[Blog] Which Team Are You?

Ketika blog entry ini gue buat, rekan-rekan seangkatan generasi 90-an baru saja melewati fase eforia akan kedatangan The Stone Roses di Lapangan D Senayan, dan dalam waktu beberapa bulan, eforia (yang bahkan belum tentu sudah padam) itu akan melonjak kembali dengan datangnya salah satu band Britpop pujaan generasi 90-an, Blur. 

 

Termasuk yours truly, yang lebih memutuskan untuk menjadi jemaat Blur, daripada Oasis, yang isinya abang-adik nyolot dan kerjaannya bikin ribut sama semua orang di daratan Inggris Raya.

 That was the 90’s British invasion.

Today, we’ve got Korean invasion.

 

Yes, sebuah invasi yang kayanya boro-boro gue lirik ya, kalau keponakan-keponakan dan mantan rekan kerja gue tercinta, JohanJT, tidak menghamba memuja para remaja bawah umur (setidaknya di bawah umur gue gitu) berwujud porselen yang nyaris artifisial ini. 

Tapi, gini-gini, gue pernah nonton konser boyband Korea, lho. Dan yang cukup idola pun (emang ada ya boyband K-Pop yang fakir penggemar?). Gue pernah nonton 2PM. 

Well, honestly, itu pun karena mereka termasuk di dalam sebuah music festival yang NYURUH ORANG BELI BB DULU BUAT NONTON KONSER! GILA APA YA?! diadakan salah satu promotor lokal dua tahun lalu, dan di dalamnya juga ada band Britpop dewa saya yang lain, Suede. Duh, Brett Anderson, obsessions of you in my head don't connect with my intellect ...

Anyway, darimana gue tau soal 2PM? 

Dari keponakan-keponakan asal negeri Jiran yang maniak K-Pop. Mereka pernah 3 hari nginap di rumah gue, dan hasilnya? Gue sampai tau nama salah satu anggota mereka.  

Nick-hun. 

Tapi, jangan tanya sama gue orangnya yang mana.

Beberapa hari terakhir, gue jadi sering lihat lagi nama 2PM, biasanya di timeline Twitter gue. Ternyata bocah-bocah ini akan tampil di sebuah music festival bernama Music Bank, yang berisi deretan nama performer Korea yang gue benar-benar nggak tahu apa-apa mengenai mereka (ya, memang gue bukan target market-nya juga kali ya?). 

Tahun lalu, salah satu rekan kerja gue, si JohanJT, seorang maniak K-Pop. Dia bisa membedakan para anggota girlband yang satu dari yang lainnya, benar-benar bakat yang luar biasa! Dari Jo juga, gue sempat sedikit, sangat sedikit, belajar mengenai latar belakang bisnis hiburan bocah-bocah ini. 

Bagaimana mereka semua telah dipersiapkan untuk menjadi idola sejak usia tertentu, dan sudah dipastikan mereka akan ‘dipensiunkan’ ketika mencapai usia tertentu. Jadi, mereka memang bukan performer orbitan overnight. Seperti yang banyak terjadi di bisnis musik kita.

 Beberapa hari yang lalu, waktu gue lagi ngobrol sama salah satu teman di salah satu Messenger sagala aya, doi bercerita dengan semangat, kalau ibukota terkampret tercinta, DKI Jakarta, sesungguhnya mendapat kehormatan karena ‘didatangi’ Music Bank Festival ini, karena selain berisi pasukan boyband dan girlband yang paling populer di Korea, live concert ini juga hanya akan tayang satu kali di Indonesia. Kalau ada dari pembaca blog gue ini yang mau dateng, sok atuh, nih gue kasih sekalian tanggal dan line-up-nya. Tapi, jangan terlalu excited dan berandai-andai bakal ketemu gue, ya. Ya, kali deh, ini blog ada yang baca aja sukur dan syukron.

Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, 9 Maret 2013.

 

Kalau dari cerita teman gue itu, gue berkesimpulan, acara ini semacam 'music show' yang dipandu sama Bencong KW dan bocah yang kemaren ketangkep lagi giting itu. 

Bedanya, yang ini lebih elit, bisa di-broadcast sampai ke berbagai negara dunia, bok! Konon di tahun 2012 kemarin broadcast-nya sampai Eropa! 

