Chapter 2161 Chapter 2161 A New Sprint
Just as the movie market has entered the era of blockbusters, the music market has also entered the era of pop idol domination. The emergence of Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera has completely dominated the music market this year, especially It is the first two that have delivered 10 million sales results respectively, which is dazzling.
But behind the strength of pop music, we can clearly see the collective explosion of rock bands. With the exception of Limp Biscuits, which finished fifth at the end of the year, rock bands held two of the remaining three spots in the top ten: Celine Dion, Metallica and Glory to Death.
The sales volume of these three albums has also exceeded four million copies, especially the glorious "Storm", which ranked among the top ten in the year-end list for the fourth consecutive year, creating a not-so-not-so-small The miracle of this album has also strengthened the possibility of this album being among the best in history.
The current cumulative sales of "Storm" has reached 28.6 million copies, which also makes "Storm" surpass Michael Jackson's "Thriller", and is currently only behind the Eagles' best collection. In the long history of North American music, it occupies the runner-up position, and the current sales data of the Eagles Collection is 28.8 million copies-this album was released in 1976, and its follow-up box office pulling ability will definitely not be comparable to "Storm". On a par, it's almost a certainty that "High Storm" will overtake its competitors to become the best-selling title in North American history.
The fact is also true. In February 2000, the cumulative sales of "Storm" reached 29.19 million copies, officially surpassing the Eagles' best collection released in 1976 and becoming the highest-selling album in North American music history. album.
After "Storm" completed its domination of the North American market, it became the second work in the global market after "Thriller" to exceed 50 million sales. The sales volume of 55 million made people For the first time, I saw the possibility of "Storm" further making history.
In addition to the unbelievable "Storm", the biggest highlight on the North American music list in 1999 is undoubtedly the collective rise of rock bands. In addition, Blink-182 (Blink-182), Cohen, Smash. Mouth, Beastie. Boys and other bands all successfully entered the top 20 of the year!
Among the top 20 lists, there are seven rock bands, surpassing pop, and becoming the most powerful music genre in 1999, which is also a direct reflection of the reappearance of the glorious era of rock and roll.
It is worth mentioning that Eminem (Eminem) has become one of the biggest highlights on the annual sales list, ranking twelfth on the list with sales data of 3.63 million, which is also It marks the first time that the rap market monopolized by blacks has a different pattern after eight years of its rise.
Entering the music market in the 21st century, it has shown a situation where a hundred flowers are blooming. The rise of idol singers has brought pop music to a higher level, and the mainstream status of pop and rhythm and blues is still unshakable; An important place; rock and roll, which has shown a strong recovery momentum, has not shown any weakness, and has been the protagonist almost every year, showing an unimaginable prosperity. Coupled with the prosperity of the "distorted tour", people have reason to be optimistic about the future. More expectations; coupled with the country that has always been hard to give up in the hearts of Americans, as well as jazz and folk songs that are getting better and better with age, the music market in the 1990s is indeed full of contention.
From movies to music, from variety shows to radio, the overall prosperity of the entertainment industry has become the last mark of the 20th century.
Among them, Hugo Lancaster and the death of glory led by him are undoubtedly the most important and deepest imprint-no one, from 1992 to 1999, Hugo with his own Talent and hard work have delivered a perfect answer. The 1990s, this is the era of Hugo.
However, after entering the 21st century, this is a brand new beginning, a brand new decade. In the history of the American entertainment industry, there have been many top superstars who have dominated for ten years, but like Marlon Brando and Katharine Hepburn, they have experienced ups and downs, ups and downs and ups and downs in the past 30 or 40 years. After ups and downs, still standing at the top is the most difficult thing.
The difference between meteors and stars is definitely not that simple.
Therefore, for Hugo, entering the year 2000 is a new starting point and a new sprint. Hugo's 2000 began with the performance in the Super Bowl. This is not only a challenge for glory to death, but also a difficult challenge for any singer.
