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不过我看这些大部分kpop网站的review的作者一般也不是特别专业。那篇billboard的上的写得还凑合。还有一个叫mcroth的网站也比较专业一些，棒国霓虹的indie好像也都有一些。
推荐一个棒国的音乐评论网站http://izm.co.kr/ 语言是棒文，但专业性还比较高，里面棒国indie也有很多推荐，欧美的霓虹的review也都有，有些国内的返场的感觉，是个挺不错的音乐网站，感兴趣可以去看看，里面也有cn的review，不过你看之前确保自己有强心脏，之前还有过cn参加RIJF的专题评论，写的还挺客观的，新专辑的review应该这里过两天就会更新，可以去看一下。
推荐一个棒国的音乐评论网站http://izm.co.kr/ 语言是棒文，但专业性还比较高，里面棒国indie也有很多推荐，欧美的霓虹的review也都有，有些国内的返场的感觉，是个挺不错的音乐网站，感兴趣可以去看看，里面也有cn的review，不过你看之前确保自己有强心脏，之前还有过cn参加RIJF的专题评论，写的还挺客观的，新专辑的review应该这里过两天就会更新，可以去看一下。
之前放了一次, 再放在这贴.
CNBLUE Serves Sweet Rock-Pop on 'Can't Stop' (from Billboardbiz)
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5915703/cnblue-serves-sweet-rock-pop-on-cant-stop?mobile_redirection=false
CNBLUE Serves Sweet Rock-Pop on 'Can't Stop' (from Billboardbiz)
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5915703/cnblue-serves-sweet-rock-pop-on-cant-stop?mobile_redirection=false
[Album Review] CN Blue “Can’t Stop” ( Reviewer HELLOKAY)
原帖：http://kbeat.net/archives/kpop/album-review-cn-blue-cant-stop-hellokay
翻译：小子弹
世界巡回演出后，流行乐队CNBLUE携第五张迷你专辑《Can't Stop》回归了。听过他们的专辑后，这支乐队让人感到他们明确地以音乐人的身份成长并变得更加成熟。在他们更加集中于音乐的细节与中毒性旋律之时，他们在榜单上一定会令人记忆深刻。这张专辑有许多很棒的地方，其中之一是成员们（特别是容和与宗泫）创作了所有的歌曲。二月将非常令人期待，而CNLBLUE延续了二月的回归热潮。
CN Blue – Can’t Stop
作为本张专辑的主打歌，《Can't Stop》是一首非常隆重并且戏剧化的歌曲。这首歌以悲伤的感觉作为起始，由和声里渐渐地变得更加热烈。除了乐队常规配置的乐器之外，CNBLUE使用了各种不同的乐器，如让人愉悦的钢琴声还有弦乐。这首歌有很棒的渐进式结构，由始至终美妙地推进。宗泫的声音在弱拍的部分进入，与容和的声音形成了美好的呼应，他们的声音都非常适合这首歌曲。没有任何声音与这首歌格格不入。
这一次的MV是很久以来我见过的最美丽的一支。所有的东西都非常漂亮而且颜色搭配得很好。我喜欢MV的剪辑还有那些看上去酷酷的特效。
CN Blue – Diamond Girl
下一首歌是《Diamond Girl》，这是一首非常活泼的情歌，男孩们形容心爱的女孩子们对他们而言像珍贵的钻石一样。我认为这首歌显然会受到女生们的欢迎。这首歌的live演出也一定会充满容和的魅力和克里斯马。《Diamond Girl》的旋律很容易记住并且带一点重复性，但没有关系，因为它是一首面向大众的歌曲。
CN Blue – Cold Love
《Cold Love》是一首强有力的摇滚情歌，展示了强烈的心碎的感觉。歌词中女孩变得疏远并且越来越冷淡，最后两人必须分手，容和唱出了想要回到过去甜蜜时光的感觉。
这是我个人在这张专辑中最喜欢的一首歌， 因为他们的情绪在和声中很好地传达给听众，而且这之外和声之后的吉他声音也很让人喜欢。
CN Blue – Sleepless Night
《Sleepless Night》是由宗泫作词作曲的一首歌。宗泫沙哑的声音娓娓道来一见钟情的感觉。爱情让他失眠，整夜整夜地思念着那个女孩。这首歌很简单而且甜蜜，而且我们能感觉到宗泫与其他成员不同的作曲风格。
CN Blue – Love Is…
这首歌是一首温柔的情歌，有着美丽的旋律，直击心灵。当vocal轻柔得像细语般地倾诉爱情与离别的故事时，给人一种柔和的感觉。CNBLUE的歌声让我们也感受到爱情的黑暗面和艰难。
CN Blue – Like A Child
《Like A Child》是另外一首有着超棒的旋律和美丽乐器声的歌曲。这首歌曲充满了欢欣的气氛，它的歌词也很棒。《Like a Child》使我想起了U2的歌曲。主唱的声音与乐器声一起美妙地流动，作为专辑的最后一首歌是非常完美的选择！
专辑总体评分: 4.5/5
我认为这张专辑展示了CNBLUE的成长。他们对细节的重视和感觉给我留下了深刻的印象。这张专辑有着多样的音乐也描绘了CNBLUE感性的一面。CNBLUE，做得好！
原帖：http://kbeat.net/archives/kpop/album-review-cn-blue-cant-stop-hellokay
翻译：小子弹
世界巡回演出后，流行乐队CNBLUE携第五张迷你专辑《Can't Stop》回归了。听过他们的专辑后，这支乐队让人感到他们明确地以音乐人的身份成长并变得更加成熟。在他们更加集中于音乐的细节与中毒性旋律之时，他们在榜单上一定会令人记忆深刻。这张专辑有许多很棒的地方，其中之一是成员们（特别是容和与宗泫）创作了所有的歌曲。二月将非常令人期待，而CNLBLUE延续了二月的回归热潮。
CN Blue – Can’t Stop
作为本张专辑的主打歌，《Can't Stop》是一首非常隆重并且戏剧化的歌曲。这首歌以悲伤的感觉作为起始，由和声里渐渐地变得更加热烈。除了乐队常规配置的乐器之外，CNBLUE使用了各种不同的乐器，如让人愉悦的钢琴声还有弦乐。这首歌有很棒的渐进式结构，由始至终美妙地推进。宗泫的声音在弱拍的部分进入，与容和的声音形成了美好的呼应，他们的声音都非常适合这首歌曲。没有任何声音与这首歌格格不入。
这一次的MV是很久以来我见过的最美丽的一支。所有的东西都非常漂亮而且颜色搭配得很好。我喜欢MV的剪辑还有那些看上去酷酷的特效。
CN Blue – Diamond Girl
下一首歌是《Diamond Girl》，这是一首非常活泼的情歌，男孩们形容心爱的女孩子们对他们而言像珍贵的钻石一样。我认为这首歌显然会受到女生们的欢迎。这首歌的live演出也一定会充满容和的魅力和克里斯马。《Diamond Girl》的旋律很容易记住并且带一点重复性，但没有关系，因为它是一首面向大众的歌曲。
CN Blue – Cold Love
《Cold Love》是一首强有力的摇滚情歌，展示了强烈的心碎的感觉。歌词中女孩变得疏远并且越来越冷淡，最后两人必须分手，容和唱出了想要回到过去甜蜜时光的感觉。
这是我个人在这张专辑中最喜欢的一首歌， 因为他们的情绪在和声中很好地传达给听众，而且这之外和声之后的吉他声音也很让人喜欢。
CN Blue – Sleepless Night
《Sleepless Night》是由宗泫作词作曲的一首歌。宗泫沙哑的声音娓娓道来一见钟情的感觉。爱情让他失眠，整夜整夜地思念着那个女孩。这首歌很简单而且甜蜜，而且我们能感觉到宗泫与其他成员不同的作曲风格。
CN Blue – Love Is…
这首歌是一首温柔的情歌，有着美丽的旋律，直击心灵。当vocal轻柔得像细语般地倾诉爱情与离别的故事时，给人一种柔和的感觉。CNBLUE的歌声让我们也感受到爱情的黑暗面和艰难。
CN Blue – Like A Child
