The statement released by the cloth band about the departure of the lead singer should have been read by many people, and the words were full of restraint, but it was clear that they were really angry...
At the same time, there are also WeChat screenshots from other musicians in the same band for verification, and the sentence "the band is not a person's property" has aroused considerable resonance.
Soon, however, the band's own official account quickly posted clarifications ☟☟☟
Please pay special attention to the later paragraph of the article:
Therefore, what is the truth behind it, as bystanders, it is difficult for us to determine for the time being. However, this incident reminds other bands that are not yet famous to pay attention to a problem:
Is it a big deal that the lead singer is leaving (or changing the lead singer)?
If the concept is not compatible, it is better to forget about it
Regarding the change of lead singer, perhaps the related stories of the Black Panther Band are the most familiar to everyone.
From the early Ding Wu and Dou Wei, to the later Luan Shu, Qin Yong, Zhang Kepeng (Ersheng) and now Zhang Qi. The strength of the previous lead singers of the Black Panther needless to say, the personal style of acting is also clear, and the influence is naturally self-evident.
The lead singer often acts as the "façade" of the band, which can help a band form a degree of differentiation, so it is definitely good that he has an opinion. But if he can't reconcile with the band as a whole and leaves the team to seek development on his own, it will not only be of great benefit to personal development, but also seem to us outsiders to be more personable than to keep a tear beep.
For example, after Dou Wei left Black Panther, he formed a dream band and a translation band, and later cooperated with some bands, all of which produced eye-catching sparks.
When Dou Wei was in the Panther Band, the Black Panther Band could be used as a logo, and when Dou Wei left, he himself became a logo. So the lead singer who really has two brushes can not only make the band shine, but also dare to unload himself from the band as a whole.
As for whether to unload or not, when to unload, and in what way, the question depends on how he and the band negotiate.
Whether to change or not is an internal contradiction, you can just discuss it
Another of the more influential bands that change their lead vocals from time to time is probably Nightwish from Northern Europe.
As the saying goes, "men and women are not tired", it is reasonable to say that it should be very harmonious. But this band, which is mainly composed of 4 male musicians and 1 female lead singer, has not seemed to be very pleasant since the first two substitutions of the female lead singer.
The first lead singer Tarja Turunen (T sister in the mouth of music fans). The voice is high-pitched and thick, the strength of the scene is obvious to all, and the Nightwish, with her as the lead singer, can be said to overshadow the metal bands dominated by female voices in the past.
But in the band's open letter, she is a greedy, selfish woman. In an open letter from the band that year, the band members not only accused Sister T of not participating in the creation, arrangement and rehearsal, but even accused: (you) this attitude of "everything comes to money" is what we are most disappointed!
The second lead singer, Anette Olzon (also known as Sister A), is actually not bad. But after all, Sister T is in front, so sister A, whose voice is relatively thin and whose on-site performance has yet to be experienced, carried a lot of pots in the early days...
However, after the keyboardist Tuomas, who was mainly responsible for the creation, made adjustments and increased the participation ratio of Marco, the goat Hubers uncle, the band still had remarkable works from this period.
But later, it is said that because of the various events on the tour, it was quite unpleasant in general, so there was the intervention of the current Floor Jansen (F sister, floor sister).
The change of Nightwish lead singer is more like a wake-up call for the lead singer:
"The degree of contribution and participation of any member to the development of the band is closely related to his personal voice in the team. So if you're just in charge of singing, it might not be a good situation — but after all, there's a division of labor, and it's your own business."
Everything is still a sentence: be a person and leave a line, and see each other in the future.
Changing the lead singer may be a helpless move
Writing articles inevitably carries private goods, this wave I want to say that I like the Queen band
In 1991, Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury died of pneumonia caused by AIDS, so we not only failed to hear him perform "Barcelona" on the spot, which was said to be the "strongest Olympic song".
Later, the influence of Queen also gradually declined, and the members flew solo and even withdrew from the music scene.
Later, a cute photo of Pluto made its photographer, who was also queen's guitarist, popular again. Once again, people realized how unique this band, once made up of astronomy, electrical engineering, medical students and art students, was.
After several ups and downs, the current queen lead singer is Adam Lambert, according to my friends who have seen several concerts in the fly, the scene is still very hot, just guitarists and drummers, you can see that it is really very old.
【Brian May, who performed on stage as a young man】
Brian May under Kyle Cassidy's lens
There is no unbroken feast in the world, so it is normal for the band to change members in itself, but the focus is on the cause and effect of this incident.
Conspiracy stories of stabbing knives in the back are always eye-catching, but no one likes to listen to rumors of catching wind and shadows. It's good that a team in the New Year can be neat and tidy, but it's not really harmonious, you don't say, I don't guess.