Chapter 528 528 Wave of Controversy
The end of 1993 was clearly in a frenzy. First, "Schindler's List" sparked an astonishing discussion about the war. The heat wave had not had time to subside, and the "almost famous" rock-and-roll debate was back. Starting to shake the foundation of the entire music field, the tit-for-tat songs of "Alternative Choice" and "Rotation" between two famous families have sparked a seismic discussion in the entire music field.
The influence of "Alternative Choice" and "Rotation" may still be inferior to that of "Rolling Stone", but the influence of the two on underground music, underground rock, and professional fans is undeniable; coupled with the fact that the band Glory to Death was originally It is the focus of the topic that people pay attention to, so when the two magazines' music reviews on Glory to Death came out, they quickly spread among fans.
The topic was still at the beginning of "Is the album called 'Almost Famous' an excellent work?", but it soon progressed to "What style is the band of Glory to Death?", and then It developed to "Is glory to death an insult to rock and roll", and finally rose directly to "how should the situation of rock style develop to the present?"... The trend of the whole topic is really jaw-dropping.
Just as the two professional music magazines "Alternative" and "Rotation" have very different opinions, fans' opinions can also be roughly divided into three schools, "Alternative", "Rotation", and the last one is neutral fans and outsiders.
Due to the musical attributes of rock and the spirit advocated by rock, there is a group of die-hard fans among the loyal rock fans who insist that the blood of rock must remain pure, British rock, metal rock, art rock, back garage Rock, punk, etc. all belong to the category of rock. Among them, the most extreme group of fans only identify with the kind of rock they like. For example, after nearly 30 years of development of punk, there are still a group of die-hard fans who refuse to admit that punk is also rock.
They have a paranoid insistence on the band composition of drums, guitars and bass. The addition of keyboards is considered a shameful compromise and change. They will even spurn the rock bands that join keyboards, even if the Dream Theater Band gets an "alternative choice" "There is still a stubborn group that is unwilling to accept the praised band.
This group of loyal fans are actually rock extremists. They absolutely despise the appearance of Glory to Death, and they have despised such bands as Glory to Death since they embarked on their road tour in July. To make a simple analogy, if rock and roll is a royal family, then the music of glory to death is a slave class in their eyes, and it can't be put on the stage at all.
When the "Alternative Choice" criticized the Glory to Death, these diehards also used all kinds of vicious remarks to express their rejection of the Glory to Death. Luckily, it's not yet the internet age, so these fans are scattered all over America, no one organization connects them, and there's no overwhelming criticism. Their most direct objection is to refuse to enter the record store to buy the album "Almost Famous", expressing their resistance to the band with this practical action.
Similarly, the remarks of "Rotation" magazine have also been supported by a large number of fans. They believe that the pursuit and persistence of dreams to the death of glory is the most direct interpretation of the spirit of rock and roll, and the band's live performance is even more appealing. It can be called the top. The band is using the most sincere performance to convey its rock and roll spirit to the audience. That kind of motivational energy that still does not give up easily in the dark has won the love of a large number of fans.
This group of fans also believes that Death to Glory is a challenge to rock's existing fixed situation, which is such a rock in itself. You must know that rock music is a kind of rebellion against secular concepts. In the 1960s and 1970s, many parents believed that rock was synonymous with depravity, and extreme parents even thought that rock was promoting drugs. Drugs, alcohol and violence, these parents strongly block rock and roll, believing that rock and roll is a psychoactive drug that will harm their children and their values.
It was during that era that hippies arose, and it was this cultural movement that propelled rock and roll to its first golden peak.
Glory to the Dead is also facing the same situation. Secular concepts shackle the hands and feet of rock music, and the so-called "traditional concepts" restrict the innovation of rock and roll. Maybe this is not the secular and political constraints of the 1960s and 1970s, but But it is also the stifling of freedom. When rock loses its free soul, rock is no longer rock.
Therefore, this group of fans praised Glory to the Dead for daring to challenge the status quo, especially the past two years are known as the years of rock and roll revival. Glory to the Dead dared to challenge authority under such circumstances, this move is full of rock spirit .
