Chapter 1101 1101 Mainstream Edge

Glory to the Dead and Green Sun, the two most dazzling and successful rock bands in 1994, they already had personal friends, but this time they met unexpectedly at the Grammys and walked the red carpet hand in hand, setting off an unparalleled wave. The youth storm, which also made the subsequent red carpets seem a bit dull.

Henry followed the band from a distance to the front hall of the Holy Auditorium, and then the band was about to enter the auditorium to welcome the beginning of the ceremony; but Henry had another task, he had a heavy responsibility, he had to check the sound Teachers, photographers and other links, to ensure that today's performance of Glory to the Dead can be carried out smoothly according to their plan, success or failure is here.

Tonight's Glory to the Dead, the Grammys is secondary, this performance is the top priority.

Seeing that Glory to Death was excitedly talking to the members of Green Day, Henry walked over quickly, but out of the corner of his eyes he saw a familiar figure on his right, that was Mariah Carey.

Maria is wearing a pink long dress today. The design of the waist line shifts perfectly to show her proud upper circumference, so that people can ignore the shortcomings of the slightly out of proportion of her lower body, but the pink color is actually not. It is too suitable for her, but fortunately relying on her fair skin to cover up this shortcoming.

Standing beside Maria was her husband, Tommy Mottola. Tommy is the president of Columbia Records, and the Grammys are obviously a no-brainer. Tommy put his arms around Maria's waist and talked with Babyface with a smile on her face, while Maria put one hand on her waist and slumped. Even if it wasn't a red carpet, she didn't relax in the slightest. I hope there will be reporters taking pictures When it came to her, she was able to maintain the most perfect demeanor.

Maria is still the same, the same as before.

Henry's eyes paused for a moment. It was expected that he would meet Maria today. Although Maria did not release a new album in 1994, but only released a Christmas album, the sales of this Christmas album were very gratifying, and she was working hard to move towards The best-selling Christmas album in music history, Step Forward. Maria was also nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance on the single "Hero," and it was a no-brainer to be there.

Henry quickly withdrew his gaze, as if he hadn't seen Maria. As for what Henry was thinking, only he himself knew.

"Guys, you can just go in directly, and leave the rest to me." Henry said simply, since there was a Green Day band at the scene, and it was a public place with many eyes and ears, it was inconvenient for him to say more. But Hugo, Neil and the others still gave Henry a positive look, and their inner expectations rose uncontrollably.

After watching Henry turn and leave, Billy Joe looked curiously back and forth between Hugo and the others, "So, is there anything to look forward to?" He didn't understand what was going on, he just felt honored There seems to be an urge to try something among the band members to the death.

Hugo pursed his lips and shrugged, "Let's see what happens." A meaningful sentence did not answer Billy Joe's doubts, but made him even more curious.

Maria stood there a little bored. Tommy and Babyface were talking about changes in the music industry, as if they were talking about the impact of rock and roll on the mainstream music market. Maria had no interest. But she can't have any relaxation either, it's the Grammys, the camera is everywhere, and she needs to be perfect all the time.

Maria's eyes drifted uncontrollably toward Death of Glory and Green Sun, not only because the crowd was very lively, but also because what happened on the red carpet just now had become the focus of countless discussions. It's hard to imagine that there are singers who can have such appeal on the red carpet. The earth-shattering beats have been echoing in my mind for a long time, which is enviable. "By the way, didn't Tommy and Kenny first talk about the sensation on the red carpet?" Babyface's original name was Kenneth. Brian. Edmonds.

Just when Maria was thinking about it, her eyes suddenly stopped, it was Henry Bloom. Maria raised her chin slightly, straightened her slightly curved back to make herself look more perfect, glanced at Henry arrogantly, and then slowly looked away, wanting to express her arrogance—she didn’t want to be with him. Henry has nothing to do with it.

But Maria immediately turned her head and looked at Henry, who didn't pause or signal in a bit of amazement, how could he just ignore him like this? Until Henry turned around and disappeared in the background, Maria couldn't come back to her senses, which was a shame for her! She was the one who turned and left, she was the one who took the initiative, and she was the one who chose to abandon him!

