Chapter 171： Guitar Competition

"I don't believe you, I don't believe you..." The young man in front of him was like a leopard waiting for an opportunity, his black curly hair slumped down casually, with a serious expression on his face. , It looked like he was facing a particularly serious life and death event, shaking his head vigorously.

"Giulio..." Hugo's voice came out, and the young man cut off his words directly, "Call me pepe." Hugo also said in passing, "Pepe, why don't you believe it? ? I just said that I can create a rock and roll without a guitar, but there is no guarantee that this song will be of high quality."

"Liar!" The young man named Pepe in front of him was the guy who gave Hugo flyers at the'door' of the car dealership in the morning. He and Neil knew each other. Although they were not friends, they were also in this circle. Have met more or less. The full name of this young man is Giulio Pedro-Cesar-Casa (...cesar. casa), and he knows that he is Brazilian when he hears his name. The first name plus the Christian name plus the mother’s surname plus the father’s surname The permutation and combination of dazzling people's eyes.

Pedro just saw Neil, he came up to say hello, and then he saw Hugo in a different face. He quickly recognized that this was the "Wall Street person" in the morning and ridiculed, "Look at the amateur life on Wall Street. It’s pretty good.” In fact, the two streets north of Poor Street are Wall Street in Los Angeles, where many financial centers are located. But just separated by a street, like two worlds, the sharp contrast makes people more and more sigh.

Unexpectedly, Neil told Pedro that Hugo was a very ‘sweet’ guitarist, which aroused Pedro’s strong suspicion. Thousands of words are not as good as a real shot, and Hugo also played live on the street, which caused Neil's itch again. Two people stood on the street and started playing the guitar. Although the acoustic guitar duel lacked the aural stimulus of electric guitars, the climax technique was still dazzling and attracted many people to watch.

Hugo used to be responsible for the melody guitar when he died of glory. His comprehension was more in the aspects of melody and creation. If you only talk about speed, this is not Hugo’s strong point. It is worse than those famous guitar fast players in the world. It's more than a street, but Hugo's skills are very adept. The fingers of strumming, fingering, and wheel fingers are absolutely beautiful. Pressing the chord with the left hand, and flying on the five guitar strings with the right hand, a burst of high-altitude music brings out a terrifying tornado above the eardrum, making the beating speed of the heart and the rushing speed of blood reach high with the changes of the fingertips. 'tide'.

If Hugo’s “flowers” ​​emerge endlessly, then Neil’s guitar skills can be said to have a degree of relaxation. His control of rhythm and speed has reached the point where he wants to "have" his strings. Neil’s stringing speed is at least faster than Hugo more than doubled the speed. The continuous halo almost made people unable to see the outline of Neil’s finger. You could only feel a phantom sweeping in the line of sight. The smooth melody evolved from a gurgling stream into a galloping river. The roar down, the spectacular is jaw-dropping. More importantly, Neil is not only fast, he has a thorough control of the rhythm, like a river running towards the sea, with turbulence and relaxation, turning and stagnation, the whole process of appreciation is like reaching a roller coaster or Drifting kayaks are general, thrilling and thrilling.

In fact, if you really want to distinguish a high and low, it is almost impossible, because Hugo puts more emphasis on melody guitar, and Neal is better at rhythm guitar. Even the same guitar is of a different type and cannot decide the outcome. But what is certain is that both of them are outstanding guitarists. Although it is another matter to stand on stage and perform on stage, it is the cooperation with other members of the band, the ability to control the atmosphere of the scene, and the state of on-site performance. The transfer will have an impact, but the excellence of both people is beyond doubt.

Hugo and Neal played three rounds of guitar, and the super competitive competition pushed the atmosphere of the street to a climax. Those who are going to the poor street to participate in the rock night, even if they are not band members, are all experienced music lovers. Naturally, you can see the pros and cons. Hugo and Neil, two high-tech guitarists, are very fast. It aroused the applause of everyone around, and the hot discussion and admiration caused many people around to blow. Whistle.

In the professional field, superb professional skills can always easily win the applause of insiders-of course, the premise is that there must be real materials, otherwise the end of the class "door" and "man" will be even more miserable. But obviously, Hugo and Neal won the applause.

Pedro was even more amazed. He didn't realize that Hugo was hidden and not exposed, and even the Neil he knew seemed to be much more "exquisite" in skill. This made him feel better about Hugo. Immediately there was a fundamental change, he did not hesitate to praise himself, and expressed his admiration for Hugo.

In fact, this group of young people like Pedro are like this. They may be rebellious, tricky and troublesome in front of outsiders, but in the field of music, they are very simple, just focusing on music, simply because of the same music hobby. You can become friends and express your appreciation generously because of your admiration for music.

This innocence is also the reason why many classic rock bands eventually die: musical concepts have conflicts. Although many bands also end up due to internal conflicts between members, other factors are not ruled out, but it is undeniable that music The divergence of ideas is indeed the cause of most bands going downhill.

Afterwards, there were many young people around, so they took out their guitars and slammed on the spot. Everyone discussed and learned from each other, and the atmosphere was so lively. With Hugo and Neal as the center, a small circle of more than twenty people has also formed around, allowing Hugo to truly integrate into this circle. This is the charm of music, even if it’s the first time they meet, it doesn’t matter. Because music can be a bridge between each other.

However, the pleasant atmosphere soon changed due to differences in views on music. Pedro lamented the indispensable status of guitar in rock music, so that the position of other instruments was ignored. Pedro is actually fighting for his own injustice, because he is a bassist, and what he stated is also a fact. Until 2000, the status of guitar in rock bands was detached. Many famous bands often have guitarists and lead singers. The same super popular.

