If you want to talk about the most boring concert, it must be Xu Wei's concert. He always held a guitar and sang behind the microphone while sweeping the strings. But for the fans who like him, they are still crazy for him.
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One day in 2010, I suddenly heard Xu Wei's song. It was the very niche "That Year."
At that time, I was at a construction site in Zhidan County, Yan'an City, making a subtle contribution to the development of China's highways, earning some food money by the way, and experiencing my own confusion.
The phrase in the song, 'You stand on this bustling road, can't find the direction you should go' has become a true portrayal of the heart at that time.
For this reason, I was madly obsessed with Xu Wei's songs.
Tian Zhen's famous song "Persistence" is from Xu Wei's hand. At this time, Xu Wei had just arrived in Beijing, and he was still a low-level person in the music industry, waiting for his opportunity in the cold Beijing.
At first, Xu Wei formed the first band in Xi'an, the Fly band, but after only nine months of existence, the band disbanded. Confused, Xu Wei made up his mind to drift north to pursue his musical dreams.
Soon, Xu Wei signed a contract with Red Star and produced two singles, "Two Days" and "Blue Bird". However, this did not help Xu Wei much in the north drift, and survival was still his biggest problem.
In 1997, Xu Wei released his first album "Elsewhere", which sold almost 500,000 copies before and after. It sounds like a good result, but it's a year of sales. For Xu Wei's survival, it did not help at all, and many times, Xu Wei still sent people to the fence.
In 2001, the second album "That Year" was released, and sales were OK, reaching 150,000 copies. Or it was achieved without publicity. However, this album still did not bring Xu Wei a lot of income, and also brought him severe depression.
Many times, I don't dare to listen to music at all, and when I hear it, I get excited, and when I get excited, my condition worsens. ''A lot of times I really want to jump like that, and I'm going to jump down a hundred times.'' So during that time, Xu Wei's side was simply inseparable from people. This is what Xu Wei recalled when he was recuperating in his hometown of Xi'an.
In fact, people who have a certain understanding of Xu Wei's songs will understand why Xu Wei is depressed. His early songs have too much confusion and too much uncertainty about the future. As he sang in the song: I stand on this bustling road, unable to find the direction to go. I stood on this bustling street and felt the panic that had never been there before.
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During his depression, Xu Wei began practicing Buddhist scriptures. This also allowed him to gradually get rid of the torment of depression.
After 2001, Xu Wei signed a contract with EMI.
On EMI's first album, Xu Wei changed from a sloppy musician to a prominent figure in the rock and roll music scene.
This album is Time Walk.
The album contains the famous "Blue Lotus" and "Perfect Life". Among them, "Blue Lotus" is not only a song that many people are familiar with singing, but also in many variety shows, it is covered by many singers.
In fact, the biggest role of "Blue Lotus" is that when you are sloppy, calm down and listen to it, which can soothe some of the trauma in your soul.
With the improvement of the environment, Xu Wei gradually got rid of the interference of depression. This period of time is also another peak period for Xu Wei's creation.
In EMI, Xu Wei has published albums such as "Every Moment is New" and "Love Is Like a Teenager".
However, during this time, Xu Wei has changed from the shouts of "Two Days" and "Elsewhere" to the calm Sanskrit singing of "Empty Valley Youlan".
Many people also question Xu Wei, just like that, can your song still be called rock?
Also, is Xu Wei a rock singer?
Many people say that his later songs gradually favored folk songs. However, his later songs have little to do with the non-painful petty bourgeois folk songs.
So what do you say Xu Wei's later songs are?
In fact, this is just a person's peace of mind after experiencing the torture of life. His later songs don't count anything, just a portrayal of his heart. Just like in his life, he is no longer young.
From the beginning of the infatuation with Xu Wei on the loess soil of Yan'an, if I want to say which song I like Xu Wei the most, it must be Xu Wei's "Hometown" written to his lover, that is, his wife.
Yes, "Hometown" is not a song written for hometown. It was a love song written to his wife. Although there is not a single word of love in the whole text, that kind of dependence is indeed affectionate.
It turns out that where there is a lover, it is the hometown.
Summary: There may not be many people who like Xu Wei, but he is a rare musical poet. Many people say that Dou Wei has become a Dou Immortal, but the only one who is really cultivating Immortals is xu Wei. His music doesn't rock for rock's sake, it's always close to people's hearts.
From mania to peace of mind. This is the process of slow change in people's hearts.
I wonder how many songs you love the most?