"The sky is high, and the heart is higher than the sky." Confident to fight the undead mentality to live to old age! — Beyond No More Hesitation
Every fan who loves rock has the first band to make themselves fall in love with rock and roll. For example, Tang Dynasty, Black Panther, Beyond, and Magic Rock Sanjie. Today I want to talk about Beyond.
Beyond the four sons
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" data-track="4" > first acquaintance with Beyond</h1>
I started to be exposed to pop music in the 3rd grade of elementary school, when Zheng Zhihua sang "Sailor" and "Stars And Lights". I dragged my parents to a tape booth to buy the first tape, a pirated version of The Zheng Zhihua platter.
When I was in junior high school, every time I came back from school, I heard a loudspeaker in a video store playing a prelude to an exciting Cantonese song. The prelude to the song was so gripping that I didn't know what instrument was played at the time. Because the only instruments I know about are piano and accordion, and there are instruments used by school bands. But the melody played by this instrument is deeply imprinted in my mind. Every time I listen to it, I feel the hormones explode!
Later, once my mother's unit issued a few tickets for the performance, and I asked my classmates to go to see it together. Coincidentally, one of the singers sang the song. I quickly asked my classmates, do you know what kind of song this is? That's great! He told me it was Beyond's "Really Love You."
Classic foal gestures
The next day after school at noon, I ran to the audio and video booth: Boss, bring me a beyond tape, and I want the song "Really Love You"!
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" data-track="9" > learn about Beyond</h1>
Back at home, I was like a treasure. Listening to it from scratch, it's so addictive, I've never heard this kind of music before! Not only "Really Love You", but also other songs in it are also very good, such as "Footprints of the Old Days", "Glorious Years", "Cold and Rainy Night", "Like You", "Gray Track" and so on. At that time, I didn't have a concept of a band, and when I saw the lyrics page photos were multiplayer, I just knew it was a group. But because it's a pirated tape, the lyrics have a three-person period beyond, a four-person period, and even a five-person period photo. What's more, the photo time spans more than 10 years, and I can't match several people in different photos. So at first I didn't understand who was who, not even Beyond.
Five-man period Beyond
Of course, in that era of underdeveloped information (1996), I didn't know that the foal had died. It wasn't until I saw a pirated tape that said "Missing the Family Foal" that I vaguely felt that the Family Foal might have died.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" data-track="12" > two classic concerts</h1>
Later I was exposed to the 91 "Life Contact" concert. When I put the VCD into the DVD player and the picture was presented in the TV, I was really stunned. That was the first time I saw Beyond's video. At the same time, it was also the first time to see a real concert. Band live is much more contagious than tape!! This set of VCD is not known how many times it has been seen repeatedly. Watch it after school at noon, watch it after school at night, and watch it on weekends. In the end, I saw my academic performance decline, and the tapes and DVDs were almost sold by my angry father.
The colt at the 91 concert
Later, I watched the 96 concert VCD. This is the third time that the three-person Beyond has held a concert in the Red Pavilion. In the final stage of this performance, Jia Qiang's "Happy Wishes" and the "Sea and Sky" that could not be sung moved me a lot. Classic as the 91 concert.
96 concert singers sang "Sea and Sky" with tears
At that time, in the mainland, it was impossible to buy Beyond Four Sons' genuine studio albums. Only selected ones can be bought, and pirates are the mainstay. At that time, I would buy a tape for a song. In this way, I listened to almost all the songs of the four sons of beyond. But it also led to my ignorance of Beyond's albums, and although I had heard all the songs, I couldn't answer which songs were on which album.
Beyond began with the third son's first album "Second Floor Backseat", and Meika Audio and Video began to introduce and distribute the genuine version. I bought it all in one fell swoop. In fact, the music of the three sons should be more played and more interesting. Of course, this is based on the fact that the market has been opened under the leadership of the four sons, Beyond. If the Four Sons period is played like this, then Beyond will not survive.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" data-track="17" > rock door open to me</h1>
After graduating from junior high school and going to high school, I have shifted from listening to Beyond to listening to tang dynasty, overload, magic rock sanjie, 43 Baojia Street, Xu Wei and other domestic bands. In addition, I began to contact the mouth belt and began to listen to foreign rock and roll a lot. The door to rock 'n' roll was finally officially opened to me. I basically stopped listening to Beyond at this time because I was exposed to too much good music. But I never forgot Beyond, who gave me rock and roll enlightenment.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" data-track="19" > Dream Beyond Concert</h1>
In 2003, I finally realized a dream. I watched Beyond's concert at the Beijing Workers' Stadium. The feeling at the time was described in one word - "unreal." I have watched a concert on TV hundreds of times, and today I actually came to the scene!? Although I bought the cheapest ticket for 120, the feeling was indescribable, singing from the beginning to the end, standing the whole time. Yes, we grew up listening to Beyond's songs!
2003 Beyond Farewell Concert Poster
In the 2005 farewell concert, I went to see the Tianjin venue. This time in the stadium, the sound effect is better, but the atmosphere is not as good as in the stadium. This time the guests were the Black Panthers. It was another chorus of singing from the beginning to the end.
Beyond is not the god of the B-Fighters, nor is it the pseudo-rock among those who listen to the superiority of heavy metal. Objectively speaking, Beyond tried art rock in the early days, but if it wants to survive, it must change. So the middle of the four sons did more pop rock. After going to Japan, he took care of both pop and rock, and under the rigorous production of the Japanese, two high-quality albums were born. During the Three Sons period, Beyond began to let herself go, experimenting with a variety of different styles, from hard rock to British psychedelic. Play more tricks and music. Comparatively speaking, I prefer the works of the three sons.
In 1994, Beyond's third son
A lot of rock fans I know started with bands from Beyond. They didn't stop at Beyond, but slowly approached the wider world of music, which I think is what Jiaju would like to see.
Foal, tell us that it's still dark over there?