Chapter 1629: 1629 Jedi Reversal
The reason why "Battle of the Century" is called "Battle of the Century" is not only because of the enormous momentum and far-reaching impact of this duel, but also because the three parties in this duel are equally influential on a global scale. Just like the Oasis Band burst out with infinite energy in the North American market, breaking the historical sales record of foreign singers in North America in one fell swoop, their performance on the road is not inferior to the home team.
Although Oasis is still a sigh of relief in North America, and cannot compete on the same level as Maria and Glory to Death, the achievements of Oasis are still undeniable.
Likewise, Maria's strength in the Japanese market and Glory to Death's excellence in the UK market are all part of the Battle of the Century. As "Kilroy" said on the live broadcast before, the glory of never arriving in the UK for official promotion is to death, and has already had an unparalleled influence in this land.
The battle of the century can be said to be a showdown between countries, but it is not actually a showdown between countries. It is as if the supporters of Oasis in the United States have burst out with such sturdy power, and the fans in the UK will be honored to death. They also showed no signs of weakness. This is more of a contest between two music genres than a national music showdown.
The Oasis Band can be said to partly follow the style of the Beatles. The special lyrical and folk style belonging to British rock is mixed with gloom and bitterness, and it has played guitar rock to the extreme and has been widely welcomed. However, the shortcomings of the Oasis Band are also very obvious. Their understanding of chords is very shallow, and the lack of technology has become a fatal flaw. In fact, Oasis represents the emerging power of new metal rock: simple and clear melody, roar from the heart, and hearty emotions.
Glory to Death is a combination of retro and modern. They retain the tediousness and complexity of traditional rock. All members of the band are skilled people. Their understanding of instruments, chords, and arrangements have followed The soul of rock and roll; but at the same time, they boldly tried many new things, including the use of electronic music, the addition of keyboards, and even cello or drums as the main theme. Glory to Death represents the essence of new metal rock: the soul affects the flow of melody, wandering in freedom and wanton, building an independent world with musical symbols.
These two kinds of music have their own supporters, and it is difficult to distinguish between them. This is also one of the core contents of the battle of the century. All fans are showing their support with their own actions. In the eyes of fans, the outcome of Glory to Death and Oasis will determine the direction of the rock market in the future, just like Guns and Roses played against Nirvana back then.
Guns and Roses once represented the peak of traditional rock—the highest peak among the lows after the 1970s, while the grunge rock brought by Nirvana was a new force. The struggle between them only lasted for less than a year, and finally ended in the victory of Nirvana. The ending was clear at a glance: Guns and Roses went down from the altar overnight, and never recovered; Nirvana disappeared overnight. On the altar, opened the glorious era of grunge.
The same is true now. Although it was Glory to the Dead that really brought the new metal rock into people's attention and went to glory, but now the new generation force represented by the Oasis Band has come strong, and the development of new metal rock is rapidly rising. Within two years, the fork in the road was once again ushered in.
Whoever wins or loses may decide the future of new metal rock, the future of rock, and the future of the music market!
This is the fundamental reason why the whole world is boiling for the Battle of the Century, and this is the fundamental reason why the British market is putting all its strength into the Battle of the Century. It is not just fans who are behind this showdown. It is the future trend of the preferences of the entire music market, and it is also the wheel of history. This is an irresistible and uncontrollable force.
After Oasis won the single-day sales championship for the 23rd and 24th consecutive days, the whole of the UK was boiling because they knew that they were witnessing history, and this historical revolution. Fate is led by a British band, and that's enough to get them excited.
However, on the 25th, the British market changed dramatically.
The young volcanoes of the British Isles have erupted with incredible power, from Edinburgh to London, from Birmingham to Manchester, from Glasgow to Liverpool. The album buying team put huge pressure on HMV flagship stores in major cities. A total of more than 90,000 people were mobilized in ten major cities in the UK to join this grand buying event, which directly detonated the front pages of major media. Headlines, local TV stations have been dispatched to the scene to conduct live interviews.
Although people once felt the super popularity of the Glory to Death on the 23rd, being able to force the Oasis Band so embarrassingly in the UK is enough to prove the support rate of this band; but people generally believe that, "Young The reason why the song "Young. Volcanoes" was able to explode in such sales on the first day was more due to the east wind of "Independence Day" and the east wind that Hugo had just come to the UK not long ago.
