in the country, the band pool is very small. If it weren't for the years of suspension in the middle, "Summer of the Band" would have ended long ago. It restarted in August this year, and the first round of 27 bands eliminated the last ten (and resurrected one) to enter the next round. The overall performance was flat and awkward, with a few sparks.

"Summer of the Band 3" 27 participating bands

In the first two seasons of "Le Xia", the finale lineup of the music festival is here. In the first season, everyone waited and watched, and bravely tested the water first. The second season saw the sweetness, the competition became more intense, the performances were very exciting, and the oil of the circle culture also flowed out. This season, the second-hand roses that did not come before have also come. Those who refuse to come, probably will not come in the future. I don’t want to act in commercials, I hate the contract, I am afraid of being laughed at, or I am sober, knowing that box office, popularity and variety show experience are not good for music. There are various reasons, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to change my mind in the future.

In this way, who is outstanding in "Le Xia 3" and who is making up the numbers can be seen clearly at a glance. There is no controversy about scoring. This time, the public music fans, professional music fans and big music fans are very consistent. When the show was over, the top three looked to have been born. Coupled with the increase in the concentration of commercials and returning bands this season, and the decline in stage production standards, although there are still expectations for "Le Xia 3", there are not many.

The Anda group easily advanced to the first round without even playing the two lead singers

Happily, bands that are broadly classified as world music are showing superior strength and being recognized. Anda group debuted, visually like a golden mountain under the sun, and a red sun rising from the grassland, no one can not be impressed. This 9-member Mongolian band, which is more famous abroad than in China, has hidden two lead singers without producing modern original works. An ancient heroic epic "Janger Hero Praise" has 7 members appearing in turn, each showing their magical powers , and easily won the audience. The camera doesn't like faces like this, and always goes to capture other people's expressive faces. I like them, one by one like sculptures, sitting under the stage with solemn expressions, keeping a distance from people, and paying close attention to the movement around them

Lanong

Listened to Vajna at a small music festival (inner ear) in 2017. The stage of the wine club is so small, there are six of them, it is huge. A group of people played freely on the stage with the cunning and unpredictability of farmers, picked up pots and pans, hooked their shoulders and greeted people to drink, and those who did not have their turn squatted on the stage for a while.

In "Le Xia", although the three Vajnas have many limitations, they still have their true demeanor. Lead singer La Nong is like the most musically talented person in a radius of 100 miles. He is well-behaved, creative, and loves life. Stories about organic farming undercut their mystique, and subtitles do the lyrics a favor. It turns out that Vayna's lyrics are so good, like a lively short poem. The music is wet and loud, and everything is just right, weird but not weird.

Vayna is a surprise everywhere, just like the Anda Group, regardless of the channel, is equally eye-catching in the Youth Song Competition, Grassland, and Music Comprehensive.

Feng Haining, lead singer of Nova Heart

Veteran band Nova Heart, Feng Haining's sense of power is innate and honed. Many people who play electronics can do it well, but they are caught up in the stereotype of "electronics", and they go by the wind of lightness, fashion or profound atmosphere, and they don't understand the beauty of power. Nova Heart stands out because of Feng Haining. She is changeable, expressive on the spot, and her flurry of dances is eye-catching. And her way of acting grows naturally, without any trace of imitation.

The shape and lyrics of the second-hand rose, in the words of the lead singer Liang Long, are all played "within the range allowed by the scale".

Second-Hand Rose belongs to a band that became famous early, with a distinctive style and highly programmed performances. The frequency of their work is so high that they should have watched it early in the morning, and they saw it second-hand at a clear distance, so they can watch it again. It can only be said that there are too many treasures in traditional folk art. They are excellent heirs, intelligent and skilled. Irony is something that is always scarce.

Among the promoted bands, some are not bad, but there are more skilled ones in the same category.

Constant's changing ball is too typical of a Taiwan troupe, its temperament, structure, content, and timbre are all like Caodong No Party, and they are all a little bit worse.

berlin nurse

Berlin Nurse's opening song is well chosen, but crazy and monotonous. Dark oppression is well done, with Industrial Electronics' covert operation Stolen. In Houpeng, Gonggonggong and Crazy Doctor are all very good. In terms of musical drama, Hippenson is beautiful.

Huichundan's retro disco dreams back to the 1980s, but it's a pity that it's a show, and it lowers its standards in every aspect to catch up with fashion and please young people. Now there are a group of fresh bands like this, although the styles are different, but the lyrics are too poor. Fortunately, young people mature quickly now, and music festivals and live houses have a magic threshold of 25 years old. Once the age is over, automatically stay away. Most people don't have time to become better music fans before jumping into the next phase of their life.

