At first glance, he doesn't look like a famous singer at all, but the kind of big brother often seen in Hong Kong movies. When he has nothing to do, he just sits in an old teahouse and sips tea, secretly
Directing a group of young men to collect protection money everywhere.
In the circle, Liao Jia is also recognized as a generous and loyal person. His aura is so unique that when people face him, they can't help but feel a sense of awe.
But when he appeared on stage with his guitar in his arms, he was a completely different Liao Jia.
This Liao Jia is a singer, a rock singer, and a veteran who can give up everything for his ideal!
When he plucked the steel strings vigorously and opened his mouth to roar out the first lyrics, the thousands of spectators around the stage were all boiling, as if a ladle of cold water was poured on boiling oil, and it exploded with laughter.
.
Commemorate the frivolity of youth, commemorate the dead love, commemorate the everlasting friendship
Liao Jia used this original song "Memorial Day" to sing about his longing and nostalgia for the past years, as well as his anger and confusion about today's bizarre world. The powerful rhythm and melody, rough and true lyrics, and the matching
With his unique hoarse roaring voice, the current audience seems to have returned to that time of rock and roll.
They sang randomly along with Liao Jia, roared loudly together, shouted together and commemorated together!
In the backstage area, all the singers, including Lu Chen, stood up and paid tribute to this rock veteran who had never truly surrendered.
Many fans once said that Liao Jia, who wrote "Ivy House" and "Old Guy", had fallen, saying that he had abandoned rock and roll and chose to compromise with the market in an era of national decline.
However, Liao Jia, standing on the stage at this moment, is still the angry young man wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans, with long hair, shouting out his dream of freedom with a guitar and singing voice!
The atmosphere at the music festival was instantly pushed to a climax. The audience's cheers and applause were like a tide, one wave after another, and countless people were shouting his name.
"Liao Jia!"
This name is also a symbol of a past era!
After singing the song "Memorial Day", Liao Jia was already sweating profusely and panting.
Time is ruthless, and the former rock and roll youth is now old. His habit of smoking and drinking has damaged his health to a great extent, making it impossible for him to return to his peak state.
Like "Memorial Day".
It is undeniable that Liao Jia's new rock song is still very flavorful, 100% pure Chinese rock music, but neither the melody nor the lyrics are too new, and it is not the same as "Ivy House" or "Old Guy"
"A classic like this cannot be compared.
Although the audience was excited by Liao Jia's performance, they were obviously not completely satisfied.
"Old guy!"
I don’t know who started shouting, but it soon became the main theme of the scene: "Old guy!"
The audience wanted to listen to that old song again that embodies the feelings of Chinese rock music.
Liao Jia fulfilled everyone's request without any surprise and sang the song "Old Guy" again.
"Old Guy" was written in the late 1990s. It was a classic released by Liao Jia when the country rock music sadly faded away. At that time, this album was regarded as the last glory of the country rock music. Since then, Liao Jia has never been able to compete with it.
Comparable works appear.
Nearly twenty years have passed, but the charm of this song has not faded away. Instead, it has become more and more intoxicating as the years go by. However, Liao Jia's mood when he sings this song again is different.
There are too many vicissitudes and helplessness.
Instead, the scene became quiet. Listening to the extremely familiar melody and Liao Jia's no longer young singing voice, many old fans couldn't help but shed tears and sang along silently or softly.
The wind is always blowing away the wind. No matter how unwilling they are, national rock music is already a thing of the past. The 72h Grassland Music Festival cannot save pure rock music, just as Liao Jia cannot save national rock music.
At this moment, many fans forgave Liao Jia from the bottom of their hearts for his "betrayal" of rock music.
Having those years is enough!
Liao Jia felt the emotions of the audience and was deeply affected by them. In the end, his eyes were red.
After playing the last note, Liao Jia hugged the guitar and bowed deeply.
He used this way to thank these cutest, most sincere, and most loyal fans!
"Go! Go! Go!"
The next moment, the same shouts sounded like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
This is a request for Liao Jia to return.
According to the 72-hour rule, no matter whether it is a singer or a band, they can only perform two works on stage at most, but if they perform well enough and are asked to return by the audience, they can sing one more song.
The audience at 72h is very picky, and it is not easy to win the approval of most of them. From noon until now, only a few singers and bands have been asked to return.
After singing two high-intensity works in a row, Liao Jia was not only sweating profusely, but even the cotton shirt on his body was soaked with sweat. However, he did not show any fatigue, but was full of energy and radiance, especially for a pair of
The eyes are amazingly bright.