《Like A Child》是另外一首有着超棒的旋律和美丽乐器声的歌曲。这首歌曲充满了欢欣的气氛，它的歌词也很棒。《Like a Child》使我想起了U2的歌曲。主唱的声音与乐器声一起美妙地流动，作为专辑的最后一首歌是非常完美的选择！
专辑总体评分: 4.5/5
我认为这张专辑展示了CNBLUE的成长。他们对细节的重视和感觉给我留下了深刻的印象。这张专辑有着多样的音乐也描绘了CNBLUE感性的一面。CNBLUE，做得好！
http://1kpopreview.wordpress.com/2014/02/26/review-cnblue-%EC%94%A8%EC%97%94%EB%B8%94%EB%A3%A8-cant-stop/
CNBLUE is back with their latest Korean release. Waiting for “Can’t Stop” we were curious what kind of sound CNBLUE would pursue this time. Throughout their still short albeit successful career they seemed like a group with a lot of freedom to experiment. Their last title track “I’m sorry” certainly set the bar pretty high. The release of “Can’t stop” left us with mixed feelings. It certainly is a very solid release but we craved for something more.
TUNE
“Can’t Stop” is a good song. It has a nice flow and makes for a pretty easy listening material. However, we can’t shake the feeling that music wise it’s a step back from “I’m sorry”. We can’t really tell if CNBLUE’s return to the popish sound was their conscious artistic choice or a well-executed marketing strategy. “Can’t stop” is more public friendly than “I’m sorry”. Unfortunately it’s also a lot less original. The composition is pretty common and gives the feeling that we heard tons of other songs that sound very similar to “Can’t Stop”. The song is still nice, but it doesn’t sound fresh and exciting. It lacks power and is quite predictable. The arrangement is not exactly hackneyed, CNBLUE makes it sound pleasant, but it’s not a sound that is unexpected and inventive. CNBLUE always puts out solid releases that are enjoyable, even addicting, but in our opinion they lack in the artistry department. It’s not bad in correlation to kpop idols that re-create more than create, but CNBLUE lately does everything in their power to not be seen as another kpop group, so we’ll try to evaluate them under the assumption that they are responsible for all the artistic choices that were made during the creation of “Can’t Stop”. Frankly, we believe that putting out “Can’t Stop” CNBLUE was playing it safe. There’s no experimenting with the sound, no artistic curiosity or imaginativeness. “Can’t stop” is a mix of tired and true musical formats blended into one. It sounds like it was created by taking the parts of already existing pieces and putting them into this song, instead of creating something new. Granted, the blending and mixing was done skillfully, that’s a talent in itself, but from an artist we’d expect something more daring, inspired and personal. We can’t feel an ounce of inspiration from “Can’t Stop”. We hoped for something more creative and experimental for a song that came out after “I’m Sorry”, instead we got CNBLUE’s rendition of already whitewashed and generic sounds.
MV ORIGINALITY
The MV is quite lighthearted and colorful. We get a lot of shots of the band playing with some “plot” scenes here and now. The plot is pretty simple and underdeveloped – Younghwa and a girl he seems to have feelings for live side by side separated by the big mirror, so they can’t meet each other. He observes her for the most time, and finally gets up and crashes the mirror separating them. We guess they get their happy ending, being able to finally meet and all. We heard the opinions that the girl is rather redundant in the MV, but we think that she actually fits quite nicely. It’s not an MV that keeps us on the edge of our seat or one we’d feel the need to see more than once, but it’s enjoyable nevertheless.
