Chapter 1019: 1019
In the early 1990s, when people mentioned rock and roll, they used a word habitually, "not born at the right time". Because the most glorious era of rock and roll was in the 1960s and 1970s, the entire American society witnessed the changes and brilliance of rock and roll changing the world, but after that, rock and roll rapidly declined and was occupied by music genres such as country, folk, pop, rhythm and blues, etc. The market has never been able to recover.
Even in the 1980s, when rock stars gathered, Guns and Roses, Fast Roll, David Bowie, Aerosmith, U2, Bob Dylan and other powerful rock singers were born, always Nothing has been able to reproduce the glory of rock and roll. Countless people are cherishing the last peak in 1977, but all that has become a long history.
Many people are very curious why rock and roll has such a great influence in the United States, that is because rock and roll is the most important part of the history of American cultural changes, whether it is Woodstock, or hippies, including punk, metal rock, etc. And so on, have become the driving force and witness of the development of American culture.
It is a pity that after 1977, the greatness of rock and roll gradually dissipated in the long river of history. Even the Nirvana Band and Pearl Jam in 1991 were born, but they still failed to reverse this situation. Although grunge made the pop music market see rock again and was sought after by countless listeners, it did not reach the glory of the 1970s.
Therefore, when people mention rock and roll at this time, they always like to say: This is not the era of rock and roll. As if this was not the era of folk music, the music market now likes rhythm and blues, pop, and eternal country and soul. The market has also proved this, even if the sales are as sturdy as pearl jam, they can't support the whole rock and roll sky.
Untimely, this has become the most appropriate description of the rock band in the early 1990s.
This situation was completely changed until 1993. Various forms of rock, such as new metal rock, grunge rock, and traditional rock, flourished and a hundred schools of thought contended. Saw the rock 'n' roll wave at its peak in 1977.
So, 20 years later, when people look back on the history of rock and roll again, they will always argue, which year was the peak of rock and roll between 1977 and 1993, and 1977 witnessed the impact of punk on rock and rock culture. 1993 witnessed the rise of new metal rock, which reversed the decline of rock in the entire market in one fell swoop, regained its brilliance, and had a profound impact on the music scene in the next two decades.
Although 1993 was the first peak of rock and roll's prosperity, the time to completely reverse the decline of the rock market came in 1994. The rock corps headed by Glory to Death proved to all record companies and the entire music market that rock is not only Can sell sales, can attract professional fans, and at the same time can have the last laugh in the head-to-head confrontation with rhythm and blues.
"Bathing in the Morning Light" overwhelmed "Two Boys, Two Men" and won the championship for 13 consecutive weeks, stunning the entire music market for a while; "Beautiful. Day" overwhelmed "I will be with you", Champion for 14 consecutive weeks. For more than three months, the most representative and popular boy-man group in the rhythm and blues genre has been suppressed by the glory of rock and roll, and there is no room for counterattack at all, causing the entire music market to be stunned. endlessly.
At this point, the untimely seems to have become rhythm and blues, not rock. Or to be more precise, it was the boy-man group that was born at the wrong time. This chorus group, which has repeatedly created miracles, has become a stepping stone to the top of glory and has become a witness to the turn of rock and roll.
Since Shengyu He Shengliang, this sentence seems to be more appropriate at this time.
In the first week of December, the "Beautiful Day" and "I will be with you", which had dominated the 14-week period before, both declined. It was the boy-man group and Glory to the Dead that broke the pattern, and this time, the winner was Still honor to death!
In last week's chart, "Bend Knees" climbed to number three, and it was widely believed that this single had a good chance of hitting the number one spot this week and changing the bad luck of the boy-man group; The two singles "Shape. Of. My. Heart" only ranked eighth in the last week, obviously the competition is limited.
But just as the North American movie box office charts were rocking the first week of December, so did this week's Billboard singles charts. After two weeks of brewing, "The Shape of the Heart" has become more topical, and the radio on-demand rate has risen in one fell swoop. Climbed to the number one spot, occupying 4% of the market share, laughing at the crowd, and this single broke out 210,000 sales this week, which is even better than the cumulative sales of the previous two weeks, which also makes " "The Shape of a Heart" easily outperformed its competitors in both radio demand and sales, jumping straight from No. 8 to No. 1 and taking the top spot on this week's Billboard Singles Chart.
