A mashup of Tan Weiwei and Huayin's old tune was rated as "a textbook-level Chinese rock" by Cui Jian. Huayin old tune is inseparable from Shaanxi. When it comes to Chinese rock music, Shaanxi is also a place that cannot be ignored. From Zhang Chu, Zheng Jun, to Xu Wei, the three Shaanxi men have all won a place in the rock music scene.

Until now, from campus clubs, bar singers, street singers to rock bands, the blood of Xi'an rock music has always been fresh and prosperous. Why has Xi'an become a fertile ground for rock music?

1. Unique geographical location

From a geographical point of view, Xi'an is located in the Guanzhong Plain in northwest my country. The geographical location of Qinchuan, eight hundred miles away, makes the lives of Xi'an people It is relatively leisurely and has a slow pace of life, so locals like to live a leisurely and contented life.

But the uprightness of the people in the Northwest also requires them to have a strong and straightforward way of expression. Rock music is such an existence. If you are free, energetic and looking for fun, then playing in a band is a good choice. It's just that the people of Xi'an are very arrogant and not good at business, so most of the bands eventually passed away with age and the oppression of reality.

2. The unique character of Xi’an people

Xi’an people are smart, sensitive, honest, and kind, but people who don’t know it generally can’t tell because they are indifferent on the outside and fanatical on the inside. He speaks very concisely and directly, rarely talks nonsense, and what he can say is basically philosophy. Moreover, the Shaanxi dialect is relatively tough and uses Dantian Qi more often, which is thick and long-lasting.

In addition, the people who have lived here for generations are more or less lazy and arrogant. Men and women in Xi'an have distinct personalities. They generally won't compromise but don't reject things they don't like. Pretentiousness is not the style here. They are not good at expressing themselves, but everyone needs to vent, so rock music is of course the best way to express themselves.

3. Rich history and culture

Xi’an’s high winds and thick soil have inadvertently nurtured various cultural trends. On many streets in Xi'an, including Xuyuanmen and Chang'an Road, you can see people writing, painting, and engraving. There are singers playing guitars in the underground passages. Performance art appears on the streets from time to time.

The aura of generals and ministers of the Thirteen Dynasties makes every Xi'an person have a strong self-awareness, a keen observation perspective and a unique way of thinking, and have their own ideas to express. In terms of music, just on the road of rock music, there have been three heavyweights with different styles: Zhang Chu, Zheng Jun, and Xu Wei, and there are also numerous bands that continue to inject a lot of bottom-level experience and a steady stream of rock music. vitality.

4. Relatively depressing atmosphere

With gray city walls and gray roofs, the people of Xi'an have a somewhat depressive temperament. On the one hand, he feels deeply depressed by the external environment in which he lives, and on the other hand, he feels the free collision of his inner thoughts. This irreconcilable contradiction and conflict arouses a strong desire for expression.

When Zheng Jun was working on his new album "Zheng Jun", he stayed in Xi'an for a year. Xu Wei often goes back to Xi'an, and Zhang Chu even "moves up his whole family" to Xi'an just to make his music "bigger". It is this solid land that brings them endless originality - that simple and powerful impulse of life. Those rock people who are active at the forefront of life show us the alternative spirit of modern Xi'an with their independent attitude.

5. Rich student resources

Xi'an has many universities and is a veritable province of education. Therefore, every year at the beginning of the school year, freshmen from all over the country come here. With their culture and thoughts from all over the world, they searched for their music fans in school and around the world, formed bands, and created a large number of works that were either excellent or rubbish.

Maybe a few years later, they graduated, the band disbanded, and they took new dreams to different positions across the motherland. But a new group of new people, carrying guitars and basses, came to this city to fill the gap.

6. Xu Wei said this

When a magazine interviewed Xu Wei, he asked why so many famous musicians came out of Xi'an?

Xu Wei answered this way: In fact, when we create, we all unconsciously show some language expressions that we are already accustomed to. The different musical expressions in different places are indeed related to different languages ??and dialects. Once when I was listening to Zheng Jun's song, I accidentally discovered that the last part of the sentence "There is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever" is actually the expression of Shaanxi dialect. You can pay more attention to it. It is very interesting. Special soil breeds special culture. For people who have lived in Shaanxi, the influence is subtle. This should be an instinct.