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Memories of rock into today's drink, Flying Dog [Hommage]
Flying Dog's new album title is [Hommage]. Hommage means respect, reverence, etc. in French. It is done in all areas of art, including literature, art, and music, but film is the representative genre that established the word 'hommage' in Korea. It usually refers to incorporating the influence of respected senior directors or works into one's own film. You can express respect by bringing the flow of a specific scene, or you can bring lines or mise-en-scène from the influenced work on a cut-by-cut basis.
It differs from parody in that it does not ridicule the original, and is qualitatively different from plagiarism, which is secretly stolen. It is different from tribute, which expresses respect by re-enacting the entire original. A good homage is simple but tricky in that it is only captured by the eyes and ears of those who know it. This is why Quentin Tarantino's film [Kill Bill] is considered a representative work of homage. You don't need to know the works and historical changes of Hong Kong and Japanese martial arts films to enjoy the film, but if you do, the fun of watching is doubled in every line, every lighting, and every prop.
Flying Dog's second album is full of homages to heavy metal heroes. The way of expressing homage is also attractive. Starting with the cover art by Woo Jung-hoon prior to the music, it is a witty LP image reminiscent of the great works of the heavy metal heyday. In fact, if you are not a heavy metal fan, the meaning of this cover will not be visible. Respect and reverence for heavy metal are incorporated into Flying Dog's music like clues. At the same time, it is a pleasant and attractive hard rock that can be enjoyed as it is, even if you are not very interested in the history of heavy metal. This is why this album is considered a good homage example.
Even if you don't know the music of Mr. Big, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, or Motorhead, this album is fun enough and rocking enough. Lee Gyo-hyung (guitar, vocals) and Kwon Ham (bass, vocals) have developed the witty emotions that could be heard in their first album [Hard Rock for Beginners] (2017) into more sophisticated performances. The key to the sophistication emphasized here lies in the technical perfection and the homage. Homage appears in the middle of the guitar solo, or a part of the riff structure, or in the bridge of the pre-chorus. Sometimes it is revealed through the overall atmosphere of the song. But homage is not revealed outright.
This is because it is played in a different tone from the original song, or it is subtly incorporated into a solo flow with a completely different atmosphere. If you listen to the early songs of Deep Purple Mark II and remember feeling that this riff sounds like Korean traditional music (which may be natural because it is a variation of pentatonic), if you imagine putting Mr. Big's bass and guitar solos intertwined in a place where heavy metal style development is not, if you imagine what kind of music it would be if you let AC/DC's suddenly bursting two-handed tapping flow between pop rock, you will smile every time you encounter the homage in this album.
It's not just the performance that's warm. The memories and sincerity felt in the lyrics add flavor to the album. The lyrics conveyed through Lee Gyo-hyung's rough voice and Kwon Ham's sharp vocals evoke memories of reading magazines containing rock music with friends and blossoming with stories of introduced records, summon the days when they looked for hangover drinks in memory of their faces turning red the day after drinking, and in the content that reflects on the life of maintaining a rock band,
It draws sympathy from the Ulleokbulleok listeners.
Regardless of the completeness of the performance, Flying Dog tries to convey all of this with a non-serious face. The faces of various colleagues who participated in the album show what kind of persuasive power positive energy has. Jung Hyun-gyu (Africa), Lee Seong-san (ex) Broken Valentine), Esther (Dongihon), and Wang Myeong-ho (Formal Apathy) visited HRC Studio for drum performances. In addition, Kim In-soo, who is working with Lee Gyo-hyung and Dedio Radio, Lee Sang-hyuk (Crying Nut), Park Yeon-hee, who added gayageum performance following the first album, Kim Jin-i (A-Fuzz), Hwang Rin (ABTB, Cardi), Yoon Se-na (Dongihon), Kim Kyung-jun (Broken Valentine, Honey Pepper), Kim Sang-woo (Sinchon Blues, Headliner), and even movie actor Lee Won-jong, who participated as chorus, are all brilliant and diverse senior and junior colleagues. The power to gather is the attitude of Flying Dog.
The energy created by those who do not back down or avoid, and who consistently enjoy music, is poured into the entire album. This energy starts from the music that they have been listening to all their lives and grows bigger in the 'relationship' between people who listen to and enjoy music together. The driving force that sustains the relationship lies in the affection for music and the serious playing skills that cannot be glossed over with words. (Take a look at the cover videos that Flying Dog has presented on HRC TV in collaboration with surrounding artists.)
The joy and heat of hard rock, which took away the strength that was unnecessarily in the shoulders and put more strength in the hands and feet holding the instrument, rises with riffs and pleasant lyrics that are easily heard in the ears. Perhaps that's why this album is homaging the elated heart that heavy metal in cassette tapes gave us, which helped us endure our tiring daily lives.
Jo Il-dong (Editor-in-chief of Music Taste Y)
[Credit]
Produced by Lee Gyo-hyung
Guitar/Vox Lee Gyo-hyung
Bass/Vox Kwon Ham
Recorded by Lee Gyo-hyung (HRC studio)
Mixed by Ahn Se-woon (RKARTWORKS)
Mastered by Ahn Se-woon (RKARTWORKS)
Designed by Woo Jung-hoon (WAYS Design)
<Drunkenness>
Drum Jung Hyun-gyu (Africa)
Gayageum Park Yeon-hee (Yeonheehada)
<Hammer Punch>
Drum Lee Seong-san (a.k.a Koopa, EX Broken Valentine)
Synth Kim In-soo (Crying Nut, Dedio Radio)
<Silk Road>
Drum Esther (Dongihon)
<Be a Good Dog to Me (Hard Rock ver.)>
Drum Esther (Dongihon)
Chorus Kim Kyung-jun (Broken Valentine), Kim Sang-woo (Sinchon Blues, Headliner)
<A Tree That Gives While Cherishing>
Drum Esther (Dongihon)
<That Kind of Day>
Drum Esther (Dongihon)
Guitar Solo Jini Kim (A-FUZZ>)
<Rock and Roll Magazine>
Drum Esther (Dongihon)
Guitar Solo Hwang Rin (ABTB, KARDI)
Chorus Kim Kyung-jun (Broken Valentine), Kim Sang-woo (Sinchon Blues, Headliner)
<Hellba>
Drum Esther (Dongihon)
Guitar Solo Yoon
Author: Flying Dog
Publisher: Mirrorball Music
