Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 831 Thor wants to get on the boat?
Thor was not the only one who shouted this. According to Evelyn's random estimate, except for those who were still confused, everyone else in the audience probably shouted this. Of course, the role of the leader Bian Lang also played a role in this.

I recall the spectacular scene at the Metallica concert in the original Earth where the fans shouted “Master” in overwhelming cheers.

Especially in the few performances where it rained, the video of James and Kirk playing the guitar at high speed in the heavy rain made many people "suspect" that the accompaniment on the scene was the original soundtrack.

It also made many guitarists who couldn't play this song well and attributed it to sweaty hands realize the meaning of the saying "Strong people never complain about the environment!"

After a two-bar interlude, Phimos's singing could be heard again. Those who were closer to Bian Lang could also hear Bian Lang singing along without missing a beat:

"Master of Puppets I'm pulling your strings
The owner of the doll is behind the scenes
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Crush your desires and destroy your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
I blinded you and made you live in darkness
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Call my name, because I want to hear you scream

Master, master
Master, Master..."

After getting used to the intensity of the rhythm and the severity of the lyrics, the fans seemed to be very accustomed to Hatter's "PUA". They didn't feel uncomfortable at all and it became very smooth to shout it out.

Thor looked at the two guitarists on the stage and began to think to himself, "If this song were given to me, at my current age and with my current energy, how long would it take me to finish it?"

While the fans were enjoying the music, he, as the most experienced guitarist present, could only see things more professionally. The pure down-plucking of 200th notes at about 8bpm was a technical and physical challenge not only for an old man like him, but also for young guitarists.

There is also the special 11/16 beat that runs through the riffs, combined with the key changes. Thor just feels that this type of beat has never appeared in any of his previous works that he can remember.

Thrash metal, or speed metal, thrash metal, I don't know if this term originated from Metallica in the original earth, but there is no doubt that it flourished because of Metallica.

The most crucial and iconic role among them is this song!

In the various analysis videos that Bian Lang had seen in his previous life, the analysis videos for this song were basically at least half an hour long. It can be seen that the complexity of the arrangement has exceeded the normal understanding of metal music by ordinary musicians.

The anti-drug control and anti-PUA themes in the lyrics also push the song to an epic level.

Bian Lang didn't know much about the history of metal development on Planet Aquamarine, but judging from Hatter's performance after getting it, it seemed that he had never been exposed to such a complex guitar arrangement before.

"Needlework the way, never you betray...Master, master..."

This song is quite long. Bian Lang remembers that the shortest live version was nine and a half minutes.

With the sound of "Master" repeated countless times, music fans felt that this endless climax was a bit too much.

After Phimos's final "Master" that sounded like a beast's roar shook the entire audience, the drummer's fading continuous cymbal sounds seemed to announce that the song was about to end.

When everyone including Thor was cheering and screaming for the performance, what they were waiting for was not Hatter's farewell speech.

Bob, who had stopped playing, turned to Phimos and watched him step on the pedal and then play the guitar again.

The previous overdriven tone was transformed into a clean American sound mixed with acoustic guitar reverb, and the playing speed was reduced by more than half compared to the previous one.

Out of habit, more than 9% of the fans at the scene thought that Hatter was cheating and wanted to play another song. Regman looked at the time on his watch and said puzzledly: "Less than 4 minutes, this song is indeed a bit short. But if Hatter plays another song, will Wave rush in..."

Thor, who was listening attentively, interrupted directly: "Shut up! This is a solo with two lead singers. It's the same song."

After being yelled at, Regman didn't dare to speak. Although Thor usually thinks highly of himself and has a stubborn temper, he is still very trustworthy when it comes to his profession.

At least in Regman's own social circle, who else can surpass Thor!
In Thor's opinion, this double guitar solo with the main chord uses a parallel melody with a major and minor third relationship. This kind of melody writing is very common in vocal parts, but not common in instrumental performances.