The thirty-fourth Super Bowl was held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on January 30, 2000, against the St. Louis Rams and the Tennessee Titans. This game can also be said to be highly anticipated. It can be said to be the last Super Bowl of the 20th century, and it can also be said to be the first Super Bowl of the 21st century. The guest performers of the show became the focus of heated discussions.
As early as the beginning of December 1999, NFL Commissioner Paul Talib mysteriously revealed at a reception, "The guest of this year's Super Bowl halftime show is bound to be a huge surprise."
Although this news was only circulated within the NFL and did not trigger more discussions-after all, all the teams were competing fiercely for the playoffs at the time, who would care about a "halffield show guest" topic, but still Many people in the industry showed curiosity after dinner. Madonna, The Beatles, Guns and Roses have all become the objects of speculation, and even the newly born Britney Spears has also become a popular candidate. Glory to Death is no exception.
As time went on, under the deliberate control of the NFL, the discussion gradually became more and more heated. Paul also revealed the news during an official regular press conference, "We are working hard and hope to invite this superstar to come and bring a surprise to all our fans."
This is the first time that the head of the NFL has made such a statement in public, which also means that the candidates they invite are definitely heavyweight, otherwise he would not use the word "surprise", because once it is lower than expected, the audience Harsh treatment of guest performers could very well turn the show into a disaster.
For a while, all the media's discussions were lively, and almost all possible targets were guessed over and over again. Among them, Glory to Death and Garth Brooks have become the most popular candidates, not only because these two singers have been the most outstanding singers in the market in the past two years, but also because they represent the pinnacle of music influence today, and rock and country are currently the most popular candidates. The two types with the highest market penetration.
Overall, people think Garth is more likely, after all, rock and roll has never landed on the stage of the Super Bowl.
The discussion is getting hotter and hotter. In 2000, people showed that they focused their attention on the fiercely competitive playoffs, but EMI released a shocking news, the fourth brand new album of Glory to Death The album will be officially released on February 3rd, and all information about the album is temporarily kept secret.
Although EMI has said nothing at all, and only announced a piece of news without any other content, this news still caused the entire North American market to boil. The reason is simple: this is glory to death!
In the past 1999, the album "Storm" became the second best-selling album in North American history and the second best-selling album in global history. ", Glory to Death is undoubtedly the most successful rock band in the 1990s. Their influence has penetrated into every corner of this land, and the madness that penetrates the blood is easily ignited by this news.
"The Storm" was released in October 1996. It has been thirty-nine months. People have been waiting for the new action of glory to death, but there has been no news. Until today, EMI The record finally met people's expectations and made everyone boil immediately.
Even though there is still one month before February 3rd, the young volcanoes have already started to get excited and can't wait to organize, planning to set off a frenzy again on the day of the release of the new album of Glory to Death, so that everyone Witness the pinnacle of glory to death.
With the announcement of the news, the sensitive reporters quickly noticed the details, and played their best associations - linking the release of the new album of Glory to Death with the Super Bowl halftime show. , the entire United States is in commotion, could it be... Is Glory to Death really going to be on the stage of the Super Bowl? Is the rock band really going to make their Super Bowl debut? Is Glory to Death really going to perform in front of 100 million viewers?
This is definitely the most shocking, sensational and most anticipated news since Michael Jackson appeared on the Super Bowl halftime show!
However, the NFL has never given a positive affirmation, only sporadic insinuating news spread, but these few clues have made the media more excited and excited, and they can't wait to dig out more. The truth is just three years away from the Super Bowl. At the end of the week, Paul finally stood up and gave an affirmative answer, "Yes, glory to death is coming!"
Such a simple, neat, and direct answer completely ignited everyone's enthusiasm. Three weeks before the Super Bowl, the entire North American continent became excited. People have seen the Grammys, people have been on the Glory to Death tour, but for most of the American audience - they just know the name of the band, but they have never really felt or experienced the band live The charm of the show.
The Super Bowl, which is bound to be the best opportunity - the carnival of young volcanoes, is about to kick off in the first month of the millennium!