Showing posts with label Musik (Music). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Musik (Music). Show all posts
Monday, April 29, 2013
Sunday, January 06, 2013
Similars
FLYLEAF & PARAMORE
Flyleaf and Paramore are initially different to me. Recently, I found some similarity. Interesting, because it's Flyleaf that I found becoming similar to Paramore, in the song "New Horizons". But, they still have different feel for me. Paramore is more pop-punk, Hayley sings (pronounciate her words) faster and screams clearly. Flyleaf is more alt-rock, Lacey sings slower and sometimes screams growly.
VersaEmerge
More Flyleaf-ly, but there are songs that also Paramore-ish. As time goes, they're developing into space-rock... Angels & Airwaves kinda thing, but still enough rocking hooks.
Tonight Alive
Their song "Starlight" is Paramore-ish. Then again, "Thankyou & Goodnight" is very Blink 182-ish, so I think they're generally punk-pop.
Updated: 9 Jan 2013
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Pendapat NEIL PEART
Mengenai RENCANA Dan MASA DEPAN
Neil Peart memberikan pendapatnya mengenai membuat rencana atau pun menyusun ekspektasi untuk masa depan.
Pendapatnya ini tentu berkaitan dengan kariernya bersama Rush, yang sudah berlangsung selama kurang lebih 40 tahun.
Berikut ini kutipan dari wawancaranya di bulan Juli lalu dengan Andy Greene dari Rolling Stone yang berjudul Q&A: Neil Peart On Rush's New LP and Being a 'Bleeding Heart Libertarian':
“The next two years are mapped out pretty well, and that's enough.Bagi saya, ini bukan suatu saran atau pembenaran agar tidak membuat rencana jauh ke depan.
We usually only plan one year in advance.
So that's the other funny thing about longevity,
because we watched one year go by and two, three, four, each one one at a time,
but we never planned, ever, more than a year in advance.
Now we're planning the next two years,
so that's more than enough future for anyone to dare to presume.”
Dua tahun ke depan sudah diplot sebaik mungkin, dan itu cukup.
Kami biasanya hanya membuat rencana untuk satu tahun ke depan.
Jadi ini adalah satu fakta lain yang menarik mengenai kemampuan bertahan lama,
karena kami mencermati satu tahun berlalu kemudian dua, tiga, empat, satu demi satu,
tapi kami tak pernah membuat rencana, sama sekali tak pernah, lebih dari satu tahun ke depan.
Sekarang kami membuat rencana untuk dua tahun ke depan,
jadi ini adalah rentang masa depan yang lebih dari cukup untuk diperkirakan oleh siapapun yang memberanikan diri.
Pendapat ini berguna untuk meringankan stres,
bagi siapapun yang sudah berusaha dengan segala upaya ataupun dengan susah payah untuk membuat rencana jangka panjang, tapi kerap menemui halangan sehingga tidak sampai pada perwujudan yang diinginkan.
Kutipan ini menjadi pengingat agar tidak melampaui batas kemampuan sendiri (dalam hal ini adalah perencanaan),
sehingga tetap dapat menerima atau bahkan menikmati naik-turun di sepanjang jalan kehidupan.
Karena,
ternyata,
ada yang sudah menjalani karier selama sekian puluh tahun dengan sukses dan tidak pernah merencanakannya terlalu jauh.
Foto: Ethan Miller, Getty Images
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
My Birthday Song of This Year
My Heart Sings - 311
It's a beautiful song.
Who wouldn't want their heart to sing?
I guess, our heart sings as we feel good.
As we feel good about life.
Feel good about our own life and other people's life.
People that we know and care for.
We feel good about our own life when we appreciate what we're doing with it and in it and what we're getting from it.
Appreciating good feelings, bad feelings, and in-between feelings in life.
Appreciating good feelings or good times is easy, but necessary to caress our spirit.
Appreciating bad feelings or bad times is not easy, but also necessary to build our will and perseverance.
