lyrics are promiscuous and he is whining ... This kind of rap has long been widely recognized abroad and has always been loved by people-but Chinese and western cultures are different after all. To tell the truth, some words can't be understood without checking Baidu:

Unconsciously, you have left me. Unconsciously follow this rhythm, and it took another autumn to know, know.

Here, you can hardly hear the difference between "unconscious" and "after knowing". Similarly, in the same tone, complex pronunciation is even more difficult to argue:

That pride will not be lonely and boring. The castle in the book frame is very European. Facing this poster, we appreciate it from a distance and smile. Silence cannot be forged. We don't care about the weather forecast because it doesn't matter.

In fact, there are still some raps between the main theme and the last article, but no one can recognize the "Let's start …" paragraph.

They wondered why so many people were attracted to this young man so quickly. Probably because people want to release depression from music and look for spiritual sustenance. After all, classical music only works for a few people, but for most people, what it needs is something that is easy to understand, not widely recognized by scholars, distinctive, stylish, light and rhythmic. This is Jay.

However, as a pop singer and songwriter, how many words can you write like this? Besides, since avant-garde poets don't like it, let's take out our works and fight fairly. The world has its own judgments-why just condemn them? If the lyrics are all philosophical poems, only reading Schopenhauer's selected works will not achieve the real effect of music. The world thinks that it is unwilling, but it is actually incompetent and will only blame others. "People who can become heroes now are often trampled by people who want to be heroes but can't be heroes." [6] There are countless such examples. "Ercao's reputation is ruined, and the Yangtze River will never be abandoned." "Critics are often forgotten, and literary works will be remembered by the world." [7]

Some people say that in Jay's music, the images of all "people" gradually become larger, while the traditional concepts of "country" and "nation" gradually fade, which is related to aesthetic concepts. In fact, the eternal theme is man himself:

"In terms of aesthetic objects, China people who are afraid of space think that they are insignificant in the universe, so the relationship between man and nature is an eternal theme, and people look for themselves in the nature reflected in their works; Westerners believe that "man is the spirit of all things" and that man is the eternal theme of art. On the aesthetic ideal, the harmony pursued by China people is the beauty of content, or the unity of man and society: restraint and moderation; Or for the unity of heaven and man: ethereal and indifferent. The harmony that westerners talk about is the exquisiteness of formal beauty, and the content is probably the contradiction between the protagonist and the secular. China people stress artistic conception, while westerners stress image; Westerners are typical, while China people are moderate. The climax of incisively and vividly is the goal pursued by western art, and the implication is the top grade of China art; Westerners' innovation is deviant, while China's innovation is good religion. Interestingly, while expressing our desire to carry forward the national culture, we look at China's works from a western perspective, such as image, typicality, climax and rich colors. Some are considered to lack individuality, others are rated as monotonous, and so on. Under the influence of this critical scale, we are gradually losing our taste and getting closer to Western standards. " [8]

Should nationality be celebrated? The answer is yes, national culture is important, but we often forget our existence. When we look at China's billions of people, we often lose ourselves-we need sex, but the universe is not just mysterious because of sex, but because of individuals. We can really find our potential in Jay Chou's music. "Throw it away after reading it." [9] When we study aesthetics, we have to consider the starting point of the spiritual field. Similarly, when we discuss Jay Chou and his music, we should also weigh it from this aspect. "Dialectical thinking makes China people understand the uninterrupted development of things and the mutual transformation of opposites. But it also brings agnosticism and eclecticism to our thinking, the lack of rhythm and the change of four tones in Chinese, which all bring the characteristics of prosaic culture to China traditional music. " [10] We should return to nature, rediscover our lost dreams and find our own bright spots instead of blindly imitating them.

"Not only modernism, but all avant-garde ideas seem to be doomed to be transformed. This is because the forerunner often means a rush to the existing order, but a decisive attitude will not only make the order fall into nothingness, but also make the saboteur himself fall into nothingness. Therefore, a thorough revolution always faces nothingness, rejects all order and all possibilities, or, in an absolute sense, revolution is absolute freedom, not anything else. Once the revolution can't bear such lightness, it will turn internally, which will not only change the original intention of its revolution. [ 1 1]

It can be said that the modern education system does not allow the rapid development of individuals, and the "* * *" society will continue for a long time in the next 20 years. So Jay Chou and his music appeared, which gave us a little precious comfort.

Conclusion:

"Imagination is the source of knowledge evolution. Imagination can sum up everything in the world, and it promotes progress. So Einstein made a judgment:' Imagination is more important than knowledge'. " [12] Maybe it's home in the forest. It's been a long time since we met, so I suggest you keep looking for that forest and find your own way in a narrow society.