Chapter 458 458 The End of the Journey
"Lester. Bangs once said: Rock and roll is dead. If Bangs was still alive, would he be moved to tears when he saw the resurgence of rock and roll in 1993.
As the most interesting critic in rock history, Bunce has always been an outlier and a pioneer. He is not an ordinary music critic in the strict sense of the word. It has already set its sights on those little-known garage rock and underground heavy metal.
Bangs's aesthetic standard is that rock should develop in a more rough, fierce, direct and aggressive direction, rather than dying in dozens of minutes of improvisation and complicated ornate techniques. And in Bunce's short life, he has been fulfilling his promise, MC5 band, puppet band (The. Stooges), underground velvet band (The. Velvet. Underground), Patti-Smith (Patti. Smith) ), Clash Band... These bands and singers who will become immortal in the history of rock music in the future have all been strongly recommended by Bangs.
Of course, in Bangs' career, his greatest achievement is undoubtedly making punk a member of the rock family that cannot be ignored. 'Punk can create a vague music and an irregular beauty', in Bangs In his comments, this new type of music was pushed to the stage of history. Facing the overwhelming skepticism at the time, Bunce replied, 'In order to perform rock, or punk rock, the only thing you have to do is: deny. Rock is an attitude, and if you've found the attitude you have, don't care what others say, because passion is what music is all about, and that's what all music is about. ’
sex. The Pistol Band (Sex. Pistols) even stepped onto the altar under the recommendation of Bangs against everyone's opinions. Bunce was a man who liked to live in an ideal state, and when classic punk was gradually declining and commercialized, he wrote in a manuscript, 'Yes, I am very distressed because I have fallen into it too many times. Contradictions and hesitations, which for me have come to the point of inevitability. All that punk is left with is a purposeless rant, at least that's what I think, and I don't want to believe it's true. ' Even so, Bunce never gave up his fascination with punk until the very last moment of his life.
On April 30, 1982, the 33-year-old legendary music critic was found dead in his apartment, and the official cause of death was a sedative overdose.
Bunce has always been a critic I've been obsessed with. His experience, his contribution, his temperament, approaching the limits of freedom in life, he hates the system, does not like the existing rules and values, simple and straightforward, elegant and rude, Crazy and sane, absolutely charming and free and easy throughout the history of rock and roll.
So, Bunce said: Rock and roll is dead, but he still can't get rid of his inner obsession.
I'm curious what Bunce will say when he sees Nirvana's incredible work, maybe before the band gets any attention, he can see the band's brilliance and praise it with a lot of rhetoric This band is eager to awaken people's love for rock again; of course, it is more likely that Bangs is disdainful of the achievements of Nirvana, because Nirvana's technical innovation of rock is precisely what Bangs hates the most. So he might angrily accuse the band of being flashy and killing hopes of a rock revival in its infancy.
However, I am even more curious what Bangs will say when he sees the rise of Glory to Death, because I can see the stubbornness and unyielding of Bangs in this band.
Glory to the Dead is trying to break the rock trend created by Nirvana, and is also trying to leave its own track in 1993, when rock was revived. Listen to this band shouting out the heart-shaking melody on the street, that is garage rock The fusion of metal rock and rock is the combination of rock and hip-hop, pop, punk, and electronics. It is an art form that is close to civilian life. It is the rock that Bangs advocates most, with its original flavor.
The music of glory to death blends the trivial and delicate emotions in life into the music, vents it out vividly, and dances the most beautiful gesture in the heart of every listener.
In the past ten months of 1993, rock and roll seemed to have regained the glory of the 1970s, and the wonderful albums were dizzying one after another. Most importantly, the power of alternative rock has begun to have a violent impact on the current rock model, even surpassing the turmoil of Nirvana's rise two years ago, Goatskin, Radiohead, Fuzzy Realm... This one is full of personal style. The band shattered people's stereotypes about rock and recreated the pomp of 1977's golden age of rock's best blowout.
In this group of bands, Glory to Death also occupies a place.
After the National Day, Glory to the Dead packed their bags and embarked on a journey. Nearly 200 intensive performances in more than three months brought them to the international metropolis on the east coast, and brought them a piece of EMI Records. Record contract, and then the band entered the studio and began to prepare intensively for their first album.
