walk with jimmy

Kurt Cobain's suicide has plunged the entire music industry into grief, and no one thought it would happen.

Even if it is a British band that wants to counterattack grunge, no one wants to see such a result, because they all want to win with integrity, not... this kind of taking advantage of others' danger and winning without force.

Fans of Nirvana began to take to the streets spontaneously and held collective mourning activities.

Lance watched the mourning scene on TV, and whispered the words from Kurt Cobain's suicide note thoughtfully: "Rather than linger on, it's better to burn."

James walked behind him and suddenly poured a bottle of mineral water on his head...

Lance was stunned for two seconds, then turned his head and cursed: "Jimmy! What the hell are you crazy about?"

"Is it still burning?" James asked.

Lance was about to die of anger: "You fucking idiot! Do I look like someone who would commit suicide?"

James replied confidently: "No, but then I have an excuse to pour water on your face!"

All the emotions disappeared, and Lance immediately threw all the juice on the table back.

When the hotel attendant came to clean the room, he looked at the mess in the room: ...

From this moment on, they have completely become guests that all hotels hate to receive.

But ignore these little fools who are always rowing and fighting...

That same year, while they were busy touring, the pop scene was changing rapidly.

With the death of Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of the Nirvana band, it also announced the coming curtain call of grunge music.

For a long time, grunge hasn't had any outstanding roles anymore, and in the social environment, the economy has gradually improved, and the grunge that originated in the economic depression and unemployment crisis has gradually lost its mainstream market. , which directly led to a vacuum in the entire music market.

But none of the music industry or the media industry wants to see this kind of vacuum that affects their money making.

So, they desperately wanted to find a new band that could replace Nirvana and fill this vacuum.

Undoubtedly, the planetary band, which is touring the whole country, has sold out the venues, adheres to the British concept, and the album sales are rising steadily, and has a large number of fans, has first entered their sight.

The media turned to this band in unison, and began to report their various news frequently. Music magazines also began to pay attention to the concept of British rock, and the overwhelming publicity pushed the planetary band to the foreground.

Even some official BBC radio stations promoted the concept of Britpop, and directly used words like "Battle of Homeland" to incite people all over the country. For a while, Britpop gradually replaced grunge and became the mainstream music of the new generation.

Lance had thought it would work before.

But he didn't expect such quick and huge success.

Totally won without a fight.

They've somehow become the best band in Britain amidst the noise.

Not long ago, the joke that James told reporters actually came true!

In a daze, the band once again received an invitation to the "Top of Pop" TV show.

This is the third time they have boarded <Top of Pop>.

But what is different from the previous two times is that <Top of Pop>, which was gradually reduced to a joke in the industry because of lip-syncing, has deliberately changed the producer of the program in order to produce a British feature due to the revival of British music.So, the Planetary Band can finally sing for real on a TV show.

On that day, the band was all dressed up in a British style.

James cut his blond hair short, wore a deerstalker hat of the same style as Sherlock Holmes, and wore a school uniform for British students, with a shirt vest and a suit jacket, and a delicate dark red bow tie around the neckline. He wore half shorts and long tubes Socks and lace-up shoes; Lance also wore the same school uniform, but there were some differences in the details, for example, the shorts were replaced by trousers, the bow was replaced by a tie, and the hat was an ordinary octagonal hat.

Bassist Sanderson and drummer Baldwin are a little older, so they don't wear school uniforms, just a British-style suit.

It's just that because Sanderson has a quarter of black blood, dark skin, and his own talent for stealth, he specially wore a red plaid shirt inside to avoid "sudden disappearance" on the stage; while Baldwin For the convenience of drumming, he didn't wear a restrained suit jacket and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt.

This new look caused a commotion when the Planet band arrived on the TV station.

Quite a few people looked at them in amazement, especially the blonde lead singer and the black-haired guitarist. Their rare preppy outfits made everyone realize for the first time that these two rock stars who seemed to have been famous for many years were still so young.

I have long been accustomed to the life of being watched by others, and when the four members of the Planetary Band passed by in the corridor, they didn't pay attention to the gazes around them.

But Lance walked in the front with two long legs, with a cold expression and didn't communicate with others; James walked beside him at first, but turned around from time to time to talk to Baldwin and Sander behind him Sen spoke, and after finishing speaking, he ran to chase Lance again. When he caught up, he raised his head and said a few words, then turned to look for Baldwin and Sanderson.

