Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 604 California Guesthouse?

"63524123?" When everyone heard this chord pattern, even Bian Lang was a little confused.

Normally, they give a four-digit number, and if it's difficult, they double the number of chords. This group of rock musicians in the preparation room exclaimed how exciting it was:

"Yes, we should come up with something more challenging, so that other music variety shows can see what the essence of music variety shows is."

"Compared to those bullshit scripts, this is what we should play."

As for the super music fan, Guo Sichu also stared at his old friend Liu Ziyang for a long time with his eyes wide open.

Niu Boyi didn't quite understand, so he asked, "Sichu, what do you think of this topic?"

Guo Sichu was not shy. No matter the previous questions were 1625 or 2516, she could still come up with a lot of songs in her mind. But when it came to the eight-digit questions, she really didn't have any particularly specific works in her mind at the moment.

She said directly: "This is a bit beyond my scope. I am not a creative person... But I believe that the two bands will bring us some wonderful improvisations!"

Upon hearing this, Niu Bo knew that he had set a trap for Guo Sichu, but how could he have known that the questions Liu Ziyang asked were so difficult?
However, Guo Sichu's frankness directly resolved the awkwardness. If it were someone else, they would probably have turned their faces black. Anyway, it can be edited later...

But Liu Xiaokui said at the right time: "Sister Chuchu, even you are confused, so what about the other things..."

"Xiao Kui, you don't plan to get involved in the music industry and have no say in what you say, right? I remember there are a few kids in the studio who want to go into the music industry, so you better be careful with what you say as the boss!"

Facing Guo Sichu's reminder, Liu Xiaokui said nonchalantly: "With Brother Lang and Rolling Stone here, why should I care what other people do? Could they be more powerful than Brother Lang?"

Guo Sichu agreed with what he said, after all, she thought so too.

Speaking of creation alone, the talent that Bian Lang is showing now, to exaggerate a little, can really represent the existence of an era, otherwise she would not have made a big bet to sign with the Rolling Stones!
The key is that Bianlang is not as xenophobic as those old-school rockers. Many rockers before him didn’t pay much attention to singers who played pop music, and that contempt and disdain were almost written on their faces.

Apart from anything else, Liu Yao was still a member of their circle before he went solo. Later, he was targeted and spurned for so many years. It was not until last year when Bian Lang started to rise and did some things that the perception of Liu Yao among people in the circle changed.

Moreover, although Bian Lang himself doesn’t play, he doesn’t object to writing pop songs for others to sing, which is the most commendable thing.

If this happened in the rock music scene in the original Earth, the situation would be similar. It's just that people's dislike for pop music is not mindless and indiscriminate.

In the first season of Summer of the Band, the problem can be seen from the different treatments given to Sisi, Fan and Mr. Lu.

Looking back at the scene, Liu Ziyang ignored what Guo Sichu and Liu Xiaokui said. He repeated the topic and then asked the two bands on the stage: "Is this ok? You have half an hour to prepare!"

Liu Ziyang had just finished speaking when Niu Boyi stood up and said to the ordinary fans: "If there are fans who need to go back..."

Because the voting later did not require ordinary fans to participate, in fact, after Hedgehog's official stage ended, ordinary fans could leave. But after the incident of Hedgehog being the last, the scene became a mess and everyone forgot about it.

But now another round has been played, and Qin Ge estimated that it would take a lot longer, so he notified Niu Boyi to make this addition.

But before he finished speaking, some fans started discussing:

"My flight is in the early morning, it's okay!"

"Ah, ah, ah! I have to catch the high-speed train, but, but there's a hedgehog behind me!"

"Damn it! I have to go to work tomorrow!"

"I have to read the results of my vote even if I have to bite my teeth!"

Previously, fans were only busy wanting to hear Hedgehog perform a few more songs and had not thought about this incident at all.

Some fans had booked flights and high-speed trains for tonight, and they thought it would be meaningless if they didn't participate in the voting, so...

But now they themselves have voted Hedgehog into the final improvisational game, which is very uncomfortable.