To put it simply, both Phimos and Bob are playing the lead vocals, but the part played by Phimos is equivalent to the lead vocals, and the part played by Bob is the chorus.

It's basically the same as the opening of the Rolling Stones, except that the vocal-free version of "Wish You Were Here" originally had lyrics, and Slash played the vocal part on lead guitar.

This section of "Master of Puppets" is specially tailor-made for the guitarist protagonist.

The melody brought by the two sharp distorted sounds made Thor feel like he was in ecstasy!
At this moment, the fans at the scene seemed to understand the significance of electric guitar to rock music! The screams of higher pitches brought the scene to a climax again.

Before coming, none of the fans at the scene would have thought that Hatter could actually release a new song, and it was a song that they didn’t understand at the scene yet, but thought was pretty awesome!
Thor now had only one thought in his mind, which was to meet Bian Lang immediately: "Regman, take me to the Rolling Stones!"

Regman, who was also immersed in the performance, heard this and replied impatiently: "Shut up! Listen first! This is the premiere!"

"So what if it's a premiere? Would the Stones themselves play worse than Hatter?"

Although this is not absolute, but as a general rule, I can definitely play the songs written by Bian Lang, and I am more familiar with them than the two Hatters!
But what time is it now?
Although the area where Bian Lang and the others were resting was not far away, and he was capable of bringing Thor there, would that ruin Bian Lang's enjoyment of the scenery?
"Thor, can you change your childish temper? The next song is the Rolling Stones' turn. If you go over now, even if Wave is willing to talk to you, what can you ask?

I promise you, when you pick out your treasured guitar, I will personally take you to have a drink with him..."

"Huh? What treasured guitar? When did I promise you..."

Thor's roar had not yet ended when the piano music belonging to Phomos on the stage suddenly stopped, followed by the other musicians.

The fans in the audience looked at Filmos in confusion, not knowing what was going on.

Among the people at the scene, besides Hatter and a few others, only Bian Lang, Di Li and Olaf knew what was going on.

"Fimos played it wrong!"

Under normal circumstances, if the band could follow suit, it would be fine. In this state of excitement, the fans would not notice such minor flaws. Even if there were fans with sharp ears who could hear them, they would definitely not argue with the band. Besides, this song was the first release, so from the fans' perspective, there was no comparison. It was just what Hatter played.

But the serious Feimosi knew that this was not possible, because the author of the song, Bian Lang, was watching from the audience, and he didn't believe that Bian Lang would not have heard it. If he just fooled around like this, it would be disrespectful to both the song and Bian Lang!

The same goes for music fans!
So the first moment he stopped, Feimos apologized to everyone in the audience: "Sorry, I played it wrong just now! Although I have practiced this slowed-down variation for almost two months, you all know that I injured my hand earlier...

Wave, I don't want to play it again, can you come up to the stage and let everyone listen to how the original author of this song played it? "

“Fimos, you understand rock and roll…” This was the reaction of the fans in the audience when they heard this.

Playing the wrong song and starting over is not uncommon in rock bands. The difference is that some bands choose to muddle through, while others stop and start over.

Bian Lang remembers that during Metallica’s tour one year, Kirk entered the concert incorrectly twice, and when he had to do it again, James got so angry that he almost smashed his guitar!
No one is perfect, and even machines can have deviations due to reasons such as grinding out old sayings, let alone humans, who are carbon-based creatures made up of flesh, blood, and emotions.

From what Femos said just now, it can be seen that his own judgment on tonight's performance is significantly different from that of Bian Lang.

Bian Lang didn't hesitate at all and just turned over and went onto the stage.

220bpm 8th note pure downstroke, playing it for eight or nine minutes in one breath is first a physical job, and secondly a technical job! Now that Feimosi has gone wrong halfway through, there is no problem for him to continue the rest.

As the first performance of this song on the Blue Water Planet, perhaps it was destined that something like this would go wrong. Or perhaps it is this imperfection that makes the classic even more precious.

