walk with jimmy

Before the first official performance...

Abel also discussed with James and the others one important thing, the size of the performance venue and the ticket price.

Able gave them two options: one was to imitate the dancing sculpture band, rent a large venue, lower the ticket price, or simply free it.

The benefits of this are obvious. After all, people don't mind taking a look at free things even if they don't like them.Therefore, there is no need to worry about no audience at all. The disadvantage is that once the performance is not exciting enough, the audience cannot be retained at all;

Another option is to choose a small venue, the ticket price is slightly more expensive.

In this way, most of the audience who are willing to buy tickets should be diehard fans of the band.It is equivalent to virtually filtering out some audiences who are not interested in rock and do not accept the style of the planetary band.

At the same time, because of the small scale of the venue, even if the ticket price is expensive, according to the appeal of the Planetary Band, it should still be able to sell out the tickets.

Therefore, when someone wants to buy a ticket to enter the venue, they will be surprised to find that the tickets are sold out early, but a thought of 'this show is very popular' arises spontaneously.So, out of the mentality that not getting it is the best, I want to watch it even more.

"Of course I have to choose the second option!" James said very practically: "In case the fuck is messed up, at least I have made the last wave."

By the way, he complained about his friends: "Stuart is a little fool with money, but I am not."

"People always cherish what they paid for more." Lance also sighed.

Then, he said grandly: "I don't care about money, but I still prefer the feeling of a small venue being full to a big scene."

So Abel rented a small venue for the band that could accommodate three to 400 people, and set a time for the first performance.

Although due to the size of the venue and ticket prices, it is a pity that more fans cannot enter, but the entire performance will be recorded in high-definition for later publicity and promotion.

The fact turned out to be as expected.

Due to the scarce number of tickets and the call for a new album by the Planetary Band, before many music fans could react, the tickets were sold out by some diehard fans who always followed the band.

But since the debut of the Planetary Band, there are not only 400 fans across the country.

Therefore, because they didn't know that the band was only performing an experimental performance at night, many fans who were uninformed and missed the time to buy tickets didn't find out that they couldn't buy tickets until before the performance.

So, they anxiously ran to the exclusive ticket booth outside the performance venue to queue up, trying to buy tickets for the second or third performance.After learning that there would be no second and third performances, they were unwilling to leave, and they all stood outside the venue in frustration, wanting to see if anyone had issued a ticket.

As the car carrying the band members passed through the street, heading to the clubhouse for rehearsal ahead of time, James caught sight of it through the car window.

I have to say, knowing that there are so many people who support and like me, it feels so wonderful, it is like a shot of stimulant is injected into the blood vessels, and it has already lifted people's spirits before going on stage.

However, every time before going on stage, Lance, who was not in a good state, bowed his head beside him.

After trembling from nervousness a few days ago, he has a new way to decompress. He has been tearing a supermarket plastic bag full of nerves, and even tore the plastic bag into strips.

James, who has gradually become accustomed to his guitarist's depression from time to time, glanced over speechlessly, and couldn't help thinking with a sigh in his heart: "Hey, how can someone combine strength and vulnerability so well? It's usually so hateful, but now And so pathetic. He must be on edge right now, but how can I help him?"

Later, when Lance finally tore the plastic bag into pieces, he breathed a sigh of relief as if he had completed a career...

His stick-making lover pulled out at least ten plastic bags from the side and handed them over as if by magic, and said thoughtfully and generously, "Tear it up, there will be more after tearing it up, enough!"

It must be said that James himself is not as calm and composed as he appears on the outside.

But he has always been eager to try unknown challenges, but some routine performances often make him lose interest, which makes him more stable in big scenes and critical occasions.

On the other hand, Lance is not really as fragile as he appears on the outside.

He just cares too much about gains and losses, and he wants to succeed too much but worries about gains and losses.But this kind of emotion is usually only maintained off the stage. Once on the stage, out of his love for music, he will automatically forget these redundant thoughts and become a stable and reliable guitar player forever.

After arriving at the clubhouse, the four rehearsed several times, mainly to familiarize themselves with the venue.

