Chapter 787 "This Is a Great Album!"
"Buddy, you're -a -boy -make -a -big –noise,
Playing-in-the-streets-gonna-be-a-big-man-someday,
You-got-mud-on-your-face,
You-big –disgrace,
Kicking -your -c******l –over-the –place,
Singing...
We -will, we -will -rock -you!
We -will, we -will -rock -you!
..."
At ten o'clock in the evening, in a taxi driving from the urban area to the nearby countryside, the sound of drums was clanging, full of power and rhythm. While driving, the driver still couldn't help shaking his head and shoulders subconsciously following the rhythm.
Moreover, the lyrics are simple, he can sing the only two lines in section B.
After the pure drumming and vocals, the bass came in.
After you are familiar with it, you will know that this is how this song is played. The drums accompany the singing, and then the bass intervenes and takes over. After a coquettish solo show, the whole song ends.
Seems a bit unorthodox.
The passenger sitting in the co-pilot seat just got off the train and finally found a taxi that was willing to go to the countryside. After getting in the car, he was relaxing. When I heard this song, I couldn't help but shake along with it.
This rhythm is too powerful.
Hearing the intervention of Bass, he couldn't help feeling: "This song is really awesome!"
The driver turned his head and glanced at him with a proud face, "That's it! Four beauties! Li Qian..."
At the end of the word "Li Qian", he dragged out a long sound, feeling extremely proud.
The passenger smiled, "Yes, Li Qian, awesome! Hey, yes, we are from Jinan Prefecture!"
The driver laughed, "That's right! Li Qian is from our Jinan Prefecture, and his father is a teacher in Dongfang No. 13 Middle School. He taught Chinese. He doesn't teach Chinese now. He is rich now! Cao Zhan is also from Jinan Prefecture. The Cao family , Big family! Wang Huaiyu, our professor at Shandong National Academy of Arts, Yu Bojun, is said to be from Qingzhou. The Yu family is also a big family. I heard that the family only takes advantage of two planes! Even Liao Liao is our daughter-in-law in Jinan Prefecture... ...all belong to our Shandong!"
The passenger couldn't help laughing when he heard that the driver was like a treasure, and thought: I even met a good fan!
Just as the driver finished showing off, the sound of the drum had already fallen, and a clear female voice appeared on the car radio speaker, "Dear listeners and friends, good evening everyone, welcome to the music show of our Shandong radio station, I am Your good friend, Mina! The song we heard just now is called "We-will-rock-you". If it is translated, it should be called "We will rock you", haha, but, I This translation is a literal translation, not accurate."
"Then this song, many fans should have already bought tapes or CDs, and probably have listened to it countless times. This is the third album "Dream Back to Tang Dynasty" just released by the Four Beauties. A song from ". This album is not only officially released in our country, but also released simultaneously globally. It also has an English name called "Four-Beauty". It should be no problem to translate it directly, it is called Four-Beauty Great Beauty. It should be the first international album of the Four Great Beauties, the album of the same name."
"Having said so much, it's very long-winded. The main thing is... oh, when I heard this song and this album, I couldn't help myself. Really, I like this album so much , this song "We-will-rock-you" also shocked me instantly as soon as I heard it! I am a girl, and for such things that are too enthusiastic and exciting, I am supposed to be Not that interested, but this song really shocked me! However, Mina can take everyone to listen to the song, but when it comes to the interpretation of music, we still need to listen to what big names have to say!"
"So today, we are honored to invite a professor from the Music Department of the National Shandong University of the Arts, who is also the deputy director of our music department. Of course, he is also an old friend of our music big show, Professor Zhou Zhipeng! Hello, Professor Zhou, Welcome to the music big coffee talk!"
Then a man's voice with a low tone appeared on the radio, "Hello, Mina, hello, listeners!"
Mina said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Professor Zhou is already on vacation, but we still dragged Professor Zhou over to our show because...be careful...because..."
At this time, Professor Zhou had already laughed softly.
Mina also laughed, "Because Professor Zhou also participated in the recording of the new album "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" by the Four Great Beauties! So, he is not only an absolute music connoisseur, but also the current domestic, Apart from a few members of the Four Great Beauties, the one who knows this album best! Professor Zhou?"
