Chapter 1091 1091 Idea Conflict

"We shouldn't have come, we shouldn't have believed in the Grammys, we shouldn't have believed that the Grammys really care about rock and roll..." Neil stood there with a depressed look, biting his lower lip, his face full of Written unhappy.

At this time, the five team members who had been honored to death stood on the stage, formed a circle, and exchanged and discussed in a low voice, but they were obviously not in a good mood. Under the stage, the staff were still busy, and the sound engineer, lighting engineer and others were watching the team members who died of glory, waiting for them to work again.

"Then what should we do?" Pedro scratched his messy hair angrily, as if he appeared in front of everyone with a head of instant noodles, "Or, we just leave and never show up again? Anyway, we I missed it last year, and it's no big deal if I miss it again this year."

"Pepe, things are not that simple." Alfonso stood beside him, also worried, he frowned and whispered to Pedro, looking back at the staff off the stage, "Henry has agreed, if We turned around and left, Henry would be hard to do. More importantly..." Alfonso raised his eyes to look at Hugo, who frowned slightly, as if lost in thought, and then added, "You know, Rick's recent The situation is not good, and he needs more support from us to the company."

When Pedro heard Alfonso's simple words, he immediately understood. He rubbed his hair again irritably, and turned around twice like a trapped beast, making a low roar, but found that Still unable to vent his inner anger, he finally roared violently, "Grass! Grass! Grass! I hate it, I hate it! Grass!"

Pedro's thunder-like roar attracted the attention of the staff in all directions. Everyone looked at the gathered glory to death with astonishment and curiosity, as if they wanted to inquire about something. But Pedro didn't care at all, he let out a sullen breath in his chest, directly ignoring the eyes of others, then turned to look at his teammates, and said impatiently, "Are we going to do this? compromise?"

Glory to Death is currently rehearsing the thirty-seventh Grammy in the Shrine. Auditorium, and they have accepted the Grammy's invitation to appear at the Grammy, the world's top music, for the first time ever. on the festival stage.

Long before the Grammys announced the nominations, someone within the Recording Industry Association actually revealed to EMI Records that they wanted to inquire about the idea of ​​Glory to Death. What they mean inside and outside of their words is that Grammys are willing to take the initiative to extend an olive branch. If Glory is willing to attend the awards ceremony, then Grammys will be very happy; if Glory continues to refuse, then things may be different.

That's where the Grammys are cunning, and although they don't say it explicitly, they're clearly putting pressure on EMI too. It's almost like saying, we'll give you face, don't screw it up.

At that time, there was a discussion about the death of glory, and in the end, the band members had very consistent views. If the Grammys were no longer confused and could give the new metal rock a recognition, then they would be willing to attend the awards ceremony; of course, if the Grammys were still Without a precise definition for the band, it's not a big deal for them to miss the event for the second year in a row.

As a result, the Grammys announced the nominees for the 37th Awards Ceremony. The attendance of Glory to Death was logically implemented.

Not only Glory to Death, but several bands that had never been to a Grammy were invited.

In fact, because of the sudden death of Kurt Cobain, the once brilliant Nirvana fell apart, and the Grammys also realized the important role of Nirvana in history, and more importantly, with the Grammy's new metal rock It also means that they must recognize the role of grunge in the development of rock and even the history of music.

Under such circumstances, Pearl Jam, Alice in Prisoner, Sound Garden, Nine Inch Nails, Neil Young have all received invitations from the Grammys for their intention to make a tribute to Kurt - Cobain's special session, where these bands will all take the stage to honor Kurt by singing Nirvana's classic tunes.

When people mention grunge, almost everyone only remembers Nirvana, not only because Nirvana is the absolute hero in bringing grunge into the mainstream market, but also because the unique Kurt Cobain shines brightly and no one can match. But in fact, Pearl Jam, Sound Garden, and Alice the Prisoner are all grunge rock bands in the same period as Nirvana, and the Seattle rock force formed by these rock bands has even won the reputation of "The Sound of Seattle". The American music industry has had a profound impact.

As for Neil Young, the veteran rock singer has been in style for many years, from folk rock in the early years to hard rock in the 80s, and last year he produced a grunge album with Pearl Jam, in fact, from Pearl Jam. From Sound Garden to Nirvana, their grunge rock was influenced by Neil Young, and even earned Neil the nickname "The Godfather of Grunge Rock". Therefore, this time he was invited to attend, obviously, as a super big name in the lineup.

