Chapter 2138 Chapter 2138

The great success of "The Sixth Sense" almost shocked the entire film market. This kind of shock was completely numb. Even during the intensive publicity period of the film, it was difficult to see the scene where reporters frantically surrounded Hugo. No one even enthusiastically pressed Hugo for his opinion on "movie box office making history."

Not because of the embarrassment of predicting another failure, or the embarrassment of being slapped in the face by the movie's outstanding performance, but because everyone is completely in a shock that cannot be recovered. Obviously, people have not yet done a good job in creating a horror movie. The psychological preparation of history is such that people don't know how to communicate with Hugo, which makes Hugo obtain a rare leisure and peace.

The intensive promotion of "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" has ended in September. Since the post-production of "A Beautiful Mind" has been completed, DreamWorks is arranging the release time. If there is no accident, it should be released in December—— Not for awards season, but for the Christmas break. Therefore, during this period of time, Hugo rarely took a break and got a completely relaxing rest time.

Hugo first followed Glory to Death to participate in two tours of the "Twisted Tour" in September. However, Glory to Death did not appear on the stage, but as a listener, he really integrated into the rhythm of the tour and enjoyed the joy of rock and roll. Bringing ease and joy.

I have to say that Hugo did make a lot of discoveries. He first saw Maroon. 5—they were still called Kara Flower (Kara. Flower) at this time. It's too immature, and the music style doesn't work. It's just a simple imitation of the new metal rock style, and too many simple guitar chords like the Oasis band are incorporated into it. In today's music market, it is difficult to arouse more resonance.

Then I saw Linkin Park—this is also one of Hugo’s most familiar and favorite bands. At present, the style of Linkin Park has initially formed, and the lead singer Chester Bennington’s hoarse and wild roar It can often burst out amazing energy on the spot, and the creation and control ability of the band Mike Shinoda (Mike. The charm is vividly interpreted.

Thanks to the stage of the "Twisted Tour", Linkin Park won its own performance opportunity after forty-two closed doors, and was able to sign a contract with Warner Bros. to start recording their debut album; Work on the album "Songs. About. Jane" started during the "Twisted Tour".

The historical trajectory of rock and roll is quietly changing.

During the tour, Hugo and many band members talked in the background, just simply discussing the music and the creation, often arguing with each other, but accidentally became friends. After the two tours were over, the band members were so excited that they could hardly hold back the excitement and enthusiasm in their hearts, so they started preparing for the new album without waiting to return to Los Angeles.

In fact, after the world tour of "Storm" ended, although the band members have been busy all the time, the preparations for the new album have been going on intermittently. It's just that it has never been officially put on the agenda, and now, three years after the release of "Storm", the fourth album of Glory to Death has finally begun to reveal signs.

Among the previous three albums, Hugo took care of all the creation of lyrics and music. Although Fu Jin and Neil have been insisting on creating, the quality of the works has not met the requirements, and the style does not fit the album as a whole, so they have not adopted it. their works. The three albums connected in series by Hugo, one after another, piled up the music road of glory to death, from "Almost Famous" to "Bath in the Morning Light" to "Storm", Glory to death The music style of the group has always been constantly improving and perfecting, which has pushed the band to its present position.

In a blink of an eye, the band has been established for nearly six years. After going through ups and downs, the band members have become more and more tacit, and the band style has become more and more harmonious. The most important thing is that Fu Jin, Neil and others His creative ability has gradually matured, and even Pedro and Alfonso's understanding of music has made great progress. Therefore, for the fourth album of the band, Hugo is no longer responsible for all creations alone, but with Hugo's works as the core, and other members also joined in the creation of the album.

After discussion among the band members, they decided that the core idea of ​​this album is defined as the revival of rock and roll, not the wave of rock and roll set off by Glory to Death, but the fanaticism and dreams for rock and roll from the beginning to the end of Glory to Death.

Thinking back to three years ago, Hugo put forward a lofty dream. He hoped to reawaken the belief in rock and roll, plant the seeds of rock and roll in everyone's heart, and then slowly water them, hoping to see the rock and roll revive again one day The scene of exuberant vitality reproduces the glory of rock and roll in the 1970s.