Coba deh, 'music show' itu di-broadcast sampe Eropa? Bisa-bisa negara kita tercinta di-black list sama benua kece itu! 

Selain itu, event ini juga sebagai simbol 40 tahun terjalinnya hubungan diplomatis antara Indonesia dengan Korea Selatan. 

Jadi pengadaan event ini di Tanah Air, ternyata nggak semata untuk ngajak adik2 bawah umur histeris sambil ber-flash mob tarian bertema kegiatan domestik, semacam nyuci, ngepel, nyiram kembang, nyikat wese, dll, gitu. 

Cukup mulia ya tujuannya?

 

Jadi, kapan ini ada perayaan hubungan diplomatis Indonesia dengan Britania Raya, yang dimeriahkan dengan music festival dengan bintang tamu Suede, Pulp, Franz Ferdinand, dan Muse?

 PS.

- The Stone Roses promo poster came from http://www.thestoneroses.org

- Blur came from http://i.telegraph.co.uk

- Suede came from http://essemag.com
- 2PM, Sistar, and Music Bank promo poster and line-up came from iyaa.com 
- Franz Ferdinand and Muse came from http://www.microcuts.net

[Review] Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

WARNING: i'm no professional music journalist whatsoever. i made this review the way i want to make it. yes, it might be a bit biased, since i'm obsessed with the band. what? you don't know that? then you don't know me really well.

"we wanted to make music for the girls to dance."
- Franz Ferdinand -

lo! and behold!
the Glaswegian Archdukes of Pop are back. still with previous mission. and this time they mean it. after three years of touring and being hermits in their hometown, Franz Ferdinand unleashed their third record, a club album titled Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. and i was one of those lucky bastards who are lucky enough (or bastard enough, your call) to own the "leaked edition" of the album. and loving it ever since. it was worth the wait. it was very very worth the wait.


the abums Franz Ferdinand and You Can Have It So Much Better were dominated by the rough guitar sounds and fast bass and drum playings. the songs were fast, rock almost punk, but still have that danceable feel to them. for the third album the guyz had ditched the guitars and - quoting this magazine/newspaper that i forgot the name - sold their souls to the synth god. the music of Franz Ferdinand had developed. yes, the disco-punkers didn't sounded like fast-tempo rock anymore. they explored various fields of music. not only the guitars had the boyz abandoned, but also the modern technology. it's time to make music manually. name it, human skeletons for percussions, swinging microphones from the ceilings for Doppler effects and something as simple as standing around an amplifier to create an explosively loud sound. but, fear not, the somewhat-disco-punk music still got the trademark sound of the band. and also the trademark ambiguous lyrics by Kapranos/McCarthy.

fans probably had familiar with most of the songs. since the band had played them live on several concerts, or even older album's b-sides. they even reconstructed songs that they had before to brand new ones. fascinating.

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is music of the night: to fling yourself around your room to as you psyche yourself for a night of hedonism, for the dance-floor, flirtation, for your desolate heart-stop, for losing it and loving losing it, for the chemical surge in your bloodstream. It’s for that lonely hour gently rocking yourself waiting for dawn and it all to be even again.”

- Alexander Kapranos -

ULYSSES. the first single.
the Franztastic and fabulous works of Robert Hardy and Paul Thomson on bass and drums, respectfully, would accompany you preparing for a hedonism night out in the city. as you get ready, you can hear the creepy lyrics that somewhat sounded right, for some reasons. it would also provoke you to do something spectacular tonight. if not stupid.

TURN IT ON. the stalker anthem.
isn't it how you feel when you saw that girl? the beautiful girl that had caught your eyes ever since the night started. you wanted her, and if you can't have her, then nobody can. the synth and bass was agree with you. the drums were the conductors as you moved swiftly like a wild cat targeting its prey. the track aroused you to get her alone. without her knowing how.

NO YOU GIRLS. previously called Katherine Kiss Me before the ladz change the title. and made a whole new song to fill the title Katherine Kiss Me. these two tracks were alter egos.
was that your heart beating fast as you kissed her? or was it the drums again? the vocals were cheerful, but it sends creeps in you. why? should it do that? the night still young, no time to freaked out now. well, let her flick her cigarette and kiss you again, then.

SEND HIM AWAY. sounded sweet, despite the [again!] stalker-ish lyrics.
why being possessive? do you owned the girl? had you two just met? and was there someone before her? does it matter? various voices inside. falsetto. tenor. baritone. all pleaded her if she can let you stay tonight. what would she say? what was her answer? you waited as your heart beats like an African war-drum.

