TALENT

如果说每一个抉择都将开启一段截然不同的未来，那么能够一路漂漂亮亮地走到这里，肯定也是一种才华。

「TALENT」作为 The Crane 的第一张专辑，是一幅此刻原真的静态截图，也是集其28年成长岁月的奇幻录像。飞行过程象是潜入他意外梦见的过往，时序偶有人工动刀的迹象；若感觉一气呵成，则并非偶然，天秤座爱面子，方方面面皆是精雕细琢。偶遇乱流波荡、风景变换之处，则是内心实话浮现的词句。

「TALENT」也是气宇轩昂的宣告之作，有细节斐然的复古曲目「Natural Ability」，以扎实的器乐致敬七零年代灵魂乐；有与 ØZI 合作的残暴屠龙之歌「The Dragon Song」，气焰逼人、实则为兄弟打闹；也有「不介意」这样漫不经心的时髦情歌，表情不怎么样，心里早就爱得死去活来。

The Crane 一如往常地包办音乐制作，也几乎编写了全部曲目。不同的是这张专辑多了许多真实乐器的录制，更邀请落日飞车的贝斯手弘礼、热带浪漫鼓手雷擎、JADE 的吉他手鲁纲宇、Karencici 的制作人kvn等人，分别在不同曲目跨刀演奏，将 The Crane 的音乐又抬升到了新的云层。

「如果一切的经历都是为了让我走到这，早知道用飞的」但后悔的心情让人不再犯错，先唱衰自己再让别人看得起你，我偏不要，连这篇专辑介绍都是自己写的？？这场惊人的内心戏，一步步都是险棋，却准备对你的痒处一路暴击。

“If every choice will unfold itself to a different reality, then getting to where I am must be some kind of talent.”

As The Crane’s first album, TALENT is a faithful capture of his current status, also a magical culmination of 28 years living. The album feels like stepping into his memory lane by accident, but maybe it’s not. It’s definitely not a coincidence that the listening experience feels “natural”, that’s what perfection-seeking Libras love to do.

When you feel the turbulence, the change in the music, those are the unfiltered thoughts that came to The Crane’s mind.

TALENT is also a statement piece, with “Natural Ability” filled with nostalgia and talented instrumentalists on the track, the track pays tribute to The Crane’s beloved Soul Music in the seventies. The collaboration track with ØZI “The Dragon Song”, while sounding braggadocious, turns out to be just brothers having fun. There’s also chic love songs like “Don’t Mind” for you to pretend you don’t care, even if you're already in love.

The Crane finished everything from writing to production as usual in this album, the difference is in trying to capture more live instruments in the studio this time, inviting bassist Hung-Li from Sunset Rollercoaster, drummer L8ching, guitarist Kyle Lu from JADE, kvn the producer of Karencici, showing their talents on different tracks, elevating The Cranes music to another level.

The Crane refuses to stick himself to a genre he’s already known for, walking on a tightrope while treading new musical territories. He’s never playing the “be humble just to likable” game, always aiming at what you are yearning to listen to, and giving you the headshot.