Superstar

As for Hugo who is not a lead singer, he still needs to constantly polish his skills when singing songs, but his interpretation of the songs is the biggest advantage, and the appeal of each song is enough to make people eye-catching. The main reason is that the songs currently sung by the Glory To Death band are created based on their own experience, most of which are by Hugo. Hugo knows the source of every melody and the meaning of every lyrics. , And after four months of running in the band, everyone can integrate their emotions together during the performance, so as to give full play to their energy.

Among them, the most representative song is "Sunburn nbrn". This song is accompanied by guitar only. All the fancy branches are cut short, leaving only the guitar to outline each musical note. At this time, Hugo’s voice became the only expression channel of emotions, almost unable to receive it, but Hugo was able to use the power of the voice and the changes in voice to slow down the falling leaves in the lyrics like the autumn sun. The sentimental love and regret that are slowly falling are revealed. This expressiveness is not only the most outstanding highlight of Hugo, but also the most important part of the overall style of Glory to Death.

Sheeran could not help closing her eyes and savoring Hugo’s voice with all the decorations stripped off. This sound was like a man standing on an empty playground with his limbs wide open and could not hide any secrets. , All the details can be seen at a glance.

The recording equipment in the early nineties was actually very "simplistic", because in the 21st century computer recording era, sophisticated equipment can modify every detail of a singer’s singing, but in the early nineties it was limited by Equipment problems cannot reach this level. To put it simply, computer recordings in the 21st century can be modified word by word, but in the early 1990s, they could only be adjusted sentence by sentence at most, and the fineness of the adjustments would vary greatly. Therefore, in the 21st century, some people ridicule that even people who are crazy about music can release albums. That's why.

With this relatively simple recording equipment, the singer's ability to understand and control his own voice is very important. Hugo is a non-lead singer and a non-professional singer. All his singing skills are polished in one performance after another. During the recording of the album today, there was no water in the strength that was shown.

The essence of Hugo’s voice is mellow and textured, and it has a strong power. After all the modifications are stripped off, you can still feel a little bit of magnetism caused by Hugo’s incorrect method when using the voice, due to the misplacement of Hugo’s force. , Making this hoarse magnetism not obvious, but it makes Hugo's singing more penetrating. Sheeran couldn't help but think of the energy bursting out of Hugo's voice when he sang songs such as "" and "Li".

The lyrics of "Hollywood is not American s...r" are wrapped in Hugo's gentle voice. It doesn't sound like pop rock. On the contrary, you can feel the blues part of rock, that kind of lazy sadness. There was a jingle in my heart.

After Hugo sang half a song, he paused and continued to sing. Sheeran didn’t say much, and directly integrated Hugo’s singing into the key track of Alfonso’s performance. After listening, I tried to combine Hugo's singing with Neal's guitar performance and listened to it again.

Sheeran closed his eyes as if tasting food, trying to distinguish every taste in the music with his ears. Finally, he opened his eyes and nodded towards Hugo who was standing at the door of the recording room. "You are right." This is the biggest advantage of Hiran. He is willing to accept opinions from all sides. He will not hesitate to stick to his own point of view and fight for his own point of view, but if he is really wrong Now, he will not be ashamed to admit his mistakes.

"However, Alfonso, you just made the wrong keyboard beat twice, and the key was also pressed once, what's the matter?" Xiran looked back at Alfonso, who was standing next to him with a nervous face. , Questioned.

Alfonso looked up at Hugo, but Hugo spread his hands and said, "I can't do anything." Because just now Hugo had heard the three mistakes during the audition, Alfonso still hadn't fully adapted to the recording studio. It’s not an easy task to separate each instrument for recording, but at the same time it must fit together, and then dissecting each piece of music to pick the bones in the egg.

Seeing Hugo's expression, Alfonso lowered his head helplessly, "My fault, let me try again." Although it was a bit shocked, Alfonso was still very positive overall. After all, this album, The heart that the band hopes to achieve perfection is not inferior to Sheeran.

Alfonso entered the recording room again, and Hugo sat down on the sofa, "Neil, are you still uncomfortable with the guitar part of this song?"

Neil nodded, "Usually, in live performances, the tempo is always a quarter faster. After entering the studio, Fokkin lowered the tempo, and it always felt like it was four beats slower."

In fact, this is an illusion caused by the ears and the heart. In a live performance, the heart beat rate easily rises due to the cheers of the audience, which causes the pulse rate to increase, and the rhythm of the entire band’s performance will be faster, so the whole band The performance of the song will be faster collectively. But after entering the recording studio, as a drummer, Fujin must play according to the original rhythm of the sheet music. Both the guitarist and the bass player will have some errors in the performance.

