Chapter 1323: Long Bottleneck
Fujin thought it was a little strange, in fact, in the past half a year, although Hugo has been busy with filming, he and Neil have been working on the idea of a third album. The problem is that Hugo never communicated with them about the idea and plan of the Guò album, and Foquin didn't think much about it, but today Hugo solemnly brought it out, and when Pedro vented his anger and triggered the band's hidden worries, Foquin inevitably didn't think about it deeply.
Hugo glanced at Fokine, but laughed, "Actually, when I was thinking about the third album, there were indeed some problems, which should be a bottleneck." ”
Hugo's words made Pedro exclaim directly, and looked at Hugo with an incredible expression, as if he had seen a prehistoric dinosaur, which made Hugo smile a little bigger, "What, don't I allow bottlenecks?" I'm not Superman, no, even Superman has his own problems. ”
"It's not...... I mean...... Hugo ...... You are Hugo! Pedro said incoherently, flustered, and finally sat down on the sofa depressed, covering his face in annoyance, not knowing whether he was depressed that he couldn't express himself clearly, or lamenting that Hugo had actually hit a bottleneck.
Hugo restrained his smile, "During the previous time, I also encountered a bottleneck in the process of acting......" Hugo's words made the room completely quiet, Hugo had an accident with the crew of "Death Row Walk", Neil and Fokine rushed to Baton Rouge, but unfortunately they couldn't help anything, Hugo's situation is really worrying.
That's one of the reasons Neil broke out today. At present, Hugo is in a special period, they are partners in glory to death, if even they do not understand Hugo, then who will be the backing of Hugo? Pedro's complaints are clearly out of place.
Pedro also knew that he was really in trouble at this time, and his whole body suddenly wilted, leaning on the back of the sofa in frustration, constantly peeking at Hugo, but he didn't dare to say anything to defend himself.
However, Hugo didn't want to blame Pedro, so he didn't stay on this topic for too long, and went on directly, "In fact, I also encountered a bottleneck in music creation, and I think it may be that the whole situation has challenged me mentally and physically, and after the whole person has reached a certain height, I am at a loss." From this point of view, the New York Post is actually correct, and I am indeed in trouble. ”
The New York Post's statement about Hugo's "career decline theory" at the beginning of the year actually has some truth, of course, not their ridiculous inferences about the box office, but Hugo's psychological bottleneck. After three years of full speed development of his acting career and reaching an incredible peak, Hugo finally began to feel tired - although Hugo himself was not aware of it, but the burnout in his heart had begun to emerge.
So Hugo will perform the repertoire of Nirvana at the Grammys - in fact, "boyish heart" is not the style of glory to death at all; Therefore, Hugo will take the initiative to challenge his acting skills during the filming of "The Seven Deadly Sins", which triggered the so-called "drama addiction", and then reached its peak during the "Death Row Walk".
In fact, this is the call of Hugo's heart: he needs to break through, he needs to break down barriers, he needs to see a new world.
In terms of the box office of the movie, Hugo has achieved countless glories, and the box office has further broken records, which requires historical timing, and it cannot be completed by relying on a single actor, so Hugo can only break through his acting skills, because he knows that he is still a long way from a real actor; The same is true in terms of album sales, Hugo should focus more on breakthroughs in the band's style, music quality, etc., than how to increase album sales.
It can be said that this year is a bottleneck year for Hugo, on the surface, Hugo seems to have unlimited scenery, but the hardships and pain during the filming of "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Death Row Walk", and the torture and torment during the preparation of the third album, only Hugo himself can deeply experience.
"You should know that rock bands have a 'three-album bottleneck.'" Hugo's words attracted the attention of the three people, "Yes, that's what you think, I think, I should be facing such a dilemma." ”
Hugo had previously talked to Henry about the bottleneck of the third album, but Hugo did not clearly understand at that time that it was not only the band's problem, but also his own problem. When the dreams he has been chasing have been realized one by one, Hugo is a little confused, and the huge success also makes Hugo begin to become hesitant and conservative, and the imprisonment of his thoughts makes the bottleneck of the three series come as scheduled.
