"Singer 2024" is undoubtedly the most popular variety show at the moment, so it has attracted heated discussions among everyone, and their opinions are different, and even polar opposites. So the question becomes, as a pure passer-by audience, how should we view the performance of the singers?
Whether it sounds good or not
In my personal opinion, the vast majority of the audience are non-musicians, so there is no need to dwell on professional analysis. The evaluation criteria should be less complicated and simpler. The general direction is whether it sounds good or not. If there are two or more good songs, then choose the style you like. This is what everyone likes.
Of course, you must have a basic concept in your mind about how to define what sounds good and what doesn’t sound. For example, Wang Sulong's version of "The Fragrant Lady" was criticized by many people and was even defined as unpleasant. Objectively speaking, "unpleasant" here does not mean that it sounds bad, but a sense of gap after comparison.
First of all, Wang Sulong's voice condition is far inferior to Linghua, and he is destined to be unable to sing as unrestrained and free as the original version; secondly, Wang Sulong's adaptation of the song may be an improvement on a professional level, but it does not make "Lady Luxury Fragrance" a different song. It sounds better and catchier, but it seems a little timid and does not meet the public's expectations. If someone has only listened to Wang Sulong's version of "Lady Luxury Fragrance", there will probably be more positive reviews. For people who like similar styles, they may find it pleasant.
In a nutshell, everyone must trust their ears. Music that can provide enjoyment to the ears is the king. Whether you like it or not must be based on subjective feelings. There is no need to blindly follow the so-called big v opinions.
Subjective Feelings
At this point, it should be emphasized that the "subjective feelings" here are based on the music itself, not factors other than music. To give an example, when Vancia and Shantimo were making great progress in "Singer 2024", netizens were calling for capable domestic entertainment singers to come forward. So someone proposed to let those singers with the best album sales to compete. As a result, it turned out that almost all of them were popular singers. The reason why their album sales are high is based on the fan circle culture. Fans are willing to pay because they like the popular singer as a person, rather than having a soft spot for the music of the popular singer. In other words, high album sales of popular singers do not mean excellent singing skills, nor do they represent the highest level of domestic entertainment singers. What allows them to gain a foothold in the Chinese music scene is the non-music factor of fandom culture.
Although they are not the same, there is a similar situation in "Singer 2024". Take Sun Nan as an example. When he officially announced that he would join, some people criticized him. It was obvious that he did not like Sun Nan. After Sun Nan finished singing "Salvation", some people were still aggrieved, thinking that his performance was not as good as Shantimo. However, the truth is exactly the opposite. Sun Nan's performance when singing "Salvation" was almost perfect, except for an obvious flaw at the end. In comparison, Shantimo made many very obvious mistakes in that program, which even non-professionals can hear. Under such a premise, he still chose to deny Sun Nan. There is no doubt that it was not based on the music itself. out evaluation.
Audience perception
Personally, I think that if the Chinese music scene wants to regain its former glory, the quality of the singers is secondary, and the audience's perception is the most important. The reason why there are strange phenomena of "popular songs are not popular" and "popular songs are not popular" is mainly because our music market is occupied by popular singers without representative works. On the contrary, songs like "Farewell Flowers" and " "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" and "I Will Wait" are songs that are very catchy at first listen, but many people have no idea who the original singer is. Take "Farewell Flowers" as an example. It became known to more people after Yang Kun and Jike Junyi's cover. However, Jike Junyi, who is very familiar with his face, still has no masterpiece that can reach the level of "Farewell Flowers". "The popularity of ".
In short, the Chinese music scene has fallen into a strange circle, which can also be understood as degenerating into an accessory of the fandom culture. If a person likes a certain artist, then he must unconditionally recognize his acting, singing, etc., and express his support in the form of money. Otherwise, it is "treason". Even if this artist's acting and singing skills are poor, he cannot speak out, otherwise he will be criticized. This is a typical ideological correctness. As a result, a vicious cycle emerged in which bad money drove out good money. The size of the market was limited, and singers without strength took away most of the resources. It was naturally difficult for truly talented singers to stand out.
Conclusion
The result is clear at a glance. When domestic entertainment singers need to stand up, none of the top album sellers dare to take on the challenge, because they know that they cannot take on the big task, so we see that the people who come out to support the scene are either a little older. Senior singers, or those non-first-line singers with relatively limited popularity, the so-called first-line singers have collectively fallen silent.
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