Chapter 171 171 Guitar Competition
"I don't believe you, I don't believe you..." The young man in front of him was like a leopard waiting for an opportunity, with his black curly hair drooping casually, with a serious expression on his face, and he looked like he was facing an extra serious life and death event, shaking his head vigorously.
"Julio..." As soon as Hugo's voice came out, the young man cut off his words, "Call me Pepe." Hugo said casually, "Pepe, why don't you believe it? I just said, I can create a rock song without a guitar, but there is no guarantee that the song must be of high quality."
"Scam!" The young man named Pepe in front of him was the young man who gave Hugo flyers at the door of the car shop in the morning. He and Neil knew each other. Although they were not friends, they had met more or less in this circle. The full name of this young man is Julio Pedro Cesar Casa (julio.pedro.cesar.casa). He knew that he was Brazilian when he heard the name. The arrangement of the name plus the teaching name plus the mother's surname plus the father's surname is dazzling.
Pedro just saw Neil, so he came forward to say hello, and then saw the changed Hugo. He quickly recognized that this was the "Wall Street person" in the morning, so he joked, "Wall Street's spare time seems to be very good." In fact, the two streets to the north of the Poor Street are Wall Street in Los Angeles, where many financial centers are here. But just one street is just like two worlds, and the sharp contrast makes people sigh more and more.
Unexpectedly, Neil told Pedro that Hugo was a very outstanding guitarist, which aroused Pedro's strong suspicion. Thousands of words were not as good as real guns and live ammunition. As a result, Hugo played on the street, which caused Neil's skill itch. The two of them stood on the street and started to sport guitar. Although the acoustic guitar match lacked a little bit of the auditory stimulation of electric guitar, the best skills were still dazzling and attracted many people to watch.
Hugo used to be responsible for melody guitar when he was glorious until his death. His understanding was more about melody and creation. If speed was simply about it, this was not Hugo's strength. Compared with those world-famous guitar quick-sellers, it was more than just a street. However, Hugo's skills were very skilled in his hands, and his fingers were absolutely excellent in sweeping strings, snapping fingers, and the tricks of the wheel fingers. He pressed the chord with his left hand and flew on the five guitar strings. A high-changing music brought a terrifying tornado on his eardrums, causing the heart to beat and the blood to rush as the fingertips changed.
If Hugo's patterns are endless, then Neil's guitar skills are relaxed and relaxed. His control of rhythm and speed has reached the point of being at will. Neil's stringing speed is at least twice as fast as Hugo. The halo that is connected makes people almost unable to see the outline of Neil's fingers. He can only feel a phantom sweeping through his sight. The smooth melody evolved from a gurgling stream to a rushing river, roaring down, which is spectacular. More importantly, Neil is not just fast, his control of rhythm is perfect, just like a river running towards the sea, with turbulence and soothing, turning and stagnant. The whole appreciation process is like a roller coaster or a drifting kayak, thrilling and exciting.
In fact, it is almost impossible to tell the difference, because Hugo focuses more on melody guitar, while Neil is better at rhythm guitar. Even the same guitar is different, and the winner cannot be decided. But it is certain that both of them are excellent guitarists. Although standing on the stage to perform is another matter, the ability to control the atmosphere on the spot will have an impact on the coordination of other members of the band, the ability to control the on-site performance will have a role, but the excellence of both of them will be unquestionable.
Hugo and Neil played guitar for three rounds, and the super competitive performance without distinction pushed the atmosphere of the street to a ***. Those who would come to Poor Street to participate in Rock Night tonight, even if they were not members of the band, were all veteran music lovers. Naturally, they could see the pros and cons. Hugo and Neil, two skilled guitarists, quickly aroused applause from everyone around them. The hot discussion and admiration made many people around them whistle.
In the professional field, superb professional skills can always easily win the applause of insiders. Of course, the premise is that they must be real, otherwise the outcome of showing off will be even more miserable. But obviously, Hugo and Neil won the applause.
Pedro was even more amazed. He didn't realize that Hugo was actually hidden, and even Neil he knew seemed to have become much more superb. This made him immediately have an essential change of Hugo, and he did not hesitate to praise him and expressed his admiration for Hugo.
In fact, Pedro and other young people are like this. They may be rebellious, tricky and troublesome in front of outsiders, but in the field of music, they are very simple. They just focus on music, and simply become friends because of the same music hobbies, and they will also generously express their appreciation because of their admiration in music.
This simplicity is also the reason why many classic rock bands eventually perish: there was a conflict in music concepts. Although many bands ended because of internal conflicts between members and other factors were not ruled out, it is undeniable that the differences in music concepts are indeed the reason why most bands go downhill.
Then many young people around him were itchy, and they took out their guitars and started to sing on the spot. Everyone discussed and talked with each other, and the atmosphere was very lively. With Hugo and Neil as the center, a small circle of more than 20 people was formed around him, allowing Hugo to truly integrate into this circle. This is the charm of music. Even if it is the first time we meet, it doesn’t matter, because music can become a bridge for communication with each other.
However, the pleasant atmosphere soon changed due to the differences in people's views on music. Pedro lamented the indispensable position of guitar in rock music, so that the position of other instruments was ignored. Pedro was actually defending himself because he was a bassist, and what he stated was the fact that until 2000, the status of guitar in rock bands was transcendent, and guitarists in many famous bands often had the same high popularity as the lead singer.