LYRICS
We have to admit that for a love song “Can’t Stop” has a pretty decent lyrics. Even if the subject of the song isn’t original, the execution of the words isn’t cliché. “Can’t Stop” tells us about a guy that is obsessing and in love with this person. Unfortunately, he already had his chance and blew it. He sings this song to express his longing and sorrow. The lyrics aren’t maybe the most poetic or ingenious, but they’re also not that obvious. There are some nice sentences here and there. This song gives us hope for more lyrical development in the future.
Summing up, CNBLUE released another solid release. Unfortunately, it also seems that they took a step back in their artistic evolution. “Can’t Stop” is a good song, but a song that is pretty uninspired. We hope the boys will be bolder with their music in the future, and instead of rehashing, they create new sounds.
Love us or hate us
1kpopreview
速来认领
CNBLUE is back with their latest Korean release. Waiting for “Can’t Stop” we were curious what kind of sound CNBLUE would pursue this time. Throughout their still short albeit successful career they seemed like a group with a lot of freedom to experiment. Their last title track “I’m sorry” certainly set the bar pretty high. The release of “Can’t stop” left us with mixed feelings. It certainly is a very solid release but we craved for something more.
TUNE
“Can’t Stop” is a good song. It has a nice flow and makes for a pretty easy listening material. However, we can’t shake the feeling that music wise it’s a step back from “I’m sorry”. We can’t really tell if CNBLUE’s return to the popish sound was their conscious artistic choice or a well-executed marketing strategy. “Can’t stop” is more public friendly than “I’m sorry”. Unfortunately it’s also a lot less original. The composition is pretty common and gives the feeling that we heard tons of other songs that sound very similar to “Can’t Stop”. The song is still nice, but it doesn’t sound fresh and exciting. It lacks power and is quite predictable. The arrangement is not exactly hackneyed, CNBLUE makes it sound pleasant, but it’s not a sound that is unexpected and inventive. CNBLUE always puts out solid releases that are enjoyable, even addicting, but in our opinion they lack in the artistry department. It’s not bad in correlation to kpop idols that re-create more than create, but CNBLUE lately does everything in their power to not be seen as another kpop group, so we’ll try to evaluate them under the assumption that they are responsible for all the artistic choices that were made during the creation of “Can’t Stop”. Frankly, we believe that putting out “Can’t Stop” CNBLUE was playing it safe. There’s no experimenting with the sound, no artistic curiosity or imaginativeness. “Can’t stop” is a mix of tired and true musical formats blended into one. It sounds like it was created by taking the parts of already existing pieces and putting them into this song, instead of creating something new. Granted, the blending and mixing was done skillfully, that’s a talent in itself, but from an artist we’d expect something more daring, inspired and personal. We can’t feel an ounce of inspiration from “Can’t Stop”. We hoped for something more creative and experimental for a song that came out after “I’m Sorry”, instead we got CNBLUE’s rendition of already whitewashed and generic sounds.
MV ORIGINALITY
The MV is quite lighthearted and colorful. We get a lot of shots of the band playing with some “plot” scenes here and now. The plot is pretty simple and underdeveloped – Younghwa and a girl he seems to have feelings for live side by side separated by the big mirror, so they can’t meet each other. He observes her for the most time, and finally gets up and crashes the mirror separating them. We guess they get their happy ending, being able to finally meet and all. We heard the opinions that the girl is rather redundant in the MV, but we think that she actually fits quite nicely. It’s not an MV that keeps us on the edge of our seat or one we’d feel the need to see more than once, but it’s enjoyable nevertheless.
LYRICS
We have to admit that for a love song “Can’t Stop” has a pretty decent lyrics. Even if the subject of the song isn’t original, the execution of the words isn’t cliché. “Can’t Stop” tells us about a guy that is obsessing and in love with this person. Unfortunately, he already had his chance and blew it. He sings this song to express his longing and sorrow. The lyrics aren’t maybe the most poetic or ingenious, but they’re also not that obvious. There are some nice sentences here and there. This song gives us hope for more lyrical development in the future.
Summing up, CNBLUE released another solid release. Unfortunately, it also seems that they took a step back in their artistic evolution. “Can’t Stop” is a good song, but a song that is pretty uninspired. We hope the boys will be bolder with their music in the future, and instead of rehashing, they create new sounds.
Love us or hate us
1kpopreview
速来认领
http://splashofinspiration.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/cnblues-cant-stop/
I’m pretty hot and cold with CNBlue’s brand of music. Their Korean releases have a very distinctive pop-rock sound that I don’t always like for more than a couple of listens, though if you asked me exactly why that is, I probably couldn’t give a proper answer. I’m actually more fond of their Japanese presence; unfortunately, that comes with lamenting the fact that they’re always singing in English. But past experiences aside, I’m happy with Can’t Stop, to the extent that CNBlue finally makes music that is different on the exterior, but still true to their roots. Over the years, my gripe with the group is that they’ve gotten into the pattern of releasing the same sort of lead single ad-nauseum, so seeing the piano based “Can’t Stop” is a breath of fresh air.
What makes the song stand out though is the juxtaposition of the conservative melody in the verses with the blown-up chorus. It’s creative in the sense that it doesn’t make a conscious effort to “be artistic,” which I seem to be seeing more and more of as an increasing number of idol acts try to put pen to paper and write music. Songwriting is often about following the flow of the melody you start out with; we should be able to guess where you’re going without feeling like we’ve already been told where the the destination is. I guess one could call it a form of storytelling where the listener latches on to the familiar such that she can wade through what she doesn’t know. It’s a fine line that musicians tread between telling and showing; active and passive; artistic and pretentious–CNBlue survives it and then some with their title track.