TWILIGHT OMENS. beautiful melody, vamp lyrics perfected with the half-moaning voice.
it's time to went on with the night. accompanied by a creepy organ sound that was soothing your feeling. and how you couldn't stop hearing her name in your head. you could even hear a smooth Scottish voice on the radio singing her name. the name repeated over and over again, until it became a meaningless word to you. just a meaningless row of letters. or something.

BITE HARD. a dark song about rejecting faith. smart lyric, though.
history does repeated itself, yes? even the most recent things happened to you felt like it was a has-been. aren't we all simply actors in this life and there was someone higher writing a script for us, and we must follow it? was there someone up there toying with us? should we always obey? don't we all have our own state of minds? oh, look! you broke your knees from begging and praying!

WHAT SHE CAME FOR. i loved this song even when it was still a converted mp3 from a live video.
flirty sound from an organ came to your head. accompanied with a lustful drumming and aroused guitar rhytm. you loved the feel and what you hear. you loved it even before you know what would happen. you even loved the sexy voice of Alexander Kapranos panting, 'i got a question for you, where do you see yourself in five minutes time?'. was he picking a fight with you or was he being cynical, you never know.

LIVE ALONE. something that Ms. Minogue could sing nicely. let the Franz clubbing begin!
a very familiar music played. was that Kylie? no, it wasn't. she would be good singing it, though. but, behold, the foursome from Glasgow had it better. this dance tune was made by them and only for them. that Greek-Scot's sexy voice sounded so flirty, even though he was sending away a challenge for the woman to leave him alone. but of course, you know while he'll be here, he wished he was there.

CAN'T STOP FEELING. MY. FAVOURITE. TRACK. FROM. TONIGHT. this was a b-side from the first album [i think!]. but the lads picked this up and re-do it. and VOILA! a genuine Disco Franz!
the intro, the bridge, the chorus, the middle eight, the ending. it was that rushing feeling again! didn't it sent a vague memory inside your mind? the song had hypnotised you to dance on the beautiful dancefloor, like a beautiful dancewhore. and across the room, you could see a man with floppy honey-coloured hair, facial features like a Greek god and stunningly defined English jaws was eyeing you sharply with his green eyes. at that moment, you knew this time you are the prey. he was the predator. however, you learned that after he's done with you, he would leave you dancing alone and to die on the floor. indeed, fun's not fun anymore. and your name was not even Michael.

LUCID DREAMS. yes, THE Lucid Dreams had ressurected to an almost eight-minutes track.
the night felt longer. funny how it was quick before. what happened? it felt like waking up with wings from lucid dreams. yes, it was the climax of the night. it's time to let it all out. listen! listen to the new rhytm inside you. first half of the night was fascinating, there were so many things to follow. it was like everything was not the right order, but it was spectacular! and the second half? worry not, you still have the excitement. the synth/electronica fiesta, commandeered by Mr. Nicholas McCarthy. superfantastiche!


DREAM AGAIN. a bit of You Can Have It's Fade Together, are we? darker and more spooky, though.
the night was almost over. it was time to calm down. prepared yourself to go home. was the night real, or everything just a dream? all looked so surreal, is it not? and don't you like to dream again? the eerie lullaby-like music would accompanied you on your way home. the keyboard sound was soft, tingling in your ears in a comforting way. it's time to give in to the night.

KATHERINE KISS ME. aye, the Dr. Jekyll to No You Girls's Mr. Hyde.
sitting or lying down on your bed, prepared yourself for a sleep as the first ray of morning light peeking from your window. a ballad with smooth acoustic guitar and a keyboard also played sweetly. the other side of the story. the bloke was alone, replaying the actual first kiss in with that girl his head. how he was in awe of her, and defenseless as they kissed. she was carefree, yet she looked bored as they kiss on the alleyway. but you don't mind, because you never wonder ... how the girl feels.

ps. pictures came from FFG forum.

