Chapter 520： Officially unveiled

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Revival 520 officially unveiled

Neil looked at Pedro, who was pacing nervously back and forth in front of him, and from time to time turned his head to look at the turbulent crowd outside the window, "Pepe, are you worried about too few or too many spectators outside?" "

The band arrived at Amoeba Records early. They are not big-name bands with huge fans. Naturally, they arrived at the scene ahead of time to make preparations. Although more than 10,000 spectators gathered at the last stop of the tour at the "Lu Tian Theater" in Hollywood, it was a special occasion. Samora and other loyal fans called for the organization of the event. In fact, it was on ordinary days, and it was a glorious event. More than 300 people gathered for a live performance at most, so they didn't make any presuppositions at all about the excitement of the first day of the album's release.

To be honest, the band chose Berkeley, a city developed around the university, as the first publicity stop for the release of the new album, which is already a maverick in itself. Compared to big cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, it is clear that Berkeley's attention has dropped by more than one level.

But unexpectedly, when the band arrived at the record store, there were already fans waiting at the door. Now only twenty minutes have passed, and the crowd outside has completely blocked the door of the record store. Lived, it is estimated that those who have classes in school today will take a detour.

Pedro gave Neil a gloomy look, opened his mouth to express his nervousness, but couldn't say anything. Of course, he is not worried about the number of audiences, but about the next performance. Although he has experienced so many performances before, he will inevitably be filled with excitement and tension before each performance. Today's emotions are special. obvious. Faced with the fact that the first album is about to be released, it is inevitable that there will be "waves" in the mentality.

Neil looked at Pedro’s gloomy eyes, he chuckled, and he gestured to Hugo, who was discussing with the clerk, and said, "You should look at Hugo. That guy is like going into heaven." generally."

Not only Pedro, but Alfonso and Fukun next to him also looked up at Hugo, and saw Hugo excitedly holding a vinyl record, discussing passionately with the clerk, and then tightly. Embracing the vinyl record in his arms, it was like digging a treasure.

Fujin murmured beside him, "I think he is eager to move this store home."

"He has the financial resources now, so he can buy this shop." Henry looked at there was no place to lean on or sit around, and stood impatiently with his shoulders drooped.

Fujin pouted, "He just wants to move all these records home. Records are the focus." As a teammate and neighbor, Hugo's love and dedication to vinyl records, Fujin couldn't understand it better. He used to I went into Hugo’s room and saw that the entire simple bookshelf was filled with vinyl records and classical literature books, which looked spectacular. Many of them were picked up by Hugo in various places during the band's tour.

At this time, not only Pedro, but Alfonso's expression also looked a little nervous, and his smile stiffened slightly; Fujin didn't change much, but his erratic eyes also showed that he was a little absent-minded; so did Neil. , He is forcing himself to divert his attention, and use speech to calm his inner emotions abnormally. If it is normal, standing in such a treasure house, he and Fu Jin must have already started to search for the albums they want to collect. , But now neither of them has this thought.

This is true even for Henry. On the surface, Henry seemed very impatient because he had no place to sit down, but in fact his tight shoulders and stiff muscles vented his inner complexities. mood.

In any case, today is the day when the first album of Glory to Death is released. Whether the success of the previous tour or the recognition of underground rock music, it will ultimately be decided by the market. Simply put, it is the album sales. If the album sales do not meet the expectations of EMI, the future of the band is uncertain. There may be a next album, but everything is even more unpredictable; maybe there will be no next one at all. Up.

Many bands are dismissive of business, thinking that "to please" the market is an insult to music. But the fact is that music does not need to please the market, but it must be recognized by the market. Even in a narrow market of 10,000 people, it must be recognized by a specific group in order for music to survive. Otherwise, a kind of music that no audience wants to appreciate at all, can't even sell 10,000 sales, so what's the future?

Therefore, whether it is a band member or Henry Bloom, the inner expectation, tension, and hesitation surged up in an instant. Will those fans who like glory to death music be willing to pay for the album? Or? Say they just join in the fun? What kind of evaluation will their music get, whether professional music critics will leave it like a shoe, and will professional fans cheer for it? All this uncertainty, the beat of the heartbeat Involuntarily, the count became'chaotic'.

Only Hugo, after entering the record store, Hugo fell into a feeling of selflessness, and excitedly stepped into this ocean of music. At first he greeted his teammates to discuss together, and then simply abandoned them, from time to time. I cheered because I found my favorite vinyl record.

