Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 833: Metal tenderness is the most deadly, gentleness is the most hurtful
After watching Hatter leave the stage, the Rolling Stones did not immediately start singing.

"Are you all tired from now on?" Bian Lang started to interact with the fans.

The answer you get is predictable: "Keep going! Don't stop!"

Rock music fans choose to go to live performances, not only because of the external motivation of seeing their idols, but also because of the internal motivation of wanting to vent. Therefore, live music fans will not be bothered by the excitement, but will just think that the more excitement, the better.

But Bian Lang won't let them have their way! The atmosphere of the scene still needs to have ups and downs. Hatter has already used "Master of Puppets" to ignite the atmosphere of the scene to a climax. If the Rolling Stones want to use metal music to dominate, what song should they use?

The only option is to invite Black Sabbath to come out, but now is not the time.

So Bian Lang plans to take another path, which is to directly cool down everyone. It is said that Tan Tiehan's tenderness is the most "killing" and metal tenderness is the most deadly, so if this iron man is replaced by James, then can he kill people indiscriminately?

It’s a pity that Bian Lang’s appearance is far from that of a macho man, so he may not be able to create a big contrast on the spot: “I want to sing a gentle song to give everyone a break!”

"We don't need it, Wave, just keep going!"

"As long as you're not tired, just keep going!"

"Do you think you are worthy of the ticket money we paid for?"

Bian Lang didn't care what they said, he turned around and gave Di Li a look. At the same time, the lights on the stage that had just shown all the Rolling Stones dimmed at this moment, leaving only a weak blue light illuminating half of Di Li's body from the upper right side.

After receiving the signal, Dili was not in a hurry. He walked to the front of the stage in two steps with his electric guitar and lights on. Under the gaze of Bob in the audience, he put the pick in his right hand to his mouth and started playing fingerstyle without pressing the fretboard with his left hand!

When the fingerstyle prelude of 632123 sounded, the first reaction of most people at the scene was: "Is this classical music?"

Professional musicians like Thor can make a clear judgment after listening to it: "E minor? What are the Rolling Stones trying to do?"

Minor keys are sad by default, and anyone who knows a little about music theory knows this.

因为在音乐理论中，小调音阶的音程关系与大调音阶的音程关系不同。大调音阶的顺序是：1、2、3、4、5、6、7，而小调音阶的顺序是：6、7、1、2、3、4、5。

The interval relationship of minor key is "whole-half-whole-whole-half-whole-whole", where the distance between the first and third notes is half a tone, which makes minor key music give people a sad feeling. In addition, the use of minor keys in Western classical music is basically used to express sadness, so it has become a recognized thing to use minor keys to express sadness.

As for finger-playing electric guitar, this thing was once considered by many people to be a heresy, but in fact, as a professional musician, the more time passes, the more importance one will place on finger plucking, which is almost an integral part of the advanced techniques and expressions of electric guitar.

So why do some people consider fingerstyle electric guitar as heresy, or say that fingerstyle technique is not important in playing electric guitar? The main reason lies in the initial teaching process of electric guitar.

In particular, the domestic electric guitar training market is mixed. Most electric guitar teachers focus on a certain style of performance as their research and teaching direction. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it also happens to lead them to be biased towards different playing styles and techniques.

To put it more bluntly, teachers cannot teach you what they don’t know, and not only will they not teach you what they don’t like, they may also subtly influence your cognition.

But in the original Earth, no one would think that finger-playing electric guitar is heresy. After all, this prelude that guitar beginners must learn has not only been covered by various classical guitar finger-playing masters, but also adapted by various classical masters into solo pieces for classical instruments such as piano, violin, cello, etc.

Di Li just played 4 bars, which not only calmed the restlessness at the scene, but also brought the fans' emotions into the mood of the song.

At the same time, the name of the song "Nothing Else Matters" appeared on the big screen behind the band.