Appreciating in-between feeling is tricky, but most necessary to develop our skill in decision making.
So, they're all necessary.
They're all part of life.
It's a need for us to learn to appreciate each those feelings/times.
So we can appreciate, and enjoy, our life.
Because it's one of those things that we have to do ourselves.
If we don't enjoy our life... then, who will?
All of the above seem quite a cliche, but I think they're relevant to anyone celebrating a birthday.
They also seem to have nothing to do with my birthday song of this year, but they are, to me.
Talking about a beautiful song isn't all about the lyrics, the harmony, the artist...
All that is already so obvious.
Wanna emphasize on how good the song is?
Talking will never be enough!
Play it.
Listen.
It's good.
Yeah...
What's more on talking about a beautiful song, is the effect that the song brings to our heart.
It's on the way that the song relates to our life, and a good relation is always a good thing.
That way, the song becomes part of the soundtrack of our life.
I think I'd been lucky enough to knew someone so special that makes my heart sings, almost as awesome as described in this beautiful song.
I haven't been that lucky again though, for quite some time now... :P
But, like everyone does, I had plenty of other times when my heart does sing.
That's my relation to the song.
That's beautiful.
My heart sings.
Yes.
Awrite!
What a beautiful feeling.
Thank you 311.
Chad-Nick-PNut-SA-Tim.
Sexton-Hexum-Wills-Martinez-Mahoney.
I'm glad to be just another one who've been appreciating the band since quite the beginning and down the road.
Bring it on... :)
311 Live in Jakarta
It's a beautiful song.
Who wouldn't want their heart to sing?
I guess, our heart sings as we feel good.
As we feel good about life.
Feel good about our own life and other people's life.
People that we know and care for.
We feel good about our own life when we appreciate what we're doing with it and in it and what we're getting from it.
Appreciating good feelings, bad feelings, and in-between feelings in life.
Appreciating good feelings or good times is easy, but necessary to caress our spirit.
Appreciating bad feelings or bad times is not easy, but also necessary to build our will and perseverance.
Appreciating in-between feeling is tricky, but most necessary to develop our skill in decision making.
So, they're all necessary.
They're all part of life.
It's a need for us to learn to appreciate each those feelings/times.
So we can appreciate, and enjoy, our life.
Because it's one of those things that we have to do ourselves.
If we don't enjoy our life... then, who will?
All of the above seem quite a cliche, but I think they're relevant to anyone celebrating a birthday.
They also seem to have nothing to do with my birthday song of this year, but they are, to me.
Talking about a beautiful song isn't all about the lyrics, the harmony, the artist...
All that is already so obvious.
Wanna emphasize on how good the song is?
Talking will never be enough!
Play it.
Listen.
It's good.
Yeah...
What's more on talking about a beautiful song, is the effect that the song brings to our heart.
It's on the way that the song relates to our life, and a good relation is always a good thing.
That way, the song becomes part of the soundtrack of our life.
I think I'd been lucky enough to knew someone so special that makes my heart sings, almost as awesome as described in this beautiful song.
I haven't been that lucky again though, for quite some time now... :P
But, like everyone does, I had plenty of other times when my heart does sing.
That's my relation to the song.
That's beautiful.
My heart sings.
Yes.
Awrite!
What a beautiful feeling.
Thank you 311.
Chad-Nick-PNut-SA-Tim.
Sexton-Hexum-Wills-Martinez-Mahoney.
I'm glad to be just another one who've been appreciating the band since quite the beginning and down the road.
Bring it on... :)
311 Live in Jakarta
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Saturday, September 13, 2008
LISTENINGS
This is probably my last 'Listenings' post in this blog, 'cos I move it to my Friendster blog.
Move on!
