The comeback 432 album positioning

Many times, things are not that complicated, and a sincere apology can solve many problems. Originally, Hugo thought that this band incident would make his recent dispute with Joseph worse, but obviously, Alfonso and Fokine played a big role in it, and it was likely that Carl, who was far away in Los Angeles, helped him to solve the problem so easily.

In fact, it is impossible for any relationship not to have disputes, after all, everyone has their own position, and Glory to Death has quarreled countless times during the tour. Quarrels are never a problem, because quarrels are also a kind of communication, what matters is the attitude after the quarrel, and the two sides of the quarrel have a unified idea about the problem, or both parties are willing to work in one direction, then a qiē problem is no longer a problem.

Therefore, the future depends on whether Hugo and Joseph are working in the same direction, otherwise disputes are inevitable. Luckily, though, the two are friends, and a fight between boys often only takes a bottle of beer or a physical altercation to resolve. Until the day when the Tao is different and does not conspire with each other.

Although the future is still full of countless unknowns, people can only grasp the present, so instead of worrying about the uncertainty of the future, it is better to do a good job in the present and use the present to change the future, which is the most important thing.

"So...... What do you think of our first album?" Now that it has come to this point, then Hugo must shoulder his own responsibilities, in the field of music, Hugo's current small success as an actor can't help much, at most it can only create a little topic effect when the album is released, so Yiqiē still has to rely on the efforts and cooperation of the band members themselves. At the moment, the setting of the album is the first problem.

"Let's take a look at the pieces we've been playing regularly in the last three months." Fokine still had a little experience in this area, and then the five of them sat around and began to think about the positioning of the album.

In the past 200 performances, more than 90% of the repertoire of Glory to Death was composed by Hugo, and the remaining 10% was composed by Neil and Forkin, and almost without exception it was Hugo's compositions that achieved enthusiastic effect from the audience. The main reason is that Hugo's current creation is the most mature, the overall quality is more than a notch higher, and Hugo's inspiration into the band has a strong chemical effect, so this result is not surprising at all.

However, the dozen or so songs that Hugo wrote in the past are different in style, and none of them are accurately unified.

"Second Chance (secohe. Arsenic ddle)" is biased towards hard rock, "Don't be upset about the past." look。 back。 ihing)" is British rock, "kill. your。 heroes)" is electronic rock, "love is a lie (your. love。 is。 a。 Lie" is a 'hybrid' of pop-punk and e-rock, while "lithium" can find elements of hard rock and grunge. you。 are。 "Hollywood is not America" is a combination of pop rock and hard rock.

In fact, to be precise, the music created by Hugo can be collectively called "alternative rock", and at present, Hugo has not formed a specific style, whether it is the use of musical instruments or the arrangement of chords, Hugo has a sense of "desire", and he has injected different "color" colors into these rock style tracks.

In addition, Hugo also tried two songs that combined pop, jazz and folk, "home" and "sunburn" can definitely be called diverse and complex, but it must be admitted that these songs show Hugo's super high level, which is admirable.

Of course, in general, the current style of Glory to Death is alternative rock, or it can also be considered neo-metal rock, so in terms of style choice, the rich and diverse tunes are a special 'color' for the band itself.

"We could have made an album that was mainly hard rock and grunge, and eliminated the songs 'Don't be upset about the past' and 'Nothing.'" Peder put forward his idea neatly, "And then the songs 'Sunburn' and 'Home' can enrich the 'color' of the album, the former is a track that Hugo has already performed on the show, and it must be added, and the latter is one of our band's own favorite songs, so that the whole album will come out?"

"But in this case, our own 'color' will not be distinct." Alfonso was the first to stand up, "Don't be upset by the past, the songs 'Strangling the Heroes' and 'Hollywood is not America' are the most important additions to our band's style, and we should take these songs out and emphasize them." ”

"You mean the keyboard part, right?" Fokine directly pointed out Alfonso's thoughts, and it was obvious that the keyboard occupied a very important part of the songs that Alfonso proposed.

