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Fantastic album, one of her best

dekaliber | Cornell University | 02/28/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's been only about a month ago that I was introduced to Faye Wong by one of my friends, even then, with a great deal of skepticism, for although I am Chinese myself, my musical tastes have hardly ever been that way. At first I thought she was nothing spectacular - compared to my favorite bands Alice and Chains and Pantera, this was of course pretty *effeminate* music :P. I'll admit I really liked the song "Centuries of Loneliness" (Lovers & Strangers) that my friend had me listen to, but that was about it. However, Faye is a voice that grows upon you. I became more impressed with her songs the more I listened to them, and finally took the opportunity to listen to this album. While on the slighter mellower side (there aren't any really "rock" songs), it remains one of my favorites. It's an *amazing* album start to finish, and I have a lot of favorites on it, such as "Men" (track 3), "Ren Jian" (track 5), "Pu Huo" (track 9), and "Yun Duan" (track 10). However, by no means does this imply that the other songs aren't any less worth listening to, because they're all great. It's a nice album to listen to as you're drifting off to sleep or studying (hmm that sounds pretty related). Her voice is beautiful, the music is sublime. I'd recommend this as a first purchase if you're looking to see what Faye's all about."

The rise of westernized canto-pop

Javier | North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada | 07/21/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Faye Wong is one of the few Hong Kong artists who trascends international borders. Unlike her peers, who have a more local target audience and have stayed that way, Faye Wong applies her western education (England, Music), her western influences (Cranberries) and her songmaking abilities to evolve and grow beyond the eastern canto-pop world.
Unlike western divas like Christina Aguilera or Celine Dion, who use their vocal chords to sing over-the-top, shamelessly commercial tunes, Faye Wong treats her audience with a heart-warming collection of intelligent, well-crafted songs.
Before she skyrocketed to international fame with the song "Eyes on me" for the Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack, this self-titled album became a major landmark in her career."