Devil’s Music - Chapter 106: Return to PANTERA

Byeong-joon, Sangmi, and Yeonju stayed up late talking with Geon before leaving. The next day, the group moved to the venue in secret and barely finished the performance. They experienced similar things at the Guangzhou concert. It was good to be popular, but the band members, who had never experienced such extreme fans before, shuddered and said they would never come back to China.

After all the hardships, the group boarded the plane to England and quickly fell asleep. Geon also fell asleep under the plane blanket and did not wake up until they arrived in England.

When the members arrived in England, they looked at the quiet airport and laughed.

“Yeah, freedom! That’s the way it should be, damn, China was too much!”

Phil, stretching and walking out of the departure hall, laughed and said.

“Let’s go. If we just finish the performance in England, we only have the American performance left, so let’s do our best.”

After arriving at the hotel a short while later, the group received the keys to their assigned rooms and gathered in the lobby for a moment. Lynn looked at the gathered group and said.

“You all know well the arrogance of British rock fans. It is a very difficult task to gain their recognition.”

Phil nodded as if agreeing.

“That’s right, we were lucky that the last concert was only our fans, because this is the first time we’ve performed in front of so many fans.”

Vinny asked Lynn.

“Where was the venue? I forgot when I heard it.”

Lynn held up the document and said.

“It is the Royal Festival Hall in London South Bank Center. It is a concert hall with a capacity of 2,900 seats.”

Rex said, with his hands in his pockets.

“It’s not even three thousand seats? Isn’t it too different from the previous concert?”

Lynn looked at Rex and said.

“That’s the awareness of Pantera in England. Reservations were made, but the speed of selling out was also slow.”

Phil said with a slightly disappointed face.

“I can’t understand the British guys. Why is there such a difference between America and England, even though they are both English-speaking countries?”

Vinny said, crossing his arms.

“They are the type who listen to music with vocal melodies. Bands like us who don’t have special vocal melodies, or so-called music that is difficult to sing along, are not popular in places like this.”

Lynn nodded as she listened to Vinny’s words and said.

“So, what do you say? Why don’t we have Kay sing at the beginning as an event?”

Geon’s eyes widened, and Phil said as if it was a good idea.

“Yeah! Kay, I saw the video of you playing live with Santana. You were killing it, right? Let’s do that and flatten the noses of the British guys!”

Geon nodded after thinking for a moment, and Vinny said,

“Okay, but what song should we do? We can play the music together.”

Lynn raised her index finger and said,

“I would recommend trying out the music of a British band. To break down the arrogance of Britain, you have to go after them with a song by a British band.”

Rex wiped his mouth with his sleeve and shouted,

“Wow!!! That’s hot! You’re really hot… Cough!”

After Vinny slapped Rex on the back of the head, he said to Geon,

“What do you want to do? We’ll have to practice a little bit, but if you give us one song, we can practice it quickly.”

When Geon put his arms crossed and thought about it, Phil said,

“What are you thinking about? There are more than a few famous bands in Britain? Just pick one. There’s the Rolling Stones, Radiohead, and Muse. Oh, and please exclude Pink Floyd. We don’t have a keyboard.”

Geon thought for a moment and said,

“Is Bush possible?”

Rex clapped his hands and said,

“You’re talking about the grunge rock band, right? The leader looks like Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, and they’re both grunge rock, so they’ve been called a copycat. I didn’t know they were a British band.”

Geon nodded and continued,

“Yes, I’m a Nirvana fan too, but Bush was influenced by Nirvana, but they’re not a copycat. They showed their own unique grunge rock. The problem was that the vocalist, Gavin Rossdale, looked too much like Kurt Cobain.”

Phil asked with a questioning look,

“Okay, if it’s grunge rock, the playing shouldn’t be too difficult. What song are you going to do?”

Geon took a moment to gather his thoughts and said,

“I’m a little torn because I like two songs. I want to do ‘Greedy Fly’ or ‘Swallowed.'”

Vinny crossed his arms and said,

“It doesn’t matter which of the two songs you do. We only have to practice for an hour, so decide now. I’ll print out the sheet music on the way upstairs so I can read it.”

Geon thought for a moment after that and said,

“British fans don’t like change that isn’t theirs. I think ‘Swallowed’ would be a better message to send to those people.”

Phil clapped his hands and said,

“Okay! Then let’s decide on ‘Swallowed’! Let’s gather for a while in the morning tomorrow to practice. Is that okay, Ms. Lynn?”

Lynn nodded and said,

“I’ll print out the sheet music and bring it to your room immediately. I’ll immediately find a place where you can practice tomorrow and let you know.”

The group nodded as if they understood and dispersed to their respective rooms. Geon also returned to his room, took a short rest, and received the sheet music from the staff. He took out Haku and sat down on the bed to look at the sheet music. Geon’s eyes widened as he looked at the sheet music.