Looking forward for:
Death Magnetic - METALLICA
Snakes and Arrows - RUSH
Move on!
| Now | Before | ARTIST | ||
| 1 | Out | SYMPHONY X |
| Now | Before | ALBUM | ||
| 1 | Out | Start Something - LOSTPROPHETS | ||
| 2 | - | Live from Oz - PLANET X | ||
| 3 | - | The Works - FAITH NO MORE | ||
| 4 | - | Professor Satchafunkilus and The Musterion of Rock - JOE SATRIANI | ||
| 5 | 1 | Falling into Infinity - DREAM THEATER | ||
| 6 | 2 | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence disk 1 - DREAM THEATER | ||
| 7 | 3 | Train of Thought - DREAM THEATER | ||
| 8 | 4 | Octavarium - DREAM THEATER | ||
| 9 | 5 | Blackbird - ALTER BRIDGE | ||
| 10 | Out | Systematic Chaos - DREAM THEATER | ||
| 11 | Out | Heroes And Thieves - VANESSA CARLTON |
| Now | Before | SONG | ||
| 1 | - | The Odissey - SYMPHONY X | ||
| 2 | 1 | A Change of Seasons - DREAM THEATER | ||
| 3 | 2 | Steer - MISSY HIGGINS | ||
| 4 | 3 | No Leaf Clover - METALLICA | ||
| 5 | 4 | Smoke And Mirrors - SYMPHONY X |
Looking forward for:
Death Magnetic - METALLICA
Snakes and Arrows - RUSH
Monday, June 16, 2008
ALTER BRIDGE
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Traditional hard rock. Virtuosic guitar playing by Mark Tremonti. Powerful beat with signature fills by Scott Phillips. Smooth tenor vocal and guitar by Myles Kennedy. Steady rhythm by Brian Marshall.
One fact is so obvious: Alter Bridge sounds very similar to Creed.
Many people (even music people) dub Tremonti as being selfish because he kicked out Scott Stapp out of Creed and then proceed to form Alter Bridge. I don't know what make those people came to such opinion. Maybe it's because Stapp was getting a lot media coverage about his struggle against drug addiction and his car accident (relatively close to the disbanding of Creed) so he got quite some sympathy. Maybe they think Tremonti should've given Stapp another chance. I think, the fact that Alter Bridge's sound, Kennedy's vocal, and even the theme of their lyrics are very similar to Creed also contributes to people's opinion that Tremonti simply gave up on his bandmates and carry on to do the same thing that is engineered so that Stapp seemed has nothing to do with the way Alter Bridge is now.
Well, on the surface it seems that Tremonti is the asshole.
Do I think that Stapp's the asshole? Nope. It's those jaded people who are the real asses. They dub others without a slightest respect, without trying to figure out the real facts.
Even from Creed days, there are a lot of haters that dissing the band's attitude. They are so dwelling in negativity (which is a trend, by the way, for weak people), that they mocked all positivity that Creed has in the lyrics. I saw a flash animation in the Net, where Stapp was supposed to be clicked with the cursor and being put (shot?) down, and then the caption reads "Now he's higher". 'Higher' is one of Creed's popular song, which, I guess, dubbed 'too positive' (?) or even "who the hey are they, talking so righteously? keep your holy fking words to yourself, thank you very much..". It's the trap of trend: everything else is bad, no matter how lost the trend actually is. The fact was: hard rock virtuosity is out-of-trend, negative-mindless-angst is the center of the earth, and so positivity is even way-out-of-trend.
Actually, Stapp did acting like an ass.. but I do believe he learn his lessons, the hard way. Instead of coping with his problems, he started to behave less and losing more. Yes, he had all of the addiction and accident.. but he also took it so personal and went upstage with Creed and acted mindlessly (in the darkest moment, he mumbled the words all the way thru some songs). Now, he lost the band.. Even after that, he got into a quarrel with 311, the one straightforward positive band in the world.
Tremonti, in the other way, was acting responsibly. He saw the damage that Creed had become. The band had to deal with some law suit from fans who dismayed at the concert where Stapp underperformed. Being the second most popular figure in the band (a tipical curse for guitar players), Tremonti automatically dragged to center stage. No matter how he dealt with the problem at hand, the haters just beat the crap out of him since then.. not directly because of what he does but because they ARE haters.
