It was a big shock for Lin to discover that as a rocker he couldn't go home again. But protests against a proposed dam in Meinung were reaching a peak at that time, and he decided to take the suggestion of Meinung People's Association chief Zhong Yongfeng to return and make music there.
音樂回不了家，對林生祥來說是一大打擊，彼時正好也是美濃反水庫的高潮，各種社區營造運動如火如荼，他決定接受時任「美濃愛鄉協進會」總幹事的鍾永豐建議，回鄉從事音樂創作。