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David takes The Great Leap !

Outstanding singer/song writer David Tao has not released a major album for over 2 years, but now he's back and guarantees to attract the attention of music devotees everywhere all over again. The acclaimed Asian R&B expert teamed up with Li Zhuo Xiong to offer you the phobic lyrics of his latest principal track Ghost that describes a person's fears among a mass media driven society that is getting too close for comfort. Also watch out for Susan Says that skillfully combines Beijing Opera sounds with David's exceptional contemporary music style. Continuing to offer you his usual high-quality work, David's new long player presents his first installment in a new musical trilogy that should not be missing in your collection.

Now you can enjoy not only the music in The Great Leap but also derive visual pleasure from the MV session and the Karaoke versions of 10 stunning tracks! This MV Session features:

  • The 7-minute version of MV for "What is Love" which has never been shown before
  • The restricted version of MV for "Ghost" showing David Tao in three different images: an office worker, a cool singer and a the King of Ghosts
  • MV for "Love me or him" which is a 9-minute love story adapted from famous writer Eileen Chang's novel, in which David Tao stars as a man trapped between two girls

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    Product Title: The Great Leap MV Session (DVD) 太平盛世 影音旗艦版 (DVD) 太平盛世 影音旗舰版 (DVD) 太平盛世 影音旗艦版 (DVD) The Great Leap MV Session (DVD)
    Singer Name(s): David Tao 陶喆 陶喆 陶喆 （デビッド・タオ） David Tao
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    Region Code: All Region What is it?
    Release Date: 2005-04-27
    Language: Mandarin
    Subtitles: Traditional Chinese
    Country of Origin: Taiwan
    Disc Format(s): DVD
    Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
    Package Weight: 110 (g)
    Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
    Publisher: EMI
    YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004000019

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    * Screen Format : 4:3 (Full Screen)
    * Sound Mix : Dolby Digital, Stereo
    * DVD Type : DVD-5

    亞洲5大導演 打造陶喆極致視覺世界!
    精采收錄 10支MV + 10首KARAOKE

    MV
    01. 鬼 Ghost (特別版 Special Edition)
    02. 愛我還是他 Who Do You Love? (特別版 Special Edition)
    03. Susan 說 Susan Said
    04. 就是愛你 Love Can
    05. 孫子兵法 The Art Of War
    06. Catherine
    07. 無緣 Fated
    08. 愛是個什麼東西 What's Love? (特別版 Special Edition)
    09. 2night 藏愛 2Night
    10. Sula 與 Lampa 的寓言 Sula & Lampa

    Karaoke
    01. 鬼 Ghost
    02. 愛我還是他 Who Do You Love?
    03. Susan 說 Susan Said
    04. 就是愛你 Love Can
    05. 孫子兵法 The Art Of War
    06. Catherine
    07. 無緣 Fated
    08. 愛是個什麼東西 What's Love?
    09. 2night 藏愛 2Night
    10. Sula 與 Lampa 的寓言 Sula & Lampa
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    June 18, 2008

    This professional review refers to The Great Leap 2005 (Preorder Version)

    New Direction: The Great Leap 2005 ~ David Tao

    For two years have his fans been waiting and it could have been even longer. Fortunately, Tao managed to overcome the controversials that almost led to the banning of his latest album, The Great Leap 2005 , the first part of a trilogy, and greets his fans with an intro and twelve new tunes.

    Outstanding singer and song writer Tao wrote most of the songs by himself though he also teams up with other writers such as Wa Wa, Zhu Jing Ran, Li Zhuo Xiong and the 12 Girls Band.

    The album is, indeed, a great leap from Tao's previous footsteps. Gone are the flashy so-called-breakthroughs in music arrangement, here comes the real deal, with David sharing his thoughts in his music. This is The Great Leap 2005 in Tao's music career as music, like any other performing arts, would die had the artists not characterized it. Only songs like Luo Da You's and Huang Zhan's shall live. This is also The Great Leap 2005 in Tao's life because the proactive and visionary repositioning of himself in the industry is clever and mature.

    As for the genres of music, the album consists of a wide range of music including ballads and rock n' rolls mixed with keyboard sounds, Chinese opera and even carols aamong other music styles . Yet, R&B, his favourite in the old days, is not something he focuses on now. The present reviewer does not agree that Tao's changing style would lead to an overly-commercial album which, sadly, some might believe.

    Ghost (Track#2), the leading track with a mysterious and exotic intro, differs from the usual Tao production and is imbued with a fascinating touch.

    Accompanied by the 12 Girls Band and various string instruments, The Art of War (Track#5) is a masterpiece as the accompaniment enriches the song and eases its melancholy feeling. Catherine (Track#3) and Love Can (Track#4) are nice ballads, they passionately, sincerely and straight-forwardly describe love and are that particular type of ballads which Tao is very good at.

    Who Do You Love? (Track#6) is quite good yet nothing extraordinary. Beijing Opera sounds are combined with David's trademark rap music in Susan Says (Track#7) and it is not too bad. Song For Anita (Track#11) is a ballad dedicated to the then great music diva Anita Mui. Sula & Lampa (Track#9) and Fated (Track#8) are also worthy of sparing your time listening to.