Although it is said that there is half an hour of preparation time, the fans who are leaving tonight can definitely spare this half an hour, but in the end the reggae band will definitely perform first, and then it will be Hedgehog's turn.

Considering the preparation time of each unit, even an hour may not be enough to hold on.

This made the musicians in the preparation room very happy:
"Are you stupid? Those who are in a hurry to leave tonight will be in trouble now!"

"Who would have thought of that? But if it were me, I would stay one more day if I had this opportunity!"

Xiao Han was one of the fans who were leaving tonight. At this moment, she was feeling very conflicted as she watched some fans getting up and leaving.

The cost of changing the flight and hotel tickets is a small matter, but if she does this, she will have to take at least another half day off.

Just when she was hesitating, she heard Bian Lang on the stage speak up: "For fans who originally planned to leave tonight and now want to stay, we, the Rolling Stones, will cover the transportation and accommodation expenses incurred..."

Although many music fans were not concerned about this, but since Bian Lang had said this, the scales in their hearts naturally tilted a little more towards the option of staying one more night.

Some who had already stood up and were about to leave the venue gritted their teeth and stomped their feet and came back.

The female fans around him had become familiar with each other after spending the past two days together. Seeing Xiao Han's hesitation, they advised him, "Although rock music is a belief, you can't live your life just by belief."

"Yes, rock is a belief!" Xiao Han repeated this sentence and sent a message to her boyfriend and boss. She was not the kind of person who would use excuses such as flight delays to cover up, and since rock is a belief, it should not be blasphemed!

In her short life of more than 20 years, she had no idea what faith was. If she had to say something, it would only be money.

But since she fell in love with rock music because of Pink Bian Lang, she found that her originally dull and even boring life suddenly had some different colors!

Because she listened to rock music, she found a new organization and got into the Moon Group through the Internet. She watched the female Bodhisattvas chatting with various male musicians on the screen. Although she would not practice it, she found it exciting! Let's talk about this time to participate in the program recording. It goes without saying that she had close contact with Bian Lang and signed autographs and took photos with him. While meeting Jin Zi in person, she also made some new friends, such as the one who just called her.

Even though people might have intended to persuade her not to stay, she seemed not to hear the latter part of the sentence and was only focused on consolidating her own beliefs.

No matter what the scene was like here, after Bian Lang finished speaking, he took the band to the back of the giant screen to prepare.

For this question, it is not easy for Bian Lang to list the options at the first time.

Seeing that he no longer looked relaxed, Huang Kai stepped forward and said, "Don't be too nervous. If you find it difficult, then the situation on the other side must be even more difficult!"

This is true, but Bian Lang didn't find it difficult. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a classic song in his mind that matched this chord, but he just couldn't remember it.

"Why should I be nervous? The worst that can happen is that I can resurrect later if I lose..." Bian Lang was just joking, just wanting everyone to relax.

But who knew that these people were much more insightful than him:
Ding Ding: "Anyway, if you lose, it's you who loses face, we are all fine."

Huang Kai: "I'm a stranger bassist, winning or losing doesn't matter to me!"

Tong Qi: "I'm just a temporary worker. If I lose, I still have private customers..."

Strauss smiled and nodded in agreement, so that the final pressure was really put directly on Bian Lang.

If it was just an improvisation of 63524123, Huang Kai and Strauss would be able to come up with an arrangement that fits the topic if they were given the task. But thinking about the purpose of this program, Bian Lang really didn't want to just come up with something random.

Half an hour is not a long time, but as long as he can remember which classic piece in the original Earth has this tune, it will only take 5 minutes to explain and 10 minutes to get familiar with it.

Thinking of this, he patted Huang Kai on the shoulder and said, "Brother Kaizi, just wait..."

After that, Bian Lang used the dumbest but most direct method and sang these notes directly on the guitar: "La, Mi, So, Re, Fa, Do, Re, Mi..."

After repeating it several times, Bian Lang looked up at Strauss, and recalled all the random thoughts he had when he recruited her from the disbanded Magnet Band. Then he suddenly realized, "Isn't this the California Guest House?"

