Chapter 1697 1697 Another Battlefield
The wind and the rain roared past, covering the clouds and the sun, turning the world upside down.
This is almost the true portrayal of the final showdown in the fifth week of October. One after another, the historical records are like a piece of paper. As the originally unreachable moat was realized one after another, the shock was like a wave, and it was continuous.
The three albums "Rainstorm", "Butterfly", and "Stay in the Moment" collided with dazzling sparks, illuminating the music market all over the world, creating a historical moment that has never been seen before, even 20 years later , people look back on October 28, 1996, and the whole week after that, with amazement.
Lamenting that the glory of the music market is gone forever, lamenting that the potential of the music market is like a shooting star that once shone infinitely and has never seen it again, lamenting that the top singers of the golden age had a wonderful confrontation, lamenting Looking at the wonderful era where music can change the world, and lamenting that the worst and the best era has remained forever in the long river of history...
Corresponding to the album, the three groups of singers also simultaneously released the second single of their respective albums. No one will forget how much energy the Battle of the Century erupted a month ago, with the three singles "Young. Volcanoes", "Sweetheart" and "You Know What I Mean" coming together to create a new History, a month later, is still shaking the entire North American music market.
Now, the second single hits again, and it is accompanied by the powerful momentum of the ultimate showdown, opening up another battlefield, making people feel the bloody war of the troika's bayonet once again.
"Sail" was chosen for the second single from "Rainstorm" - no surprise, the song was so adored by critics that the New Yorker even commented on it. No. 1 for the greatest single since the 1990s, surpassing countless classics.
Among the comments, The New Yorker believes, "Only the theoretical knowledge of arrangement, technology, etc., obviously 'Voyage' is not the pinnacle of rock and roll, or even the best work of glory to death; only on lyrics, emotions, etc. Connotation knowledge, 'Voyage' is still not a unique work, even the Oasis Band has a better performance.
However, the reason why this song can be named 'great' is because we can feel the resonance of this song: every musical note, every lyric, and even every punctuation mark, contains vicissitudes, majesty, Stubborn, brave, and passionate emotions, under the interpretation of Hugo Lancaster, vividly showed the ups and downs of rock and roll in half a century. , The rise and fall of honor and disgrace are fully displayed. Close your eyes and listen carefully, the seeds of rock and roll faith begin to break free from the shackles of hard rocks and vast land, and sprout tenaciously.
So grand and magnificent, it makes the soul tremble. "
Although this is just the words of the "New Yorker" family, it is undeniable that "Voyage" has caused uproar and extensive discussion among music critics and audiences, especially the audience who participated in the Death of Glory tour concert. Feeling the power and charm of this song at the scene is even more shocking. The powerful momentum made "Voyage" temporarily surpass the two songs "Beautiful. Day" and "Wonderwall", and became the most well-known representative work of Glory to Death.
"Butterfly" chose the same title "Butterfly" as the second single, which is also an expected choice. This single is generally considered to be the most complete work on the entire album. "In the Gorgeous incarnate in sweetness, this ballad of the same name has become the core track of the entire album. The beauty of the melody is almost incomparable. Every time I hear it, there is a sense of transcendence. Maria takes her musical advantage. Incorporating the ever-changing coloratura into her performance is the best demonstration of her singing skills."
Reviews from Rolling Stone gave the single top accolades, and it's no surprise that Maria chose it to be the second single.
The album "Stay in the Moment" has been criticized by music critics, and it is difficult to sort out the thoughts in the mixed reviews, and it is impossible to guess which work Oasis will choose as the second single. In the end, they chose "Stand. By. Me". This choice has been supported by many music critics.
"Walk With Me" is considered by many to be the most Oasis-inspired song on the entire album, "The beautiful and somber guitar strings are paired with emotional lyrics, with a touch of melancholy and sadness in the melody. Flowing, Liam's singing is rough and simple, but it has a chemical reaction with the melody: the innocence of youth in the heart will never fade and disappear."
This is a comment from "Q Magazine". Although many people also think that "Walk With Me" is nothing new, many sections are very similar to Oasis's previous songs, and it is inevitable to be suspected of repeating itself; but it is undeniable that this The song has awakened the emotional resonance of many people, which is also the biggest weight for Oasis to achieve its current achievements.
