Song Review of "The Dove"

The album "White Dove" contains the exploration and study of life. Since then, Wu Bai's songs are no longer just about love, but with the following two albums, all-encompassing and ever-changing themes. Dove is about life, River of Dreams is a dream poem, and Bridge of Tears is about understanding of life.

What should we do after the earthquake in Taiwan Province Province? How can we inspire the morale of the people in Taiwan Province Province and let them see hope and tomorrow? So Wu Bai said "Dove" is a song written for Taiwan Province Province.

I always thought that pigeons represented the highest achievement of Wu Bai. When discussing Wu Bai with my friends, I often say, "After the pigeon, Wu Bai will never be again." Although this statement is obviously biased, in my heart, I really haven't written such truly fascinating albums as The End of Love, The Lonely Bird on the Branch and The Dove. This year, Wu Bai was 3 1 year old.

Addiction is the first song on the album, but it didn't really appeal to me. After listening to it many times, I don't know what kind of emotion Wu Bai wants to express. It seems decadent but passionate, so I have always been confused about this song. Perhaps, Wu Bai just wanted to express a confused mood.

The Real World is by far the most beautiful song in Wu Bai Mandarin. I first heard about it in 2005. At that time, I had little life experience and had no feeling for this song. I even hate it. Until 2008, I suddenly fell in love with this song. No matter the lyrics or songs, they are the most authentic and moving. Life experience is much more, and my feelings about the world are different from those of my youth. I really understood the meaning of "the real world". How should we face this society, its complexity, love and love? Where should we go? When I understand this song, I clearly understand that I have really grown up, and I will never dream of the utopia I conceived as a child again. Reality is always reality. Only by working hard will you finally get something. Understanding this song made me learn to think and explore.

"Never Mind Me" is also a nice song, which continues Wu Bai's sentimental love songs. This song is poetic, singing the voice of Wu Bai, which makes people feel moved and distressed. The tone is pleasant, gentle and sad. "Life belongs to loneliness after all." When I heard this sentence, my heart and Wu Bai sang * * *. After the glory, there are only gloomy clouds, flowers bloom and leaves fall, and life, whether it is.

If this album represents the highest achievement of Wu Bai, then the album of the same name "White Dove" is naturally the top grade among the top grades. Wu Bai first wrote to Ms. Zhuang Jiahui who was injured in the shooting to cheer her up. However, the 9.21earthquake that followed gave this song a deeper mission and significance. This song made Taiwan Province Province, which was troubled at that time, see the hope and future. Recalling the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, a group of star singers went to the disaster area to perform, without Wu Bai or "white dove". Even if the reconstruction of the disaster area is beautiful, even if the physical wounds are as good as ever, when will the mental wounds heal?

The song "God Save Me" seems to describe the boredom of life and the desire for liberation. The song is flat and light, and it sounds like a western song. It is also a song that I often sing. I don't know where I heard it through the grapevine. Wu Bai will give a concert in Chinese mainland. China government banned him from singing this song before he was allowed to hold a concert in Chinese mainland. Actually, I don't see anything special about this song. I guess the tone of this song has a western flavor, and the title of the song mentions the western god-God, what does it matter? Wu Bai, a native of Taiwan Province Province, was educated and edified by Taiwan Province Province since childhood. What song does he want to write? What's the problem? Anyway, Wu Bai is a very sensitive and controversial figure on the mainland.

Look at me is a slow song, which is very nice. Let's talk about the life fever concert. I'll skip it here. The album "White Dove" has 13 songs, so let's talk about other more important songs.

Always with you, I always thought Wu Bai wrote a love song. Compared with other sad songs, such as love songs of ronin and weeping people, this song is full of joy, sunshine and beauty. I used to sing this song to my girlfriend when I first fell in love. Later, I learned that this song was written by Wu Bai to accompany his fans who have always supported him. But I have always regarded it as a love song, with beautiful tune, simple lyrics and sincere feelings, which conforms to Wu Bai's life style. This love song, which is not fancy at all, contributed to my success with her.

The only Wu Bai rock song in the album "The Love of My Life" is also very nice. "You hurt me severely with your unique tenderness, which proves that you don't love me anymore ..." Wu's love songs are unique, so there is no need to say more.

"Finally" is also a nice song, but in this "brilliant" album, the light is covered up a lot, which can only be said to be a bit inappropriate. This song seems to be recalling and awakening, and love songs can also be interpreted in this way, which is the uniqueness of Wu Bai.

A lazy diary, listening to this song is like listening to a street person complaining about life there, but it is very gratifying to know that others are like themselves. Living in the real world, everyone will be tired sometimes. Whether we complain or complain, we still have to live. Then why are we upset? Wu Bai explained: "There is not enough wisdom in life".

