Chapter 417
New York in September is divided into two halves by summer and autumn. You can see short-sleeved shorts on the streets, and you can also see walking in sweaters and coats. When you get up in the morning, you look at the gloomy sky outside and think of bringing one more coat, but at noon, you can only wear a single dress and hide in the sun... Standing on the streets often makes people feel confused.
Honor set out from San Francisco in early July and arrived in New York, it was already late September. It took nearly three months to complete the road trip across the United States. It can be said that it was a long journey for a tour. After nearly two hundred performances, Honor finally arrived on the East Coast.
Although Honor was established until the end of May, and it has only been less than four months since then, they have experienced countless performances from all over the world, and the tacit understanding between the band members has gradually grown. If the band has been established for two or three years, there is no problem. It can be seen that the huge effect of this road tour has been.
During the whole process, Pedro's growth is undoubtedly the biggest gain. Professionals like to call bass the cornerstone of the band. To outsiders, bass seems to be a dispensable existence, and many people cannot even distinguish bass from guitar. This is a very regrettable thing. Bassists play a crucial role in improving the band's strength. It is not surprising that an excellent bassist can increase the band's strength by several levels.
Perhaps to outsiders, the lead singer is the most attractive part of the band, while the guitarist is the representative of the band's internal technical flow in recent years. The drummer, as the heart, controls the band's rhythm, but to improve the overall strength of the band, the bassist is the core link. Pedro's rapid growth has increased the strength of glory to death by at least two levels.
When he returned to New York again, Hugo remembered the performance he had played with Fujin on the streets. It was also during that performance that he created the song "Lithium", which also became an opportunity for Fujin to join the glory until his death.
The performance of Glory to the death on the streets of New York can definitely be said to be very familiar. Their performance in Greenwich Village quickly got into the state, attracting more than 100 audiences in less than twenty minutes. This was in the absence of a group of loyal fans such as the Casvi Brothers and Pinkman.
Joshua Cranston came to Greenwich Village early to wait for the performance of glory to death. He was the Columbia University fan who had witnessed the duel between Hugo and Fokin on the streets of New York and became interested in it. Since then, Joshua has completely fallen in love with this unformed band. Joshua knew about Hugo and knew that he was an actor, so since then Joshua has been paying attention to Hugo's dynamics.
Hard work pays off. When the summer vacation is about to end, Joshua heard about the band "Glory to Death". He learned about the feat of glory to death from the west coast to the east coast. This made Joshua envious and regretful. He was the fans who could follow the band all the way across the United States. Unfortunately, he was unable to become one of them.
The reason why Joshua was able to find out about this is because he could hear trivial news about glory to death in the underground rock circles of major cities in the United States. His hometown is a small town in Alabama and has nothing to do with rock. But even so, he heard a few words, but he didn't realize that this band was the target he was looking for. When Joshua understood, he had returned to New York to prepare for the start of school in September. The feeling of ecstasy and ecstasy at that time is still vivid in his mind.
Today, there are many admirers and enthusiasts in the underground rock circle in New York that want to go to the scene to see the performance of glory to death. Whether it is with appreciation or picky eyes, they always want to see how powerful this "bold" band has, is it an exaggeration? How true is the rumors.
So there were more and more spectators gathered in Greenwich Village. The performance of Glory to Death was originally just a small square, but it was soon filled with the masses. Looking around, there were at least 300 people, blocking the scene. If the lively scene made people think that a big-name star suddenly came to the streets.
Joshua actually believed in the strength of the band, because Hugo and Fujin had shown enough abilities. But as a loyal rock enthusiast, he clearly understood that the band is a whole, and the excellence of personal abilities is of course very important, but whether the cooperation between them can play the effect of one plus one greater than two is the essence of the band, so Joshua is nervous and half expectant.
But after listening to the song "Lithium" for the second time, tears began to rush in Yoshua's eyes. It has to be said that Fujin and Hugo's proposal to let the band conduct a road tour was the most important turning point in their career in glory to death, because this action made a band that had been established for less than half a year and shine with amazing vitality.
