Luo Lin and the Desert Wind and Sand Band, as well as Guo Wang and his Snow Eagle Band, all arrived in Lianwan on the afternoon of the 27th. Liang Liang kept them in the courtyard of Haiyun Conservatory of Music to perform.
Luo Lin has brought a brand new piece of music this time, "Elip and Senam".
Liang Liang was somewhat surprised by the appearance of this piece of music, as it seemed to have come out a little too early.
Of all Dao Lang's songs, Liang Liang's favorite is neither "Lover" nor "Punishment of Impulsiveness" nor even "Western Region Love Song".
His favorite Dao Lang song is "The First Snow of 2002", and another one is "Ailipu and Sainaim".
He had heard this piece of music countless times.
What's puzzling is that this song is rarely performed at any of Dao Lang's concerts, and I don't know why.
The number of people entering Lianwan Gymnasium was slightly higher than that entering the courtyard of Haiyun Conservatory of Music.
The courtyard of Haiyun Music School can hold a maximum of about 5,500 people, while Lianwan Gymnasium can accommodate more than 6,000 people.
The two venues can accommodate more than 11,000 people, but less than 12,000, in one session.
Yan Liang was in charge of overall coordination at the gymnasium, while Mu Shuihua and Liu Wen were in charge at the music school. The band's allocation was quite reasonable.
The main performers at the stadium were Xu Wei and the Black Panther band, along with the Mayday band and the Sea Waves band who had rushed back.
With these four bands holding the fort, the stadium was packed with people.
Blue Shark Band and Hanmei Duo were the main performers at Haiyun Music School.
This year's inaugural music festival differs from last year's in many ways. Besides the difference in scale and the broadcast coverage by Lianwan TV, the biggest difference is that this year's festival has a large jury.
The judging panel included some highly respected singers from Lianwan City, as well as several veteran rock musicians that Liang Liang had invited from Beijing.
Although the rock scene within the Third Ring Road doesn't overlap much with them, there weren't many bands performing at this year's music festival.
However, adhering to the principle that it is better to resolve conflicts than to perpetuate them, Liang Liang still sent someone to invite several people who had been playing in bands in the Beijing rock scene for a long time and were of good character.
This can be considered a groundbreaking action.
If the people in the roller coaster circle within the Third Ring Road don't give us face this time, then the two sides will have no choice but to never speak to each other again.
This year's music festival features several awards presented by Liang Liang: Best Band, Best Vocalist, Best Guitarist, Best Rhythm Guitarist, Best Bassist, Best Keyboardist, and Best Drummer.
In addition to the band, there are also awards for Best Composition and Best Arrangement.
There are a total of nine awards. The winners will receive a gold-plated wave-shaped champagne and a cash prize of two thousand yuan.
The best band wins 10,000 yuan.
Bands signed with Haiyun Company are not eligible for the awards.
The job of the judging panel is to fairly evaluate each band that takes the stage and ultimately select the winner.
The award was met with cheers from all musicians.
These rock musicians finally have an award of their own.
Although it is still very immature and has no reputation.
But these people believe that this award will become the most prestigious award in the Chinese and even Asian rock music scene in the future.
The second Haiyun Music Festival will officially begin at 1:30 pm on April 29th.
The sky was cloudless, and the weather was fine and sunny.
The temperature wasn't too high at the end of April, making it perfect weather for a concert.
The fans' enthusiasm was much hotter than the weather; when ticket checks began, thousands of fans flooded into the courtyard of the Maritime Conservatory of Music.
Countless people outside the music school are still unable to buy tickets.
They could only wait until 3 a.m. to start buying tickets for the evening show.
Now that we're here to pan for gold, Liang Liang certainly won't let the couple sit idle. He'll have them come up on stage and perform a breakdance and a rap.
So, instead of singing, the opening act at Haiyun Music School was dancing. Accompanied by the Hanmei Group's song "Shala La," the Taojin couple performed a breakdance.
Tao Jin still has a great appeal in the modern dance circle. As soon as he appeared, the young fans in the audience recognized him and burst into enthusiastic applause. The dance of him and his wife opened the eyes of the youth in Lianwan.
"Mr. Gold Rush is not only a dancer, but also an excellent singer. His representative works are 'Jump Up' from the 1989 Spring Festival Gala and 'Rise at the Rooster' from the 1993 Spring Festival Gala. He has also performed in Lianwan. We finally managed to catch him today, so we can't just take advantage of him, right?"
Liang Liang made a guest appearance as host and stirred up emotions on stage.
His suggestion was well received by the audience.
"It's said that Mr. Gold Rush will be releasing a brand new rap album this year. Let's take a sneak peek at one of the tracks from that album, 'Buddha Said'."
The Hanmei duo played "Faded" as accompaniment, and Liang Liang joined in with a Zhamu Nie.
This Zhamunye is the one Guo Wang gave him, but he hasn't played it for a long time.
Guo Wang, who was waiting backstage, felt a mix of emotions when he heard Zhamunie's voice.
“Brother Guo! That sounds like Zhamunye’s voice,” Zaxi, the young drummer of the Snow Eagle Band, asked in a low voice.
"What do you mean by 'seems like'? It means that I was the one who gave him this Zhamunye sword."
"Really? His Zhamunye playing is pretty good!"
These people were not present when Liang Liang and Guo Wang met, so they did not know the details of their relationship; they only knew that they had known each other before.
"Of course, how could my teaching be bad?"
The keyboardist of the Snow Eagles band, Yi Piaozui, said: "Old Guo! Stop bragging about your skills, okay?"
Guo Wang chuckled twice.
…
Buddha, you turn a deaf ear and a heed, yet you speak of the difficulty of accommodating all living beings.
Where is the road to heaven from hell? Do you know the power struggles among officials?
Buddha, you are capricious and too confused about the world.
If the sky falls and you won't hold it up, I'll be the Demon King for eternity.
…
His description of gold panning wasn't particularly fluent, but it wasn't stammering either; overall, it was acceptable.
Anyway, the fans in the audience might not be able to hear what he said.
Tao Jin has put a lot of effort into this song these past two days, spending almost all his time memorizing the lyrics.
I was so dizzy from memorizing it that I couldn't tell which way was north, south, east, or west, and I almost didn't recognize my own wife anymore.
Liang Liang said that this song will be the title track of his album, and he will also compose some other songs for him. He will start recording the album when he returns from Germany.
The play "Buddha's Words" by Tao Jin also received a warm response from the audience.
In 1996, this form of rap was still very novel, so it was normal for his performance to be met with cheers.
Next, other bands took the stage. To save time and sing more songs, just like the previous music festival, there was no host. The bands performed one song after another.
Eight judges were on one side of the stage, scoring the bands and musicians.
These scores are then tallied up to determine the awards for each category.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com