Universal Youth Hostel (2002), Li Ronghao (85), Deng Ziqi (90), Shan Yichun (2001);

Rock music has eternal life, and pop singing skills There is Shan Yichun. As for popular all-around musicians, Jay Chou is destined not to be at that level. The next level down there are Li Ronghao and Deng Ziqi. Magnum Youth Hotel: A new Chinese rock chapter;

Although the lead singer of Wanqing is already 40 years old, the Wanqing band, which was founded in 2002, is only 19 years old and has just matured.

In this alternative band, we can see the hope of Chinese music. Yes, Chinese music. There isn’t much hope in pop music, and over and over again, it can’t reach the level that Jay Chou can achieve. But rock and roll, which has a strong emotional core as its artistic core, is different.

Wan Qing gradually moved Chinese rock music from an expressionistic level to a comprehensive spiritual level. Rock and roll is finally no longer so noisy before and after, but is peeling off the cocoon, showing the sound of music that is gradually becoming more noisy.

Wanqing's first album "Universal Youth Hotel" received a rating of 9.1 on Douban. In the selection of Rock Paradise, Wan Qing's album and Cui Jian's "Rock on the New Long March" tied for the first place in Chinese rock albums.

The following focuses on analyzing "Killing That Shijiazhuang Man" from the perspectives of music, storytelling, and social perspective. Use this to understand why Evergreen can become hope.

1: Musicality:

The song "Kill That Shijiazhuang Man" can be regarded as a simplified version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven". This is high praise.

Structurally, the melody only has four lines. But it was repeated four times within 5 minutes and 44 seconds. And these four times, just like "Stairway to Heaven", it is pushed step by step into the abyss through simple repetition, and finally screams in the abyss. The style is also consistent, with folk turning to rock.

Unlike Led Zeppelin, whose singing style has changed from folk songs to hard-core rock, Wanqing's singing style pays more attention to melody, which is somewhat single.

In terms of specific singing style, Wanqing chose a popular singing style. This popular singing method and the emphasis on melody have made "melody" the hallmark of Wanqing.

This song "Kill That Shijiazhuang Man" draws extensively on "Stairway to Heaven" in terms of musical expression. But Led Zeppelin has more distinct layers and richer content. In terms of the final expression of emotion, the singing method was also changed.

Wanqing’s expression is limited by his singing ability. He mostly uses electric guitar and rock instruments to express the cry of the abyss, and there is no breakthrough in his singing skills. It is simply a matter of raising the pitch. The final impact is far less shocking than that of Led Zeppelin.

Compared to great bands like Led Zeppelin, Wanqing is still a bit immature. But it is extremely difficult for China to have a band that can talk to Led Zeppelin. Even with the many shortcomings mentioned above, Wanqing still has a good rock art aesthetic in the song "Kill That Shijiazhuang Man".

In terms of arrangement, we still start with folk songs and then move to rock. First is the pop ballad of mandolin, then the broken chords of folk guitar, and gradually dives into the characteristic harmonica, which has a feeling of Bob Dylan. The first section ends and transitions into the sadness of the cello. The second section features trumpet and bass. The third section has an overall rising tone, heavy metal drums + cymbals, and electric guitar. Continues to the fourth section, the perfect electric guitar solo.

The electric guitar solo in "Kill That Shijiazhuang Man" is of a very high standard, and it is not an exaggeration to say it is top-notch in Chinese. Finally, in a small detail, the electric guitar sound simulates the sound of seagulls, and the entire song is completed.

As far as the arrangement is concerned, it is very simple and capable. The bass part, the mid-treble part, and the rhythm part are all included. It seems that the trumpet part took a little effort, but the cello part is actually very ordinary. Each instrument has its own role, very accurately. Don't be sloppy. Don't add superfluous things. This is very rare.

Personally I think this kind of overall arrangement and music craftsmanship is of a first-class level, but there is still some gap between it and top-notch arranger masters like Zhong Xingmin and Lin Michael. But rock cannot be measured in a popular way. After all, the depth of rock lies not in the arrangement, but in the musical conception and social nature. It can only be said that Wanqing still has room for improvement in terms of arrangement at the band level, but the current level can fully represent the first-line charity of Chinese rock. Compared with bands such as Second-Hand Rose and Wutiaoren, Wanqing is more detail-oriented.

