The Grammys debate about the music style of Glory to Death has actually emerged since the end of December, when it was accompanied by a new round of "Does the appearance of Glory to Death mean the ......loss of the essence of rock and roll" controversy set off by the Junjie Music Festival, but everyone's attention was not focused on the Grammys at all, not to mention that the Michael and Jackson incident gradually moved towards **, even the follow-up impact of the Junjie Music Festival was overwhelming.

But the controversy snowballed, growing as time progressed, and the closer the deadline for the 36th Grammys to announce the nominees was announced, the debate became more and more lively, and some of the judges decided that Glory to Death should be judged in the rock department, because no matter how the band's style changes, it will still be rock in the end.

Another part of the judges believes that Glory to Death should also be eligible to participate in the pop department, not only in "Hollywood is not America" (Hollywood, S. not。 america)", "Love is a lie (your. love。 is。 a。 Lie)" and "Nothing" have a strong pop style, and the overall style of the album is more popular and closer to the listener.

Some of the judges insisted that Glory to Death was not eligible to participate in the rock department, let alone pop, and they believed that Glory to Death could only participate in alternative music, so that the Glory to Death could only compete for one award.

However, a group of judges in turn decided that the music style of Glory to the Death could not be regarded as alternative rock, but only an attempt at fusion, and strictly speaking, only "stifling the hero" (kiii. your。 heroes)" is an alternative piece of music, and all other songs should be judged in the rock department.

This intricate controversy culminated in a music review in Rolling Stone magazine, arguing that Glory to Death was simply not as good as the critics had praised it, and that the existence of these arguments was simply unnecessary.

Music critics said that the glory to death is compared to the revolution set off by Nirvana in 1991. It's not worth mentioning at all, it's just a group of ordinary music lovers who rely on hype topics and musical novelties to attract attention, so glory to death can't be considered "alternative music" at all.

This statement is due to the super high sales of "Rolling Stone" has been pushed to a new height, although the five members of the team who are glorious to death did not participate in any publicity, but they were all chased and intercepted by reporters, interviewing feelings.

Hugo, who was filmed in the "vulgar" crew, was obviously the biggest target, and the first one was caught by the reporters, and when he listened to the reporters' questions, Hugo couldn't laugh or cry at all, in fact, he felt more incredible, is this the limit of what the Grammys can do - there is no way to define the style of the band?

"Let me ask you a question, did they define the style of our band?" Hugo looked at the reporters in front of him speechlessly, he couldn't believe that the Grammys would make such a mistake, he used to be just a spectator, looking at the list of nominees, looking at the list of winners, there was no special feeling, but now he experienced it himself, and the feeling was suddenly completely different.

One reporter immediately said, "But the album sales of 'almost famous' have been certified platinum." ”

"So you're defining a band's style in terms of sales? Or do the Grammys define a band by sales?" Hugo's brows furrowed slightly when he said this, he felt that this was too ridiculous, and could even be said to be an insult. "I never knew that the style of music was defined by sales!"

Although sales are very important for any singer, because this is the most direct feedback from the general public on music, it is definitely not the only criterion, otherwise there is no need for the Grammys to save zài, only the Billboard Music Award is enough. The artistry of music is something that no one can ignore, even if it is niche, it has its audience, and there are many excellent works among them, even far better than the so-called mainstream music.

Looking at the silence of the reporters in front of him, Hugo was really angry and laughed, he spent countless efforts to make the music, but he suffered this kind of treatment, as if all his efforts and persistence looked like a joke, which is the biggest insult to the creator.

"Grass!" Hugo couldn't help but blurt out, venting his dissatisfaction with hatred, he can accept that some people don't like the music of glory to death, and he can also accept that some people criticize or even insult the music of glory to death, because these are bound to exist, and no one can please everyone; But he couldn't accept someone's insistence that someone insulted Glory to death, "Damn, who the can define the style of our band?" Who!" The journalist was speechless. The reason why Glory to Death was originally put together was because they wanted to break the current rock trend and produce their own music, but now they have erased their style because of their success in sales, which is equivalent to erasing the rock spirit of Glory to Death, which is absolutely unacceptable to Hugo.

