Compass can't escape singing
If there is beautiful expectation at the other end of the dream
Turn into a lonely bird and fly over the blue
-Compass: "Who do you love"
I believe that in a generation where sincerity and poetry can be cloned, it is not easy to insist on serious lyric. Before the interview with Compass on August 13th, I even thought that this long-silent band had lost its original passion and courage. Now, however, "Compass Man" gave me a negative persuasion with their music.
The figure of "Compass Man" has been out of our sight for a long time, but I want to remind my friends that we must have a new psychological preparation before we are eager to have a dialogue with "Compass Man". In terms of musical language and concept, the maturity of this album has far exceeded the category of compass band that we were familiar with before. No matter what kind wishes and good memories we had, now you must respect the feelings of the Compass Man. They believe that the real birth of Compass Band is based on the appearance of Chongqing native lead singer Liu Zhengrong in June 1994. Before that, it seemed that they were just an accompaniment band that provided melody mechanically, and the lyrics tailored by Luo Bing were not the real entities of their inner experiences and emotions. Wisdom is elliptical? What about the drought mother? Bad hydrazine? What about Huangbo Post? 湓湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓 湓? Sorry? What's the matter with you? Change the danger and throw it away with nbsp stains.
The current lineup of Compass Band includes: Liu Zhengrong (lead singer), Zhou Di (guitar), Guo Liang (keyboard), Yue Haokun (bass), Yuan Ding (saxophone) and Zheng Zhaohui (drummer). Before signing the contract with Jingwen in June this year, Compass Man's main activity was to promote the image of Hong Kong Anhengli Company, which provided them with rehearsal equipment and venues. The performance area and number of performances were extremely limited. In 1995, together with the Overload Band, I toured all parts of Zhejiang in an open car in a purely gypsy way. The enthusiastic response of the audience made the band both gratified and worried. In Shanghai, they witnessed the first three rows of chairs being trampled to pieces in an instant. On other occasions, they met special forces. They feel guilty and sad that they can't face their friends who call the name "compass". But they already know that there are so many people who need to bathe in such music, which may be the only reason why they are not moved by various desires and inducements in the dilemma of life.
The album took one year from the intention of production to the rehearsal and studio, and the real creation started from the day the band was formed. Compass people abandoned the single HARD ROCK style that once made them very popular, and did not stick to a particular musical concept and language model. Zhou Di said that we advocate free and natural creation, and our works are the fusion of many musical elements, including some European and American trends and folk music elements rooted in our living soil ("Yao Mei"). We're just a compass band, and it's terrible to give a frame. In this album, which includes production and arrangement, and is entirely directed by Compass Man, Liu Zhengrong has arranged almost all the lyrics.
Liu Zhengrong has been wandering in this city for a long time, and was once a member of Mayday Band, which was rich in lead singers. His infectious and penetrating voice and excellent rhythm control ability in the only love song that moved me so far this year convey a persistent belief and unpretentious frankness. I believe that in 1992, when I was recording my innermost feelings in that cold and humid basement, I must have been deeply hit by an unforgettable pain of losing love. When striving for glory, I am used to following my own land and life, and relying on my own fantasy and hope, "Give peace a chance" and "withered life" express my mourning for a quiet home and clean land. "No more thoughts" and "light balloons" are a tribute to hope and freedom, while "Lingge" is a nostalgia for fragile and perishable life. The sincerity and enthusiasm that runs through this album is always the creative theme of glory, which is that like his understanding of "compass", compass is not just a locator, it refers to all levels of society, life and people's emotional dreams. The most important thing is not to lose yourself in all kinds of desires.
There was once a broken and rough European and American song that was copied, which deeply touched the Compass Man. Up to now, they don't know the title and singer of the song. "Compass Man" describes that unknown feeling as a kind of unyielding soul ("wizard") in suffering. Compass man believes that the source of creation comes from the projection of reality on the mind, while drug abuse and indulgence will only lead to illusion, numbness and destruction. This summer, the dim halo of the city at midnight is reflected obliquely on the brick road in the corner of the residential area, where they often have their dancing shadows. Attack after silence