But this time is different. On the 25th, the surging fans in major cities in the UK set off a stormy sea in the most intuitive way, allowing people to witness the so-called popularity frenzy and let people feel the glory to death. The popularity of this land.
In fact, this is not surprising. Just like the pride and self-esteem of the British, their musical taste is always fully recognized. Even though they are particularly supportive of British music, they definitely don't deny the goodness and excellence of other music. Guns and Roses, The Eagles, Elvis Presley, Nirvana, Bon Jovi, Rolling Eyes and more from the US have all achieved unparalleled success in the UK.
It is not without reason that the music of Glory to the Dead is so widely sought after, especially as the British music critic himself said that the single "Young Volcano" is qualitatively more than enough for Oasis and Maria. The magazine New Music Express cannot deny this fact.
So it's no surprise that "Young Volcano" is such a cult following in the UK. The young volcanoes in the UK said in an interview, "Music knows no borders, we are British, we all love Oasis, but compared to Oasis' music, the music to the death of glory is the sound that really comes from the soul , Glory to death is the resurrection of the true rock and roll spirit. We have no way to reject such beauty, just as Americans couldn't reject the beauty of the Beatles back then. This is a fact."
"Young Volcano" was supported by such a huge force, and the sales volume rose steadily. On the 25th day alone, the single sold 330,000 sales!
Thirty-three thousand! Even the "Times" has lost the ability to speak. This is not just as simple as a sales explosion. What's more exaggerated is that this result is even better than the sales figures of Oasis Band's single-day championship on the first day of the battle of the century. ——The winning result of "Do you know what I mean" that day was 310,000.
On the third day of its release—after the first day—“Young Volcano” broke out again with a sales volume of 300,000, and won the single-day sales championship with an unstoppable momentum, which made everyone stunned and couldn’t believe it. fact. Because this is not a phenomenon that can be simply explained by the effect of "Independence Day" or the charm of Hugo. This is music, and this is just music. Only the enthusiasm of music can bring such results.
Under the strong pressure of "Young Volcano", the sales of "Do you know what I mean" plummeted, only handing over 190,000 sales. Although this result is very incredible for the single on the third day of release, compared with the sky-high results of "Young Volcano", there is no comparison at all. What is even more terrifying is that on the third day of the single's release, there is no comparison at all. In the total sales competition of the day, Glory to the Dead has quietly achieved a go-ahead!
After the great victory of the Oasis Band on Tuesday, everyone thought that the Oasis Band would hold the victory firmly in their palms, but it only took one day to die of glory, which not only shortened the previous 120,000 The gap between 20,000 and nearly 30,000 was surpassed, and the initiative to win the sales championship this week was in his hands. After completing the great reversal of the Jedi, all the British media fell into a state of sluggishness.
Due to the super explosion of Glory to Death, the big diving of the Oasis Band, and Maria was quietly approaching on Wednesday, the single-day sales of "Sweet Heart" was not only more than double the result of Sunday, but also compared with the first day. The sales were very close, even better than Oasis' performance of 190,000 on this day, and the outstanding performance of the single "Sweetheart" under pressure made it clear that the battle had just begun. , there is still a long, long time before the end.
What's even more terrifying is that quietly, the Battle of the Century has sold 1.95 million singles in the UK market within three days, while the single sales of the Battle of the Century in the North American music market during the same period "Only" is only 1.68 million. Before people realize it, the British market has already overtaken the American market. Unbelievable energy has exploded in the sales of singles, drawing the world's attention. All moved from North America to the UK market.
This is not a miracle, but it can clearly feel the far-reaching influence of the Battle of the Century in the UK. The entire country has mobilized to become a part of the Battle of the Century with unparalleled enthusiasm, eager to use their own hands to change history and become founder of history. Just this passion for rock and music is enough to make the British Isles an indispensable part of the Battle of the Century.
In three days, the situation is unpredictable, and no one can predict the direction of the British pop music chart this week, and from the performance of the first three days - this is likely to be a more important area than the US market, which will be very important to the century. The final outcome of the battle on a global scale has a decisive impact!