The rest of the album is similar in aura. It doesn’t boast much, yet it doesn’t disappoint either. The songs flow together naturally within the boundaries of CNBlue’s abilities, all the while presenting something that will impress listeners. Here’s my favorite track, “Cold Love”:
CNBlue isn’t quite at the point where they can create a full immersion through their music (like popular band counterparts Jaurim and Nell); nevertheless I like watching CNBlue start developing towards that point, in theory at least. Do I think CNBlue will get to the point that they “become one with the music?” (Goodness, that phrase sounds so archaic, if not hackneyed.)
No, not at all. I don’t think it will get there, nor do I want it to go there, for it will sacrifice the identity of the band. CNBlue’s broad reach exists because it makes pop-rock music effortlessly fun and relentlessly catchy. Each track flies by without another thought, existing as the epitome of simplified deliciousness. I don’t want to always have to think about what I listen to, be it good or bad, and CNBlue delivers the good side of a lion in sheep’s clothing.
K-pop is a mixed bag of hits, misses, and troll works–in this world, CNBlue stands out as a consistently decent band. No matter how many times I get annoyed at them for constantly releasing what is virtually the same song rehashed, I’m going to give their album plenty of listens. Can’t Stop is no exception to that rule. In fact, I could say that Can’t Stop takes one step further than just being decent, which makes the EP quite the success for the band. You don’t really need much more than that.
What do you all think of Can’t Stop? Which song did you like best?
这个意思和上面那个有些相似。
I’m pretty hot and cold with CNBlue’s brand of music. Their Korean releases have a very distinctive pop-rock sound that I don’t always like for more than a couple of listens, though if you asked me exactly why that is, I probably couldn’t give a proper answer. I’m actually more fond of their Japanese presence; unfortunately, that comes with lamenting the fact that they’re always singing in English. But past experiences aside, I’m happy with Can’t Stop, to the extent that CNBlue finally makes music that is different on the exterior, but still true to their roots. Over the years, my gripe with the group is that they’ve gotten into the pattern of releasing the same sort of lead single ad-nauseum, so seeing the piano based “Can’t Stop” is a breath of fresh air.
What makes the song stand out though is the juxtaposition of the conservative melody in the verses with the blown-up chorus. It’s creative in the sense that it doesn’t make a conscious effort to “be artistic,” which I seem to be seeing more and more of as an increasing number of idol acts try to put pen to paper and write music. Songwriting is often about following the flow of the melody you start out with; we should be able to guess where you’re going without feeling like we’ve already been told where the the destination is. I guess one could call it a form of storytelling where the listener latches on to the familiar such that she can wade through what she doesn’t know. It’s a fine line that musicians tread between telling and showing; active and passive; artistic and pretentious–CNBlue survives it and then some with their title track.
The rest of the album is similar in aura. It doesn’t boast much, yet it doesn’t disappoint either. The songs flow together naturally within the boundaries of CNBlue’s abilities, all the while presenting something that will impress listeners. Here’s my favorite track, “Cold Love”:
CNBlue isn’t quite at the point where they can create a full immersion through their music (like popular band counterparts Jaurim and Nell); nevertheless I like watching CNBlue start developing towards that point, in theory at least. Do I think CNBlue will get to the point that they “become one with the music?” (Goodness, that phrase sounds so archaic, if not hackneyed.)
No, not at all. I don’t think it will get there, nor do I want it to go there, for it will sacrifice the identity of the band. CNBlue’s broad reach exists because it makes pop-rock music effortlessly fun and relentlessly catchy. Each track flies by without another thought, existing as the epitome of simplified deliciousness. I don’t want to always have to think about what I listen to, be it good or bad, and CNBlue delivers the good side of a lion in sheep’s clothing.
K-pop is a mixed bag of hits, misses, and troll works–in this world, CNBlue stands out as a consistently decent band. No matter how many times I get annoyed at them for constantly releasing what is virtually the same song rehashed, I’m going to give their album plenty of listens. Can’t Stop is no exception to that rule. In fact, I could say that Can’t Stop takes one step further than just being decent, which makes the EP quite the success for the band. You don’t really need much more than that.
What do you all think of Can’t Stop? Which song did you like best?
这个意思和上面那个有些相似。
【乐评】Cnblue的新专辑，听了就停不下来!
