【Author / Music Critic: Qingyanling】
A few days ago, the dog of s.h.e member Selina died, which became a hot news on major websites and was even on Sina Weibo. As soon as Selina's Weibo was sent, tens of thousands of netizens left messages expressing great sorrow and blessings for the dogs.
Selina, including her friends and fans, has always regarded Pinky as family, so she can understand Selina's pain. But at the same time, there are many voices on the Internet that this kind of news can be sent, but it is a bit too much to become a hot topic and become the focus.
Almost the kung fu of the front and back feet, another well-known singer Yamano, is also mourning his dog on Weibo, which is sincere and sincere, but also infinitely sad.
I also have a dog, and I can understand the mood of the singers. But many listeners said that this kind of news should not become the focus of everyone's attention, or should pay more attention to the works of singers, after all, music is where their profession lies, but also the source of everyone's knowledge and likes them, this statement also has some truth.
Therefore, in today's article, we will put aside all the family affairs and gossip of the singers, and take a look at them together: the music works of singer Yamano over the years.
Yamano was liked by many fans in his early years for singing "If Love Can Be Spoken Out Earlier", but at that time, he had actually released a good personal album, so this golden song, for many loyal fans, can not be regarded as Yamano's first wave of masterpieces, can only be said that because this song was widely circulated, Yamano's number of fans increased a lot.
Yamano's earliest masterpiece in the hearts of fans is obviously his debut record "Plato's Kangding Love Song".
This album is actually very good, and I am very familiar with Chinese pop music, or most of Yamano's hardcore fans have heard it. Yamano was also the host of a sichuan radio show at the time, and when the album was released in 2005, the concept of the album was also interesting, called "New Concept Trump R&b".
Because the style of this album is indeed diverse and interesting, it also left a lot of praise in the Chinese music scene at that time. However, at that time, the pattern of the "New Four Heavenly Kings" had been determined (Jay Chou, Wang Lihong, Lin Junjie, Luo Zhixiang), plus the "four big and three small" was in the limelight (the four majors: Jolin Tsai, Sun Yanzi, Xiao Yaxuan, Liang Jingru, the three small: Zhang Shaohan, Wang Xinling, and Rainie Yang), and it was indeed a little difficult to get a piece of the pie behind more than a dozen Heavenly Kings.
Yamano did not give up. In 2007, continuing to be caught by the Tenno Anduna, Yamano released his second solo album "Yamayama Laichi". The album name is pronounced "Shanshan is late", which probably also means: Although I am late in the Chinese music scene, I want to fly.
The album continues to have a good reputation, and this time it did not bury this good voice. Songs such as "If Love Can Be Spoken Earlier", "Our Helplessness", "My Love Attacks You from All Directions" and so on, almost made this album the first title.
Looking back at those years, there were no five or six good songs on an album, and there was really no way to stand out. Yamano's "Mountains and Mountains" has undoubtedly done it.
2008's Say. "" laid the logo style of Yamano, and more than half of the works on the album were created by Yamano himself, so this album can be regarded as Yamano's most sincere and mature collection of works at that time.
What is the style of yamano's iconic song? I personally think that in the early days, most of the songs he sang were a bit bitter, comparing the feelings of urban men and women. Especially from Say. "Separation is not necessarily a breakup" in this album is the "third part" tailored for Yamano by the famous musician Qin Tian after "Damn Tenderness" and "Bund Eighteen". The song does sound a bit "gentle" and "Bund" feeling.
With these masterpieces, the later yamano has released a lot of good love song albums, but on the one hand, the style is slightly single, on the other hand, after 2008, the Chinese music scene is no longer so prosperous, and the prosperous situation of a hundred flowers is announced, so during this period of the mountain wilderness, it is difficult to have a hot golden song born, which is the same for the entire Chinese music scene, most singers in this period, there are not too many masterpieces that can be taken, including the aforementioned Kings and Queens.
This situation continued for several years, and Yamano finally began to transform. In 2014, he brought a new album "Ming" to meet everyone. No longer the feeling of the big boy next door, the album cover has also taken a gorgeous and cool route.
Of course, there are love songs in "Ming", but what Yamano wants to express is the "two-sided" self, the "two-sided" life. Words like love songs and rock'n' roll, quiet and passionate, these words seem to be black and white, but they coexist because of this album.
In "Ming", Yamano expresses two musical attitudes, breaking people's established cognition of him, it can be said that with the works in this album, he completely released his entire personality and emotions. After the album was released, the two songs with the word "Ming" in it were liked by many fans, they were "MingMing" and "Borrow Him a Tomorrow".
These songs are still the creation of Yamano's lyrics, "Mingming" is a bit weird and slightly low, and "Borrow Him a Tomorrow" continues Yamano's consistent style. In fact, in addition to these two songs, many of the songs on the album are good, I personally like "Change", Yamano "I write my heart by hand", expressing his views on life at that time and his desire to make a breakthrough.
After "Ming", Yamano has not released a complete studio album until now, but he has successively released many EPs and singles, most of which are released in the form of digital music, and these songs have all added up to the capacity of an album. From this point of view, although Yamano did not release a complete album, he has never stopped working hard.
Among the most well-known songs, are "Man Flower" and "One Man's Beijing", presumably many friends have heard it.
Entering 2019, Yamano also accelerated the pace of singing, bringing a new single "Involuntarily" in January. Compared with "Ming", this song can be said to have a new upgrade and transformation.
The singing voice of "Involuntariness" appears more mature and stable, and the mountain has long faded from the youth of youth. However, in this song, Yamano's musical energy is still very comprehensive, mature and stable does not mean that he can not continue to shout, in "Involuntarily", Yamano sings slowly, but with the rap in the song, but it is extremely contrasting. Listening to the song, it is as if there are two different voices pouring out in the ears, which is infinitely intoxicating.
People who often listen to songs can still clearly feel the changes in a singer's singing ability and singing voice. By the time of "Involuntariness", the transformation and progress of the mountains was really quite great. Then, in March of this year, Yamano released a new song "I Am Not There", at which time, the audience's feelings about Yamano's musical progress became more obvious.
"I am not there", when I first listened, it seemed to return to Yamano's original "bitter love route", but after listening carefully and looping many times, you will find that this song still reflects Yamano's new ideas and a new sense of maturity as a singer.
In "I Am Not Here", what Yamano wants to express is "When I understand many truths, it is too late", he used his past years of musical physical examination to tell everyone his life perception and emotional voice.
It sounds like a sad music story, but in the mature singing voice of the mountain wilderness, the audience has gained a sense of relief and ease. "Life is too late", when you realize this, listen to Yamano's "I'm Not here", I'm afraid there will be more resonance...
Through today's review, we probably divide Yamano's musical journey into three stages: the second album exploded, laying the foundation for his position in the music world - the style of songs in the middle and late period is relatively single, and there are not too many golden songs left - after the later transformation, it has matured and stabilized a lot, and has a new understanding of the interpretation of music.
Today's Yamano is no longer the way he was when he first debuted, and after a thousand sails, he has rewritten his name back to "Li Haohan (Yamano)". Li Haohan is Yamano's real name, returning to his authenticity, but music has begun to have a new look.
Therefore, for Li Haohan (Yamano), maybe your music you once didn't like, or forgot, or even didn't hear, it doesn't matter, now, I hope you can find some emotional convergence in his new songs, after listening to these songs, it's not too late to fall in love with Yamano!
Putting aside all the "news" other than music, if the music works recommended today can make you better understand the singer, or find a few songs you like, then my goal will be achieved. Listeners, please try it!
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