Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 827 "Riders on the storm"

When the edge waves and all the choruses sang together: "What dyed this night black, smeared it arbitrarily, smeared it arbitrarily around the darkness..."

Although Empoli didn't understand what was being sung, she was shocked by the interweaving of red and yellow light and shadow. It had nothing to do with the lyrics, but the fusion of vocals and instrumental music was enough to make her feel the anger in the song.

But that’s not all…

As the earliest song released overseas by the Rolling Stones, in addition to a few Chinese people, there were also some foreign-speaking fans who could sing along to the climax by relying on pinyin, including this one from Empoli.

When she heard the last chorus, she felt a sense of absurdity as she heard the blogger and some foreigners singing along in Chinese. She could understand that people in non-English speaking areas would sing along when they heard English songs.

But Chinese is such a difficult language to learn, but there are actually European music fans who can sing along. Even though they just learn the pronunciation by following the pinyin, this is already quite remarkable.

It is really cool to learn a language because of your hobby, rather than a systematic course in school or a skill to master for survival. As a teacher, Empoli has been impacted no less than others.

After the song was finished, while Bian Lang was drinking water, the music blogger next to Empoli introduced it to her: "You should watch the video of China Rock 29 for this song. 29 bands collaborated on this song. It's so cool. It's rare for so many musicians in Europe to sing a song together, let alone a band!"

"Are you sure it's a collaboration between 29 bands?" Empoli's voice rose several degrees.

"I'm sure, and these 29 bands are all from China!"

"Oh, that's a little weird... What brings them together like this?"

Since he can be a music blogger and loves the Rolling Stones so much, the blogger certainly knows the reason: "That's because there was a leading music app in China that banned the Rolling Stones at the time. These bands supported the Rolling Stones, and then they were all banned. Then Wave took them to record that album together..."

"It's unbelievable! Is this APP crazy? Why would any business person reject these works?"

"Of course, now that they have paid the price, they have reached a cooperation agreement with the Rolling Stones again."

"That's as it should be. I think the music of the Rolling Stones should belong to the whole world..." Empoli had become a fan of the Rolling Stones without realizing it. The more professional a person is, the more he can feel the greatness of the Rolling Stones and the Edge Waves in a short time!
It's not uncommon for a band to play different musical styles, but for every piece of work to be recognized by Empoli, that's not something that every band can do.

After a short rest, Bian Lang pointed above his head, and then all the lights on the stage went out.

The sound effect of a lightning bolt and the special effects on the big screen appeared at the same time, breaking through the darkness in the concert hall and lighting up Hua Yan who was playing the keyboard on the side of the stage.

The simulated piano solo spread in the concert hall along with drums and bass, and then the name of the song "Riders on the storm" appeared on the big screen.

"Knights of the Storm? This should be an English song, right?" Empoli didn't know whether it was a new song or an old one, so he just looked at the person next to him.

This time the music blogger did not respond, he could only spread his hands to indicate that he didn't know either.

Die-hard fans like Ye Tao could tell it right away: "New song! Absolutely new song!"

The overlapping rhythm of the cymbals and snare drums is like the sound of steady footsteps in a storm. Hua Yan's hands slide across the upper and lower keyboards, and the solo she plays is like a flash of lightning in the storm.

It was just a prelude, but all kinds of different images appeared in everyone's mind.

The image in Bob's mind is him wearing a black leather suit, driving a motorcycle through the streets of London on a rainy night, and all that remains for the onlookers is the string of red taillights.

The image in Feimos' mind was that the band brothers were driving a convertible old car together, speeding across the vast wilderness of the western United States. There was no one along the way, only the wind and sand. Occasionally, when they were in the mood, they would take out their guitars and sing a verse.

Phimos, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was still smoking a cigar and drinking from a bottle of Jack Daniels. Until he saw a gypsy girl stopping a car on the side of the road...

If they were back on the original Earth, some game fans would remember turning off all the lights in the room on a rainy night, taking out the steering wheel, opening Need for Speed ​​8 and entering the free-running mode, wandering aimlessly in the city.

Of course, some people are wondering: "What kind of style is this? Psychedelic or..."

If you ask Bian Lang, the correct answer is rock music paired with wine.

Some people say that The Doors is an acid rock band. However, a rational analysis shows that its musical style is a combination of garage rock, blues and psychedelic rock. The lead singer Morrison made The Doors' live performances legendary with his vague and ambiguous lyrics and unpredictable stage performance.

The Doors is not only a great band, but also an album that will go down in rock history and one of the band's best albums, the other being "LA Woman". "Riders on the storm" comes from "LA Woman".

If you were to make various lists, such as "The XX best albums of all time", "The XX best debut albums of all time", "The XX psychedelic albums you can't miss", "The XX best albums/XX best singles of the 60s" and so on, you would always see the name of The Doors.

It’s always true that good work stands the test of time, and The Doors has.

The Doors also proved one thing with facts: how important a handsome, bohemian, dangerously self-destructive lead singer who also claimed to be an artistic youth was to the success of the band! Many years later, similar dramas continued to be staged, and that XX and that XXX were not mentioned here.

Another point that needs to be emphasized is that it is death, not depression, that gives singers a mythical halo. If Bian Lang had accumulated enough works and popularity in his previous life, then even if he was not gilded after his death, it would not be much different, but that is if... Back to the issue of The Doors, it is difficult to say what level Jim Morrison's lyrics are at. Although the album "The Doors" is called a masterpiece that "introduces mystery and philosophy into rock music", it is better to say that Jim's lyrics are "fuzzy". He often uses images such as summer, winter, moon, river, sun, night, etc. to express himself, but he does not specifically refer to himself, leaving more room for imagination to the audience.