For example, s1ash of Guns and Roses, for example, Kirk-Hammett (.ha——ett) and James-Huntfield (james.) of Metal Band, for example, Van Hellen Eddie-Van-Halen (.van.halen) of the band (van.halen). These are all guitarists who are well-known in history, with an unimaginable crowd.

Many classic rock songs at this stage will have a special ‘door’ melody ‘handed over’ to the guitar for performance, which shows the absolute status of the guitar.

In the face of Pedro's complaints, Hugo did not think so, because he knew that after entering the 21st century, the band actually emphasized more on the whole and the richness and diversity of music, such as Lincoln Park (.park), U2, Coldplay (c01dplay), Republic era (one.), my chemistry'wave' manga (my...p1an) are all like this.

This is mainly a question of the development of the'tide' flow of music. Most metal rock bands in the 1980s were'obsessed' with technological innovations. The complicated performance techniques and complicated arrangement methods were the'tide' flow, and also used rock technology. Pushed to a peak. The metal bands of this period have replaced rock and roll into a new peak. The cumbersome and climactic technique is an essential skill for every band. This is why the Hugo and Neal guitar showdown just now attracted so many people to watch. Because people’s emphasis on technology has reached a new height, and rock lovers are also keen on technical competition and technical improvement. The difficult lead guitar has become the core of the metal band; and the technical excellence is also Reflected in the way of arrangement, most of the music of this period was mainly guitar, with intricate arrangement as the mainstream. Distorted silver color and extreme volume blended a lot of emotional catharsis, pushing metal rock to a new level. Extreme. During this period, the importance of guitar to metal rock bands was unparalleled.

But in the 1990s, this kind of technological innovation has gradually entered a dead end. Rock bands have entered the same dilemma. The emergence of a large number of imitating bands makes it difficult for metal rock to have new ideas. Therefore, in the first half of this decade, have The new metal with an open and concise structure began to rise gradually, and became the mainstream in the second half of the 1990s, re-planning the territory of rock music. Compared with technology, I feel that it occupies a more important position among the new metal bands. Although there are also highly skilled bands among the new metal bands, most of them are still simplified and occupy the mainstream. Their playing skills may not be the same. There is no "color", but it can rely on diversified arrangements to present music in the simplest way. The absolute status of the guitar was replaced during this period.

After the last time came to the 21st century, the development of new metal bands declined again, and the diversity and integration of music reached a new level. At this time, rock bands emphasized the coordination between instruments and the band’s The whole'sex'. Technical excellence is indispensable, but at the same time it is not advisable to rigidly sculpt the technology. How to use technology to serve the sense and how to integrate musical ideas into the melody has become a new topic. At this time, no musical instrument is irreplaceable, and more diverse top technologies are also valued by the band. It can be said that the development of rock music has entered another stage.

It is 1992, and new metal music has not yet taken shape. Hugo at this time put forward the proposition that you can create a rock song without a guitar. This was when metal rock was still strong in the 1980s, Hugo immediately It was attacked by a circle of people around, which allowed Hugo to personally experience what is called "new things always face heavy blows..." The position of mobile phones in social culture is estimated to be even higher than that of Hugo now. The situation is better.

Pedro shouted with an angry expression, "Liar! You just said clearly that you can create an excellent rock song without a guitar. You said it!" After speaking, Pedro looked around. Others, seek alliances, and this is obviously not difficult. Everyone around is Pedro's alliance, including Neil.

Hugo laughed blankly, "Well, even if I say that, then tell me, why do you think it's no good?" In Hugo's view, technology and emotion are all for music, and he accepts it. His musical thinking is a solid technical foundation, a'color' playing technique, a rich interpretation method, and a fusion of various elements, expressing the colorful'color' of rock music in his own way.

"Because..." Pedro opened his mouth and wanted to say the reason, but he couldn't say why for a while, mainly because there is no fixed pattern in music creation. If there is a fixed pattern, it is Plagiarized. Therefore, it is really very difficult to insist on telling the rules.

This was the situation in the early nineties. At this time, pop was pop, rock was rock, and hip-hop was hip-hop; but after entering the 21st century, jazz merged with soul and pop, and rhythm and blues merged with rock and hip-hop. The'mixing' of styles makes it even more difficult to accurately say a musical style.

Hugo interrupted Pedro's words directly, "Is it because the mainstream is like this now, because Nirvana is like this now, / like this is the band, the metal band is like this, the stone rose is like this, the Smith band is like this, So does it have to be like this?" Hugo’s series of words silenced everyone around him, Pedro looked at Hugo dumbfounded, and Hugo obviously hasn’t finished speaking, "I don’t know when to rock I have also begun to advocate the mainstream. Is it authentic rock and roll only by following these so-called mainstreams?"

This series of rhetorical questions left everyone speechless, and Neil, who was sitting next to Hugo, began to lower his head and think deeply This remark seemed shocking, but it was the last word.

"Should we not break the shackles and create our own style? If not, why were we so happy when Nirvana succeeded?" Hugo's words did not deliberately increase the momentum, as he usually did. That kind of "spring" tone, but quietly penetrated into everyone's heart, deafening.

"But...but..." Pedro is like a child who refuses to admit defeat. He wants to argue a few more words, but finds that he can't tell the reason. Neil, who has been sitting next to him, said. "Since you think so, and you also said you can do it, then you have to show evidence!"

Neil’s words immediately caught Pedro's life-saving straw, "Yes, prove it, can you prove it?"

Hugo looked at everyone's eyes on him. This hot, expectant and provocative look made Hugo feel the slight heat from his skin. Not only did he not have any timidity, but he also had a powerful and arrogant look. However raw. Therefore, Hugo nodded confidently, ‘showing’ a bright smile, "Why not?"

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