Albums are also divided into studio albums and live concert albums. The difference is one point. The atmosphere of the scene and the atmosphere of the studio are completely different, and there will be a big gap between the performances presented. This is also the charm of live performances, every scene is different.

"You should close your eyes and listen to my drum beats, then play against the guitar strings once, feel the rhythm of the heartbeat, and you can find the difference." Fujin sat next to him and said in a deep voice. He is the drummer, he is the heart of the whole band, he controls the rhythm of the whole band, so he must accurately grasp the changes in rhythm.

Neal glanced at Foggin, nodded thinking.

"Hugo, come here a minute." Xilan shouted directly without turning his head. When Hugo walked behind him, he didn't speak, and just clicked the play button, and the melody recorded by Alfonso just now flowed out. Hugo listened carefully. In fact, in terms of accuracy, Alfonso has no problems, but the emotional expression is still not too much. The performance of the instrument can clearly hear the emotional changes of the performer. This is also an excellent performer. The gap with top players may be weak, but it is fatal.

"Alfonso, think back to the scene when I was composing this song" Hugo paused, and finally said into the microphone, "Recall the situation of Joe at that time, including our own mentality, and play it again. Just now Well, I can’t hear the lyrics at all."

Hiran sitting next to him nodded repeatedly. He just felt that Alfonso’s performance was missing something, but he couldn’t find a technical error. Now Hugo said, the problem is obvious. Alfonso’s performance and Hugo’s The audition just now cannot be perfectly combined.

The three Neil sitting next to him are also thoughtful. When performing live performances, they will influence each other and take care of each other. The emotions feedback from the audience can easily be directly integrated into the performance. But in the recording studio, the calm environment and calm recording process eliminated the surrounding influence, which has a great influence on the band. This is also the reason why many rock fans prefer live performances to albums, because live performances are the most authentic, but the studio version lacks a little enthusiasm.

Alfonso recorded three times before and after, and finally made Hiran nod. Now Xiran is in the position of a recording engineer, while discussing with Hugo from the perspective of the album, modifying and correcting the recording work according to Hugo's requirements, and then the two people work together to complete the production of the album. Of course, Hugo can also learn a lot of professional knowledge of arrangement and recording from Sheeran. This is a very fulfilling process.

Then Neil and Pedro played separately. It took nearly forty minutes to finally complete the recording of the soundtrack part of the entire song "Hollywood is not America". It was Hugo's turn to officially start recording. Sheeran couldn't help but confess again. Hugo, your vocal cords are still too tight. Relax. When your voice is tight, it tends to become dry and it sounds uncomfortable."

Sheeran did not intend to give Hugo a face at all, and the words were very straightforward, but Hugo did not mind, and nodded to show that he understood, "The melody volume is reduced by two levels, which is too loud." Although the recording time is not long, But Hugo is also gradually entering the state, and gradually find the environment he is most used to.

The first two-thirds of the song "Hollywood is not America" ​​is not very difficult. For the last one-third, Hugo tried some rhythm and blues singing methods. This kind of performance has entered the 21st century. Completely popular, it can even be said to be a bad street, but in the early nineties and now, R&B is even more non-mainstream black music than alternative rock.

Although R&B was born in the 1940s, it appeared as a substitute for black music and ethnic music at the time. It specifically refers to music that combines the black soul, gospel, jazz, and blues. It is very unpleasant. The vocabulary ~www.readwn.com~ Until the late 1980s, after the decline of disco, R&B combined funk, pop and hip-hop elements on the original basis, forming a brand-new R&B genre, and gradually Formed a unique style, entered a stage of rapid development in the 1990s, a large number of top superstars emerged in the middle and late 1990s, and they rose strongly in the early 21st century and became the mainstream music in the market.

In the early 1990s, the rhythm and blues singing method was still in the process of being formed and was not widely used. Therefore, Hugo's interpretation is naturally very fresh and impactful.

After Xiran listened to Hugo’s singing, she was completely refreshed, pondered for a while, and then said into the microphone, “This time is great, but the details are still not in place. Just follow your way and try again. Come again."

Although Glory to Death once seemed at a loss after entering the recording studio, the band spent almost 24 hours a day in the recording studio or practice room, and the pace of progress was very rapid. After only ten days, you can clearly feel the band’s performance. promote. Not only Hugo, but the other four members of the band can also feel the changes in varying degrees. This diligent and serious attitude also makes people see the positive image of the band which is different from most rock bands. Whether it’s useful to have a foothold in the rock circle, but this is naturally great news for album recording.