By IDELLE
原帖：http://seoulbeats.com/2014/02/cn-blues-new-mini-album-cant-stopped/
翻译：Bullet
CNBLUE终于，终于回来了，来告诉我们，他们一制造好音乐就停不下来。上一次听到他们还是2013年9月的日本二专《What turns you on?》，但在他们最后一次在韩国发行专辑已经是13年1月的事了，那张叫《Re: Blue》的摇滚专辑获得了Gaon周榜一位。
CNBLUE在新专辑Can't Stop中向听众传达了与我们所知的CNBLUE不同的另一面——一支更加成熟的乐队，不论是音乐还是成员都成长了。这种成长从造型上也能反映出来：不再有机车夹克或者邋遢的T恤，男孩们像Bluetory一样整洁地穿着西服，但更加个性化了。他们放弃了统一的黑色燕尾服，而穿上了那种迷人年轻男子穿的服装，有种从骨子里就自信能从人群中脱颖而出的气质。
音乐上，整张迷你专辑都由成员创作，队长容和写了五首歌，吉他手宗泫亦贡献了一首。唱自己写的歌的一大好处是，你能够自然地将那些让你的声音听起来特别出色的元素融入歌曲里。
尽管可能是无意识的，但那些过去CNBLUE常用的作曲家所作的歌曲并没有任何属于他们的音乐主张。不过听他们自己写的歌曲——尽管这么说有些刻意——就像听他们的心声一般。
在过去的访谈中，CNBLUE曾谈到Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton 还有Maroon 5对他们音乐的影响，这些影响的痕迹能在类似于《孤独的人》中找到。鉴于CNBLUE既是作曲者又是演奏者，确定他们的音乐到底是什么类型有些困难；总体而言，他们的歌曲有比较重的吉他旋律，均衡的低音节拍（bass beat），以及高昂的电吉他riff。
也许是被即将降临的春天所打动，新主打歌《Can't Stop》中，CNBLUE改头换面了。歌曲中，沉重的吉他声退居幕后，令人惊喜的管弦乐队粉墨登场。
歌曲以清澈的钢琴音开场，深情的小提琴与容和忧郁的歌声同时加入，“每天就请让我想你一次吧 miss you/每天我也会试着遗忘一次/但连这都无法实现 连这都无法实现”。这个段落似乎十分低落，它以无助和绝望的问句“我该如何是好”结束。
就当你认为这首歌一定是一首十分悲伤的情歌时，鼓点在容和唱道“我的生活宛如一面镜子/我的一天就是你的生活”时出现，宛如作曲者的成长一样敲击在我心上——绝不因为困难停止不前，他要接受生活原本的模样，不管爱人是否在身边，始终忠于所爱。
于是，如即将到来的季节一般，歌曲在副歌中突如其然间怒放，像一阵狂野而兴奋的疾风，充满了积极的力量。与此同时，在MV中，四位成员们跳到空中，他们的乐器——象征着他们每个人的声音——在一束圣洁之光中似乎与一阵超然的力量一同炸开。
他们对永不停止的生命与爱情的承诺(“Can’t stop me now, can’t stop me now / I can’t stop, I can’t stop loving you”)如同为他们注入了新的力量，使他们的声音变强烈。这个关于成长与成熟的奇妙时刻，扭转了词曲原先的情感，使这首歌成为了一首美丽的主打歌——如果音乐不鼓舞人活得更勇敢，那还有什么意义？
《Diamond Girl》 是这趟快乐列车的下一站，响亮的管乐和无所顾忌的吉他在这首歌里飘扬。它是怀旧风的混合，这看起来在近日似乎挺时髦，好老弟CNBLUE成员们——注入了大量的、很酷的吉他riff，信心满满，青春飞扬地宣告着爱情。这首歌使人愉悦，带有温柔的感情，容和开心地宣布她的女孩是“a diamond girl, 美丽的宝石”。
然而快乐似乎在《Cold Love》里被咒语变走了，容和唱出了一个男人意识到临近分手边缘的心碎。这首歌明显意气消沉，而前一首歌正对爱情感到兴高采烈——它甚至从一个被认定为阴郁的音调开始这首歌曲。
这首歌突出了各个成员对音乐的熟练程度与整支乐队的凝聚力。敏赫掌握了鼓点从主歌到副歌的变化，宗泫的吉他riff将副歌之后焦虑的情绪更推进一层，正信对贝司的多种运用奠定了歌曲的感情基调。总体而言，这首歌十分动人，与前两首欢快的歌曲形成了到位的感情平衡。
下一首歌是宗泫作曲的《Sleepless Night》。他温柔的声音在主歌中发光，与歌词中童话式的感受相契合： 歌曲中的女孩有着“神秘的微笑”，相遇时如同“随风悠扬飘散的花香一般轻轻擦身而过”。这个特别的比喻完美地捕捉到陷入爱情的瞬间：强烈而窒息的美丽，但短暂易逝。
歌词非常美丽。副歌部分借用了 Kim Chun-soo 的诗《花》中的一句。音乐上，宗泫的歌曲与主歌部分容和情感强烈的歌声形成强烈对比，正符合歌词中男子度过“无尽的夜晚”，辗转反侧，思念女孩的“心动”的感觉。
《Love is》，尽管已经足够好了，但却没什么可写的。并不是因为他是一首filler，而是它的确令我想到了许多OST。当电视剧主角们在桥上牵手时……当大雪纷飞时……当他们泪流满面地分开时，都适合播放这首歌。
我离题了。也许这说明了CNBLUE过去的音乐作品让我们对他们保佑如此之高的期望——借用《哈利路亚，宝贝！》中乔治娜的台词就是，对CNBLUE来说仅仅“做得好”是不够的。如果这首歌来自他人，我们也许会觉得，“嗯，还算满意”。但对于CNBLUE，我们不想要“还算满意”的歌，我们想要不同凡响的歌曲！我们知道他们能做到；看看他们过去的作品就明白了！《Love is》 本身并不是不好的歌曲，但从我们对CNBLUE的高标准来看，它有点乏味。
把专辑合上的最后一首歌是《Like A Child》，这首歌真是太爱心熊了！它毛茸茸的而且活力十足，你绝对无法不爱上它。初听时，我心里就浮现了彩虹，独角兽，还有《我的小马驹》。它是如此生气勃勃而且有许多飞扬的管弦乐作为背景，以至于我想要把这首歌抱着睡觉，如果可以的话。
而歌词里却反映了CNBLUE在整支乐队的音乐方向所获得的某种成长。“Like A Child/ Just Like Heaven/ 响彻世界的旋律”，这首歌反映了CNBLUE想要制作积极向上的，能带来启发的音乐。它所想象的画面是太过巨大的幸福和理想（“随风悠扬飘散的花香一般轻轻擦身而过如一望无际的草原 如渲染四散的晚霞”），但这美丽的想法让人赞同。
我们真的要尊敬一支对自己有期待，拒绝走捷径的乐队，在专辑的最后他们主要是宣告了他们将要继续制造好音乐直到永远。这真是好消息。给我些CNBLUE吧。
《Can't Stop》 是一张主题始终如一的专辑，很少有人会对它失望。《Love is》也许是有点让人提不起兴趣，但它亦不平庸。所有的歌曲诚实真挚，直击心灵，真是太美妙了。倾听CNBLUE真的让我想要呼吁更多艺人唱自己的歌曲，去触碰脆弱的情感，去诚实表达自我。这整张迷你专辑，尽管有些短，却十分引人入胜，难以抗拒。
