Chapter 955 955 Mars Earth
Who can stop glory from dying?
This may be the biggest question in the entire music market. Although people have seen this situation from the rapid momentum after "Almost Famous" entered 1994 and the high popularity of the "Road to Glory" tour, after the release of "Bath in the Morning Light" The twelfth consecutive championships were so overwhelming that all the music critics were amazed again and again.
In the history of Billboard, the most consecutive number one week is the "West. Side. Story" movie soundtrack, this album has stayed on the throne for fifty-four weeks, that is, a year, This is an achievement that can never be broken, especially since the competition has become more and more fierce in the 21st century, it is even more impossible to surpass.
Michael - Jackson's record album "Thriller (Thriller)" won the first thirty-seven weeks ranked second in history, which is almost impossible to surpass.
After entering the 1990s, the record market has blossomed, and the difficulty of winning consecutive titles has gradually increased. The best result is the soundtrack sung by Whitney Houston for the movie "Bodyguard". From 1992 to 1993, he won the championship for 20 consecutive weeks. , which ranks ninth in the history list.
It can be seen that the difficulty of winning the Billboard album chart consecutively is enough to be able to support the number of championship weeks in double digits. In fact, after entering the 1990s, winning the Billboard album chart more than There are only three double-digit albums in total.
In addition to Whitney Houston, Garth Brooks' "Ropin. The. Wind" won ten weeks, and Billy. Ray. Cyrus -- His daughter Miley - Cyrus (miley. cyrus) also succeeded her father's business and made a fortune in the record industry - the album "give all (Some. Gave. All)" won seventeen consecutive weeks!
It is worth mentioning that Whitney Houston represents rhythm and blues and pop, while Garth Brooks and Billy Ray Sellers represent the countryside. It can be seen that in the United States, the countryside is forever. the overlord.
In terms of rock, whether it's Nirvana or Pearl Jam, even at their peak, their Billboard Championships were in the single digits, and the countless brilliant "Never Mind" only won the championship for two weeks, and last year's year-end The "showdown" of the champions has only won the championship for five consecutive weeks.
Rock has always sold long lines, not explosive power.
After the birth of Glory to the Dead, people all expected that "bath in the morning light" would inevitably set off a storm. Although the madness in the first week exceeded expectations, it was also within the expected range; the high profile of the second week has gradually started to deviate from the track. Afterwards, "Bathing in the Morning Light" overcame all obstacles, and actually passed the number of consecutive weeks of winning the championship by double digits, which also marked that this album became the fourth classic work since the 1990s to win the championship for more than ten weeks. .
This achievement created by Glory to Death not only caused a rock storm like Nirvana, but also achieved what grunge could not do. A big album: they proved that rock can be recreated in the 1970s, and rock can be as widely loved as country!
As countless music critics have said about the most controversial focus of new metal rock: this is a more approachable and closer to the audience music, new metal rock has set off an infinite trend that traditional rock can't drive, making people feel as if Back to the golden age when the Beatles and Elvis Presley swept the army.
There is no doubt that the feat of "bath in the morning light" is of profound historical significance. This album pushed rock to a whole new level, surpassed the promotion of grunge, and made countless listeners re-examine rock. It is conceivable that in the future, not only new metal rock, but also people's vision will be popularized to other rock types.
It can be said that the success of a "bath in the morning light" has driven the development prospects of the entire rock music genre in the market. From this point of view, "bathing in the morning light" is enough to be recorded in the annals of history. Glory to death has achieved what Nirvana cannot do.
After winning the championship for 12 consecutive weeks, "Bath in the Morning Light" has become the third-ranked title in the 1990s. It should be noted that the 20-week championship of the soundtrack of the "Bodyguard" movie was not achieved in a row. The longest winning streak was thirteen weeks, and the seventeen-week title for "give it all" was won in a row.
In other words, the number of consecutive championship weeks of "Bath in the Morning Light" has approached the soundtrack of the "Bodyguard" movie, just one step away.
At this moment, who can pull the "bath in the morning light" from the championship throne? People have an answer, maybe Nirvana.
In the third week of November, "Bathing the Morning Light" faced unprecedented and severe challenges.
Nirvana Band.
