Chapter 1676 1676 Secret Corner
When the Recording Industry Association of America announced the three-hour sales data on the morning of the 28th, everyone was in an uproar, not only because Maria made history with sales of 300,000, but also because the sales of Oasis and Death to Glory were indistinguishable. Xuanlin, this was a result that no one expected before the final duel.
When the Battle of the Century came to an end, Oasis fled back to London almost like bereaved dogs. From the U.S. to the U.K., the singles of Oasis were completely defeated. Facing the strength of glory to death, they hardly had any chance. They lost from the beginning to the end, and the final gap was an insurmountable gap.
Although it is said that the final showdown is more about the battle of the album, this is a war that has started anew; but look at the pomp of the Rose Bowl, look at the speed of ticket sales of the tour concert, and the momentum of Glory to Death is now in the United States. Almost no one can beat it - even Maria, who is the queen of the world, can't face it head-on. Therefore, the Oasis Band wants to form a confrontation with Glory to Death, which can be regarded as an impossible task.
But what about now?
The difference in album sales between "Rainstorm" and "Stay in the Moment" is only 3,000 copies? Even if it was just three hours of sales on the morning of the 28th, it still broke the glasses of countless people, and no one dared to believe their own eyes: even more difficult to believe than the total sales of nearly 720,000 in the morning.
But this is the truth. The Recording Industry Association of America announced the sales statistics on the morning of the 28th. "Butterfly" is 300,000 copies, "Butterfly" is 210,300 copies, and "Stay Now" is 200,000 copies. Seven thousand eight hundred.
The final showdown has already given too many surprises, and even the result so far is a "huge" surprise, even the most daring prophet would not dare to say such a result.
After the shock, many people began to talk: what the hell is going on? Did the young volcanoes suddenly disappear? Soon after, the San Francisco Chronicle had an answer.
"First, the fans who went through the Rose Bowl frenzy last night were so far behind the line that they couldn't get into the record store until '12 noon'; second, San Francisco, Portland and The long queues in front of the major ticket offices for concert tickets in Seattle are not inferior even to those in the record store. You can buy albums anytime, but if you miss the concert tickets, you won’t have them. Third, the glory of Tsundere is here Death replaces publicity with concerts, and under the bombardment of the opponent's propaganda, after all, it is still at a disadvantage."
The "San Francisco Chronicle" has been in the limelight recently, and it has a tendency to replace the "Chicago Tribune" as the king of the new generation of topics. Although the comments this time have a joking tone, they cannot be regarded as formal news at all; Said that they have captured the essence of the problem this time, pointed out the core of the problem, and won the recognition of many industry professionals, which has become a topic of conversation.
In the news media battle on the West Coast, the "San Francisco Chronicle" had a rare victory over the old rival "Los Angeles Times", and with the east wind of the final showdown, it made a good show.
Regardless of whether the interpretation of the "San Francisco Chronicle" is in line with the reality, it is an unalterable reality that the album "Rainstorm" will lose out in the three-hour competition in the morning. Now people are more looking forward to it: sales in the afternoon How will it go? Glory to the death to achieve a perfect turnaround battle? Or did Maria have the last laugh? Will the Oasis Band have a chance to continue the counterattack to the end? Where will the history created by the ultimate showdown end up in the end?
The Recording Industry Association of America announced the final battle situation for the first time, which made this Monday's lunch break very lively. Almost everyone was discussing the only hot spot today, and almost everyone was expressing their own opinions. At the same time, the first batch of fans who bought the album also opened their own works, and music critics have also begun to prepare their first impressions and comments.
David Marches, a professional music critic from the independent music magazine "Rotation", has gained a lot of fans because he has published his music reviews in the "Los Angeles Times" many times, but he really The base is still in the "Rotation" magazine. Due to his appeal, the "Rotation" magazine has also made the "Rotation" magazine firmly in the top spot in the field of independent music, and has won more support from music critics than the stubborn "Alternative Choice".
Prior to the release of "Rainstorm" and "Stay Now", both EMI and Creative Records delivered these two albums to David, however, David rejected both albums because he planned to Go to the site to buy in person. Not because of his hypocrisy, but as a loyal music lover, a crazy rock lover, David doesn't want to miss this ultimate showdown, or more precisely, he longs to be a part of this showdown.
