Chapter 171 171 Guitar Competition

"I don't believe you, I don't believe you..." The young man in front of him was like a leopard waiting for an opportunity, with black curly hair hanging down casually, with a serious expression on his face. As if facing a particularly serious life and death matter, he shook his head vigorously.

"Giulio..." Hugo's voice came out, and the young man cut off his words directly, "Call me Pepe." Hugo also said casually, "Pepe, why don't you believe it? ? I'm just saying, I can compose a rock song without guitar, but there's no guarantee that the song will be of high quality."

"Liar!" The young man named Pepe in front of him was the guy who gave Hugo the flyer at the door of the car dealership in the morning. He and Neil knew each other. Although they were not friends, they were also in this circle, more or less. Few have met. The young man's full name is Julio. Pedro. Cesar. Casa (Julio. Pedro. Cesar. Casa). As soon as I hear the name, I know that it is Brazilian. The permutation and combination of father's surname is dazzling.

When Pedro saw Neil just now, he came up to say hello, and then saw Hugo in a makeover. He quickly recognized that this was the "Wall Street man" in the morning, so he joked, "A spare time on Wall Street. It looks pretty good." In fact, two blocks north of Poor Street is Wall Street in Los Angeles, where many financial centers are located. But just separated by a street, like two worlds, the stark contrast makes people more and more sigh.

Unexpectedly, Neil told Pedro that Hugo was a very good guitarist, which aroused Pedro's strong suspicion. Thousands of words can't compare to a round of real guns and live ammunition. As a result, Hugo also played live on the street, which triggered Neil's itch again. The two of them stood on the street and began to play the guitar. Although the duel of the acoustic guitar lacks the auditory stimulation of the electric guitar, the climax skills are still dazzling, attracting many people to come and watch.

Hugo used to be in charge of the melody guitar when he died in glory. His understanding was more in melody and creation. If it is purely about speed, this is not Hugo's strength. Compared with those world-famous fast guitar players, it is worse. It's more than a street, but Hugo's skills are very skilled, and the finger patterns of strumming, fingering, and fingering are absolutely outstanding. The left hand pressed the chords, the right hand was flying on the five guitar strings, and a burst of high-altitude-changing music brought out a terrifying tornado on the eardrum, making the beating speed of the heart and the speed of the blood rush to a climax with the changes of the fingertips. .

If Hugo's tricks are endless, then Neil's guitar skills can be said to be relaxed and relaxed. His control of rhythm and speed has reached the point where he wants to, and Neil's strumming speed is at least twice as fast as Hugo's. , that continuous halo almost makes people unable to see the outline of Neil's fingers, but can only feel a phantom sweeping across the line of sight, the smooth melody evolves from a gurgling stream to a galloping river, roaring down, so spectacular People were dumbfounded. More importantly, Neil is not only fast, his control of rhythm is perfect, like a river running towards the sea, with turbulent and soothing, turning and stagnant, the whole process of appreciation is like reaching a roller coaster or Rafting kayak in general, thrilling and exciting.

In fact, if you really want to distinguish between high and low, it is almost impossible, because Hugo is more inclined to melody guitar, while Neil is more good at rhythm guitar, even if the same guitar is a different type of work, it is impossible to decide the winner. But what is certain is that both of them are excellent guitar players, although it is another matter to stand on the stage to perform, the cooperation with other members of the band, the ability to control the atmosphere of the scene, and the mobilization of the state of the live performance will all produce Influence, but the excellence of the two people is beyond doubt.

Hugo and Neil played the guitar back and forth for three rounds. Tonight will come to the poor street to participate in the rock night. Even if they are not members of the band, they are all experienced music lovers. Naturally, they can see the pros and cons. Hugo and Neil, two guitarists with high technical climax, soon triggered The applause of everyone around, the hot discussion and admiration caused many people around to whistle.

In the professional field, superb professional skills can always easily win the applause of experts - of course, the premise is that there must be real materials, otherwise the end of the class will be even more miserable. Obviously, Hugo and Neil won the applause.

Pedro was even more amazed. He didn't see that Hugo was actually hiding, and even the Neil he knew seemed to be a lot more skilled, which made him feel the essence of Hugo immediately. He did not hesitate to express his admiration for Hugo.

In fact, this is the case with Pedro and this group of young people. They may be rebellious, cunning and troublesome in front of outsiders, but in the field of music, they are very simple, just focusing on music, simply because of the same music hobby You can become friends and express your appreciation generously because of your musical admiration.

This simplicity is also the reason why many classic rock bands eventually perish: there are conflicts in musical concepts, although many bands also end because of internal conflicts between members, and other factors are not excluded, but it is undeniable that music Divergence of philosophy is indeed what has caused most bands to go downhill.

Afterwards, there were also many young people around, who took out their guitars and rushed on the scene. Everyone discussed and learned from each other, and the atmosphere was very lively. With Hugo and Neil as the center, a small circle of more than 20 people was formed around, allowing Hugo to truly integrate into this circle. This is the charm of music, even if it is the first meeting, it doesn't matter. Because music can be a bridge to communicate with each other.

However, the happy atmosphere soon changed due to differences in opinions on music, and Pedro lamented that the guitar is now so indispensable in rock music that the place of other instruments has been ignored. Pedro is actually fighting for himself, because he is a bass player, and what he stated is also the fact that until 2000, the status of the guitar in the rock band was detached, and the guitarists in many famous bands often have and lead singers Just as popular.