"Everything else is not important? What a stream-of-consciousness song title! It sounds like a love song?" As soon as Ye Tao said this, a group of music fans around him began to echo him.

Thor thought to himself, "This is nice to listen to. It has a folk rock style. It's a good choice for an exercise."

Regman beside him could play the guitar, but he was only able to do it but not proficiently. After hearing the nice prelude and seeing how simple the hand gestures were, he asked Thor, "Thor, this shouldn't be difficult to learn, right?"

Thor himself certainly thinks this question is not difficult, but he would definitely not say the same thing if it were someone else: "It's easy to play, but if you want to play the effect of the guitarist on the stage, you have to play the notes half a beat longer and then add legato. And this is a typical effect that requires detailed processing of forte, subforte, and pianissimo..."

Upon hearing this, Regman shook his head and gave up. He knew that if he just knew how to play, it would be meaningless. He had to play the music with changes in speed, strength and weakness to make it meaningful.

Switching from the 220BPM live music just now to the folk tune prelude now, although they are not performances by the same band, they are all works of Bian Lang. Many people who don't know much about Bian Lang will wonder how this guy can do this all at once.

But those who know Bianlang think that this is the normal operation of Bianlang and Rolling Stone!
However, since the original Earth has no idea about the details of these two songs, it may not be willing to admit that they are from the same band.

During the 50-second prelude, the Rolling Stones achieved a rare level of relative silence in a rock concert. Even the exclamations heard in the ethereal reverberation felt like something that could be heard at a concert hall, not a rock concert.

This was also the first time that Dili performed live outside of the performance at the Xiaopo Station. He felt like he was about to be deified and promoted to an artist.

Because he could clearly hear some different voices from the audience:

"I didn't realize it before, but this Rolling Stones guitarist is just as good as Bob at live performance!"

“I feel like this guitarist’s guitar skills are better than Wave’s!”

"So handsome, why didn't you let him play the part that Bob just played?"

Even Thor asked, "What's the name of this guitarist?"

Of course, Regman didn't know much, so Silva helped to answer: "DILl, that's the pronunciation, I don't know the specific meaning. But his wife is European and a photographer, maybe you can get more information from her." That is to say, until now, many people used to think that the Rolling Stones were just Wave's glory that could overshadow everyone else, but now many fans have discovered that this is not the case. The bass and keyboard solos in the first half, and the lead solo of the finger-style electric guitar now, don't feel like part-time musicians.

After Di Lu took the pick off his lips, Bian Lang began to sing in the expectation of everyone: "So close no matter how far, Couldn't be much more from the heart...Forever trust in who we are, And nothing else matters"

(Even though it is far away, it is as if it is right in front of me. This is the most real thought in my heart. Believe in yourself unwaveringly, and nothing else matters.)
Although the lyrics are vague, many music fans can tell that this song is about expressing love.

Following the old tradition of making up stories on the original Earth intranet, many of the explanations on the background of the creation of "Nothing Else Matters" on the intranet say that it was written in memory of the late bassist Cliff Burton, adding a touch of tenderness and sadness to this very manly band.

Although I don't know which great person in China made it up, many Metallica fans in China really believed it. But if you go to the Internet to check this matter, the standard answer is not this.

This story tells us that it is best to check the information of foreign songs on the Internet... The background of this song was written by James about his ex-girlfriend.

"Never opened myself this way, Life is our's we live it our way, All these words I don't just say, And nothing else matters...

(I have never confessed this to myself before. This is our life, and we decide how to live it. I am not saying this casually, and nothing else matters.)
This line of lyrics may sound fine to the fans at the scene now, but it has caused quite a stir among Metallica fans on the original Earth.

At that time, some radical music fans believed that the lyrics were hinting at change, and that James might be sending a signal to the band's fans that the band's future style would be closer to mainstream popular music.

But the facts prove that these people are overthinking! Although it is said that Metallica will not release any more great albums after the black album, but there is no intention to change the style...