Nine Inch Nails, formed in the late 1980s, is a tough heavy metal band, but in the past few years, as the rock world has turned upside down, they have also begun to keep pace with the times, absorbing pop, dance, industrial After music and other elements, their second official album released last year was also classified under the name of new metal rock, becoming the most influential representative of new metal rock after Glory to Death.

This time, the Grammys have generously invited the representative bands of grunge rock, as well as the new forces of new metal rock. More importantly, these bands have been nominated at the Grammys, and they all have the hope of winning the award. From this, the Grammys clearly want to make a big difference.

Except for Alice the Prisoner, who received only one nomination this year, who declined the invitation, all the other bands accepted the invitation and said they would attend the Grammys.

If things go smoothly in this direction, then the 37th Grammy is likely to go down in history, because this will be the most personal and special awards ceremony in history, three top grunge bands, Two emerging new metal rock forces, they joined forces to perform in memory of Kurt Cobain, which will also be a turning point in the history of the Grammys.

But unfortunately it backfired.

The Grammys quickly realized that their pace of reform seemed too fast, as if just a few days ago, grunge and new metal rock were still on a remote island away from the Grammys, and in the blink of an eye, they had already stood there. on stage at the Grammys. This was a huge shock to the old school nerds, especially Dead of Glory and Nine Inch Nails. Compared with the grunge rock that has been rampant in North America for three years, the newly emerging new metal rock is still full of controversy-the controversy about whether the new metal rock is rock has never come to a conclusion.

The Grammys first shortened the performance time from the original 21 minutes to 13 minutes. Since there were five bands, the organizing committee divided them into two groups to sing the first six minutes of the thirteen minutes and In the next seven minutes, the first six minutes are led by Glory to Death and Sound Garden, who sing two songs together; the second part seven minutes is a mix of three songs performed by Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam and Neil Young. .

The change sparked strong dissatisfaction with the band, especially by Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, but after some reasoning, the Grammys eventually prevailed: they used control The reason for the show time to defend, makes it difficult for the band to refute.

As we all know, the problem of too long award shows has always been criticized. Many people complain that an award ceremony lasts for three hours, and it is easy to lose the audience, not to mention that four hours of awards ceremony is enough to make people dizzy. fell asleep. So, in order to control the time, the Grammys had to cut back and adjust, which is difficult for the bands to continue to argue.

But the band's step back led to the Grammys taking a step back. With the "Chicago Tribune" ridicule emerged, then major media began to talk about it, especially after "Rolling Stone" also questioned the Grammy's decision, reaching its peak.

"Rolling Stone" has always scoffed at the emergence of new metal rock, and they have yet to formally introduce, let alone interview, Glory to Death, even after Glory to Death created its 1994 glory. Because "Rolling Stone", who is the chief executive of a global professional music magazine, doesn't need to bow to any singer or band at all.

The Rolling Stones have a more radical view than the Chicago Tribune, who see the Grammys' compromise and bow as a "shameful shake," saying the Grammys' complacency has yet to gain a foothold in the new metal rock. The point of view is obviously unwise, and it is also a huge harm to the development prospects of the entire music market.

"After giving Glory to the Dead eight nominations, what else does the Grammys want to do?" Rolling Stone's closing line seemed to imply that the Grammys had gone too far.

The reaction to the Rolling Stones article was intense within the Grammys, and after close discussions, they also came to the conclusion that nominations for Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Neil Young—even a trophy, in itself It's an affirmation of grunge, and Nirvana also got three nominations, which is also a tribute to Kurt Cobain. The Nine Inch Nails and Glory to Death have also been nominated and affirmed, which is also the most important progress and compromise in the history of Grammy's development.

So, they don't need to make too many changes.

As a result, the Grammys finally decided to cancel the segment where the five bands sang Nirvana songs in honor of Kurt Cobain, and said, "Although Cobain has left, the other members of Nirvana are still alive, we Members will be contacted for their attendance at the awards ceremony in honor of Cobain."

But everyone knows that this is a polite word. So, the conversation just now happened in the Glory to the Dead team! Apparently, it's not just Glory to Death, but the situation inside the other four bands isn't much better because they've all been played by the Grammys.