Those radical remarks that Glory to Death is insulting and slandering rock and roll are taken for granted by Hugo, because Glory to Death is to break all shackles and embrace freedom in the world of rock and roll; But now that all the efforts of Glory to Death have been denied because of the success of sales, and that Glory to Death is only one part of mainstream music, this is not only ridiculous, it is simply outrageous.

"I call our band's music a new metal rock (nutal), who the fuck can say no to it, who of you can say something different and damn think it's alt-rock or not?" Hugo's curses were wave after wave, aggressive, so that the reporters in front of him had no room for refutation, and they all froze in place.

Hugo today is very different from before, he didn't play any conspiracy or conspiracy, he didn't get involved in other topics to fight in a roundabout way, he was just simply discussing his major, music and acting are his major, and now his profession has been insulted, this is absolutely unbearable, even if the other party is a Grammy ceremony, it is also absolutely unbearable, because this is his profession and his insistence on his dignity, to be precise, because the other party is a Grammy, Hugo was even more angry and speechless, so Hugo retorted righteously, so that all the reporters couldn't say a word.

"Damn, if they can't even define our musical style, what qualifications do they have to discuss our nominations, and what qualifications do they have to hold a musical feast? They can't tell the difference between style and sales, they don't have a way to define the other, they can't even tell if our band is alt-rock or not, and I don't see any value in participating in such a so-called 'feast'. So, you can get out. ”

Hugo only felt that he was really disappointed, although he did not explicitly point to the "Grammy", but the meaning of the words could not be clearer. The Grammys actually questioned the musical style and nomination qualifications of the Glory to the Death, so in turn, he also questioned the professionalism of the Grammys!

In Hugo's view, Nirvana's 1991 release of "Don't Mind" was a matter of course alternative music, they vividly interpreted the essence of alternative rock, and they deserved to be recognized by the Grammys in the first place; But now that grunge has gradually become the mainstream, the mainstream here does not refer to the album sales of the Nirvana band, but refers to the countless bands similar to the Nirvana band style, which have become the main force in the market, so at this time the grunge is no longer an alternative music category, and has formed a unique and distinctive style, Nirvana Band and Pearl Sauce should not participate in the competition for alternative music, but should enter the competition for other awards in the rock department.

The same is true for Glory to Death, 1993 is just the first year that neo-metal rock has just come out, and it should naturally be alternative music, and after l995 or l997, new metal rock has completely become a special category in the market, so naturally there should be no new metal rock in alternative music at that time.

The so-called alternative music, in fact, should be the innovation and breakthrough of music style, which is not directly related to sales, and should focus on the music trend of the entire market. This kind of vision and judgment should be the level that the Grammys should have. Unfortunately, the Grammys disappointed Hugo, and their blurring of the lines between commerciality and artistry was exacerbated by the rigidity of the old pedantic judges. Ambiguity is an insult to every independent musician who is serious about making zuò music. If so, you might as well not set up an alternative music department!

Not only Hugo, but also the other teammates who were glorious to death were also enraged, and Fokin's words confirmed all the reporters' guesses, "Grass, we haven't worked so hard for so long to be classified as grunge, we are not working so hard to make music because of those old pedants who stuff in their heads and talk about cool things!" Grass! If those brain-soaked judges can't even tell the difference between our musical styles, then they still have the face to hold an awards ceremony? Our band disdains to go to such a ceremony, it's an insult to me! Grass! Lick my asshole!"

Obviously, Glory to Death made it clear: they were very unhappy with the Grammys, and they didn't want to attend the Grammys!

This is not unusual, the rock circle is inherently full of people with personalities, and there are people who blatantly point at the Grammy's nose and scold every year, and glory to death is just one of them. But in order to maintain their image of impartiality and authority, the Grammys not only do not ban these people, but on the contrary, they will still nominate as always, and even award awards if necessary - of course, the important thing is to depend on the final decision of the judges, and there are countless rock bands that have been banned by the Grammys forever.

Soon, the Grammys responded to the heated rhetoric of Glory to Death, and the name of Glory to Death was prominently listed on the list of nominees for the 36th Grammy.

(To be continued)

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