The opening of China Entertainment Group gave Jay Chou a head-on confrontation

Chapter 846 You release an album, and seeing him is like a mayfly seeing the sky (2)

"Although I don't have much experience, I have at least attended junior high school. How come I didn't hear any curse words?"

"That's right, you guys should stop trying to make big news for Spike."

"You can believe it if you want, or not. I don't need to explain it to you."

Evan Frank, who knew very well that he should not try to persuade others with moral principles on the Internet, said something frankly. He leaned on the mesh of the swivel chair, rubbing his index finger, and subconsciously turned his head to look at the CD he bought.

The album cover is very simple, showing a caged Spike wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown, sitting on the ground with his hands on his knees, his head lowered so that only half of his face can be seen, and the other half is covered by a monster mask;

Spike, on the other hand, was outside the cage, dressed in fancy clothes, with his arms open to the group of reporters whose only the backs of their heads could be seen on the cover - as if he was showing off and displaying himself.

"Monster".

The album's title is typeset diagonally across the front left side of the cage, making it look like a label that was just stuck on.

As a freshman majoring in social sciences at Boston University's College of Arts and Sciences, it was hard for Evan Frank not to have all sorts of associations after listening to Spike's album.

But he was not 100% sure.

Therefore, I can only post it online to seek recognition and see if anyone agrees with my reading comprehension. If so, how many people agree with it?

"No wonder Spike said that the core concept of this album would be more authentic rock, because from beginning to end this album is about expressing his rebellious spirit, and at the same time calling on all fans to follow him...

“‘The Monster’ is a hip-hop song that responds to media doubts and public criticism from the title to the lyrics.

“I’ve always wondered why Spike didn’t sing such intense, orthodox rap in his previous three albums, but chose to put hip-hop songs first on the A side of his fourth album.

"Then, when my friend praised Spike for his true hip-hop spirit, it suddenly dawned on me..."

After lighting the cigarette with a lighter, Evan tapped on the keyboard with his ten fingers, taking a sip from time to time. While puffing, he organized his understanding into a specific music review, wrote it in a document, and prepared to print it out for submission.

“Although the birth of hip-hop has always been criticized, the spirit of hip-hop has always been well-known around the world for its concepts of resistance, authenticity, and reflection of reality.

"In the song "The Monster", Spike called out Rihanna, who was also criticized badly. The two of them analyzed themselves without any reservations, and frankly admitted that they just wanted their music to be noticed, even if they were slandered as monsters.

"Rihanna even followed the media's lead and directly said that she was friends with the monster: I'm friends with the monster.

"This is Spike's dissatisfaction with the media and the media people who control public opinion. So right after this song, he bluntly vented his emotions with the song title -

“I Can Talk, he wants to speak, he wants to express, he wants to have a voice.

"Spike wants to tell everyone in the audience -

"These media outlets that control public opinion are used to making trouble and being arrogant, and are used to being unreasonable and strong. For this reason, they can use the capital at hand to force him from a singer to a "Monster".

"Everything, just because Spike didn't want to obey..."

The strong get angry and draw their swords to strike at the stronger ones;
The weak get angry and draw their swords to attack the even weaker ones.

The United States violated the global consensus and launched an aggressive war, but was dragged into the quagmire of war by Iraq, but this was ignored by a large number of media people.

The world has been turned into a mess by the ugly US government. The most important thing the US media should do is to call for peace and oppose this war of aggression, rather than just selectively reporting on it.

As a college student majoring in social sciences, Evan Frank could barely be considered a member of a good American family.

He likes hip-hop because of its authenticity.

Because of his opposition to the Iraq War, he also participated in opposition statement activities organized by students at school.

Now, when he suddenly heard this surprising expression in Spike's new album, he thought for a moment that he had heard it wrong - Spike is Chinese.

A Chinese person, standing on American soil, points his finger at the American media and curses the American government?

And it was turned into a song known all over the world?
The Background of Rock and Roll: Spike, the Successor of the Golden Age

On June 6, the authoritative American music review organization and music website PITCHFORK wrote a long recommendation article for Zhou Yi's new album "Monster". The title is full of its usual style and gave it a high score of 23/9.

