The comeback 520 was officially unveiled

Neil looked at Pedro, who was nervously pacing back and forth in front of him, and from time to time he turned his eyes to look at the surging crowd outside the window, "Pepe, are you worried about too few or too many spectators outside?"

The band arrived early at amoeba records, and they were not a big-name band with a huge fan base, so they naturally arrived early to prepare. Although more than 10,000 spectators gathered at the last stop of the tour at Hollywood's "Dew" Sky Theater, it was a special occasion, and loyal singers such as Samora called for organizing that event.

Truth be told, the band's choice of Berkeley, a city that has developed around the university, as the first stop for the promotion of the new album's release is already a maverick in itself. Compared to big cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, it is clear that Berkeley's attention has dropped by more than a notch.

But unexpectedly, when the band arrived at the record store, there were already fans waiting at the 'door', and now only 20 minutes have passed, and the crowd outside has completely blocked the 'door' of the record store.

Pedro glared at Neil depressedly and opened his mouth to express his nervousness, but he couldn't say anything. Of course, he is not worried about the number of audiences, but about the next performance, although he has experienced so many performances before, but before each performance, he will inevitably be filled with excitement and nervousness, and today this kind of emotion is particularly obvious. Faced with the fact that the debut album is about to be released, it is inevitable that there will be 'waves' in the mentality.

Neil looked at Pedro's depressed eyes, chuckled, and gestured to Hugo, who was discussing with the clerk next to him, "You should look at Hugo, that guy is like entering heaven." ”

Not only Pedro, but also Alfonso and Fokine next to him also looked up at Hugo, only to see Hugo excitedly holding a vinyl record, discussing it enthusiastically with the clerk, and then holding the vinyl record tightly in his arms, as if digging up a treasure.

Fujin muttered beside him, "I think he would like to move this store all home." ”

"He has the financial resources to buy this store now." Henry looked around and saw that there was no place to lean on or sit on, and stood impatiently with his shoulders slumped.

Fujin pouted, "He just wants to bring all these records home, and the records are the point." As a teammate and neighbor, Fourkine knew Hugo's love and dedication to vinyl records all too well, and he once went into Hugo's room to see that the entire simple bookshelf was crammed with vinyl records and books on classical literature, and it looked spectacular. Many of them were found by Hugo in various places when the band was touring all the way.

At this time, not only Pedro, but Alfonso's expression also looked a little nervous, and his smile stiffened slightly; Fujin hadn't changed much, but his constantly wandering eyes also showed that he was a little absent-minded; The same is true for Neil, who forces himself to divert his attention and perversely uses speech to calm his inner feelings, if it were usual, standing in such a treasure trove, he and Fourkine must have already started to rummage through the albums they wanted to collect, but now neither of them has this mind.

Even Henry, who on the surface seemed impatient because he had no place to sit down, but in fact his tense shoulders and stiff muscles and flesh revealed his inner intricacies.

In any case, today is the day of the release of the first album of Glory to Death, and the success of the previous tour and the recognition of underground rock music will ultimately have to be decided by the market. To put it simply, it is album sales, if the album sales do not meet the expectations of EMI Records, the future of the band is uncertain, and there may be the next album, but it is even more unpredictable; Maybe there won't be the next one at all.

Many bands are dismissive of business, believing that "pleasing the market" is an insult to music. But the fact is that music does not need to please the market, but it must be recognized by the market, even if it is only a narrow market of 10,000 people, it must be recognized by a specific group in order for music to survive. Otherwise, a kind of music that the audience is not willing to enjoy at all, and it can't even sell 10,000 sales, so what is the future?

Therefore, whether it is the band members or Henry Bloom, the anticipation, nervousness, and hesitation in their hearts have surged up in an instant, and those 'fans' who like music that are glorious to death will be willing to pay for the album? Or are they just having fun? What kind of evaluation will their music receive, will professional music critics abandon it, and will professional 'fans' applaud it? This qiē uncertainty made the beat count of the heartbeat involuntarily 'disordered'.

Only Hugo, after entering the record store, Hugo fell into a kind of self-forgetfulness, excitedly stepping into this sea of music, at first he beckoned his teammates to discuss it, and then simply abandoned them, and from time to time he cheered because he had dug up his favorite vinyl records.