个人而言，我喜欢这张以春日为主旨前后一致的专辑，对于冬日将逝的此时它是如此合适。春天象征着迎接新的开始，这也很适合CNBLUE：一支终于成功地说服他们的管理者放手让他们做他们自己的音乐的乐队，会得到美妙的结果。主打歌的MV也制作得不错，它有着干冰和玫瑰花瓣制造出的美丽画面。
有的人可能满足于只做一个花样美男，但是CNBLUE所拥有的，远超他们帅气的面孔。他们是音乐人，而且他们决定继续走在这条路上。我将一路都支持着他们，希望读者们也是！
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
(FNC Entertainment, Gaon, MBC, Youtube [1] [2]. Images via CN Blue Official Facebook, FNC Entertainment, SBS)
By IDELLE
原帖：http://seoulbeats.com/2014/02/cn-blues-new-mini-album-cant-stopped/
翻译：Bullet
CNBLUE终于，终于回来了，来告诉我们，他们一制造好音乐就停不下来。上一次听到他们还是2013年9月的日本二专《What turns you on?》，但在他们最后一次在韩国发行专辑已经是13年1月的事了，那张叫《Re: Blue》的摇滚专辑获得了Gaon周榜一位。
CNBLUE在新专辑Can't Stop中向听众传达了与我们所知的CNBLUE不同的另一面——一支更加成熟的乐队，不论是音乐还是成员都成长了。这种成长从造型上也能反映出来：不再有机车夹克或者邋遢的T恤，男孩们像Bluetory一样整洁地穿着西服，但更加个性化了。他们放弃了统一的黑色燕尾服，而穿上了那种迷人年轻男子穿的服装，有种从骨子里就自信能从人群中脱颖而出的气质。
音乐上，整张迷你专辑都由成员创作，队长容和写了五首歌，吉他手宗泫亦贡献了一首。唱自己写的歌的一大好处是，你能够自然地将那些让你的声音听起来特别出色的元素融入歌曲里。
尽管可能是无意识的，但那些过去CNBLUE常用的作曲家所作的歌曲并没有任何属于他们的音乐主张。不过听他们自己写的歌曲——尽管这么说有些刻意——就像听他们的心声一般。
在过去的访谈中，CNBLUE曾谈到Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton 还有Maroon 5对他们音乐的影响，这些影响的痕迹能在类似于《孤独的人》中找到。鉴于CNBLUE既是作曲者又是演奏者，确定他们的音乐到底是什么类型有些困难；总体而言，他们的歌曲有比较重的吉他旋律，均衡的低音节拍（bass beat），以及高昂的电吉他riff。
也许是被即将降临的春天所打动，新主打歌《Can't Stop》中，CNBLUE改头换面了。歌曲中，沉重的吉他声退居幕后，令人惊喜的管弦乐队粉墨登场。
歌曲以清澈的钢琴音开场，深情的小提琴与容和忧郁的歌声同时加入，“每天就请让我想你一次吧 miss you/每天我也会试着遗忘一次/但连这都无法实现 连这都无法实现”。这个段落似乎十分低落，它以无助和绝望的问句“我该如何是好”结束。
就当你认为这首歌一定是一首十分悲伤的情歌时，鼓点在容和唱道“我的生活宛如一面镜子/我的一天就是你的生活”时出现，宛如作曲者的成长一样敲击在我心上——绝不因为困难停止不前，他要接受生活原本的模样，不管爱人是否在身边，始终忠于所爱。
于是，如即将到来的季节一般，歌曲在副歌中突如其然间怒放，像一阵狂野而兴奋的疾风，充满了积极的力量。与此同时，在MV中，四位成员们跳到空中，他们的乐器——象征着他们每个人的声音——在一束圣洁之光中似乎与一阵超然的力量一同炸开。
他们对永不停止的生命与爱情的承诺(“Can’t stop me now, can’t stop me now / I can’t stop, I can’t stop loving you”)如同为他们注入了新的力量，使他们的声音变强烈。这个关于成长与成熟的奇妙时刻，扭转了词曲原先的情感，使这首歌成为了一首美丽的主打歌——如果音乐不鼓舞人活得更勇敢，那还有什么意义？
《Diamond Girl》 是这趟快乐列车的下一站，响亮的管乐和无所顾忌的吉他在这首歌里飘扬。它是怀旧风的混合，这看起来在近日似乎挺时髦，好老弟CNBLUE成员们——注入了大量的、很酷的吉他riff，信心满满，青春飞扬地宣告着爱情。这首歌使人愉悦，带有温柔的感情，容和开心地宣布她的女孩是“a diamond girl, 美丽的宝石”。
然而快乐似乎在《Cold Love》里被咒语变走了，容和唱出了一个男人意识到临近分手边缘的心碎。这首歌明显意气消沉，而前一首歌正对爱情感到兴高采烈——它甚至从一个被认定为阴郁的音调开始这首歌曲。
这首歌突出了各个成员对音乐的熟练程度与整支乐队的凝聚力。敏赫掌握了鼓点从主歌到副歌的变化，宗泫的吉他riff将副歌之后焦虑的情绪更推进一层，正信对贝司的多种运用奠定了歌曲的感情基调。总体而言，这首歌十分动人，与前两首欢快的歌曲形成了到位的感情平衡。
下一首歌是宗泫作曲的《Sleepless Night》。他温柔的声音在主歌中发光，与歌词中童话式的感受相契合： 歌曲中的女孩有着“神秘的微笑”，相遇时如同“随风悠扬飘散的花香一般轻轻擦身而过”。这个特别的比喻完美地捕捉到陷入爱情的瞬间：强烈而窒息的美丽，但短暂易逝。
歌词非常美丽。副歌部分借用了 Kim Chun-soo 的诗《花》中的一句。音乐上，宗泫的歌曲与主歌部分容和情感强烈的歌声形成强烈对比，正符合歌词中男子度过“无尽的夜晚”，辗转反侧，思念女孩的“心动”的感觉。
《Love is》，尽管已经足够好了，但却没什么可写的。并不是因为他是一首filler，而是它的确令我想到了许多OST。当电视剧主角们在桥上牵手时……当大雪纷飞时……当他们泪流满面地分开时，都适合播放这首歌。
我离题了。也许这说明了CNBLUE过去的音乐作品让我们对他们保佑如此之高的期望——借用《哈利路亚，宝贝！》中乔治娜的台词就是，对CNBLUE来说仅仅“做得好”是不够的。如果这首歌来自他人，我们也许会觉得，“嗯，还算满意”。但对于CNBLUE，我们不想要“还算满意”的歌，我们想要不同凡响的歌曲！我们知道他们能做到；看看他们过去的作品就明白了！《Love is》 本身并不是不好的歌曲，但从我们对CNBLUE的高标准来看，它有点乏味。
