Dongshan Comeback's 553 platinum sales "almost became famous" in the last week of December directly exploded 430,000 sales, not only pushing the cumulative sales of the album to a height of 1.22 million in one fell swoop, but also achieving the first self-gold album of glory to death; At the same time, it also allowed Glory to Death to surpass Mittlaufer and Pearl Sauce in a row, and became the champion of the Billboard rock category list in the last week of 1993!

Such an outcome is indeed something that no one could have predicted.

Many years later, the year 1993 was always associated with a lively scene of the rock 'roll' renaissance, so much so that serious rock 'fans' were forever debating whether the real golden age of rock 'n' roll should be l977 or 1993.

The reason why 1977 is called a classic is not only because this year's generation of rock has reached its peak, but also because punk has really entered the mainstream music market after germination and development, forming a prosperous scene of a hundred schools of thought, and punk is the most distinctive and colorful mark in l977.

The reason why 1993 is called a classic is not only because the grunge rock represented by Nirvana and Pearl Sauce has reached its peak, but also because the old rock strength represented by Guns N' N' Roses and Ship Smith is still active, but also because of the strong rise of British rock and new metal rock, so that rock and roll has reproduced the 'chaos' and 'chaos' situation of the 'spring' and autumn Warring States, and classic masterpieces have emerged one after another, and the rock dynasty has regained the glory of its peak

When people recall the glory of l993, Glory to Death will become a band that cannot be ignored, this band was born in the second half of the year, with road tours, street performances, and breaking the style of music became a topic, and after the release of the first album "almost famous" at the end of the year, it boldly broke the existing rock pattern, completely pushed the grunge rock at its peak to the ranks of "garbage", bravely and out-of-the-ordinary integration of different music styles into rock, thus forming a new pattern of rock in the next two decades. This is the beginning.

The album "Almost Famous" set off a frenzied pursuit of more and more in the five weeks at the end of the year, and in just five weeks it became a band that became a self-gold album, a feat that may not be unprecedented or unprecedented, but considering the breakthrough 'nature' of the "Almost Famous" album, people can't help but compare this album with "Don't mind" that appeared in l991.

"Don't Mind" came out in 1991 and turned the entire rock world upside down, becoming one of the most important albums in the long history of rock and roll for 70 years, even in the long history of rock and roll. So, can the historical status of "almost famous" reach such heights? At least at the end of 1993 was convincing, and in l994 it was possible to make a further breakthrough, only 'handed' to the proof of time.

In the last week of December, on the rock category list, the five albums of Glory to Death, Pearl Sauce, Mittlaufer, Guns N' N' Roses, and Aerosmith ranked in the top five, among which Aerosmith, who completed the counterattack at the end of the year, pulled down the Pumpkin Band and Nirvana and entered the top five, which is undoubtedly noteworthy, which is also the truest portrayal of a hundred 'flowers' blooming in 1993.

Grunge rock for pearl sauce, alternative rock for Mittlaufer, hard rock for guns and roses, metal rock for Aerosmith, glory to death to break through this siege to win this rock category champion, can definitely be called full of weight and extraordinary achievements!

In the glorious year of 1993, the footprints of glory to death were deeply imprinted in the history of music.

At the same time, on the Billboard album chart, Mariah Carey is full of stamina and once again won the championship; The "Near-Famous", who had completed a shocking explosion at the end of the year, went straight from ninth place to runner-up position, something that no one could have predicted, and now they are just one step away from being crowned Billboard champion.7

Don't underestimate this is just one step, how many singers have fallen above this 'door' threshold, and they can't 'touch' the top spot on the Billboard album chart in their lifetime. Therefore, the next table of glory to death is also worth looking forward to, whether it is to achieve glory or come to this point, the passage of time will give the most vivid answer.

After the glory to death, it was the album "Showdown" of Pearl Sauce, which stubbornly stuck to the third place in the Billboard album chart, standing still; And Snoop Dogg, who has dropped significantly, can only slip to the position of the palace army; Frank Sinatra, who had seen a significant year-end sales pull, returned to fifth place, while Mittlaufer unfortunately occupied sixth place.

"Almost famous" set its best result on the Billboard album chart since its release, only behind Mariah Carey's "Music Box" in second place, which would have been a thing to be applauded and congratulated, but as the recent "'Witch' Witch Trial" has been boiling over for a while, if the entertainment media only reports this fact, obviously no audience will want to watch such news, so the media must dig out more entertainment factors and package the news more attractively

Of course, under the mountain of the "witch trial," the news media do not dare to act rashly, but they cannot fabricate facts and think 'nonsense', which does not mean that they cannot dig up news. "Entertainment Weekly" unearthed an inside piece of information that attracted people's attention.