Listening to the screams and shouts at the scene, this is beyond the scope of street performances. It looks like a singer who has actually released an album is holding a small concert. The cheers on the scene add countless light to the performance. When faced with such a noisy scene to death, Glory did not have any stage fright. Instead, the band's performance became more and more ostentatious, releasing infinite energy, and easily conquering the hearts of every audience member on the scene.
During the performance, Joshua tried to look back and see how many people were there. Unfortunately, he stood in the middle of the crowd and could not see the surging crowd behind him. However, he looked at him and saw only a crowd of people. This surging emotion made Joshua completely immersed in it.
Because there are so many and complicated audiences on the scene, everyone has a variety of views on the band. Basically, they are still so many factions, support, opposition and neutral. However, for rock bands, there are always fewer neutral fans, either like or hate them. The same is true for glory until death.
Since the music style chosen by Glory to Death is not the same as the current trend, this caused a fierce dispute on the spot. Some people think that the band's music is completely garbage, terrible, and completely ruins the essence of rock. The real rock should be the trend led by Nirvana Band now. Glory to Death actually weakened the complex arrangement and guitar solos. On the contrary, adding the keyboard is an insult to rock!
Some people also think that the band is unique and injects their style into music, giving rock a new vitality. Although they are different from the current trends, they show their understanding of rock, which is an impact for everyone, and it is also a aspect of the continuous development of all music, including rock. The most important thing is that the performance of emotions through glory to death is different from the paranoid and sharpness of rock bands in the past. It is not necessarily politics or darkness, and it is not necessarily venting. They write the most ordinary emotions in life in the melody, so that rock can also become the cry of everyone's heart. This is really commendable.
As for neutral people, the point of view is very simple. They don’t care whether this is considered a subversion of rock. As long as the music itself is excellent, there is no problem. If you like it, stay it, and if you hate it, leave it. It’s a very simple truth.
This is New York, where countless cultures gather here, and New York, which gives everyone a sharp and sharp perspective. Unlike the birthplace of Memphis, rock and roll that tolerate everything, people seem to be a little impetuous in New York, and the controversy over glory to death broke out like never before.
The performances in the small square in Greenwich Village gradually became a top-notch due to fierce disputes, but they were somewhat suspicious of being the main player, which made the performance of the band Glory to Death seem a bit fragmented. Joshua felt very angry about this because the disputes on the scene were destroying a wonderful performance. Although Joshua himself had some doubts about the music of Glory to Death, he was more of a neutral fan and simply liked the live performance of the band. He did not want to defend the band, but he did not want to blame the band.
Just when Joshua thought the band would stop performing, glory to death brought him another shock.
A series of heavy drums sounded on the noisy streets, and the heavy drums opened up a world in the noise without rushing and then brought out Hugo's slightly hoarse voice, "Well, I met a dying old man on the train, without more directions, without more pain. Well, he said, 'Before I die, there is only one thing... Never let your fear determine your destiny."
Listen to the lyrics, a small number of people on the scene stopped arguing, listened to Hugo's lyrics, and tried to understand the meaning of the lyrics. In the chorus, five band members sang together, "I said 'yes', kill your hero (kill. seduce r.heroes) and then fly, fly, don't cry, baby."
Hugo's powerful voice was like a weak but firm voice, and found his own position in countless debates. The audience at the scene had their own thoughts, some fell into deep thought, some despised the band's music, some even raised their middle fingers to the band and sweared in swearing, and some bravely stood up to cheer for the band.
Joshua was originally just simply enjoying music, but at this moment, there seemed to be a protective shell deep in his heart, cracking a little bit by bit in the calm and powerful drum beats, and then a brand new world appeared in front of him. At this moment, Joshua suddenly vaguely touched a truth: why so many people were willing to follow Glory all the way from the West Coast to the East Coast, and why so many people would discuss this band in the rock circle.
What would it look like if I followed this magical band again on my journey and returned from the east coast to the west coast? Joshua thought so uncontrollably.
Chapter completed!