Ninety Seems Like a Lifetime

Although it is only a rehearsal, Linkin Park is still very rigorous, adjusting the instruments without a trace, and it deserves to be a band with the title of the best live performance in the world.

In October of last year, Linkin Park officially released their debut album by Warner Records, and the title track of the first wave of "Mixed Theory" was the one that got them a record contract, "Going Further". As soon as the album was released, it was hugely popular and sold astonishingly. In less than three weeks, it rushed to the top five of the Billboard B) chart, and has remained in the top five to this day.

Billboard was founded in 1894. After more than 100 years of development, it has become the most authoritative ranking of song popularity in the world. Billboard is mainly based on sales volume and radio on-demand, which is converted into points, and then collected into various charts, the most famous of which are the album chart (P200 album chart) and single chart (T100 single chart), in addition There are also charts in various music categories, making it the most watched music chart in the world.

The current Billboard singles chart records belong to the Beatles and Maria-Kelly, with the Beatles having the most number one singles with twenty, followed by Maria-Kelly and Elvis with eighteen: The number of weeks that the single lasted at number one was Maria-Kelly's seventy-nine weeks, and the Beatles in second place with fifty-nine weeks.

Billboard's album chart record belongs to another diva singer, Whitney Houston, who released the "Bodyguard" soundtrack in 2019. The soundtrack for the "Bodyguard" film has a history of being No. 2 for 20 weeks, and the runner-up position belongs to, "Titans". Nick's soundtrack, and the third place was Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album.

Linkin Park's results are not unique in the more than 100-year history of Billboard, but to achieve this result with an independent metal rock band that has struggled for many years has really inspired the entire independent music market. While Warner Records' strong promotion and strong sales channels played a role that could not be ignored, it was the ultra-high quality of Linkin Park's debut album that was the deciding factor. , "Mixing Theory" was called the first classic by fans, and it was also praised continuously by professional music critics.

After the accumulation in the last two months of last year, after entering 2001, the good reputation of "Mixing Theory" spread, and sales naturally rose steadily. Finally, this album stayed in the top five of the Billboard album chart for 75 weeks. , which sold seven million copies, and was the No. 1 album-selling album in the United States in 2001.

Although Gu Luobei can't remember the exact number of sales of "Mixed Theory", he has a clear memory of the birth of Linkin Park in 2001. Now that he has experienced this process in person, he feels more and more incredible. On stage, Linkin Park was rehearsing the third single from the debut album, "The Last I)" which became one of Linkin Park's most famous songs, but now it's because of Gu Luobei's song, " Inspiration at the end. If Gu Luobei did not create a new song based on inspiration, but directly plagiarized this song, "finally", will the development of Linkin Park be affected? But this is destined to be an unsolvable problem, and the butterfly effect of rebirth is really an inexplicable account.

Different from Gu Luobei's version, "Final" Linkin Park fully utilizes the powerful roaring voice of frontman Chester Bennington, bursting out all the energy of the faint song.

Even if it was just a rehearsal, it still received a round of applause from the audience.

Although he had a relationship at the Eagle Rock Music Festival before, and had a good talk in the afternoon, Gu Luobei didn't think he and Linkin Park were very familiar friends, so he didn't come up to say hello, just Standing ovation to congratulate.

There are not many people in the seats under the stage now, plus Gu Luobei's conspicuous size and temperament, it is instantly recognizable. Chester-Bennington saw Gu Luobei and couldn't help but waved a smile and said hello. Immediately afterwards, Brad, Delson and others also waved in the direction of Gu Luobei, and then continued to walk to the side stage.

, "Do you know them?" Sean-Mayer couldn't help but ask curiously. The rise of Linkin Park has made independent musicians very lively for a while, and he naturally understands it very well.

Gu Luobei nodded and said, "I saw each other during the Eagle Rock Music Festival. "As he was about to sit down, he saw Chester Bennington said a few words to his teammates, turned his head and walked towards Gu Luobei.

It was only a few dozen meters away from the stage, watching Chester-Bennington approaching,

Gu Luobei dropped the word "something" from his face. Although he didn't know what it was, the doubtful light in his eyes was still obvious.

Gu Luobei stood up again and walked out to the aisle in the middle, with a smile that hadn't subsided just now." "The rehearsal was very exciting. "

Chester Bennington was also not humble, smiled and nodded as a gesture of gratitude." "I thought I didn't see you appearing, but I didn't expect you to come anyway, it's something to be happy about. "

Gu Luobei saw that Chester-Bennington had no intention of knowing the three friends behind him, so he did not introduce them, and when the other party came up without a head, Gu Luobeixia was stunned. stunned..., what? Did someone say I won't come? Gu Luobei didn't know if there would be a list of performers for this concert, anyway, Sean-Mayer never mentioned it to him, so Chester-Benington's remarks are indeed inexplicable.