Just when everyone thought the band would officially release an album to promote it, Glory to Death unexpectedly embarked on a journey again, just like Bangs, even if there were more temptations. No matter how much confusion and confusion, I will never forget the pure heart of rock and roll in my heart.
After Halloween, Glory revived to death, left the Big Apple, and made his first stop in Boston. It was still a truck, five team members and a bunch of musical instruments, without being surrounded by agents and staff; It is still a random performance on the street, expecting passers-by to stop for them, without the gorgeous stage and the cheers of the audience; it is still a road tour that is busy, conscientious, and free, without the intervention of sponsors, and there is no meticulously arranged publicity itinerary. ... Glory to the Dead peeled off the icing that wrapped the music shell, bit the nut at the core, and returned to rock and roll itself, embarking on a brand new journey.
It's just that this time, the loyal fans who follow the Glory to Death are gradually growing. This is a group of fans who are willing to follow the band with all their hearts. One of them is Joshua Ke, an 18-year-old young man from Columbia University. Langston said, 'I hesitated because I knew how hard and long this trip was, but I'm glad I made the right decision because I knew it was going to be the most important time of my life. The journey is not just chasing glory to death, not just chasing my inner passion for rock and roll, but chasing my life goals'.
The footprints of Glory to Death have caused a sensation in cities large and small. The onlookers of more than 500 spectators on the streets of Chicago forced the city hall to send patrol police to maintain order; and a small town called Lanches was attracted by the arrival of the band. Tourists from nearby cities flocked to cheer; not to mention the 300-yard parade when the band arrived in Seattle that welcomed the friendly city...
The band returned all the way from the east coast to the west coast. Although it only took 15 days to reach 14 cities this time, it mobilized thousands of spectators to watch the band's exciting performance on the street without complicated arrangements. , without the fancy guitars, the music to the death of glory retains the simple and smooth melodies, powerful lyrics and infectious performances, this band shows everyone a new look as a rock band.
If Bunce was still around, he might have watched the glory die and exclaimed: Rock and roll resurrected! Then use your typewriter to give the band a flood of praise and tell people to keep your eyes on the band because it's a band that deserves everyone's attention.
It's hard to imagine that in the trend led by Nirvana, there is a band that dares to break this bondage and shackles and open up a rock music style that can even be called completely different. This is what Lester-Bunce advocates.
On October 31st, River Phoenix left us forever, and this is a news that is enough to let everyone down. Phoenix and Bunce have one thing in common, that is, their proud talents are annihilated by this colorful circle, and then gradually lose themselves, but Phoenix is avoiding the overwhelming attention, which makes him nowhere to escape; and Bunce was evading the commercialization process and destroying punk bit by bit, which made him disheartened. In the end, they all died in the drug.
All of a sudden, the body of Glory to Death shines with the kind of light similar to Phoenix and Bunce, we can only pray, this time, don't let this ray of light disappear too quickly, and pray that we can be in this ray of light. Go further with guidance.
Tomorrow, the nearly five-month road trip to Glory to the Dead will come to an end in Los Angeles. What kind of surprises will the band bring us this time? What kind of attitude will the band's album appear in front of us? Could 1993 be the year of rock and roll recovery in history? The answer seems to be at hand. The heartbeat can't help itself, and the morning sun still rises quietly. "
This is from the front page of the November 16 issue of the "Los Angeles Times". This article, written by "Rotation" magazine music critic David Marchese, has undoubtedly become the center of attention, because "Rotation" is a Bimonthly, the publication cycle is relatively long, so this time David put his music review on the "Los Angeles Times", and the "Los Angeles Times" actually assigned an important position on the front page to a band that has not debuted yet. It's even more unlikely - though not in the headlines.
Glory to Death After finishing the preparations for the album, without any hesitation or pause, I embarked on the return journey. This journey has accelerated recently, but the main thing is that the time spent in the city has been shortened, and wherever I go along the way All of them attracted a lot of coverage from the local media. It can be said that Death to Glory brought the road touring boom from New York to the West Coast.
In the rising sun of Los Angeles, the journey of glory to death across the United States is finally coming to an end, and this time, this city known as full of countless miracles will be led by glory to death. What's next for the surprise?