The song 165438+ 0 o'clock in the middle of the night has a feeling that I still feel sorry for Wu Bai's singing skills, but I still don't listen to this song very often. Although it sounds good, there are so many songs by Wu Bai that I sometimes can't listen to them once a month, so I have to put them down and listen to them another day.

The last song is called "The Last Tender", which is obviously deliberately arranged. This little-known song is mainly that few people have heard it, and what they have heard is not good. Wu Bai once said that this song is about the parting between men. Obviously, Wu Bai is really getting farther and farther away from the theme of love. There are no songs on the theme of love in this album. Listen to this song once and you will get stuck. You can't help listening to it again. "If there is no wind, the rain will not be more beautiful" is a very philosophical lyric. It reminds people a lot, especially the ending music after the song is sung, which is really fascinating when you listen. Only this song, I love Wu Bai all my life and never regret it.

At the end of the album, there is a brave new world, which is really a frequent visitor to future concerts. Wu Bai often sings this song at the end. It heralds a new beginning and hope. The first time I heard this song, I was fascinated by the hope it gave me. It turns out that our efforts are not only to have a warm family, but also to soothe our tired hearts. Impetuous young people, remember to listen to Wu Bai often, and you will understand that there is a beautiful new world waiting for you ahead, where there are dimples for innocent children and girls. ...

All the songs in the album are magnificent, showing the demeanor of everyone in Wu Bai. At the end of the year, Wu Bai held a "Real World Concert Tour" with a strong concert lineup. It is said that 65,438+00% of the concert revenue was donated to disaster relief. It seems that Wu Bai at that time at least almost became the spiritual pillar of Taiwan Province people. The quality of this concert is the best. If the air raid siren concert is the best concert in Wu Bai, then the real world concert has undoubtedly become the most beautiful concert in Wu Bai. From the lighting to the stage scenery, every detail embodies the beautiful design. Especially when Wu Bai sang "Pigeons" in the second scene, the piano sounded and a group of pigeons flew in the sky on the big stage set, which was my deepest impression of the concert. Many years later, maybe I will forget the other songs of that concert, but I still won't forget those strong flying pigeons. ...

Free-flying pigeons with musical philosophical consciousness

Today, I probably don't need to be in Wu Bai&; The musical journey of "China Blue" in those days, because the name has long been a household name in the history of pop music in Taiwan Province Province in the 1990s, even they fought against the impossibility of the market at that time and set off a wave of live concerts, all of which were legendary music revolutions that people talked about.

Of course, the popularity of "Wu Bai" can also be seen from the high on-demand rate of his works in KTV.

However, what is rare is that Wu Bai&; China Blue, on the other hand, is not only satisfied with enjoying the immediate superstar achievements, but also trapped in copying one Wu Bai-style roaring love song after another to deliberately please fans. On the contrary, from the beginning to the end, we saw Wu Bai & China Blue has been seeking reforms for its own voice and constantly improving its voice from different levels.

Two years later, I will visit Wu Bai again; He never appeared in the entertainment media often, but he still talked about all the music problems of Kan Kan, as if he had endless personal views and his feelings and attitudes towards music creation. Therefore, instead of unilaterally saying that Wu Bai is a popular sales indicator, I would rather think that he is a singer with deep self-awareness and constantly seeking new music sparks within the existing commercial music system.

Flying stone consciousness

There is a time interval of about two years from the beginning to the birth of 1999, so is a time period like "two years" an obvious creative cycle?

"Let's just say that these songs are all two years old, so I don't want to do anything new; Another point is that I think the brain will remain the same within a year, and there is nothing new to say. 」

More coincidentally, however, two consecutive albums, and, are all about birds. "Maybe I have bird fetishism!" Wu Bai said jokingly. But he immediately added seriously: "I mean my own music history is flying, so my new record will continue to fly, so I will take" Birds "as the theme again." 」

There is no doubt that the last film is an impeccable success, both in terms of the nature of music and the reflection of market sales. So how do you seek a new breakthrough for a singer who doesn't want to repeat her past works when she starts this new album? "When I was making this record, I didn't say that I wanted to make a breakthrough. I just wondered what new things attracted me and what attracted me to continue my creation? Think before you start writing. It is still an imaginative work. Imagine what it would be like to write the words of Taiwanese songs before the recovery with people's ideas. But when I was making this album, I was thinking, as a rock musician, I should do what I have to do. When I went to Beijing to see those rock bands and listen to their music, I was actually ashamed. Although they are not so accepted by the public, although their music may not be so mature, what they want to talk about, whether for themselves or for society, has a distinct theme; Moreover, this theme is not love, not moaning. This is a key, so when I made this album, I thought I should explore something, so I wrote these songs. 」

... "Rock musicians must keep in touch and interact with society. Singing rock with an electric guitar doesn't mean calling you a rock musician. It should be said that you have a rock-like gaze, rock-like attention, rock-like protest, rock-like ideas and thinking about this society, so that you can become a rock musician ... "

Then, from the impact of the live performance of the Beijing rock band "Yao Family" (formerly known as "Zi Yue") and Cui Jian, and the attention that this work injected into the land of Taiwan Province Province, Wu Bai also talked about his understanding of a rock musician.

