1621 Chapter 1621
From the perspective of the world map of the world, Maria Carey won the market led by Japan and Oceania, among which Japan's victory was undoubtedly epoch-making; the Oasis Band dominated the British local area, once again consolidating their current position as the number one rock band in the local area; glory swept through the North American market to death, continuing its previous powerful momentum, and continuing to open up areas that Nirvana Band could not touch.
In this way, this seems to be a competition of three parties. The three major global music battlefields, the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom, each wins one, regardless of the excellence. At least in terms of momentum, it is indeed the case. The record companies behind the three parties are also promoted in this way. Eidai Records emphasize the glory of the North American market, Sony Columbia Records praises the importance of the Japanese market, and creates records to shout the recovery of the British market. This is a duel without losers.
The Battle of the Century kicked off in this way, which was the most perfect start, demonstrating the strong appeal and top influence of the three parties. Each group of singers has strong strength and has huge market support. They can be said to be the top singers on the market at present. They deserve to be called the "Battle of the Century" by countless media!
But in fact, are there really no winners? Actually, it is not.
The difference in the winners and losses in different markets directly leads to differences in the final global market performance. Obviously, this time, Honor achieved unparalleled glory until death, not just single sales.
Honor to Death not only swept the sales frenzy in the deeply rooted North American market, and defeated the two competitors with a huge advantage; but also in Japan, which had never been promoted, the British market burst out with amazing energy, especially the United Kingdom, which lost only less than 10,000 sales to the Oasis Band. It can be clearly seen that Honor to Death’s powerful influence on the global scale.
From the perspective of comprehensive performance, Honor to Death is undoubtedly a comprehensive bloom in various countries and regions around the world, and it also demonstrates no inferior competitiveness on the "opponent's territory", and declares its strong sense of existence with its sweeping momentum.
Whether it is the east wind of Glory to death with the "Independence Day" or the existence of Hugo has attracted more attention to Glory to death, it is undeniable that Glory to death is stepping out of the North American market step by step and expanding its footprints globally. More importantly, the single "Young Volcanoes" has reached a new level of reputation, easily leading the two competitors, which is also one of the important factors for this single to achieve such excellent results worldwide.
In the comments, the British professional music magazine "q Magazine" said, "The song "Sweetheart" obviously lost Maria's most moving sound quality. While changing, it also lost the elements that captured the inner heart of women. It cannot be said that this transformation attempt was a failure, but it cannot be said that it was successful.
‘Do you know what I mean’ is a disappointment. It seems that Oasis has too many things to express, but due to its limited ability, it is finally broken, presenting a song full of boredom, anxiety, and eagerness. Behind the lyrics of the Oasis Band are hidden, but unfortunately they encountered a bottleneck.
The "Young Volcano" of Glory to Death is not a brand new track, but after Hugo's arrangement, this single that once amazed countless people finally showed its due appearance! Outstanding! Amazing! Boldly adopting drum beats as the main theme, infusing the band's spirit into the lyrics, and the majestic momentum hits the face. After two years of silence, Glory to Death brings surprises again, just like when "almost famous" was just released."
At any time, the audience's support and feedback for music is one of the important information, and the evaluation of music by professional music critics is also part of the important information. Especially this time, the Battle of the Century, the Oasis Band and Maria have received a lot of praise in the previous album, and the reputation and sales have achieved an absolute win-win situation. Therefore, this time, the competition between the top three is not only sales, but also music quality, especially the Oasis Band and the Honor to the Century are all key three series that test their own strength. The focus of attention on reputation is particularly hot, which is also an important reason why the Battle of the Century is so lively.
As the top professional magazine in the UK, "q Magazine" has a very objective view, especially for Oasis. Even if this is the hope of the recovery of local music, they did not blindly applaud. Perhaps it is precisely because of the deep love and the deep responsibility that the comments are so harsh.
It has to be said that Britain has been looking forward to the recovery of rock for nearly 30 years. Whenever a rock band emerges, they will exclaim the rise of British rock again, and exclaim that the "Beatles" will appear again. It is like when every World Cup is coming, they will shout that this time is "the strongest national team in history". Therefore, whenever these bands disappoint professional music critics, they will take advantage of the speed of taking advantage of the fact that the band has failed all their hopes for rock, and the hope that is increasing with the progress of time.
