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Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9.9 out of 10 (8)
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kool
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February 27, 2006
3 people found the following helpful

 This is an Inspirational Album!! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
I was never a Leehom fan and I still can't say that I am, but this album is absolutely awesome!! Leehom has proven his talent in creating good music. But what I find most impressive is for him, a Chinese boy raised overseas (who speaks Chinese with a strong English accent), to understand & appreciate Chinese culture & put in such great effort to learn Chinese Opera & incorporate it in popular R&B music! This is beyond words... Those of you out there who haven't listened to this album, you must get one asap as this is Leehom's best! Now, for those who are incapable of appreciating this album, I suggest you open up your mind and heart and listen again because it is really your lose if you can't appreciate the songs.
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tcwgirl
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January 25, 2006
2 people found the following helpful

 Indeed, a Hero. Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
This being my first time listening to Leehom Wang, I can't sing his praises based on previous albums--but let me sing them for this album! I'd nearly given up listening to anything innovative and fresh in Chinese, the CPOP scene was horribly repetitive and unoriginal. Wang amazingly mixes R&B and Pop elements with traditional Chinese instruments and sounds for a sweet trip down groove lane. I don't even know where to begin to tell you how great this album is. Someone who can actually sing with beats that are worthwhile listening to? Things that seem so hard to find anymore in the R&B come quite naturally to Wang, apparently. My favorites on this golden album are probably, all equally wonderful--so they're not listed by favor--, Track 2 "Mistake in the Flower Field" shows Wang's amazing vocal range and soulful voice over a slow backtrack mixed with pretty and haunting traditional Chinese opera, Track 8 "Brothers" blends funk and rap for a nice bob-your-head track. But no worries, Wang even has ballads on this album to slow it down with, "Kiss Goodbye", Track 6 "Big City, Small Love", and Track 7 "The First Morning" in which he produces a somewhat generic CPOP sound, but still shines. Some of the better tracks feature Rain (track 5) AND up-and-coming Lim JeongHee who both add a lot of Korean soul to this album that is uncomparable for any other artist I've seen in the CPOP scene. Track 1 "Beside Plum Blossoms" has a simple rap and light synthetic rap beat that is enjoyable, but easily tiresome. Still, Wang does a remarkable job and has made me interested in more of his works. If you love R&B, CPOP or both this album would be the best thing for you to listen to! I'm still amazed I hadn't listened to Wang Leehom sooner!! He has redeemed my faith in Chinese-singing R&B artists, haha.
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Melanie Yuen
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January 21, 2006
3 people found the following helpful

 OMG, his album is amazing!! Waited a whole year fo Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
omg..heroes of the world is one of the best albums that he's done so far! it just keeps getting better and better! i LOVE all the tracks..especially his fast hip-hop/rbish..its like damnn..blows it out of the water..his collaboration with bi, and jin were off da hook. he really makes us chinese really really lol DAMN GOOD. iono, i'm speechless.he just amazes me! i really love this album!

i love how he mixed the eastern with the western..its like DANNNNNGGGGG

haha dudee..awesome awesome!
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Lily
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January 20, 2006
Leehom has done it AGAIN O____O Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
I've just finished listening to this album, and what can I say? IT'S BRILLIANT!!! >.<
The ballads and faster tracks balance very well together as a whole.
Not only are the songs very nice,the lyrics are meaningful! I DEFINITELY recommend it!!
So ppl, stop what you are doing now, and IMMEDIATELY go and BUY this album!!! You won't regret it~
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Justin Lim Lim
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January 20, 2006
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 I LOVE IT. Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
duudee i still can't believe he did a collab with jin, It's FIRE

I adore this album.
I love rangkai. My favorite tracks were 1, 2, 3, 5, & 9. Because I'm a fan of fast tracks, but his slow tracks managed to move me. THAT's saying alot because I usually don't like slow tracks, but boy Leehom's slow tracks are extremely heart-wrenching. The songs on Heroes of the World are catchier than those on Xin Zhong De Re Yue, because I ADORE the faster tracks. Anyways, I love all the songs, which is actually really a statement especially since I like the ballads as well. There is just something in his voice and emotion and hooks me to the ballads

I hardly buy any chinese singers' albums but this one just blew me away


Overall this is an awesome album...and i'm loving it!! The sound of the album is unique and it showcases his talents & skills as singer, songwriter & producer.
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Helen Yang
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January 18, 2006
4 people found the following helpful

 Awesome Tracks Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
Zai Mei Bian: This is a very cute and fun inspired track, and I cannot get the chorus out of my head. The song is interwoven with the Chinese influence, with all sorts of instruments like the Chinese flute and er-hu and includes cameo appearances by opera singers. Very awesome and unexpected, but nonetheless lovable. The song is extremely stylish, well put-together, and catchy. And his rap at the end blows me away. Not only is he THE BALLAD KING, his rapping skills have definitely improved and OMG it just went WHOOSH, and it just left me speechless. Awesome.

Hua Tian Cuo' is a Chinese-influenced R&B inspired ballad. I has a very matured “traditional” quality to the sound. I really dislike Chinese music, but Leehom proves me wrong with this track, this style has more of an upbeat taste while still keeping the traditional feel and it suits my liking very well.