Zhou Zhipeng smiled and said: "Uh, I said I participated in the recording, yes, I participated in two songs, one is "Endless-summer", which can be translated as "Eternal Summer", and the other is "My Motherland" .”
"Ah, "My Motherland"! That song is really... oh, it's the first time I heard Li Qian sing like that. Really, when he opened his mouth, my whole body went numb, like goosebumps, I almost cried when I heard it halfway, really! Uh...Professor Zhou, can you briefly tell us about the production process of this album? I worked with the four beauties, Li Qian, Liao Liao, Cao Zhan, Isn't it very interesting?"
"Ah, yes! Hehe! They are all... How should I say, very talented and interesting people! Working with them, especially making music together, is very fun! Then I participated in the two songs of this album Well, firstly, I participated in a little bit of the composition process, and secondly, it was mainly used as the soundtrack. So, if you want to say that you have done a little bit of work, it is true, but to be honest, the part I participated in is actually very limited! The album is another typical "Li Qian style" album, from the lyrics to the music to the arrangement, Li Qian did it all by himself. This, really, is full of talent and talent. As a friend, I am with Lao Cao and Huai Yu , and Li Qian are considered friends, so it’s okay to offer some opinions and suggestions, but if you really participate in it, it’s actually... too difficult, really, too difficult! When Li Qian tells you what he thinks, you I just... have nothing to say, do you understand?"
Mina responded with a smile, "I can probably understand...that probably should be a kind of...how should I put it, the feeling of being completely crushed by geniuses and geniuses' unrestrained thoughts that day?"
Zhou Zhipeng laughed loudly, "Almost!"
Then he continued: "We used to say that Li Qian is the number one person making music in China, especially pop music and rock music, but he participated in the recording of their new album. And after hearing the full release of this album, my feeling is that even if you look at the world, he is the top singer and musician! Really, this is the case all over the world!"
Mina sighed, "Wow, this evaluation is placed on our leader, it really is...you should have said that a long time ago!"
Mina's sudden teasing made the two people in the taxi laugh softly - it's hard for others to say, but for many drivers in SD province who often run out of taxis until late at night It is said that Mina is their old friend. In addition to the daily evening music on demand program, her weekly "Music Master Talk" is also a program that many drivers fans especially like.
After laughing at this moment, the driver couldn't help turning his head and said to his passenger, "This Mina, I always listen to her show, and she especially teases a girl!"
At this time, as expected, Zhou Zhipeng laughed again.
"Yes, yes! I gotta say, this is a great album!"
Mina smiled and said: "This evaluation is really high! Then, Professor Zhou, let's get back to business. If there are any gossips, comments, etc., please share with our audience friends? We especially like to listen to the big four Some gossip inside the Beauty Band! Come on, come on, the more the better!"
Zhou Zhipeng chuckled, "Gossip... No! I do have some personal opinions, and I can share them with you."
Mina, "Well, then... let's talk about the song just now? "We-will-rock-you"? I really like that song so much, man!"
Zhou Zhipeng smiled, "Okay, let's use this song to talk about the style of this album!"
"Well, okay, we're all ears."
"First of all, drums! The two songs I participated in this album actually didn't use drums much. After hearing the album, I was shocked! Although, we actually like the works of the Four Great Beauties. Fans, on their last two albums, have already heard their masterful use of drums, but this time, I want to say, really, the drums are definitely the main axis of the entire album. One of them! I listened to it roughly, and there are about seven or eight kinds of drums used in this album. Later, I called Huaiyu, and he told me that there are thirteen kinds of drums! In the whole album, there are Thirteen drums!"
"Wow..." Mina let out a cooperative surprise.
"When it comes to drums, of course, there must be a reason. When I got involved, I actually talked to them. This album is actually...not going to be made! In fact, although none of them admitted But in fact, everyone knows that the Four Great Beauty Bands have been disbanded before. Everyone is busy with their own things. Then this time, it is also, it is a coincidence! This is not about the World Cup Well, there are friends who keep trying to persuade Li Qian, saying that the World Cup is a major national event, are you going to make an album to celebrate? People keep saying! Haha, of course, I suspect that the person who said this is mainly I want to hear their new works!"