No one will refuse fans' request to return to the venue, and Liao Jia is no exception.
The third song he sang was also his famous song "Ivy House".
This rock work is not as intense as "Old Guy", and has more nostalgic color. The melody and rhythm are more light rock style, so it is very suitable as the ending song.
Liao Jia's voice was a little hoarse, but the singing of "Ivy House" was still so flavorful, which made the fans at the scene mesmerized.
In the end, although many fans continued to shout "rush", trying to retain this rock veteran.
But Liao Jia did not break the 72-hour rule and bowed repeatedly to thank him before stepping down.
He leaves the stage to newcomers.
When Liao Jia returned to the backstage area, all the singers applauded vigorously to express their respect.
Liao Jia smiled and cupped his fists in return: "Thank you, thank you!"
He strode back to Lu Chen's side, sat down in his original position, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and asked impatiently: "How are you doing? Do you still have confidence?"
His expression was exactly like that of a naughty kid who just got a big slingshot to show off to his friends!
Lu Chen smiled and gave him a thumbs up: "Brother Liao is mighty!"
Lu Chen sincerely admired Liao Jia's immortality. Some singers sing more flavorfully as they get older. Liao Jia is obviously such a singer. It feels really good to listen to him live.
"Stop doing this"
Liao Jia glared at him, his eyes dimmed quite a bit: "Actually, I know that the first song I wrote was not very good, and now I can only rely on resting on my laurels to gain popularity."
Lu Chen tried to comfort: "Brother Liao, you can't say that."
"You don't have to comfort me!"
Liao Jia shook his head. He patted Lu Chen's shoulder and wiped it: "The future music scene belongs to you."
Lu Chen really couldn't laugh or cry.
After Liao Jia ended and Lu Chen came on stage, there were three singers and a band in between. Among them, the three singers who appeared after Liao Jia were not famous, and the quality of their works was mediocre. Although they sang very hard, they did not receive any awards.
How much cheers and recognition from the audience.
The style of the 72h Grassland Music Festival is like this. If you can't perform well on stage, don't expect the audience to give you face. There is no support here. If a singer asks for applause from the fans, he will only get boos.
But the band Wednesday, who was ranked in front of Lu Chen, was eye-catching.
The Wednesday band is well-known in the rock circle. The lead singer Shi Gang is an excellent singer-songwriter. The song "Earth Ballad" he composed once became an instant hit at the 72h Grassland Music Festival and became a rock star of hope at that time.
However, the Wednesday band did not become popular in the music scene for a long time. After releasing two albums, they did not have many new works, and they have almost disappeared in recent years.
This year's 72h, the Wednesday band is making a comeback with new works, and they have undoubtedly made careful preparations!
One "City of Loneliness" and one "Injury", two light rock works, both melody and lyrics are remarkable. The lead singer Shi Gang performed these two works very well and sang enough
smell.
So far, there are hundreds of original works presented by singers at this year's music festival. "City of Loneliness" and "Injury" are both excellent works, especially the latter one.
"Injury" is even more exciting. The climax of the chorus made the fans at the scene feel excited and applauded one after another.
There was no suspense, after the two original works were sung, the Wednesday band was treated to an encore.
The encore song was their famous song "Ballad of the Earth".
"Ten years to sharpen a sword!"
Liao Jia, who was watching the scene in the backstage area, said to Lu Chen: "Gangzi has really matured."
Lu Chen asked: "Are you friends with him?"
Liao Jia shook his head and said, "That's not true. I've had a few chats with each other before. The band Wednesday used to play in the capital, but later went to Shenhai. I heard that they didn't do well."
"Now they definitely want to come back!"
Liao Jia's tone was very natural. The center of the domestic pop music scene has always been in the capital. Singers and bands that do not develop in the capital are not considered important members of the circle no matter how well they do.
Others, whether in the Shanghai Sea or the deep sea, are marginalized.
Therefore, if a singer, including a band, wants to realize his ambitions and dreams, Beijing is the only choice.
The 72h Grassland Music Festival is actually a stage for newcomers to realize their dreams.
The Wednesday band has come and gone before, and now they are back. They are well prepared and have produced good works.
"Are you stressed?"
Liao Jia asked Lu Chen with a smile: "It's your turn now!"
"have!"
Lu Chen had already stood up and said, "But the thing I'm not afraid of the most is pressure!"
If this is a challenge, he is happy to meet any challenge!
This is Lu Chen's confidence! ——
The first update is here, please subscribe and support!! (To be continued.)