Gai Shi Yin Xiong FEAT. Jin 'tha MC': This is MY LOVE. Very awesome title track, and everything about the song from Leehom, to the female vocals, to Jin’s rapping is stuck in my head. It’s so awesome because it’s not like a normal song that just has one type of sound, the song itself is a complex mixture of different songs and styles. It almost sounds like more than 1 song and I <333 the electric guitar solo in the middle. Leehom also does a very good “opera impersonation” at the very beginning of the song. It is an intricate blending and mixing of styles and sound with fun spontaneity. I also LOVE the addition of the Cantonese parts.


Kiss Goodbye:
It continues to amaze me, how big a variety of songs Leehom is able to compose. And it amazes me even more because he wrote the lyrics to this song and it is absolutely gorgeous. This is another heart-wrenching ballad of his for his ex-girlfriend.
Not emotional in a sad-depressing way, but it has a glint of hope to the song and it makes the song so awesome J

Wan Mei De Hu Dong FEAT. Rain and Lim Jeong Hee: Leehom collabs with 2 korean artists on this track, and the track is in English, Korean, and Chinese. It may sound like a weird combo, but it’s a very interesting mix with a slight latin-tango feel to it. I’m not totally digging Rain’s voice, but Lim Jeong Hee and Wang Leehom have awesome voices. Lim Jeong Hee has an “Alicia Keys” vibe to her voice. This song makes me want to get up and dance.


Da Cheng Xiao Ai: This song is a very light and mellow song, and has a sense of innocence. It can be compared to “Simple Song,” except Da Cheng Xiao Ai, is better than “Simple Song”. It is composed on the Chinese pentatonic scale and the simplicity of the song is what makes it so addicting and perfect to place on repeat.

Di Yi Ge Qing Chen
This isn’t as emotional a song as “Kiss Goodbye” but it’s softness sounds even more heartbreaking. Leehom doesn’t show off as much of his vocals, but still it has a strong message. His voice is extremely sad and it makes me want to shed tears. , it's still a beautiful song.

Ge Er Men
It has a old fashioned r/b taste to it. I really like the song because it’s really refreshing and catchy, and I always find myself singing along. I really like this track, though, it’s a bit too short. L He sings this song with a ‘Beijing’ accent.

Ran Kai:
This song sounded weird at first (like Zhu Lin Shen Chu), but with more listens, I really like this track. It’s very experimental and it has a very interesting mix of Chinese drums and cymbals. It’s actually quite addicting once I get used to the somewhat “uniqueness” of it. I didn’t like it one first listen, but it has become one of my favorite tracks on the album. It’s just it sounds sooooo new and something I don’t hear in C-pop.

Ai Yin Wei Zai Zin Zhong (Lee Hom & Fans)
A lot of my friends like this song because it’s such a pretty song. And I think it’s a great song, but compared to his other songs on the album, because the other songs leave such an awesome impression, this song didn’t leave as strong an impression. It’s nice to listen to and cute, but it did not leave me in awe as much as the other 9 tracks. Nonetheless nice work :P


This is my favorite Leehom album so far, and one of the best Cpop albums I've heard thus far.
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Helen Yang
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January 18, 2006
3 people found the following helpful

 I'm in love with this album! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
I just received my album, and I listened to it. I have to say Leehom is the ultimate musician. He has shown so much growth since his previous albums. His albums continue to bring surprises for me. Revolution was pop/r&b, Impossible to Miss You was pop, Forever’s First Day was ballads, Wei Yi was rockish, Unbelievable was hip-pop, Shangri-la was R/b+sounds of minority groups, GSYX is r/b+hiphop+Chinese opera. He is the only musician I know that is not only able to change his styles so much, but he is able to WRITE songs that sound good in each genre!!!
Lee Hom's last album 'Shangri-La' was simply wonderful and I absolutely adored it. I loved how he embraced the Chinese culture in his music by adding hints of music from Tibet, Yu-nan, Inner Mongolia, and mainland China. It was amazing how he was able to incorporate such traditional sounds into r/b. But this album as the second chapter extends his influence, along with my respect for his goal: trying to create an identity for Chinese music. Many people have lost track of their Chinese culture, and it’s awesome Leehom brings it back in his album. As much as I loved Shangri-La, GSYX by far is better. It is really catchy and has the right amount of ballads. Not to much to be boring, but just enough to create a balance with the faster tracks. Lee Hom has stayed true to his word of expanding Chinese popular music while incorporating and keeping the “Chinese” identity.
I was getting this feeling before that I was getting bored of Asian R&B/Hip-Hop because many of the music sounds exactly like American hiphop/r&b. BUT BOY HAS LEEHOM CHANGED MY MIND. HIS ALBUM IS SIMPLY EARGASMIC. That guy continues to surprise me with his music.

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Johnathon
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January 16, 2006
5 people found the following helpful

 Very impressive Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
my g/f likes his music and she was listening to his new album in her car. Haha and I was very impressed, because the song she was playing sounded pretty good, so I decided to buy the cd to try it out.

I usually don’t like Chinese music because Cpop sounds bland and the same to me, but I really like this album because it stands out from the pack. It’s awesome that he is able to incorporate the Chinese culture through opera into the r/b vibes of the song. Very talented person. And it’s very surprising how versatile a composer he is because his ballads and fast tracks sound so different yet so good, it’s surprising that one person composed such different tracks (i.e track 3 and track 4)

Overall I really like this guy’s music, maybe he will bring my interest back into Chinese music. Very unique and not sappy. Def Recommend the album! Than she is cute
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