Mr. Miss when he participated in "Summer of the Band" in 2019

Mr.Miss on "Summer of the Band 3" in 2023

Although the choice to return to "Le Xia" is unimaginable, it is the band's choice after all. Mr.Miss was eliminated very early in the first season, which was a pity at the time. The score is not low this time, maybe the expectation has become higher, but the impression has declined. They came up with a long song with clear paragraphs (which is considered long on this stage), with obvious intentions to be more advanced. Liu Lian, who has been tempered by "Sister Lang", is evolving. She has evolved into a more charming actress, Typhoon, but she is still stiff. The jazz in the restaurant has no merits and faults, but it is not disturbing, but the vocal performance and physical performance are both ebb and flow. The expressive power of the voice cannot support the evolution of the paragraphs. At the end of a song, the only thing that can be remembered is the beautiful back and the look back.

Gao Ye, who played the sister-in-law in "Hurricane", said that Jiulian Zhenren was her "first rock and roll love"

Jiulian real person is still Jiulian real person. Maybe you don't change your true nature in life, but you stay where you are in music. It is brave to take the new song "Drainage" to participate in the competition, but the music formula and demeanor are conservative. I believe they have come a long way and have a lot of emotions, but I still don't know how to hit the topic of "small town youth" without falling into the cliché.

There is also a sound toy that revisited "Le Xia". They chose a sweet and slow song with a nostalgic tone, and Ou Jiayuan's slight lisp adds charm. "Nobody Can Get Closer to Each Other Than Us" is like an old Japanese song, with every detail, and it's not a bad return.

It's a pity that the absolute purity stops. A band with a dangerous style can only be eliminated without the blessing of stories and explanations. The female lead singer Wen Jun has the demeanor of Togawa Junhe in the early years of Phew, who is decades behind the Japanese predecessors but has the same spirit. They are niche everywhere, punk cool girls, naive, weird, fragile, and a bit sickly, exuding a dangerous atmosphere, which makes people love and hate.

In the past three years, the music market has changed no more than other industries, and no less. The changes had already started before this, and "Le Xia" was just a booster, not the main cause.

There are good and bad changes. The good thing is, the cake is big. The first two seasons of "Le Xia" expanded the influence of the band's culture. Young people find their favorite bands and go to support them live. "Le Xia" is like Yangcheng Lake, and the box office of the band that took a bath in the water soared. It is said that a band participated in this year's "Le Xia" with full confidence. The show hasn't aired yet, so I can't resist announcing that the performance fee will increase.

Successful variety shows have spillover effects. Young music fans followed the vine and heard more bands, so that some friends who had never been on "Le Xia" also received box office bonuses. When they performed, they found that the fans suddenly became more diverse and younger.

Because of the influx of fans, the performance market, where everyone was basically touching their feet, has become a drought to death, and a flood to death. The survival of small bands is even more difficult, and there are a lot of people who can't sell ten tickets for a show. Tickets for bands discovered by new fans were hard to come by, and the top echelon rumbled into the stadium.

Although some fans jokingly refer to Penicillin as "Manchesters from Shijiazhuang", the group did become known through Le Xia

The bad part is actually not bad, it's just funny. For example, at this month's Xiami Music Festival, a large number of enthusiastic fans left after listening to Penicillin, no matter whether the finale was Suede or Television. Whether music is good or bad is nothing compared to idol obsession.

It stands to reason that whether musicians can write good works has nothing to do with commercial success. But in fact, "Le Xia" seems to have a curse. It seems that none of the bands that exchanged shotguns for cannons has produced decent works in the past few years. They float into a brave new world, touch here and there curiously, busy going to music festivals and making choices, eating their money, but can no longer write strong music.

In the music festival market, there is another trend of bad money driving out good money. Speculative organizers are springing up like bamboo shoots after the spring rain. With the mentality of buying and selling, they bid up appearance fees and compete for artists, so that brand organizers who pay attention to word of mouth and have suffered losses for several years bear the burden of price increases. The market is booming, performance opportunities are soaring, and as many music festivals are officially announced as canceled. Everyone knows well that abnormal prosperity cannot last long, and it is even more important to seize the window period and act first. You can wait for the limelight to pass before talking about creation.

How to compare next, what story turning, regretful departure or wonderful performance, the summer has not passed yet.

"Summer of the Band 3" promotion list for the first stage