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839 The Heart of the Fist

From the 40s of the Guardian to the 100s of the "Rolling Stone", although they scored two levels, they were all sincere, and commented on the new album of One Day King with a innocent heart. From this point of view, the pure emotions that Ronan tried to convey through the album "Nine" have achieved his goal-

Life is not easy, it is really not easy, but believing in the power of music, believing in the warmth of dreams, believing in the depths of one's heart, believing in life still has more possibilities, believing that the energy flowing in the melody can light up the world, this is the most important thing.

"Los Angeles Times", one hundred.

"'Nine' is an album that is completely comparable to the previous works. Those works show the brilliance of reality and the brilliance of dreams. They do not need to beautify our lives, but only need to believe in the power of music. One day the kings were walking on the road, and they spent enough time to settle and cool down to prepare this album, and we all heard it in the end."

"New Yorker", one hundred.

"Their music is like poetry. As an audience, you are willing to believe that the melodies are about love, pain, fear, loss and hope, the emotions released from the depths of the heart, real and private. In this album, they once again convey the message of the band, and Ronan's singing is so firm and so fragile that it seems to be able to hear the sound of the soul blooming."

"Entertainment Weekly", ninety-five points.

"A album that feels fresh and familiar at the same time can feel the message conveyed by the band by the album's collection of songs, but more importantly, Ronan's voice is the ninth miracle, and like Mount Everest, no matter what he sings, it can give the notes a light and moving touch."

Good reviews! Good reviews! Still good reviews!

After the preparation of "Seven", the hottest and most popular King of One Day is obviously a well-known band, and music critics are also not stingy with their praise.

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

However, compared with the "Seven", it is not only the increase in bad reviews and medium reviews, but also the decline in the good review scores can still be seen as "extremely high expectations". The most direct thing is that the scores of more than 90 points have decreased significantly, and are more concentrated in the 80 points area.

Of course, 80 is already very rare.

"q music", eighty-eight points.

"As producer, Ronan Cooper's music of One Day is obviously coherent, from the previous album, through the transition from the tour, and then continued to this album, they always persisted in searching for hope in their daily lives, just like the band's name:

When the melody sounds, we become our own kings.

It is precisely because of this that some of the flaws and regrets in the album are forgiven, because overall, this is still a complete and outstanding work."

"New York Times", eighty-five points.

"It's hard to find a word to describe the music of the King of Day. If I have to, then I will choose the temperature. From the previous album to this time, each music can feel a different temperature behind it, both hot and cool, but the temperature of these music is so appropriate and sincere that it makes people truly integrated into it, and no one can say no."

"Daily Telegraph", eighty-three points.

"Is Ronan Cooper a genius? Yes. Is ‘Nine’ an excellent work? Yes. Can ‘Nine’ surpass ‘Seven’? Of course not. But this still does not prevent the excellence of ‘Nine’. If you don’t like those dazzling choices, then the two songs ‘Embrade’ and ‘Stranger’ will bring healing.

The biggest surprise of the album is that such songs, including 'Thunch', are also pure and simple, sincere and beautiful, and the power hidden in them is moving."

Good reviews, good reviews, or good reviews, and the 80-minute range is also good reviews!

In fact, what is most talked about in the album "Seven" is Ronan's attempt to arrange the structure. Through the cooperation of different instruments, he creates a three-dimensional effect similar to architecture, and conveys emotions through different elements such as notes, lyrics, and singing. This is indeed a very rare attempt.

When it comes to the album "Nine", although Ronan continues a similar arrangement structure, there are fewer innovative breakthroughs, and more attempts are based on different uses of drum beats - in the final analysis, it is rhythm, and creates a fresh auditory experience through the level of rhythm, including the pioneer song "Young and Hot Blood".

But I have tried this a lot in electronic dance music. Therefore, without making drastic attempts, Ronan is easily considered a compromise closer to popular ones by the audience.

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

Bad reviews appear; moderate reviews increase; positive reviews decrease. Overall, the comprehensive evaluation of "Nine" is indeed inferior to the previous work, which is foreseeable.

In the end, the media comprehensive evaluation of "Nine" was 84 points!

In fact, the eighty-four points can still rank high in the top in the comprehensive evaluation, and it is also better than Nora's "like home". In the future, Adele's "25" is better, and it is still much better, but compared with the "seven" ninety-three points, it also lowers the level of the entire level.

So, how does the market provide feedback?

From the media's standpoint, they generally expressed disappointment; but at the Atlantic Records were... jubilant!

Eighty-four points!

That's eighty-four points! It's a full eighty-four point! The average score of the five albums nominated by the Grammy's annual album last year has not reached eighty-four points!

Why are you disappointed? Why are you regretful? Why are you regretful?

Indeed, everyone hopes that the King can go a step further in one day, but, please be realistic, albums above 90 are not created every time, and albums of 80 are already the top ten percent of the entire industry, okay? This also means that Ronan has succeeded again!

Under great pressure, the second episode of the King of One Day still received an 84-point media comprehensive review! This performance is already very, very good, what other bicycle is needed?

Later, at the end of 2014, in the year-end statistics, there were only three albums with a score of more than 90 points; while the "Nine" with an 84-point score ranked 28th, and among the more than 900 records released this year, it ranked among the top 30. Such excellent performance is already satisfactory.

So, a magical scene appeared:

When the media comprehensive review was released, major media expressed regret, "The king can do better in one day."

But the official press release of Atlantic Records was celebrated happily, "One day the king delivered a perfect answer again!"

In fact, both sides are sincere. The media sincerely hope that the king can continue to make progress in one day. Atlantic Records also sincerely applauded the king. However, such a significant temperature difference also created a misalignment, which has become a topic of talk that many industry insiders are interested in.

The media comprehensive review is just a reference. What really directly affects sales should be the mass media reviews and senior fans. After all, they are the main force in buying albums for out-of-pocket expenses, and whether fans like it is the key!
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