Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 702 Heavy Metal Frenzy "Nine Beats"

The song finally came to an end with Bian Lang's high-legged leap.

The fans, however, were still not satisfied and did not want to break away from the joy. The audience was still waving metal salutes, as if representing the fans' insatiable passion for rock and roll.

Although the Rolling Stones were more popular than Hatter when they were guests in Europe, that was abroad after all. Now that they have come to China, which is considered the Rolling Stones' home turf, this situation has become even more obvious.

Looking at Bian Lang who was panting heavily on the stage, Feimos couldn't help but shook his head: "Fortunately it's in China. If this song appeared in Europe, it would probably become their concert!"

It is normal for him to have such thoughts. After all, this song topped the charts in the original Earth for a year and was later selected as a classic track for OSTs in many movies. Anyone with good hearing will be moved by this melody.

For example, Yiwo is now determined not only to hold a show in China, but also has the idea of ​​inviting the Rolling Stones as guest performers.

"Silva, after today, could you introduce me to Wave? I love the keyboard riff in his song so much, and I hope to get the cover rights for his song!"

Hearing what Ivo said, Silva was shocked, but a smile appeared on his face: "No problem, there will definitely be a party after tonight, I will take you there then."

Although Elf, who was not far away from the two men, did not hear clearly what the two said, but judging from the series of expressions of Ivo and Silva, it should be a good thing, and it must be related to the Rolling Stones.

At this moment, Olaf's voice came from Wave's headphones on the stage: "Wave, when you were interacting just now, the one who grabbed your microphone was Ivo, the lead singer of the Panama band. After the Rolling Stones finish their performance, can you interact with him?"

Although Bian Lang is not familiar with him, he can make Olaf speak, so his strength and fame are definitely beyond doubt. Interaction will definitely only benefit Hatter's first stop promotion!
After turning around and making an OK gesture to the main console, the Rolling Stones immediately started playing the next song.

Since tonight is all about metal, I must sing "Dream of the Tang Dynasty" with my eyes closed.

As soon as the mood of the prelude of "an ancient road, west wind, and thin horse" came out, the Rolling Stones fans who were familiar with this song started to scream one by one.

When the gong sounded, and he saw the hippies getting more and more excited, Yivo asked Silva while enjoying himself, "Is this Wave's Chinese-style metal music?"

After spending a month in China, Silva, who has a deeper understanding of the Rolling Stones, how could he not know about the album "Tang Dynasty": "Yes, they have an album full of metal music in this style, called "Tang Dynasty"..."

For a foreigner, it is definitely an unrealistic question to ask her to explain the artistic conception of "Dreaming of the Tang Dynasty" with the words "Tonight, the moon is reflected in the cup, the fragrance of paper and ink are flying, and the poems are all over the river..." However, the saying that music has no borders played its greatest role at this moment.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand the lyrics, but the fusion of Eastern and Western elements in the music and arrangement made Yiwo, who heard this song live for the first time, feel like he had opened the door to a new world. Although he may not have any ideas about this style, it still gave him a lot of inspiration for the direction of fusion with European niche folk music.

As the birthplace of modern music, Europe has always held a dominant position in its rapid development. The subsequent rise of the United States is also closely related to Europe.

Luo Ziai had lagged behind China for a few years, but now they seemed to see the possibility of catching up in Bian Lang.

Just like what he had said to Silva before, that he wanted the copyright to cover the song, he was still very determined on the way here. No matter how amazing the Rolling Stones' work was, he would never propose the idea of ​​covering it or asking Bian Lang to help create it.

However, when faced with this song "JUMP", which is so consistent with the style of their own band, it is even a work that has been fully integrated and upgraded with their pop metal style.

The bottom line in his heart was completely gone!
If he had seen the score of this song before Bian Lang's premiere, he felt that he might have discussed it with everyone and bought it directly!
But he did not feel regretful for not watching the Rolling Stones' rehearsal a little longer yesterday. If he had seen the Rolling Stones perform "JUMP" yesterday, today's performance might not have been so stunning.