Once upon a time, this dream seemed like a mayfly shaking a big tree, which was impossible to realize. But just three years later, the golden age of rock and roll has truly reappeared in the United States, making everyone's blood flow with excitement and high-spirited rock and roll factor. All of this is not only the credit of Glory to Death, but also Guns N’ Roses, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Cohen—even Oasis, Suede, Radiohead, etc. , generation after generation laid the groundwork and advanced, and finally realized this great dream.

What is consistent from beginning to end is the persistence and madness towards rock and roll deep in my heart.

Just like the "Save Rock. & Roll" that Hugo spent two years creating, this song is the origin and soul of the rock dream. , and even more eulogizes rock and roll, the rock and roll spirit that is infused into the blood has become the source of continuous advancement.

This song "Rescue Rock" has also become the creative core of the fourth album of Glory to Death.

However, it is not an easy task to find ten tracks that revolve around "rescue rock" from the huge and varied repertoires of the members to form an album with a complete style; and most of the tracks are not After editing and adjusting the original song, re-arrange it; not to mention that the members need to work with each other, discuss with each other, and cooperate with each other to refine the entire album. This is bound to be a huge project.

Fortunately, EMI has always been very patient, and did not even urge Henry Bloom, as if they were not in a hurry for the fourth album of Glory to Death, because they all knew that the historic breakthrough in "Storm" Afterwards, people are bound to raise higher expectations for the band's fourth album, not to mention, Glory has always been a band that prioritizes quality until its death - there has been no doubt about this since "almost famous", so instead of Urging in a hurry, causing unpleasant disturbances, and even causing the quality of the work to be unsatisfactory, it is better to wait patiently and wait for the glory to die to bring surprises again.

This is also after Glory to Death has achieved incomparable brilliance, it has won them the confidence and confidence in front of EMI, which left enough time for the band to devote more energy to the preparation of the fourth album. middle.

The "Twisted Tour" headed all the way to the east coast, and after the glory arrived in Houston, it set off and returned to Los Angeles to officially invest in the production of the new album. In professional recording studios, they have different arranger equipment, and even recording equipment, which allows band members to keep trying and grinding in the creative process to find the most suitable choice.

"Are you kidding me? Speed ​​up the drum beat by a quarter of a beat? This will destroy the rhythm of the entire melody. The arrangement of other parts must be changed accordingly. The style will be completely different. If you just Shut your mouth if you're too busy to panic!" Neil expressed his opinion forcefully and uncompromisingly with an angry expression on his face.

Pedro, who was standing opposite Neil, showed no sign of weakness, "If the bass doesn't speed up here, the overall feeling will be procrastinated, which is completely inconsistent with the overall style of the song. Tell me, is this song a decadent sound? , or impassioned?" Pedro stared round his eyes, rolled up his sleeves, and looked like he was ready for three hundred rounds.

Hugo and Fu Jin sat on the sofa with their hands crossed, looking like they were enjoying the show, and they were just short of holding a bag of melon seeds. Alfonso stood by the side with a helpless expression on his face. He wanted to dissuade him, but everyone was getting angry in front of him. He couldn't find a way to intervene. He turned around and saw two outsiders, completely dumbfounded, "So, What do you think?"

Hugo pursed his lips, and expressed his thoughts calmly, "I don't think it's a problem with the drums, but a problem with the arrangement of the bass. Simply speeding up the rhythm can't solve it. You need to re-combine the bass and drums. Change the sheet music."

Alfonso was dumbfounded, and turned to look at Fokine. Fu Jin thought about it seriously, then nodded, "Well, I agree."

Alfonso felt that his breath was stuck in his chest, "Aren't they wasting their efforts? The direction of the discussion is completely wrong. Neither of you should try to dissuade you." Both Hugo and Fujin raised their heads, Looking at Alfonso with a "why" expression on his face, his words were blocked in his mouth, and finally he could only let out a long breath, "Then I don't care."

At this moment, the door of the recording studio was pushed open, Alfonso turned his head and looked over, and then saw the lazy voice of Henry Bloom—Henry, who is now the top agent in the United States , but at this moment he was wearing an almost crumpled white shirt, the blurred color seemed to be sleeping in the sand for several days and nights, and the crumpled black suit pants seemed to be picked up from a garbage dump. In general, his messy chicken coop hairstyle makes him look no different from a tramp.

Henry walked in, glanced at Neil and Pedro who were arguing, and then walked straight to the sofa without saying anything, and sat down straight. Alfonso originally thought that Henry would at least say a few words, but now it seems... really speechless!