> "We shouldn't come, we shouldn't trust the Grammys, we shouldn't believe that the Grammys still really care about rock 'n' roll......" Neil stood in place with a depressed face, biting his lower lip and unwillingness written all over his face...... The update is so fast.

At this time, the five members of the team who were glorious to death stood on the stage, gathered in a circle, and exchanged and discussed in a low voice, but obviously they were not in a good mood. Under the stage, the staff is still busy, and the sound engineers, lighting engineers and others are watching the glorious and dead team members, waiting for them to work again.

"So what should we do?" Pedro scratched his messy hair in annoyance, as if he appeared in front of everyone with a head of instant noodles, "Why don't we just leave and never show up again?" Anyway, we were absent last year, and even if we miss again this year, it's not a big deal. ”

"Pepe, it's not that simple." Alfonso was also worried as he stood next to him, he frowned and whispered to Pedro, glancing back at the staff under the stage, "Henry has already agreed, if we turn away, Henry will be difficult." What's more......" Alfonso raised his eyes to look at Hugo, who was frowning slightly, as if in deep thought, and then continued, "You know, Rick has been in a bad situation lately, and he needs more support from us for the company. ”

When Pedro heard Alfonso's simple words, he immediately understood, and rubbed his hair again in annoyance, and spun around twice in place like a trapped beast, letting out a low roar, but found that he still couldn't vent the anger in his heart, and finally roared angrily, "Grass! Grass! Grass! I hate it, I hate it! Grass!"

Pedro's thunderous roar attracted the attention of the staff from all directions, and everyone looked at the gathered Glory to Death with a look of astonishment and curiosity, as if they wanted to find out something. But Pedro didn't care at all, exhaled a sullen breath in his chest, directly ignored the gaze of the others, and then turned to look at his teammates, and said with an impatient face, "Are we going to compromise like this?"

Glory to death is now in the Shrine. au.itorium) for the 37th annual Grammys, and they accepted the Grammys' invitation to appear on the stage of the world's top music festival for the first time ever.

Long before the Grammys announced the list of nominees, in fact, someone within the Recording Industry Association revealed it to EMI Records. Wind, I want to inquire about the idea of glory to death. What they mean is that the Grammys are willing to take the initiative to extend an olive branch, and if Glory to Death is willing to attend the awards ceremony, then the Grammys will be very happy; If Glory continues to refuse to die, then things may be different.

This is also the cunning of the Grammys, although they did not say it explicitly, but they are also clearly putting pressure on EMI Records. It's almost like saying, we're giving you face, you don't mess up.

There was a discussion about Glory to Death at the time, and in the end, the members of the band agreed that if the Grammys stopped making mistakes and could give New Metal Rock a recognition, then they would be willing to attend the awards ceremony; Of course, if the Grammys still can't give a precise definition of the band, then missing the event for the second year in a row won't be a big deal for them.

As a result, the Grammys announced the list of nominees for the 37th edition of the awards ceremony. The glorious attendance to death was naturally implemented.

Not only Glory to Death, but several bands that had never been to the Grammys received invitations.

In fact, because of the sudden death of Kurt Cobain, the once brilliant Nirvana fell apart, and the Grammys also realized the important position of Nirvana in history, and more importantly, along with the Grammys' recognition of the new metal rock, it also means that they must admit the role of grunge in the promotion of the entire history of rock and even music.

In such cases, the Pearl Sauce Band, Alice Prisoners, Sound Garden Band, Nine Inch Nail Band, Neil One Yang (ne Dou. Young) received an invitation from the Grammys, who planned to create a special tribute to Kurt and Cobain, and the bands would perform on stage to commemorate Kurt by singing Nirvana's classic songs.

When people talk about grunge, almost everyone only remembers Nirvana, not only because Nirvana is the absolute hero who brought grunge into the mainstream market, but also because the unique Kurt Cobain shines brightly and no one can match. But in fact, Pearl Sauce, Sound Garden, and Alice Prisoner were all grunge rock bands of the same period as Nirvana, and the Seattle rock force formed by these rock bands even earned the reputation of "The Seattle Sound", which had a profound impact on the entire American music industry.

As for Neil Yiyang, a veteran rock singer, he has been in style for many years, from folk rock in his early years to hard rock in the 80s, and last year he produced a grunge album with Pearl Sauce, in fact, from Pearl Sauce to Sound Garden, and then to Nirvana, their grunge was influenced by Neil Yiyang, and even gave Neil the nickname "The Godfather of Grunge". Therefore, this time he was invited to attend, obviously as a super big name in the formation.

