Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 829 Senior's Question
From then on until the intermission, the Rolling Stones sang only Chinese songs, starting with "Little Bird" and continuing to "Goodbye Jack".

Due to the language differences, the foreign music fans at the scene felt a little tired of relying solely on instrumental music to support their emotions. It was not until the appearance of "Goodbye Jack" that they found resonance in the lyrics again!

This song, a tribute to Jack Kerouac, was extremely destructive to the "Beat Generation"! And it has a very wide coverage among Western music fans.

And it was a song that had been performed in Berlin, so when foreign fans sang along with the chorus again, Sharma was once again deeply shocked by the magic of the Rolling Stones.

"Jack Kerouac! The breadth of Bian Lang's creative material is a little unimaginable!"

"Thump, thump, thump...thump, thump, thump..." After the performance, Bian Lang, who was already sweating profusely, took the microphone off the stand and held it in his left hand. He placed his right hand on the stand to support his body's center of gravity, and said while looking towards the side stage:
"Here, I want to especially thank Hatter. If Bob hadn't found our songs on Crazy Scale, it might have taken a long time for the Rolling Stones to be known in Europe. If Hatter hadn't invited us to be the guests on the tour last year, our Rolling Stones' tour plan would probably be next year, the year after next, the year after that, or even longer...

And this tour, Hatter is willing to be our first stop performance guest, which also makes us more confident about this performance! So, Hatter, where are your people..."

After this call, Femos and his brothers ran up from the backstage!

After taking the microphone from Bian Lang, the sincere and emotional commercial praise officially started: "Wave, I don't remember this part during the rehearsal. I'm a little uncomfortable hearing your 'confession' like this!

But I also want to thank you and the Rolling Stones! If it weren't for your help and the Rolling Stones, we would probably never have the chance to go to China to attend music festivals and go on tour!

The success of this China tour is inseparable from your support! It also makes us the first foreign band to tour in multiple cities in China! This is very important to us Hatter, it means it will be a new beginning!
And the songs you gave us... These songs have rekindled my strong desire to create, and I think this will be a sign of Hatter's transformation..."

Phimos was very good at what he said, and Bian Lang accepted it as a matter of course. Metallica's songs were also classics that had been honed and tested for decades on Earth. There was no reason for them to lose face on Aquamarine.

"Stop! Filmos, I think we can start the performance. You can record these words in a video and post it online... I think that will make you appear more sincere..." Bob felt a little sick, but he really liked and appreciated Bian Lang and the Rolling Stones from the bottom of his heart.

Just like what Feimos said just now, Hatter has indeed encountered a bottleneck in his creation, and this bottleneck period has lasted for several years. Although the old songs are enough for them to make a living for a lifetime, they are in their thirties and forties, which is the time to work hard. How can they just think about eating and waiting to die!

Therefore, the fact that Bian Lang helped them break through the bottleneck period is enough for all the members of Hatter to remember the Rolling Stones for the rest of their lives!
At this time, Grayman, who had arrived late, and two old men with completely white hair entered the backstage through a special channel. Seeing that the members of the Hatter band had already gone up, he covered his face with some regret and said, "Damn it, we agreed not to drink at dinner, I don't know how much I missed..."

Before he could finish his complaint, the taller of the two old men who came with him said nonchalantly, "I don't understand. Is a Chinese band really worth this? When we were playing rock music, those kids on the stage weren't even born yet, right?"

Grayman didn't like what he heard: "It's not a mummy, but you're comparing ages. Why don't you compare with those in the museum?"

"Grayman, you just got a song from him, so why are you speaking for him like this?"

The tall and thin old man named Thor also quit. As a pioneer of rock music since the 70s, his band members have left or fallen ill, and now he is the only guitarist still in the circle. The band was not very famous, but he often played guitar for other singers and became a legend in the circle.

Greyman became good friends with Thor because they often worked together and their age difference was not that big. If Greyman hadn't been so persistent in inviting Thor and even took out a bottle of whiskey from his collection as bait, Thor wouldn't have wanted to make this trip.

