Absolutely reliable

Author: Zha Kexin
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Publish Date: 2005-08-22
Features: Passionate dialogues, today's most popular singer-songwriter. Close-up recording, the most authentic and moving voices. Absolutely reliable! Genuine and vivid growth stories, candid and private inner monologues, brilliant and unique life insights, a condensed history of the development of popular music! Twenty years ago, when Cui Jian appeared on the stage of "Let the World Be Full of Love" with a guitar, few people would have thought he had love, and it might even have seemed like he was crazy. Twenty years later, the old Cui Jian still releases new songs in his own way, his music still full of criticism and explosiveness, and he still plays the role of an outsider. But what becomes classic and endures over time is always the genuine, heartfelt work and authors. The book before us gives us a chance to get close to these creators and hear their hearts, and also gives us an opportunity to find the "reliable" side in the unreliable world. The real dialogue format, soul-stirring questions, sharp observations, and meticulous organization—these are all the "reliability" brought by the book "Absolutely Reliable!" "Absolutely Reliable!" is the first book in China that focuses on professional music, outstanding singer-songwriters, and the complete development history of inland Chinese music. Author Zha Kexin has nearly a decade of experience as a DJ in Beijing, Tianjin, and Los Angeles, USA, and touches upon various aspects of the music industry from multiple angles. She is also an emerging singer-songwriter. With her rich musical knowledge and profound literary creation skills, the book presents professional writing quality and a vivid, colloquial language atmosphere, making it distinct from other general celebrity life records. Through this book, it comprehensively showcases the musical creative talents and lively life states of inland Chinese singer-songwriters. The book condenses and comprehensively presents the development history of original music in inland China over the past two decades. The selected singer-songwriters are the backbone of China's original music scene and have a wide influence. They include Cui Jian, Zheng Jun, Xu Wei, Han Hong, Pu Shu, Xiao Ke, Wang Feng, Ding Wei, and Yuquan (Chen YuFan, Hu HaiQuan). There aren't many books about Chinese popular music, but there are also quite a few. Most previous works focused on the spiritual, powerful, theoretical, and trend aspects, which could sometimes feel heavy after reading too much. But in this book, you'll unexpectedly discover that these stars, who seem so brilliant, also "possess" many ordinary characteristics. For example, Cui Jian is widely known as a flag of Chinese rock music, but few people pay attention to the efforts and achievements he has made in lyric writing, arrangement, and singing; for example, Han Hong and Yuquan—they are great singers, something everyone in China knows, but do we know that most of the melodies and lyrics they sing are written by themselves, and why and how? For example, Xiao Ke, who is familiar to everyone through a series of film and television songs like "Let Love Continue" and for writing songs for many singers, but few people know about the miserable past in his life. In this book, besides the Beatles, there are two names that are mentioned most frequently. One is Cui Jian, a representative of contemporary singer-songwriters, who is included in the book. The other is Qiqi, a representative of the Taiwanese music scene. The author specially asked them to reflect on their musical journeys and give advice to the younger generation, which serves as the preface and afterword of the book, adding to its readability.