The beauty of these two "Flower Gestures" concerts is that it is very rare for Chen Qizhen to go out of the campus/bar tour and return to the big venue to sing again. Although Chen Qizhen's small-scale performance is quite wonderful, and it is hard to get a ticket, the defect of the small-scale performance lies in the limitation of the venue. So sometimes Chen Qizhen simply performs with a box piano by himself. Large-scale performances, on the other hand, have room to play in many aspects, such as band organization, stage scenery, lighting, link arrangement and so on.
The basic live performance lineup includes Zhong Chenghu (lead guitar), Cai Kunqi (rhythm guitar), Jianqi Chen (keyboard), Lin Xinyi (bass) and Chen Baizhou (drums). These people are not only the most talented and outstanding musicians in Taiwan Province today, but more importantly, this lineup is basically the lineup of Chen Qizhen's recording of Gorgeous Adventure. In recent publicity, Chen Qizhen has always emphasized that the musical instruments of Gorgeous Adventure are all recorded synchronously, instead of being recorded in separate tracks like ordinary singers recording albums. Because of the synchronous recording, the songs in Gorgeous Adventure are full of live feeling, so it is definitely worth looking forward to when these musicians stand on the stage with Chen Qizhen and turn their tempering and cooperation in the recording studio into tacit understanding and empathy on the stage.
on the first day of the performance, I entered as a photojournalist. To my surprise, the organizer took surprisingly good care of the reporter. Traditionally, only photographers are allowed to shoot the first three songs in a concert, and after the filming, a staff member will guide the photographers to leave. However, during the performance on the 29th, the organizer allowed photographers to take photos of the guests leaving the venue on May, that is, the first half of the concert (16 songs) allowed reporters to take photos. After that, the staff just reminded photographers not to take pictures, but all acquiesced that some photographers could stay in the front row and continue to watch the performance. The next day, I bought a seat in the eighth row, which was a little left in the middle, and I was very satisfied.
Scene 1-Decay of Flowers
There are many details in Chen Qizhen's performance that make fans shine. Here we might as well start from the beginning: at the beginning, with the theme of Leng Yan shown in Decadence (as far as lyrics are concerned, this song is simply a sister version of Sentimental Killings), Chen Qizhen appeared in a black gothic style that has never been shown before, like Chen Shanni possessed ... In the next Sentimental Killings, Chen Qizhen even sang "Fook You" swearing as in the album. Sentimental Kills is the most hysterical song in Chen Qizhen's history (with a little shadow of Ringo Shena), so not only does Chen Qizhen sing "get carried away", but Tiger is also crazy about his guitar, and he almost wants to swing his guitar. "Lying in Your Wardrobe" is one of Chen Qizhen's most wonderful works. This work is sent as a "guitar version" (the piano version is included in the album). It is an excellent warm-up at the beginning of the performance, and it will definitely be the secret to make the concert climax in the middle and late stage of the performance. Then came the title song Gorgeous Adventure of the new album. The animation of the train passing by was released on the background screen. The concepts of "train" and "adventure" seemed to continue the theme of the single version of The Meaning of Travel, but interestingly, album version's "The Meaning of Travel" changed "train" to "locomotive". In addition, to match the lyrics of "A starry night sky", Chen Qizhen also turned on the mechanism on her skirt. It turns out that there are many small light-emitting devices (light bulbs? ), just like the stars shining in the night sky.
After singing four songs in a row, Chen Qizhen finally stopped to say hello to everyone, and then sang a series of songs such as Flower Attitude, Self and Angel. Self, a British rock work, is actually very close to Chen Qizhen's style in the period of Guitarist, but the difference between Gorgeous Adventure and Guitarist is that most of the lyrics in the latter are very self-projecting and straightforward, such as the phrase "Because for a short second, even for a short second, it's like holding him" in Guitarist. I love you, and I use all my beautiful imagination, even if I share it with others, your wonderful fake action ",or" In fact, you are sad, which is very common, my dear paranoia "in My Dear Paranoia. However, the lyrics in the album Gorgeous Adventure are very abstract. There is no doubt that these lyrics are also describing her own sentimental heart, but lyrics such as "I made up a lie with the truth and I guessed the world with the broken" ("Self") may not be as easy to arouse the emotions of fans as the lyrics in "Guitarist". Of course, another reason that can't be ignored is that Guitarist was an album three years ago after all, and some songs in it must have been "reviewed" by some fans to the extent of "memorizing".
