I still remember that someone asked a question on Zhihu:
"Why do you want to listen to rock music?"
A friend quoted a quote from the Mt. Fuji Music Festival to answer this question:
"It's something that doesn't have in the headphones, so we're going to the scene. ”
Rock music in headphones, hard to find soul.
Without a soul, how can it be moving?
Therefore, how to perform the scene well is the charm of rock music.
But at present, how many bands can stand the test of time and control the soul of rock music.
It has been more than 30 years since Cui Jian sang "Nothing".
On the rock scene, it still depends on Cui Jian.
Three years ago, at the Jinan Lier Music Festival, Cui Jian finalized as usual.
has been waiting for a long time, and fans can't hold back the excitement in their hearts.
The saxophone sounds, the iconic red star white hat, and the black T-shirt.
Cui Jian, he's coming.
"One, two, three, four. ”
The familiar melody in "Rock on the Road of the New Long March" sounded, and the words were loud and clear.
"Jinan is liberated! Stand up! Jump up!"
The scene was burned, the body was immediately liberated, beating, excited...
The camera is fixed on Cui Jian, who is jumping on the stage, full of energy.
Unexpectedly, when singing "The Flower Girl", there was an accident with the audio equipment.
The volume of the scene suddenly plummeted, the music stopped abruptly, and the audience was in an uproar.
Cui Jian on the stage was calm, picked up the guitar in his hand and sang.
"You ask me where I'm going
I pointed in the direction of the sea."
In the field of thousands of people, Cui Jian tried his best to roar and sing on stage, and made the scene alive with real guns.
It was the most special version of "The Flower Girl" I have ever heard, and it was also the most powerful live.
In his 60s, Cui Jian picked up the guitar and roared, his rough and hoarse voice was still so sonorous and powerful.
The life of rock 'n' roll is on the spot, that's the undeniable belief.
In 1985, the large-scale and powerful LIVE AID, Queen's song "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the performance to a climax.
Nearly 90,000 hippies at the scene boiled, carnivaled...
It's the power of the scene, and it's an experience that expensive headphones and speakers can't give.
Not long after in China, Cui Jian came with "Nothing".
In 1986, at the "World Peace Year" 100 singers concert at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium, Cui Jian put on a coat at will, held a high and low trouser leg and shouted:
"I used to ask endlessly, when are you going to come with me".
This voice is the first scene of Chinese rock music, and it tugs at the heartstrings of countless stunned young people.
That year, Cui Jian was 26 years old, and his blood was strong.
Since then, domestic rock music has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
From the Black Panther to the Tang Dynasty, from Cui Jian to the Three Masters of Moyan, from Beijing Gongti to Hong Kong to foreign stages.
The longer the timeline stretches, the more obvious the changes from more than 30 years ago become.
And Cui Jian, no matter what era he threw him on this line, he seemed to be at the top level of the rock scene.
In the 90s, the clichéd performances will not be repeated here.
Let's take a closer look.
In 2010, Cui Jian appeared on the stage with an 86-member symphony band and held a "Rock Symphony Concert".
This was the first attempt to fuse rock and symphony in Asia, and Gu San'er was still playing drums for Cui Jian that year.
Rock + symphony, two kinds of music, two forces, collide and merge into a more agitated spark.
"Rock on the Road of the New Long March", "Exodus", "Fake Monk", "Nothing", "The Girl in the Flower House", "The Countryside Surrounds the City", "The Egg Under the Red Flag"...
On one side is a gorgeous symphony orchestra, and on the other side is rough rock 'n' roll.
When the notes are mixed together, the rock is symphonic, the symphony is rocked, and the people who were there have already been shocked.
found the scene of "Rock on the Road of the New Long March" on the Internet,
At the beginning, the symphony orchestra leader, violin and cello in unison.
A saxophone blew, and Cui Jian walked with a guitar on his back and small steps.
waved his hands and shouted to the audience:
"It's been a night, jump up. ”
Then a grand scene began.
Cui Jian said: "If the live effect is good, we may produce audio and video products, and if it is not good, we will not release it." ”
What was the effect on site?
Through the audio, I can feel Cui Jian's enthusiasm.
That night is known as the night that spans the ages.
Cui Jian led a team of more than 80 people to make a symphony orchestra agitate with rock music.
People who have seen this performance commented on Douban:
"We howled, we trembled, we shook the earth, and it seemed that we had returned to the glorious eighties full of the atmosphere of emancipation of the mind. ”
In the second half of "Rock on the Road of the New Long March", Cui Jian shouted to the crowd:
"Today is my birthday, my fiftieth birthday. “
That year, Cui Jian was fifty years old.
