On the jacky cheung concert, this i must say - i am impressed.

To be completely honest, i didnt turn up with an open mind. In fact, i was slightly biased against him.. Reason being jacky and i have gotten into numerous debates before over who is better - jacky cheung or jay chou, with jacky, obviously, supporting jacky. in fact, jacky went as far as to 'guarantee' that having listened to jacky cheung at his concert, i will think that jay chou is crap.

Which is why i remain impressed that jacky cheung managed to impress me. All that singing for close to 4 hours, surely he must be driven by passion, and not just for the sake of money? Jacky cheung did in fact hold his tunes very well. Although i liked only 30% of the songs he had to belt out that night, still, he did a very good job with the remaining 70%. and one could tell that he put in alot of effort into making his concert an entertaining one; to dance for 3 consecutive numbers in a row can indeed be very trying for a 46 year-old.

but no, jay chou is not crap, and he never will be. when it comes to music, i believe there are 2 primary factors which shape the kind of singers we support - the vocals and the song itself. Being a 'vocal' person, Jacky, naturally, supports jacky cheung, while i, on the other hand, support artistes like jay chou and britney spears for the songs they sing. of course, it is further undeniable that jay chou is truly talented, having written most of his songs himself.

but at the end of the day, the two factors are not mutually exclusive; it is just a matter of which would you place a greater emphasis on.

so yes, jacky cheung does sing very well, and jay chou is extremely talented; lets call this a truce!