Date: 26 August 2016
Time: 8:30 pm
Location: Suntec Expo Hall Level 6
Kaki: 5 others
Rating: 3.5 stars
Language: Chinese
Sypnosis:
Known as the King of divine voices, his voice is known around the world that is touched by heaven... Veteran taiwanese singer Terry Lin will enchant us with his lovely singing in August 26, 2016 in Singapore!
Terry Lin will feature his One take world tour concert in Singapore - will orchestrate a premiere group of top musicians, concert master producers, sound and lighting engineers to showcase an extraordinary musical feast to all!
From his hit song "单身情歌", "离人", "输了你赢了世界又如何", "浮誇" to "煙花易冷", you will definitely be blown away by these popular and classic chinese songs. These songs will bring you to the top of the world!
Crafted with passion and with his amazing voice, Terry Lin One take world tour will certainly bring fans an unforgettable and heart-warming night!
Review:
Woo hoo.. it has been a long time since I have been to a performance (that and it's been a long time since I blogged...) The agreement I have with myself is, what's past is past. Let's blog moving forward!!
Anyhow, Terry Lin, the guy who is the teacher and mentor on many a singing competition, really popular nowadays, and a man who has been famous since his days with 優客李林 （Ukelele). Well, since I am a sucker for sentimental chinese songs, of course I jumped at the chance to go for the concert.
The 3.5 star rating was based on this.
Terry's voice is very good and his vocal range is really amazine. His ability as a performer, is.. moderate. Well, I had already managed my own expectations prior to the concert. The serious type, I wasn't really expecting him to do a song and dance, and frankly, if he had done that, I would have thought it really weird.
Well, the 1.5 points that he lost was really due to the fact that while he had his rehearsed jokes and one or two witty moments, he was more focused on the delivery of the song in a pitch perfect tone and I think he has this flaw that many really talented people have... which is 自我陶醉... they sort of get so immersed within their own song and the enjoyment of it, that the audience is sort of left out. Of course, the bulk of it, he manages to draw you in on the song as well, but there were some hits and misses.
He also took on a rather experimental approach towards the choice of songs and delivery, so there were some that came out well, and some, not as well.
The Good: His performance on Jay Chou's 烟花易冷 was so awesome, I felt that he did a better job than Jay Chou in bringing out the emotions of the song. Of course, if I'm not wrong, he had already performed this on some singing competition, so well and good. :) It was a definite plus and I am still irritated that I didn't record it down in some video form or something, so that I can listen to it again. Yes, it was that good. I also wish for his sake that he would be able to lay his hands on more of such songs, if he releases a new album, where he goes 古风... His hit songs are all really awesome as well - 离人。输了妳赢了世界又如何， etc
The Not So Good: I think he likes Jazz. I like Jazz too. But his jazzy songs were more of a miss. Maybe it is because he is not too strong a performer, so the feel of the beat and the jazz and the blues of the jazz just didn't come through. It was pretty painful watching, as something just felt off about the performance on these areas. He had mentioend
He also had a performance to show off his voice, something like the diva song from 5th Element, but without the funky bits.... imagine that from a guy! Of course, truly impressive. but as there were no lyrics, and his was not like some italian opera or what not, it was just vocals... so... I started to get a little bored and tuned out again...
So in summary, it was really great listening to such a gifted singer, but of course, if we are talking about entertainment value, he would lose out to other performers. One phrase that my friend made, which would quite aptly sum up the concert, "actually, his concert is abit like listening to the radio right?" his voice is good (although the concert venue is not that great in terms of acoustics) to the point where he is not the sort that needs any sort of technical assistance to make his voice sound better (or to adjust pitch), but yet, there wasn't any difference as his is not the sort where the presence and "live" nature of a concert value adds to his performance.
Still, if what you wanted was to just relax, listen to a really good singer (not performance), close your eyes and just listen to the music, can consider. If you are looking for an entertaining fun night, he may not be your guy. :)
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