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Superstar - Chapter 1632

Published at 31st of January 2024 09:24:42 AM


Chapter 1632: Rock seeds

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Long before the start of the War of the Century, people have been emphasizing that this is a duel that determines the future of music. But at the beginning, this was just a gimmick of the Battle of the Century. No one could have expected that this battle really played a pivotal role.

The first is the rock showdown between Glory to Death and Oasis.

Objectively speaking, although the two bands only started to rise after 1993, they should be regarded as old forces. When "almost fame" has begun to influence the United States, the Oasis band has just emerged. Not only that, but more importantly, Glory to Death represents the "conservation" of rock thought, and Oasis represents the "renovation" of rock thought.

It is hard to imagine that the word conservative will be used to create the glory of a new metal rock to the death, but it is the case.

The root of the origin of new metal rock lies in abandoning the tedious and complicated rock and roll, getting closer to the fans, closer to the fans, and closer to life. When Hugo boldly proposed to abandon the guitar and introduce the keyboard, it was almost shocking, and his simplification of the arrangement is considered to obliterate the essence of rock and roll. To this day, many rock enthusiasts are still dying of glory. Sneer.

After several years of development, new metal rock has indeed entered people's daily lives, and has become a part of people's lives with infinite affinity, and has also occupied a place in the mainstream market. This type of music has been continuously developing. The melody has become simpler and simpler, the arrangement has become more and more rude, the lyrics have become more and more straightforward, and the emotions have become more and more shallow... In short, the entry barrier is increasing. Gradually decrease, this was Hugo's original intention, but gradually developed too much.

Take the Oasis Band as an example. When they released their first album, they didn’t even learn the basic chords. They still don’t have to learn all of them. It seems that they only need to know a few basic chords. Partners, a bassist and a drummer, can form a band.

In fact, this is a good thing, because all ordinary people have begun to join the creation of rock and roll, which has won a broader mass base for rock and roll. Just like in the 1960s, anyone with musical dreams joined the ranks of rock and roll, which brought rock and roll into a world of unprecedented prosperity in the 1970s. This was the case in the second half of the 1990s. Rock and roll no longer arrogant, but put down the arrogant figure, and enjoy with the people, new metal rock is springing up all over the world.

Therefore, compared to the Oasis Band, the glory of persisting in technology until death is like a conservative force, guarding the success of the past and reluctant to leave.

This is the original music development trajectory. In the era when Hugo lived, New Metal Rock reached its peak step by step, and reached its peak at the end of the nineties, becoming the most prosperous music genre in the market. .

But nothing is too late. This is true for the rock and punk wave after the 1970s, the grunge wave after Nirvana, and the new metal rock wave after Oasis. Creation has become simpler, music has become more and more direct, performance has become more and more rough... This makes new metal rock lose its charm, no longer has a soul, just a bunch of noise.

If it continues to develop in accordance with the historical trajectory, the Oasis Band will lead the new metal rock to glory. The type of music they represent calls for more and more fans to join the ranks of the band's creation. However, after the short peak in 1997 and 1998, the new metal rock began to fall into a panic, and even before entering the new century, it fell into a bottomless abyss.

Although the new metal rock represented by Lincoln Park has briefly recovered since then-they were the first singer to have an album sales exceeding 10 million after the new millennium; although the British rock represented by Coldplay and u2 has always occupied a place since then- —They still gather a large number of fans all over the world... But the age of rock has completely passed away. Except for a handful of top bands, rock seems to be synonymous with non-mainstream. Even the top players such as Lincoln Park, Coldplay, and u2 cannot compete with the mainstream market.

The 21st century is the era of popular, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, and dance music. Without a rock and roll position, rock and roll is like the once-popular disco, seizing the last glory and lingering.

Oasis’ third album is the band’s best commercial record, but it is also the band’s worst album. It marks the peak of new metal rock and also hints at the future development trajectory.

But now, the trajectory of history has undergone a small change. The first single "Do you know what I mean" from the third album of Oasis has not succeeded like a dash-to be precise, this single is indeed It has achieved unimaginable results. Whether it is in the United Kingdom or the United States, Oasis has set a series of records. The global sales record of more than two million in a single week is also rare in the long history.