Even if you are over half a hundred years old, a performance still makes you feel refreshed.
Talking about Cui Jian's scene, "Nothing" is indispensable.
remembers that three years ago at the Nanjing Midou Music Festival, Cui Jian was the last to appear.
The previous performance was Zheng Jun, although Zheng Jun's scene was top-notch, but Cui Jian's singing was like a delicacies from the mountains and seas.
"Nothing", "A Red Cloth", and "Let Me Sprinkle a Little Wild on the Snow" all ended from the beginning, and almost every song was sung by fans below.
After returning twice, Cui Jian brought the last song of the 9th Nanjing Midou Music Festival "Nothing".
What catches your eye is still the same red star and white hat.
Maybe it's because of his age, Cui has been a little lucky in recent years, and when he plucks the strings, his wide blazer is whisked up from time to time.
His expression was heavy, his eyes were full of mixed feelings, and he sang with power:
"I used to ask endlessly, when will you go with me", and once again shouted with full power, "Do you still want to go with me, if I die and never look back"
It's still loud.
The melodious saxophone wind crosses the night sky, and a close-up of Cui Jian is shown on the big screen.
Under the blood-red light, Cui Jian's lonely silhouette was left.
The camera zooms in, but his eyes are still determined.
His singing voice still has power, and the scene is still burning violently, on the verge of boiling.
At halftime, Cui Jian asked the audience:
"How many post-70s and 60s are there on site?"
There was a cry below, and they all raised their hands.
And this night is not just for young people.
The young people gathered around the middle and started the train, and a group of middle-aged people were agitated in their own way.
A couple of post-70s couples next to me were jumping their bodies to their heart's content, and they were extremely excited.
Standing in the back row, I raised my phone to record the song.
When I got back, I played the live version of "Nothing" on a loop again and again.
As the opening song of Chinese rock music, today's music software has long lost the audio of this song.
At that moment that night, the song seemed to have some kind of mission of its own, drawing a perfect circle for Chinese rock.
After going around for more than 30 years, I listened to the last song "Nothing".
This song is the starting point and the closed loop.
And the power is not this song "Nothing", but Cui Jian.
He is 63 years old this year.
is still the king of the scene.
The veterans who were at the same time as Cui Jian gradually retired, and how many of them are still playing?
Very little.
The Tang Dynasty and the Black Panther are no longer in vain, and the era of the Three Heroes of Demon Rock has long been history.
The older generation of rock and roll people is still a handful of convincing people on the scene.
Cui Jian needless to say, there is no doubt about his physical strength, voice, and singing skills.
The bands behind him are also top-notch, and a group of people such as Liu Yuan and Eddie have been running in with each other for many years, which is undoubtedly the icing on the cake.
Xu Wei, Zheng Jun, Pu Shu... The scene of the seniors is also not enjoyable to listen to.
That's the beauty of their music.
After "Le Xia" set off a carnival, the band scene became a carnival hotspot for young people.
A lot of bands flocked to get a piece of the music scene.
It's just that the live level of the bands is uneven.
It's a mule or a horse, and if you take a walk around the music scene, you will naturally see the difference.
A good band can not only immerse you in an exciting atmosphere, but also give you an audio-visual feast.
Singing skills must be the first priority.
What "playing a band sounds like an atmosphere and singing skills" is all.
In the past few years, the big shark in the back sea has been loved by everyone.
But several scenes of "Lexia" were very disappointing, and they were really a bit stretched.
When it comes to experience, it really needs to be improved.
The second is the musician behind it.
In the rock scene, the halo is not just the lead singer.
The bands that Zheng Jun and Pu Shu have brought on tour for many years are all top-notch, and they both have their own high standards and match each other's musical concepts.
Xu Wei and Li Yanliang have been old partners for many years.
The same is true of Liu Yuan and Eddie behind Cui Jian.
Good collaboration reflects the personality charm of musicians.
Maintain the top scene, and the physical strength should not be neglected.
Cui Jian, who is over the age of six, performs for more than an hour at every turn, fighting for singing skills and physical strength.
Otherwise, Cui Jian is awesome.
I guess that's the charm of rock 'n' roll veterans.
"Lian Po is old, can you still eat?"
Yes!
However, for more than 30 years of Chinese rock and roll, if it still has to rely on Cui Jian, that is the greatest sorrow!