"Q Magazine", One Hundred, "Pure and simple melody, sincere and profound lyrics, moving and graceful interpretation. Renly-Hall has reawakened the dedication and preference for music deep inside, making people think of Bob again. - Dylan, Johnny Cash's era. It's one of the best albums of the 21st century, without a doubt."
"The Observer," One Hundred, "Excellent. 'Don Quixote' is unquestionably excellent. Wander quietly in the melody and you'll simply fall in love with the music again."
"BBC Music," One Hundred, "Hall gives music the simplest and most fiery emotions: the sadness and joy of the soul, the bitterness and the happiness, the pain and the good. Sometimes, it seems that music is too simple. It is too weak to carry the full emotion in Hall's voice; but more often, the deep and complex emotions are mixed in the musical symbols, which are touching."
The Telegraph, 100%, "It's hard to imagine that Hall is only twenty-one years old, and that many artists are still confused in their own little world at their thirty-one, and even fifty-one years old, and can't find their way. , but the 21-year-old has shown an enviable and exciting talent. Don't forget, there is another singer who is just 22 this year: Adele Adele Adele-Adkins."
'The Independent', One Hundred, ''Don Quixote' is a fiery, wild, rebellious, rough, raw, yet intensely proud, and at the same time thunderous to all dissatisfaction And protests hit shattered albums. Like Don Quixote."
"Filter," One Hundred, "It's almost hard to find an album so warm, so simple, so beautiful, so intense, so pure, so moving, so melodious, so sparkly, so haunting Hidden behind the mask of 'Don Quixote', what kind of vicissitudes of soul is that? So clear, so transparent, so simple."
Praise! Praise! Still a good review! The unanimous praise was even firmer, stronger, and more crazy than "Love Crazy". Like a tide of praise, it is still impossible to vent the turbulent and stormy waves in the hearts of these music critics, but "100%" can be simple, clear, straightforward, and present the most real thoughts of music critics. It came out with full marks, no flaws, and the reputation is perfect!
However, since there are so many positive reviews, why is the news of "Don Quixote" still unknown? The reason is very simple, the above media are all British professional magazines, firstly, they are professional music magazines, and secondly, they are British music magazines.
In the era of globalization of the Internet, even British magazines can be read through the Internet in all corners of the world; but the question is, does anyone want to read them
Against the background of the general downturn in the global music market, the US music market is becoming more and more commercialized. Electronics, dance music, pop and hip-hop are becoming popular, catering to the hedonism of the fast food era. Like movies, music is becoming an assembly line product; , the British music market has always stuck to its own insistence.
Does the UK market like electronics? Do you like dance music? Like to be popular? certainly! Young people's response to rhythm and melody is irrespective of nationality and culture. But in addition to these popular music, different music types such as folk, rock, soul, jazz, blues, reggae, etc. are all competing on this land. Not only is it as simple as having a place, but it can often create pop waves. .
Simply take Ed Sheeran as an example to get a glimpse of the whole picture. After the single "Top" was released in the UK, it successfully landed on major charts, and the highest position in the UK pop music chart was No. 3; and In the United States, it was coldly received, and it entered the list after half a year of release, and the highest ranking was 16th.
Of course, this is just an example; but hidden behind the example is the essential difference between the two markets.
After the release of "Don Quixote", the American market did not see any waves, and almost no one cared about it; the British market, however, attracted much attention and received rave reviews. Such bipolar treatment is really happening.
Of course, the US market is not completely dead. As Jay mentioned on "The Tonight Show," the indie music magazine "Mixer" took notice of "Don Quixote."
The Mixer's focus on indie has always been the same, and while "Don Quixote" didn't have any sort of publicity, they took notice of the album — by accident, two weeks after it was released. After listening to the entire album, their professional music critic Clyde Coughlin was astonished.
At the beginning, Clyde praised "Cleopatra" and "Ophelia", and this time, he gave all the praise to Renly Hall.
"As a double CD album, 'Don Quixote' is destined to be an album that is difficult to be accepted by the market, but it is precisely such a bloated album that carries Renly-Hall as a singer, The weight of the soul of an artist, a performer, and a dreamer.'Don Quixote' shows the contradiction and persistence of life and dreams, and also shows the loneliness and thorns in the dream journey. No one knows what the end of the road is, Nirvana rebirth? Or ashes? However, along the way, the scenery is so magnificent and majestic, making people cry!