[Review] 11

akhirnya ya gue membuat review album ini O_o
sebenernya punyanya udah lama. banget. dari jaman2 masih berbentuk mp3 [which masih fresh banget di toko], sampe sekarang udah punya dalam bentuk cd ORIGINAL! [catat itu, teman2 sekalian, saya juga membeli barang original!]

setelah bertahun2 mendedikasikan hidupnya pada touring dan fotografi, akhirnya Bryan Adams bikin album baru. album ini dirilis melalui jalur indie, karena Bryan udah lepas dari recording company nya. masih dengan proses hotel room-to-hotel room. album ini beri judul 11, karena ini adalah album Bryan ke-11, dan terdiri dari 11 lagu *SIRIUS*konsepnya masih seperti album2 terdahulu [dan kalo gue boleh sadis, terdengar masih seperti album2 terdahulu juga! XD ], musik pop-rock dengan lirik2 flirting. tapi sekarang tampak Bryan udah semakin dewasa dalam menulis liriknya. udah engga melulu lope2 ala highschooler. bahkan terdengar lebih filosofis. lebih universal love.


dan masih dengan konsep kemaruk, Bryan juga yg motret cover sleeve album ini. dan hampir seperti album2 awalnya, 11 juga ... pelit lirik!
but still, it's really nice to hear Bryan on album. walopun lebih SANGAT menyenangkan lagi kalo mendengar dia membawakan lagu2nya live. di Jakarta, misalnya ...

oh yeah, hari ini November 5th, Barrack Obama resmi terpilih menjadi presiden US.
dan ...
Happy B'day Bryan!

[Review] Franz Ferdinand: Rock In Rio

"Details have been announced of the broadcast of  tour documentary Rock It To Rio on Franz Ferdinand. The film, shot by acclaimed director Don Letts on the bands South American tour in February, will be aired on Channel 4 on Sunday 24th September at 11.50."

- http://www.ukmusic.com -

and so i found the downloaded version of the concert. ha-ha.
well, a dear friend named Frankie gave the link to me, actually.

konsernya keren banget. gue belom pernah nonton Franz live in concert, tapi dari "archive" youtube gue, bisa terlihat kalau mereka sangat bagus live actnya. walaupun, menurut gue masih di bawah Bryan Adams. gue engga tau apa karena stagenya Rock In Rio ini yang terlalu besar untuk mereka berempat atau gimana, tapi melihat set stagenya bisa membuat konser Bryan Adams terlihat sangat mewah. dan anak2 Franz tampak kurang pecicilan, mungkin karena gitar2 mereka masih tersambung kabel ke ampli, sedangkan setelah gue menonton 3 dvd konser Bryan, tampak beliau entah udah wireless gitarnya atau kabelnya sekilo gue ga tau, dia bisa berlarian dari ujung panggung yang satu ke ujung panggung yang lainnya. mungkin kalau anak2 Franz pake berlarian di panggung, kasian Alex. soalnya dia lagi jalan mundur di panggung aja bisa keserimpet kabel.

konsernya hanya menyiarkan Franz ketika membawakan lagu2 dari dua albumnya. sebenernya kalau disimak mereka juga membawakan beberapa lagu baru, tapi dicut, enggak disiarkan. mungkin untuk mencegah pembuatan illegal bootleg? [kaya anak2 itu peduli aja!]. sayang juga sih, padahal soundnya bagus banget tuh, pasti asik kalo ...

........

ya, sekarang saya tau kenapa ketika mereka membawakan lagu2 barunya nggak disiarin! XD

performance Alex, Nick, Bob dan Paul sangat luar biasa. Alex suaranya mantap banget live. susah membayangkan kalau dia sebenernya ada asma, sampe tahap inhalernya selalu stand by di saku celana setiap saat, dan dia bisa panik sendiri kalo tu benda sampe ketinggalan. Nick tampak kekuatan lengannya sangat amazing, karena lagu2 Franz Ferdinand rata2 membutuhkan permainan gitar yang upbeat. Paul, si drummer kurus kering, ternyata menyimpan tenaga yang sangat besar di balik kecungkringannya. dan Bob, yang walaupun hanya berdiri tenang nyaris tidak melakukan apapun yang menarik perhatian, sangat ahli memainkan basnya, dan dia adalah orang yang "dijebak" Alex untuk ikutan bikin band ini.

[flashback]

Alex: hey, Bob, do you want to make a band?
Bob: what? i'm an artist, not a musician.
Alex: ............. they're the same, you know.