"Rock musicians must have contact and interaction with society. Singing rock with an electric guitar doesn't mean calling you a rock musician. It should be said that you have a rock-like gaze, a rock-like concern, a rock-like protest and a rock-like concept and thought on this society, so that you can become a rock musician. For example, I admire and admire Tayu Lo, because he said many wise words, and his music can spread far away. So I think the point is not beauty and gorgeous musical appearance, but whether you have said something meaningful and profound. 」

Go back to basics

In addition to the creative theme is obviously different from the past, the official album copy also emphasizes that this album is to "return to the most natural and primitive essence of music." So what kind of musical feeling should be presented?

"If it is a roaring and gorgeous record, then this time I will try to get rid of all the dazzling and unpleasant sounds and find a natural sound. When all the gorgeous things are happening, it is interesting and attractive for me to go back to the original point. Later, Wu Bai further added: "I think there are many ways to release my power, not necessarily blunt singing or tangled lyrics, but a philosophical and thinking power I am pursuing now, which must be expressed through purer music. In other words, it is also an introverted performance, just like flying at low altitude. 」

Therefore, in addition to the interesting sampling of telephone ringtones in the opening part of the film and the familiar typical Wu Bai rock energy still erupting through the rapid guitar brushing, most works such as,, and emphasize a quiet musical tension formed by the superposition of sample instrument configuration and Wu Bai's voice changing from outside to inside. What is more noteworthy is that Wu Bai's interpretation of Adagio-style rock works this time is no longer a domineering gesture, but reveals a gloomy feeling that you are helpless and pitiful. In this regard, Wu Bai said that during this period, he liked the works of Red House Painters, a band of 4AD, and maybe he was infected by their sentimental Sadcore folk style!

"I hope this album doesn't sound greasy, it looks like a bowl of delicious Yangchun noodles." Wu Bai used such a simple metaphor to describe this work.

release pressure

In recent years, from album sales, full concerts to the affirmation of Golden Melody Awards, it can be said that Wu Bai and China Blue are at the peak of their musical careers. So we know that there must be pressure from all sides when preparing this album, so we see that Wu Bai is quoted in the official materials: "I just want to make an album without pressure. 」

"In fact, I know that people are under great pressure to make this album, including sales, golden melody awards and so on. But once led by the nose by pressure, nothing can be done well. So when recording, I will say that all stressful things should go out and do things without stress, so that I can naturally say what I say and the songs I want to sing as I do now; Because we are not making music now, we are living. And almost all the songs have a serious theme this time, but you wouldn't expect to hear serious music like random play as the background. What you hear is relaxed and stress-free music. Explain these serious things. Indeed, the most obvious example is this work. Although Chasing is a song describing the depression and hope of ordinary people's lives, it packs a passionate Latin flavor that has never appeared in Wu Bai's album in the past, which reminds me of the new work recently released by the old band Santana. " In fact, this arrangement mode was born because I watched too much TV and saw that Ricky Martin was so popular, and then I wanted to write a Latin song, a desert song. 」

The performance must continue.

Finally, it is worth noting that apart from the different theme, this song is also different from the last one in lyrics writing; The lyrics of the last picture attach great importance to the literary meaning of words, hoping to bloom a kind of musical fragrance. So what level do you want to capture in the way of writing lyrics this time?

"I used to pursue the beauty of words, but now what can satisfy me is content, theme and attitude; Too much grammar and rhetoric is not important, what matters is how I get something sincere. Continue to explore your own life, and there will be endless new works. In particular, if you want to make music for a long time, you can't say that you are making music, but what kind of life you have lived, and then it is right to bring life into music; I hope there are words in my music that reflect my views. 」

Looking back, Wu Bai's most satisfying creation is the lyrics: "My most satisfying word is that I have awarded myself the Best Lyrics Award, because it is both Taiwanese and classical Chinese. The part of this song is difficult. I can only say that every popular song in the past was good, and it was a good thing I did at that time. Can make many people like it. 」

Then, looking forward to the future, did Wu Bai ever think that he would continue to seek innovation and change in music creation across different music generations, like David Bowie, or stop performing in front of the stage and retire behind the scenes at an appropriate time? "This must be closely integrated with my life, so that I can always do what I think I should do then and now; Of course, I hope to have good works all the time, but this premise is that there are some things that have been going on and flying in my life. 」

"Satisfy yourself and at the same time achieve the interactive relationship that a rock singer should maintain with the whole society. This is the conclusion reached by Wu Bai at the end of his visit, and it is also his greatest expectation for his future music career.

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