The key is Bian Lang's guitar. Before he heard the sound, he didn't admire it that much, but when the unique sound came out, he, as a fellow guitarist, really envied it. Moreover, after performing "JUMP", Bian Lang changed to another guitar and no longer played the lead in "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty".

This shows that the guitar and the sound were made for the song "JUMP"! If Ivo understood it from his own perspective, after spending so much effort, there should be another series of works to follow!

If this is the case, Yiwo is very willing to have a good chat with Bian Lang about the copyright issue of this series of songs. It would be even better if it could be the number of a whole album.

With Bian Lang's five unreasonable strong falsettos in "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty", Yiwo, who is also the lead singer of the band, didn't know what to say. He had seen well-rounded lead singers before, but it was rare to see one as well-rounded as Bian Lang.

Domestic musicians and music fans may have become accustomed to Bian Lang's extraordinary performance, and over time they no longer feel much about it.

But this was the first time that Yiwo had seriously examined the Rolling Stones and Bian Lang. As they were at the top of the rock circle, they were more shocked by Bian Lang's dominance than ninety-nine percent of the people in the audience.

He was already imagining what it would be like if the Rolling Stones produced an English album and then went to Europe to hold a small live performance.

"If there is a chance, we can also be guests of the Rolling Stones!"

“Following fate and walking into the mystery, it’s as if returning to the Tang Dynasty in the dream…” As Bian Lang’s five high-pitched ending notes lingered, many people who were listening to the song live for the first time didn’t know what words to use to describe the feeling in their hearts at the moment.

That was the first feeling, but in the lyrics full of ancient Chinese style, they could feel the rise of national self-confidence.

In the original Earth, many people reluctantly joined the Tang Dynasty because of this emotion. At first, they even complained: "What is this song about? It's just noise!"

But as I get older and gain more experience, I slowly discover the goodness of this song! Then I sigh: "When I realized that this was the starting point of Chinese rock, I found that this was also the peak!"

After "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty", the Rolling Stones were still Tang Dynasty heavy metal. When the bass prelude solo of "Flying Bird" came out, Panama's bassist rubbed his hands and said to Ivo: "I think we can learn from the Rolling Stones when arranging music."

Yivo glanced at the bassist and said calmly, "Hmm..." But he was thinking in his heart, "The arrangements of these songs by the Rolling Stones are really interesting. If they can start a trend, then this may become another typical style of rock." If Bian Lang knew this idea, he would probably thank him from the bottom of his heart, and then sigh helplessly in his heart.

In the original Earth, the Tang Dynasty lineup, which was almost popular at the time, was considered the top rock band at the time. Wu Ge's lead guitar, Zhang Ju's bass, Zhao Nian's drums and Ding Wu's voice.

The talents of several people were indispensable to the writing of this album. Perhaps it was because of the jealousy of talent that the others became depressed after Zhang Ju left. As a result, the fire of Chinese style heavy metal that was ignited by "Tang Dynasty" was not continued.

As for those who want to take advantage of this trend, it will be difficult for them to have the configuration of the Tang Dynasty at that time.

But here, as long as the Rolling Stones keep going, they might be able to produce some bands that are willing to continue on this path.

In fact, as soon as the Rolling Stones sang their third song about the Tang Dynasty, some unknown people in the circle wanted to follow the big guys and play this traditional Chinese style heavy metal.

The lyrics of the third song are really too provocative: "I want to share life with you, no longer twist my weak nerves, I don't believe ** can solve it, I am tired of this dark world, where am I when the mountain wakes up from the dream, we go away together when the water is intoxicated..."

Some songs contain both violence and courage, which is why they can give people hope.

Coupled with Bian Lang's singing style of frequently singing five sets of high notes, the passion in the hearts of those unknown singers in the audience who wanted to follow this path was ignited.

This was the first time that the Rolling Stones performed "Nine Beats" live. Bob, who had been tortured by Yang Meng's nightmare-level score, now felt extremely agitated and admired as he watched the three guitarists shaking their heads and playing the interlude solo on the stage.

