Chapter 1999： radio commander

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Evan Bell is no longer the little reporter who would scream when he saw European and American superstars in his life. He has seen countless big names and experienced all kinds of big scenes in his life, so that he can always hold a normal heart. To see a name that was only heard in legends appearing in front of him.

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For Evan Bell, Radiohead is not the fanaticism of fans seeing idols, but the admiration for the Radiohead stage from a professional point of view. So did Gillen-Haas. When Evan Bell saw Radiohead's band members appearing backstage, he realized that Radiohead was about to perform on stage, and he didn't know what kind of audio-visual feast it would be this time. The blood began to boil.

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Radiohead's new album "Rainbow (nws released in 2007 was among the top ten albums in the year-end lists of many professional music magazines, and once again revealed Radiohead's unique musical personality. Acoustic guitar with "The. Bends", inheriting the blurry electronics of "Kid A (d.A, building a tired "OK computer (mpter eclectic rock and electric molecule, absolutely unique in a rock band The presence.

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Today, Radiohead will take to the stage to perform "15. Step", the first title song of the album "In the Rainbow".

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Vocalist Thomas-York was at the forefront, followed by drummer Phil Selway, and the rest of the band followed suit. At this time, there was a lot of noise in the backstage, and the drum band stood in a row and walked towards the stage in order. Evan Bell originally wanted to go up and say hello. After all, this is definitely a great opportunity to get to know Radiohead. I don't know when there will be such a face-to-face occasion in the future. But the backstage was so chaotic now and the Radiohead band members gathered together, talking in low voices and getting ready to take to the stage, apparently without time for polite greetings.

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Evan Bell only lifted his footsteps, and then put it down. Even if you can't know Thomas, York and others in your life, what's the harm? The real charm of Radiohead has always been on the stage, being able to stand on the side stage. Watching the performance up close is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so why be demanding. Moreover, Evan Bell also knows that it is not a pleasant thing to be interrupted by these stereotypical social etiquette before a performance.

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Sure enough, before Evan Bell and Gillen-Haas had time to talk further, Radiohead took to the stage to prepare for the next performance. Evan Bell didn't have the heart to chat with Gillen-Haas anymore. He followed closely behind and chased after him, intending to stand on the side stage to watch the performance up close.

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Walking out of the waiting room, there is no lighting in the corridor at this time. The main thing is to avoid affecting the stage lighting. The ubiquitous lighting in the waiting room and the stage still allows the corridor to see the outline clearly, so that it will not be completely dark. Through the curtain, you can see that the entire drum band has been lined up behind the stage, and Toms-York is confirming the microphone at the front of the stage. Looking back, many people were standing at the door of the waiting room, including Melancholy, but Gillen-Haas did not keep up with Evan Bell's footsteps, and he still joined the Melancholy team.

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Evan Bell retracted his gaze, took a few steps forward, walked in the direction of the curtain, and stood at the front of the side stage. This is equivalent to the standing area at the front of the stage, where you can see the performance so clearly and carefully. Every detail, and the distance from the sound is also appropriate, the shocking power of rock music can be imagined.

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With the sound of the introduction of the Radiohead band falling, the screams and applause of the scene have surrounded the Staples Stadium, but the band did not wait for the sound to reach the highest point, the drum band has already started under the director's command. . The most impressive thing about the song "Fifteen Steps" is the drum beat that runs through the whole song. This kind of drum beat is not a traditional drum beat, but more like the sound of small and messy footsteps, but the rhythm is chaotic and orderly. It was brewing, interspersed with some seemingly non-existent electronic sounds and children's high-fives and laughter, which made the whole song psychedelic and ethereal, but with a bit of evil and weird style. Performed by York's signature neurotic voice, people have a refreshing feeling of electric current flowing through their body, and they start to shiver involuntarily.

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Obviously, in order to match the large-scale performance stage of the Grammys today, the director arranged a large drum band for the Radiohead band, hoping to create a grand and magnificent atmosphere. Evan Bell frowned slightly. Is the song "Fifteen Steps" suitable for large-scale performances? He wasn't sure, because the psychedelic, eerie style of the song didn't seem to fit.

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Moreover, Evan Bell noticed that there were only vocalist Toms-York and electric guitar Jonny Greenwood on the stage, and what about the other three members? Evan Bell clearly saw that the other members had arrived at the scene just now, what's going on!