This is the first time in two years that PITCHFORK has given Zhou Yi's album a very high rating.

Last time, it was "Forever Young" that scored a perfect 10/10.

As one of the most authoritative music review websites in the United States and even in Europe and the United States, it is no secret that PITCHFORK has always favored independent musicians and even so-called artistic albums. Albums by big-name music producers rarely get super high scores here.

Zhouyi English Level 7 only scored 10/ in this regard.

“I am very pleased that Spike did not give in to depravity, but made his own thoughts and choices.

"As the most dominant singer in today's music scene, Spike is taking a huge risk by doing this." As the title says, hip-hop, pop, R&B and even dance music are just the surface of Spike - his background is the rock and roll that listeners from the golden age are very familiar with.

"In today's music scene, which is full of balalaika, gangsta rap, lyrical R&B and other types of music, Spike's new album is like a clear spring, watering the author's bored heart.

"Makes Me Wonder" is a political satire disguised as a love song, which is the metaphorical play that the Chinese are best at, and Spike has obviously mastered it.

"In this song, he clearly pointed out the wrong relationship between the United States and other countries, and clearly accused the United States of causing trouble in the world..."

Reading comprehension needs to be done by professionals.

After PITCHFORK left, Rolling Stone also gave its own music review as usual.

But compared to its competitors, Rolling Stone clearly prefers to play straight, and openly paid tribute to David Bowie's "21 Guns"——

"The Anti-War Rock Icon of the New Century: Spike".

“I think even David Bowie, who made a cameo appearance in the music video, probably never thought that his classic song “All the Young Dudes” would be paid tribute to by Spike in this way.

"As a neutral person, Spike undoubtedly has a more objective perspective——

"He is tired of the media clinging to gossip while keeping silent about the US involvement in the Middle East war.

"In Spike's view, the 21st century should be a beautiful world where those who have the will can achieve their goals, a world where people all over the world are united, and a new world that is completely different from the last century.

"So he expressed his opposition and dissatisfaction with the actions of the US government. Considering his identity, this was undoubtedly a decision that required courage..."

As one of the oldest music magazines in the United States, Rolling Stone once again gave it a full star rating of 5/5, and without hesitation ranked Zhou Yi's songs "21 Guns" and "Makes Me Wonder" among the top 50 songs of the year.

This is also the first time since the new century that Rolling Stone magazine has fixed a new song in the list of the top 50 songs of the year without looking at any subsequent data performance or public reputation performance.

You know, it’s still the middle of the year, not the end of the year yet.

"It's just right for you! It's just right for you!"

"Oppose the United States! Oppose aggression! Give the Earth a beautiful society where those who have the will can achieve their goals!"

"The U.S. government launched an aggressive war just to satisfy its own selfish desires!"

"Bullshit! Spike is a spy! He's a spy!"

"I want to report it! Spike's songs seriously endanger US national security!"

"..."

After two music icons, PITCHFORK and Rolling Stone, both rated and judged the song, the fire called "Monster" finally lost any restrictions and spread across the Internet in the United States, Europe and the United States, and even the whole world.

Domestic Internet forums in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and the mainland are all in an uproar.

"What the hell?! Zhou Yi is so powerful?!"

"I give up. Don't get involved in politics! Can't you just sing well as a singer?"

"Zhou Yi is an idiot!"

"Will Zhou Yi be banned by the US for criticizing the US like this?"

"It's what they deserve to be banned! What's wrong with the United States? The bigger the fist, the more powerful the truth. Can the 18 princes make Dong Zhuo cry to death?"

"Good job sealing! I've been displeased with this idiot Zhou Yi for a long time."

"What are you afraid of? Look carefully at the last two songs of Zhou Yi's English album - "The Phoenix" and "Legend". They are all about rising from the ashes and becoming a legend."

"Dying for a cause, huh?"

"What music saint template..."

The legend of the phoenix rising from the ashes is familiar to both the East and the West.

Not to mention that Zhou Yi has long been nicknamed "Phoenix" in Europe and the United States.

Now it has been officially acknowledged and written into the song.

As time went by, the American music scene, where the incident took place, became even more chaotic.

Zhou Yi directly encountered the most intense attack since his debut in 2000!
(End of this chapter)