If we use sales to define the quality of an album, and use the popularity of the public to look at the value of the work and the singer itself, then it is clear that Lu Qiaoyin belongs to the wave that hovers on the edge of the passing line.
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In 1994, Lu Qiaoyin joined Black and Blue as the lead singer, and in 1997 announced that he would leave the band alone, followed by the EP "No Need... Perfect Eerie", which included the single "Garbage", which made her famous in one fell swoop, and was covered by Eason Chan and included in her solo album.
"Garbage" was written by Wong Wai Man during the period of lost love, and When Lu Qiaoyin uses her lazy and decadent voice to interpret the humble state of despair and struggle in the lyrics, she is more of a determination and freedom than Eason Chan's low-to-dust performance when she sings.
It is determined from the inside out, and it is also exclusive to her independent sexiness.
As netizens commented on her voice: There is a feeling of concerning your ass.
The old love Xie Tingfeng even described her voice as like durian, the person who loves will love to the point of being unable to extricate himself, and the hated person will be afraid to avoid it.
Her voice does not have the low-profile qualities needed to sing love songs in the general sense, and her slightly hoarse voice carries a "sense of decadence without desire and no demand" and the decisiveness of the afterlife to the death, interpreting the love songs that suffer from loss and loss generously, and singing love without being free and meaningless, creating a unique poignancy in her songs.
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Lu Qiaoyin was optimistic about his debut as "the most qualified to become Faye Wong's successor", all with neat short hair, all influenced by Sinead O'Connor and rock music.
They are also people who insist on being their own, but in the production of musical concepts, Lu Qiaoyin is luckier than Faye Wong. Faye Wong sang as Wang Jingwen for six years, and finally couldn't stand being at the mercy of the record company to let her sing bitter love songs, and only began her journey back to herself after insisting on changing back to Faye Wong's real name in 1994.
Therefore, compared with Faye Wong, Lu Qiaoyin's luck is that she can be herself as soon as she debuts, as a rare female singer-songwriter in the Hong Kong music scene, in addition to composing, she is also directly involved in the production of albums, and under the premise that the record company gives her enough space for free creation, almost every album is a concept first.
The first concept album, Miao, uses the concept of cats to describe human life from the perspective of cats.
Lu Qiaoyin composed music for the first time in her personal capacity on the album, and there were six songs for her to compose, which was relatively rare in the Hong Kong music scene at that time, and it can be said that it created a precedent for Hong Kong singer-songwriters.
Each song in "Color Release" is related to color, using color as a carrier to express feelings.
Just like herself, like a black kite, it brings a gloomy and depressing music trend to the Chinese music scene.
Because the theme of the concept album is too many and the style is not fixed, there is no specific audience group, and the audience is relatively narrow.
Qu Gao ze and widowhood, this is the best interpretation of her musical works.
This is not a musical direction for the singer to attract fans, but she has always insisted on making concept music, which is more important than pleasing fans and pleasing herself.
Without actively pandering to the public, the concept album's songs are too high and the audience is too small, resulting in slightly dismal sales and singing.
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Until 2002, the standard K song "Good Heart Breakup" with Wang Lihong pushed her into the mainstream market.
Up to now, "Good Heart Breakup" has already entered the top ten of the KTV song list with the degree of killing, but when it comes to this song, most children still have difficulty matching it with Lu Qiaoyin, only knowing that the male voice part is Wang Lihong singing.
Even if I knew that this was sung by Lu Qiaoyin, I couldn't say a few other masterpieces.
The reason is because she is not red.
Not red, because it is unique.
But it is not very appropriate to use "not red" to describe her, after all, she does not care about the concept of red or red on the opposite side of the mainstream market.
Presenting polarization in business and art, making your own favorite music, regardless of the cost and consequences.
To some extent, no name is equivalent to less of the shackles of the market, but after having a name, it should be considered for the market.
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However, after accumulating a certain popularity through "Good Heart Breakup", Lu Qiaoyin actually went against the routine, did not meet the expectations of the listeners to hand over a record that could meet their traditional needs, and released a concept album "Heavenly Evolution" based on the theme of the evolution of human civilization in 2005, which was called a "suicide album" without any commerciality, which was the worst-selling album, but the most classic one.
"This is a decadent and rather self-styled experimental album, strung together with the course of history as a clue, from 3,180,000 BC to the future utopias envisioned by mankind, telling the evolutionary theories of the mysteries of life in 10 allusions, with a huge narrative span. In addition to the mysterious, it is also full of strong critical realism and full of questions about the morality of the current society. ”
Don't talk about "Heavenly Speech", listen to the Music of Hong Kong in vain
The wonderful lyrics express the grand theme and have been recommended by Hong Kong music critics as the "Best Concept Album" of Hong Kong music.
In this album, there are eight songs written by Lu Qiaoyin himself, which can be called a return to himself, Lu Qiaoyin, who has won the dominant right, does not consider the market at all, does not make money only for music, all kinds of metaphors and allusions, there is a criticism of social morality and doubts about the value of life, and there is no shyness to expose all kinds of ugly current situations in the world.
Although her talent was highlighted on this album, the audience did not accept it, and the album sold well.
Jumping out of the pattern of obsessive men and women with small love, Lu Qiaoyin, who dares to make such an album that breaks the laws of the market, is destined to be only niche. After all, if she wants to be popular, songs that are easy to become popular like "Kind Breakup" are also familiar.
In 2011, Lu Qiaoyin suddenly announced his withdrawal from the backstage at a concert, saying:
"This is my last concert, the past 13 years I have had a hard time, in fact, I don't want to take any of the most popular female singers, I just want to find myself in the music, from now on I will turn to the backstage, I can find myself more." 」 Life will do different things at different stages, but I will not give up music, I hope you can remember that there was a me in these 13 years. ”
Such a decisive and decisive is Lu's style.
After thirteen years of wandering in the commercial pop music scene, Lu Qiaoyin is still the same Lu Qiaoyin, not recognized by the mainstream market and does not need to be recognized, only immersed in his own music world.
When they debuted, they looked exactly like Tianhou Faye, and their love life also intersected with Tianhou's Xie Tingfeng, and their biggest common denominator was their attitude towards music: enough to do whatever they wanted.
With a freewheeling attitude, create the works of the "product" of the scriptures:
One that had compromised with the mainstream market at the beginning made it possible to "want to take a selfie, so I released a record" as I wanted.
A niche that is not recognized by the market, but has always wandered in his own music world without being disturbed.
It took six years from Wang Jingwen to Faye Wong, and Lu Qiaoyin was Lu Qiaoyin as soon as she debuted.