"To what extent are we? You mean Weibo has less than 20,000 fans? " The lead singer Chang Li interrupted me with a smile. "I am worried that the members have not graduated, that no one will listen to the new works, that no one will watch the new special edition, and that the skills will not support our performance."
For the new music team, Lao Wang's journey was smooth. They all come from top universities, and they won the Tamkang Golden Little Award and the Golden Xuan Award for their song "A Wonderful Life for Three Years and Five Years". In the second year, I wrote the theme song of the Golden Spin Award with the key word "waste boy", watched the students graduate out of social confusion, and wrote "I am still young, I am still young", which attracted countless people to cover it.
At the press conference of the second season of Le Xia, the name of Lao Wang band appeared on the invited list. Many fans have remembered the beautiful pictures of their walk, but Lao Wang means that the tour is just around the corner and it's too late to think about it.
Chang Li, a vengeful writer in middle school Chinese class, loves to use metaphors and is praised as a master of humor by the league members. No matter in daily life, or in communication and creation, his speech has to take ten turns. When to ridicule and when to be serious, carefully avoid the arrow on the side and jump over the dug hole, so as to deal with him for several rounds.
The new album is still full of symbols, symbols and metaphors, trying to express something or hiding something. It seems easy to understand for the first time. After several cycles, some guesses begin to emerge unconsciously. Many words have become history, but few words fail to reach history. Lao Wang's lyrics accurately wander between vernacular and fable, simply and maliciously piercing your skin.
Except for cellist Jia Ying, who graduated completely and became a social person, other members either postponed their graduation or went to graduate school to become amateur students and professional musicians.
Chang Li, a middle school student, has written 10,000-word novels, but her reading comprehension score is very low in every exam. Now it's his turn to ask the audience questions. My favorite thing to do is to lurk in the comment area of various music platforms and watch various interpretations and messages.
"Because of this, we can choose a more reasonable answer."
20 19 Lao Wang band's new album test questions and reference answers, "I save myself three times a day", continues the naming method of the Analects of Confucius in the last EP "I have five out of ten I am determined to learn", and also begins with the word "I", gradually transitioning from school stage to adult society, workplace and love.
"introspection" is one of the key words. Usually, it means repentance after doing something wrong, but in Lao Wang's eyes, it represents reflection and examination of different aspects of things, more like a spirit than an act.
Another key word is "My Day", which tells the story of the whole day from the first Intro "I don't know how to reflect" to the last "regular life". The two songs are connected by diametrically opposite chords, just like walking in the Mobius ring. As the album copywriter wrote: "Please continue to reflect, and you will eventually be free, and the next endless cycle will be greeted."
The album cover was created by illustrator Chuanbei according to the song: In the lush green, someone quietly set fire, animals hurriedly fled, and the boy slept peacefully in the middle room. It echoes the concept of the album "I don't know how to embody it".
The seemingly fresh and lovely illustration is actually a mystery. See the arsonist hiding in the bushes in the lower right corner?
After a gentle introduction, the powerful guitar gave a straight punch. "Coming" is the first emotion experienced in a day. The moment you open your eyes, all kinds of complicated things go straight to your head, and all kinds of opportunities come in, but you are not ready yet. At 2:30 seconds, guitarist Wei Shuo used the slide tube to create a dizzy and psychedelic feeling, as if we were pushed into life at a loss.
When Chang Li wrote this song, he was in his hometown in Taichung. A gust of wind blew up the curtains and calmed his anxiety, so he had a beginning. At that time, it happened that Wei Shuo's relatives had a car accident, and the two stories together produced this song.
Fishing is written in the graduation season of job hunting, but many industries are saturated, and young people are facing unemployment or struggling for an iron rice bowl. Thousands of civil servants compete for one or two positions every year. "Dry rivers, crowded boats/hooks of ignorant people" is a portrayal of the island's economic situation and young people.
They Run on the Tin Roof is as passionate and tragic as a battle song, which originated from a personal social event. A couple in their forties and fifties moved across from Chang Li's residence. Every morning when they go out, they will lean against the door and say hello warmly: good morning, handsome boy, take an umbrella when it rains today; Handsome guys get up early. Oh, thank you.