Mina said in surprise, "Oh, you mean... this album was actually pushed out, right?"
Zhou Zhipeng smiled and said, "That's right, you can say that!"
After a pause, he said: "According to what Li Qian told me personally, the first time he was told that he was almost overwhelmed was in October last year when he was filming a movie in Qingzhou Mansion, and then everyone got together and said Why don't you make one? Everyone hit it off immediately, and you can do it! Cao Zhan told me that it took less than half the time from when everyone decided to reunite to make an album to when Li Qian came up with all ten works. That is to say, although Li Qian may have some drafts that he had written long ago, even so, it was only half a month! He completed the final stage of this album in less than half a month. The key part is the songwriting!"
"Wow...I really want to get to know the leader too, so I can push him to release a new album in the future!" Mina once again joked at the right time.
But soon, she seriously sighed, "Half a month? I have talked with many singers, they come to our music big show as guests! They all said that writing is not difficult, and writing songs is very simple One thing, but the hardest thing is to write good songs! Write the kind of songs that I have special feelings and thoughts. So they told me that if I want to save ten songs for an album, all of them are my own. In terms of works, it really takes a year! It takes about one year to write about 30 to 50 songs before you can choose ten more exciting songs! But after hearing what Professor Zhou said, I was thinking, Li Qian is probably another kind of person, that is, his mind is full of songs, as long as someone keeps urging him to write, as long as he writes it, it will be a good song!"
Zhou Zhipeng laughed again, and said: "It's a bit exaggerated! However, after I have been in contact with you for a while, I now agree with your exaggerated statement! Uh... I was paid by the Academy of Art, and I only participated in album recording in the past. The nature of helping a friend, so I have no need to flatter Li Qian!"
This time it was Mina's turn to laugh.
Then, Zhou Zhipeng said again: "Actually, Liao Liao, Zhou Mo, and He Runqing are all at the level of queens, and their personal music skills are very solid. Then, Lao Cao, we also I have known Xiao for ten years, and we have been colleagues with Huaiyu for ten years, so I know them both very well. Their level is quite high, but all of them together... I can Let me tell you this, everyone admires Li Qian's musical talent, his inspiration and grasp of music!"
Mina said: "This is conceivable."
Zhou Zhipeng let out a "huh" and brought the topic back, "Then, what we said just now is that this album was actually made out of nowhere, for the purpose of hosting such a grand event as the World Cup for our country for the first time. Come on! In Li Qian’s words, cheer on the national team! This can also be seen from the song list of this album, "We-are-the-champions", we are the champions! "The-Cup -of-live", the cup of life! And the song that was played just now, "We-will-rock-you", should be translated as We Will Rock You! Wait, it has a strong football element! So, drums The factor of sound was deliberately emphasized by Li Qian from the very beginning, it must be one of the focuses of the whole album!"
Mina responded in a timely manner, "Well, when I listened to this album, my feelings were also very obvious. The drums, the sense of rhythm, these things have been emphasized again and again! But, at the same time, I think this album The international style of the album is also very unique, can Professor Zhou give us some comments?"
Zhou Zhipeng gave another "huh" and said, "Okay! I just said that this is a great album, where do I start? In fact, the main reason is that this album is based on the characteristics of the four beauties. To the point where I really have the musical elements from all over the world at my fingertips!"
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Attachment: "Dream Back to Tang Dynasty" ("Four-Beauty") song list——
1. "Come-on, Jime" ("Come-on, Jimmy")
2. "We-will-rock-you" ("We will rock you")
3. "Endless-summer" ("Eternal Summer")
4. "We-are-the-champions" ("We are the champions")
5. "The-Cup-of-live" ("The Cup of Life")
6. "Waka-waka" ("Lightning", also translated as "China Moment")
7. "The-phoenix" ("Phoenix", also translated as "Flying Phoenix")
8. "Life in Bloom"
9. "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty"
10. "My Motherland"