Looking back at the fork in the road many years later, it is clear that the 37th edition of the Grammys has turned the tide of the music market, and rock has regained its competitiveness, once again showing the glory of the 70s.

If we follow the original time track, then rock and roll briefly gloried after entering the nineties, and 1993 is even considered to be the most successful year for rock after 1977, but unfortunately, this time rock and roll did not form an overall advantage similar to the sixties and seventies, and finally failed to reach the peak.

Especially after the suicide of Kurt Cobain, it is widely believed that Nirvana's "MTV New York Unplugged" is the last classic of rock and roll, although countless rock masterpieces have emerged since then, and rock has always been developing, and many excellent rock bands have appeared, but after all, no one can continue the strong Nirvana band, and all albums can only look up to the album "MTV New York Unplugged", and they have not been able to reproduce the peak of rock and roll.

But the wheel of history has been slightly deviated by the appearance of Glory to Death, at the 37th Grammy Awards, Glory to Death almost single-handedly displayed the charm of grunge rock and neo-metal rock on the stage of the Holy Auditorium, with the sensation and shock of the three-song chorus in the front, and the strong feat of winning three awards, which the Academy did not anticipate before the award ceremony.

Coupled with the college's planned "Seattle Voice" debut at the Grammys, this created a strong momentum and made a decisive change in the trajectory of rock and roll.

After the ceremony, the average number of viewers was 43 million, and the highest number of viewers was 48.7 million—a number that appeared when Glory to Death sang "Youthful Heart" and continued until the end of the performance, in other words, nearly 50 million people enjoyed the song "Wonderwall", thus setting off a new frenzy. Of course, that's an afterthought.

Another interesting aspect of the number is that the average viewership before the Glory to Death performance was 38 million, and after the Honor to Death stunning performance, although some viewers passed, the overall average viewership skyrocketed, and the audience clearly became interested in the award ceremony. This brought the average viewership to 43 million.

This number of viewers is the best for a Grammy since 1984, when more than 51 million viewers witnessed Michael Jackson win the Grammys, and the record of eight Grammys in a single year was not broken until 2014; This year, 48 million viewers witnessed the rock 'n' roll storm of glory to death and witnessed the Grammys. Tide of Fate!

After the curtain came down on the Grammys, overnight, the glory to death prestige reached an unprecedented peak!

The news media launched a heated discussion about this musical feast, the Grammys were the focus of attention, and last night's awards ceremony gave birth to countless highlights, from Cher Crowe's strength to Tony Beneton's upset, from the dominance of the baby face to the bitterness of the sound garden, from the splendor of the movie soundtrack to the surprise of glory to death...... Almost every topic is worth discussing, and at the same time it is a flashpoint.

It's been a long time since the Grammys have felt such a craze. And from the choice of major media for the front page headlines, we can see the trend of public opinion today.

Rolling Stone magazine reported under the headline "Rookie Cher Continues Donny's Strength, Babyface Becomes Godfather", and it's clear that the world's most influential magazine is still not interested in glory to death, and they are focusing on the pop and rhythm and blues departments - which are currently the strongest music styles in the mainstream music market in the United States.

In the article, "Rolling Stone" said that "Babyface shows his talent to the fullest, not only in his own music, but also in the sparks that collide with other singers, and there is no doubt that he has a sensitive and delicate control over the current direction of music in the entire mainstream market, and this godfather-songwriter has dedicated one of the best years of his career." ”

According to Rolling Stone magazine, Cher's victory was a huge success, but the biggest winner of the 37th edition was Babyface.

This point of view was privately complained by "Alternative Choice" magazine as "not even related to rock and roll" - Cher's music style is actually rock 'n' roll, but it is divided into the pop department by the Grammys.

"Alternative Alternatives" didn't publish this opinion in professional reviews, not because they were afraid of "Rolling Stones", but because "we'd rather leave space to rock singers than a boring mainstream music magazine". But the ridicule of "alternative choice" was widely circulated among rock fans, and it made "Rolling Stone" lose face for a while.

"Alternative Choice" as the vanguard of independent music, their views are undoubtedly aimed at the great victory of rock, "The strong rise of rock? This is the headline chosen by the magazine, and they chose the question mark as the end, which also expresses their doubts.