These fans believe that those opposition figures who hold glory to death are insulting rock and roll, in fact, they are strangling the throat of rock and roll spirit with ropes, and their fear of new things is like never heard of rock in the 1940s. The ignorant, and the conservatives who saw rock as a monstrous beast in the 1970s, that's the real insult to rock!
More importantly, each of the eleven songs on the album "Almost Famous" is outstanding, whether it is the completion of the melody, the delicacy of the lyrics, or the penetration of the spirit, they are all amazing. Among them, the classic masterpieces cannot be counted on one hand. This is definitely a rare sight for an album.
Compared to those in the opposition, the supporters are obviously much more united, not only because of the previous road tour of glory to death across the United States that has gathered a large number of die-hard fans, but also because Meredith Morris, Leah The group of supporters organized by Tom Pinkman, Eli Casvey and others gave the band huge support, which also allowed the support public opinion to prevail for a time.
At the same time, supporters can also show their positive support by walking into record stores to buy albums, which makes the momentum of supporters quietly start to soar.
In the face of such a situation, the opposition is naturally not to be outdone. Although they are not organized, in the United States in the 1990s, radio became the best platform for ordinary audiences to express their emotions. If you want to talk about the breadth of influence, radio also on the TV. As a country on wheels, car radios have ubiquitous influence on the general public.
As a result, the "alternative choice" faction and the "rotational" faction took the radio as the battlefield and launched a fierce competition.
"Jesus Christ, if you play this trash music again, I'm going to smash your radio station. The music of Glory to the Dead can't be called rock at all. You are insulting rock!"
"To Glory To Death, I unswervingly support Glory To Death, I believe that their dedication to music can reach the other side of success and find their glory. Their spirit is the real rock, I hope you play 'Lithium' (Lithium) 'This song!"
"Fuck, this sucks, please don't ruin my mornings with crap music like Glory to Death. If that's rock and roll, then Mariah Carey's high pitches are. It's an opera! God damn it, can you improve your musical taste a little more? Even the people who pick up the trash on the street..." The following words were foul language and were cut off.
"I can't believe I've only met Glory to Death now, their music is so good, 'Don't. Look. Back. In. Anger', 'Second. Chance', 'Kill. Your. Heroes', it's all so beautiful. They've made a huge difference in my life, thank God!"
"Professional, professional, please professional! Please don't insult my ears with those bad commercial pop music! Glory to death is just a grandstanding clown, their singing doesn't even sound like music, and I solve my physiology in the bathroom The muffled sound of the question is more beautiful than their ****!"
"This is the real rock and roll, the courage to challenge all authority, this kind of rock and roll spirit is what we should advocate. I'm tired of listening to the countless imitating Nirvana music, please, there is only one Nirvana, and one is enough. , so the noise can stop. Please listen to the music of Glory to Death, their courage to change the status quo, their persistence in sprinting their dreams, and most importantly, they gave rock and roll a new color. Glory to Death is two years The former Nirvana, I love them, I love them!"
"Damn Hugo, damn Nazi, let him go back to acting, don't insult rock!"
"Hugo Lancaster is the man of my dreams, and I'll always support him. God, his eyes, his voice, is that true? You can feel your heart beating with your name!"
Glory to the Dead released the album on Thursday, and due to the rendering of the two magazines "Alternative Choice" and "Rotation", in the three days from Friday to Sunday, according to incomplete statistics, there were a total of 170 With 20,730 mentions of Glory to Death or "Almost Famous," across six radio stations, the frequency of the discussion was second only to the "Schindler's List" wave this weekend.
As a crossover between two hot topics, Hugo Lancaster's mentions have soared to nearly 50,000 times, which is terrifying.
"Schindler's List" has become a social issue that has swept the entire North American continent because it touches on the sensitive topic of Jews; relatively speaking, the "almost fame" of the death of glory is more than one grade weaker, of course, because it involves When it comes to the topic of rock revival and rock revolution, this matter itself is also part of social culture, so the discussion is definitely not inferior.
In addition to the heated discussions between the "alternative choice" faction and the "rotational" faction, the neutral faction and the bystander faction have become important footnotes for the strong rise of Glory to Death!