For example, the slash of guns and roses, the slash of metallica Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield, and the eddie van.halen of van.halen are all famous guitarists, with unimaginable envelopment.
Many classic rock songs at this stage will have a special melody for the guitar to perform, which shows the absolute status of the guitar.
Faced with Pedro's complaints, Hugo didn't think so, because he knew that after entering the 21st century, the band actually emphasized more about the overall and the richness of music, such as Lincoln Park (linkin.park), u2 band, coldplay (coldplay), republic era (one.republic), my chemistry romance (my.che fan cal.romance), simple plan (private mple.plan).
This is mainly a problem of the development of music trends. Most metal rock bands in the 1980s were addicted to technological innovation. The complex performance skills and complicated arrangement methods were trends, and also pushed rock technology to a peak. The metal bands of this period replaced rock into a new peak. The cumbersome and** technology is a necessary skill for every band. This is also the reason why Hugo and Neil's guitar showdown just now attracted so many people to watch, because people's attention to technology has reached a certain level.
A brand new height, and rock enthusiasts are also keen on technology competition, technology improvement, and difficult lead guitars have become the core of metal bands; and the excellence of technology is also reflected in the arrangement method. Most of the music in this period is mainly guitar, with intricate arrangements as the mainstream, distorted silver and extreme volumes incorporate a lot of emotional catharsis, pushing metal rock to the extreme. During this period, the importance of guitar to metal rock bands is unparalleled.
But as the 1990s entered the 1990s, this innovation in technology gradually entered a dead end, and rock bands entered a dilemma of the sameness. The emergence of a large number of imitation bands made it difficult for metal rock to be innovative. Therefore, in the first half of the decade, new metal with an open and simple architecture began to rise gradually, and became mainstream in the second half of the 1990s, re-planning the territory of rock music. Compared to technology, it felt like it occupied a more important position in the new metal band. Although there were also bands with excellent technical skills in the new metal band, most of them still simplified the mainstream. Their performance skills may not be excellent, but they can rely on diversified arrangements to present the music in the simplest way. The absolute status of guitar was replaced during this period.
After the 21st century, the development of new metal bands declined again, and the diversity and fusion of music reached a new height. At this time, the rock band emphasized the coordination between instruments and the integrity of the band. The excellent technology is essential, but at the same time, rigid sculpting technology is not desirable. How to use technology to serve the feeling and how to integrate musical thoughts into the melody has become a new topic. At this time, no musical instrument is irreplaceable, and more diverse top technologies are also valued by the band. It can be said that the development of rock music has entered another stage.
It is 1992, and the new metal music has not yet formed its prototype. At this time, Hugo proposed the proposition that he could create a rock song without using a guitar. When metal rock was still strong in the 1980s, Hugo was immediately attacked by a circle of people around him, which allowed Hugo to personally experience what it means to "new things always face heavy blows". The current position of mobile phones in social culture is probably better than Hugo's current situation.
Pedro shouted with an angry expression, "Liar! You clearly said just now that you can create an excellent rock song without using guitar, you said!" After that, Pedro also looked at the others around him and sought alliances, which was obviously not difficult. Everyone around him was Pedro's alliances, including Neil.
Hugo laughed in silence, "Okay, even if I say that, then, tell me why do you think it's not possible?" In fact, in Hugo's opinion, whether it is technology or emotion, they all serve music. The musical ideas he accepts are solid technical skills, excellent playing skills, rich interpretation methods, and fusion of various elements to express the colorful colors of rock music in his own way.
"Because..." Pedro opened his mouth and wanted to say the reason, but he couldn't say the reason for this for a while. It was mainly because there was no fixed pattern in music creation. If there was a fixed pattern, it was plagiarism. Therefore, it was really difficult to say something about rules and regulations.
This is still the case in the early 1990s. At this time, pop was pop, rock was rock, and hip hop was hip hop; but after entering the 21st century, jazz fusion soul, pop, rhythm and blues fusion rock, hip hop, and various styles made it even more difficult to accurately describe a musical style.
Hugo directly interrupted Pedro's words, "Is it because the mainstream is like this now, because Nirvana Band is like this now, Ac/DC Band is like this, Metal Band is like this, Stone Rose is like this, Smith Band is like this, so is it necessary?" Hugo's series of words silenced everyone around him, and Pedro looked at Hugo with amazement, and Hugo obviously hadn't finished speaking, "I don't know when rock and roll began to promote mainstream. Is it true that only by following these so-called mainstream is authentic rock?"
This series of rhetorical questions left everyone speechless. Neil, who was sitting next to Hugo, began to bow his head and think deeply. These remarks seemed shocking, but they were the hard truth.
"Aren't we supposed to break the constraints and create our own style? If that's not the case, why are we so happy when the Nirvana Band succeeds?" Hugo's words did not deliberately increase their momentum, just like his usual tone of spring breeze, but it quietly penetrated into everyone's heart, resoundingly.
"But...but..." Pedro was like a child who was unyielding and wanted to argue for a few words, but found that he couldn't say anything at all. Instead, Neil, who had been sitting next to him, said, "Since you think so, you also said you can do it, then come up with evidence!"
Neil's words immediately made Pedro catch the life-saving straw, "Yes, prove it, can you prove it?"
Hugo looked at the sight that everyone was betting on him. This hot, expectant and provocative look made Hugo feel a slight heat coming from his skin. Not only did he not have any timidity, but he had a heroic aura aroused. So Hugo nodded confidently and showed a bright smile, "Why not?"
Chapter completed!