寓言 (Fable)

It’s so great to see that Chinese pop music is (or at least was) capable of creating something as impressive as the first 5 tracks on this album. Forward-thinking and daring, detailed yet grandiose. The 90s and early 00s saw so many western popstars (Madonna, Janet Jackson, Kylie Minogue) experimenting with new genres, adopting more alternative aesthetics and becoming more ambitious with their art and I’m so happy that we have an eastern counterpart in 王菲, it’s a shame that label interference made her compromise her vision a bit cuz the rest of the album wasn’t quite capable of reaching the heights of the opening 5-track song cycle (with the exception of the mindblowing 螢火蟲). But this is a testament to Faye’s talent and how she, indisputably, represents the peak of what Chinese pop music could be.

Favs: 寒武紀，新房客，香奈兒，阿修羅，彼岸花，螢火蟲 (both versions)
Least Fav: 如果你是假的