把专辑合上的最后一首歌是《Like A Child》，这首歌真是太爱心熊了！它毛茸茸的而且活力十足，你绝对无法不爱上它。初听时，我心里就浮现了彩虹，独角兽，还有《我的小马驹》。它是如此生气勃勃而且有许多飞扬的管弦乐作为背景，以至于我想要把这首歌抱着睡觉，如果可以的话。
而歌词里却反映了CNBLUE在整支乐队的音乐方向所获得的某种成长。“Like A Child/ Just Like Heaven/ 响彻世界的旋律”，这首歌反映了CNBLUE想要制作积极向上的，能带来启发的音乐。它所想象的画面是太过巨大的幸福和理想（“随风悠扬飘散的花香一般轻轻擦身而过如一望无际的草原 如渲染四散的晚霞”），但这美丽的想法让人赞同。
我们真的要尊敬一支对自己有期待，拒绝走捷径的乐队，在专辑的最后他们主要是宣告了他们将要继续制造好音乐直到永远。这真是好消息。给我些CNBLUE吧。
《Can't Stop》 是一张主题始终如一的专辑，很少有人会对它失望。《Love is》也许是有点让人提不起兴趣，但它亦不平庸。所有的歌曲诚实真挚，直击心灵，真是太美妙了。倾听CNBLUE真的让我想要呼吁更多艺人唱自己的歌曲，去触碰脆弱的情感，去诚实表达自我。这整张迷你专辑，尽管有些短，却十分引人入胜，难以抗拒。
个人而言，我喜欢这张以春日为主旨前后一致的专辑，对于冬日将逝的此时它是如此合适。春天象征着迎接新的开始，这也很适合CNBLUE：一支终于成功地说服他们的管理者放手让他们做他们自己的音乐的乐队，会得到美妙的结果。主打歌的MV也制作得不错，它有着干冰和玫瑰花瓣制造出的美丽画面。
有的人可能满足于只做一个花样美男，但是CNBLUE所拥有的，远超他们帅气的面孔。他们是音乐人，而且他们决定继续走在这条路上。我将一路都支持着他们，希望读者们也是！
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
(FNC Entertainment, Gaon, MBC, Youtube [1] [2]. Images via CN Blue Official Facebook, FNC Entertainment, SBS)
Source: dinoseoul.com/cnblue-cant-stop-album-review/
CNBLUE ‘Can’t Stop’ album review (Dionoseoul)
February has been laden with great comebacks and good albums so far, but I’ll make a bold statement and say that CNBLUE‘s mini album has been the best this year. ‘Can’t Stop‘ is also the band’s most musically-matured album thus far, taking all the good elements from previous albums like ‘Bluetory‘, ‘First Step‘ and ‘Re:BLUE‘ and molding them into this wonderfully put together album.
1. Can't stop
With a piano introduction and accompaniment, title track ‘Can’t Stop’ on first listen, actually sounds more like a track from FT Island. Being from the same label, both bands face the risk of ‘sounding the same’. Perhaps it’s due to the vocalists’ recognizable voices, but there’s always an unexplainable difference in their styles of music of the same genre.
Take ‘Can’t Stop’ for example, if FT Island were the artiste for it, the whole song would probably have been the same pace all the way, with a lead up to the bridge and a possible guitar solo to follow right before the last chorus. CNBLUE spices up this ballad by adding in a double time chorus which definitely kicks the song up by a notch, making the piece more exciting and more… well, CNBLUE-ish. I really like how the chorus adds more intensity and conviction, which is apt because of the lyrics ‘can’t stop me now, can’t stop me now‘, yet it doesn’t lose its tenderness completely because of Yonghwa‘s airy falsettos. Such a great song.
2. Diamond girl
In an album full of ballads, this groovy track stands out prominently from the rest of the songs and is one that listeners will keep coming back to. It’s a sound that BOICEs will find very familiar. ‘Diamond Girl‘ is really catchy and along with the playful brass section, there’s even a hint of flirtatiousness. Ah, what we’d do to be CNBLUE’s ‘d-i-a-m-o-n-d girl‘.