Founded in the late 80s, the Nine Inch Nails are a tough heavy metal band, but in the past few years, with the rock world turned upside down, they have also begun to keep pace with the times, after absorbing pop, dance music, industrial music and other elements, their second official album released last year was also classified under the name of new metal rock, becoming the most influential new metal rock representative after Glory to Death.

This time, the Grammys invited a lot of grunge representative bands, and also invited new forces of new metal rock, and more importantly, these bands have been nominated for the Grammys and have hopes of winning awards, which shows that the Grammys obviously want to make a difference.

With the exception of Alice Prisoner, who received only one nomination this year, who declined the invitation, all the other bands accepted the invitation and said they would attend the Grammys.

If things go in this direction, then the 37th edition of the Grammys will likely go down in history, because it will be the most personal and special awards ceremony in history, with three top grunge bands and two emerging new metal rock forces, who will join forces to perform in tribute to Kurt Cobain, which will also be a turning point in the long history of the Grammys. But unfortunately it backfired. The Grammys soon realized that their pace of reform seemed too fast, as if just a few days earlier, grunge and neo-metal were still on remote islands far from the Grammys, and in the blink of an eye, they were on the center stage of the Grammys. This is really a huge shock to the old pedants of the academy, especially the Glory to Death and the Nine Inch Nail Band. Compared to grunge rock, which has been rampant in North America for three years, the new metal rock that has just emerged is still controversial, and the controversy over whether the new metal rock is rock is rock has never reached a conclusion.

The Grammys first shortened the performance time, shortening the original 21 minutes to 13 minutes, because there were five bands, so the organizing committee divided them into two groups, singing the first six minutes of the thirteen minutes and the last seven minutes, the first part of the six minutes led by Glory to Death and Sound Garden, co-singing two songs; In the second part of the seven minutes, the Nine Inch Nail Band, the Pearl Sauce Band and Neil Yiyang performed a three-song skewer.

The change sparked a backlash from the band, particularly Chris Cornell, lead singer of Sound Garden. ell), but after some arguments, it was the Grammys who eventually gained the upper hand: they defended themselves with reasons that controlled the timing of the show, making it difficult for the band to refute.

It's no secret that awards ceremonies are too lengthy to be criticized, and a three-hour ceremony can make many people complain and easily drain the audience, not to mention that a four-hour ceremony is enough to make people sleepy. Therefore, the Grammys had to make cutbacks and adjustments in order to control their time, which is difficult for the bands to continue arguing.

But the band's step back triggered the Grammys' indulging. With the ridicule of the "Chicago Tribune" coming to the fore, the major media outlets began to talk about it, especially after "Rolling Stone" also questioned the Grammy's decision, which reached its peak.

The Rolling Stones have been scoffing at the emergence of the new metal rock, and they have yet to formally introduce Glory to Death, let alone interview it, even after Glory to Death in 1994. Because the "Rolling Stones", who is the chief of the world's professional music magazine, does not need to bow to any singer or band at all.

The Rolling Stones' views are more radical than those of the Chicago Tribune, who see the Grammys' compromise and bowing as a "humiliating shake", saying that the Grammys' views are clearly ill-advised and a great disservice to the prospects of the music market as a whole when the new metal rock has not yet gained a foothold

"After giving Glory to Death eight nominations, what else does the Grammys want to do?" The closing sentence of "Rolling Stone" seems to imply that this step of the Grammys is simply too big.

The reaction to the "Rolling Stone" article within the Grammys was fierce, and after close discussion, they also came to the conclusion that the nomination of Sound Garden, Pearl Sauce, Neil Yiyang - and even the trophy - was in itself an affirmation of grunge, and Nirvana also received three nominations, which was also a tribute to Kurt Cobain. The Nine Inch Nails and Glory to Death were also nominated, which is also the most important progress and compromise in the history of Grammys.

So, they don't have to change much.

So, the Grammys finally decided to cancel the part where the five bands sang the Nirvana song in honor of Kurt and Cobain, and the name was restored, "Although Cobain is gone, the other members of the Nirvana are still alive, and we will contact the members to get them to attend the award ceremony in honor of Cobain." ”

But everyone knows that this is a polite word. So, the conversation just now in the Glory to the Death Squad happened! Obviously, not only Glory to Death, but also the other four bands were not much better internally, as they were all played by the Grammys. (To be continued [provided by Brother Su Ge] If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Genesis to vote for the first recommendation vote and monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. ）.