Chapter 51: The Spirit of Rock and Roll in the Piano

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Du Xing dared to perform calmly on stage in other bars, of course, it was still a bit of a pound. Although rock is not very popular in Chinese pop music circles, there are also a large number of rebellious young people who like this Western way of expressing their demands. Of course, Huaxia rock also has its own circle, and Du Xing's master Duan Hongliang is a very important guitarist in this circle. It is also a well-known rock band in Shanghai, and an undefeated lead guitarist in the East.

As for why rock has never risen to the mainstream level in China, there are many reasons.

From the point of view of the band members, this is not as good as them in Europe and the United States, just find a European and American band to introduce XXX from a musical family too much, but the people who love rock in China are basically "self-taught", you must know that rock is a product of Western industrial civilization, and China does not have this atmosphere.

In terms of singing, Mandarin has obvious distinction between monosyllables and tones, and Mandarin is not very suitable for singing rock and roll.

The deep-seated reason is that the Confucian culture of the Chinese people itself has a subtle feeling, and it is difficult to accept the rebellious, shouting, and angry rock, because it is extremely contrary to the traditional Chinese culture. Traditional Chinese people have a penchant for quiet and elegant music, so metal becomes noise in their ears.

The issue of the song's material, war, human rights, class, and so on are all taboo in China. In addition to singing praises to the motherland, you can only sing about love.

In the eyes of Chinese people, some traditional rock is singing pharaoh's bad music, just like the songs of the 70s, but in fact, the traditional rock singing method is still very different from the songs of that time.

But in Cheng Xiaoyu's view, if you want to make rock popular, you go against the spirit of rock and roll. Rock isn't guitar, bass, and drums. Nor is it powerless roaring, rebelliousness, and decadence. Rock 'n' roll is the spirit and attitude.

Jack Kerouac said: Oeveryouthful, Oeverweeping (Forever young, always tearful.) To compare the poetic saying, Oever = Ahalways (forever). )

Zhou Yunpeng said that the spirit of rock and roll is: always young, never disobedient.

And Cheng Xiaoyu said that the spirit of rock and roll is: never compromise on the mediocrity of the world.

Today, the "spirit of rock 'n' roll" is seriously discussed, and there is no shortage of surprising insights that confirm its influence. Whether as a musical style or as an ideology, rock is a rare force in history that can profoundly affect human society, and it can be said that (I think) rock is the greatest revolution in the history of music development, comparable to the important historical changes of the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution.

But rock and roll will definitely not be like Du Xing and Qin Yi who are rebellious on the outside, but use rock and roll as a tool to attract the opposite sex in their hearts. Rock 'n' roll is the feathers of a peacock to them, not the wings of a bluebird.

Cheng Xiaoyu is not disgusted with such a person, he himself turned out to be too, and it was only after years of precipitation and the investigation of world affairs that he understood life.

Life is not only about wine and sex, but also about food and love.

Of course, Du Xing couldn't understand Cheng Xiaoyu, who had read all the sails, for him, the guitar was not only a tool he used to attract bees and butterflies, but also a weapon for him to trample on others.

A young man, he walks with beauty, and happiness and enmity are the lives he yearns for.

Rock 'n' roll is different, it's destruction and passion.

Du Xing hugged the guitar horizontally, one foot on the bar of the stool, one foot on the floor, his posture was relaxed and freehand, and his handsome face had a faint smile.

He played the classic Chinese song "Goodbye", which is a well-known song for Chinese people, easy to resonate, with beautiful melody and beautiful lyrics like poetry. It is also the most difficult work he has ever made.

The guitar sheet of this song is a proud work written by his master, and it uses a lot of classical guitar playing techniques. He also watched many loud performances before pondering for a long time before he played the same way.

The piece begins with the most difficult technique in classical guitar, the wheel fingers. Also known as tremolo. This is one of the most important and difficult techniques of classical guitar. The ring finger, middle finger, and index finger of the right hand take turns to pluck the same note, so that the fragmented homophony continues to repeat, forming a flowing melody with a very charming timbre. Obviously, Du Xing has also put a lot of effort into the guitar, and he is not arrogant.

And Du Xing's voice is bright and clear, and his singing is unexpectedly good. In addition, he is handsome and charming, and he suddenly fascinated a lot of people below. As a resident singer who listens to the wind, Du Xing does have arrogant capital, and he has also interviewed at the mythical bar, but because the time arranged for him is not the hottest time, he proudly refused, although the salary offered is twice that of the wind.

He remembered that afternoon he had left a phone number to the manager of the mythical bar who admired him very much, and arrogantly told him that he would call when he was going to invite him to perform at a critical time.