As soon as Jian Qi played the prelude of "Tell Me" with the keyboard, it won cheers from the scene. However, in the whole process of "flower decay", I don't know if it is to echo the word "decay". Chen Qizhen is rather stiff on the stage. Most of the time, she just stands in front of the microphone and sings. It was not until the last two songs of this part, "My Pride is hopeless" and "My Dear Paranoia", that she became active as an elf on the stage and had some interaction with the audience. At this stage, the color and background of the light left a deep impression on people. Including "Lying in Your Wardrobe", the silhouette of Chen Qizhen's side face with a mouthful of "exhaled" lyrics appeared on the screen, and the video of Chen Qizhen walking among Yuan Ye flowers in "Flower Attitude".
the second act-the rebirth of flowers
and the second part of the concert, "the rebirth of flowers", really has a "rebirth" significance for the scene. In this link, Chen Qizhen gradually strengthened the interaction with the audience, and the fans' emotions were completely mobilized, and the scene almost boiled until the end.
The link between "decay" and "rebirth" is a video of Chen Qizhen coming home. In the video, when Chen Qizhen walked into the house and closed the door, Chen Qizhen was already sitting on the sofa, pulling open the desk lamp and saying, "Welcome to my living room" (the next day's line was "Welcome home, it's rare that so many guests came to my house for two days in a row").
But at this time, Chen Qizhen obviously hasn't reached his best. First, he plays and sings Jiufen Coffee Shop, which always gives people a feeling of grabbing the beat every time he changes chords. This was originally a slow song that moved me very much, a very melodious and light folk song, but at the scene, at least I was not brought into the atmosphere that the song should have, which may be the only failure of the two-day performance. Second, in the performance on the 3th, a fan shouted: "Chen Qizhen, you are so cute." However, Chen Qizhen just paused when he heard this sentence, did not make any response, and directly introduced the band to the stage as planned.
After the band came back to the stage, several people sat around the sofa, playing a waltz-paced "Rainy Tail" and an Acoustic version of "Minuet" with the built organ as the introduction. Next, we went to the guest session. On the 29th, Mayday appeared and Chen Qizhen sang Together with You and Ending Loneliness, and Mayday stayed on the stage and sang their work Sea of Life alone. The guest performer on the 3th is Jonathan Lee. The appearance of two groups of guests was a turning point in the performance. Their jokes with Chen Qizhen on the stage and their stage experience quickly mobilized the atmosphere under the stage. For example, Mayday implied on the stage that they were rare guests in Chen Qizhen's "living room", while some people (referring to her boyfriend Tiger) were frequent visitors, which made Chen Qizhen laugh on the sofa. And Jonathan Lee is a little "stunned" cute on the stage. He wore a fisherman's hat and a flowered shirt. When he saw the audience holding light sticks, he said, "This is a relatively young performance. There are three kinds of people holding sticks under the stage, one is the one facing the idol (idol) singer, and the ones below are all fairy wand; One is educated youth, who are holding fluorescent sticks; There is also a middle-aged person like me with a massage stick in his hand. " Make the audience below laugh.
However, the stage of "the rebirth of flowers" is not over. After the guest stepped down, Chen Qizhen put on a white princess costume and returned to the stage. The following "Too much" and "Jealousy" are all slow songs, and there are artistic and dance performances, which seem to be a metaphor for the darkness before dawn. Accompanied by the violin, the atmosphere at the scene became dignified. It is worth mentioning that Chen Qizhen wore a ponytail in these two songs.
from the third act-the blooming of flowers
to the third part "the blooming of flowers", the atmosphere at the scene began to go crazy. In the first song "Children", Chen Qizhen led everyone to clap their hands together, and then in "Three o'clock in the afternoon", the bubble machine began to operate, and bubbles flew everywhere in front of the stage, which coincided with this lovely song. And when it comes to "Female Star", God, all the fans at the scene were stunned. Chen Qizhen actually went to the audience and sat in the back of the chair (reserved space) to sing. The nearby audience went crazy to shake hands with her. The security guard must be so nervous.
