walk with jimmy

It's a funny thing to say.

But if you think about it carefully, the operability is indeed very strong.

After all, although the Planetary Band has been performing non-stop, they have also appeared on some shows for exposure.

But during this period, their performances were still limited to the two cities of London and Liverpool, and the TV shows they went to were only some small programs with little influence. As for their achievements, they only released two single albums .

Therefore, people's awareness of the band is not enough to support them to be able to distinguish each member.

And in an era of underdeveloped information and lack of communication, even some fans who discovered that 'the blond lead singer ran to play the guitar, and the black-haired guitarist started singing with a microphone' could not imagine the problems, or in other words, Who would have thought that the band would dare to play such a hand in such an important and large-scale program?

Therefore, the vast majority of fans watched TV with surprise on their faces, shouting innocently: "God, Jimmy can play the guitar, he is so talented!" and "I didn't expect Lance to sing well without playing the guitar." Listen!"

The next development is somewhat similar to the real version of "The Emperor's New Clothes".

The program group who finally found out the truth couldn't directly expose the lip-syncing, so naturally they were too embarrassed to accuse the band and said, "How can you not lip-sync according to the regulations?"

For the same reason, Abel couldn't take the initiative to apologize to the program team and said: "I'm sorry, my unlucky kid band didn't lip-sync as required."

The two sides maintained a strange tacit understanding, and kept a common secret.

They were all silent, as if this had never happened.

But there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and almost everyone who should know knows about it.

Some seniors in the music scene, especially those who also play rock and roll, although they are now starting to cultivate themselves, but the seniors who are still old hooligans in essence, after knowing this, they all gloated at the bad luck of this program group, and even laughed in private. Li said cheerfully: "You fucking laugh, I really want to meet these four bastards!"

It's hard to tell exactly how the band did it all.

There seems to be a mysterious power in them, which is very flattering, and even if they act mischievously all day long, they are often irresistible.

At the same time, despite their unruly and sneaky pranks on Top of the Pops.

But this heavyweight TV program still helped them officially appear in front of the people of the whole country, making many people know about this band, and before they really got in touch with their music, they had already noticed the exceptionally bright appearance of the four members. appearance.

This year, the lead singer James finally got the chance to buy cigarettes openly instead of rubbing other people's cigarettes, without being afraid of being checked by the police for his ID card.But his body shape is not too long, he is still a little thin, plus he exercises a lot, he can't sit still every day, he is so energetic that he even has to jump up and down in his daily walks, no matter how much he eats, he can't gain weight , When holding the microphone, the wrist is as thin as if it could be broken.In this "imitation show" activity, he pretended to be his own guitarist and pretended to be cold and serious, but occasionally a funny little expression immediately revealed his secrets. That kind of cheerful, lively and bright feeling is definitely the only one in this family. semicolon.

As for Lance, the guitarist who is a little older than him, he is recognized as the best-looking person.Even at this time, some fans started secretly calling him the nickname of 'beauty'.He has black hair and blue eyes, exquisite facial features, tall and thin clothes hanger, and a natural British temperament. If you only look at the appearance without looking at the inside, he is gentle and polite and has an elegant manner. He often makes the lead singer, who is also 1.9 meters tall, look like a dwarf).It's okay to keep a low profile and ignore people, but this time, as soon as his lead singer blew kisses at the audience, he immediately gained a wave of fans, but most of them may be Yan fans.

Drummer Baldwin is the strongest in the group, but he has no attack power. He belongs to the calm type. When he plays the drums, he can occasionally see his passionate side, but he is very gentle and shy in daily life. Some people may like this A man with a strong sense of security;

Bass player Theo is a perpetual sophomore in middle school. He often turns himself into a non-mainstream killer, but not everyone can hold that kind of spoilage. Therefore, he is not ugly at all, but his aesthetics are worrying. .But in this "imitation show", he imitated Baldwin's beating of the drums, so he changed his clothes in a rare way, and naturally revealed a relatively unremarkable, but delicate appearance.

In short, four good-looking people with different styles appear on the screen together.

For many people, that's an irresistible temptation.

Ever since the show aired, the air inside Mixer Records has been filled with something you could call excitement and excitement.

At this time, based on some data, everyone in the company began to vaguely guess that they were really going to launch a hot combination this time.

awesome!

You know, in the era of bad economic benefits, a hot combination can often save a company, so that hundreds of employees are not unemployed and have food.Although everyone is not in an era of bad economic benefits, and there is no need to worry about unemployment and lack of food, the emergence of a hot combination will still bring great benefits to everyone.

In order to stabilize this result.

The company has mobilized almost all the resources it can mobilize to push the Planetary Band forward with all its strength.

As the direct leader of the signed band, Abel is even more elated, thoroughly proving his own strength.

But he didn't stop there. Instead, he took advantage of the company's help while the iron was hot, and finally got the previous person in charge of the tour, and got the Planetary Band into that large-scale national tour as he wished.

But there is one more problem...

Before the tour, from the perspective of maximizing commercial interests, he wanted the band to record the album first.However, that leaves Planet with less than four weeks, plus plus minus, the time it takes to make the entire album.