After the last rehearsal was over, bassist Sanderson started babbling uncharacteristically, telling everyone a story about a dragon, a keeper of a treasure, the legend of the ancient serpent, and so on.

Although the topic is interesting, it doesn't quite fit the current situation.

Everyone realized that he should have done this to hide his nervousness.However, do the members of the Adventure Group like to tell stories to ease their emotions?

Everyone still cooperated with him considerately and brought up other topics, without deliberately mentioning tonight's performance.

James casually mentioned some car repair tips, Lance talked about guitar skills skillfully and at length, and Baldwin told a few drummer jokes very entertainingly: "When I was young, I told my mother that I wanted to be a drummer. She told me, no problem, you can be when you grow up."

To be honest, no one can predict the outcome of the show before the show starts.

Even if none of the four members of Planet are newcomers, the first performance of a new music is still a severe test for them.

Proposing ideas that are contrary to the trend is by no means something that people can take lightly, and all you can do is to do your best.

Of course, relatively speaking, the pressure on Baldwin and Sanderson may be lighter.

Because James and Lance did not tell them their ambition of 'trying to become a leader in British music', it was not because they could not believe it, but this kind of speech was often only shared by the two of them, and it would always be shared by others. A sense of arrogance.

So, maybe in Baldwin and Sanderson's view, even if the show fails, it's just a failed album, and it's a big deal to start all over again.

But only James and Lance clearly know that failure means losing a precious opportunity to achieve one's own ambitions, and opportunities are often gone forever, not great or rather dead.

In the evening...

The scene in the venue is quite gratifying!

When it was time to enter the arena, under the illumination of colorful neon lights, the spectators who had been waiting outside poured in like a tide, and the noisy voice filled my ears.

This is not like listening to classical music, where everyone can sit quietly in suits and leather shoes, according to the instructions of the usher, but countless teenagers rush in like a group of little bandits, their faces are full of excitement, they talk loudly Laugh, like fire.

James and the others played a little trick.

Due to the small scale of the show and the limited budget, the band didn't make any big appearances.

So, after everyone changed their clothes and put on their makeup, they stayed on the stage ten minutes earlier.

But in the darkness, without lights, the audience couldn't see them at all, chatting and laughing loudly on their own.

So, at the moment when the lights came on, the four people who had already placed their poses on the stage suddenly appeared in front of the audience miraculously.

Countless screams sounded!

I don't know if I was frightened or excited.

With the blond lead singer's crisp voice, "Welcome to the world of planets..."

The applause and cheers from the audience almost resounded through the sky.

But before all the audience got used to the opening, there was no delay for a second, the crackling drums of "bang bang bang" sounded instantly, followed by the howling electric guitar, and finally the steady bass, low-key Connecting the two, the whole band got to the point without a word of nonsense.

Numerous neon lights began to shake, and the whole stage was decorated with an almost psychedelic color, and the style of the first song "New Life" was also the same.

The song's lyrics have a lot of vague imagery, such as 'I saw a newborn baby born under a black sky, surrounded by countless beasts...'

At the end of the prelude, James grabbed the microphone and soared wantonly on the stage.

The heaven-sent voice cut across the sky like a sharp sword, broke through the noisy noise in the arena, and echoed round and round in the sky above the arena.

That should be the best live performance of the Planetary Band.

Like a giant spider, the band tried their best to use music to weave a huge web, enveloping the venue firmly, and launched a fierce attack on the 'prey' off the stage within the web.The entire air in the venue was burning, and all the audience off the stage were mesmerized by the music and worshiped passionately.

In the first song, drummer Baldwin pounded fast and hard, and bassist Sanderson joined forces to create the basic rhythm skeleton for the song, while lead singer James' unique voice floated clearly in the burning air. , the melody played by guitarist Lance is mysterious and unpredictable.

Later, many media spread rumors that they took drugs during the performance.

Because the expressions of the four people on the stage who are immersed in it, sacrificing their lives to the music, and the music that makes people unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, are so blurred and dreamy that they seem a little out of reality.

The author has something to say: I always want to take the concert with one stroke, it is really silly for an amateur to write this stuff!