This situation lasted for about a month. Chang Li suddenly received a phone call from her roommate while traveling. It turned out that the couple were fugitives, secretly pried open the door and lived in the opposite iron house. A courtesy greeting in the morning is to make sure that there is no one at home, so that it is convenient to steal super glue. On that day, they were found by the police, jumped from the second floor to the tin roof behind them and began to escape.
Lao Wang returned to the crime scene to restore what happened. ...
From 3:45 seconds, the sound of the guitar kept alternating between the left and right channels in the earphone. This is a whim of producer Li Yongen, bringing out the picture feeling that the prisoner fled in a panic and the police surrounded him separately. They laughed and said, "We recorded it while running."
The pure music "Day and Night Impermanence" is like the sunset at dusk, from day to night. "Those sleepless nights and unforgettable things" and "It will be dawn in one minute" were written on the night when they suddenly woke up. In addition to thinking hard about their own way out, they left a song in the dark.
"Ms. Zeng, where are you? Where are you? " Basically, it is the only love song written by Lao Wang in the album, and it is also a very old new song. At that time, Chang Li's schoolmate and roommate became close friends with three girls, but none of them succeeded. The girl they liked ran away with others. In order to comfort him, Chang Li gave this song to his roommate who is like a vegetable.
"I think he feels much better after listening ...? "Chang Li said not too confident.
However, if you want the members to choose a potential stock that once again became popular when I was young, they all bet on An Jiu.
The lead singer, bassist Liao Jiemin and drummer Feng Huiyuan are all studying at Chengchi University. Anjiu is one of the student restaurants. Because it is inconvenient to go down the mountain, the life of freshmen is basically going on in Anjiu. Eating, chatting, dating, writing reports, playing mahjong, at most three or four groups of people play the piano and sing together.
The memories of those years are sour, but gradually return to sweetness with the accumulation of time. Compared with the adult world, the sadness and happiness at that time were particularly pure and direct. Anjiu has a grocery store. Every time the boss saw them, he smiled and patted them on the shoulder and said, "It will be the next Sodagreen!"
An Jiu's boss Tian Can, the head of the second generation grocery store, was also invited to attend Lao Wang's Taipei special.
The MV of An Jiu was directed by Liuli, a former drummer of Cao Dong. Before Huiyuan, Lao Wang's drummer also worked as a video player. He met Liuli at the dinner party and invited him to shoot. Seaside, river bank, fireworks, barbecue, grade crossing, boys and girls, joy and sadness. Like a youth drama in Taiwan Province Province, it brings together all the beautiful elements in memory, and finally ends with inevitable growth.
Before, there was a saying "a stable and wonderful life/three years, five years of gaopukao" and a saying "a regular life will take you to the end". You always thought that Lao Wang would fall into the arms of Buddha's life, but he was still struggling to make waves under stagnant water. Regular Life is the least "regular" song in the whole album. From the third beat of the main song to the third beat of the chorus followed by five beats, the number of interludes in the last paragraph changes irregularly.
At this point, we have solved most of the puzzles and stories in the album, and we can try to connect them in series with the timeline: the morning peak comes to us and we can't grasp too many opportunities and ideas; Entering the workplace and encountering current economic and industrial problems; Wandering around during lunch break and seeing fugitives running on the roof is an unexpected episode in the lives of another group of people in society; Insomnia night, when I was a student, my former love came to my mind. Before you know it, it's dawn, and you are determined to live a regular life; Waking up in the morning is another day of introspection.
"Are you psychologically overshadowed by your reading comprehension? Who can get a high score on such a question? " After listening to this long answer, I breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Then don't write. I want to see fans re-create. " Standing with an honest face, Chang Li said with a smile.
We don't care about the classification of the title party. Cello has always been an important factor that distinguishes Lao Wang from other independent bands. That year, because the former bass player had to leave the team for a period of time to take the civil service exam, Li Changtuo dragged his friends to find a cellist in the Taipei University Music Club to temporarily make up for the lack of bass. Unexpectedly, the former bass player is gone forever, but the cello has been preserved.
