Chapter 551 551 Neutral Fans

In fact, if the news media is willing to calm down, there is very little evidence that can be finalized in the Michael Jackson incident. The only evidence that would have made the case stand is the testimony of the client, Jordan Chandler, and everything else. It's all just hype by the media.

Now, there seems to be something wrong with the testimony of the client, Jordan Chandler. Hugo's response to Evan Chandler that day was obviously meaningful, which not only made Evan chaotic, but also made some Some media began to think about what Hugo said: 13-year-old Jordan was largely influenced by his father, so is there something tricky in this? And that sensitive sodium amethyst!

In an instant, the Michael Jackson case entered a whole new stage. The case that originally seemed to be a sure thing now has many loopholes, and people have begun to pay attention to the truth of the matter.

Hugo's remarks on KIIS radio and at Al's Bar not only brought the Michael Jackson case to a new stage, but also brought disaster to the death of glory -- as expected.

This time, the "New York Post" obviously intends to fight against Hugo to the end. In addition to accusing Hugo of meddling and pointless accusations, they also stated in the news that the reason why Hugo chose to support Michael Jackson, In fact, the essential purpose is to promote the new album and deliberately hype!

The "New York Post" believes that after the release of the new album to the death of glory, it has been under enormous pressure, and diehard rock enthusiasts are resolutely resisting the album "Almost Famous", which makes it unfavorable for the glory to die. Struggling position: On the one hand, they have enough topicality, and the quality of their music is solid enough; on the other hand, they encounter the stubborn resistance of rock loyal fans, which makes EMI very distressed.

EMI signed Glory to the Dead just to sell albums, but now that it has encountered obstacles, EMI will naturally not let it go. Therefore, EMI came up with this idea: Let Hugo publicly support Michael Jackson, which is bound to win the hearts and minds of die-hard Michael Jackson fans, and it can also be the first breakthrough to break the barriers of loyal rock fans.

Therefore, the "New York Post" collectively believes that this is a conspiracy of glory to death, a conspiracy deliberately hyped!

This statement by the "New York Post" is undoubtedly another blow to the image of Glory to Death. The rock band that has just debuted has left the impression of deliberate hype, which often means that the band has no real material, no Bands that rely on their talents to break into the world are actually very repulsive and despised for rock fans.

However, it is clear that the "New York Post" has completely grasped the wrong direction in this incident. Although they have won the support of several newspapers such as the "National Enquirer" and "Houston Tribune", their public opinion is placed on the whole In the media market, it seems out of place, like a lost mouse, not only unable to find the way, but also despised by everyone.

The "Los Angeles Times" wrote a special article on the next day to ridicule the "New York Post", "This is the most educational case of the unprofessional media insisting on the ugly results of the professional."

The "Los Angeles Times" article written by David Marchers mainly satirizes the "New York Post" and pretends not to understand.

First, the first album of the underground rock band after its release is often not the explosive type at the beginning of the market, and it is more necessary to promote sales through the precipitation of time and the promotion of tours. Glory to Death is obviously the same, and their sales figures in the first two weeks are enough to make EMI smile. Therefore, no matter from which point of view, it is impossible for EMI Records to rush to use hype to sell albums at this moment, which is obviously diametrically opposite to EMI Records' positioning and expectations for the death of glory.

Secondly, even if Glory to the Dead intends to hype it up, they obviously won't foolishly choose the sensitive topic of Michael Jackson. The entire public opinion situation in the past was unfavorable to Michael, and anyone who touched Michael's topic was at a disadvantage. If you really want to hype, EMI has too many choices: Hugo's actor status, "Schindler's List", Henry Bloom's connections... Any topic is more conducive to hype than Michael, and the effect will be even better.

Then there is Hugo's speech on the Michael incident itself, which is loud and far-reaching. Obviously, he is not just talking casually, and it is impossible to hype. If you look closely at Hugo's remarks that day, it will be clear whether it is hype or not. . What's more, rock bands have always been unruly, openly opposed to the government, and have long been addicted to drugs. The matter of the product is not unusual at all. Compared with it, Glory to Death just supports Michael, it is not shocking at all, and it can even be said that there is no bright spot worthy of hype.