"Trust I seek and I find in you, Everyday for us something new, Open mind for a different view, And nothing else matters..."

I didn't know who I could trust until I met my confidant. After that, I saw something new every day. You listen carefully to all my thoughts, and nothing else matters.

Under the atmosphere created by the accompaniment of the minor key, the few Chinese people present who did not understand English could also feel the emotions.

Exodus' instrument assistant didn't quite understand the meaning of the lyrics, so he asked the drummer from Northeast China, "Brother Liuzi, how do you understand 'nothing else matters'?"

When Liuzi heard this question, he didn't even turn around to look at the instrument assistant, but just raised his hand and pointed to the sky.

"What on earth does this mean, Brother Liuzi?"

"Five words flew across the sky..." Before he could finish the last few words, Lu Zao covered his mouth with his hand and said, "You have ruined the good mood. Listen to the song!"

If Bian Lang heard this, he would definitely add a standard answer that is not a standard answer, "It doesn't matter what he asks..."

"Never cared for what they do, Never cared for what they know..."

The arrangement had no drums before, but now it finally has some traditional rock elements. But with the sad main melody, the fans' emotions were not raised to a high point.

But with the sound of drums, music fans' understanding of this song has become deeper and deeper!

When it came to the second half of the lyrics, a group of male voices, including Di Li, began to sing along: "Never cared for what they do, Never cared for what they know...But I know..."

Although Bian Lang's live performance does not have the contrast of James's metal macho tenderness, his heroic profile with melancholy eyes, if placed in the idol circle, then everything else would no longer be important.

There are several former mad fans of the popular star in Ye Tao's team. Now, looking at Bian Lang on the big screen, these girls secretly mock their own blind behavior back then: "You were so young that you didn't know the good of being a hooligan. You mistook a gentleman as a treasure!"

What's more, the looks of the guy on the stage is no less than those handsome idols that they chased after so hard back then!
When it came to the interlude that is said to be the easiest solo in Metallica history that anyone can play, many guitarists present realized a problem: "The difficulty of playing this song by the Rolling Stones is really at a beginner-friendly level."

One guitarist is already thinking about finding a video to transcribe the music and then making a cover tutorial video.

The previous "Master of Puppets" is really awesome. If it can be covered as soon as possible, there will definitely be a lot of people paying attention to it!
But the problem is that "Master of Puppets" is too complicated. According to their understanding after listening to it once, it will take more than one or two days, or just a few dozen times of practice to cover the teaching video.

But for this song, they are confident that they can seize the popularity and promote the Rolling Stones before their next show.

Looking at the restrained expressions of enjoyment from the fans below the stage, Bian Lang gave Metallica a thumbs up in his mind: "Selling condoms right away! Really awesome!"

Regarding the pun on the name Metallica, the full version is this.

Selling condoms immediately, a representative group of the Chicken Fillet School Ghost Story Music that has been active in the United States since the 1980s. The mainstay Lao Zhan and the gong and drum player La Shi are both known for their strong and steady performance, and the lead lute player Ke Ke who wows when playing fast. They are also known for their frequent changes of bass lute players, the current one is Gorillas.

They have popular works such as "Sleeping Under Ghost", "Disappearing in the Pitch Black", "Moutai in the Jar", "Possessed Puppet Ghost", "It Doesn't Matter What He Asks"...

As he played the song, Bian Lang started to overthink. In fact, for him, the lyrics of this song also have some practical meaning.

Regardless of whether Bian Lang admits it or not, when he sang the last verse, he hoped that Dong Youbian could hear it: "Never opened myself this way, Life is our's we live it our way...Forever trust in who we are, No nothing else matters..."

The only one who could feel Bian Lang's idea at the scene was Chen Manman.

After listening to this song, she held back her tears, shaking her head, feeling helpless and regretful in her heart: "What a pity! If Youbian heard this song, he would probably be desperate... A gentle blow hurts the most!"

(End of this chapter)