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Especially the nine-beat rhythm that is the same as the song title, the repeated jumps can easily give people a feeling of mental disorder.

There is also a saying on the original Earth that the sword "Nine Beats" is sharper than "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" and is the kind that can directly hit people's brains.

The song "Nine Beats" should be the most metal-flavored song in the album "Tang Dynasty", but many music fans on Earth also have more or less doubts about this song.

Bian Lang previously wrote an article called "Rock Dream Search", which contains some background information about this song.

According to Ding Wu, the song "Nine Beats" was written after he returned from XJ in 90. At that time, Ding Wu felt that too many things in the big city were in stark contrast to his life experience in XJ, so he wrote this song.

The song begins with a D minor chord in a backbeat rhythm, which gradually intensifies with strong reverberation, as if Ding Wu is recalling the deserts, the mountains and rivers, and the remains of past civilizations... Suddenly, the electric guitar starts to distort, as if all kinds of ugliness in reality are pressing on Ding Wu's heart, especially the erratic Franco effect, which reflects Ding Wu's increasingly complicated mood.

Finally, Ding Wu's heart exploded, he began to sing and vent.

The rhythm of the song also changed to a strange 4:9 beat, which is probably why the song is called "Nine Beats".

This rhythm, which is rarely used in rock music, creates a powerful pause at the end of each measure, creating a tense, chaotic and uneasy atmosphere.

In the lyrics, Ding Wu mainly compares the hustle and bustle of the big city with the natural scenery and mysterious atmosphere of XJ, revealing a strong dissatisfaction and a unique understanding of the state of life and the pursuit of life.

Especially the climax, not only are the lyrics powerful, the rhythm guitar has a unique flavor, and Zhao Nian's drum rhythm also plays a kind of XJ backbeat.

It was like a horn from the Western Regions, or like the music that kept repeating in Ding Wu's mind...

But this Western tune is already very cold and lifeless. Perhaps too many distractions have made it lose its beauty.

But in the next paragraph, the beauty returned, and Ding Wu reappeared those mountains and rivers in his mind. This paragraph was an ups and downs, and a sublimation of his inner emotions.

Ding Wu's solo is particularly charming, but at the climax of the solo, it seems that the memories have run away, and Ding Wu cannot escape from all the ugliness of reality and the depressed and materialistic atmosphere in society. This escape reaches its climax in Lao Wu's crazy solo, but all this fails.

The song ends with Zhang Ju playing a heavy bass, Lao Wu playing a screaming guitar, and Zhao Nian playing a harsh cymbal...

The bright moon and the fairy-like scenery of the Western Regions slowly enter and then fade away at this moment. Who can figure out Ding Wu's thoughts?
Just like the professionals in the audience now can’t figure out this song!
Many people's feelings after listening to the album are completely different from this live performance. If the recording engineer's version in the album is a perfect example, then the current and this Live version is a derivative with a more metallic flavor!
According to what Dayong said in an interview with Little Witch after the performance: "The prelude of this song is in 7/4, the main song is in 9/4, and the chorus is in 4/4. I think no one in the circle nowadays would use a weird beat, which is also a big challenge for us drummers."

There is also a music education institution named after this song on the original Earth, and the founder of this institution is a drummer.

When "Nine Beats" finally came to an end, most musicians who had previously heard the recording engineer's version felt that they had really underestimated the song.

Even though they still feel that the monotony of the chorus is a small flaw after listening to it now, the imaginative use of temporary "out-of-tune" accent displacement, which is similar to jazz, makes them feel that this thing is amazing, but at the same time, they feel that it is too difficult, too difficult to imitate!

All the guitarists and drummers present began to think about the possibility of covering this song.

In their minds, if this song can be translated smoothly, it will definitely be among the best in the country from a technical point of view!

As for that kind of singing with 80 groups of 5 or so high notes, which can make the lead singer's voice tired, then let the lead singer worry about it!

(End of this chapter)