But all this is an additional effect of the War of the Century. Vertical comparison is not convincing. Only horizontal comparison can feel the failure of Oasis this time. Oasis broke out with unprecedented super combat power, but still lost to glory to death, and it was a fiasco. Whether it was the defeat in the US market or the UK market, including the global market, there was no room to fight back, which completely changed history.

This time, at a fork in the history of music development, it was not the Oasis that won the victory, but the glory to death.

Glory to Death uses two albums and a single to prove to the world that new metal rock is not a simple and crude basic chord. The real rock should be a whisper from the depths of the soul, attaching one's soul to the piano. Above the strings, use musical notes to complete the communication and connection with the world.

In glorious music, in fact, musical instruments, arrangement, and lyrics can only be said to be auxiliary means. They don’t care what the instrument is, or whether the arrangement is complicated. The only thing they care about is the music itself. This persistent and crazy spirit is injected into each of their musical notes, showing the true essence of rock and roll.

It can be said that the retro component of the glory to death music makes people feel the energy of musical instruments and the power of arrangement, and these require strong music knowledge as a foundation and excellent music technology as support. It is true that glory to death has lowered the threshold of rock and roll through the new metal rock, allowing more people to join the world of rock and roll; but glory to death also tells people that rock is not a random combination of several chords, it needs There are many more things, not only technology, but also the understanding of rock and roll and the precipitation of life.

This Glory to Death and Oasis duel brings more than that to rock and roll. It also affects people's concept of rock and roll, and also affects people's understanding of rock and roll.

Followed by the Glory to Death, Oasis and Mariah Carey's musical duel.

This is a confrontation between the rock and roll represented by Glory To Death and Oasis, and the pop represented by Maria. The song "Sweetheart" itself is the mainstream trend of today's market-a combination of pop and rhythm and blues, and bold attempts to incorporate hip-hop into it. This trend has emerged two or three years ago, and is accompanied by Inspired by the strong rise of new metal rock, pop music also began to try to collide with other types, hoping to produce chemical effects.

From the perspective of the world map, pop is still irreplaceable mainstream music, while rhythm and blues and hip-hop are rising strongly to fill the gap after the decline of rock and disco. Maria and Whitney's dominant performance in the market, as well as the boy-man group and the four-man group's sweeping performance on the singles charts, are the best proofs.

Prior to this, the album "Bath the Morning Light" had already had an impact on the mainstream market, and this time, Glory To Death and the Oasis band joined hands to detonate the fifteen-year-old rock war, and reawakened people’s deep concern for rock and roll. The love and perseverance of Nirvana has pushed Nirvana's rock and roll strength to its peak since its birth-almost reminding people of Woodstock's feat.

After Woodstock in history, rock and roll ushered in its heyday; then after the war of the century, where will rock and roll go?

At least from the results of the War of the Century, Glory to Death defeated Maria by an absolute advantage. The rock frenzy driven by the "young volcano" on a global scale is making people relive the craze of the 70s. This is the 80s. After that, the national fanaticism that really appeared for the first time.

Of course, Maria’s "Sweetheart" single has one enemy two, and still created such a brilliant achievement, which in itself shows that popular is still the unshakable king of the current market; however, Glory To Death and Oasis are both dedicated to phenomenal performance. , It also marks that the mainstream market must re-establish the existence of rock forces This is also the second signal given by the market after the rock forces' victory at the Grammy Awards ceremony at the beginning of this year. The major record companies are bound to move accordingly.

However, the current Battle of the Century is just a single battle. There are too many factors for the success of "Young Volcano", the follow-up effect of "Independence Day", the shocking effect left by the fans when "Bath the Morning Light" was released, etc. And so on, laid the foundation for the success of this single. Next, the singles battle will continue, and soon, the second wave of the war of the century between the three singers-the album battle-is about to come. This is the decisive battle that will really affect the future of the entire market. It's like the "Independence Day" after the "Ace Specialist".

But can the glory to death write miracles like "Independence Day"?

In any case, the first battle of the war of the century has ended. No one can predict how the future will develop, including Hugo himself, but the great victory of the "young volcano" has sowed a heart deep in people's hearts. Seed, this seed called "rock and roll" has been successfully sown, and the belief in rock and roll has been deeply planted in people's souls. As for whether it can germinate and grow in the future, everyone has to wait and see.

Hugo's seemingly impossible dream has actually taken an incredible first step.




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