Chapter 59: Listening to Songs in the Bar (Part II)
When the first snack arrived, the band showed up. Surprisingly, this is a band of two men and one woman. Since the 90s, there have been many bands with two men and one woman and female lead singers in the country, starting with the famous band "Dreams Come True", and the strong "Every Little Thing", "The Brilliant Green", "Globe", and "Biology Chief". Even the black biscuit combination that Xu Ruoxuan was engaged in at that time in the Wa Kingdom was also configured. But this kind of combination is very rare in China, which is why the F.I.R band in Baodao is configured like this.
Chen Tianliao was very interested in this combination. Because of the lighting problem, I can't see it clearly, I can only see that the heroine is a young long-haired woman, with a particularly hot figure, the slender place is slender, the protruding place is protruding, and what is even more rare is that she is close to 1.7 meters tall, which is definitely slender in the south of this era. In the dim light, the face seems to be relatively delicate.
The two people behind her, a man with short hair with a more mature demeanor holding a music synthesizer, should be the core of the band. The other man dressed as Kill Matt stood with his hands free, next to the microphone in the back. This is a posture of playing electronic music, and Chen Tianliao's interest is even stronger.
In his previous life, Chen Tianliao preferred electronic music. In the previous life, Huaguo electronic music has never been very popular. Some people in Xiangjiang have also done it, such as Teddy Robin, the founder of the Xiangjiang Band (the hunchbacked dwarf who often plays an important role and even the protagonist in Hong Kong films, and promoted Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat and other film actors) has experimented with electronic music, and the Tat Ming faction has also done a lot of electronic music. Electronic music in the mainland was still almost desert in this era, and it was not until after the new century that it developed. But Chen Tianliao is not very optimistic about the development of electronic music in China. Again, everything in Chinese music is based on melody. Naturally, melodic electronic music will be very popular in China, but how much such electronic music can there be? This is a cultural divide that makes many people helpless. However, Chen Tianliao's record company is not the main purpose of making money. As long as these people play well, he doesn't mind signing them and raising them.
The female singer walked to the center of the bar's small stage, stood in front of the microphone, and said in a deep but crisp voice, in a somewhat ethereal tone: "Ladies an gentlemen, welcome to Grand Barque, and enjoy the music of The Lost Aliens." ”
"This band is called the Lost Aliens?" Chen Tianliao said to himself. No one could answer him, including Su Wenhai, who also didn't know much about this place. But it doesn't matter, Chen Tianliao is just here to enjoy music.
The music on the stage sounded, and Chen Mei immediately frowned: "What kind of music is this?"
Chen Tianliao pursed his lips and smiled, but did not answer. The music on stage is very ethereal and unpredictable, and from time to time there is a hint of harsh music passing by, as for the melody...... Uh, still don't worry so much. In the ears of people who are not used to electronic music, that is noise. But Chen Tianliao is able to construct a vast but ethereal picture of the world from his music. As for whether the main content of this vast picture is space, mountains and seas, it depends on the band's interpretation.
The voice of the female lead singer then sounded, which was very pleasant, but not mixed with a trace of human fireworks, with a machine-like stiffness, and perfectly matched with the electronic music in the background. The man standing next to the microphone in the back began to talk about Rap, which made Chen Tianliao, who had limited Cantonese skills, not understand the lyrics much for a while, and could only guess that it was related to space shuttle. At this time, it was time for the chorus, the music suddenly became sharp, and the high C falsetto of the female lead singer was like a huge ice gun straight into the sky, and the difficult flower cavity made everyone have goosebumps. Xu Wenjing and Chen Mei directly shrank up and began to furt from the bottom of their hearts. And Su Wenhai put his hands next to his ears, as if he wanted to cover his ears, but he was embarrassed to cover them.
Chen Tianliao looked back at the three of them and couldn't help but shake his head. Listen to the song carefully. I have to say that this music still has a lot of improvement, too much to show off various skills, not enough to express the theme, it seems to be still in its infancy. But that female lead singer is kind of interesting.
After waiting for them to finish their performance, Chen Mei said, "Is it all this kind of music?" Then let's go first...... I'm afraid I'll die if I hear it......"
Chen Tianliao smiled: "They seem to be performing a song." You see, they're all gone. The one performing below should be the protagonist of tonight. ”
Sure enough, at this time, all the lights on the stage were turned on, and the rock band of five people walked onto the stage. A few waiters and handymen helped set up the drum kit. The drummer walked up to his seat, picked up the drumstick, and improvised a drumbeat, and there was a not-so-enthusiastic applause in the bar.
When the singer started singing, Chen Tianliao was a little disappointed again. The rock and roll they sing is very Xiangjiang, blending a lot of elements of Xiangjiang music, and they are also singing about the trivial matters and feelings of Xiangjiang people. But this kind of music form, which is quite localized, is obviously very limited.
