Chapter 1524 1524 Godly
Neil's expression was very subtle, it couldn't be called a disaster, and it couldn't be called joy. He frowned slightly, but with an elusive smile on the corner of his mouth, he stood there quietly listening to the recording just now. track.
The other four members of the band stood by, looking at Neil curiously, trying to get some answers, but to no avail. The alley resumed the usual liveliness, everyone gradually dispersed, the children started throwing football again, and the middle-aged black woman upstairs shouted, "Handsome sweetheart, if you need our help, Just shout it out, we're always here."
This sentence caused the other residents around to burst into laughter. Hugo also burst into laughter. He waved to the friendly woman and watched her leave the fire escape and re-enter the room.
Looking back, Hugo saw that Neil had taken off the earplugs, but Neil did not express his opinion immediately, but handed the headset to Fujin. Obviously, Neil did not want his opinion to affect the feelings of his teammates. Therefore, he crossed his hands on his chest by himself, and fell silent with a contemplative expression on his face.
After Alfonso and Pedro had finished listening, the headset was passed to Hugo, who put it on and listened carefully.
The prelude to the song is a sound of an engine from far to near, mixed with some low-pitched sounds of life. This kind of sound was absolutely produced by a computer in the recording studio. The most authentic breath of life, but the headset. The music fills the whole brain, and actually creates a grand and magnificent standing on the highest peak of Yellowstone Park overlooking the earth. In an instant, Hugo feels that he has become extremely small, as if his entire line of sight has risen to the universe, and he is only in the universe. A tiny speck of dust.
This kind of mysterious and mysterious feeling is difficult to describe in words, but there is no doubt that it is a positive feeling.
Immediately afterwards, Hugo's voice cut in in the form of a cappella. The song "Young. Volcanoes" is a typical surging song, different from the soul-shuddering surging of "Sail". This kind of surging is more direct, which is to turn the whole scene upside down and let everyone join in the carnival. But since this was recorded outdoors, and the "audience" was only a dozen people, not to mention the huge pomp of the new album launch of "Bath in the Morning Light", and even the scale of the street performance to the death of glory was not compared at all. comparability. Therefore, Hugo chose to cut in with a cappella.
Sure enough, the effect is very good. There is obviously a melodious echo effect when singing a cappella, which actually creates a special feeling of recording in the studio. The whole texture is excellent, far exceeding expectations, especially the trivial sounds in the background sound. The applause became fuller, so that when Fu Jin's drum beat cut in, the momentum of the song was instantly brilliant, making the melody burst out with infinite charm. Different from the noise and noise of the concert scene, the sound quality was amazing. , almost unbelievable that this was recorded in a broken alley.
Hugo finally understood why Neil had that elusive expression, not only because he couldn't believe that he had left the studio and recorded such an outstanding effect, but also because the noise they were most worried about not only did not destroy the melody, but After their careful design, it has become the most important catalyst for the melody background sound, allowing the song to burst out with more beautiful colors.
In fact, this is the quality of rock bands, and it is the quality of glory to death. Almost every rock band is born in the streets, and every year the rock music festival breaks out in the noise, bursts in the noise, and even more so in glory to death. When standing on the stage, standing on the street, walking on the road, the frenzy of glory to death will merge with the environment and burst out with endless charm.
Almost every memorable moment in Glory to Death is a live performance, road tour, April 2 stage, Grammy live broadcast accident... Because they are born to belong to the stage, they would rather stand and die on the stage than chase after them. Under the light, there is only a touch of the setting sun of rock and roll, and it is this willpower that makes Glory to Death burst into a light that no other rock band can match.
What Hugo is most satisfied with is the third part, the children's tender singing is added to it, and the selfless singing of the surrounding residents makes the whole song full of vitality, which belongs to everyone's body. Passion is blooming proudly. It has nothing to do with age, gender, experience, or years. Even if there is only a passion left in the heart, it is like a short-lived flower at this moment, blooming the most dazzling moment.
What is certain is that this is not the live version of the concert, because it is much quieter than the concert; this is also not the studio version, because it is much more lively than the studio, this is the version that belongs to Denver's mean streets, in this The unique version born in the alley full of life breath, even if it is a version of glory to death, it is estimated that it is difficult to reproduce again.