Storytelling: This song tells the story of a Shijiazhuang man who used to work in a pharmaceutical factory and suddenly lost his job during the layoff frenzy in the Northeast. He robbed the People's Mall in order to make a living. Zhengdang was imprisoned, and his son became a stranger after he was released from prison. His lyrics are interesting, adhering to the repetitive nature of what was said earlier. Four paragraphs

Among the three paragraphs, the first is normal life:

The second is the robbery and arrest:

The third is coming out of prison to see his son. ,

The fourth paragraph is the repetition of the chorus:

What can we learn from the story performance of the lyrics alone? Questions, overwhelming questions.

Live like this for thirty years? How to live for thirty years?

Until the building collapses, why does the building collapse?

Why don’t you look for a job when you are unemployed? Going to commit a crime?

Under every lyric lie hundreds of hidden events and forces. From here the charm of rock and roll begins to unfold.

Society Concept:

In the 1980s, the northern heavy industrial cities experienced changes with the times. A large number of workers with iron rice bowl jobs were laid off in large numbers, forming a layoff frenzy in the north. This is the collapse of the building.

I have lived like this for thirty years - my whole life has been given to pharmaceutical factories. Apart from the skills of pharmaceutical work, I have nothing else.

Why not find a job? Because there is no job to find. There are tens of millions of laid-off workers everywhere.

On this basis, listen to this song again. Go and see his depth and ask yourself what is music and what is rock and roll!

Rock and roll has never been a general entertainment, but a kind of catharsis and cries, such as the angry and miserable laid-off workers in this song.

Based on this idea, you can then understand the name of the song "Kill That Shijiazhuang Man" and then understand Wanqing's music. This kind of music is Chinese rock music. Have hope.

A kind of kindness towards the unfair, giving them sympathy and love, plus cathartic release.

Giving strength and glory to humble individuals in the great era, this is Wanqing!

This kind of power is something that no other music except rock music has! This is where the hope lies! Li Ronghao: The only popular musician in the mainland who can play.

The only mainland singer who can keep up with Jay Chou's comprehensive musical ability is Li Ronghao, who was born in 1985.

In terms of number of compositions, Li Ronghao is getting closer and closer to Jay Chou. One *** is 273 songs.

The number of Li Ronghao's works that can be checked is as follows:

There are 62 released music works in total. Except for five songs, the music production, singing, composing, and arranging of the entire album were completed by Li Ronghao himself.

The number of songs Li Ronghao has composed for others ranks first among Chinese orchestras: 211. Not all of them are compositions, but the combined number of compositions, arrangements, and harmonies.

Among the works composed by Li Ronghao for others include "Slowly Falling in Love with You" which won the Golden Melody Award, as well as "The Ugly" by Xue Zhiqian, Ku Juji and "Monster".

There is also a joke here: It is said that Li Ronghao wrote "The Ugly" for Joker Xue, "Monster" for Leo Ku, and left "Model" for himself!

Slowly Like Your Composition has an extremely mature melody, which can be regarded as a small explosion of Li Ronghao.

On a personal level, in terms of arrangement ability, Li Ronghao is not inferior to Jay Chou, and is even slightly suppressed. But there is still a distance from masters such as Zhong Xingmin.

In terms of composition ability, Li Ronghao still has a certain gap with Jay Chou, and he lacks a little talent. But fortunately, Li Ronghao works hard enough and has been making progress.

In terms of harmony and guitar level, Li Ronghao firmly suppresses Jay Chou.

Overall, Li Ronghao has reached maturity. And unlike Jay Chou, whose talent is at its peak when he appears, Li Ronghao is more like a student who has accumulated a lot of experience and is constantly learning and improving. From his overall craftsmanship. Adhering to Jay Chou's comprehensiveness, he has accomplished the comprehensive work of composing, arranging, orchestrating, mixing, and harmonizing under the leadership of the overall situation as a music producer. This is of great significance to the artistic expression of music.

Personally, I think the problem with Li Ronghao is that he is too stingy!

A talented composer like Jay Chou needs to rely on a complete team, but Li Ronghao is used to being a lone wolf. This is the problem that limits the upper limit of his music: a simple comparison between two people will tell.

I’m speechless: a person’s experience and talent are limited. Jay Chou can only guarantee the composition, melody line and overall production, while Li Ronghao directly handles them all by himself. It seems to be all-powerful, but in fact it is not specialized in any field. In terms of lyrics, Li Ronghao will never be able to match Fang Wenshan. Similarly, he can't match Jay Chou in terms of music, and he can't match Zhong Xingmin in terms of arrangement. In terms of recording, it cannot be compared to Yang Dairui.

I hope Li Ronghao can realize this earlier. Create greater glory. Deng Ziqi: The only young singer with great influence on the international stage;

Unlike Li Ronghao, who is too stingy, Deng Ziqi is much more flexible and closer to Jay Chou.