The song was chosen as the second single and was praised by critics as "a wise choice".
On October 28, when the main battlefield of the ultimate showdown, the album battle, kicked off, another battleground of the single showdown was also in full swing. Although the album duel has attracted too much attention and almost stole 80% of the attention, the confrontation of the three singles is definitely not inferior.
On the 28th alone, the sales of the three singles "Voyage", "Butterfly" and "Walk With Me" all broke the North American single-day sales record created by "Young Volcano" not long ago. Qi broke through the threshold of 500,000, and re-wrote the highest record in North American music history with the ultra-high specification of a single-day gold record. With such a powerful posture, it directly showed everyone that the ultimate showdown was completely different from the grand battle of the previous century. scale.
In the face of such a strong performance of three singles, there is no doubt that this week's Billboard singles chart is bound to be shuffled.
Before that, "Young Volcano" had won five consecutive championships, "Sweetheart" had slipped to sixth place after four consecutive championships, and "You Know What I Mean" had slipped to fifth place after three consecutive weeks of third place. tenth. Now, the five consecutive championships of "Young Volcano" are destined to be terminated, but the question is: who will be the terminator?
The answer is: Glory to death.
Only Glory to Death can end the glory of Glory to Death, and only Glory to Death can carelessly end the sweeping trend of their singles, and only Glory to Death can declare their unparalleled presence in such a powerful way.
"Voyage" swept 610,000 copies in one day on Monday, and conquered Normandy together with the album "Rainstorm", realizing the great miracle of both landings. This sales easily leads the 570,000 copies of "Butterfly" and the 510,000 copies of "Walk With Me".
From a simple data comparison, it can be seen that, unlike the competition in which the album is filled with smoke, the duel of the singles is obviously more intense, and the gap is even narrower, and under the pull of the ultimate duel, the sales of the accompanying singles have skyrocketed, and who will die in the end? No one can judge, the suspense is far greater than the album battlefield.
However, it can be seen from the sales curve of the album "Rainstorm" that the powerful appeal of Glory to Death can't find any competitors. The enthusiasm of the young volcanoes erupted with shocking energy, and more importantly, "Voyage" is not only more widely praised for its overall quality than "Young Volcano" in its special meaning, but also more widely applicable - many ordinary listeners are also willing to buy the single, so, "Voyage" It's no surprise that the single-day sales of "Young Volcano" surpassed that of "Young Volcano".
In the end, "Voyage" carried the unstoppable momentum of glory to death, leading the way and swept 1.93 million copies in seven days. Not only did it easily create a new history in the North American music market, but it also joined hands with "Fast Wind and Rain". "Together they erected a monument to look up to.
Even in the near future, digital audio sources will officially enter the stage of history and become a new force in single sales, but it is definitely not an easy task for the weekly sales of any single to surpass the glory of "Voyage". . Just like the weekly sales of 2.91 million copies of "Rainstorm", the weekly sales of 1.93 million copies of "Voyage" has also become a legend that is relished, and has always been engraved on historical inscriptions. , for posterity.
This is undoubtedly an incredible achievement. The name of the band "To Glory to Death" is accompanied by an album and a single, and has become a part of the history of American art and culture forever. Even time cannot annihilate this history, on the contrary , With the precipitation of time, this period of history will only become more and more magical, making people repeatedly amazed and amazed, curious about the glory and turbulence of that period of time, and sighed at the benchmark erected by glory to death.
There is no doubt that "Voyage" topped the Billboard singles chart in the fifth week of October, ending the five-week period of "Young Volcano", and joined forces with "Blizzard" to achieve hegemony, not only airborne easily The title of champion replicates the miracle of "Bathing the Morning Light"; at the same time, this is also the second time after Glory to Death appeared in the public eye, it dominated the single and album double charts at the same time, tying the Beatles and Mariah Carey's previous records. The record created is proud of the heroes.
Facing the absolute strength of Glory to Death, Maria and the Oasis Band, who have been defeated and defeated, obviously did not give up, especially when they were on the singles chart, they were biting their competitors, looking for a way to catch up or even catch up. It's an opportunity to overtake. But obviously, this is not an easy task.