Mariah Carey and Glory to Death!

The gossip reporter for Entertainment Weekly was clearly a professional who keenly sniffed out the commonality between Maria and Glory to Death: Henry Bloom

As the discoverer and behind Maria, Henry has a good reputation in the music industry, he is known for his keen sense of smell and 'colorful' market ability, when Maria went to New York to find her dream, she was not optimistic, after all, the fashion trend at that time was not a singer like Maria, but Henry not only discovered Maria's talent, but also accurately positioned, packaged, and pushed Maria to the public.

What's more, Henry found Maria's first live performance stage: the NBA Finals halftime show in l990. It was this stage that made audiences across the United States aware of Maria's ability and talent, and Maria's signature 'sex' high voice and silky sound quality captured the hearts of many audiences, and two months later, Maria won the first Billboard singles chart, and a month later, Maria's debut album reached self-gold sales.

Fame.

It can be said that Henry played an important role in it, in the early nineties communication was relatively closed, people were limited to newspapers and radio channels to learn about the news, to promote the singer, it is not an easy task, Maria's success is undoubtedly remembered Henry's indelible credit to the agent.

But then, Maria, who had succeeded in two albums, betrayed Henry and chose a brighter future, although the specific inside story is only known to the person concerned, but after that, Henry collapsed, and Maria's career became more and more successful, a fact that is clear to everyone in the circle.

Now, after a two-year hiatus, Henry has signed a new artist, and it's another bold and courageous attempt - a rock band that breaks through itself. Whether it is a road tour or a change in rock style, it is all due to the strength of the band itself, but in the case of communication blockage, it has achieved an incredible topic effect, and in just five weeks, the self-gold sales of the debut album have been completed, and the results are remarkable.

But no one can ignore the vitality that Henry injected into glory to death: EMI Records' contract cannot be ignored, and the resources of major radio stations, the wide range of distribution channels, and the perfection of publicity schedules are all huge advantages; At the same time, Henry also contributed to the band's freedom and individuality.

In the view of "Entertainment Weekly", Glory to Death is Henry's weapon to re-enter the music market after two years of hibernation, but at the same time, Glory to Death is still Henry's bet to prove his ability to Maria and insiders. After all, Henry was abandoned by Maria in the first place, and the disappearance of Henry from Henry has led people to guess that Henry has been greatly hurt, so now that Henry has reappeared in the eyes of the industry, it is easy for people to think of this aspect.

Although Glory to Death and Maria are two groups of singers with completely different styles, even if they are placed in the Grammys, the fields of competition between the two are different, but this does not affect the competition between the two, the showdown of sales, the confrontation of popularity, and the confrontation of achievements, which are all things that can be compared between the two.

Of course, this matchup is not fair, and Maria is now at the peak of her career, which is the result of more than three years of accumulation; And glory to death is only five weeks after debut, and the balance of power between the two sides is not on the same level. But even so, the competition between the two is enough to burst into flames

Although Maria's new album "Music Box" officially received the Quadruple Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 15, which means that the album has officially crossed the 4 million 'threshold', the Glory to Death debut album "Almost Famous" is about to receive the Recording Industry Association of America self-certification in the first week of January 1994, and it took only five weeks for a rookie band like Glory to Die to reach this level. The balance of power is not as obvious as it seems.

What's more, at the end of the year, the storm of public opinion set off by the glorious and dead lead singer Hugo can be said to have completely exploded Maria, and now Hugo is the hottest artist in the whole United States, so it is not yet known who will die.

In this way, whether the singer who is also handled by Henry will win the victory of Maria, who betrayed Henry, or whether the glory of Henry's comeback is better than that of death, which has become an expected showdown.

This speculation of "Entertainment Weekly" also became more and more watchable under the ranking of the Billboard album chart in the last week of 1993, and unexpectedly, it actually attracted the attention of many audiences, and the "Houston Chronicle" also followed the trend and made a related report, which sparked more discussion.

This reaffirms Columbia University professor Richard John's theory that public demand triggers the supply of media.

The excitement of the news media has become the last footnote in l993, and it has also become a historical picture of "almost famous" self-gold sales! ）

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