The first time I listened to Zhang Shaohan's seventh Mandarin album "Tangible Wings" was last night. A quick Baidu search made me realize that the album was released on October 12, 2012. It's obvious how slow I am to get information about the entertainment and singing world and other lively industries. In fact, I am really not too cold to all kinds of lively industry, just occasionally passively receive this information, I just know that so and so actress in walking the red carpet and "fell", so the spring light leaked, all kinds of drooling photos crazy network; so and so rich generation and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so. The list goes on and on. For these entertainment gossip, I really can not blood. On the one hand, because I have news hype and public relations operations common sense, know that most of those news points is nothing more than a brokerage company or rival operation. On the other hand, I don't have much interest in it either. What does that have to do with me, and why should they occupy my attention and waste my time? I've always been stingy with things that don't concern me and don't make much sense to me, and I don't invest much time in them. This is probably because of a very egotistical bone in my body.
Wasting so much ink, just to make it clear that I like Zhang Shaohan's songs just because of the songs themselves, not because of how lovely and beautiful Zhang herself is to add a millimeter, nor because of its scandal and lawsuits and loss of a centimeter. All kinds of literature and art, have to rely on the work to speak, is not it?
Reviewing my relationship with Zhang Shaohan's songs, I have to go back to the second semester of my sophomore year. During that time, I experienced the pain of losing love for the first time in my life. During that time, Zhang Shaohan's songs accompanied me through a lot of sad times. I often wear headphones alone, listening to her songs, slowly soothe their own sour and sentimental heart. I've been listening to her songs for a long time, such as "For Nothing", "My Favorite", "The Fifth Season", "The Furthest Place I've Ever Seen", "Once in a While", "I Started a Joke", and so on. I didn't fall in love with her songs because of her hottest songs "Invisible Wings" and "Lost Beauty", but I had a strong ****ing feeling with this cute girl who seems to be a princess control during my most despondent and sad season of lost love.
As Angena herself said, "I've never been a cutie, on the contrary my personality is harder and more rational". That's always been my feeling about her songs. Under the appearance of a little girl, Angina's songs convey the youthful declaration of a sunny girl who is tough at heart, keeps pursuing her dreams and never gives up. Whether it's the sentimental tune "For Nothing" or the shouty "Season 5", "The Furthest Place to See". Whether it's the love song "My Favorite", "A Little Happier", or the inspirational song "Invisible Wings", "Lost Beauty", Zhang Shaohan will always be at the end of her fragile and tender, bursting out of the most resolute and brave declaration of battle. That's what I love most about her, and what I feel most like her.
When it comes down to it, there's one word that many people will probably say: inspirational. Yes, there is something inspirational about listening to her songs. In this era of deconstruction, subversion and postmodernity, where RAP, ROCK and Hip- Hop are all the rage, it is as if to take any more conventional routes would be considered old-fashioned, rarefied and devoid of individuality. As if not subversion is not new enough, not destroy can not be rebuilt. So we will see singers like Li Mochou and other singers with weird singing styles are in high demand. However, I would like to say, to be weird can, to subvert can, then trouble in the deconstruction of the existing music genre, not only in the form of music on the flowery fist, please pay attention to with your unique emotion for your music pour connotation.
In this era of innovation and individuality, the word "inspirational" has begun to feel like an official sermon in some people's eyes. "Decadence", "small fresh", "sentimental", "punk" and so on non-mainstream elements began to be respected, be popularized and regarded as unique. However, for the originally bitter life, should not be given more positive energy to inspire?
This year, this year, the positive energy feel quite deep. I came to Shanghai to feel that I have come to the earth, and I used to weave dreams in the utopia built by my parents and friends. Now I feel that I have to get down to earth and make a living. So I started to search, struggle, wander, take a wrong turn, correct myself, and start again in reality. At this time, can I indulge in the "small fresh" masochistic "sentimental"? No, in addition to positive energy can bring me hope, in addition to continuous inspiration, I have no other way. Isn't hope the most attractive thing in life? So allow me to give a thumbs up to "inspirational" and to all those who can bring positive energy. We can all spit and complain, but giving people strength and hope is a matter of responsibility and ability.
Back to Angina's new album, Tangible Wings. The album features 11 songs including "How Have You Been?", "Getting Soaked and Keeping On Going", "I Haven't Changed", "Tangible Wings", "Speak No Listening" and "If I'm The One For You". My favorite is Keep Walking In The Rain. The lyrics are tailor-made by Golden Melody lyricist Mr. Yao Ruolong, who turns setbacks into strength to move forward, conveying the downturns that Angina has experienced over the years, such as the lyrics "There are vultures circling in front of me, there are sour whispers behind me, black fairy tales The song is a baptism for growing up," she says, "Even in the face of setbacks, she has never been afraid to back down, and she has a positive attitude about starting over.
For those who have had their share of sorrows and hardships over the years, this song undoubtedly does not let people send out the feeling of "in my heart", and even let people narcissistically feel that it is written for themselves. "Written for myself", a song that makes the listener feel such ****, which does not mean that it has reached the hearts and minds of the people, and succeeded?
Please forgive me for not being a professional musician, I don't even know anything about meter or chords. So I can't do much professional appreciation of this album. It's just that if a singer's songs can make the average listener feel y ****ed and feel that she sings what she feels in her heart from thousands of miles away, it's undoubtedly the greatest affirmation and recognition for the singer.
While I'm just a layman in music, I do know that Zhang Shaohan's music still has its shortcomings, as she often sings with a noticeable breath trailing off. However, if you don't take it as a flaw, wouldn't it feel like it makes her emotional ups and downs and genuine outbursts more palpable? The ability to switch between real and falsetto voices with ease, and the ability to take in the highs and lows with explosiveness, are clearly Angina's greatest strengths. The breath trailing issue is just a minor flaw, and one that has been greatly improved on Tangible Wings.
Three years in the making, Angena gives us positive energy and "tangible wings" for life. But the melody of "Keep Walking in the Rain" keeps coming back to my ears, as if I've been listening to this song for the past few years, facing the wind and rain, with a smile on my face, crossing every difficult moment, walking through every rugged mud, and walking, walking, walking, walking.