Unscrupulous, free and easy is the label given by the five-person band. They wear retro clothes and sing simple songs. This unique folk band is out of tune with the present era, but their simple folk songs make the audience feel more cordial. He Ping, a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Literature Department of Nanjing Normal University, called the five-person band? Can be regarded as the best realistic art band in China? . This is the truest and most comprehensive summary of the five-person band.
The themes created by the five-person band all come from street life, girls in hair salons, ghost stalls, food stalls and so on. The MV picture is also full of street flavor, which vividly interprets the local culture, but at the same time it is the truest portrayal of riff-raff. When these familiar scenes are expressed through folk songs, they can't help touching the hearts of wandering wanderers. Although Guangzhou is a magnificent city, in fact, most people live in a dark and humid village in the city.
Even if they live in this environment, the five-person band does not accept their fate, but struggles with life with an optimistic attitude. This belief is very obvious in their songs. Amao and PeopleSoft, the two lead singers of the band, both grew up in Haifeng County, Guangdong Province. After arriving in Guangzhou in 2004, they wandered around, set up stalls and sold pirated books and CDs, trying to make themselves take root in the city of Guangzhou, just like everyone who pursues their dreams.
In 2009, a five-member band was formally formed, and the first album "The Story of County Town" won the Chinese Media Music Award? Best folk singer? It also won the audience's love.