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Evan Bell subconsciously looked for other band members on the surrounding auxiliary stages, but found nothing, and Toms-York's voice had successfully cut into the drums and began tonight's performance.

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"How to be reborn, how to make up for all this stupidity..." Thomas-York's voice, as always, has a neurotic quality, which makes people deeply fascinated.

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Evan Bell involuntarily began to beat the rhythm with the drums, but soon, Evan Bell noticed something was wrong. The original illusory and eerie style of the song "Fifteen Steps" was swallowed up bit by bit in the drum band's mighty drum beats. Although Thomas-York's performance was still as ethereal as a galaxy in the sky, it was amazing. The character of the whole song is gradually dissipated. As the song entered the chorus, the live drum band became stronger and stronger. The whole row of trombone and horn pushed the melody to a peak, and the whole momentum reached a new climax. With the colorful lights, it was like a fairyland.

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But Evan Bell couldn't laugh, and couldn't even enjoy it, because Toms-York's performance was almost submerged in the drums, not to mention that the original brightest style of the song disappeared, just Radiohead The unique style of live performance has also become bland. It is a bit exaggerated to say that it is "standardized". After all, the style of Radiohead's music still makes this stage unique, but it must be said that this "15-step" performance created for the Grammys is not the most Radiohead performance. , this is not the stage Evan Bell wants to see.

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Even so, I still have to admire Toms-York's powerful control. His voice and performance retain the last trace of Radiohead's coquettishness for this stage that has fallen into the rhythm of Grammys. Watching Thomas-York contort his body irregularly on the stage, like wisps of weird blue smoke dancing in the spruce forest where the blood-colored sunset is setting. The song "Fifteen Steps", even if it was "destroyed" by the drum band, is still a rare classic, so wonderful that people can't help themselves.

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When the entire three-and-a-half-minute performance was over, Evan Bell still gave himself a warm applause, just because of Thomas-York.

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At this moment, Evan Bell has to agree with the views of music critics. When an awards ceremony becomes more and more commercialized, it is difficult for them to maintain their original intentions, whether artistic, authoritative, or fair. Regardless of professionalism, this also makes the awards ceremony uncontrollably move towards the trap of entertainment first, and it will never be able to break free.

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Take the Grammys for example, if they give an award to an unheard band just because their music is really good, no audience will buy it; but if they give the award to the best-selling singer, then they and M ~ What is the difference between the Music Video Awards, the audience will not buy it. In the end, the Grammys inevitably chose to be commercial, and the way of awarding the cake is one of them, and a band with such a personality as Radiohead also builds the performance stage according to the Grammy's way, making the stage look lively and lively. is the second.

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Of course, it is not that simple to find the perfect balance between art and business for any work or award ceremony. This is an eternal problem. Even Evan Bell has no solution. If Evan Bell came to create an awards ceremony, he would probably choose a method similar to the Gotham Awards, and go all the way on the road of art. Such extreme methods often bring destruction. It is not so easy to break out of the siege and win a chance of survival, but at least this method is the purest.

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When Toms-York and Johnny Greenwood walked off the stage, they didn't stop backstage, they hurried back to the waiting room, and then went back to the guest seats with the band members. Evan Bell still did not win the chance to get close contact with Radiohead, but it caused Evan Bell to think infinitely.

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If one day, when he can no longer maintain his self-confidence and purity, it does not necessarily mean that music or movies have compromised with the market, but that the stage performance must be carried out according to the organizer's way, and he can still stand firm on his own. However, one day he was forced to give in, what would the situation be like then? Whether he will also become utilitarian and commercial, will he also become ordinary and vulgar, to put it to an extreme, like having Linkin Park come to perform R&B, this is really an unimaginable situation.

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Maybe, at that time, he shouldn't continue to persevere... It's not to compromise with Wang Fang, but to leave the world of music, no longer perform on stage, just make music that he likes, and put it on Eleven Blog or I. On the U, let the fans share it.

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Will such a day really come? Ten years from now, or twenty years from now?

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Evan Bell sighed deeply. Maybe when that day comes, he will no longer have any attachment to this stage, because that stage is not the place he loves and dreams of.

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