On 25 December 2016, its artistic director, Valery Khalilov, and 63 other members of Alexandrov Ensemble were killed in the Russian Defence Ministry aircraft crash of a 1983 Tupolev Tu-154 into the Black Sea just after takeoff from the southern resort city of Sochi, Russia. As the afterglow of Red Flag sinks to the bottom of the ocean, there's no telling when the next communist movement will arrive, but one thing is clear to me, this is the best choral album ever made! It's also the ... read more
The greatest chinese music scene in my mind, Cui Jian used a symphonic concert belonging to rock to re-interpret and summarize his classic works in the past, telling everyone that after years of experience, he is still the same person and has never been changed. The only thing changed is that there is a layer of heavier emotions compared to the past straightforward expression. At the same time, the live declared the end of the era to chinese music that belonged to the voice of the rural and ... read more
Cui Jian was born in a people-centered environment, so naturally he was able to write such powerful and simple lyrics and music that any ordinary person could be infected with. Every time when I hear “Going Away(出走)” and “Having Nothing(一无所有)”, I am moved to tears. Mainland pop music was gone away from here, and because of this album, it is no longer just nothing!
In Cui Jian's songs, we can't find any pretentious love affairs, nor can we find any urban love ... read more