蓝色音乐室 3 岁了！

My blog celebrates 3 years of existence today! Unfortunately my numbers of entries have dwindled like mad again. It's about a 20% cut each year, but I think the quality has improved. Some of my entries have appeared on MyPaper as well. So I can call myself a real writer now! :)

Here are some entries I liked this year.

1. 孩子是国家的未来，这些孩子的未来是什么？

This is not my favourite article but it's one of my most important ones cos this is the first one that made it to the My Say column on MyPaper. It's a personal achievement, milestone, and 50 (cheap, but real) bucks.

2. 离别之前

My time in RP is very important. Sure it was real crap towards the end because of the bitch that my boss was. But RP really helped me to grow and develop a sense of self-confidence and achievement that I never had till now. It picked me up when I was at my lowest point. And forced me out at my lowest point again. Life is full of ironies.

3. 感谢不鸣谢

I saw many peoples' true colours during my last days at RP. There will be those who are "friends forever", and those who I wish I never knew them. Jerks.

4. 朋友VS过客

One of the worst things I had to endure this year was the cruelty of my university friends. They have taught me an important lesson about friendship. I have no room in my heart for people who do not care. And at the same time, I treasure those who care even more now.

5. 好音乐的标志

My love for Sandy Lam has never waned over the years. She's never really my idol but I do think she's the best female singer in the world. This is also the article which appeared on MyPaper which had the least number of edits. My writing has improved! :)

好音乐的标志

曾读过报道说中文乐坛每年出现超过一百名新人，其中有四分之三沦为一片歌手。惊人的淘汰率意味著歌坛竞争激烈，歌手因为观众喜新厌旧而地位摇摇欲坠。然而有少数艺人征服时代变迁，持续巩固不可动摇的地位。林忆莲就是其中之一。

林忆莲的天后地位并非浪得虚名。是什么让她出道20年来依然掳获听众的心？重点就在她懂得在演出中拿捏分寸。让我们回顾她在刚结束的新加坡演唱会的片段。

1)新与旧的拿捏

林忆莲清楚知道歌声是她最大的本钱，于是多年来不断尝试新曲风，将歌艺发挥得淋漓尽致。演唱会上也一样。林忆莲呈现多变的曲目，还不断与音乐总监伦永亮研发新编曲，为多首旧歌注入新气息。当然，林忆莲没有忽略歌迷想要听抒情金曲的心。林忆莲保留了必唱曲如<<至少还有你>>、<<伤痕>>的编曲，享受歌迷听到熟悉过门所发出的热情欢呼。

2) 动与静的拿捏

林忆莲已年过四十，但她心态年轻，依然坚持为多首歌曲配上舞蹈，为的就是要给观众多姿多采的视觉享受。新编曲意味着新舞蹈，想必林忆莲为演唱会做尽了准备功夫， 这点让我十分感动。有动自然有静。林忆莲在舞曲中不断交叉慢歌，让自己有喘息的机会，也给听众不同层次的听觉刺激。

3)主与副的拿捏

另一个我很欣赏林忆莲的地方，就是她对工作人员的重视。从一开始，林忆莲就介绍台上的工作人员，甚至在演唱会上给各个夥伴在台上独当一面的机会。于是我们听到女合唱的高音solo、舞者的舞姿特写和乐手各自的小段jam。萤幕也放映台上工作人员的名字、照片，体现出完美的群体精神。当然，主角仍是林忆莲。伦永亮精心设计acapella的<<走在大街的女子>>让林忆莲一个人的歌声和影响反复重叠，让观众将林忆莲那一刻的魅丽收进眼里。

20年来，林忆莲凭着天赋和努力成为好音乐的标志。她大可以每一场、每一站的演唱会都表演相同的东西，反正还是会有人愿意买票。不过她没有。在这个已不需要证明什么的演唱会上，我看到一个实力浑厚、新意不穷的歌手，延续她扣人心弦的传说。