When he saw Bian Lang jumping onto the stage, Thor showed a rare excitement in recent years: "Wave, let me see what you can do."

After Bian Lang went on stage and carried the G-Force on his back, he patted Feimos and said, "Thank you!" Then he stood directly next to Bob.

This was not the first time the two had worked together. In addition, Bob had been in China with Green Algae recently and had often attended rehearsals with them. Bian Lang just needed to give him a look and Bob would know what to do.

It would be too troublesome to start over, so Bian Lang started directly from the part after the variation.

Although it is the same part, the difference is immediately apparent when the person and the piano are changed.

To make an inappropriate analogy, the difference between how Feimos and Bianlang play this passage is like the difference between how Bianlang and James play this passage in the original Earth. There is no problem on the technical level, but the familiarity is completely different.

Even with the comparison, the fans at the scene forgot that Feimos played the wrong note earlier, but they all clearly felt the difference. They are not good at describing them professionally, but the popular Chinese saying can sum it up in one sentence: "Your uncle is still your uncle!"

Thor said to Regman in a boastful tone: "Did you hear what I just said, Regman? Compared to Wave's playing, Phimos's performance is like that of a kid who has just learned to play the piano!"

Of course! Although Bian Lang and his band didn't play metal in their previous life, as a producer, how could he not practice this kind of epic thrash metal track?

I can’t say how many thousands of times, but I have definitely played the edge wave hundreds of times.

"Thor, how do you think you compare to him?" Of course Regman wanted to set a trap for Thor, otherwise how would he fool him with his guitar?

"I'm a guitarist and he's a lead singer. There's no point in comparing them like this. But I can tell you responsibly that the way he plays his own songs, he can easily be ranked in the top 50 in the world!"

Regman didn't know how the ranking was made, but if Thor could mention it, then the credibility would definitely be good. And he thought about the huge base of guitarists, and being in the top 50 in the world was really an incredible achievement.

Bian Lang remembered seeing a list from a certain year before the time travel. At that time, the 23rd place on the global list was: James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett.

Maybe in the eyes of the editor of Rolling Stone, these two Metallica members can only be used together and cannot be used separately.

"Thor, what is your ranking now?"

"27..."

When asked about this in the past, Thor would always give an answer with pride. But as his ranking dropped year by year, he no longer had the same momentum when asked about this.

"Oh, that's a big drop. What if, I mean, you could play some Rolling Stones originals, or collaborate with Wave, could you get back into the top 15?"

Regman had absolutely no intention of attacking Thor by saying this. He just felt that at Thor's age, his pursuit of the guitar, his lifelong love, could probably just mean returning to his previous position to enjoy the scenery.

The only person in Thor's circle who can help him and who is willing to accept help is probably Bian Lang.

Thor was now trying to multitask, watching and listening to Bian Lang's performance while thinking about the question Regman had just raised.

Of course he wanted to go back to that position and have a look, but the global fans' vote was not very friendly to an old antique like him who was left over from the last century, especially an old antique whose band was not very famous before.

If there really is a strong musician like Bian Lang who is leading the Rolling Stones to conquer the world, then it would certainly be something we could consider.

But looking at the Rolling Stones, they seem to be a well-coordinated team, and he is old and frail...

"Forget it! Wave and the others are just kids in my eyes. If I work with them at my age, my physical and other conditions will only hold me back!" Thor still has self-knowledge. It is true that he is powerful, but it is also true that his body cannot keep up with his ambition.

At this moment, Silva turned around and said, "Thor, I suggest you talk to Wave. He is preparing a great song and needs five guitarists. Now there are only four, including himself and Bob..."

When most people hear that five guitarists are needed, they will just think what kind of skills they are showing off. But after listening to half of "Master Of Puppets", Tuer knew that Bian Lang really has the ability to arrange music!

(End of this chapter)