Chapter 123: Bass
After the text message was sent, the morning rehearsal officially began.
Many people may not know how a rock band rehearses, but in their opinion, rehearsals are similar to performances, which are nothing more than singers singing a certain song over and over again with the musicians.
In reality, however, such an idea is completely wrong.
As far as a rock band is concerned, the most important thing in rehearsals is actually to practice tacit understanding.
It can even be said that in addition to the bass, the lead singer and the lead guitar have always played a role in the icing on the cake, as long as the members of the team have a good sense of musicality, the drummer can use a drum machine instead.
That's right, the soul of a rock band is the bass.
Laymen look at the lively, insiders look at the doorway, people who have played music know that the bass is the flesh and skin of the music, and a band without a bass is like a skinny woman, and a band with a bass is like a round and jade goddess.
Even to put it bluntly, if the bass is not there, then there is basically no need to rehearse, even if you twist the bass of the guitar to the maximum, it still won't have the slightest effect.
The bassist of the band is Zhang Yaobang, and now this guy has gone to the Northern Conservatory of Music to study, and the bassist of the air swing band is Bai Yao's second uncle, an old man who is close to sixty years old, which is also the oldest bassist he knows so far.
To be honest, Shen Yiran has always been curious about why there is a bassist in a band that makes a living from red and white ceremonies, and what makes him even more incredible is that this bassist's skills are even quite skilled.
He had asked Bai Yao about this question, but the other party was obviously not very clear.
Time passed little by little in the run-in of rhythm and melody, and after two hours, the morning rehearsal finally came to an end.
Seeing Shen Yiran put away his guitar, the reporters who had been waiting around surrounded him with bright eyes, and the speed was staggering.
"Don't worry, everyone, wait for me to pack up my things. ”
As he spoke, he zipped up his guitar bag, then turned around and soothed the somewhat restless reporter and said:
"Okay, what's the question, let's come in order, one by one, for the sake of fairness, for each media, I'll answer one question. ”
After speaking, Shen Yiran sat cross-legged on the grass under the camphor tree.
"Hello Mr. Shen, I'm Li Xiang, and this is my press card. ”
The first to ask questions was a reporter from Soqu Entertainment, the largest news platform in the Han Kingdom, who saw this middle-aged man with glasses and a goatee holding a voice recorder in one hand and handing over the press card in the other.
didn't look at Li Xiang's press card, in Shen Yiran's opinion, after he said the question with his press card, the paparazzi should have almost finished, after all, no one wants to spend time on meaningless waiting.
Seeing that Shen Yiran just glanced at himself and didn't check his press card, Li Xiang instantly understood what the other party meant, and he didn't think about it, so he asked directly:
"Mr. Shen, what do you think of the incident on the Internet that you are the lead singer of the band?"
Hearing this first question, Shen Yiran shook his head and replied with a smile:
"The band has disbanded, and their captain has said that they should never trust anyone who admits their identity, so I choose to believe their captain's word for his opinion on this incident. ”
What is said is equal to not said, what is said not to be said, but it is actually said a lot, Shen Yiran's answer perfectly interprets the above two points.
When he wears a mask, he can say what he wants without restraint, but now that he has become a public figure, the smartest way to face questions from reporters is to say some nonsense with grace.
After answering Soqu Entertainment's question, another reporter immediately followed behind and asked his own question:
"Mr. Shen, what do you think about the disbandment of the band? Is it because the program team has shady scenes? Or is there another reason?"
This time it was Ma Li, a reporter from the traditional print media "New Weekly", who was obviously much smarter than Soqu Entertainment's question.
She didn't focus on Shen Yiran's identity, because in her opinion, whether the other party admits it or not, all the evidence in the article clearly indicates that Shen Yiran is the lead singer of the band.
So she asked such a slightly trappping question, no matter whether Shen Yiran admits it or denies it, she will have the material to analyze the show "The First Voice".
Nowadays, print media and Internet media are two completely opposite operating models, just like these two problems, Internet media will pay more attention to some superficial and superficial content, which can quickly convey information to the audience.
The paper media has a little more depth and connotation.
"I respect the choice of the wanton band, as for whether they disbanded because of the shady show or for other reasons, I think the band leader should have made it clear on stage at the beginning, or that sentence, I choose to continue to believe their captain's words!"
Like the previous question, Shen Yiran never gave his own views and judgments, he knew that on these issues, as long as he gave a little attitude, he believed that the group of reporters sitting around him would immediately be able to diverge a news article of tens of thousands of words for him.
"But..."
The reporter of the New Weekly was obviously not satisfied with such an answer, and she still wanted to speak, but unfortunately she was stopped by Shen Yiran before she could finish speaking.
"This lady, I'm really sorry, everyone only has the right to ask one question, in fact, you have already asked three questions. ”
After speaking, Shen Yiran looked at a male reporter who was not tall and wore glasses on the side, and took the initiative to talk:
"Sir, don't know what's wrong with you?
The person he accosted was none other than Wang Kai, the only party newspaper reporter who gave way to him this morning.
The reporter in the entertainment section of the "Citizen", to be honest, will feel that this job is a little pitiful when you think about it.
"Hello, Mr. Shen Yiran, I have only one question here, that is, what suggestions and opinions do you have for the development of Han rock music?"
What kind of suggestions and opinions?
Hearing this kind of question, Shen Yiran suddenly felt a little big.
"Citizen Daily" is the organ of the Central Committee of Socialism of the Han Dynasty, and unlike Soqu Entertainment and New Weekly, when faced with this kind of party newspaper, every word has to be brewed in his mouth for a long time before he comes out.
"I can't talk about it, but I just want to say one thing about the development of Han rock music, that is, to abandon prejudice and accept the diversity of rock 'n' roll!"