Also becoming famous at a young age, Deng Ziqi has now embarked on the path of maturity like Jay Chou. Be your own music producer and ensure your right to speak. Compose your own music and lyrics to increase your professionalism and creativity. But when it comes to more professional arrangements, Deng Ziqi chooses to let go and just understand a little bit. He doesn't insist on pursuing it in depth, but focuses more on singing.

Na! Is this completely consistent with Jay Chou? But unlike Li Ronghao, whose vocal range is limited, Deng Ziqi stabilizes Jay Chou in singing. Whether it's the vocals or the range of timbre, Deng Ziqi's singing theory is more complete than that of Jay Chou at that time. Her real voice has more stage presence than Jay Chou.

Deng Ziqi, who held nine concerts at the Hung Hom Hall at the age of 20, began a world tour in 2013 until 2019:

2013-4 From January to November 2015, Deng Ziqi's "X. There were 48 concerts held in one day.

Let’s take a look where she held the concert:

Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Las Vegas, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Connecticut, Taipei, Genting, Malaysia, Vancouver, California, New York, London, Chicago, San Francisco.

Basically, large overseas Chinese gathering areas and Cantonese-speaking areas all have Deng Ziqi’s footsteps. These markets are difficult for other singers to touch, and neither Wan Qing nor Li Ronghao can do so. Only Jay Chou can.

Putting aside these specific achievements, what is Deng Ziqi’s musical level? The answer is very strong.

In terms of composition, Deng Ziqi’s musical literacy is better than that of most inland singers. In her early composition "Bubble", there is an obvious understanding of composition. The two-octave span of the bass and treble areas, and the tension presented, are enough to show that she is talented in composition. But at this stage, it still remains at the level of showing off some skills. The composition is overall good, but the melody line still needs to be strengthened, and the frothy lyrics are actually very hollow.

But this continued until "Light Years Away", and everything changed. Her words were detailed and had the power of emotional propulsion. The song also pays more attention to the expression of emotion by the melody, and no longer shows off continuous skills like "Bubble".

And you need to know that "Light Years Away" is a proposition composition, which was used as the theme song for "Passengers" in China. Under a proposition, Deng Ziqi can write such lyrics and music. I personally think this is better than "Passengers". Jay Chou's theme song for Now You See Me is even better. Her talent is evident.

There are songs that are enough to show her musical ability: "Bubble", "Light Years Away", "Devil from Heaven", "Together No matter How Far", "Countdown", "Painting", "Period", "Superpower". Shan Yichun: A talented singer with singing skills;

This little girl has a super sense of music. She is different from other singers. She feels music from the inside out. Whether it is pronunciation, breath, body, or singing, they all have a high degree of unity. This unity declares one thing: the expression of musical emotions is off the charts.

From the first time she took the stage, her every word was accompanied by corresponding body language. Including expressions and a right hand with nowhere to go. There is no performance in it, but more of her purest personal experience of music.

There are two types of musicality. One is: physicality; physicality corresponds to dance; the other is: emotion; emotion corresponds to musical expression.

The latter is the one who can complete the transformation from singing skills to artistry, such as Faye Wong. In terms of specific manifestation, it is mainly reflected in Shan Yichun's amazing grasp of the overall flow of music.

This sense of rhythm is not just the rhythm of the melody in Shan Yichun, but also the high degree of unity of breath, body, articulation, and volume intensity. When Shan Yichun enters the singing state, everything about her is going to one place: song, emotion and expression. This talent is terrifying. It's like the moment she opens her mouth, she can forget about things that have nothing to do with music and put all her strength into music.

The simplest difference is reflected in the rhythm of the breath; this is a bit more difficult.

Shan Yichun's aura is almost the most stable among the singers I have ever seen, except for Eason Chan.

During the live broadcast of the 2020 The Voice of China finals, it was raining heavily. Both the instructors Li Jian and Zhang Bichen had a serious lack of breath when singing. The music played out during the live broadcast was somewhat intermittent and not very enjoyable, but alone As soon as Yichun opened his mouth, it was filled with a sense of aura and rhythm. Every word she pronounced was accurate and highly consistent with the accompaniment. This is talent. Based on this alone, Shan Yichun has the foundation of Faye Wong.

Technically speaking, Shan Yichun’s singing style has European and American accents. We have to admit that the academic pronunciation represented by Wang Leehom is better than most Chinese singers, even Eason Chan. The music tutoring class that Shan Yichun attended also focused on European and American singing styles.

