Eight Hundred and Thirtieth Nine Fists Sincerely

From the 40 points of the "Guardian" to the 100 points of the "Rolling Stone", although the ratings are two levels, they are all sincere, and they comment on the new album of the King for a Day with a pure heart. From this point of view , in fact, the pure emotion that Ronan tried to convey through the album "Nine" has already achieved its goal——

Life is not easy, it is really not easy, but believe in the power of music, believe in the temperature of dreams, believe that Neverland is deep in your heart, believe that life still has more possibilities, and believe in the energy flowing in the melody Being able to light up the world is the most important thing.

Los Angeles Times, 100%.

"'Nine' is an album that is completely comparable to the previous works. Those works show the roughness of reality and the brilliance of dreams. There is no need to beautify our lives, but we only need to believe in the power of music. One day the king has been walking on the road, they It took enough time to settle and cool down to prepare the album, and eventually we all heard it."

"The New Yorker," one hundred points.

"Their music is like poetry. As a listener, you want to believe that the melodies are about love, pain, fear, loss and hope. Emotions released from the bottom of the heart, real and private. On this album, Once again, they conveyed the message of belonging to the band, and Ronan's singing was so firm and yet so fragile, as if he could hear the sound of the soul blooming."

"Entertainment Weekly," ninety-five points.

"An album that feels fresh and familiar at the same time. The songs on the album can feel the message of the band, but more importantly, Ronan's voice is the ninth wonder. It's like Mount Everest. No matter what he sings , can give notes a kind of lightness and movement.”

Praise! Praise! Still praise!

After the foreshadowing of "Seven", the now hot and flourishing One Day King is obviously a well-known band, and music critics are not stingy with their praises.

If there are bad reviews, there will be good reviews, which complement each other!

However, compared with "Seven", not only the increase of negative reviews and neutral reviews, but also the decline of favorable scores can still see the difficulty of satisfying the "ultra-high expectations". The score has decreased significantly, and most of them are still concentrated in the 80th area.

Of course, 80 points is already very rare.

"Q Music", eighty-eight points.

"With Ronan Cooper as producer, King's music for a day is obviously coherent. From the previous album,

Bridged through the transition of the tour, and then carried over to this album, they have been relentlessly looking for hope in everyday life, just like the name of the band:

When the melody sounds, we become our own kings.

Because of this, some flaws and regrets in the album can be forgiven, because overall, this is still a complete and excellent work. "

The New York Times, eighty-five points.

"It's hard to find an exact word to describe the music of King of the Day. If I had to, then I would choose temperature. From the previous album to this work, I can feel different temperatures behind each piece of music , it’s hot and cool, but the temperature of the music is so relevant and so genuine that you can really get into it, and no one can say no.”

The Daily Telegraph, 83.

"Is Ronan Cooper a genius? Yes. Is 'Nine' an excellent work? Yes. Can 'Nine' surpass 'Seven'? Of course not. But this still does not hinder the excellence of 'Nine', if Don't like the bewildering choices, then 'Embracing the New' and 'The Stranger' will bring healing—

The biggest surprise of the album is this kind of songs, including "Trembling", which is pure, simple, sincere and beautiful, and the power hidden in it is moving. "

Praise, praise, or praise, and the 80-point range is also a praise!

In fact, what people talk about most about the album "Seven" is Ronan's attempts at the structure of the arrangement, through the cooperation of different instruments to create a three-dimensional effect similar to architecture, and through different elements such as notes, lyrics, singing, etc. It is indeed a very rare attempt to convey emotion.

When it came to the album "Nine", although Ronan continued the similar arrangement structure, there were still fewer innovations and breakthroughs, and more attempts were made on the different use of drums-in the final analysis, it is rhythm, through the rhythm level. Create a fresh listening experience, including the prelude song "Young Blood".

But this kind of attempt has been tried a lot in electronic dance music. Therefore, Ronan did not make a drastic attempt, and it was easy for the audience to think that it was a compromise closer to fashion.

Such details have also become the reason for subtle changes in media comments.

Bad reviews appeared; medium reviews increased; positive reviews decreased. On the whole, the comprehensive evaluation of "Nine" is indeed inferior to the previous work, which is predictable.

In the end, "Nine" scored eighty-four points in the comprehensive media evaluation!

In fact, 84 points can still be ranked high in the forefront of the overall evaluation, and it is even better than Nora's "Like Home" and future Adele's "25", which is still a lot better. But compared to the 93 points of "Seven", it is also lowered by a whole level.

So, how does the market react?

From the standpoint of the media, they generally expressed disappointment; but Atlantic Records... was full of joy!

Eighty-four points!

That's eighty-four points! A full eighty-four points! The average score of the five albums nominated for Grammy Album of the Year last year has not yet reached 84 points!

Why be disappointed? Why do you want to be sad? Why regret?

Indeed, everyone hopes that One Day King can go further, but let’s be realistic, an album with a score of 90 or above is not created every time, and an album with a score of 80 is already the top percent of the entire industry Ten, okay? This also means that Ronan has succeeded again!

Under the circumstances of great pressure, the second series of One Day King still got 84 points in the comprehensive media review! That's a very, very good performance, what more bike?

Later, at the end of 2014, in the year-end statistics, there were only three albums with a score of more than 90; Among the records, it ranks among the top 30 strongly, such an excellent performance is already satisfactory.

Then, a magical scene appeared:

When the media reviews were released, the major media expressed regret, "One day the king can do better."

But the official release of Atlantic Records is full of joyful celebrations, "One day the king once again handed in a perfect answer!"

In fact, both parties are sincere. The media sincerely hope that One Day King can continue to improve, and Atlantic Records also sincerely applaud One Day King. However, such an obvious temperature difference also creates a dislocation, which has become a topic that many people in the industry talk about. talk.

The comprehensive media reviews are just a reference. The real direct impact on sales should be the evaluations of the mass media and experienced fans. After all, they are the main force to buy albums out of their pockets. The key point is whether fans like it or not!