In the article, "Alternative Choice" questions the Grammys' choice table, and Vincent Brooke accurately and sharply perceives the divisions within the Grammys.

On the one hand, the Grammys are cautious when it comes to rewarding alternative rock forces, Nirvana, Sound Garden, Alice Prisoner, Pearl Sauce, Nine Inch Spikes, Glory to Death, Green Day, etc., have all won nominations, but they only stop at nominations, and have returned to traditional rock in terms of best rock band, best female rock singer, and best male rock singer.

In particular, the Grammys once again ignored the achievements of Nirvana and Pearl Sauce, which is most typical. In addition, the Green Day band lost the Best Newcomer of the Year and Best Alternative Music awards were also won by the least alternative Green Day band - they are punk reviversaries, and the Best Single of the Year award is also an underdog, these details can show the Grammy's cautiousness.

But on the other hand, Glory to Death won three gramophones, covering the award for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album and Best Production of the Year. If the first two awards are only limited to the rock department, Glory to Death won with absolute strength; Then the last comprehensive award is an absolute upset for glory to death.

Here again, you can feel the determination of the Grammys to go further on the road of reform.

This is very contradictory. Therefore, Vincent expressed his opinion in detail when he wrote the article. However, this time, Vincent also gave a commendation for the historic breakthrough of glory to death.

Although the "alternative choice" has always looked at glory to death before this, there is a fact that cannot be refuted, internal contradictions and external contradictions must be clearly distinguished, and glory to death is to represent rock and roll after all. What's more, the glorious to death performance was praised by Vincent – for the first time in history.

"From 'one step closer' (OEP. closer)'s shut up, to a rejection of "juvenile heart", and then to the "maze wall" of the "maze wall", the spirit and temperament of the rock band are vividly displayed, unruly, yearning for freedom, and talented, and at the same time giving the glory to death their own unique positivity and diverse styles, creating this classic performance that will be remembered for a long time! ”

In addition, "Alternative Choice" also believes that "the resurgence of rock and roll in this Grammy is a great turning point, from 1991 to the present four years of accumulation, rock has finally once again occupied a place in the mainstream market in the true sense, when alternative rock is no longer alternative but becomes art, where will the music market go?" ”

The different interpretations of "Rolling Stone" and "Alternative Choice" are actually the pattern of public opinion trends in the news media, with the "Los Angeles Times", "New York Times", "Rotation" and other media focusing on the rise of rock and roll, while the news views represented by "New York Post" and "Daily News" believe that pop and rhythm and blues are still the main theme at present.

But as Michael Green expressed in an interview, the rise of rock 'n' roll is the main theme of the Grammys this time, and even if the news media tries to turn the tide, the nearly 5,000 viewers who watched the live broadcast will be enough to change the tide of public opinion.

According to incomplete statistics, there are 18 mainstream media outlets on the side of rock and roll - or news media that recognize glory to death; There are thirteen mainstream media outlets that choose to follow Cher or Babyface; Four other mainstream media outlets have set their sights on Tony's upset at the Album of the Year award.

It can be said that there is still a relatively obvious difference in the overall momentum.

From this point of view, the rock revolution has become unstoppable, and Glory to Death has become a hot topic in the United States with the help of this momentum. Not only the news media, but also the loyal fans, especially the fans of Nirvana.

After witnessing the Glory to Death version of "Teenage Heart", the fans of Nirvana are clearly divided into two extremes, one faction believes that Glory to Death insults Kurt's music, and neo-metal rock and grunge are completely different, they despise the Glory to Death performance, and think that Hugo is not worthy of being compared to Kurt at all; The other school believes that the rock spirit of the Glory to Death and Nirvana band are the same, Hugo really understood Kurt, although the music styles of the two bands are very different, but the Glory to Death still shows the essence of rock and roll heartily, and they are willing to support Glory to Death.

Since the rise of Glory to Death, the band Glory to Death and Nirvana have been compared together, and after this Grammy, this debate has become more and more chaotic and lively, and it is difficult to come to a conclusion in a short period of time. But it is undeniable that the prestige of glory to death is now completely comparable to the peak of Nirvana.

From journalists to professionals, supporters to opponents, the Glory to Death performance on the Grammy stage has undoubtedly become the hottest news in the rock scene since Kurt Cobain's suicide last year!