Like the previous album, Jay Chou's album cover is the same as before, and it is all single photos of Jay Chou. Jay Chou stood in front of Mount Michel in France, looking very mysterious and ethereal. The MV also follows the cover design. Jay Chou walks alone in the gorgeous town. Compared to the style that was always crowded, this time the album looks more mature and stable.
It can be seen that Jay Chou’s new song is thoughtful. Not only is the background gorgeous, but each set is thought-provoked, which is very consistent with the lyrics. In "The Greatest Work", the most legendary and most prestigious department stores in Paris, famous train restaurants, and dome cafes appeared, which feasted the audience.
The producer of this album once confidently said: "It makes sense that this song is called "The Greatest Work". It shows everyone's confidence in this song. The market response was also very powerful. Although Jay Chou's new album was released one day earlier, its sales volume still exceeded 4 million. This is also the first digital album in mainland China with sales exceeding 100 million.
However, word of mouth and sales have always been different. After the new song was released, "Jay Chou's new song is unpleasant" quickly reached the top of the hot search, with a reading volume of 5 billion. Everyone talked about Jay Chou’s new song. Some people said that his style was exactly the same as before, nothing new and not worth listening to it. They also put the title “Jay Chou plagiarized Jay Chou”; some people said that this album has no highlights, and the only promotional point is that Jay Chou has come back, and Jay Chou is probably over. Some viewers joked, "I have to work hard to earn this 30 yuan."
"Beauty Like Frost" still uses the classic combination of the past, written by Fang Wenshan and composed by Jay Chou, but the effect is indeed average. On the one hand, the recurring appearance of such songs in Jay Chou's album has made everyone's aesthetic fatigue. Some viewers even said that this song sounds exactly the same as "Hair Like Snow", and it is impossible to tell who is who; on the other hand, this song lacks novelty in both lyrics and songs, and can no longer adapt to the development of current pop music.
Some netizens also believe that although this album is not that amazing, it has reached Jay Chou's average level, so it will not be so ugly. The main problem with Jay Chou's new album is that the early publicity is too exaggerated, which raises the audience's expectations, and ordinary albums naturally become unpleasant albums. Besides, the name "The Greatest Work" is too arrogant. Even classical music masters have never used such a name.
And listeners also discovered this problem: Jay Chou’s voice is far less than before. Compared with the avant-garde lyrics, clear voice and effortless high notes, Jay Chou's voice is now obviously tired. Many high notes are not mentioned, and the bass has become more hoarse. In this new album, Jay Chou's obvious increase in rap is also proved.
A music blogger commented: "Now Jay Chou's voice may require a hundred bottles of fat sea to save it." However, the appearance will age, and the voice is the same. No one can stay young forever, because it is unfair to criticize Jay Chou. Even Li Jian, who is recognized as having an aesthetic level of voice, has suffered the same controversy in his new album.
In addition, the way the new album is sold has also been controversial. If you want to listen to Jay Chou’s songs in the mainland, you not only have to buy a membership, but also spend another 30 yuan to buy an album; you can listen to it overseas and even in Hong Kong and Taiwan for free, and many people complain: "QQ music is so ugly." But this has nothing to do with Jay Chou himself.
In fact, every album of Jay Chou will be controversial. The third album "Octodes Space" was once criticized by the public for being unclear in pronunciation. At that time, Jay Chou's singing voice was contrary to the trend of the market, but this album was still sought after by everyone. Such things happen almost every time Jay Chou releases a new album. "Waiting for You to Get Off" and "If You Don't Love Me" are considered greasy, ugly and rustic.
In fact, although everyone is talking about it, I'm afraid Jay Chou has learned to look at all this with a normal mind. Some people complained that Jay Chou's music was too rough, and he directly retorted: "I want such music. Who made me Jay Chou?" What do you think of Jay Chou's new album?