So, I'm sorry. I simply loss a significant amount of respect (musically, anyway) to any person who still thinks Alter Bridge sucks. I did, to a so called local music-celeb.. but what the hey.. celeb sucks..
Tremonti didn't go by his own ego. He took the responsibility to be the main figure for Creed-minus-Stapp, for his bandmates, and now.. for Alter Bridge. Wouldn't it be more selfish if he would just go on with Creed, and replace Stapp? What kinda singer would it be? That replacement might sucked. Instead, he respect the fans, who have the right to remember Creed as the band which has an awesome vocalist named Scott Stapp.
So, Tremonti rocks!
What is unbelievable, is the fact that the negative power is so trendy. I think Alter Bridge deserves more publicity than it has today, for the attitude.. for the theme.. for the lyrics. Yes, WWE dub 'Metalingus' and 'Rise Today' as a kinda anthem.. but the rest of music community seems oblivious of this amazing band.
Their lyrics is so humble and amazing. Singing along (lightly, heh) is such a natural habit for me while listening to them.
Musically, well, nothing's new anymore anywhere natural instruments is the soul of a band.. but that's what's make it feels alive. Pounding drums, clinging cymbals, steady bass, and powerful guitar. It's traditional hardrock (or whatever), so there's no extended solos.. but upbringing rhythm IS the soul of this genre.
Scott Phillips, is underrated, even by me (was). I found that he teaches me to be steady rocking at the drum kit, instead of taking any chance to rip a fill or an odd time signature into a song (which I learned from Mike Portnoy, which I think is losing it.. still a great drummer, Portnoy is). These days, he sits on top of my chart, leading Portnoy, Jason Trullo, and Neil Peart.
Lyrically (and the way they're singed), is the one that really makes the difference. Day-to-day struggle, humble wisdom.
BTW: Myles Kennedy is a tenor.. which makes him a rare species in the abundance of baritones in the hardrock world.
In short, Alter Bridge is awesome.. and still (hard)rock-ing steady.
For example: One amazing discovery I had recently, is that three songs in 'Blackbird' ('Buried Alive', 'Before Tomorrow Comes', and 'White Knuckles') became somewhat a trilogy for me (problem-wisdom-solution).
I don't really care what jaded people think of Alter Bridge.. it doesn't make me love the band any less. What I DO worry is the question of how long they gonna be able to maintain such quality in that business-centered music world.. because I need more of them.. because there's less and less choice for such a quality.
Keep it steady guys! You've made my day.. THANK YOU..!!
LINKS:
Last.fm
Wikipedia
Saturday, May 03, 2008
BURIED BEFORE TOMORROW WITH WHITE KNUCKLES
I twist and turn, in the darkest space, can't find my worth, as I numb the pain, I'm cold and I'm so afraid, that I'm too weak and I can't change
I've been buried alive and, I don't want to be here anymore
Reached out a thousand times for, a hand to pull me from below
I've been buried alive in, a world of constant sorrow
Reach down tonight and set me free...
Save tomorrow
Let me breathe again, show me where I begin, to find the will to change, before I lose everything
Reach down tonight and set me free, and I will follow
I couldn’t sleep I had to listen, into a conscience knowing so well, that nothing comes from indifference
I look inside of myself, will I find some kind of conviction, or will I bid the hero farewell, will I be defined by things I could have been
I guess time will only tell
I curse my worth and every comfort, that blinded me for way too long
Damnit all I’ll make a difference from now on, cause I’m wide awake to it all
Does anyone care it ain't right what we’re doing?
Does anyone care it ain't right where we’re going?
Does anyone dare justify how we’re living?
Does anyone here care at all?
So don’t let it be, before tomorrow comes, before you turn away
Why?
Take the hand in me, before tomorrow comes, you can change everything
We could be so much more than we are, oh this much I know
Are you still lost tonight?