 [kurang lebih seperti itu]

ya, emang kurang ajar si Alex itu.

yang menurut gue agak kurang itu lagu Walk Away. gue suka banget lagu ini. baik versi album yang terdengar manis dan ballad-y, maupun versi live yang lebih galak. sekitar 2 tahun lalu, Franz Ferdinand selalu mengajak teman mereka, Andy Knowles, yang juga bertugas sebagai asistennya Paul untuk memainkan drum di lagu ini, dan Paul maju memainkan gitar [walaupun dia terlihat canggung, dan tampak lebih nyaman ketika memainkan drumkitnya]. di konser ini, Andy tidak terlihat, dan lagunya entah kenapa beatnya jadi lelet, agak2 kurang nangkep gitu feel lagunya.

stagenya, again, gue bilang terlalu besar untuk mereka. dan the ladz jadi terlihat mati gaya di panggung sebesar itu, padahal di Brixton Academy gig mereka terlihat cukup pecicilan ketika show, terutama Alex yang sibuk jual feromon. ya, dia udah engga jual pesona lagi, saudara2 sekalian yang terkasih dan tersayang! gue engga tau ya apa karna ada Nick yang setia berada di sampingnya atau apa, tapi body languagenya Alex tuh sangat mengundang!

oi, people who wants RUU Pornografi diapprove!! yang bisa bikin pikiran iya2 tuh bukan perempuan doang tau!! ada nih lelaki yang walopun berpakaian lengkap ketutup semua bisa bikin turn on!
 

anyway, lagu2 yang dibawakan, seperti yang sudah saya duga, terdengar lebih mantap live. dan saya suka band2/musisi2 seperti ini. mereka yang bisa membuat lagu2nya terdengar lebih baik ketika live, that's how it should be.
 

Michael seperti biasa dijadikan lagu pembuka, dan tampak Alex sangat menghayati lagu ini. benarkah kalau lagu ini adalah kisah pribadi dirinya? instead of a friend?
 

you're all that i see, i wanna see
so come and dance with me Michael
so sexy, you're all sexy
so come and dance with me Michael
this is what i am, i am a man
so come and dance with me Michael
so close now, you're close now
so come and dance with me, so come and dance with me
so come all over me ...

yeah .. right ... a friend's experience, Alex?

dan juga seperti biasa, konser ini ditutup dengan This Fire, yang sangat memacu adrenaline.
cukup gawat konser ini ya ...

all i know, it's better than watching porn ...

oh ya, ada camoe dari Nyonya Paul Thompson, Esther, dan bayi mereka Georgie.

oh and if anyone interested for the link ... here.

ps. pics came from Google search. dan bukannya ga cinta ma Paul and Bob,
tapi susah banget cari foto mereka yg Rock and Rio! O_o

[Review] The Futurist

yes, THE Robert Downey Jr. hollywood's troubled prince.then.

probably as some of my friends had known, i've got a high interest on performing actors who also could sing well. for examples, Gary Oldman, Hugh Jackman, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Viggo Mortensen, Jim Carrey, and such. even the ones who are trying. and didn't go too well. such as Gabriel Byrne. nice voice, more or less, though.

the album first released back in '05 or '06, i forgot. but i saw it first time when i was still in adelaide. it took me the second glance to make sure that it actually is the Robert Downey Jr. surprisingly, it is him. singing, writing songs and designing the cover himself. fascinating.

the man took "jazz" for the genre of his first album. and he brought it well, both singing and song-writing. too well, indeed. his voice reminded me a lot to Dave Matthews, only deeper and sexier (even Duran Duran once invited him to open for them back in 2005, said Wikipedia). the songs were dark, probably from the experiences he got from the rehab?

there were two songs that i highly familiar with, Broken and Smile. i already got Broken from last year, when i still rely on Limewire on downloading songs. the song was beautifully dark. the lyrics were good as well. and Smile apparently was the song Downey Jr. sang in his movie, Chaplin. and the song was the original one that was written by Mr. Charlie Chaplin himself.

for me, this is a good album to listen to while relaxing in the bubbly bath tub with scented candles and a good glass of wine.
too bad i don't own a bath tub. nor a good bottle of wine.

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Music
Genre:	Alternative Rock
Artist:	Franz Ferdinand

WARNING: i'm no professional music journalist whatsoever. i made this review the way i want to make it. yes, it might be a bit biased, since i'm obsessed with the band. what? you don't know that? then you don't know me really well.

