我順著這個演唱會的rundown由頭到尾去分析一次,看看這個演唱會的問題出在哪裡。開場的歌是《Deadline》、《Sweet Escape》、《Stop the time》所組成的快歌medley。這三首歌根本完全不屬於sidetracks的行列。《Deadline》是張敬軒在2011年的專輯《P.S. I love you》中的第一主打歌曲,而且在2014年中的《Hins Live in Passion》都以medley的方式出現過。《Sweet Escape》如果對於近幾年來開始關注張敬軒的人一定不會陌生,因為它正是最新專輯《The Brightest Darkness》中的主打歌! 而且在年初的《The Next 20》演唱會當中,它已經是主要rundown中的其中一首歌,所以都不是sidetrack。而《Stop the time》在過去的《張敬軒港樂演唱會》及《Hins Live in Passion》都是已經唱到耳熟能詳,再加上它本身都是一首派台歌曲。第一部份的這些快歌,就已經全部不是sidetracks。不過,張敬軒一直都是喜歡用快歌打開演唱會的節奏,而且這三首歌都是優秀的作品,自然是問題不大,而且都成功地把現場的氣氛炒熱。
然後就來到了《病況》及《攝氏零度》的部份,我要大讚的是《病況》的出現令人十分感動! 《病況》這一首sidetrack是源自《笑忘書》專輯的歌曲,繼上一次張敬軒在《The Next 20演唱會》中的encore以一個十分平平無奇的編曲 (其實我想說是比CD的編曲差許多) 去獻唱後,《病況》來到這一次演唱會,終於以一個比較成熟的方式去表演。作為張敬軒多年的歌迷,當然樂見張敬軒去唱出更多這些真正的滄海遺珠。但之後就還原基本步,他選擇了《攝氏零度》去緊接著上一首歌曲。《攝氏零度》不算是太差的歌曲,雖然它都有主打歌的普遍問題,就是旋律太flat、K歌味太重,但算是合格的作品。但是這首歌有另一個問題,就是它都不屬於sidetrack,因為它是《No. Eleven》專輯的主打曲及派台歌,同樣都有少少「唱到爛」的感覺,但暫時我認為還是可以接受的。
到最後encore部份,張敬軒選擇表演了《悲劇人物》,這首的確是一首sidetrack,不過你在The Next 20演唱會已經唱過了,但這首歌總算令我的耳朵舒服一點。但是之後就真的是Disaster,而且是Civil disaster的級別! 為什麼要再唱一次《裝睡的情人》呢? 你說第一次唱得不好,但是第二次都不見得你有即時的大進步呢? 而且都係個句,台上時間有限。Don't fucking waste my time Mr. Cheung。你把一首歌唱兩次,很難不令我懷疑你根本在選歌方面準備不足吧? 然後真是 For the fuck sake,你為什麼要唱日文歌? 你為什麼要唱《First Love》呢? 你為什麼要懶好笑地準備一些音譯的歌詞在大銀幕上呢? 你這樣做是有什麼居心呢? 雖然不是十分難聽,但是我真係感到自己就黎爆血管啦張生......你有這麼多sidetrack不唱,唱了一大堆主打歌派台歌,encore環節卻俾這些貨我? 你沒有時間練歌就出聲,你就不要搞這個sidetrack show,本來這個show大部份的rundown已經離題,根本好多歌都不是經典的好歌,你最後還要唱首日文歌,是不是想我學國足球迷大叫「曰你媽退錢」你先開心? 你覺得你呢個rundown好好玩嗎? Fuck off, fuck off, fuck off。最後的encore 《老了十歲》,我已經沒好氣再聽及再思考。你喜歡這樣做音樂我都阻不了你。
總結而言,這個演唱會是正宗的「掛羊頭賣狗肉」,我不知道你Revisit了什麼才想得出這一個垃圾的rundown。Shit beginning, shit middle, and a shit end。如果你是一心想聽sidetrack而購買了門票的話,我建議你立即轉售手上所有的門票。張敬軒現在變得只會服務那些他轉會到英皇後才支持他的歌迷以及英皇娛樂公司。我想講你在環球時代的sidetracks呢? 為什麼不拿出來唱呢? 因為公司怕你以前的作品比現在更好聽更受歡迎嗎? come on! 你應該要用全sidetrack去排一個rundown出來! 不要輕易受旁人及利益左右。Show us your taste! 麻煩你真的用作品說話,不要得把���去做音樂,而係用你個heart去做音樂,好唔好? 即使比較近期的,例如《Morph》專輯中的《最卑微的願望》、《家園》及《一天》呢? 這個專輯是英皇時期的專輯,可以唱多點吧? 另外最後最後想講的是,如果你好想準時收工,少一點talk,取消植入式廣告的抽獎環節,這樣不就能解決encore太長的問題嗎? 歌手首先先要唱好歌,然後有空才搞其他事情吧,你連練歌的時間都沒有,我感覺昨日入場是被你欺騙了。希望你和你幕後團隊好好想想該如何進步。
he hadn’t even known such an office existed until he and nobara convinced megumi to let them fly on nue and ended up with their faces smooching a glass window (which was now broken) and they’d been called into gojo’s office for a punishment.
it was extravagant, consisting of a dark oak desk, a floor to ceiling window, marble floors and whatnot. but mostly empty, no traces to suggest that anybody occupied it. it was devoid of any warmth and gojo’s personality—except for a frame on the desk that caught yuji’s eye.
