Spider, Wings & Slank concert
^ View from the press box. Yes, that old, that far.
So there I was, shouting out my deepest thoughts despite knowing no one - not Dubai nor Bob who were seated on the same row, or Encik Ara, Kak Nadia & co seated three rows in front - in the crowd can hear me, amidst the loud music mingled with reverbs, feedbacks, and bad balancing everytime a band switch happens:
"Menda aa Spider! Takkan lima lagu je, mana cukup? Orang baru nak syok-syok dah abis."
[Lame Shakespeare eavesdropper translation: "What doth Spider! Mere five sonnets, tis hardly enough? My fluttering heart is just speckled with drops of joy, alas! Came the end too swift."]
"Waa.. Wings lu orang sound macam dolu-dolu la. Awie dah boleh 'tarik' baek balik.."
[Enid Blyton fan translation: "Well done boys! You all sounds just like how you were in the good ol' days. Our boy Awie here is now capable of notching the elusive high notes once again."]
"Fuiyo memang dasat aa Slank ni! Okeh wa pun jadi Slankers la ini macam!"
[Cult follower translation: "I see the light, mastah. I am your chosen one, mastah. I am humbly your slave, mastah!"]
Sunday
XPDC, Wings and Eye on Malaysia
Near the base area of the 30 storeys high Ferris wheel, we witnessed not only Malay rockers back in their element (that's what free concerts are all about):
Sireh pulang ke gagang..
XPDC has its former members back on the line up, with Mael and Amy and Zua rejoining Izo. Hopefully this means Zua will not revive his Viper project. Er, sorry Viper fans.
Belut pulang ke lumpur...
Having warmed up from their show just a couple of nights before, Wings has Awie on the frontline again. And just like on the Friday night before, Awie brought his own mic tied with what looks like a piece of blue pashmina to wave to the crowd again. (Kaka of Slank used his mic stand to wave the Indonesian flag. Hmm.)
Monday
Kembara Si Raja Gondang
^ Actors in character: (FL) Gadis-gadis Kampung Baru,
Rakan-rakan Burn and Rakan-rakan Kesuma.
Renamed Kesuma (so that performance art lovers out there will not mistake it for a Mak Yong), this musical has ASWARA students, graduates and performance art professionals from all over joining forces to bring to life a story of an old man who went mad searching for his dead son in Kuala Lumpur.
Tonight is the only night left to catch it.
6 comments:
thought of going to that rock happenin' kat titiwangsa tu. tapi dsbbkan esoknye tu ada function nak kena di'emcee'kan pagi-pagi buta, maka terbatallah hajatku itu. arghhh!! frust betoi. kalo tak, kan ke best nengok wings 2 hari berturut-turut?..hehe
thought of going to that rock happenin' kat titiwangsa tu. tapi dsbbkan esoknye tu ada function nak kena di'emcee'kan pagi-pagi buta, maka terbatallah hajatku itu. arghhh!! frust betoi. kalo tak, kan ke best nengok wings 2 hari berturut-turut?..hehe
wow ... shakesprere, enid and the cult ... what a transaltion ... cool :D
wings bawak 5 lagu lain dari konsert jumaat lak tu kak nad.. rogi rogi.. but their turn to perform came as late as 11.20pm la. kalu u g gak, mau la esoknya Yang Amat Mulia jadi Yang Kurang Mulia...
azer mantessa, u n ur programmer should send your matematika collection to the galleri.. win some award etc..
wings sound pakai delay tiga minggu and reverb empat kati...rocktron tul lah sound guitar abg. joe...bleh antar kat arkib negara...hehehe (kalau tak faham tanya dubai)
btw thanks you mihn and dubai for the pass...nanti kita gi minum teh tarik eh :)
heheh actually males mau komen psl sound... tapi u r right abt slank, live performance nye memang kaw despite bunyi bergaung2 ala sonar tu...
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