"we wanted to make music for the girls to dance."
- Franz Ferdinand -

lo! and behold!
the Glaswegian Archdukes of Pop are back. still with previous mission. and this time they mean it. after three years of touring and being hermits in their hometown, Franz Ferdinand unleashed their third record, a club album titled Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. and i was one of those lucky bastards who are lucky enough (or bastard enough, your call) to own the "leaked edition" of the album. and loving it ever since. it was worth the wait. it was very very worth the wait.



the abums Franz Ferdinand and You Can Have It So Much Better were dominated by the rough guitar sounds and fast bass and drum playings. the songs were fast, rock almost punk, but still have that danceable feel to them. for the third album the guyz had ditched the guitars and - quoting this magazine/newspaper that i forgot the name - sold their souls to the synth god. the music of Franz Ferdinand had developed. yes, the disco-punkers didn't sounded like fast-tempo rock anymore. they explored various fields of music. not only the guitars had the boyz abandoned, but also the modern technology. it's time to make music manually. name it, human skeletons for percussions, swinging microphones from the ceilings for Doppler effects and something as simple as standing around an amplifier to create an explosively loud sound. but, fear not, the somewhat-disco-punk music still got the trademark sound of the band. and also the trademark ambiguous lyrics by Kapranos/McCarthy.

fans probably had familiar with most of the songs. since the band had played them live on several concerts, or even older album's b-sides. they even reconstructed songs that they had before to brand new ones. fascinating.

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is music of the night: to fling yourself around your room to as you psyche yourself for a night of hedonism, for the dance-floor, flirtation, for your desolate heart-stop, for losing it and loving losing it, for the chemical surge in your bloodstream. It’s for that lonely hour gently rocking yourself waiting for dawn and it all to be even again.”
- Alexander Kapranos -

ULYSSES. the first single.
the Franztastic and fabulous works of Robert Hardy and Paul Thomson on bass and drums, respectfully, would accompany you preparing for a hedonism night out in the city. as you get ready, you can hear the creepy lyrics that somewhat sounded right, for some reasons. it would also provoke you to do something spectacular tonight. if not stupid.

TURN IT ON. the stalker anthem.
isn't it how you feel when you saw that girl? the beautiful girl that had caught your eyes ever since the night started. you wanted her, and if you can't have her, then nobody can. the synth and bass was agree with you. the drums were the conductors as you moved swiftly like a wild cat targeting its prey. the track aroused you to get her alone. without her knowing how.

NO YOU GIRLS. previously called Katherine Kiss Me before the ladz change the title. and made a whole new song to fill the title Katherine Kiss Me. these two tracks were alter egos.
was that your heart beating fast as you kissed her? or was it the drums again? the vocals were cheerful, but it sends creeps in you. why? should it do that? the night still young, no time to freaked out now. well, let her flick her cigarette and kiss you again, then.

SEND HIM AWAY. sounded sweet, despite the [again!] stalker-ish lyrics.
why being possessive? do you owned the girl? had you two just met? and was there someone before her? does it matter? various voices inside. falsetto. tenor. baritone. all pleaded her if she can let you stay tonight. what would she say? what was her answer? you waited as your heart beats like an African war-drum.

TWILIGHT OMENS. beautiful melody, vamp lyrics perfected with the half-moaning voice.
it's time to went on with the night. accompanied by a creepy organ sound that was soothing your feeling. and how you couldn't stop hearing her name in your head. you could even hear a smooth Scottish voice on the radio singing her name. the name repeated over and over again, until it became a meaningless word to you. just a meaningless row of letters. or something.

BITE HARD. a dark song about rejecting faith. smart lyric, though.
history does repeated itself, yes? even the most recent things happened to you felt like it was a has-been. aren't we all simply actors in this life and there was someone higher writing a script for us, and we must follow it? was there someone up there toying with us? should we always obey? don't we all have our own state of minds? oh, look! you broke your knees from begging and praying!




WHAT SHE CAME FOR. i loved this song even when it was still a converted mp3 from a live video.
flirty sound from an organ came to your head. accompanied with a lustful drumming and aroused guitar rhytm. you loved the feel and what you hear. you loved it even before you know what would happen. you even loved the sexy voice of Alexander Kapranos panting, 'i got a question for you, where do you see yourself in five minutes time?'. was he picking a fight with you or was he being cynical, you never know.

