One Hundred and Forty-Six Return to Simplicity

After entering the 21st century, the exhibition of music has become more and more diversified and complex. In order to meet the requirements of the fast-paced Internet era, music has begun to integrate styles, rock and hip-hop, pop and electronics, and rhythm and blues. ...Especially, electronic synthesis sound effects are very popular. Compared with melody, rhythm is king. The essence of music is changing silently. 『『Ω』Ww』W. Lie Wen. Cc

This is the trend of the times. It is undeniable that a lot of excellent music has also been born from it. Have those classic retro melodies faded? Is there no market for those simple and sincere, pure and unadorned music?

At the beginning of the birth of music, it expressed the joys, sorrows and joys of people, the ups and downs of life, and the ups and downs of fate. The reason why it is so moving is because it contains the true emotions of every creator and every singer. . Bob Dylan, the Beatles and others can go down in history because of this. But now, this purity has gradually disappeared.

It's like the city of sounds.

The same "Cleopatra", listening to Herbert's ears, is a memory of the lost golden age, the lost pure music, and the sad and lost prospect of tomorrow.

"It's too late, it's too late for everything... When I die, I won't miss it again", every lyric is so true, so earnest, so sad.

Belonging to the golden age of music, it has disappeared forever in the long river of time, and music is also stepping into the footsteps of Hollywood, and the high degree of commercialization has begun to poison the purest piece of pure land in the heart - the music of the past, from rock to The innovation of rhythm and blues has changed history from folk to punk; the old music, grunge, pop punk, soul pop, jazz and blues, etc., blossomed; the old music expressed the deepest emotions in the heart and touched the most sensitive softness of the soul... ...but now, it's all gone.

"I used to be Cleopatra, I used to be taller than the ridge of the roof, but all the past is gone with the wind; now the nurse in white shoes leads me back to the guest room with only a bed and a bathroom , a place that leads to the end."

Gradually moving towards the passionate melody, like the cheers of the carnival, it is dazzling, the whole world is immersed in joy and excitement, but Renly's singing has a faint sadness, as if in the surging crowd. Dancing alone, the bitterness of loneliness and loneliness is scattered all over the ground in the cheerful dance steps.

Extreme noise and extreme loneliness, extreme joy and extreme sadness, in this moment, are outlined grandly and magnificently. Breaking through all restraints, breaking through all defenses, breaking through all protections, and hitting him in the chest fiercely, the memories of the past 20 years rushed in in an instant, caught off guard and extremely embarrassed.

Before the brain can respond,

Tears have blurred the vision, looking at the empty recording studio in front of me, the glory of the past has been drifting away with the wind, "a place leading to the end", how understated, but how magnificent.

The melody ended, but Herbert still couldn't come back to his senses, froze in place, scarred and blank. The faint melancholy floated in my heart, and the surging bitterness danced on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't swallow it. Time seemed to stop in the curling cigarette.

"Herbert? Herbert?"

The voice of the call interrupted Herbert's thoughts. He lowered his head in a panic, covering the confusion in his eyes, and took a deep breath, "What... what's wrong?" He raised his head again, and he regained his composure - at least This is the case on the surface, but the agitation in the bottom of the heart still cannot be calmed down.

"How do you feel?" Renly's voice came from the microphone, with a questioning look in his eyes.

Herbert was stunned for a moment, then remembered. They are recording, they are working.

Thinking back carefully, Renly's singing doesn't seem to have too many fancy skills, simplifying the complex, stripping all those vibrato, dragging, and transposition, even the only place in the whole song where the high pitched, He also gave up the use of falsetto, and howled like an amateur singer.

But it is precisely this simplicity that expresses the purest, simplest and most simple emotions in the song. The rich emotions burst out in Renly's voice, with a hint of hoarseness in the clearness and hoarseness in the warmth. A trace of loss. All the emotions are light, the clouds are light and the wind is light, but the waves are turbulent, making people collapse.

Is this recording perfect? Of course not, Herbert can at least pick out errors and omissions of more than two digits, but Herbert does not want to destroy the natural purity. After carving, it seems that something is missing.