"I've been thinking about the style of our third album for a long time, and I've been working on it since 'Before Sunrise' last year, and I've done a lot of tracks along the way, but it's always hard to find a clear idea." This is the first time that Hugo has been honest about his thoughts and experiences of the past year, and he is the second person besides him. Because in the matter of creation, like acting, there is no way for others to help, and you have to seek a breakthrough alone.
After the completion of "Before Sunrise", Hugo backpacked in Europe for a long time, during which Hugo created many tracks, coupled with the accumulation of this year, in fact, Hugo currently has more than 50 songs in his hands, and it is not difficult to select ten songs to form an album. But the problem is that Hugo needs to consider not only the quality of the songs, but also the core idea of the album, which is the soul of the band's music.
If Glory to Death were just an idol band, like the Jonas brothers who went the rock name and went the idol route, their third album would not be a problem at all. But the problem is that the third album released in this way is bound to be a turning point in the decline of glory to death, just like Nirvana's third album "Chaos." Lun" and the fourth album "sub. Palace. Inside", a clear reflection of Kurt Cobain's confusion and exhaustion.
The so-called bottleneck of the third album is not only a bottleneck in the creation of the third album, but also the inability of the third album to clearly express the direction of the band's future development and the spirit of the band's implementation, and also marks the gradual withering of the band's talent and the decline of sincerity and ambition to melocrity.
"As you know, 'almost famous' is our initial exploration of the entertainment industry, from walking on the road to standing under the spotlight, we are brave, we are persistent, we are vigorous, we are excited, the kind of indomitable that belongs to glory to death is the core of this album;
Hugo's words immersed all three of them in the music of glory to death, the first two albums can be said to be the footprints of glory to death step by step to declare their own existence, but what about the third album?
"I thought that maybe the third album should be that we have reached the pinnacle of our own and let the world recognize our music, with this kind of thought running through, but I found that my creation, Fokine's creation, Neil's creation, there is no way to connect this idea. Why? Because 'Bathing in the Morning Light' did just that, it accomplished our goal ahead of schedule, and with the great success, our state of mind has changed, so naturally, our creations have also changed. ”
Hugo's words silenced Neil and Fokine, although the two of them have also been insisting on composing and have contributed some excellent works, but as Hugo's feedback today reflects, their overall view is still not as good as Hugo's, it is difficult for them to see the coherence of the entire music creation, and it is difficult to clearly feel the delicate changes in the band's music. This is also an important reason why Hugo became the core of glory to death.
"Right now, we're all in a state of chaos, Neil, Fokine, Pepe, including Alfonso, who is on his way to Las Vegas today. I had conceived a third album with our confusion and chaos as the theme, but the question was, why are we confused? What are we confused about? What is the reason for our inner hesitation and hesitation? Is it because our pursuit of music is no longer firm? Or is it the glamorous colors of Hollywood that make us lose ourselves? Does this mean, then, that glory unto death is no longer glory unto death? ”
Hugo paused at this point, and even if he didn't say the rest of the words, the three of them knew what was going on.
The reason why glory to death is glory to death is because they have an indomitable firmness and sharpness, either glory or death, and this kind of attachment has achieved the glory of glory to death. But if glory to death loses this spirit, then their music ceases to be attractive. Perhaps, they can follow Hugo's ideas and create an album with the theme of confusion and chaos, and maybe even take advantage of the current momentum to achieve good results in business, but glory to death is no longer glory to death, just like "chaos." Lun "is like a nirvana band," chaos. "Len" album has no overall concept, but only fully shows the contradictions and extremes of Nirvana, but loses the arrogance and uninhibition of Kurt Cobain. At that time, the so-called "three-series bottleneck" will come true.
This is the bottleneck that Hugo said, just like acting, he needs to find the right direction, and then break the bottleneck, seek a breakthrough, and re-find the spiritual energy that belongs to glory to death. Not only Hugo, but also the entire band of Glory to Death, who need to rediscover their sharpness and persistence in the glamorous Hollywood.