F.I.R

ok i know this is very late, but i just bought F.I.R's most recent album, Flight Tribe heh! i think it's the best of the 3 albums so far in terms of the overall quality - practically all the tracks can almost become a A- or B- side in a singles album!
i like the way they try to infuse pop-rock with different elements, like this time they tended to use even stronger cultural elements than ever (well, as opposed to the indian intro, bridge & outro in 'ai de li liang') - they kinda incorporated the 'musical quotation' in a more obvious way (the triplet figure in 'rain sakura', the beautiful intro of 'flight tribe')

wif all the cool intros for each piece, i think this album is very coherent despite the quotations from all over the world (ie no track is out of place) but, all the tracks are so good on their own, they don't seem to complement each other... its like having a bunch of red roses, all of similar shape and colour... in the end none of them stand out... and erm, the melodies + musical styles are more typical of mainstream pop (not that F.I.R is not for mainstream listening, they're just different), all very listenable but not as memorable as some of the past singles, i think...

oooh the producer (ian chen) rocks! very well-arranged and produced tracks!

ok end of music essay... i give myself a D- for no elaboration and specific references to music haha! it's so weird you know, im kinda able to judge what standard of essays i write, but sometimes i don't know where to improve (other times i'm just too lazy to elaborate too much!)

anyway, i bought this album for a steal TEEHEHE! so tired, coz i went out the entire day (some exhibition in expo, then played in an arcade in the afternoon)... woot i'm going out again tomorrow :P must sleep early la...