Raising his head, Herbert looked at Renly who was bathed in the light, but his tender face had a vicissitudes that did not match his age. He recalled the argument just now. Renly not only insisted that the composition should be simple, but also He also insisted that the lyrics and singing are also part of the song, which can form a richer level; the reason why he opposed it was because he subconsciously distrusted Renly, and he did not think that a twenty-year-old young man could understand what "vicissitudes", What "lost", but apparently, he was wrong.

A guitar, a lamp, a melody, so simple and even a little rudimentary, but he just stood there and sang quietly, as if this was the original appearance of music. This reminds Herbert of Bob Dylan.

"Very good." Herbert said into the microphone, but found that his voice was terribly hoarse, which made him pick up the hot milk next to him. It was a little cold at this time, and he took a big sip. After the milk was imported, he only reacted - when was this brought over?

But without thinking about it, he continued, "You have to pay attention to your ventilation. Usually during performances, your ventilation is fine; but in the recording studio, all the details will be magnified, and although your ventilation is very Hidden and natural, but the microphone still catches it.”

This is a mistake that many newbies make. Renly is already good. There are many singers who lack confidence and have problems with the rhythm and length of the breath. This becomes very frustrating in the recording room - especially many rock singers They are all old smokers, so they changed the way they sang and used roars to cover up the flaws in their breath sounds.

"Okay, I see." Renly nodded. The recording studio was new to him, even stranger than the set. There were still many things to learn from scratch. "What about that?"

Herbert thought about it seriously. He could correct Renly's tone, and he could correct Renly's treble details, but... "No more." Herbert said, and after speaking, he couldn't help but nodded slightly. , thought about it seriously, and said again with certainty, "No more."

Renly made an "ok" gesture, then lowered his head and began to think, thinking about what to do with the next recording.

Seeing Renly thinking seriously, Herbert laughed dumbly, "Renly, you don't have to worry too much. Ninety percent of singers are recorded section by section in the recording studio, not the whole song in one go. , and some singers even recorded it line by line. So, don't worry about the ventilation problem."

Renly showed an expression of sudden realization, and then asked curiously, "But, if you record line by line, wouldn't the whole song become fragmented?" Lyrics and melody are combined. If the whole song is cut into countless pieces Fragments, that emotion will naturally be split.

"For electronically synthesized music, there is no such concern." Herbert did not hide his rejection of electronically synthesized music. After a pause, the words had poured into his mouth, he thought about it, swallowed it, and switched. Topic, "If you are ready, then start the formal recording. You sing according to your rhythm first, let's record the verse to the chorus of the first part, and see the effect, understand?"

"Understood." Renly said that he had received it, and subconsciously picked up the lyrics on the music stand, trying to ease his nervousness-after all, music was not acting, not his original major. He was still a little uncomfortable, but taking After I started the lyrics, I realized that it was the score of the Spitfire, not his, so I put it down again.

Seeing Renly like this, Herbert couldn't hold back after all, "Renly, I don't know if you are a good actor, but I know you are a good singer." He told Amy I didn't pay attention to awards or anything, and I didn't watch "War in the Pacific." I just learned from Andy that Renly's job is to be an actor, that's all, "You have the talent to be an outstanding singer."

After all, Herbert was still not used to complimenting others. He used his cough to cover up his embarrassment. He lowered his head and pretended to be busy. .

Renly was stunned for a while, obviously not expecting Herbert's praise, and then saw Herbert's panic, he couldn't help laughing, he said into the microphone, "That's terrible, Andy wouldn't want it heard the news."

The teasing words made Herbert laugh happily, and the embarrassment was resolved, "His reaction is not something I need to worry about. What I need to worry about now is the recording work. We have to speed up, here is the Charged by the hour.”

"Haha." Renly also burst into laughter.

Working with Herbert, this is a very interesting thing, two people's ideas can always collide with many sparks, sometimes Renly initiates Herbert, sometimes it is the other way around; the first experience of the recording studio , is a memorable event, whether it is the historical weight of the city of sound, or the nitpicking of neve8o28, it is a brand new challenge for Renly, especially listening to his own voice coming from the headset, and Still singing, that kind of feeling is really... weird—or rather, weird.

The recording of "Cleopatra" and "Ophelia" was a lot quicker than expected, taking four days before and after - a day off because the studio was leased by the Spitfire all day, The two singles were successfully recorded.