Living but dead inside
This is a proclamation, this is a call to rise
Are you abused, alone?
Walking with broken bones
If you feel you've been forgotten, let this song guide you home
We are the disillusioned, we've been left wanting more, before every aspiration hits the floor
They tell you what you should be, they sell you the plastic dreams
Opinions are all provided, but nothing is what it seems
I dare you to take control
Cause empty are hands and bruised are the souls, of those who show no resistance, of those who are weak below
We are the disenchanted, who die with each passing day
No one here understands us so I say
How will it feel?
To live a lie, until your dying day, where nothing is real
As we sacrifice, bending until we break
It's been revealed
Hold on for your life
Dreams are not theirs to take
Hold on for your life, all we feel is so far from alive
The damned are done believing, and the cursed can dream no more
So hold on for your life, because only the strong survive
I said only the strong survive
These words are part of 'Buried Alive', 'Before Tomorrow Comes', and 'White Knuckles' by Alter Bridge, the best old-school new-attitude hard-rock band today..
These three songs resemble three stages: Problem, evaluation, and solution.
I've been buried alive and, I don't want to be here anymore
Reached out a thousand times for, a hand to pull me from below
I've been buried alive in, a world of constant sorrow
Reach down tonight and set me free...
Save tomorrow
Let me breathe again, show me where I begin, to find the will to change, before I lose everything
Reach down tonight and set me free, and I will follow
I couldn’t sleep I had to listen, into a conscience knowing so well, that nothing comes from indifference
I look inside of myself, will I find some kind of conviction, or will I bid the hero farewell, will I be defined by things I could have been
I guess time will only tell
I curse my worth and every comfort, that blinded me for way too long
Damnit all I’ll make a difference from now on, cause I’m wide awake to it all
Does anyone care it ain't right what we’re doing?
Does anyone care it ain't right where we’re going?
Does anyone dare justify how we’re living?
Does anyone here care at all?
So don’t let it be, before tomorrow comes, before you turn away
Why?
Take the hand in me, before tomorrow comes, you can change everything
We could be so much more than we are, oh this much I know
Are you still lost tonight?
Living but dead inside
This is a proclamation, this is a call to rise
Are you abused, alone?
Walking with broken bones
If you feel you've been forgotten, let this song guide you home
We are the disillusioned, we've been left wanting more, before every aspiration hits the floor
They tell you what you should be, they sell you the plastic dreams
Opinions are all provided, but nothing is what it seems
I dare you to take control
Cause empty are hands and bruised are the souls, of those who show no resistance, of those who are weak below
We are the disenchanted, who die with each passing day
No one here understands us so I say
How will it feel?
To live a lie, until your dying day, where nothing is real
As we sacrifice, bending until we break
It's been revealed
Hold on for your life
Dreams are not theirs to take
Hold on for your life, all we feel is so far from alive
The damned are done believing, and the cursed can dream no more
So hold on for your life, because only the strong survive
I said only the strong survive
These words are part of 'Buried Alive', 'Before Tomorrow Comes', and 'White Knuckles' by Alter Bridge, the best old-school new-attitude hard-rock band today..
These three songs resemble three stages: Problem, evaluation, and solution.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
SKID ROW
ExDriveIn Ancol
7 Maret 2008
Ngambang..
Itu kesan yang terasa/tersisa kelar konser SkidRow di ExDriveIn Ancol, dari komentar dua orang yg jadi temen gw nonton malam tadi (sepupu gw Harry B. & temen KIS FM Bubu).
Gw pribadi sih netral, gak oke tapi gak drop juga.
Ada beberapa hal yg bikin konser ini gak nendang. Dari sisi shownya, SkidRow terlalu cepet bubaran.. masak jam 23 udahan? Jadi, karena kali ini gak ada freepass & beli tiket 100rb, rasanya kok rugi..