‘What is this? Yellow? Why is this kind of lyric yellow? Yellow definitely represents positive meanings like warmth or cuteness.’

Geon stroked his chin and thought.

‘All the colors of the notes I knew so far had multiple meanings. Could it also have a negative meaning? A band like Bush wouldn’t have left the entire score with the wrong notes, would they?’

Geon tried to translate the lyrics into Korean next to the lyrics.

warm sun feed me up i’m leery loaded up

(따뜻한 태양이 나에게 활력을 주지만 난 의심스러워.)

loathing for a change and i slip some boil away

(변화에 대한 혐오로 나는 약간의 실수를 저질렀거든.)

swallowed followed heavy about everything but my love

(모든 것에 무거운 사랑을 삼켜버리고, 따라야 해)

swallowed sorrowed i’m with everyone and yet not

(삼켜진 슬픔이 나와 모두와 함께 있는 것 같지만 아니야.)

Geon wrote “Yellow” next to the sheet music and then “positive meaning.” After thinking for a moment, Geon wrote “prejudice” next to the word yellow. After thinking for a moment, Geon nodded and thought.

“It seems that the notes that appear in color do not represent only one emotion. I think all colors coexist with positive and negative meanings.”

Geon decided to continue his research and went back to school. He looked at the notes on the sheet music one by one and corrected the notes that were not yellow. Because there were not many parts to be corrected, Geon finished the correction quickly and sang the song while taking a shower, and then fell asleep soon.

The next day, around 10 a.m., Geon handed out the corrected sheet music to the members who had rented a rehearsal room not far from the hotel with the guidance of Lynn, who knocked on the door.

“I corrected the sheet music. It’s a very small part, so it won’t be difficult to play. Oh, there are no changes to the drum part.”

Vinny made a happy face, and Rex frowned.

“Oh, I practiced all night last night and went to bed!”

Phil tapped Rex on the back and said.

“Our talented Rex! Let’s stop complaining and practice?”

Rex puffed out his cheeks and put on his bass guitar, and Geon took Haku out of the hard case and connected it to the amp. Geon connected the jack to the multi that he had taken out beforehand, sat down in a chair, put Haku on his lap, and said.

“I’m alone in the intro, and you know you’re going in together after 8 bars?”

After exchanging glances with Rex and Vinny, Geon sang immediately while drawing the guitar from top to bottom.

“warm sun feed me up i’m leery loaded up”

As Geon exhaled and sang in a hollow and self-deprecating voice, Phil stood up in surprise from his seat. Geon concentrated on the song with his eyes closed while playing a simple guitar riff.

“loathing for a change and i slip some boil away”

Geon adjusted the multi and played with distortion.

“Jingjingjingjing!”

“swallowed followed······”

As Geon sang, he felt that the drums and bass were not keeping up, and he stopped playing and looked back at the two. Geon saw Rex and Vinny with their mouths wide open. Phil was also looking down at Geon sitting in the chair with surprised eyes. When Geon smiled, Phil, who was the first to come to his senses, said in an unbelievable expression.

“Phew. It’s different from what I saw in Santana’s live video. It’s different when you actually hear it.”

Rex said with a dazed expression, raising his arm.

“I’m getting goosebumps. I was surprised.”

Vinny shook his head vigorously, then said with a bright expression.

“Haha, the British guys’ faces will be amazing. I wish I could see the audience.”

Phil said, looking at his own forearm.

“I’m getting goosebumps too. That’s why I didn’t hear you say to come in as a guitarist. With this kind of skill, there’s no way you’d be satisfied with being a guitarist. Now I understand everything.”

Geon said with a deep smile, tapping the microphone.

“Aren’t we going to practice? If we don’t practice soon, we won’t be able to eat lunch. Do you want to live and do a live show?”

Phil said as he left the practice room.

“I’m already hungry. Vinny, I’ll get something for Rex, so you guys practice well.”

Rex shouted urgently.

“Me! Don’t forget the beer!”

As Phil left the practice room, Geon turned to Vinny and Rex and laughed.

“Well then. Shall we continue practicing?”

Rex was still out of his mind, so he raised his hand for a moment and said.

“Wait a minute, why don’t you do vocals? You’d be able to eat the charts with that kind of skill.”

Vinny threw a stick at Rex’s head and said.

“Hey, you’re still a student! He’ll do it when the time comes. Do you want him to live an ignorant life like you, unable to graduate from school?”

Rex, holding the back of his head, rolled his eyes and said.

“What’s wrong with my life! I make a lot of money, and I have a lot of women!”

The two of them were able to practice only after bickering for a long time.

Lynn, who was listening to Geon’s singing echoing in the practice room from outside, smiled brightly.

‘The haughty British fans. Today, they’re in for a big surprise.’

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