"Hmph." Maria snorted softly, Henry was like this, there was always a kind of lofty in his bones that he couldn't get close to, as if he was the only one in the world who was right. He wants her to focus on music, but she doesn't think it's wrong to make her music more popular and commercial. Isn't being a singer just to make money? This time her Christmas album sold very well, although it was said to be a misappropriation of money, but... so what!

Maria lifted her chin and glanced contemptuously at Glory to Death, even if the fans cheered them on? They will always be just non-mainstream niche singers. They will never be recognized by the Grammys. The Grammys canceled the commemoration of Kurt Cobain. Outsiders don't know the inside story, but Tommy is a Colombian. The president of the record, but he knew it very well, so Maria naturally knew the situation in which they were honored to death. So...they're just peasants visiting from some country in Arkansas.

But she is different. She has won two Grammy gramophones, and she has also won several trophies at the American Music Awards and the Billboard Music Awards. She is currently the only one in the entire music industry who can be compared with Whitney Houston. singer. She and them are two completely different levels.

Thinking of this, Maria raised her eyes contemptuously, retracted her gaze, and returned to the conversation between Tommy and Babyface, "The vitality brought by this band is indeed commendable, and the whole market is looking at it now. It's different..." Hearing the baby-face's praise, Maria's face froze slightly and asked, "Are you talking about glory to death?"

"Yes, of course..." Babyface answered with certainty, which made Maria almost unable to control the expression on her face, but for the sake of her own image, she still managed to suppress her emotions and smiled reluctantly. But looking at the baby-faced lips that kept opening and closing, her attention was distracted again, "It's all a bunch of ****!"

Glory to Death didn't discover Maria's existence, mostly because they had a good relationship with Green Day.

Tonight's Grammys seem to be different than expected, especially for Hugo.

When Hugo participated in the Golden Globes and Oscars before, before the ceremony officially started, it was actually a very important social occasion. Whether they were familiar or unfamiliar with each other, they were very happy to say hello and talk a few words. That's why so many second- and third-tier actors dream of attending the Oscars, where they can talk directly to the top stars, and they respond very politely.

But that's not the case at the Grammys today. Hugo's side was very lively, not only the Green Sun Band, but when Pearl Jam arrived at the scene, he came to them immediately, and then the Nine Inch Nails joined the band, which became even more lively. Although occasionally other singers came over, like Elton. John, like Ace Base, but in general, Hugo and the others were all people in the alternative rock circle.

The Grammy crowd seems to be divided into three parts, the mainstream music singers, country, pop, R&B, soul, etc. are this part; the mainstream rock singers, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Guns and The Rose Band, etc., are the representatives of this part; the rest are the "Alice" who just broke into this strange world this year, Glory to the Dead, Green Sun Band, Nine Inch Nails and so on.

They were like outsiders isolated from the raucous feast in front of them, just as alt rock is now in the American music scene. Even with the brilliance of Nirvana, even with the collective power of the "Sound of Seattle", even with the emergence of countless grunge rock that directly spawned new metal rock, they are still a group of isolated and forgotten groups. people.

It's like the nouveau riche. Although their assets have reached the top level, but without heritage and inheritance, they will always be isolated from the upper class. While rock and roll has a long history, the '60s and '70s have shaped culture for the next half-century; but after nearly two decades of absence from the mainstream, the mainstream music market has marginalized rock.

The road to rock's return to the core of the mainstream has a long way to go.

This situation has also stimulated the enthusiasm in the members of Glory to the Dead. It is because of this social status quo that they are despised by the Grammys. Whether it was a dispute over last year's nomination eligibility or the cancellation of this year's Kurt Cobain memorial session , all the same, even if Nirvana and Pearl Jam have sold tens of millions of albums, even if Glory to the Dead dominated the record market in 1994, this situation has not fundamentally changed.

So tonight, they are going to set off an unprecedented change. They are going to release the rock spirit in their bones completely on this so-called mainstream stage and announce their existence!

"Are you ready? The performance is about to start." Before walking into the studio, Neil looked at his buddies, and nervousness invaded again, but this time, apart from nervousness, excitement and anticipation Emotions became even hotter in his eyes.