Chapter 1680: A Defeat

72_72291Due to the high profile of the final showdown, the first batch of music reviews also far exceeded expectations, with a total of 18 professional media and 43 comprehensive media outlets publishing relevant music reviews for the first time, which is only the first batch of reviews in the first week, which is really terrifying. In one fell swoop, the popularity of Cheng DΓΉ surpassed the previous Battle of the Century and "Independence Day" to become the biggest event of the whole year in 1996.

No one could have imagined that on this day, the music market would surpass the film market and become the most high-profile focus of the entertainment industry. This has almost the entire music industry rejoicing, and the United States is lit up like Christmas in October. What's even more interesting is that the splendor and boiling of the whole year of 1996 are actually related to Hugo. Hugo's momentum today is unmatched.

After the conversion of the first batch of reviews, in the rating system with a full score of 10, "Storm" achieved a super high average score of 9.6 points, which not only easily surpassed the previous two albums of Glory to Death, but also surpassed the "Don't Mind" and "Bodyguard" soundtracks, becoming the album with the highest media comprehensive evaluation since the 90s!

The media generally believes that "the greatest success of the album 'Storm' is to tell everyone with melody, lyrics, and soul: what kind of band is glory to death!" The high quality of the album is rare in ten years. The B-side version in the outdoor studio has been unanimously praised by the media, and is considered to be the most daring and outrageous but also the most successful and wonderful attempt in music history after the Beatles rooftop concert.

The "Butterfly" album also has a high reputation, with an average rating of 9.1 surpassing Maria's previous two critically acclaimed albums, becoming the most popular album among music critics. This also means that Maria's self-innovation and self-challenge have been recognized, which is undoubtedly great news.

According to the media's opinion, "Maria's courageous attempts show her super high quality as a singer, and many of the tracks have made bold changes in terms of arrangement, melody, etc., which can be called an attempt to be ahead of the times, which is undoubtedly the most commendable spirit of a singer." Of course, the quality of the album as a whole is still slightly lacking, after all, there is always a price to pay for trying, which is why Maria's overall rating is far behind the glory to death.

"Stay here" can be described as a mixed reputation, but the criticism basically prevails, and the average score is only 7.6, not to mention the fiasco to the two competitors, compared to the previous two albums of the Oasis Band, it can be said that it is a disappointment.

After a comprehensive observation of the media comments, everyone's opinion is not complicated, "The roughness of technology has become the shackles of Oasis Band, and the simple melody and poetic lyrics seem scattered and disorderly after the lack of spiritual support." The whole album is completely indifferent, and it can't even be said to be singing, it's just that five teenagers are sucking. After the poison, I was bored and put together melody fragments. Compared with the lack of creativity and creativity, the Gallagher brothers were not enterprising in their performance and singing skills, and became the main target of the media, and were even considered to "ruin the music".

Jumping out of the iron triangle framework of the ultimate showdown and focusing on Oasis and Glory to Death for the time being, the showdown between these two rock bands is also a competition that affects the development prospects of the entire music industry, and from the beginning, this showdown of the century began with the sparkling confrontation between these two rock bands.

Although it is no secret that the technical roughness of the Oasis has always been criticized, the album "Stay Here" completely exposes this weakness, and without the talent of the previous two albums as an excuse, the shortcomings of the Oasis are infinitely magnified and become the target of concentrated media attacks.

When the Oasis took the initiative to provoke this showdown of the century, Forkine focused his fire on the Oasis Band's poor playing skills in an interview with the media, and he even accused the Oasis Band's title song "Do You Know What I Mean" for plagiarism - plagiarizing their own previous music, and the melody and arrangement have too many shadows of repetition. As a result, the Oasis Band was completely infuriated.

But now? Not only did Fokine's accusation come true, but the album "Stay Here" became a true portrayal of Oasis' bottleneck. I have to say that the Oasis Band fell behind in the showdown with glory to death.

As we all know, three albums are crucial for rock bands, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are "heaven and hell on one side". Now let's focus on the two rock bands of Glory to Death and Oasis, their three-album showdown has been given more meaning, not only as a competition between bands, but also as a competition for the direction of future music development.

"Torrential Rain" has been infinitely sought after by the media, with the highest rating since the 90s, announcing the birth of the three episodes of Glory to Death, the band that has set off a wave of new metal rock, is taking the new metal rock to new heights with an unstoppable attitude. Hugo even used solid basic skills and amazing talent to announce an unparalleled sense of survival, the whole album is still all done by Hugo, and the overall quality of the album even surpassed "bathing in the morning light" and reached a new high. Amazing!