There is a difference only when there is comparison. "Q Magazine"'s praise of glory to death is refreshing. Although they did not call glory to death the "Beatles' Return", they could feel their appreciation for this band. It is really rare to make "Q Magazine" leave behind the constraints of national borders and express recognition of glory to death. It is in the context of the Battle of the Century.
Although there are not many professional music magazines as selfless as "q magazine", there are also many. The view of creating the "New Music Express" that has been established for half a century is relatively objective and has also been recognized.
"Oasis and Glory To Death are representatives of new rock forces in Britain and the United States. What they gather is exactly the modern rock after the combination of old rock and new era musical elements. Some call it new metal rock and some call it British rock, but more important than the name is the spirit condensed by the two bands.
Oasis’s new single ‘Do you know what I mean’ still continues the band’s rough and gloomy style. You can feel that their style is gradually mature, and the advantages of the previous two albums have been preserved. However, because the previous two albums were too amazing, the first single of the third album lacked some surprises. We cannot call it a failure, we can only say that the higher the hope, the greater the disappointment, but we still cannot deny the excellence of this single. Oasis is still the leader in the UK who is most likely to carry the banner of rock revival.
The three volumes of Glory to Death carry countless expectations. This band that perfectly combines classic rock technology and modern music styles emerges on the shoulders of the times. As the first single, "Young Volcano" can undoubtedly show the ambition of Glory to Death, the powerful arrangement, the profound lyrics, and the magnificent interpretation. Glory to Death truly represents the direction of contemporary music, continues the essence of traditional rock and roll, incorporates the concept of modern pop, thus creating this excellent single, allowing people to see the prosperity of the Beatles again in a trance.
Relatively speaking, the single "Sweetheart" lacks some strength as the first wave of promotion of Maria's new album. You can vaguely feel the direction of Maria's transformation, but we need to use this album to grasp more pulses. However, as one of the most outstanding female singers today, Maria still shows her superb singing skills and excellent control, which is still undeniable.
This battle of the century has just begun. Next, the music market will use the most direct and coldest data to give their choices. All we need to do is wait and see. Because the real winner of this showdown is always us."
"New Music Express" has generally achieved a smooth and has not criticized it too much, but they can still vaguely feel their praise for glory to death. From this we can see that even the British cannot deny the rise of glory to death.
Similarly, the American independent magazine "Rotation" also made a similar view, "The normal 'sweetheart' is ineffective, the rough 'do you know what I mean' is falling into a bottleneck, and the talented 'young volcano' amazed the world." Their attitude can be seen by simple and clear comments.
As the most influential music magazine in North America and even the world, "Rolling Stone" has no way to ignore glory until death again this time. People in all industries know that "Rolling Stone" never likes glory to death and Hugo. Whether it is the movie starring Hugo or the music that glory to death, "Rolling Stone" has never really officially reported. As the leader of mainstream magazines, "Rolling Stone"'s attitude towards glory to death is always stubborn and resistant.
But this time, the "Rolling Stone" has no choice. Not only because of the War of the Century, but also because this War of the Century involves the musical self-esteem of Britain and the United States and even globally.
"Glory To Death" declares that they are still the biggest destroyers of the mainstream market at present. As a representative of alternative rock, Glory To Death is winning more attention with its outstanding performance and winning a place in the mainstream market. The outstanding completion and excellent interpretation of "Young Volcano" perfectly presents this domineering and strong strength.
As the band that has risen the fastest in recent years, Oasis Band shows their wantonness and arrogance. The lyrics of "Do you know what I mean?" are domineering, and the random melody is filled with obscure melancholy and sadness. It outlines the band with gray musical notes, which makes people look at them with admiration.
After becoming the queen of diva, Maria still did not stop her innovation. This time, "Sweetheart" boldly challenged the fusion of rhythm and blues, hip-hop, and pop, which burst out with a different charm under Maria's interpretation. As the first single, she has successfully aroused our interest in the entire album."
The music reviews of "Rolling Stone" are really intriguing. They still regard Glory to Death as an intruder in the mainstream music market and an invader in the outside world. But they cannot deny the excellence of Glory to Death. While pursuing Oasis Band and Maria, "Rolling Stone" also gave Glory to Death for the first time in history an affirmation that should have belonged to them.
Chapter completed!