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October 10, 2006 How far has Mr. Tao fallenDavid's debut and the following two albums were his best works. Ultrasound was a nice intro to fans who had not bought his CDs before, but it was hardly essential. Then he put out The Great Leap, a totally serious but flawed effort. He's mad, you see, he's mad at the media, he's mad at the world that didn't get him, he's mad that ... whatever. I didn't get it, it was a bore and I thought for sure he would rebound from that mess. It would be great if Beautiful was David Tao's big come back record, but it really wasn't. I caught the sample he borrowed for Tension (yes, it was a sample from a P Diddy production, which I'm sure he also took from someone else) and used it here again, and the song he wrote for Karen Mok (another falling performer - geez what happened to her?), You're So Beautiful, yep, David Tao took that back too and put it in a different dress, bang, now it's his Beautiful. That's ok. Just not very original. This CD is not awful, just not very inspiring, exciting, or fresh. The duet with him and Jolin works fine up 'til they start the verse "DT / Jolin is in the house." It's so sad. You almost feel like he's used up all his tricks in the bag and was just cruising thru hoping no one caught him. His voice is still amazing, but all the "uh huh" and the tired, cliche lyrics were just no longer amusing. Sorry folks, this isn't a Beautiful effort. Bland, maybe. We'll have to wait 'til his next record to see if he actually has more juice and can share better materials.
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March 16, 2001 First great record of 2001
Daring. Artistic. Ambitious. Mind-blowing. Like Faye Wong's Irritated / Fu Zao, Golden Flower attempts to add another dimention to conventional Chinese/Canto- Pop. While Fu Zao is a collaborative effort between Faye, Cocteau Twins, her then boyfriend, and many other talents in China, Golden Flower is only helmed by none other than Wu Bai, arguably the most successful rock musician/singer in Taiwan. This album is mind-blowing in many ways. There's no sappy ballad or one of those songs people can't wait to put on the KTV chart. The music on Golden Flower is rich, exciting, and most of all, fresh. Karen is still unassuming and unpretentious, and this time her exuberance comes from hundreds of directions. Wu Bai pulls her voice in and out of his songscape with ease and spontaneity, the end result is as stunning as her abs. People who are ready for more adventurous Chinese/Canto- Pop will find Golden Flower both satisfying and exhilirating. Easily the first great record of 2001.
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