The "Los Angeles Times" disparaged the "New York Post" as useless, and almost didn't point the nose of the "New York Post", but it is the truth, this "New York Post" article about the malicious speculation of the death of glory It is indeed ridiculous and generous, and many professional newspapers and magazines even ignore it directly. This is really amateurish.

I heard that the editor-in-chief of the "New York Post" fired the reporter who wrote the "deliberately hyped conspiracy" article on the day he saw the "Los Angeles Times". Naturally intolerable.

The article written by David Marchers in the Los Angeles Times also stated that, in fact, Hugo's spirit and attitude are consistent with the style of Glory to Death, and the spirit of the band can be seen from here.

Glory to Death was originally a rock band that was constantly rushing towards music. Their enthusiasm and innovation for rock and roll was as enviable as the name of the band.

The same is true for Hugo's support for Michael. He is firm but not blind, persistent but retains reason, and strong but leaves room for leeway. Hugo did not blindly avenge Michael, but emphasized that the news media should not ignore the facts, just like One of the most basic life truths is generally: the suffix of "suspect" cannot be removed before a criminal suspect is convicted in court, and the news media should not remove this suffix to report on Michael.

This kind of persistence retains the characteristics of its own style, which is completely consistent with the direction of the music style of Glory to Death - the album "Almost Famous" is a combination of the advantages of the classic rock style and the whimsy production of the band members. This is the most valuable place. Glory to the Dead is a band whose words and deeds are highly consistent.

Of course, like the New York Post's suspicions, the name "Death to Glory" was widely known across the United States along with this storm, whether interested or not, but at least they knew about such a band. This side effect of publicity is very powerful.

As a direct result of this, neutral fans began to turn to the band in large numbers, and even the third type of ordinary people in the market began to be interested in the band.

Originally, neutral fans and ordinary people didn't have much interest in industrial development and music development. It didn't matter whether a band insulted rock or made changes to rock; it didn't matter whether the level of music rose or stagnated. unimportant. The important thing is that he likes the music, that's all.

For this group of fans, music may be just a pastime, it may be just a hobby, it may be just a background in life, and they will not give music too much sacred meaning. The reason why indie rock is called "indie" is because the style is too unique and does not meet the tastes of this group of fans; on the other hand, it is because they don't have enough publicity channels, and these neutral fans don't know there is such music at all. exist.

So, when alternative rock like Nirvana came out and became popular, many neutral fans fell in love with this kind of music. They didn't mind whether it was alternative rock, grunge or metal rock, as long as they liked it. Well, it's that simple. Radiohead's "Reptile" did not attract attention in the British Isles, but it achieved an explosive response in the United States, which is actually the same reason.

Now, the whole craze has really exploded when a lot of neutral fans have noticed Glory to Death and Near Fame.

From the objective standpoint of a third party, the album "Almost Famous" is not only more popular, more approachable and closer to life, but also the quality of the album's songs has won numerous praises, among which "Lithium", "Lithium" Don't feel sorry for the past (Don't. Look. Back. In. Anger)", "Second. Chance (Second. Chance)", "The Middle (The. Middle)" and several other songs were also hosted by the radio station Highly recommended by people.

Therefore, when neutral fans noticed "Almost Famous", it was easy to be attracted by this song, and even surrendered their hearts, which also won a large number of neutral fans for Glory to Death.

It is worth noting that after Hugo's explosive remarks on KIIS radio, Jojo Wright played the song "Lithium" at the end. Although "Lithium" is about the collapse of the whole society, it is invisibly related to the rain. Guo's remarks formed an echo, which can be said to be a perfect response. Qiaoqiao's unintentional act made the song "Li" the first to become the most representative song in the album "Almost Famous".

Of course, an objective factor cannot be ignored. "Lithium" is actually the song that is closest to grunge in the entire album. Hugo couldn't help but think of Nirvana when he composed this song, and Nirvana was in "Don't Mind" There is also a peerless classic called "Lithium" in this album, so this also creates conditions for the glorious "Lithium" to win the love of the public.

It can be seen from this that the entire album of Glory to Death is still too advanced, and people still need time to adapt.

But even so, glory to death still relies on rock and roll leather. The two waves of public opinion, life and witch trials, became the most talked-about band at the end of 1993, and "Almost Famous" also took advantage of the trend to set off a sales frenzy in the last few weeks of the year.