Chester-Bennington shook his head, didn't go around in circles any more, and said directly, ""I saw the melancholy mood in the rehearsal, but the lead singer was not you, and I felt very sorry. "Chester-Benington's words made Gu Luobei's eyebrows pick up slightly, but Teddy-Bell behind him exchanged glances with Eden-Hudson, which seemed to mean that they were not friends.

Gu Luobei's eyes did not hide his rejection of the melancholy mood, and said lightly, ""Well, I left the melancholy mood, and now I work alone. "

Chester-Bennington heard this, not only was not surprised, but also showed a hint of joy." "I'll say it. "Chester-Bennington's thin cheeks pulled a faint smile, inconspicuous, but the joy came from the bottom of my heart. It's normal for indie bands to fall on and off, Chester-Bennington. Bennington and Linkin Park have both experienced this kind of thing, so it's not unusual for Gu Luobei and Melancholy to part ways. If it's just this, of course it's not worth Chester-Bennington to come over here. Come on, the focus is on the back." "The quality of Melancholy's music is really bad now, and it doesn't have a rock band style at all, which is really insulting to the name "Melancholic". After the Eagle Rock Music Festival, this name is a rising star. The representative is here." Chester Bennington's eyes flashed with deep disdain, making Gu Luobei laugh.

It seems that Chester Bennington is also a hater of hatred. He just changed the lead singer because of his melancholy mood. He didn't see Evan Bell, who he originally admired very much, so he made a special trip to consult.

Indie musicians are mostly arrogant and full of personality, so they always have a hard time getting mainstream recognition. But even if there is no way to become popular, these independent musicians are not willing to give up their integrity and compromise with commercial music. Even if Linkin Park signed with Warner Records, the first album released still maintains their own characteristics, because in the eyes of these independent musicians, without their own personality and characteristics, they have lost the foundation of their foothold. Gu Luobei and them are the same kind of people.

Melancholy gave up his persistence for the future and chose to become an idol band. Even if they released an album, these independent musicians looked down on them. It's just that Gu Luobei didn't expect that the disgust in Chester-Benington's eyes was so strong. Could it be that their music this time is really too vulgar?

, "What about you, this time for a performance?" Chester-Bennington quickly put the topic of melancholy behind him, and brought the topic back to Gu Luobei. Gu Luobei looked back. Glancing at Teddy Bell, Teddy Bell immediately understood, took out a CD from his bag, and Gu Luobei took it and handed it to Chester Bennington" "I've released a single. "A simple sentence is enough to understand.

Chester Bennington took the CD, looked up and down, and saw on the back, "11 production, 〖free〗to release" and immediately understood: Gu Luobei still chose the hard path of being an independent musician. On this road, Linkin Park stumbled and still could not find a way out, but Gu Luobei resolutely chose to persist,

Chester-Bennington naturally speculated that Gu Luobei rejected the opportunity to sign with Universal Music with Melancholy, which made Chester-Bennington's eyes a little more admirable.

People are really afraid of comparison, and when they compare, there will be differences. The choice between Gu Luobei and melancholy mood is not wrong, but it will show different values ​​in the eyes of different people. In Chester Bennington's eyes, he was on Gu Luobei's side.

, "I'll look forward to it." Chester-Bennington waved the CD in his hand, and the disgust in his eyes dissipated again, replaced by a deep joy.

Looking at Chester Bennington's back, Gu Luobei smiled. It has only been a little over half a year since the Eagle Rock Music Festival, but it feels like a lifetime away. Linkin Park has released an album, Melancholy has released an album, he has released a single, and they are together again at a concert, but the relationship between them has completely changed.

However, how could this melancholy album make Chester-Benington so annoying, Gu Luojing's curiosity suddenly surged up. Admittedly, he also had a bit of schadenfreude.

, "North." Teddy Bell's voice sounded softly in Gu Luobei's ear. It seemed that he heard the conversation just now and was a little worried about Gu Luobei, so he stood behind Gu Luobei. But at this time, Teddy Bell seemed to see something, patted Gu Luobei on the shoulder, and pointed to the direction Chester Bennington left. , "Look."

Looking down the fingers of Teddy Bell, it was Jacob Tibo, followed by Gillen Haas and three other strangers, Bruce Sterwood at the end, the group of six and Chas Special Bennington met head-on.