Then, the Eagles’ 94 “Hell Freezes Over” and the 98 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance appeared in Bian Lang’s mind.

Speaking of the song "Hotel California", that era is really a long time ago.

The song was released in 1977. The band disbanded in 1980 and reunited in 1994.

The reason why this song became popular in China is because of the unplugged version of "Frozen Hell" in 94.

As the most classic version, the 94 MTV Freeze Over Hell concert version of California Hostel is a solo that every guitarist must practice on the original Earth.

The name of that concert was "Hell Freezes Over", which was also the Eagles' response to the past.

The band parted ways in 80, and there were major conflicts and disagreements within the band. Don Henley once said after the band disbanded: "We won't reunite until hell freezes over!"

However, in 93, perhaps because of the bottleneck of their careers, or because of an invitation to a cover album project paying tribute to the Eagles, the band chose to reunite. The following year, they held their first concert after their comeback. The frozen hell seemed impossible, but at that moment it became a reality.

At the beginning of the concert, Glenn Frey said: "After 14 years of journey, The Eagles are together again."

In addition to the existing works, this concert also has 4 new songs, namely "Get Over It", "Love Will Keep Us Alive", "The Girl From Yesterday" and "Learn to Be Still". The lyrics of the first song imply that the contradictions are still there and need to be overcome together.

Back to the topic of California Guest House, the version performed this time is an unplugged Acoustic version. The top-level on-site recording and perfect production make the audio present high dynamics and a wide sound field.

This is a live recording that would be awkward without the cheers of the audience, so the cheers from the audience have become an indispensable part of this version!

This is an art performance with a vast sound field and a rich sense of layers. Perhaps you don’t even need to use your ears, the sound vibrations can be transmitted through the air and enter your body through your pores!

This is a pure country rock song. If you close your eyes and immerse yourself in it, you can feel the strength of the plucking and the drums. Everyone's heartbeat frequency should be able to find resonance in this song.

The musicians on the stage at that time included bassist Timothy Schmit, lead singer Don Henley, guitarist Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, who had successfully quit drinking and was wearing glasses, and guitarist Don Felder, who arranged and composed the song.

If you have heard other versions of "California Guest House", you will find that this version of "California Guest House" is particularly long. The Eagles re-arranged the music for this unplugged concert, changing the electric guitar accompaniment to acoustic guitar or even classical guitar. They also invited Scott Crago to play the tambourine, and added an acoustic guitar solo before the normal prelude.

In this added melody, Scott Crago's tambourine creates a strong sense of dynamics, and the classical guitar plays clear and crisp notes, which complement each other. Coupled with Don Henley's shaking sand pipe, the prelude of this song has several very rich layers.

And it’s the kind that ordinary people can easily hear!

The audience at the time must have been thinking: "What new song is this?" But at around 1 minute and 13 seconds, the familiar melody sounded, and the scene suddenly became lively.

Cheers, applause, and whistles followed one after another, which was an integral part of this version of California. The sound of the performance amid the noise gave people an immersive sense of reality. Even with headphones and a screen, people felt like they were at the scene.

When lead singer Don Henley began to sing, the acoustic guitar accompaniment allowed us to hear more clearly Don Henley's charming, slightly hoarse voice in his middle age. Compared with the electric guitar version, this version's handling of certain details makes it easier to bring people into the "Salt Lake".

In addition, the ending sound is also very distinctive. Several acoustic guitarists made a slightly playful performance, showing their skilled playing skills without reservation, and presented an ending solo of the same high level as the electric guitar.

It is this part that has been praised by guitar lovers. The chord progression of this piece is 63524123...

Thinking of this, Bian Lang said to Ding Ding: "Go find Tu Ling to get the conga, and find a sand barrel for Tong Qi..."

Then he waved to Strauss, and when she came closer, he began to play and explain: "B minor, starting with Bm, then F#7, A, E, G, D, Em, F#..."

(End of this chapter)