In the past six months, Thor has often heard people in the industry mention the name of the Rolling Stones. But like Empoli, he believes deep down that Europe is the center of world rock music, or to be more extreme, Britain is the center of world rock music.

He also likes new rock music released in the past 10 years. He said, "I just want to live in the glorious era of rock music. I don't want these incomprehensible things to break my inherent impression of rock music!"

Grayman also argued without losing any ground: "Thor, don't be so stubborn. Since you are willing to come here, it means that you are also curious about the Rolling Stones."

"I did it for the sake of that bottle of wine..."

"If you had listened to the song he gave me, you wouldn't have said that..."

"If it's that good, why don't you record it?"

The two people's quarrel became louder and louder, and another old man in the group shouted angrily: "Enough, are you here to listen to the live performance, or to quarrel? Look, the Hatter guys are about to start!"

With this person's intervention, the two stopped arguing and looked at the stage at the same time.

At this time, Bian Lang and the entire Rolling Stones band had already left the stage to take a break. Then, Filmos on the stage said, "The first song is 'Enter Sandman' written and composed by Wave..."

Before he even finished speaking, the fans in the audience started shouting:

"Oh my god, I finally got to hear the live version of this song. Why hasn't this song been released yet?"

"Fimos, isn't your hand healed? Besides, singing doesn't require hands. Di Li can help you play..."

Thor was even more disgusted by the fans' disturbance: "The band doesn't write their own songs, what is Hatter trying to do?"

"Can you be quiet, you stubborn old man? You will know why after you listen..." Silva, who was not far from them, couldn't bear to listen anymore and turned around and replied.

If someone else recognized Thor, they would probably not refute him. But Silva and Thor were familiar with each other, so he spoke directly.

"Oh, Silva, your new song is pretty good. Was it also written for you by the guy called Wave?"

"You guessed right, Mr. Thor! So you should just listen quietly before expressing your opinion..."

At the same time, the sound of drum cymbals continuously hitting the rhythm came from the speakers. At the same time, the rhythm guitar wah riff made Thor's hair stand on end!

“This riff…”

He hadn't even uttered a single word of exclamation before some people in the venue had already started shaking their heads wildly to the rhythm.

Look at Famous and Bob on the stage, they are also doing windmill swings with their long hair on the stage!
"It seems that Hatter gained a lot from this trip to China. It feels that the situation is much better than last year's tour!" Elf's words are also the voice of some fans who listened to Hatter's tour last year.

It’s not that Hatter wasn’t good back then, but today they were in really good shape. “Today they looked like a pack of vicious dogs that had just been released from hell!”

"This is exactly the feeling I want! Last year, it seemed like Hatter was a bit tired, but today's is really good! Look at the murderous look in the bassist's eyes!"

Amid the fans' praises, Filmos sang: "Say your prayers little one, don't forget, my son, to include everyone..."

The expression on his face was so exaggerated that Evelin began to recall: "This is just like when they first became popular. It's so powerful!"

“Why is there such a big change?”

Faced with questions from other agents, Evelyn smiled but did not answer.

One reason is that Bian Lang changed the mentality of Femos and others.

Second, at yesterday's rehearsal, Bian Lang "jokingly" said that Fei Mo Si was too muscular. Fei Mo Si was not convinced, so the Rolling Stones gave them a demonstration.

Feimos was immediately depressed after hearing this, and then he and his brothers worked hard for several hours and finally found the desired state and effect!

When I got to the scene, I was inspired by the Rolling Stones and the fans, and my performance soared to a higher level.

In Bian Lang's opinion, this live performance is only missing a bassist who can do crab walks compared to the live atmosphere of Metallica in the original Earth. Otherwise, Bian Lang thinks that Hatter's drummer is much more stable than Lars.

Di Li, who was already watching from the audience, felt the atmosphere of the scene. Looking at the smiling Bian Lang, he leaned over and asked quietly: "How could you bear to give this song to them like this?"

