As Hugo, who is not a lead singer, his skills need to be constantly polished when singing songs, but his interpretation of the song is the greatest advantage, and the appeal of each song is enough to make people look at it. The main reason is that the current songs performed by the band Glory To Death are all created based on their own experiences, and most of them are from Hugo. Hugo knows the source of each melody and the meaning of each lyric. After four months of running-in, everyone can integrate emotions during the performance to exert the greatest energy.

Among them, the most representative song is "Sunburn". This song only has a guitar accompaniment, cutting all the fancy branches and branches short, leaving only the guitar to outline every musical notation. At this time, Hugo's voice became the only channel of emotion expression, and there was almost no force to reach. However, Hugo could use the power of the sound and the changes in his voice to present the attachment and regret in the lyrics that were like the fallen leaves slowly falling under the autumn sunshine. This expression is not only Hugo's most outstanding highlight, but also the most important part of the overall style of glory to death.

Sheeran couldn't help but close her eyes and savor Hugo's sound of stripping all the decorations. This sound was like a completely naked person standing on an empty playground, and his limbs were wide open, unable to hide any secrets, and all the details could be seen at a glance.

The recording equipment in the early 1990s was actually very "simple", because in the computer recording era of the 21st century, excellent equipment could correct every detail of singer singing, but in the early 1990s, due to equipment problems, it could not reach this level. Simply put, computer recordings in the 21st century could be modified word by word, but in the early 1990s, they could only adjust sentence by sentence at most, and the fineness of the adjustments would also vary greatly. Therefore, in the 21st century, some people joked that even if they were sound-loving, they could produce albums. This is why.

Under this relatively simple recording equipment, the singer's understanding and control of his voice is very important. As a singer who is not a lead singer and is not a professional singer, all his singing skills are polished through performances one after another. Today, the strength shown during the album recording process was not mixed with any moisture.

Hugo's essential sound is mellow and textured, with a strong force. After stripping off all the modifications, you can feel the little magnetic properties caused by Hugo's incorrect method when using his voice. Due to the misalignment of Hugo's force, this hoarse magnetism is not obvious, but it makes Hugo's singing more permeable. Sheeran couldn't help but think of the energy bursting out of Hugo's voice when singing "Second chance" and "lithium".

The lyrics of "Hollywood’s.not.ame" are wrapped in Hugo's gentle voice, which doesn't sound like pop rock. Instead, you can feel the blues part of rock, the lazy sadness tinkling in your heart.

After Hugo finished singing half of the song, he paused his continued singing, and Sheeran didn't say much, but directly integrated Hugo's singing into the key tracks of Alfonso's performance. After listening carefully, he tried to combine Hugo's singing with Neil's guitar performance and listened again.

Sheeran closed her eyes, as if she was tasting delicious food, trying to use her ears to distinguish every taste in the music. Finally, he opened his eyes and nodded to Hugo standing at the door of the recording room, "You are right." This is Sheeran's biggest advantage. He is willing to accept opinions from all parties. He will stick to his point of view without hesitation and argue for his point of view, but if he is really wrong, he will not be ashamed to admit his mistake.

"However, Alfonso, you just got the keyboard beat wrong twice, and you also pressed the keyboard wrongly once, what's going on?" Sheeran looked back at Alfonso, who was standing next to him with a nervous look on his face, and asked.

Alfonso looked up at Hugo, but Hugo spread his hands and said, "I can't do anything," because Hugo also heard these three mistakes during the trial singing. Alfonso still did not fully adapt to the rhythm of the recording studio. Each instrument was divided into recordings, but at the same time it had to be fitted together. Then, dissecting each piece of song to pick the bones in the egg. This is not an easy task.

Seeing Hugo's expression, Alfonso lowered his head helplessly, "My fault, I'll try it again." Although he was a little hit, Alfonso was still very positive overall. After all, the band hoped to achieve perfection in this album is not inferior to Sheeran at all.

Alfonso entered the recording room again, and Hugo sat down on the sofa, "Neil, are you still not used to the guitar part of the song "Lithium"?"

Neil nodded, "Usually, when performing live, the pace will always be one quarter faster. After entering the recording studio, Fujin lowered the pace and always felt like he was four minutes slowing down."

In fact, this is an illusion brought by the ears and heart. During live performances, the beat of the heart can easily climb up due to the cheers of the audience, which leads to a faster pulse speed and the rhythm of the entire band performing faster, so the rhythm of the whole song will collectively be faster. However, after entering the recording studio, Fu Jin, as a drummer, must play according to the original rhythm of the score, and the guitarist and bassist will have some errors during the performance.