In the eyes of outsiders, it seems that the blonde lead singer is running around and jumping around the four people non-stop, like a child who is always restless.But in fact, James is just trying to increase everyone's communication, constantly looking for common topics, and trying to make the atmosphere of the band better.

I have to say that his efforts still had a little effect.

Before going on stage, the four members who hadn't communicated for a long time finally chatted.

Bassist Sanderson also mentioned the scene when the Adventurers band was on "Top of Pop", and inquired about the "Planet band changing roles and lip-synching, vaudeville group" that has been widely spread in the industry. thing.

When this matter was brought up later, even Lance laughed.

He couldn't help smiling and looking at his lead singer who had come up with such a bad idea.

James enthusiastically wanted to tell Sanderson the story in detail;

But Baldwin was more kind. He looked around at the staff of the <Top of Pop> program, coughed, and hurried over to change the subject.

After communicating with each other like this, when it was time to go on stage, James was in such a good mood.

He couldn't help thinking confidently: "Look, as long as I work hard to restore the atmosphere of the team to its original state, it will definitely be possible."

This confidence has also been brought to the stage by him.

That night, the program host loudly introduced: "Audiences in front of the TV, please listen to this song <London One Night>, welcome Planetary Band!"

In the next second, the camera turned to the stage on the other side, and all the lights were turned on.

First, there was a shot of the band as a whole, and the brand-new British-style attire surprised the audience in front of the TV.

First, there was a shot of Baldwin, the steady drummer turned the drumstick habitually, and knocked the first sound smartly;

Then, there is the bass player Sanderson, who plays the bass in a relatively low-key way, with his head down, plucking the strings with full concentration, only showing half of his face;

Next, there was guitarist Lance.

As one of the twin stars in the planetary band, the cameraman specially gave a close-up shot, and the audience can clearly see his tall, thin figure and handsome face comparable to a male model.

In the end, of course, the lead singer James...

As a result, all audience members were taken aback!

Because the blond lead singer actually ran right in front of the cameraman, and put his whole face in front of the camera, with a weird face and two small canine teeth in a smirk.

"Ahhhh!" This was probably the common scream of all the fans watching TV.

Under the high-definition camera, everyone can clearly see the blonde lead singer's long eyelashes, clear green eyes and softly curved lips...

But soon, he left the camera, returned to the center of the stage, and sang to the music.

In this song "London One Night", the person whom the protagonist Xingguang likes left him again, the rhythm was relatively slow at the beginning, and the guitar was also played tenderly amidst the sound of drums.

Because of his good mood, the blonde lead singer deliberately held the microphone tightly with both hands, playing the role of the protagonist in the song, posing in a very girlish prayer posture, with her head raised and her eyes closed, singing very sweetly and intoxicatingly: " Waiting anywhere except in your arms is so annoying... There is a small port in your heart, enough to moor my boat."

Lance glanced at him as he played, almost laughing.

Obviously when recalling love, a sweet prelude was sung with a feeling of making a staff, and there was no one else but this guy.

The audience below couldn't help laughing too.

But the next moment, the rhythm gradually increased, and the guitar also made a trembling weeping sound.

James' voice gradually rose.

He took down the microphone, walked back and forth on the stage gently, his expression became sad, and sang loudly: "The Thames is frozen, you have not come back. You have a small port in your heart, but you don't want to anchor My ship, our cargo is not unloaded here..."

The timbre was as beautiful as a voice from heaven, flying and lingering in mid-air for a long time.

All the audience clasped their hands tightly and stared at the people on the screen without blinking.

But the next moment, the melody of the guitar became stronger again, and the voice of the lead singer also revived.

At this time, the blond lead singer, who had been singing on his own, seemed to have no intention of interacting with the audience in front of the TV, but suddenly turned to the camera and smiled. The smile with clear green eyes was like a light that illuminated the night. Once again full of strength and exuberant vitality: "I must learn to be strong, learn to be strong! A bird can also stomp its feet and spread its wings! I also want to ride the wind and waves on the sea... The world is changing rapidly, the world is changing rapidly... …My dear, I will find a place to anchor at last."

— My dear, I will eventually find a place to anchor.

Once again, he turned his head to watch the dark-haired guitarist complete the line.

Lance watched him quietly, plucked the strings lightly, and beautiful notes jumped out from between his fingers...

In the lingering sound, the two looked at each other from afar.

It couldn't have been a better ending than this one, it's just...

Because of the school uniform that day, when many viewers described this scene, they would always say: "It seems... uh, I saw that the school belle is going to be with the school grass."