On this basis, Shan Yichun can achieve perfect rhythm and musical expression by eliminating the obstacles to singing.

This is talent. I hope she won’t hurt Dong Yong in the future! Be able to continuously polish your singing skills.

In fact, there is really no one among the younger generation in the Chinese music scene who can be a leader.

Hua Chenyu

1. Hua Chenyu is a model of high popularity but poor strength. Although his surname is Hua in the Chinese music industry, he is really embarrassed. Relying on fans' bragging and toilet seats is of no help. Even if he wins the Happy Boy Championship in 2013, it has been 8 years and he still has not been "blacked out" by his works. people shut up. My personal highlight moment and the pinnacle of praise is probably the singer's championship last year. I just smile about the specific gold content and water content. (By the way, his songs are not as good as his talents, such as dancing)

Deng Ziqi

2. Deng Ziqi, an all-around singer-songwriter, capable of both new and old works In the past few years, he has frequently produced hit songs and explosive songs. He was also shortlisted for the Golden Melody Award last year. His strength should be as high as that of the post-90s generation.

(I like her "My Secret", "The Hourglass of Memory", "Sleeping Beauty", "Rose of the Lonely Planet"... there are quite a lot of them anyway, the old songs are worth listening to)

Mao Buyi

4. Mao Buyi is a singer-songwriter that I like very much. I feel deeply when listening to his songs, and I feel a little bit like him. You can create or sing songs, whether you write them yourself or sing songs written by others, they will all be hits. ("Xiaochou" is so classic, such as "Herding Horse City", "Borrowing", "Undyed", "Wonderless", "Plum Blossoms Are Still the Same", and "People Like Me" are also very good)

Liang Bo

5. Liang Bo is probably the least popular songwriter. The songs he writes are very thoughtful and deep, and his creations have a strong personal touch. He feels a bit like Wang Feng. Although the songs are not popular. ("Boys" is good, and seems to have been popular for a while. "When I'm Near You", "Sunset Boulevard", and "Appear and Leave" are also pretty good)

Overall, Deng Ziqi is the best Awesome

Zhou Shen

I think Zhou Shen is okay

The only singer I have fans of is Hua Chenyu

Liang Bo

Never showy, the only singer who lets his works speak for himself, he is ruthless and doesn’t talk much!

Zhou Shen, why is there no Zhou Shen? Why is there no Zhou Shen? I am just for Shen Shen.

There has not yet been any young musician who can become a leading figure. If he is a little famous, he is busy filming variety shows to make quick money. Who has the heart to make music!

I believe that the three singers Zhang Bichen, Deng Ziqi and Shan Yichun are very capable and have enough potential to become leaders in the Chinese music scene in the future.

1. Zhang Bichen

The experience of further study in Korea makes his singing style have a Korean flavor, and his mid-low voice has a distinctive style, which is highly recognizable and unique. After returning to China, she participated in the 2014 "The Voice of China". In the finals, she moved people's hearts with her song "Where Has the Time Gone", which moved the audience and judges to tears. She won the championship and became the first female champion in the history of The Voice. Then he signed with Dream Qiangyin and made his official debut in mainland China. His representative songs such as "Liang Liang" and "Ring of the Year" are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Won many awards.

2. Deng Ziqi

Singer-songwriter, whose representative works are "Bubble", "Light Years Away" and "AINY". Born in a musical family, his maternal grandmother was a music worker. He was influenced by the family environment since he was a child. He began to try to write lyrics and music when he was 5 years old, and he is very passionate about music. At the age of 15, he was selected by Hummingbird Music for participating in a campus singing competition and officially signed as an artist. Later, she participated in the variety show "Singer" and officially entered the mainland entertainment industry. She became famous in one fell swoop and was called the "iron lung" little princess. She gained the love and support of many fans and audiences.

3. Shan Yichun

Shan Yichun studied at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. She has been very passionate about music since she was a child. She has sung many covers of songs on the "National Karaoke" software, showing her extraordinary musical talent. In the art test for the senior year of high school, he was admitted to the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music with the first professional score. With a professional background, she became famous for her performance of "Never Lost Love" on "The Voice of China", which became popular on the Internet and even the entire Chinese music scene. She successfully won the 2020 Good Voice Championship. Her singing was full of emotion, and she even lost control during the competition and shed tears on the scene, which was very moving. Its delicate handling has won the appreciation of many viewers. As a new generation of singers, Shan Yichun has an unlimited future.

Personally, I don’t think there is any! They are all sensationalizing!

Mao Buyi still has some connotations, but there have been no new works for a long time!