Hugo took off the headset, raised his eyebrows, looked at his teammates, and asked their opinions with his eyes. Everyone looked at each other and seemed to be a little cautious. After all, this experience is for everyone. An unprecedented first time. Finally, Neil took the initiative to say, "I like it, no, to be precise, I fell in love with this version."
Neil's expression was still elusive, this time he explained his doubts, "It's hard for me to tell exactly what it feels like, in the prelude, the noise of the strong life atmosphere is very obvious, I originally thought it would be a failure. , but when the Fukujin drums came in, there was an incredible spark, which became my favorite part of the whole song. Hugo's acapella sang through the noise in the alley, and it felt like... It's like soaring in the sky. I don't know if that's accurate, but anyway, I love it, I really love it."
That kind of magical feeling has made Neil unable to come back to his senses so far. Unlike the feeling when Hugo created the scene at the press conference of his new album "Bath in the Morning Light", today's version has a long aftertaste and an indescribable sinking. and crazy.
Alfonso shook his head, "No, I think the biggest success of this version is the addition of the children. Their young and energetic voices are the best interpretation of the theme of the whole song. But in the middle of the chorus Part of the noise is a little too loud, I'm not sure where, it seems that people are rude and complaining about our noise, which is detrimental to the sound quality."
"But you can't deny that those noises made the whole scene more real, especially the sound of cars passing by from time to time, which is also the biggest imprint of the whole song." Neil looked at Alfonso and said, which made Alfonso Fang Suo held his chin and thought, but did not speak.
"Alfonso, I understand what you're thinking, but you forgot one point. The reason why we record live is to record these accidents, such as the sound of the engine in the opening, such as the quarrel in the chorus, Including at least three mistakes I heard when the kids were hitting the rhythm...but none of that mattered, it was the flaws that made the song perfect."
It was Pedro who spoke, which made both Neil and Alfonso shine. Recording outdoors is simply impossible to achieve studio-like perfection, so naturally the angle of measurement needs to be different.
"It's rare for Pepe to be smart." Fukin said aloud, which made Pedro look depressed, but Fukin didn't care, and continued, "I agree with what Neil and Alfonso said, the flaws are still quite obvious. , but it belongs to the glory of death."
Fukukin's assessment is simple but clear, and it also shows his attitude. In the end, everyone turned to Hugo. Although Neil, Alfonso and Fokin were in charge of the recording, the real helmsman was Hugo. Only Hugo was the soul of the whole band.
"To be honest, I'm not very satisfied with my performance just now." Hugo said honestly, not nitpicking, but seeking truth from facts, "This song is very powerful, I still haven't fully adjusted my pronunciation, and there is no live performance. Enthusiastic, but without the finesse of the studio, the overall momentum is still a little weaker." Speaking of which, Hugo frowned and shook his head, obviously a little disappointed with himself, but Hugo is based on the requirements of the studio album. Keep improving, problems are inevitable, "but I must admit that when recording outdoors, those trivial noises add a lot of color to the whole song; and Pepe is also right, it seems that every scene is impossible. Every performance cannot be perfect, and since we are not in the studio, we naturally have to change the standard.”
Hugo recalled the whole song carefully, and finally nodded, "So... I agree with Neil, I love this version, including my uncontrolled breath." After saying that, Hugo laughed to himself. When he got up, his teammates breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone showed a similar smile.
"So?" Pedro said excitedly, already gearing up.
Then Alfonso repeated, "So?" followed by Neil, and finally Fokin, "So?"
Hugo pursed his lips and nodded his chin, "So, the recording of 'Young Volcano' belonging to Denver is confirmed to be over, so, where should our next stop go? Let's go to Nebraska (Nebraska) to record'" A long way (Long. Long. Way. To. Go)', how?"
"'The Long Road'?" Falkin thought for a moment. "Why not record on American. Highway. 50, say Austin."
Highway 50 is known as the loneliest highway in the United States, because it is one of the most desolate highways in the United States. It crosses the express horse delivery area and is sparsely populated. There are many Indian tribes. The famous Death Valley is also on this road. , this is the most special road, long, spectacular and magnificent.
"Good idea! Then, it's Route 50! Go, go, go!"