The albums are also divided into studio albums and concert live albums. The difference is that, the live atmosphere and the recording studio atmosphere are completely different, and the performances presented will also be very different. This is also the charm of live performances, and each scene is different.

"You should close your eyes and listen to my drum beats, then play it at the guitar string once, feel the rhythm of your heartbeat, and you can find the difference." Fujin sat next to him and said in a deep voice. He is the drummer, he is the heart of the entire band, and he controls the rhythm of the entire band, so he must accurately grasp the changes in the rhythm.

Neil glanced at Fujin and nodded thinking.

"Hugo, come here." Sheeran shouted directly without looking back. When Hugo walked behind him, he didn't say anything, but just clicked the play button. The melody recorded by Alfonso just flowed out. Hugo listened carefully. In fact, in terms of accuracy, Alfonso had no problem, but there was still not much emotional expression. The performance of the instrument can clearly hear the emotional changes of the performer. This is also the gap between excellent performers and top performers. It may be very weak, but it is very fatal.

"Alfonso, think about the scene when I was writing this song..." Hugo paused for a moment, and finally said to the microphone, "Recalling Joe's situation at that time, including our own mentality, play it again. I couldn't hear the lyrics playing this just now."

Sheeran sat next to him and nodded repeatedly. He just felt that Alfonso's performance was missing, but the technical angle could not be found. Now that Hugo said that the problem was obvious, Alfonso's performance and Hugo's trial singing just now could not be perfectly combined.

Neil, who was sitting next to him, was also thoughtful. When performing on-site performances, everyone would influence and take care of each other. The emotions feedback from the audience were easily integrated into the performance. However, in the recording studio, the calm environment and calm recording process eliminated the surrounding influences, which had a great impact on the band. This is also the reason why many rock fans prefer live more than albums, because live performance is the most authentic, and the studio version lacks a little enthusiasm.

Alfonso recorded three times before and after, and finally made Sheeran nod. Now Sheeran is the position of a recording engineer, and discusses with Hugo from the perspective of the album, modifying and correcting the recording work according to Hugo's requirements, and then the two of them work together to complete the album production. Of course, Hugo can also learn a lot of professional knowledge of arrangement and recording from Sheeran, which is a very fulfilling process.

Then Neil and Pedro played separately, and it took nearly 40 minutes to finally complete the recording of the entire song "Hollywood is not America". It was Hugo's turn to officially start recording. Sheeran couldn't help but explain again, "Hugo, your vocal cords are still too tight. Relax a little. When your voice tightens, it will easily be dry and sound uncomfortable."

Sheeran had no intention of leaving Hugo's face at all, and the words were very direct, but Hugo didn't mind. He nodded to show that he understood, "The volume of the melody is lowered by two levels, which is too loud." Although the recording time was not long, Hugo was gradually entering the state and gradually finding the environment he was most accustomed to.

The first two-thirds of the song "Hollywood is not America" ​​is not very difficult. In the last third, Hugo tried some rhythm and blues singing methods. This performance method has been completely popular after entering the 21st century, and it can even be said to be a big deal. However, in the early 1990s, rhythm and blues are even more non-mainstream black music than alternative rock.

Although R&B was born as early as the 1940s, it appeared as a substitute for black music and racial music at that time, specifically referring to music combining black souls, gospels, jazz and blues. It was a very unpleasant word. Until the late 1980s and after the decline of disco, R&B combined funk, pop and hip-hop on the original basis, forming a new rhythm and blues style and gradually formed a unique style. In the 1990s, a large number of top superstars emerged in the mid-to-late 1990s, and rose strongly in the early 21st century, becoming the mainstream music in the market.

In the early 1990s, the rhythm and blues singing style was still in the process of forming and not widely used. Therefore, Hugo's interpretation naturally seemed very fresh and impactful.

After listening to Hugo's singing, Sheeran was completely refreshed. She thought about it carefully for a while, and then said to the microphone, "This time is great, but the details are not done well. Just do it again as you do it."

Although Glory seemed at a loss after entering the recording studio until his death, the band spent almost 24 hours a day in the recording studio or practice room, and the progress was very rapid. It was only ten days before, and the band could clearly feel the improvement of the band. Not only Hugo, but also the other four members of the band could also feel different changes. This diligent and serious attitude also made people see the positive image of the band different from most rock bands. Although I don’t know whether this is useful for the band to gain a foothold in the rock circle, this is naturally the best news for album recording.
Chapter completed!