Lao Wang was originally a folk band, but the new album shows the complete form of rock after evolution, especially the coordination of bass, cello and drum, which has produced a strong vibration with the rhythm and timbre closest to the heart.
Among European and American bands, it is not uncommon for strings to join rock bands. Apart from classical music, Jia Ying also listens to a lot of independent music, and members will make adjustments for the arrangement of cello together.
The arranger of guitarist Wei Shuo likes to interweave the two instruments in a dialogue way. You can hear a lot of songs, such as cello solo followed by electric guitar, or bass solo followed by violin, constantly taking the tonic and enriching the level.
Since the concept of "Continental Opera" was put forward, most Taiwan Province troupes with clear articulation and low voice have been labeled as such. Lao Wang is one of the representative bands, and their "second hometown" is also in many WeChat articles, all the way from Hebei to Northeast China.
"I just want everyone to hear clearly, nothing special." Chang Li himself can see clearly. "Besides, the mainland is so big that every place has a different accent. Who can say what a continental accent is? "
As for being called Wan Qing, Li Changfeng said simply, "This may be because everyone has a cello. We don't care much about this rude classification. "
Lao Wang: The name of Lao Wang, a tragic comedy character, comes from Once Woman, where are you? Where are you? "At that time, there was a competition. I didn't know what it was called, so I took Lao Wang in the song as the name of the band. They don't consider themselves soft romantics, nor are they the fierce resistance of their predecessors.
Lao Wang, an untimely participant in a relationship and a bystander, usually interacts with secular and absurd comedies;
Lao Wang Band, a practitioner struggling in real life, is also a recorder and satirist, presenting us with strong feelings as strong as tragic insight.
They arranged to release the song "Hanging my black and white photo at the gate of the cram school" satirizing the education system on Teacher's Day, and arranged to release "Where were you once, a woman" on May 2 1. I became a woman the day after I fell in love with you.
"Oh/is the ideal taste/fragrance left after the thought is burnt out". In the whole album, Chang Li likes the phrase "They are running on the tin roof" best, but it is used to describe fugitives.
Lao Wang once personally filmed an advertising MV, and everyone said in unison: It's not interesting at all! A quarrel between Jiemin and Chang Li was filmed more than 20 times, and it was played to doubt life.
Chang Li said that he likes to use metaphors to make things look easier. Although the members protested in a low voice that they didn't, it didn't prevent the world-weary youth in Taipei and the beat generation in America from singing loudly at some point. This has not stopped young people on both sides of the strait from putting aside their prejudices and sharing their confusion. It didn't stop the students preparing for the exam from being "jittery and hot" like fugitives.
On the day of the release of "An Jiu" single, the members went back to school and asked the boss to take a photo of them running in front of the grocery store. Under the black-and-white frame, they laughed easily and wantonly, as if they had returned to the era of "happiness and sadness are written on their faces". Aside from metaphors, symbols and symbols, there is no need to hide any emotions.
Quick question and quick answer SV: If you compare yourself to a kind of wine, what will it be?
Li Chang: Cheap sweet red wine is everywhere. It's delicious. Everyone can drink it.
Benjamin: Champagne looks like wine, but it has no alcohol and keeps a lot of feeling.
Jiaying: 3% alcoholic cocktail, docile.
Huiyuan: Ordinary beer is very ordinary.
Wei Shuo: Industrial alcohol until you go blind.
SV: If you turn the statue of Lao Wang into a person, what kind of person is it?
Everyone: You are inextricably linked with him, but you regret being friends with him.
SV: How many independent musicians have you recommended recently?
Everybody: In contemporary movie master, love is the only thing, Lily, an innocent cooperative.
Wei Shuo: I recommend Lao Wang! !
Chang Li is wearing a T-shirt of Youtuan Innocent Cooperative.
SV: What are your impressions of several cities in Chinese mainland?
Fuzhou: fish balls;
Xiamen: Satay noodles;
Wuhan: Simple Life Festival;
Chongqing: spicy hot pot;
Chengdu: Massage shop, I have been there before, and our agent is brand-new;
Xi 'an: Terracotta Warriors;
Zhengzhou: We don't know much about Zhengzhou;
Beijing: Roast duck!