Mungkin gak terasa bngt, kalo Snake Sabo gak absen manggung. Kata seseorang sesama penonton, gitaris itu kena cekal di Amrik karna kasus narkoba atau apalah. Padahal gitaris itu sdh sangat identik dng SkidRow. Scotti Hill, dari sisi skill memang gak kalah gape, tapi masih kalah dari sisi karisma.
Beberapa hal yang lain, gak khusus terkait dng show di Indonesia. Susahnya, buat SkidRow, ada beberapa masalah yang saling terkait:
Scotti Hill jadi yg paling ekspresif, Bolan cepak, Dave G. (drummer) mirip Tommy Lee (tatonya), sementara Ryan Cook yg ngegantiin Sabo keliatan 'belum nyambung' gaya panggungnya & kebanyakan kalem.
Si Salinger ternyata satu2nya redneck dari Texas, pake topi koboi (model simpel, bukan model Tantowi Yahya), & sempet ngajak penonton tereak yiihaa!
Mungkin juga Indonesia terlalu panas cuacanya bwt SkidRow, makanya cepet kelar, padahal ada juga beberapa break (pas I Remember You yang cuma Salinger ditemenin akustikannya Cook, Salinger istirahat pas yg laen bawain Ramones, trus pas encore). Pertama kali di negara tropis kali..
Ada yg aneh jg, pas encore.. Kok cuma gw yg semangat tepok tangan minta tambah lagu? Tapi begitu bener2 kelar, malah banyak banget yg minta tambah. Ada yg salah..
Keseluruhan, gak mengecewakan sebenernya. Toh gw gak dateng sendiri & 100rb termasuk murah bwt artis luar. Di lagu2 lama, penonton juga asik2 reaksinya.
Masa depan SkidRow mungkin kurang asik, tapi kesempatan nonton konser artis luar selalu punya daya tarik tersendiri..
Not many yeahs to SkidRow, but lotsa yeahs for more concert like this..
YEAH!
7 Maret 2008
Ngambang..
Itu kesan yang terasa/tersisa kelar konser SkidRow di ExDriveIn Ancol, dari komentar dua orang yg jadi temen gw nonton malam tadi (sepupu gw Harry B. & temen KIS FM Bubu).
Gw pribadi sih netral, gak oke tapi gak drop juga.
Ada beberapa hal yg bikin konser ini gak nendang. Dari sisi shownya, SkidRow terlalu cepet bubaran.. masak jam 23 udahan? Jadi, karena kali ini gak ada freepass & beli tiket 100rb, rasanya kok rugi..
Mungkin gak terasa bngt, kalo Snake Sabo gak absen manggung. Kata seseorang sesama penonton, gitaris itu kena cekal di Amrik karna kasus narkoba atau apalah. Padahal gitaris itu sdh sangat identik dng SkidRow. Scotti Hill, dari sisi skill memang gak kalah gape, tapi masih kalah dari sisi karisma.
Beberapa hal yang lain, gak khusus terkait dng show di Indonesia. Susahnya, buat SkidRow, ada beberapa masalah yang saling terkait:
- Album terkini mereka yg gak dikenal
- Sebagian besar penonton mengharapkan lagu2 era Sebastian Bach
- Komposisi konser mereka dibikin sama banyak antara lagu lama & baru
- Vokal Johnny Salinger yg gak gape ngebawain lagu2 era Bach
- Slave to the Grind
- Monkey Business
- Sweet Little Sister
- 18 & Life
- I Remember You (setengah akustik & gak nyampe vokalnya trus jadi suara dua)
- Psychotherapy (lagunya Ramones, dinyanyiin Rachel Bolan sementara si Salinger istarahat)
- Youth Gone Wild
Scotti Hill jadi yg paling ekspresif, Bolan cepak, Dave G. (drummer) mirip Tommy Lee (tatonya), sementara Ryan Cook yg ngegantiin Sabo keliatan 'belum nyambung' gaya panggungnya & kebanyakan kalem.
Si Salinger ternyata satu2nya redneck dari Texas, pake topi koboi (model simpel, bukan model Tantowi Yahya), & sempet ngajak penonton tereak yiihaa!