So David lined up at the record store forty-eight hours early—even so he was behind more than thirty people—to join the national carnival. The faces at the scene became red due to being too excited, full of excitement and liveliness, which made David feel the long-lost youth, and the passion for rock and roll in his heart erupted again. Even though he has become a professional music critic, even though he has been in the music circle for many years, the enthusiasm in his heart has never really been extinguished.
With two albums, "Rainstorm" and "Stay Here," and a handy "Butterfly," David went home contented.
After returning home, David couldn't wait to open the album "Rainstorm". It is undeniable that what he most looked forward to was still the album of Glory to Death. Not only because of the stunning "Young. Volcanoes", but also because it belongs to the third album of Glory to Death - the third album that will determine the future height of the rock band, he is looking forward to and anxious , Doubting, worrying, and excited, I have been waiting for this album to see if Glory to Death is a new peak or Jiang Lang is exhausted.
"Double discs?" David was very surprised. He was just focused on snapping up purchases. The record store was full of people, and he didn't have time to look at the album carefully. He just grabbed it and turned away. At this time, David discovered that "Rainstorm" was actually a dual-disc. What's even weirder is that EMI did not deliberately mention this from beginning to end.
But EMI omitted even the press conference, so it's not surprising that it didn't mention it.
David noticed that "Rainstorm" was two dollars more expensive than a normal album, but he was not surprised. He originally thought it was just EMI that wanted to make a fortune from glory to death - after all, last year's sky-high price continued. The contract is still fresh in my mind, but now it seems that the two dollars are simply because of the double disc. In this way, EMI is still losing money.
At this time, David turned to the album cover and looked at it seriously. The cover is a night sky. The dazzling stars in the sky are dazzling, and the outlines of unknown constellations are vaguely outlined. In the daze, it is like the ravages of two starbursts swept in. The most simple and simple beauty, It emerges slowly from the calm paper. Other than that, there are no tricks. If you look carefully, you can find the name of the album, "Storm" in the lower left corner of the page.
Turn it over and you will see the back cover. The names of the ten songs are neatly arranged on the left side. The light silver and slightly raised handwriting make people want to cover them with their hands, caress them thinly, and use their fingertips. Soft and rough, feel the power of each font. So David did just that.
The fingers felt carefully on the back cover, the names of the songs were so unfamiliar, yet so familiar, as if the blood was connected.
"Sail", "Young. Volcanoes", "Long. Long. Way. To. Go", "Angel", "Falling. Slowly" ", "It's. My. Life", "Burn. It. Down", "Say. Something", "Bullets", "Wait for the world" Change (Waiting. On. The. World. To. Change)”.
Ten songs are just ten completely unfamiliar song titles, but David seems to be able to feel the life of each song from the song title, slowly penetrate the skin through his fingertips, let every cell in the body Everyone started cheering, and David was already starting to wait—can't wait to start listening to the album.
When he opened the album again, David realized, "Why did I just look at the front cover and back cover?" Then David remembered that he only saw the names of ten songs on the song list, don't say "Side A and B-side", and there is no extra song title. So why is the album a dual disc? Is there another CD that is a music video? This is not the style of dying to the death.
David can't wait to put the disc in the player and press play. At this point, David seems to finally understand EMI's plan. Everyone knows the importance of the album "Rainstorm" to the death of glory, and EMI can't understand it any more, but they There was no official press conference - at least not at the moment when David was listening to the album, because there are countless secrets hidden in this album, and the mystery of the cover already contains infinite possibilities. Now, it has just been opened. The album, the surprise has already appeared. Uncovering the secret corner made him look forward to the album even more, and he couldn't hold back his inner excitement. It's been a long, long time since I felt that way.
That's exactly what EMI uses to express their trust in "Rapid Storm": even if they don't start a publicity war, even if they fall behind in the morning's sales battle, they still have absolute confidence. Because, this is an album that belongs to the glory of death!
The melody slowly flows in the sound, "bang, bang, bang", the steady and powerful small drum beats, like an iceberg sliding quietly in the dark night, the feeling of chilling comes quietly, just a prelude, Grabbing David's ear hard, this is... "Voyage"?