Just like the main song that Bian Lang sang at this moment: "Riders on the storm, Riders on the storm..."

Although Bian Lang does not have dangerous self-destructive tendencies, he is definitely handsome and uninhibited. Coupled with his retro British outfit, it seems that the special space of the Round House is going back in time, bringing everyone back to the peak of rock music in the last century, that uninhibited era...

Adams is an old Londoner. Although he was still young during the golden age of rock music, as the boss behind DGM, his understanding and feelings about that period are no less than those rock musicians who came from that era. He sat in the VIP seat, straightened up, took off his hat and held it in his hand, just like a medieval knight meeting.

He never imagined that the temperament of this song and the feeling of the Rolling Stones at the moment were exactly like the knights in medieval Europe.

“Into this house we’re born, Into this world we’re thrown…”
At this point in the lyrics, the temperament of this song has been fully revealed to the fans. Many fans have the same thought in their minds: "Wave is definitely a poet!"

Speaking of this, we have to mention Jim again. In fact, becoming a rock star is not his ultimate dream. His dream is to become a movie director or a poet, but he is not very good at these two things.

He first went to Paris and published a collection of poems, but because it was too obscure and confusing, few people responded, which was a big blow to him. But in the end, he himself probably didn't expect that these obscure and confusing poems of his would become classics of the era when used in rock and roll lyrics.

Of course, The Doors' success is absolutely inseparable from Ray Manzarek's wonderful keyboard playing and Robert Krieger's imaginative guitar skills.

The Doors were that four-in-one thing, even though Jim was the center of attention.

The relationship between Jim and the other three is like the face and the heart. Without Jim, the band can only disband; but without the other three, how far can Jim's solo career go? This is a question that all fans of The Doors in the original Earth will not deny!
People say The Doors started at the height of the Beatles, 15 days to fame, Sullivan live.

To put it simply, The Doors' songs, when they became famous, already had a bit of the freehand style of the late Beatles, so The Doors were certainly not that different.

Most people know the Beatles because they had catchy songs in their early days, which increased their popularity. Those catchy and melodious songs made them a household name. And those catchy and melodious songs were a breath of fresh air in the blues-based pop song market at that time, so they were naturally loved and attracted attention.

But if you compare the Beatles' music from the "Hey Jude" period with the "Yellow Submarine" period, you'll find that they are actually completely different. Their later abstract, conceptual, freehand songs, and songs with musical revelation are what really established their place in music history, and these are also what many of their fans would be puzzled about and would dispute.

It is easy to explain an objective phenomenon: if a musician only sings songs with beautiful melodies that are popular with the public, he will have many fans, but if he wants to go deep into a certain style and wants to explore something from the perspective of tracing the roots, he will lose some of the fans who used to love him.

The history of the Beatles is a history of transformation and rebirth. Let’s go back to the Doors. From the very beginning, they were a rebirth, and they brought a completely psychedelic experience.

Jim has a history of living in the Bay Area. A friend of Jim's who is in a psychedelic rock band told him that he briefly studied at Alameda High School. At that time, the Bay Area was the base camp of the Beat Generation poetry school and hippies, and Berkeley and San Francisco were psychedelic pilgrimage sites.

So it is reasonable for Jim to write such lyrics: "Like a dog without a bone, An actor out on loan..."
When hearing this, some sensitive musicians have already realized that this is still psychedelic, but it is different from the psychedelic in "Wish You Were Here".

Karma also heard it, and of course this was her judgment: "Why can the same band playing psychedelic rock sound like two different bands?"

This time her complaints were recognized by those around her: "'Wish You Were Here' is more like 'Comfortably Numb', but it's really hard for me to find clues to this song from the previous works of the Rolling Stones... But it is indeed a psychedelic song..."

“Riders on the storm
A knight riding wildly in the storm
There's a killer on the road
The killer is on the way
His brain is squirming like a toad
His mind is full of thoughts, wriggling like a toad

Take a long holiday
Have a nice long vacation!
Let your children play
Let your kids have fun!

If you give this man a ride
If you give him a ride

Sweet family will die
A sweet home destroyed

Killer on the road
The killer is on the way..."

Until this part of the main song before the interlude, the atmosphere created by Bian Lang and the Rolling Stones for the live fans was really a bit like the fantasy after flying: "Everyone is his own hero..."

Adams listened and felt that he was craving for alcohol. It would be wonderful if he could have a glass of whiskey. But the friend he invited today asked Adams in confusion, "My old friend, although there is nothing to doubt about the business level of DGM, this time, we may not have given the Rolling Stones the attention they deserved!"

Adams didn't refute this, but smiled and asked him: "Kyle! What do you think? We can have a good chat after we finish!"

"This is not a business, it's just my feeling, so I want to tell you right away. You guys are doing a terrible job of extending the copyright of the Rolling Stones' music. For this song, whether it's a movie, a game, or an advertisement... all these are its application scenarios!"

After listening to Kyle's description, Adams could only smile helplessly and said, "Kyle, your sense of smell is still so sharp. Thank you for telling me this. This is what I thought too! But, like you, I just heard this song today, so..."

“So, you don’t have a recording engineer’s version of this song?”

Adams didn't answer, but his helpless expression was a tacit agreement!

Seeing Adams' expression, Kyle laughed heartily and said, "Rolling Stone! Well done! There are fewer and fewer people who can make Adams lose face now!"

(End of this chapter)