“hey sensei, isn’t that your girlfriend?!”
gojo’s eyes flit to the photograph before he sighs, “she’s not my girlfriend anymore.”
“what?!” nobara screeches, “she was the best you could find! i mean good for her, she’s learnt her standards but now you’re definitely gonna die alone, sensei.”
even megumi’s lips were twisted into a frown.
yuji stutters, backtracking before they get kicked out of school, “wha-what she means to ask is why’d you break up? you guys were perfect for each other.” he pauses, “i think.”
he’d only seen her a few times around campus but she seemed like the sweetest person on earth, based on their few interactions. nobara definitely seemed to approve of her.
gojo props his legs up on the table, shrugging with his hands behind his head, “multiple reasons. first one, she’s out to torture me.”
“i am not.” the trio whips around to see you standing in the doorway, arms crossed with a flat expression. you lift up a bag, “you forgot your lunch. again. it’s been three times this week and it’s only wednesday.”
“as i was saying, she maimed my crotch permanently and lost any hope of mini me running around—”
“it was night and i got jumpscared by your radioactive blue eyes.”
“and then, she launched war on me and didn’t let me cuddle her.”
“because you came home bleeding with an injury that would worsen if i suffocated you.”
“and the worst of all,” gojo narrows his eyes at you, “she ate my kikifuku.”
“you’re a billionaire. just buy some more.” you shrug, placing the cover on his desk.
confusion lingers in the bemused side eyes of the students after the…interesting conversation.
“sure, they all sound heinous crimes…” yuji continues hesitantly, “but is it really worth breaking up over?”
“who said anything about breaking up? i just said that she wasn’t my girlfriend anymore.”
“now i’m even more convinced you were dropped on your head as a baby.” nobara blurts out but megumi’s eyes are already travelling to the ring on your finger, which gojo holds up to show off.
“she’s not my girlfriend anymore because she’s my wife!” he beams.
“fiancée.”
“for now.”
you roll your eyes but a fond smile blooms on your lips and gojo kisses your hand softly, “kids, say hi to mrs gojo. now i call dibs on yuji being the flower boy, megumi the ring bearer and nobara—”
“hold up. maybe we should think this through—”
“no wasting time. i need ijichi to sign the official babysitter documents for our future baby.”
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya wrote a web series about her life and herself, told through the eyes of eight other characters. Sidetrack tells the stories of comedians, cooks, DJs, soccer players, and lesbians. All at the same time.
Reflection of Million Dollar Habits by Robert Ringer (vol.11)
Sidetracking is one of the horrible habits to break your efficiency. Remember, 80/20 is still working in your field, so you must focus on the core 20% of your job, not dwelling on penny-ante matters.
Stay in Your Major Work.
Sidetracking is one of the horrible habits to break your efficiency. Remember, 80/20 is still working in your field, so you must focus on the core 20% of your job, not dwelling on penny-ante matters.
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ok alphys was a character ahead of her time and too good for this damn fandom honestly. she isn't some evil gaslighting lying cringey manipulator who only exists as comic relief for the love of god look at her with eyes less poisoned by cynicism and irony. she is a love letter to... well, a lot of things. a love letter to "cringey" people, to video game fans, to people who try to drown their sadness in fiction. she's so achingly relatable to so many of us that it really feels like toby knows his demographic like the back of his hand. we've all met someone like alphys. maybe we are that someone- awkward, nerdy, can't get over their past mistakes, terrible at phone calls, far more eloquent online than in person, only wants to make people like them to distract them from the fact that they don't like themself. normally, this character archetype is the butt of a great deal of jokes- just a gross nerd who needs to touch grass. but alphys is different. she is, as i said, a love letter. she is one of the best-developed and most complex characters in the game. her nerdiness isn't "fixed" or mocked, it's celebrated. her unabashed love for her interests and her 100% attitude is a big reason why undyne loves her. games, especially in 2015 and before, are not often so genuinely kind to characters like alphys! and in deltarune, too- alphys is still a nerd, despite not being nearly as traumatized as her undertale counterpart. her rambling about shows she loves is a constant across all universes, a fundamental and important and good part of who she is.
and i just think that's very kind, and very important.