72_72291 Tick, Tick, Tick......

The sound of the second hand turning is so clear, the silence inside the Taoer record store is in stark contrast to the noise outside, the restlessness and excitement in the air make the atmosphere in the room more and more tense, all the staff in the record store are ready, but no one speaks, just keep moistening their dry throats, waiting for the moment of history to open. The surging tension and anticipation collided with dazzling sparks, making every second of time pass extremely clear.

The reason why Woodstock was able to have such a profound influence, even after nearly 30 years, still has an unshakable sacred status, is not that more than 400,000 people gathered together to party, but that the purest spirit of freedom and pleasure, this spirit profoundly influenced an entire generation born in the 50s and 60s.

At this moment, the battle of the century between Glory to Death, Oasis and Mariah Carey, although "just" is just a single sales war, but no one can ignore the historical reasons behind this battle, which is the battle of Tianwangshan after the violent turmoil in the music market for nearly four years.

1996 was a very special year, as the United States experienced the Great Depression after the end of the Vietnam War, and the economic crisis led to the species. Tribe. A new wave of discrimination, the Rodney King affair, the Michael Jackson affair, caused the whole society to begin to unrest; Whether it is the fierce social discussion caused by the "Seven Deadly Sins", or the uncrowned king stepping down from the altar after a series of events in the entertainment industry, or the major Hollywood film companies have begun to increase investment in commercial films, what is hidden behind it are the strict social problems after the economic crisis.

It may not be as chaotic as the entire American society after World War II, but there is no doubt that this is the year that social problems in the United States gradually settled and began to erupt in the two decades after the end of the Vietnam War.

At that time, Woodstock appeared in such a social background, that forever unforgettable 1969, in fact, at that time, many people thought that Woodstock's performance was very boring and had no quality; But Woodstock left a mythical mark on that generation and the next, an indelible mark on the history of music.

The confrontation between Glory to Death and Maria represents the conflict and collision between rock and the mainstream music market, the confrontation between Glory to Death and the Oasis Band represents the new rock force that has gradually become brilliant in the past three years has really stepped onto the stage, and the confrontation between the three groups of singers represents the contradiction and fetters of three ideologies and three social value orientations.

The spirit of rock and roll, which had been silent for nearly 20 years, began to run wild in the blood again, the belief that relied on music as a medium to sustenance one's spiritual world began to sprout quietly again, and the short-term freedom to immerse oneself in the spiritual world in order to escape social problems...... The glory of Woodstock is truly recreated.

Today, there are nearly 2,000 people gathered outside the record store, the surging crowd makes the record store look like an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the surging heat makes Hollywood Boulevard look like Hawaii in the middle of summer and August, and the screams make the City of Angels look like Woodstock 27 years ago...... They all lost their ability to speak!

To cope with today's battle of the century, Tao'er Records' Hollywood Boulevard has doubled its staff, from just six to 12 staff members working in the store.

After entering the record store, the shelves that were originally placed horizontally have been replaced by longitudinal ones, leaving only nine shelves in the middle, leaving enough space for the entire store, and the dazzling array of albums and singles on the shelves have been moved to the record walls on all sides, decorating the record store with a variety of colors.

On the nine shelves in the middle, the three shelves closest to the inside are stocked with new albums and singles released in the past month, but the position is obviously not conspicuous; On the six shelves in front, all of them are the protagonists of today's battle of the century.

On the left is the new single from the British Isles, "You know what I mean?" know。 what。 i。 mean)", the cover of the single is a beautiful courtyard with a cloudy blue sky, a clear pool, white floor tiles and verdant grass, the four members of the band Oasis are standing in different positions next to the pool, and a red motorcycle and a gold gramophone are at the front of the album, making the colorful colors of the entire cover clear.

In the middle is Mariah Carey's new work "Honey". The cover of the single is very attractive, with golden brown as the main color, and Maria, with curly hair, wears a gold wrapped bandeau that shows off her proud upper curves and slender waist, and her long curls flutter in the wind, scattered and sexy. The concise and clear album makes people recognize this singer at once.

On the right is the new darling of the American music scene, the famous single "Young" that took the United States by storm two years ago. voloes)" is on the shelf at this time, the cover boldly chooses a pencil sketch, the black pencil outlines the appearance of a volcano, the concise and clear lines make the volcano look extremely real, at this time the volcano is erupting, the hot magma covers the entire volcano, but because the brushstrokes are black, so there is no real volcano shock, but just above the volcano, there is a bright red spark that blooms, which is also the only color of the entire cover, The shock of the volcanic eruption is directly presented, and in the middle of the spark, the words "glory to death" are still written in pencil font.

Standing at the door and looking at the past, you can clearly see the spectacular picture of the entire record line, the main color on the left is blue, the main color in the middle is gold, and the main color on the right is black and white - but this also makes that touch of red more and more conspicuous, and the neat and uniform singles are laid out, there is no need to put up posters at all, the poster wall composed of singles is intuitive enough, vividly interpreting what is called distribution, the scene is spectacular, and the shock is overwhelming!

There are 12 clerks in the store, 4 tellers at the checkout counter, 6 staff members are divided into three groups and each is responsible for a shelf, ready to restock, and the remaining two tellers stand at the door to maintain order. This is already fully armed for a record company.

Tick, tick, tick......

The second hand seemed to move much faster than I remembered, like a wind-wound toy, and the speed of the heart's beating involuntarily began to increase, "Ding-dong, nine o'clock in the morning EST." The sound of the hour time was heard on the radio, and the staff of Taoer Records couldn't help but look at the gate excitedly, and then the two people standing at the door slowly opened the door.

The heat wave outside the "......" swept in an instant, and the hot air waves rushed to the face, and the eyes could not be opened at all, giving people the illusion that the skin was almost cracked. It's hard to believe it's late September, and the scorching heat is even more rampant than the highest temperature of the year.

With the heat wave, the noisy screams outside were suddenly suppressed, as if everyone's throats were choked at the same time, and the deathly silence made the air begin to boil, and after about a second, the noise went from the lowest to the loudest in an instant, as if someone had suddenly turned the silent sound to the limit. Then, without giving the others any time to react, the scorching torrent surged towards the record store.

Although Sally and Melerin were more than a hundred miles away from the line, they were already at the forefront of the line compared to the huge team of more than 2,000 people at this time, and they were able to follow the group to the door of the record store in less than ten minutes.

Justin was standing beside Sally at this time, walking forward step by step, constantly looking around, looking at the boiling crowd around him, the impact of such a scene was undoubtedly huge.

In fact, Justin not only starred in "Mickey Club", but after the show ended, he joined a boy group, Superboy (nsync), a group of five boys who did not find a record in the United States - at present, the major record companies think that it is enough to have a rising backstreet boy in the American market, so Superboy went to Europe to develop, and not long ago, they officially signed with a German music record label, He is about to join the wave of Superboy's development in Europe.

Justin had participated in several shows in Europe as a member of Superboy, and the feeling of two or three hundred people cheering and cheering at the audience made his blood boil, and until now, when he closes his eyes, he can still recall the scene at that time, and the wonderful taste is unforgettable.

But now, witnessing the frenzy of the crowd, Justin knows that he is only the tip of the iceberg of the charm of the music stage. And all the qiē in front of him is a wave set off by the glory to death and the Oasis band and Maria.

This reminded Justin of the scenes Sally and the others had just described, "Young Volcano. voloes)" will be spectacular. Thinking of this, Justin's feet could no longer stop, and he kept jumping in place, using all his strength to show his excitement and excitement.

"Justin! Hurry, hurry! Sally took Justin's arm and followed the crowd into the record store in a frenzy