Joker Xue(薛之谦) - Object From Outer Space(天外來物) Album Thoughts(Mando-pop/Rock)

 

  I 'm a bit late talking about Joker Xue's talents but he is well known in Taiwan for his own emotional signature style in penmanship and singing ability. He has wrote many hits over the years for other artists as his lyrics deal with love lost and unrequited love. The singer's career took off in 2006. Object From Outer Space is Joker Xue's eleventh album to date. 

1 天外來物 Object From Outer Space

2 遲遲 Slow

3 把你揉碎捏成蘋果 Hold And Crush You Into Apples

4 野心 Ambition

5 彩券 Lottery Ticket

6 不愛我 Don’t Love Me

7 潘金蓮 Pan Jinlian (Golden Lotus)

8 耗盡 Exhausting feat. 郭聰明 Fan Xiao Guo

9 小尖尖 Tiny Sharp feat. 韩红 Han Hong

10 紙船 Paper Ship feat. 郁可唯 Yisa Yu

    For Objects to be this singer's eleventh album at thirty seven years old, the tracks are very concise in a set theme. The theme would be ballads written in many various viewpoints dealing lyrics that break hearts even if you don't understand Mandarin Chinese. I like how the ballads ranger in sounds from pop rock to dark hard rock. Slower ballads showcase more a mysterious classical sound as the violins play sequences under the usual band guitars. Harder rock tracks still contribute a settle vibe that doesn't make these moments on the album stick out. Joker's definitely a rock singer at heart under the ballads in my opinion. Featuring artists appear on the last tracks of Objects From Outer Space to my pleasure. I wouldn't say that these two tracks made the already good album better. Instead these tracks kind of reminded me how certain tracks sound so beautifully melodic when Xue sings alone. Another voice only enhances this fact. My only problem is that one or two tracks sounded a bit too much like each other causing my to hit the skip button after awhile. 

   I L.O.V.E his vocals so much. They mange to be so soft yet the tone can adapt to rock so easily. There's also a deep tone to his voice that's so dark it fit melodic rock like a puzzle piece. Joker was an amazing vocalist on this album and he doesn't see to be slowing down at all.