Mungkin juga Indonesia terlalu panas cuacanya bwt SkidRow, makanya cepet kelar, padahal ada juga beberapa break (pas I Remember You yang cuma Salinger ditemenin akustikannya Cook, Salinger istirahat pas yg laen bawain Ramones, trus pas encore). Pertama kali di negara tropis kali..
Ada yg aneh jg, pas encore.. Kok cuma gw yg semangat tepok tangan minta tambah lagu? Tapi begitu bener2 kelar, malah banyak banget yg minta tambah. Ada yg salah..
Keseluruhan, gak mengecewakan sebenernya. Toh gw gak dateng sendiri & 100rb termasuk murah bwt artis luar. Di lagu2 lama, penonton juga asik2 reaksinya.
Masa depan SkidRow mungkin kurang asik, tapi kesempatan nonton konser artis luar selalu punya daya tarik tersendiri..
Not many yeahs to SkidRow, but lotsa yeahs for more concert like this..
YEAH!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
HELLOWEEN
HELLISH ROCK World Tour '07 '08
Tennis Outdoor Senayan
Friday, 22 February 2008
Helloween is a legend. In highschool, almost in every band I played in, the guitar-boy asked to cover 'I Want Out' in studio or simply play that tapping-intro when we hanged-out at one member's place. Back then, I was with Metallica and Faith No More, so I didn't really dig it. Most vocalist-boys back then rather sing Nirvana, so I guess they didn't dig it either.
So, when Helloween come to Jak-City for the second time after 2004, I didn't prepare anything other than browsed some info about the gig in the Net. Suddenly, that late-afternoon came a call from Harry B. about a chance for a free pass or ticket.
Harry is my metal-mania cousin who works at Ramako Radio Group and occassionally he gets free pass or ticket. He and I went to last year's Dragon Force gig and almost made it to Paul Gilbert gig a couple years earlier (not the sold out Megadeth gig, he only got one free pass for himself and I had an computer-emergency call from another one of my cousin).
So, at about 6pm I went to the venue and got there by 7. I wore black pants and black polo shirt, which is as black as I can recently. I was going to wear Utchink's over-sized-and-given-to-me Metallica shirt, but I switched at the last minute for two reasons: It's Metallica shirt but it's Helloween gig, and I went to Dragon Force gig with similar outfit (dark-blue pants instead). It turned out that I saw some Dragon Force shirt at the venue. Still no Metallica shirt, although maybe there's some at the festival (I didn't know how it was going on the festival I because ended up sitting at the tribune, surrounded with some rather clueless free-passers, just-out-of-the-office-still-wearing-office-shoes guys, and some pinky females).
Helloween was scheduled to play in Tennis Indoor (like the coming Incubus gig), but (Harry said) the mishap in Bandung underground gig (features thrash band 'Beside') with ten fatalities affects the permission to hold a rock concert in an indoor venue, so the promotor ('Solucite', the same promotor of Dragon Force gig) transfer the venue to Tennis Outdoor. Check out Hindari Rusuh, Helloween Konser di Ruang Terbuka @ okezone.com for a review on this matter. I think it's lucky that we have the choice of two indoor-outdoor venues side by side like here. It would be complicated to move a gig to a different venue that is located far from the original venue. I don't now whether Incubus gig will be transfered too, it has different promotor (Java Musikindo).
The opening act was already started, but we stayed out for two reasons: Harry don't really dig the opening act (thrashy growly kinda stuff) and the press-pass for me was still in his friend's (from KIS FM) hand somewhere outside the venue.
We went in at 8.30, with the last opening act still performing. Nice, the band featured a female vocalist in one song. Harry called it, "A kinda progressive song" (I think he calls it because the song was not in one tempo from start to end..).
We sat on the tribune, because the other guys wanted to for yet another two reasons: They just got out of work (one of them still wearing formal/work shoes) and wanted to sit down instead of standing at the festival area and, I eventually figured out, they didn't really dig Helloween either (apparently less then I am, and guess what, one of them only knew 'I Want Out'). The center tribune was already full, so we went to the side tribune.