Bian Lang is also clear about the subtext of "Hardening". If the Rolling Stones were to perform the role, the effect might not be worse than that of "Hatter".

Bian Lang waved his hands and didn't answer. His standard answer in his mind was: "I am also a fan of Metallica. I also hope that one day I can watch a Metallica performance as a fan!"

If Hatter is willing, Bian Lang is really willing to take out all the Metallica songs he remembers. In his previous life, he didn't have the opportunity to go to Europe to watch a live performance. In this life, he can not only watch it, but also have the joy of nurturing it. Isn't it better?
When Bob played the interlude's chords perfectly, Thor began to understand what Silva meant.

Since Bian Lang is willing to give such a song, who would refuse it if they really love rock music? And it is such a authentic rock music!
Moreover, Thor, a rock musician from the 70s, heard in this song a vibe that is completely out of this era!
He felt that this song would never appear in this era, regardless of the arrangement or the lyrics.

Just taking the lyrics as an example, love is always the biggest theme, but there were also songs with other themes in the rock circle in the past.

Songs like "Enter Sandman" that are written from the perspective of legends like "Sandman" will still appear to some extent.

But now songs with such themes are almost extinct in the market.

Coldplay will sing APT with Korean girl groups, although they will probably be "expelled" from rock music...

Back to the song "Enter Sandman", "Sandman" appeared as a character in a comic book on the original Earth. It is said that he would sprinkle sand on children at night to make them fall asleep.

But in this Metallica song, the "Sandman" is portrayed as a more mysterious and terrifying figure, carrying a scythe, symbolizing death and the fear of the night.

On a deeper level of understanding, the "Sandman" in the lyrics may also represent the boundary between dreams and reality, or a psychological symbol of an individual facing inner fears and anxieties.

Thor certainly didn't know all this, but in his opinion, the mood woven into the lyrics and the temperament displayed by the arrangement were completely different from works that could appear under the influence of the current mainstream music market.

As one of the top guitar accompaniment players in the European music scene, he knows this all too well.

According to his own opinion, this kind of work was most reasonable to appear in the 1980s and 1990s. It is a children's song sung for adults. This is Thor's preliminary evaluation of this song.

As for Bian Lang, after thinking about "Sandman", he thought about Guorenzhi. Anyway, now that someone has written the book, he will give them a setting and let them play freely!
When the song was over and Phimos was singing with the fans, it could be said that the atmosphere on the scene had reached its highest climax so far tonight.

Thor, who originally wanted to act cool and aloof for the whole night, couldn't help but applaud Hatter.

However, he still found faults with the Rolling Stones and Bian Lang: "Why don't The Rolling Stones sing such works themselves? I heard that they play a variety of things. Are they afraid that the performance will not be as good as Hatter?

I really don’t understand what this Wave is thinking. He is wasting his talent without prioritizing anything. He could have become the sun, but he should not fall like a meteor in the end…”

Although these words are still not nice, one can tell that Thor's opinion of Bian Lang and Rolling Stone has begun to change.

"You stubborn old man, just keep talking tough. I don't believe you can keep this attitude after hearing the end tonight!" Silva said with a smile, and Grayman followed suit: "Thor, do you want to take a gamble?"

"Grayman, I have already drunk the wine. It is impossible for me to find another bottle to return to you!" The two have been friends for many years and they know each other's temperament very well.

"Thor, if you lose, how about giving me one of your treasured electric guitars?"

"You're not going to give it to that little guy Wave, are you?"

Of course, this was what Grayman had in mind. Although "Unchained Melody" was paid in the end, it was money paid by DGM and had little to do with Grayman.

Whoever is given such a work is almost given an opportunity to create a classic, and Grayman also wants to express his personal feelings. The appearance fee of a micro-film is obviously not sincere enough.

He knew that Thor had several heavyweight treasures in his hands, and this was the best gift for Bian Lang!

(End of this chapter)