Chapter 532 532 Almost Famous

Guns und Roses' "The Spaghetti Affair" is a very special album with deep historical significance.

Guns and Roses released two albums simultaneously in September 1991, "Use. Your. Illusion. I" and "Use. Your. Illusion. II", which As soon as the two albums were released, they swept the first and second places on the Billboard album chart, and once again staged the miracle of two albums taking the first and second places at the same time. At the same time, the band also reached the highest peak in the history of the band with these two albums.

After the promotion of these two albums, Guns and Roses began a world tour that lasted nearly two years. During this tour, the inspiration for the band was Izzy. Stradlin (Izzy. Stradlin) ), announcing his departure from Guns and Roses because he was not used to the fatigue of large-scale world tours. The rhythm guitarist's departure proved to be fatal to Guns and Roses, as the band hasn't produced a single good song, let alone an album, since then.

While Guns and Roses' world tour was continuing, a historic album topped the Billboard charts, and it was Nirvana's "Never Mind." Nirvana's blow to the entire pop music industry is complete and deadly. They completely buried the era of rock and roll. The grunge they advocated makes all mainstream rock bands look like clowns without any thought. And soul, even Guns and Roses, which was still at its peak in the first half of 1992, couldn't escape the impact of Nirvana.

Eventually, "Use Your Fantasies I" and "Use Your Fantasies II" dwindled to the billboards, while the Guns and Roses were still weary on their endless world tour. When the band's tour finally came to an end, the world had already become a different place, and the grunge rock led by Nirvana and Pearl Jam was the mainstream of the whole society.

The "Noodles Incident" is the starting point of the real decline of Guns and Roses. The band hopes to turn things around by releasing this punk cover album. Although the album has been well received, it is helpless to lack the existence of the band's creative soul. Spirituality inevitably disappeared, not to mention the violent impact of grunge on the entire traditional market, so the "vermicelli incident" became a witness to the irreversible decline of Guns and Roses. After that, the band fell apart, torn apart, and for the next three years, the band did nothing, and the Guns and Roses were dead in name only.

Therefore, "The Noodles Incident" was ranked No. 1 on the Billboard in the first week of its release, but this result is a statistic of no value to Guns and Roses.

Leaving the Billboard album charts aside and looking at the rock category alone, the top six albums for the second week of December were Pearl Jam, Mitt Laufer, Guns and Roses, To the Dead, and Shattered. Pumpkin and Nirvana.

Among them, aside from Nirvana's internal and external troubles, the sales of the "Inside the Womb" album were overwhelmed by its direct competitor Pearl Jam, for the time being. For the current top six albums, Mitt Laufer has always been an outlier in rock, and his music has been an alternative route since 1977; Pearl Jam and Nirvana represent important forces at the peak of grunge; Glory to Death and Smashed Pumpkin represents the post-alternative rock force that is trying to break the dominance of the grunge family.

There are only guns and roses. They represent the traditional hard rock that has been carried down from the 1960s. This traditional force has lagged far behind the times. They can't understand the era of grunge, and now the glory Another wave of reforms represented by Till Death and Smashed Pumpkin has come again, which made Guns and Roses suddenly fall to the bottom after their peak period, and the huge gap has also created more intense conflicts within the band.

The decline of Guns and Roses also reflects the strength of Pearl Jam and Nirvana today, and it also makes the rise of Glory to Death and Smashed Pumpkin more obvious.

"Almost Famous" sold 110,000 in the first week of its release and 190,000 in the second week. The rate of increase was really terrifying, and it also showed that the power of alternative rock was coming together again. In 1991, the entire music industry witnessed the epic transformation brought about by Nirvana's "Never Mind", and now this transformation has only passed two years, and another wave of dynasties has struck again.

Compared with Smashed Pumpkin, the music of Glory to Death is closer to the development trend of the times. Their music is a mix of pop, hardcore, electronic, punk, British, metal, including garbage and other styles, which makes rock music more versatile. Rich diversity, but also more intimacy, which also makes the album "Almost Famous", accompanied by hot discussions, was quickly accepted by the audience, and sales nearly doubled in the following week, which is the most Good proof.

1993 was a magical year, and rock albums had a full-scale explosion this year. In addition to Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Smashed Pumpkin, Guns and Roses, and Mitt Laufer, there were also Goatskin Band and Radiohead. Just appeared in the public eye, and there are a lot of other bands and albums worth mentioning.