"Impossible, the time is too tight, we can't finish it."

The music producer who has almost become a regular partner of the band refused: "I admit that you did a good job with the single record before, boy! But the album is not that simple, you can't make it in such a short period of time. Get it done!"

Moreover, he persuaded with earnestness: "Listen to me, boy! Don't be fooled by the glitz of the outside world, and don't believe the nonsense that the record company tricks you into releasing an album every day. They only want to sell the album to make money. Money, you don’t care about your lives at all. There is never anything new in this world, and you’ve seen a lot when you’re my age. Many bands’ top guns were as loud as yours. But they just Too eager for success, coupled with the irresponsible incitement of the people around you, in the end you failed to stabilize the situation, and made a bunch of bad things that could not be sold, ruined your future, and lost the trust and love of your fans. You are still young , there is still time, there is no need to overdraw yourself prematurely, the quality of music is everything that determines the outcome."

He made sense.

But some truths are often aimed at those mediocre people.

Lance has always conceited that he is a genius.

Moreover, he still has a bit of the stubborn temper of an artist, he will not listen to persuasion when he is convinced, he is eager to win, he has always faced difficulties, and never chooses to give up before the opportunity comes, so he insists on saying: " Try it, it’s just a gamble. If you can’t do it, it’s never too late for me to give up.”

So everyone, plus the producer, had to work like crazy with him.

Those who haven't really experienced it will never know how annoying Lance is in essence.

He forced everyone to work with him through the night.

We started recording in the evening and continued until five or six in the morning.

James clearly remembered that that day, when he sang the last verse for the nth time, the sun rose.

The early morning sun shone brightly and warmly into the room, but he didn't even have the strength to open his eyes, he just wanted to lie down and have a good sleep.

That bastard Ke Lance still said, "No, the pronunciation of this sentence is not accurate."

While thinking about it, he made a request: "It doesn't sound like what I want, please sing it again."

James was about to cry.

Later, he discovered that the word "again" was often used on himself, so that every time he had a nightmare, Lance would say "Blow it again, call it again, sing it again, again, again, again , again...' Tossing and turning, the magic sound pierces the ears, never ending.

However, in the eyes of others, these two people are in a world of their own, with an incredible understanding.

Because sometimes James not only wants to record his own part, but also helps Lance act as a translator invisibly.

Baldwin later recalled: "There seems to be a language between the two of us that we don't understand. Sometimes Lance will record and record, and suddenly new inspiration will come, and then he will turn to us and say, here is a change. Changed, and then hummed a tune. Because it came to him suddenly, he often hummed in a mess. In addition, you also know that Lance's voice and guitar playing skills have always been inversely proportional. .Do you understand? Theo and I are confused when we go back and forth. But every time Theo asks Jimmy, do you understand? Jimmy will understand, it’s very simple. Then, he naturally tells us Sing it over and over again. Oh! Then we figured it out, and tried to change it to a new tune."

The high-intensity work that races against time inevitably affects the style of the entire album.

Those who are extremely sensitive to music should be able to clearly feel that the melody of each song in the album is so full of urgency, the lead singer's singing is full of irritability and anger, the drums often sound dull, and the bass The voice is full of anger, and the guitar is fast and violent. They seem to be being chased by something, anxious and struggling forward.

The final effect can be said to be - fully equipped with the distinctive characteristics of the planetary band.

Always imperfect but magically has its own unique charm.

While Lance was satisfied, he was also a little regretful.

Because I did it too quickly, I always feel that there are still many flaws.

But later, after having time, everyone tried to make a re-recorded version out of the psychology of making up for it.

But without that sense of urgency, the album lost its due beauty, so the re-recording was nothing.

This album, which took about three and a half weeks, was completed in a hurry and was completely rushed out. Due to time constraints, it only included ten songs, plus a released single <She is 16 years old this year>.

There is no <Rotten Strawberries>.

Although "Rotten Strawberries" is widely sung, it sounds cute.Ke Lance has always hated the song <Rotten Strawberries>. He always thought it was not good and too vulgar, so he often ignored it willfully.

Abel felt a little regretful in his heart.

He decided to sign with the band because of that song, so he has a lot of affection for that song, but unfortunately, no one can force Lance to make concessions in terms of creation.

That's one album that completely exhausted everyone in the band.

But it was Planet's first album, and when it was done, everyone was thrilled.

Lance titled the album "The Voice".

The loved and idealized voice, the voice of an instrument, or the voice of a singer.Sometimes they speak to us in dreams, and when we meditate, the mind hears them, the first voices of life.

The author has something to say: PS. I checked and found that many rock singers recalled that they would finish the album in a few weeks or finish a few songs in a few days.

If they weren’t bragging, then the albums made by singers in the early years might not be the same as they are now. It’s probably a bit similar to Hong Kong movies. In the early years, movies were made very fast, so there are crude ones, and there are also natural masterpieces. .

If there are any mistakes, please let me know, I will change it again, if I can't change it, just... forgive me.