"Bending Knees" continued to climb this week after its excellent performance last week. The sales of 150,000 combined with a 3% radio on-demand rate. At other times, it is a data that can easily win the championship, but in the face of " The impact of "the shape of the heart" and the "bending knees" were completely unable to challenge effectively. After being completely suppressed, they only climbed from the third place last week to the second place this week.
This kind of achievement really makes many people sigh. In the past, people lamented that rock and roll was born out of time, and often at critical moments, they would lose to a lot of competitors, whether it was country, pop, or rhythm and blues, all from rock singles. Qu Hand has snatched a lot of titles, even Pearl Jam and Nirvana, who can easily top the album charts, but have a harder time hitting singles.
But now, the situation has turned upside down. The boy-man group faces the power of glory to death, and it is difficult to achieve a breakthrough.
It's not that the boy-man group is not good enough. If they don't die of glory, in fact, their achievements can definitely complete the hegemony. They can be regarded as one of the most successful rhythm and blues singers since the 1980s, and their market influence is even more. an unprecedented height. But fate is such a trickster that they met Glory to Death, and the title of "not born at the right time" fell to the boy-man group.
Originally, everyone was optimistic that "Bending Knees" would be able to reach the top, not only because the boy-man group's album and single were indeed widely welcomed, but also because they have been diving in glory until their death, "The Shape of the Heart" There was no publicity for the single at all, and it was the perfect moment for the boy-boy group to make a comeback.
But in the end...the boy boy group was disappointed. The strong fighting power of "Shape of Heart" broke out within a week, so that the boy-man group can only return with regret again.
In the first week of December, Glory to Death and the boy-man group teamed up to break the 14-week streak created by themselves, and the historical record of "Beautiful Day" 15 consecutive championships came to an end in the hands of Glory to Death. The Shape" takes over the Billboard Singles Chart!
Such a scene is truly breathtaking.
Interestingly, hip-hop singer Ini. Kamoze re-arranged the single based on the single released by Chris. Kenner in 1962, adding a rhythm and blues style and hip-hop style. The new single "Here. Comes. The. Hotstepper" was a hit, and within a month of its release, it quickly built up popularity and climbed to No. 3 this week, beating out Glory to Death and Boys and Men before monopoly.
Two rhythm and blues songs were encircled and suppressed by a rock, and the result was that rock won. No one wanted to believe this situation three months ago.
The dance group Real. McCoy from Germany is also on the rise. The single "Another. Night" from their new album has been released for several months and has accumulated huge popularity, after the release of the music video. Ushered in a big outbreak, and came directly to the runner-up position this week.
The top four positions are all reshuffled, but the champion and runner-up are still dominated by Glory to Death and Boys and Men. This situation is quite interesting.
"A Beautiful Day" took the fifth spot, while "I'll be gentle with you" slipped to sixth. It is worth mentioning that, the most successful girl group in the history of American music, the only girl group to receive a diamond certification, TLC also officially started their brilliant musical journey, the single "Creep" of this rhythm and blues girl group. Eighth this week, just behind Bon Jovi's Always.
Although it is only the list for the first week of December, and although "Shape of Heart" has only won the championship for one week, the pattern of the entire music market has undergone earth-shaking changes.
"The Shape of the Heart" not only became the third number one single since its debut, but also proved the strength of rock against R&B; at the same time, "Bath in the Morning" has been released for fifteen weeks at this time, and the album The second single still has the ability to win the championship, which also shows that in addition to the loyal fans of the album, Glory to Death has gradually begun to be loved by the masses: they are willing to buy Glory to Death singles to express themselves Love this song.
The major media began to discuss how long the popularity of the album "Bath in the Morning Light" will continue. Currently, "Beautiful Day" and "The Shape of the Heart" have joined forces to dominate the Billboard singles chart for fifteen consecutive weeks. When will a new face appear on the Billboard singles champion seat, and which singer will break this situation, will it be a boy-boy group? Or, some other singers that no one expected?
In the face of the absolute hegemony of Glory to Death, people not only lamented the untimely birth of the boy-man group, but also became infinitely curious about the limit of Glory to Death's popularity. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that a new day cannot have any antagonism to the death of glory.
"The Shape of the Heart", along with the release of "This Killer Isn't Too Cold," also brings the charm of the movie's soundtrack to a whole new level.