Alfonso was not at all worried that his thoughts would be seen, and went straight back, "Isn't what I said right?" That's the biggest thing about our band. ”

"I think we should pay more attention to songs with obvious pop elements such as 'Love is a Lie', 'Strangling Heroes', 'With You by Your Side', and 'Hollywood Is Not America'." Neil also expressed his opinion, "The chords are no longer complicated and varied, they are more concise and clear, this is the style of our band, and the arrangement of these pieces can be seen in Hugo's intentions, and we have to use these pieces as a foothold to develop our own style." ”

"What are you talking about! We develop our own style, but we can't be too maverick, that's the point, isn't it?" Pedro looked at Neil with a look of incomprehension, "We should build this album based on songs that follow the flow of 'tide' like 'Lithium', and at the same time have hard rock elements like 'Second Chance' and 'Center', while developing our own 'color' tracks as the core." ”

"According to you, there's no need to store zài in that keyboard part, is there?" Alfonso was the first to disagree.

"Music can't be distinguished by style, but by our band's interpretation of the songs, and develop our own album, right?" Neil also argues with reason, unwilling to back down.

"Music is not divided by genre? It's the most disgusting joke I've heard this year!" Pedro's stubborn temper also came up, and when he saw Alfonso standing next to him wanting to speak again, Pedro also turned around and interrupted him directly, "Don't talk to me about the keyboard!"

"Grass, I'm a keyboardist, don't mention the keyboard, so what do I say, this is the condition for me to join the band in the first place!" Alfonso was furious, too.

Watching his teammates quarrel together, his face was red as if he had killed his father and enemy, but Hugo was very calm, their disputes would happen every once in a while, in fact, they were all over the band's performance and music, and the quarrel was inextricably 'crossed', but it could always be resolved in the end. The band's performance along the way is such a rough but direct run-in.

"Shut up!" Seeing that they were arguing and deviating from the topic, Faukine had a faint tendency to start a personal attack, so he had to open his mouth to interrupt everyone's argument, and then looked at Hugo, "So, what do you think?" You're a songwriter, you're at the helm of a band's style, you're still the album producer, and it's up to you to make the idea, isn't it?"

Hugo was also listening carefully just now, in fact, what everyone said made sense, but the starting point was slightly different, Hugo thought for a while, "I think we still focus on the band's 'color', after all, we have to sort out an album with a completely unified style of the repertoire in our hands now, which is almost impossible, unless EMI Records temporarily collects songs now, but it is obviously too late, and it is not suitable for us." An album that is different from the current mainstream rock style, in short, is alternative rock, in fact, this is our style. ”

Strictly speaking, Glory to Death has a style, that is, new metal rock, but there are also many classifications of new metal rock, but Glory to Death is more complex and more accommodating, so the style of the whole band is full of changeable 'sex' and uncertain 'sex'.

"The addition of hardcore, electronic, and pop is the biggest feature of our style, which also includes the different use of musical instruments." Hugo thought about it carefully and said thoughtfully, "So I want to ......" Speaking of this, Hugo groaned for a moment, "What do you think of the two songs 'Home' and 'Sunburn', should we completely abandon it and create a pure rock album, or do we join in and add some variations." ”

"I think it should be added, even if you don't, I guess Roger will ask you to add 'sunburn'." Neil said that this is a marketing strategy, and "Sunburn" is Hugo's most well-known song so far, and it will definitely be included in the album, "and we love it ourselves, so it's a good thing to be on the album." ”

"I agree." Pedro agreed, Alfonso nodded, and finally Fokine shrugged his shoulders to show that he didn't mind.

Hugo nodded slightly, indicating that he understood the situation, "In that case, I think we should build this album with the two songs 'Lithium' and 'Don't Be Sorry for the Past' as the core, and 'Second Chance', 'Central', and 'Strangling Heroes' are the second 'wave' songs......"

At this moment, Hugo's words were interrupted by the knock on the door, and all the members of the band looked at the open door with a blank face, and someone interrupted the internal discussion of the band, which was really disappointing. But when they saw that it was Henry, the foul words that everyone came to their lips stopped.

Henry was still looking lazy, "Guys, it looks like I interrupted an important meeting. But I think it's also important, and we should sign a contract because there's an important meeting tomorrow that I need to work on, isn't it?

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