On June 24, 2017, the 28th Golden Melody Awards Ceremony was held as scheduled at the Taipei Arena. When the host Huang Zijiao calmly announced the winner of the "Song of the Year" award, everyone was excited because the winner was a band that had never appeared in the mainstream before, although their tour had already become popular among independents on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. music circle. There are no parties in Caodong. This independent band from Yangmingshan, Taiwan, has entered the Chinese music scene and everyone has seen it.
Liu Li, Shixuan, Zhu Zhu, Fanfan, Wu Du
In this Golden Melody Award, they won the Best Newcomer Award, Best Band Award and Song of the Year Award. They became the biggest winners of this year's Golden Melody Awards, and at the same time, they also attracted a lot of discussions and questions. This is not only because they defeated Mayday, Jay Chou, Lin Yujia and other pop music giants, but also because people rarely hear such songs. They are decadent, noisy and not at all popular music. On the contrary, they are perfect. It fits the public's impression of rock music - noisy.
In fact, their songs are not complicated. They are usually extended on a melody motif. Their guitars are rough and powerful, a bit dance rock, and a bit post-punk. In fact, their bass style follows It comes from the Northern Ireland band Two Door Cinema Club, and the drum beat is as heavy as Guns N' Roses. In short, their music style is distinctive and powerful enough.
Of course, there are no parties in Caodong. Their charm is far more than that.
The reason why Caodong has reached such a high level is not just because he is very good-sounding and has many good-sounding songs. In fact, when we listen to music, we listen more to the thoughts hidden behind the music. Li Zongsheng once said: Pop music is a mirror that reflects our era, and what Caodong reflects is "the generation of Lu Snakes." shadow".
When talking about Caodong, we have to talk about Taiwan in the 21st century. After experiencing the failure of industrial transformation in the previous decade, Taiwan's economy still relies on the technology OEM industry of the last century. While young people in mainland China are joining the Internet, e-commerce, and Internet celebrity economy, most young people in Taiwan still want to open a flower shop or coffee shop in Taipei. Facing the mainland with rapid economic and technological development, Taiwan's young people indeed look like islanders. I don’t dare to go out, I’m afraid that others will come in, and I don’t know where to go. This inner anxiety is also directly reflected in the creation of Taiwanese bands. Including Mayday, their 2013 "Entry Song" also directly alluded to social issues in Taiwan such as the Beautiful Bay Incident, the Tai Po Incident, and the Hong Zhongqiu Incident.
Official MV for "Entering the Army"
After Universal Youth Hostel became popular in Taiwan. I often discuss with my friends, will Taiwanese youth like this band from the North China Plain? Can they really understand the meaning behind those pharmaceutical companies and table tennis boys? In fact, young Taiwanese people have strong feelings about the plight of the so-called diaosi generation (called Feiqing in Hong Kong and Lushe in Taiwan) described in Wan Qing's song. The image of the good-for-nothing diaosi in Wan Qingge directly hits the hearts of Taiwanese youth. In this rapidly developing industrialized society, it seems that all young people have the same confusion.
Before Caodong, the album "No One Cares About What You Care" by another band, "Then I Know What You Mean", had already created the image of a diaosi, and Caodong's Appearing, it is a death sentence for all "little luck". Before Caodong, Taiwanese groups such as Soda Green and Wangfu always had a sense of being uncontested and a little lucky to belong to the island of Taiwan. Then Taiwanese groups became popular, such as Sunset Speedster, Deca Joins, Sweet John, etc. , have also inherited this tradition. What is labeled as romantic rock is actually a long-standing illusion of the island of Taiwan, which has always deeply influenced these bands. The biggest difference between Caodong and these Taiwanese bands is that they no longer indulge in the "little luck" of the past, but roar at the top of their lungs.
Backstage reply: Girl group, save the complete lossless album of "Then I Understand What You Mean"
Taiwanese youth represented by Cao Dong actually want to fight for something. Such as the medical insurance system, the rapid transit system, the legal system, etc., but they also found that their predecessors seemed to have fought for these things, but their lives did not become better because of it. So they sang: "What I want to say, people before me have said it, what I want to do, people before me have done it."
There is no party in Luddy Caodong?-?Ugly Slave
For another example, we always feel that students in Taiwan engage in student movements at every turn, but every time they become pawns of big shots, and this society has not changed at all, then we should not engage in so many , stay still, so they sang: "Don't raise your pistol, there is no one who resists here."
There is no party for the brave people in Caodong?-?Ugly slave
There is also the song "Strong Wind Blows" that won the Golden Melody Award for "Song of the Year". This song is a roar from the hearts of Taiwanese youth. They cry and shout, but no one cares. They have become a super power in the mainland. As its economy rises, Taiwan becomes increasingly insignificant. On the island, the imperfect M-lord system that was covered up by the rapid economic development in the past is now also full of dangers. Therefore, they had to put away the romance that once hung under the Taipei night sky, and instead screamed at the top of their lungs.
There is no party in Caodong in the strong wind? -? Ugly slave In fact, the problems faced by Taiwanese youth represented by Caodong are not the same problems faced by us "mainland youth" Woolen cloth? With the unlimited prosperity in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou and the extreme poverty in the vast rural areas, the huge gap between the rich and the poor and the insurmountable class barriers, we face no less problems than they do. Therefore, Caodong is also popular among mainland music fans. Of course, these issues are not the focus of this article, so we will stop here for now.
I have seen Caodong perform live in Hefei before. Their solid playing skills and strong stage style are also the guarantee for their popularity in the independent music circle. Therefore, I specially compiled Caodong's "Ugly" The lossless version of "Slave" and many scattered live hits besides the album. In the official account: Roses Never Come Again, reply "Cao Dong" in the background to save.
I have to mention Caodong’s universality as a rock band. Some people were struck by the humble emotion of "He understands, he understands, I can't afford it" in "Mountains and Seas" (this is thanks to Douyin), and some people admired the torn love in "Love Song" Frustration and fear, some people think that Caodong is the mirror and charging horn of this generation of snakes, but who can really say for sure. After all, Caodong is still a relatively young band, and no one knows what they are. Where can I go, what height can I reach. Recently, they released the studio version of "Business as Usual". I think the new album that the majority of music fans are looking forward to will be coming soon. Ah, just thinking about it makes me look forward to it.
Thank you everyone for reading.