Nirvana has all but disappeared from the public eye since Kurt Cobain's death, this time with the release of "MTV. Unplugged. In. New. York", an album for The glorious three years of Nirvana came to an end. After that, the Nirvana Band officially disbanded, and Dave Grohl formed the Spitfire and started another journey.
It can be said that "MTV New York Unplugged" is the final glory of Nirvana.
Although people have always compared Glory to the Dead with Nirvana, not because the two bands are similar in style, but because both bands have the courage to break the status quo, boldly adhere to their own rock spirit, and sing their own songs. The voice of the soul; but in fact, Glory to Death and Nirvana are not enemies at all, they even meet only once.
However, this time, the unexpected encounter of the two albums "Bath in the Morning Light" and "MTV New York Unplugged" has become the focus of media attention, and countless people are hyping the news of the "succession" of Nirvana Band. Although this is ridiculous in the eyes of industry professionals, not to mention that the style of glory to death is not a continuation of Nirvana at all, even if "bath in the morning" beat "MTV New York unplugged", it does not mean that this It is the "succession" to complete the handover.
But the media don't care about that, all they need is a breaking point. In fact, the tipping point is coming soon.
"Bathing in the Morning Light" hit the important moment of the "Bodyguard" soundtrack record, but Nirvana's album was released. Is there a more exciting topic than this?
Although Nirvana's glorious period from "Never Mind" in 1991 to the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994 was less than three years, Nirvana has a subversive and transformative role in the development of the entire rock and roll history. So even 20 years later, when people vote for the top ten rock bands, Nirvana has repeatedly been shortlisted.
When Glory to Death came out at the end of 1993, it was also compared with Nirvana because it launched a powerful subversion of the entire rock and roll status quo. Maybe it was just a hype topic at first, but with the advancement of time, Glory to Death is also proving this speculation with practical actions: Now, the new metal rock has begun to subvert the rock world!
Therefore, Nirvana and Glory to Death, these rivals who have never hated each other, have become destined rivals in a time and space where history is dislocated.
What's more interesting is that "Bath in the Morning Light" witnessed the rise of glory to death, "MTV New York Unplugged" witnessed the decline of Nirvana, and these two albums meet at this fateful moment, which also adds to this history. sense of mission. The moment of collision between Mars and Earth is coming!
After the release of "MTV New York Unplugged", Nirvana fans went into a frenzy. This was their last revelry, and it was their last chance to express their dissatisfaction and anger at the glory of death. Many crazy Nirvana fans They all blamed the death of Kurt Cobain on the rise of Glory to Death, and they believed that it was because of the strong rise of Nirvana that Kurt had a fatal blow.
In fact, real fans will not believe this statement, because they know that Kurt is so proud and confident that he will not be hit, no matter how strong the opponent is.
But the fans who are immersed in grief don't care, they need a person to blame, they can't blame Kurt for ending their own life, so they can only vent their anger on Glory to Death, even if they know Glory to Death is just It's just a topic and a scapegoat introduced by the media, and they don't hesitate.
As a result, the sales of "MTV New York Unplugged" ushered in an explosion, with 570,000 sales! This is just a live recording album of a concert, not a brand new album. It is almost an incredible statistic to achieve such sales. But the fact is, all this happened, crazy fans piled up a crazy data, they want to use Nirvana Band's final glory to quench the momentum of glory to death and continue to rise!
In the face of unreasonable accusations from the crazy fans of Nirvana, Young Volcano, the fans of the Glory to Death, united under the instigation of the media. This is the first time they truly united for the Glory to Death. They also exploded with unprecedented energy, which led to the busiest week of 1994 for the North American music market.
"Bathing in the Morning Light" sold 600,000 this Monday, almost the same as the album's sales in the second week of its release, and this is already the thirteenth week of this album's release. This is really incredible. So much so that all the media were applauded.
The powerful energy of the young volcano not only allowed "Bath in the Morning Light" to defeat the mighty Nirvana Band and once again topped the Billboard album chart; it also brought the number of weeks that "Bath in the Morning Light" won the championship to 13 weeks, tying the same number of weeks. The "Bodyguard" soundtrack has won the record for the number of consecutive weeks, and is tied for the second most consecutive albums in the 1990s!
Mars hits the earth, and the young and vigorous glory wins!