In fact, Hugo is also apprehensive in his heart, after all, this is an important turning point in his pursuit of rock and roll for eleven years, when hobbies become jobs, when inspiration becomes albums, when hobbies become careers, all the things that were originally just enjoyed by themselves, but now they must accept the market and accept the test of professionals, even if they will not change themselves because of market demand, nor will they retreat because of the criticism of professionals, but the anxiety is still indescribable.

But Hugo is no longer in the same situation as he was when he first crossed over, and Hugo was like a fox walking on the ice, and he had to take a careful step, always worrying whether the ice under his feet would suddenly crack and fall into infinite cold darkness; Now Hugo has enough experience and enough courage to be nervous, he is nervous, he is apprehensive, he is even afraid, but he can face this qiē calmly.

What's more, the preciousness of these vinyl records is enough for Hugo to cancel out all the negativity. Hugo now holds John Waite in his hand. Waire's classic vinyl album "Miss You" (Missin9) released in 1984. you)”。

John was a member of the famous hard rock band Baby Band of the Seventies. Babys), a short-lived band in the late 'eighties', Bad English Band. Although neither of these two bands survived for long, they both appeared in many classic songs, and John Waite, as the lead singer of these two bands, his strength is unquestionable.

This "Missing You" is a classic British rock track, with a warm melody with a touch of sadness, which is unforgettable, and it is also one of John's most famous songs as a solo singer.

Hugo rubbed his palms on the cover of vinyl records, his eyes full of love and nostalgia, although digital music in the 21st century is very convenient, but in terms of music quality, it is far inferior to tapes, let alone vinyl records, this is the most authentic music. Hugo used to dream that he could have a special 'door' study, or studio, with a whole bookcase, stuffed with all kinds of books, and countless vinyl records, in his usual leisure time, use the gramophone to play a vinyl record, hold a book, with a cup of coffee, such a life is simply heaven.

"Hugo, there's a guy there who says he's your assistant, but he doesn't have a work card, can you confirm that?" The voice of the staff next to him interrupted Hugo Xib's obsessive eyes.

"Assistant?" Hugo looked up suspiciously, and then saw Samora standing at the 'door' of the record store, waving at him with an excited and anxious expression, and Samora's huge body was particularly conspicuous even in the sea of people. This surprised Hugo, he thought that Samora would not be able to start work until this weekend, and it was only Thursday why Samora showed up, "Oh yes, he is my assistant, but ......"

Hugo still held the vinyl record in his hand and didn't want to let go, and walked directly towards the 'door', "Hey, Samora, why did you show up?"

After receiving the signal, the staff at the 'gate' let Samora in. Samora turned around and said a few words to Eli, Liam, Andy, and other familiar faces, and then ran in happily, "I've discussed it with my family, and I'll come to work early from today." I don't want to miss this moment in history. ”

Pedro, Neil and others also came over and greeted Samora affectionately, and Hugo gave Samora a big hug, "That's great, I think Henry will be very happy." Hugo looked back at Henry, greeted Henry's slightly suspicious eyes, Hugo quickly explained, "This is my assistant Samora Kasvi, who will take up his post today." However, the things of the band can also be 'handed over' to him, and I think you will have a lot easier in the next few years. Samora, this is my music manager, Henry Bloom, and there are a lot of things in the future that I have to follow his instructions and then feed back to me. ”

Henry really 'showed' a satisfied smile, he had always complained about Hugo's lack of assistants, which was very troublesome for his work, and now it has finally been resolved, "It's just right, you can go out and communicate with the sound engineer and them, see if everything is ready?" Then tell the 'fans' in the audience, and the performance will start after five minutes. ”

It was just after the introduction, and Henry called for it. But Samora didn't mind at all, he still wished he was in work earlier, "Five minutes? That's great!" It had only been two minutes since Samora walked into the record store before she walked out excitedly.

Then Henry looked back at the excited and nervous band members, "Don't worry, the stage is your world, you can handle it." He was lazy and simply comforting the members, not at all like a 'spirit' shout, but the effect was very obvious, and then Henry pointed to the vinyl record in Hugo's arms, "'Hand it over' to me, and I'll show it to your assistant in a moment." ”

Hugo smiled and 'handed over' the vinyl record to Henry, and then formed a circle with the band members, all of whom folded their hands together and shouted in unison, "Show time!" Glory unto death!"

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