Like Slash from Guns and Roses, like Krik. Hammett and James. Hetfield from Metallica, like Van Halen Band (Van. Halen) Eddie - Van Halen (Eddie. Van. Halen). These are all time-honored guitarists with an unimaginably large crowd.

Many classic rock songs at this stage will have a special melody for the guitar to play, which shows the absolute status of the guitar.

In the face of Pedro's complaints, Hugo didn't think so, because he knew that after entering the 21st century, the band actually emphasized more on the whole and the richness of music, such as Linkin Park (Linkin. Park) , U2, Coldplay, One. Republic, My. Chemical. Romance, Simple. Plan.

This is mainly a matter of the development of music trends. Most of the metal rock bands in the 1980s were obsessed with technological innovations. Complicated performance techniques and complicated arrangement methods were the trend, which also pushed rock technology to a peak. The metal bands of this period have replaced rock and roll into a new peak. The technology of cumbersome climax is an essential skill for every band. This is why the guitar duel between Hugo and Neil just now attracted so many people. The emphasis on technology has reached a new height, and rock enthusiasts are also keen on technical competition and technical improvement. The difficult lead guitar has become the core of the metal band; and the excellent technology is also reflected in the arrangement method. In the past, most of the music in this period was dominated by guitars and intricate arrangements. The distorted silver and extreme volume were integrated with a lot of emotional catharsis, pushing metal rock to an extreme. The importance of the guitar to metal rock bands during this period is unparalleled.

But in the 1990s, this kind of technological innovation has gradually entered a dead end, and rock bands have entered a cookie-cutter dilemma. The emergence of a large number of imitation bands has made it difficult for metal rock to have any new ideas. Therefore, in the first half of this decade, with The new metal with an open and simple structure began to rise gradually, and became mainstream in the second half of the 1990s, re-planning the territory of rock music. Compared with technology, it feels that it occupies a more important position in the new metal band. Although there are also technically strong bands in the new metal band, most of them are still the mainstream, and their playing skills may not be the same. Not outstanding, but it can rely on a variety of arrangements to present the music in the simplest way. The absolute status of the guitar was replaced during this period.

After the last time came to the 21st century, the development of new metal bands declined again, and the diversity and fusion of music reached a new height. At this time, rock bands emphasized the cooperation between instruments and the harmony of the band. wholeness. The perfection of technology is essential, but at the same time it is not advisable to sculpt the technology rigidly. How to use technology to serve the senses and how to integrate musical ideas into the melody has become a new topic. At this time, no instrument is irreplaceable, and more diverse top technologies are also valued by the band. It can be said that the development of rock music has entered another stage.

It is 1992, and the new metal music has not yet formed its prototype. At this time, Hugo proposed the proposition that a rock song can be composed without a guitar. In the 1980s, when metal rock was still strong, Hugo immediately He was attacked by a circle of people, which made Hugo experience what is called "new things always face heavy blows". The position of mobile phones in social culture is estimated to be even more than Hugo's current situation. better.

Pedro shouted with an indignant expression, "Liar! You just said that you can create a good rock song without a guitar, you said it!" After that, Pedro also looked around at the surrounding Others, looking for an alliance, and this is obviously not difficult, everyone around is Pedro's alliance, including Neil.

Hugo laughed dumbly, "Okay, even if I say so, then tell me, why do you think it's not possible?" In fact, in Hugo's view, both technology and emotion serve music, and he accepts it. His musical ideas are solid technical foundation, excellent playing skills, rich interpretation methods, and the fusion of various elements, expressing the colorful colors of rock music in its own way.

"Because..." Pedro opened his mouth and wanted to say the reason, but he couldn't say the reason for a while, mainly because there was no fixed pattern for music creation. If there was a fixed pattern, it would be plagiarized. Therefore, it is really very difficult to insist on saying a rule or something.

This was still the situation in the early 1990s. At this time, pop was pop, rock was rock, and hip-hop was hip-hop; but after the 21st century, jazz merged with soul and pop, rhythm and blues merged with rock, hip-hop, etc. The mix of styles makes it harder to name exactly one musical style.

Hugo interrupted Pedro's words directly, "Is it because the mainstream is like this, because Nirvana is like this, AC/DC is like this, Metal is like this, Stone Rose is like this, Smith is like this , so it has to be like this?" Hugo's series of words silenced the people around him, Pedro looked at Hugo in astonishment, and Hugo obviously hadn't finished speaking, "I don't know, when Rock has also begun to advocate the mainstream, and only following these so-called mainstreams is authentic rock?"

This series of rhetorical questions left everyone speechless, and Neil, who was sitting beside Hugo, began to lower his head and think deeply. These remarks seemed shocking, but they were the last word.

"Shouldn't we break the shackles and create our own style? If not, why are we so happy when Nirvana is successful?" Hugo's words did not deliberately increase the momentum, as he usually said. It was a tone like a spring breeze, but it quietly penetrated into everyone's heart, and it was deafening.

"But...but..." Pedro, like a child who refused to admit defeat, wanted to argue a few words, but found that he couldn't say a reason at all, but Neil, who had been sitting next to him, said, "Since you think so, and you say you can do it, then show the evidence!"

Neil's words immediately caught Pedro's life-saving straw, "Yes, prove it, can you prove it?"

Hugo looked at the eyes that everyone was betting on him. This hot, expectant and provocative look made Hugo feel the slight heat on his skin. Not only did he not have any timidity, but he had an air of arrogance. However live. So, Hugo nodded confidently, showing a bright smile, "Why not?"

Loudly!