In fact, Hugo is also nervous. After all, this is an important turning point in his eleven years of pursuit of rock and roll. When his hobby has become work, when inspiration has become an album, when his interest has become a profession, everything was originally just his own music. What is in it, now they must accept the market and the inspection of professionals. Even if they will not change themselves because of market demand, and they will not shrink from the criticism of professionals, but the feeling of anxiety is still indescribable.

But Hugo is no longer in the situation when he was just crossing. At that time, Hugo was like a fox walking on the ice. He had to step forward carefully, always worrying about whether the ice under his feet would suddenly crack. Opened, and then fell into the infinite icy darkness; now Hugo has enough experience and enough courage, he is nervous, he is frightened and even afraid, but he can face all this calmly.

What's more, the preciousness of these vinyl records is enough for Hugo to offset all negative emotions. Hugo now holds the classic vinyl record "I Miss You (. released in 1984 by John One Waiter (.).

John was the lead singer of the famous hard rock band the Babys (the.babys) in the 1970s and the short-lived band Bad English (bad.) in the late 1980s, although the survival time of these two bands is not counted. Although they have appeared many classic songs, John Wetter, as the lead singer of these two bands, has no doubt about his strength.

This "I Miss You" can be regarded as a classic British rock song, the kind of warmth with a touch of sad melody, it is unforgettable, this is also one of John's most famous songs as a solo singer.

Hugo rubbed his palm on the cover of the vinyl record, his eyes filled with love and nostalgia. Although digital music in the 21st century is very convenient, the quality of music is far inferior to tapes, let alone black. It's a vinyl record, this is the most original music. Hugo dreamed before that he could own a special "door" study room, or studio, with a whole bookcase filled with all kinds of books and countless vinyl records. In my leisure time, I use a phonograph to play a vinyl record, hold a book, and pair with a cup of coffee to spend an afternoon. This kind of life is simply paradise.

"Hugo, there is someone who says he is your assistant, but he doesn't have a work card. Can you confirm it?" The voice of the staff nearby interrupted Hugo Xib's obsessive eyes.

"Assistant?" Hugo raised his head suspiciously, and then saw Samora standing at the door of the record store, waving at him with an excited and anxious expression, even though Samora's huge body It is also particularly conspicuous in the crowd. This surprised Hugo. He thought that Samora would not be able to start work until this weekend. Why did Samora appear on Thursday only, "Oh, yes, he is my assistant, but..."

Hugo still held the vinyl record in his hand, reluctant to let it go, and walked directly towards the ‘door’, "Hey, Samora, why did you show up?"

After being signaled by the ‘door’, the staff member put Samora in. Samora turned around and exchanged a few words with familiar faces such as Eli, Liam, Andy, and then happily ran in, "I have discussed with my family, and I will come to work early today. I don't want to miss this historical moment."

Pedro, Neil and others all came over and greeted Samora affectionately. Hugo gave Samora a big hug, "That would be great, I think Henry will be very happy. "Hugo looked back at Henry, greeted Henry's slightly suspicious look, Hugo quickly explained, "This is my assistant Samora Caswell, who takes office from today. However, the band You can'confess' everything to him. I think you will be more relaxed in the next period of time. Samora, this is my music manager, Henry Bloom. There will be many things in the future to follow his instructions. , And then feedback to me."

Henry really "showed" a satisfied smile He had always criticized the fact that Hugo had no assistant, which was very troublesome for his work. Now it has finally been resolved, "Just in time , You can go out and talk to the sound engineer. Are you ready to watch? Then tell the fans in the audience that the performance will start after five minutes."

This was just finished when Henry asked. But Samora didn't mind at all. He wanted to get into work sooner. "Five minutes? That's great!" After only two minutes into the record store, Samora walked out excitedly.

Then Henry looked back at the excited and nervous band members, "Don't worry, the stage belongs to your world, you can handle it." He just comforted the members lazily and simply, nothing at all. It was the "Jing" God who shouted, but the effect was very obvious. Then Henry pointed to the vinyl record in Hugo's arms, "Hand it over to me, I'll give it to your assistant in a moment."

Hugo smiled and ‘handed’ the vinyl record to Henry, and then formed a circle with the band members. Everyone overlapped their hands and shouted in unison, "Performance time! Glory to death!"

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