3. Cold love
‘Cold Love’ is an intense rock ballad that portrays the heartbreak of a man after a break-up. With lyrics like ‘My heart stops at this cold love, my heart breaks into pieces. My breath stops at this sick love, my breath slowly dies‘ and ‘A sonata of farewells, words I know without even hearing them‘ really hits listeners in the gut. With strong electric guitar licks and melancholic minor chords, I can only imagine how impressive this song will sound live.
4. Sleepless night
Composed by Jonghyun, ‘Sleepless Night’ is a sweet track where a guy thinks about the girl he likes. Making use of the difference in their voice qualities, Jonghyun who has a naturally sweet and smooth sings the acoustic-driven verses while Yonghwa takes the reigns for the choruses with his slightly stronger voice. Now that’s how you make full use of vocals in a band!
5. Love is
Here’s another song that fits Jonghyun’s voice to a T. I was actually a teeny weeny disappointed when Yonghwa took over. Swooning aside though, it’s a nice ballad that would make it into an OST of a Korean drama. Unfortunately it isn’t very memorable as compared to the rest of the songs.
6. Like a child
Probably my favourite track from the album, ‘Like A Child’ sounds like a cross between bands likeColdplay and The Script. The strings, piano and drum beats during the parts without the vocals really drive the song forward. It’s the kind of song you listen to when you feel like you need a pick-me-up – the melody, instrumental and lyrics are all really uplifting. Absolutely awesome closing to a great album.
The first song I ever heard from CNBLUE and instantly fell in love with was ‘Y…Why?’ off their debut mini album, ‘Bluetory‘, and as much as I like their signature rock songs (sprinkled with some quirkiness), I’ve always been secretly hoping that they release an album with ballads as their main focus. Sure, it might not be what the band is known for, but ballads that make listeners feel are difficult to write and express, which is why I think ‘Can’t Stop‘ is CNBLUE’s best offering to date. Both K-pop and K-rock fans will find this album easily digestible and enjoyable, and it’s definitely one of 2014′s must-listens.
CNBLUE ‘Can’t Stop’ album review (Dionoseoul)
February has been laden with great comebacks and good albums so far, but I’ll make a bold statement and say that CNBLUE‘s mini album has been the best this year. ‘Can’t Stop‘ is also the band’s most musically-matured album thus far, taking all the good elements from previous albums like ‘Bluetory‘, ‘First Step‘ and ‘Re:BLUE‘ and molding them into this wonderfully put together album.
1. Can't stop
With a piano introduction and accompaniment, title track ‘Can’t Stop’ on first listen, actually sounds more like a track from FT Island. Being from the same label, both bands face the risk of ‘sounding the same’. Perhaps it’s due to the vocalists’ recognizable voices, but there’s always an unexplainable difference in their styles of music of the same genre.
Take ‘Can’t Stop’ for example, if FT Island were the artiste for it, the whole song would probably have been the same pace all the way, with a lead up to the bridge and a possible guitar solo to follow right before the last chorus. CNBLUE spices up this ballad by adding in a double time chorus which definitely kicks the song up by a notch, making the piece more exciting and more… well, CNBLUE-ish. I really like how the chorus adds more intensity and conviction, which is apt because of the lyrics ‘can’t stop me now, can’t stop me now‘, yet it doesn’t lose its tenderness completely because of Yonghwa‘s airy falsettos. Such a great song.
2. Diamond girl
In an album full of ballads, this groovy track stands out prominently from the rest of the songs and is one that listeners will keep coming back to. It’s a sound that BOICEs will find very familiar. ‘Diamond Girl‘ is really catchy and along with the playful brass section, there’s even a hint of flirtatiousness. Ah, what we’d do to be CNBLUE’s ‘d-i-a-m-o-n-d girl‘.
3. Cold love
‘Cold Love’ is an intense rock ballad that portrays the heartbreak of a man after a break-up. With lyrics like ‘My heart stops at this cold love, my heart breaks into pieces. My breath stops at this sick love, my breath slowly dies‘ and ‘A sonata of farewells, words I know without even hearing them‘ really hits listeners in the gut. With strong electric guitar licks and melancholic minor chords, I can only imagine how impressive this song will sound live.
4. Sleepless night
Composed by Jonghyun, ‘Sleepless Night’ is a sweet track where a guy thinks about the girl he likes. Making use of the difference in their voice qualities, Jonghyun who has a naturally sweet and smooth sings the acoustic-driven verses while Yonghwa takes the reigns for the choruses with his slightly stronger voice. Now that’s how you make full use of vocals in a band!
5. Love is
Here’s another song that fits Jonghyun’s voice to a T. I was actually a teeny weeny disappointed when Yonghwa took over. Swooning aside though, it’s a nice ballad that would make it into an OST of a Korean drama. Unfortunately it isn’t very memorable as compared to the rest of the songs.
6. Like a child
Probably my favourite track from the album, ‘Like A Child’ sounds like a cross between bands likeColdplay and The Script. The strings, piano and drum beats during the parts without the vocals really drive the song forward. It’s the kind of song you listen to when you feel like you need a pick-me-up – the melody, instrumental and lyrics are all really uplifting. Absolutely awesome closing to a great album.
The first song I ever heard from CNBLUE and instantly fell in love with was ‘Y…Why?’ off their debut mini album, ‘Bluetory‘, and as much as I like their signature rock songs (sprinkled with some quirkiness), I’ve always been secretly hoping that they release an album with ballads as their main focus. Sure, it might not be what the band is known for, but ballads that make listeners feel are difficult to write and express, which is why I think ‘Can’t Stop‘ is CNBLUE’s best offering to date. Both K-pop and K-rock fans will find this album easily digestible and enjoyable, and it’s definitely one of 2014′s must-listens.