Many people say that good art is connected, but it is not like that. Many art forms have their own geographical and epochal limitations. If you leave a certain region or era, you will be eliminated. Kunqu Opera, for example, is only suitable for agrarian societies. Of course, people who have money, leisure and a certain degree of literacy can also appreciate the art, but most people have no intention of appreciating it. Another example is that the comedy and music in various places combine the various tastes of the people in their respective regions, and they are also very closely integrated with the local language and culture, and it is difficult for people to appreciate it in another place. Therefore, tragedies from foreign countries are easy to be appreciated by Chinese people, but comedies are not necessarily. Local comedians can make the locals lean back and be happy, but when they go to other places, they are like warriors who are tied to their hands and feet, and only two or three percent of their martial arts are left.
This group of rock singers is only suitable for Xiangjiang, and it is not impossible to change them, but the cost is relatively large, and it seems unkind to let Xiangjiang lose such a down-to-earth singer. Chen Tianliao wanted to find the electronic music band just now.
At this time, Xu Wenjing and Chen Mei listened carefully to the band singing on the stage, with a look of appreciation on their faces. Obviously, after the torture just now, the singing voice of this band has become much more beautiful.
Chen Tianliao stood up and said, "I want to talk to the band just now and see if I can sign them." ”
"Don't go!" Chen Mei said, "Don't sign!"
Chen Tianliao was stunned: "Why? Their music was great just now." Although there are many flaws, there is also a lot of room for improvement. If you do it well, you can be a world-class band. ”
Chen Mei frowned and said, "Just that noise?"
Chen Tianliao immediately closed his mouth and gave Chen Mei a roll of his eyes. Takekawa pursed his lips and chuckled. Xu Wenjing said: "Xiao Liao, the band just now was good, but their songs are not suitable for the national conditions." Only a very small number of people will appreciate it, right?"
Chen Tianliao nodded and said, "Their kind of music is not popular in the first place. ”
Xu Wenjing said: "In this case, what's the point of signing them? ”
Chen Tianliao nodded and said, "I know, but some money still needs to be burned." Dreams are meant to burn money. My dream is to build the best music company in China that accommodates all kinds of music. ”
Xu Wenjing said: "That's not necessary, I think it's better to be a company suitable for Chinese people." We only make music that Chinese people like. ”
Chen Tianliao said: "In this case, the limitations are too great." ”
Xu Wenjing said: "It's very big. But then again, every nation has its own aesthetic tastes, but why do the United States and Europe ignore the Asian aesthetic tastes and do not develop Asian songs, while Asia is desperately trying to cater to the European and American trends? Is it because we are really inferior to them? Or is it some other reason?"
Chen Tianliao stopped talking.
Takekawa interjected: "We also admire Western music, but we really don't have to chase every trend in the West, and we will also abandon those music that is not suitable for our national conditions." Make music that Japanese people like, and we will be strong. And making European and American music, no matter how well it is done, it only belongs to others, and the most we can mention when talking to foreigners is that the natives don't care about it at all. ”
Chen Tianliao suddenly thought of Lisa Ono. The Japanese-Brazilian singer is known all over the world and has a great reputation in the Western world, but at her grandfather's RB, the response has been mediocre and the album has sold very poorly. He suddenly smiled and said, "I understand." Thank you Mr. Xu and Mary for the reminder. ”
Thinking of this, he also adjusted his goal in his heart. Go for his grand plan that covers all genres of the music world. Let's make a music company suitable for Chinese people. But there is a chasm between the East and the West. In the previous life, the Japanese kingdom achieved the ultimate in oriental music, but what about it? And all kinds of electronic music and avant-garde music in the West have also achieved the extreme, but what is the repercussion in the East? The stomach of the Chinese people is the most suitable for the food of the Chinese country, and of course, the stomach of the Westerners is also the same. In the future, when I make my own Western music, I don't have to go too hard to promote Eastern music. This can save a lot of effort.
Thinking of this, Chen Tianliao relaxed a lot. He called a waiter and asked, "Is your first band still here?"
The waiter said, "It's still here." ”
Chen Tianliao said: "May I ask which company they belong to?"
The waiter smiled bitterly: "They just cooperated with Fairview Entertainment Company a little, but they didn't sign a contract." Because although their music is appreciated by many people, it is not easy to sell. Entertainment companies don't want to lose money either. ”
Chen Tianliao sighed and said, "You can help me call them over." Let's just say I have business to talk to them. ”
The waiter looked at Chen Tianliao's good speech and the three beauties with extraordinary temperament here, nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll call." ”
When the waiter walked away, Chen Mei asked, "What, you still want to sign them?"
Chen Tianliao shook his head: "No, I want to fund them." Looking at their dress, it seems that the economic conditions are not very well-off. To be able to make such music under such conditions is worthy of a reward. People who can work hard to achieve their dreams are amazing!"