    Reviewer: Stephen Lee (Li ZhongYan - Hong Kong)

    Translator: theDan (Chen EnNeng)

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    Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10 (2)
    Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9.1 out of 10 (41)

    Anonymous

    July 19, 2005

    This customer review refers to The Great Leap 2005
    Overall a good CD Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
    I think this CD is good overall. It has some really great songs on it, like ghost, the art of war, fated, what's love, susan said, sula lampa, and love can are my favs. But, I also think there's a few too many slow songs, and they kinda sound the same. Overall, still a really good CD and worth buying.
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    Anonymous

    June 28, 2005

    This customer review refers to The Great Leap 2005
    Not great Customer Review Rated Bad 4 - 4 out of 10
    This CD is not great! Many songs sound the same. The previous CD is outstanding. He should work harder to come out with more original sounding music. I regret buying the CD.
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    Anonymous

    June 20, 2005

    This customer review refers to The Great Leap 2005
    A Leap in Tao's Musical History Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
    The hype around David Tao’s latest offering has been built up since Aug 2003, following the release of Ultrasound, a collection of Tao’s greatest hits from 1997 to 2003. Then, Tao had referred to Ultrasound as being the end of the 1st volume in a trilogy of his music, thus signalling a change in musical direction in his next album. It’s therefore not surprising that The Great Leap 2005 has turned out to be one of the most highly anticipated albums of this year, both among his fans and music critics.

    From the creepy opening sounds of “Ghost Overture”, The Great Leap 2005 launches into an angst-ridden and electronic-laced “Ghost” – the 1 st single off the album. On the surface, “Ghost” seems to be talking about the unknown beings known to us. Upon closer inspection at the lyrics, however, it appears that Tao is, in fact, referring to the living “ghosts” among us – highly suspicious people in our daily lives who are full of malicious intent. His lyrics say that the “ghosts” are neither here nor there and never give up, which is an apt representation of those we know with the most dubious intentions, except to inflict harm onto others.

    It might have been almost 2.5 years since Tao released his 3rd studio album, Black Tangerine, but the Chinese music industry has not been completely bereft of his presence meanwhile. Apart from Ultrasound, fans from all across Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore got to watch him on his sell-out Soul Power Tour in 2003.

    With hits like “Melody” and “Angeline” from previous albums, older fans of Tao will not be surprised to see yet another female name appearing as a song title in The Great Leap 2005. This time, it’s “Catherine” making the rounds. Dedicated to Tao’s mother of the same name, the tune to “Catherine” was written by Dean Ting – a fan of Tao from Harbin, China. For Tao, who has always written the melodies to his songs so far, this move to include someone else’s works can be argued to be a great leap indeed.

    It can be observed that songs written by Tao reflect the issues that affect him most. About a year before the release of his previous studio album, Black Tangerine came the 9/11 attack. Today, in The Great Leap 2005, Tao sings about the consequences of war in “The Art Of War”, a rock track infused with Oriental music by the well-known 12 Girls Band from China. The same support from the 12 Girls Band can be heard in “Susan Said”, which is more R&B-based, but still a hot favourite among most of his fans.

    Listeners who are bigger fans of Tao’s slower stuff will not be disappointed by the variety of ballads in this album. From the jazzy “2Night”, to the earnest and heart-wrenching “Who Do You Love?”, they bring back a familiar feel. Although they’re a far cry from the rawer material found elsewhere in The Great Leap 2005, the style of these sentimental tracks has not differed much from the usual formula. However, there is 1 slow number that stands out from the rest. “Song For Anita”, which Tao wrote for his close friend Anita Mui, is peaceful and tranquil, which probably reflects Tao’s emotions towards the popular late singer who had succumbed to cervical cancer in Dec 2003.

    If you’re a David Tao fan, The Great Leap 2005 would probably have been your listening staple at some point in time since its release. But if you aren’t, this album is nonetheless a great showcase of Tao’s varied repertoire for your sampling pleasure.
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    Anonymous

    June 19, 2005

    This customer review refers to The Great Leap 2005
    good job David, however... Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
    I really like Ghost, Who do You Love? Susan Said, What is Love? and 2night. He has really showed skill in being able to alter so many sound combinations to form great songs. I still thought his previous albums gave me more of an addiction: thinking about it everyday, this one is just every other day. I wouldn't say it was disappointing, but it didn't have the same effect on me as the other albums had. The thing is, the other songs from the other albums had an easy touch, flow and addiction. These had to have a more patient mind to listening, which I gave. I know some haven't. It truly is a great leap for you for me, and for many others, I just hope it's not a leap backwards. Overall, this album is certainly a MUST HAVE, seriously, yet I give remarks hoping David would improve even more in the future, with songs as addictive as playing CS or somking weed( I don't smoke weed of course, it's just an example, I know from the news). The only downfall would be he has run out of ideas for melodies, which is impossible for such a talented singer, producer, and half-lyrist(wah-wah helps DT). Best wishes to you David Tao!

    P.S. Your voice is so nice. Bye. :P
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    Anonymous

    April 27, 2005

    This customer review refers to The Great Leap 2005
    Could have been better Customer Review Rated Bad 6 - 6 out of 10
    I like David's voice a lot and it is his voice that makes his songs so great. However, this album could have been better i think...especially the last couple tracks in the album were too slow and a bit boring. But I love David and will support him always.
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