"Stay in the moment" has received mixed reviews, has been criticized by countless media, the weaknesses of the Oasis band have been exposed, and what is even more terrifying is that the talent on which they relied to become famous has gradually degenerated into mediocrity. Constantly repeating oneself, unable to break through oneself, but still not knowing, but immersed in a proud world, like a frog at the bottom of a well. Even with the fatal flaws of improving their technique and lacking the support of their rock talents, they are nothing more than the most ordinary members of countless underground bands.

Three albums, this is a feng shui year, clearly outlining the level, qualifications, talents, and prospects of rock bands, maybe this is not absolute, and there have been many rock bands that have recently re-emerged after experiencing three episodes of troughs, but for the glory to death and Oasis Band at this moment, this is the moment of finality. A hard-fought duel, the moment when the strength at the bottom of the box is taken out, there is no fancy means to compete for absolute strength, the victory and defeat have been divided, one was pushed to heaven, and the other was stepped on the mud.

Although it is said that in the first battle of the century, the Oasis band has been defeated, but strictly speaking, it is just a single competition, and all the wins and losses can still be reversed - only the abnormal performance of a single is not a worry, so the Oasis band still has a chance to win back a city.

But now, the word-of-mouth of "stay in the moment" and "stormy" are very different, music critics are disappointed in the Oasis band, and it can even be said that the criticism is overwhelming, and most importantly, what does it mean that Fokine's accusations against the Oasis band are now all reflected in the album "Stay in the Moment"? This is not only a resounding slap in the face of the Gallagher brothers, but also a complete suppression of the Oasis Band by Glory to the Death.

After losing face, now I've lost Lizi again. In the face of glory to death, the Oasis band could not hold their heads up at all, it was a shame, a shame without any room for quibbles, a shame that even the last fig leaf had to be torn off.

The National Enquirer's grapevine said that after reading the first batch of music reviews, the angry Gallagher brothers directly smashed the dressing room at an event in Los Angeles, smashing all the mirrors, dressing tables, sofas, windows and doors, and the two brothers seemed to be sucking at the time. Poisonous, turned his face and didn't recognize people, and smashed it hard at the scene, and even the other teammates of the Oasis Band were overwhelmed with fright.

It's not terrible to lose a showdown, the Oasis band always have a way to get back, not to mention that their current career is definitely in full swing, otherwise the troika of the ultimate showdown won't be their turn; Just say that the Gallagher brothers are absolute football hooligans – what do you call football hooligans? A group of madmen who are not afraid of heaven and earth, and ignore alcohol after they get into their brains.

But what made Oasis the most depressing thing was that they lost the duel in a complete way, and even were glorified to death by rubbing salt on their wounds, which was absolutely unacceptable. Compared with such a failure, the poor reputation of "staying at the moment" is nothing at all, and they don't care about the so-called three-series bottleneck at all. What really annoyed them was the face of the "provocative villain" who was glorified to death.

So, for the Oasis band, the sales war is the last remaining ground, this is their bottoms, there is no room for negotiation. So, in the next period of time, the propaganda offensive of the Oasis band was extremely fierce, not only surpassing the glory of the touring to death, but even Maria, who was the main propaganda war, was a little overwhelmed.

The showdown between Glory to Death and the Oasis Band, the showdown between the three episodes and the three episodes, the showdown between the new forces of rock and the new forces of rock and roll...... The final outcome of this duel is being revealed little by little, and the shaking of the music market is slowly spreading in an invisible way.

As for the pattern of the entire ultimate showdown, the current form is still not completely clear. Glory to Death undoubtedly took the bridgehead in the hearts of critics, and the album "Storm" was called the greatest album of the 90s by The New Yorker - no, the New Yorker thought that the album had surpassed Nirvana's "Don't mind" and truly set rock by storm.

However, Maria's "Butterfly" did not back down, although the overall reputation of the album is a whole grade behind the "Storm", but it still does not affect the music critics' affirmation of her, especially her as an independent individual and an excellent singer. It is conceivable that on the morning of the 28th, the sales advantage of the album "Butterfly" will burst out with greater energy.

As for the Oasis band, who is completely inferior in the word-of-mouth war, who can deny their competitiveness? After the foreshadowing of the first two albums, "Stay Here" is widely regarded as the most anticipated album of 1996, and the influence of music criticism takes time to settle and brew, but the fanaticism of fans has been ignited by the success of the first two albums, so the explosion of sales is completely predictable.

Troika, no one is weak. The facts have also proved to be so, the three-hour sales war on the morning of the 28th set off an unparalleled frenzy, and after entering the afternoon, the new buying heat wave hit, and the momentum even far exceeded the morning!