Then the concert was completely spent in a non-stop climax. The country-style "The Original Starting Point" shows an old video of Chen Qizhen's "Still Lonely" period on the big screen. At that time, the head of the mushroom was so impressive, and Chen Qizhen was completely released when he sang this song. It goes without saying that it alludes to her boyfriend Xiaohu's Guitarist. Anyone who has seen the scene in Chen Qizhen must know that this song must be sung by Chen Qizhen. "It's like telling him personally-what?" Then the audience shouted "I love you, I love you, I used up all my beautiful imagination" at the top of my lungs. During this song, the big screen also gave a lot of shots of guitarist Tiger. Tiger and Chen Qizhen frantically swept the strings together, playing the last note, kneeling on the ground together, and then suddenly spouting ribbons at the scene. This exciting feeling is felt every time I sing this song in Chen Qizhen's performance, but I have to be completely moved again every time. I noticed that Chen Qizhen started with this song, and the excited, moving and mixed tears began to swirl in his eyes.
"1234567" brought a unique scene to the concert. With the lyrics "One two three four five six seven, count to three, La-La-La, collect your photos and observe your room", Chen Qizhen took out a camera and held it high as a hint for fans. From here until the end of this song, fans can take out their cameras, turn on the flash and take photos at will, leaving behind precious things. I sometimes think that Chen Qizhen is really a big name without a big shelf! The following "Let me think" and "Still Lonely", the atmosphere at the scene is as lively as a big Party, the jumping rhythm of "Let me think", and the performances of Chen Qizhen and the band on the stage, "Still Lonely", as long as Chen Qizhen stops, the fans at the scene can tacitly make up "Don't be careful with me, don't let me underestimate you" in unison. Chen Qizhen said that this was the last song of the concert, then said goodbye to everyone and left the stage. With such a good atmosphere, I don't believe there will be a return.
the returning part-"I don't want to let go of my hand, I don't want to let you go"
Everyone clapped their hands in unison and waited for Chen Qizhen to return. Taiwan Province audience shouted Chen Qizhen's name in Mandarin, and Hong Kong fans were not to be outdone. From time to time, they shouted once in Hong Kong Mandarin and once again in Cantonese. Without keeping the fans waiting too long, Chen Qizhen and the band came back wearing safety helmets when riding motorcycles. This is Chen Qizhen's style in the MV The Meaning of Travel. In the performance on 3th, some audience members even brought their own safety helmets, and a row of six or seven people put them on at the same time to echo Chen Qizhen. After the break, someone asked me where to buy my helmet. It seems that Chen Qizhen has led the new fashion after the mushroom head and Lee jeans ...
The Meaning of Travel is an introductory song that made me like Chen Qizhen, so I have special feelings for this song. I almost cried when I suddenly heard this song released in a record store in Taipei. On the one hand, I felt that a serious musician like Chen Qizhen finally had a place in the chaotic pop music industry and paid great efforts for her. Therefore, although in both performances, Chen Qizhen burst into tears when she sang this song, I never believe that this is a tearful "show". Because of the frenetic atmosphere at the scene and the picture sense of the song, it is already the best reason for people to pour out their feelings.
In the second scene, when Chen Qizhen finished singing "The Meaning of Travel", the fans began to boo. The fans began to shout "Kiss, Kiss" and asked Chen Qizhen and Xiaohu to kiss on the spot. Compared with singing "Jiufen Coffee Shop", Chen Qizhen has obviously entered the performance state at this time. Although he was a little overwhelmed at first, he finally said very cleverly and cutely: "Thank you, thank you for making me stop crying." In one sentence, the fans' "unreasonable" input was skillfully turned into laughter.
After the song "Cool You", Chen Qizhen returned to the scene for the second time amid the shouts of fans. This time, she simply continued her usual mode of small performances on campus, bars and so on. She sang a single song "After 17" and a song "Every Day is A Practice" (in the album "Guitarist")
The real difference between the two fans is reflected in Chen Qizhen's second return, but this does not mean that the fans in the first game were not enthusiastic enough, because Chen Qizhen has been singing for two and a half hours, so please be considerate of her voice. In any case, in the second game, the fans went crazy, and everyone stood up, not to leave, but one after another, shouting Chen Qizhen, unwilling to let her go (there were also many people shouting "extra play").
The last 1 minutes of the second scene is believed to be an unforgettable scene for all the people present. Chen Qizhen really came out again with the band, holding hands, and bowed to the fans in the audience to thank them collectively. Then, accompanied by Xiao Hu, Chen Qizhen returned to the scene for the third time and sang "Too Smart"! Chen Qizhen sat on the edge in front of the stage, waving his hand and singing with everyone. This scene still lingers in my mind. How happy I am to be a fan of Chen Qizhen! We never complain about "too much", but "too little". Please forgive us greedy fans.
perfect performance, the fans in the audience will laugh even in their dreams.