Du Xing is very involved in playing and singing, and his behavior is already similar to smashing the field, so he can't afford to lose.

As the saying goes, serious men are the most handsome, even if Cheng Xiaoyu doesn't like to admit it, Du Xing at this time is indeed more fan than him. In terms of performance alone, not performance, it is difficult for Cheng Xiaoyu to win.

Every moment,

The ashes are proving that it is the palace of the future.

The night embraces sorrow,

Then untie its braids.

Shut the door

Not for the sake of seclusion,

It's about liberating grief.

He buried his head in the ocean of oblivion,

But he reached the other side of memory.

He said: The moon is a lake, and his love is a boat.

But Kishilu expressed skepticism.

It is his joy,

The strings were custom-made for his sorrows.

day

It's the letters that time writes to people,

But don't talk about it.

Time is the wind,

Blowing from the direction of death.

If the day could speak,

It will preach the gospel of the night.

Inserted into the braid of sorrow,

The hand of the night is gentle.

Winter is lonely,

Summer is parting,

Spring is the bridge between the two,

Autumn permeates all seasons.

I don't sleep during the day,

Except in the bosom of the night.

Once upon a time it was a lake,

There is only one swimmer among them: memory.

The light works only when awake,

Darkness only works in sleep.

Night's Dream,

It is the thread that we weave the garments of the day.

If the sky will cry,

As the clouds say,

Then the wind is the history of tears.

The music came,

From the trees where the wind plays.

The rain is the cane of the wind,

The wind is a swing of rain.

wind, professor silent;

Although it never stops talking.

After singing a song, many people also recognized that this is a little famous and very popular with girls to sing in the song, because it is true that the performance and singing are very level, so the fair audience did not hesitate to give warm applause, and many girls came up to arrange flowers, with shyness on their faces, which is almost equivalent to praise and support.

When Du Xing bowed and thanked him, a vase was filled. Du Xing glanced at the number of flowers in the vase, and was quite satisfied.

smiled and handed the piano to Cheng Xiaoyu, and patted Cheng Xiaoyu on the shoulder, expressing encouragement, as a senior, you must have the demeanor you should have. He can still do superficial work.

When he stepped down, he also asked the bartender to bring ten bottles of beer.

Cheng Xiaoyu took the piano and didn't show any panic, the contempt in Du Xing's eyes didn't affect him at all.

On the contrary, Cheng Xiaoyu thought that Du Xing played well, more powerful than he imagined.

But it's just good.

Du Xing's arpeggios and articulation are not bad, and the speed is stable, because the arpeggiators can't be played too slowly or too fast. Too fast is a strumming technique; Too slow becomes a breaking chord. Arpeggios are somewhere between strumming and breaking chords, and they are fast but just enough to hear each note clearly.

But his finger movement is not very good, and it is basically made into a portamento, but this can only be seen by an expert of Cheng Xiaoyu's rank, and ordinary people probably can't see any difference.

From a rough appearance, the movements of finger movement and portamento seem to be similar, but in fact they are very different, first of all, the purpose of the two is different; Finger shifting is to move the fingers so that the fingers can reach a certain note or group of notes, or to obtain the sound quality that is specific to a certain string; Glissando, on the other hand, is mostly for the sake of achieving a chromatic effect. Secondly, although it is the same finger movement, the method is different.

The finger transfer technique is to lift the moving finger slightly upwards to completely release the pressure on the finger on the string, so that the finger floats on the string and moves quickly. If you move your finger correctly, you should never hear the traces of each note passing between the two notes.

In this time and space, Cheng Xiaoyu can confidently say that I am the only master of the guitar. Because I have mastered the technique of playing beyond this time and space.

But the audience in the audience didn't think so, when they looked at the chubby Cheng Xiaoyu sitting on the stool, they seemed to be shaky, their shiny face was full of sweat, and they were so nervous before they started, and it was strange to be able to play well. Although they love the Guilty Crown, they also feel that it is unfair to have a keyboardist go up and compete with a guitarist. But there is no turning back from the bow, and absolute fairness is often not a matter of doing so.

Xia Shamo and Wang Ou were also offstage, and they were very confident in Cheng Xiaoyu. Because they know Cheng Xiaoyu's unparalleled strength.

When Du Xing stepped down, he shook his head at Xia Shamo, and smiled coolly at Xia Shamo.

Xia Shamo didn't look at him, her eyes were glued to Cheng Xiaoyu.

Only then did Du Xing guess that Cheng Xiaoyu was a member of the Crown of Sin. He thought coldly, will this fat man still have the face to stay in this orchestra in the future?

Thinking of the coming cruel reality, Du Xing couldn't help but smile knowingly.