Rolling Eyes released "Automatic. For. The. People" in January, and Manic. Street. Preachers released "Gold. Again. The. The." in January. Soul)”.

"Everybody Can Do It, What Can't We? (Everybody. Else. Is. Doingit, So. Why. Can't. We?)" by Cadbury in February, guitarist for Queen "Back. To. The. Light" by Brain. May in February.

"Black. Tie. White. Noise" by David Bowie in April, "Get. A. Grip" by Aerosmith in April, Tools Band (Tool) "Undertow" released in April.

"Modern. Life. Is. Rubbish," "Modern. Life. Is. Rubbish," by Blur, released in May, P. J. Harvey also released "Rid. Of. Me" in May, and The. Verve released "A. Storm. In. Heaven" in June.

U2's "Zooropa" in July, Bjork's "Debut" in July, and Bob Dylan's "The World Off Track" in October World. Gone. Wrong)", Pearl Jam's "Showdown" in October.

These albums are all works that have left their mark on music history, and if you want to talk about rock works that are not well-made, I am afraid there are countless, but even so, this batch of albums alone is enough to make 1993 show. A splendid sight of flowers in full bloom.

Among them, there are many bands such as Shen Yun, Cadbury, and Bjork who are amazing on their debut, as well as bands such as Stain and Goatskin that rely on a classic album to prop up the sky, as well as Fast Rolling Eyes. , Aerosmith, Bob Dylan and other veteran rockers. It can be said that excellent rock albums emerged in an endless stream throughout the year, and the three generations of the old, middle and young have dedicated their best works.

There are also some outstanding bands that have not released a new album, but are still active on the tour stage. AC/DC Band, Rolling Stones, Metal Band, Bon Jovi, and Green Day have all presented wonderful performances, which also makes the year round. Full of rich rock colors.

With the popularity of grunge, the impact of alternative rock such as Shen Yun, Goatskin, Stain, Cadbury, Radiohead, U2, Manic Street Preacher, Bjork, and Radiohead has gradually shown. power. This also proves "Q Magazine"'s accurate speculation on the change of the entire music trend.

In addition, the British rock force represented by the Goatskin Band and the Stain Band has risen strongly, forming a preliminary competition with the American rock force represented by Nirvana and Pearl Jam. It also adds weight to the rivalry between the two music countries on the other side of the Atlantic.

In this wave of rock and roll, the appearance of Glory to the Dead is undoubtedly powerful, and at the same time, it is especially special.

Glory to Death is different from any alternative rock band, and it is difficult to unify their musical styles. In general terms, Glory to Death is similar to the rise of a group of British rock bands such as Goatskin, Stain, and Shen Yun. But they also have American rock pedigree, which makes the band's style overturn the current fixed thinking brought by grunge in a direct and brave way, thus triggering a seismic shock in the entire American rock industry. discuss.

As a new-generation band, the musical style proposed by Glory to the Dead is undoubtedly unique. More importantly, the band's exploration of the rock spirit has risen to a whole new level, from the formation of the band to the soul of the band, from the band From the actions of the band to the music of the band, we can clearly see the innovation and progress of this generation who received education in the 1970s and 1980s: the integration of ethnic cultures, the turmoil and changes in the post-World War II era, the violent impact of the national economy , the unpredictable changes of the international political situation. Glory to Death has deeply engraved the brand of the times in the soul of the band, forming a strong impact.

In the history of the United States, with World War II as the dividing line, two very different cultures were formed. Those born in the 1950s were relatively traditional and sedate, known as the "silent generation"; then came the baby boomers, who pursued freedom of thought and sexuality. Liberation is the creator of the modern economic prosperity of the United States and the experience of rock and roll. This generation can last from the 1960s to the early 1970s. This is also the most mature generation in the entire American culture; until the rock and roll The generation before 1977, known as "Generation X," was typically individualistic, but also seen as lazy, irresponsible and aggressive.

All members of Glory to the Dead are baby boomers, they grew up in rock and roll, experienced the baptism of the hippie movement, their thoughts and spirits have strong characteristics of the times, which also makes their music integrated A large number of breakthrough spirits of emancipating the mind, breaking stereotypes, and embracing freedom, also have the vague characteristics of the X generation, not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, unruly and other characteristics.

This also makes Glory to Death also occupy an important place in the glorious 1993. Only two weeks after the release of "Almost Famous", Glory to Death really became almost famous.