LIVE ALONE. something that Ms. Minogue could sing nicely. let the Franz clubbing begin!
a very familiar music played. was that Kylie? no, it wasn't. she would be good singing it, though. but, behold, the foursome from Glasgow had it better. this dance tune was made by them and only for them. that Greek-Scot's sexy voice sounded so flirty, even though he was sending away a challenge for the woman to leave him alone. but of course, you know while he'll be here, he wished he was there.

CAN'T STOP FEELING. MY. FAVOURITE. TRACK. FROM. TONIGHT. this was a b-side from the first album [i think!]. but the lads picked this up and re-do it. and VOILA! a genuine Disco Franz!
the intro, the bridge, the chorus, the middle eight, the ending. it was that rushing feeling again! didn't it sent a vague memory inside your mind? the song had hypnotised you to dance on the beautiful dancefloor, like a beautiful dancewhore. and across the room, you could see a man with floppy honey-coloured hair, facial features like a Greek god and stunningly defined English jaws was eyeing you sharply with his green eyes. at that moment, you knew this time you are the prey. he was the predator. however, you learned that after he's done with you, he would leave you dancing alone and to die on the floor. indeed, fun's not fun anymore. and your name was not even Michael.

LUCID DREAMS. yes, THE Lucid Dreams had ressurected to an almost eight-minutes track.
the night felt longer. funny how it was quick before. what happened? it felt like waking up with wings from lucid dreams. yes, it was the climax of the night. it's time to let it all out. listen! listen to the new rhytm inside you. first half of the night was fascinating, there were so many things to follow. it was like everything was not the right order, but it was spectacular! and the second half? worry not, you still have the excitement. the synth/electronica fiesta, commandeered by Mr. Nicholas McCarthy. superfantastiche!



DREAM AGAIN. a bit of You Can Have It's Fade Together, are we? darker and more spooky, though.
the night was almost over. it was time to calm down. prepared yourself to go home. was the night real, or everything just a dream? all looked so surreal, is it not? and don't you like to dream again? the eerie lullaby-like music would accompanied you on your way home. the keyboard sound was soft, tingling in your ears in a comforting way. it's time to give in to the night.

KATHERINE KISS ME. aye, the Dr. Jekyll to No You Girls's Mr. Hyde.
sitting or lying down on your bed, prepared yourself for a sleep as the first ray of morning light peeking from your window. a ballad with smooth acoustic guitar and a keyboard also played sweetly. the other side of the story. the bloke was alone, replaying the actual first kiss in with that girl his head. how he was in awe of her, and defenseless as they kissed. she was carefree, yet she looked bored as they kiss on the alleyway. but you don't mind, because you never wonder ... how the girl feels.

ps. pictures came from FFG forum.

11

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Music
Genre:	Rock
Artist:	Bryan Adams

akhirnya ya gue membuat review album ini O_o
sebenernya punyanya udah lama. banget. dari jaman2 masih berbentuk mp3 [which masih fresh banget di toko], sampe sekarang udah punya dalam bentuk cd ORIGINAL! [catat itu, teman2 sekalian, saya juga membeli barang original!]

setelah bertahun2 mendedikasikan hidupnya pada touring dan fotografi, akhirnya Bryan Adams bikin album baru. album ini dirilis melalui jalur indie, karena Bryan udah lepas dari recording company nya. masih dengan proses hotel room-to-hotel room. album ini beri judul 11, karena ini adalah album Bryan ke-11, dan terdiri dari 11 lagu *SIRIUS*
konsepnya masih seperti album2 terdahulu [dan kalo gue boleh sadis, terdengar masih seperti album2 terdahulu juga! XD ], musik pop-rock dengan lirik2 flirting. tapi sekarang tampak Bryan udah semakin dewasa dalam menulis liriknya. udah engga melulu lope2 ala highschooler. bahkan terdengar lebih filosofis. lebih universal love.

dan masih dengan konsep kemaruk, Bryan juga yg motret cover sleeve album ini. dan hampir seperti album2 awalnya, 11 juga ... pelit lirik!
but still, it's really nice to hear Bryan on album. walopun lebih SANGAT menyenangkan lagi kalo mendengar dia membawakan lagu2nya live. di Jakarta, misalnya ...

oh yeah, hari ini November 5th, Barrack Obama resmi terpilih menjadi presiden US.
dan ...
Happy B'day Bryan!