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Brave, crazy, heavy, deep, mixed. While everyone is cheering for '21', my personal best album of 2011 has just come out. This is without a doubt one of the best albums of the twenty-first century, and in my opinion even better than Nora Jones' 'Go Away'. Is 'Don Quixote' the best? Maybe Bob Dylan's 'Love-A' and Brian-Wilson's 'SMiLE' are candidates worth considering. But for me, the answer is yes. "
100%, Clyde also did not hesitate to end the entire review with a full score, showing once again his admiration and affirmation for Renly.
After the "Tonight Show", Clyde's comments were discovered by netizens, and then met with criticism from the Internet: because he slandered the annual classic album "21" in the minds of countless listeners, and also contributed to "Don Ji" "Hote" has drawn a lot of hatred, and many fans have not even had time to listen to this album, and they can't wait to start yelling.
In January 2011, Adele released her second studio album "21", which quickly detonated the market after its release. The album not only gave birth to three number one singles, "Falling into the Abyss (Rolling -In-The-Deep)", "Someone-Like-You", "Set-Fire-To-The-Rain"; and "falling into the abyss" has become a phenomenon Top-level single, won the championship for seven consecutive weeks, and became the target of countless people on social networks such as Facebook and YouTube.
If nothing else, the single "Falling into the Abyss" will win the North American annual single sales championship this year, and the current North American sales of "21" have exceeded 4 million, and the annual album championship is also in sight.
There is no doubt that the album "21" is the hottest album of 2011, bar none. But now, Clyde actually compares "Don Quixote" with "21"? And even more sure of "Don Quixote"? This... This is an absolutely unacceptable fact for the general public.
But in fact, from the perspective of professional music critics, this is an irrefutable fact.
The comprehensive media score of "21" is 76 points, including the results obtained by professional music critics in the United Kingdom and the United States, after a total of 34 media scores; and the comprehensive score of "Don Quixote" so far The rating is 100%, a total of seven media ratings.
Of course, "Don Quixote" has received too little attention at present. After the attention of the media has increased, it is almost an impossible task to maintain a full score. Nonetheless, the attitude of music critics can still be seen. Among all the media reviews of "21", there are only two full marks; and now "Don Quixote" has seven.
In the eyes of music critics, "21" is indeed an excellent album, it can even be said to be excellent, and it is definitely the album with the most market potential in the 21st century; but from an artistic point of view, this is not an album full album:
First of all, the quality of the singles is uneven, and the three winning singles are indeed superior; secondly, the injection of popularity inevitably sacrifices artistic value, the overall emotion of the album is not coherent, and the personal emotions are too strong but incomplete; Again, the depth and sincerity of Adele's debut album, especially in "g-Pavements," is slowly starting to fade.
In comparison, "Don Quixote" sacrificed commercial and popular elements, and showed incredible artistic talent. From creation to emotion, from song to performance, every link was sincere and profound, and was naturally criticized. Man's fanaticism.
It seems that all art is like this, movies are like this, music is like this, the pursuit of art by professional critics, and the pursuit of business by the mainstream market, these are two contradictory and opposing factors.
It is because of this that Kanye West (Ka's album "My-Beautiful-Dark-Twisted-Fantasy" released last year was a hit and a hit, which established him in the industry in one fell swoop. status.
After "The Tonight Show" aired, "Don Quixote" was pushed to the forefront in an instant, and almost everyone inevitably began to discuss this album, and more importantly, discussing Renly's identity as a singer , This part-time amateur singer who has released two singles and created live on the show actually released an album. No matter whether they were curious or onlookers, the lively and lively focus of attention gathered, and even the eleventh work was killed by surprise.
Could it be that this is a precursor to an explosion in sales
However, whether the sales can usher in a peak/trend is still unknown; what is certain is that the attention of the media has gathered, and the album reviews about "Don Quixote" have gradually begun to increase. In just 72 hours, the number of media publishing professional music reviews has soared from seven to twenty-nine, more than quadrupling.
The publicity effect is immediate.