Gatot Widayanto (or Fugaziyanto?) is the MC, again, and that old-metal-crack behave comically, again. Man, I respect you for being true to classic rock scene, but your way is so-not-rocker. Like his comical way is not enough, he was accompanied by three guys, each wearing a Helloween pumpkin on their head.. Ha! Applause to you anyway, citing that Helloween would record this gig and release it as a CD, if only the crowd would go crazier than Bangkok.. we'll see! He also posted a promotion-review, some pre-review (before the show and way before the show), and a post-review, with some more comical attitude and some photographs.
There was this rather long sound-check break, accompanied with a background of jazzy songs (Err.. excuse me sir, is this JavaJazz venue?) and one loud AC/DC song ('For Those About To Rock We Salute You').
Finally, the show started with 'Halloween'. Yeah, we're rocking!
I only recognise two older member: Markus Grosskopf and Michael Weikath.
The stage consisted of two main part: The standard right-on-the-crowd's-face with four mike-stands and the riser with the drum on the center of it and some space on both side with one mike-stand each. There's a stair on each side that connects the standard-stage and the riser. Other than the fact that both guitarists can come up to the riser on each side of the drum kit, the stage was plain and dark-colored. The Helloween logo below the drum-kit (stretched along the front-side of the riser) wasn't visible from the side tribune (I kinda see the pumpkin that is the letter 'O', but not the whole 'Helloween'). Later I figured out from the reviews that there's a full-image backdrop (I did see a glimpse of the mascot which is the guy with a pumpkin head.. Anybody knows his name?). But to make up with the plain stage, the lighting work was nice.
The 'S' and 'E' banners from 'Solucite' (the promotor) hangs on each side of the stage, where the speakers should be, but I swear there's no speaker behind it! In fact, I couldn't see (from the tribune I'm sitting in) where the speakers were! Well, there's got to be speakers, because the sound is rocking..
I don't know most of the song but, as always, I can't stay still with that kind of powerful sound! I bang my head, pound my feet to the tribune (which is already vibrating to the drum beat) and my hands to my thighs, yell, making symbols with my hands, and clapping enthusiastically (compared to some people around.. I know we're in the seated tribune but it's a g-damn rock show, c'mon!). Harry was the only one around me that also rocking. Of course, his the master of the genre. It's funny how everybody asked him, before the show, for some please-makes-us-less-clueless facts about Helloween.
Maybe it's caused by sitting in the side tribune instead on the center tribune or the festival, the sound I got is less powerful than Dragon Force (and Korn, because Arena PRJ was a kinda similar venue in term of sounding, I think). Festival is better, though I kinda like the way my seat vibrates with the bass drum (What? I better be joking..).
I got some chances to sing along: There was a crowd-choir part. I dunno the song, but the part that we sang was "I am the perfect gentleman" and then "Perfect!". And then there was another song (I think it's 'The Hells Of The 7 Bells') that sang "We are the people" and then a yelling-part "Hell!".
There was a drum solo at about mid-way through the show by Daniel Loble. Nice, nothing extraordinary. One part sounded like Mike Portnoy's part (and Portnoy said once, "I hate drum solo..").
There's a guitar solo part that was embedded in one of the song. Sascha Gerstner's solo was fast, while Grosskopf's was kinda mellow (the solos were embedded in a slow song).
Weikath's bass sound is so unclear from the side tribune. But come to think of it, the guitars' sound wasn't as clear as (I think) it supposed to be either. The bass-drum is so dominant, along with Andi Deris' vocal (of course). This was the same case with the Dragon Force gig (although I was on the festival then). Maybe Solucite had the same sound engineer? I dunno..
Some songs that I recognized was 'Dr. Stein', the awesome 'Power', and the inevitable 'I Want Out'.
I can't really slamming sitting down. But I got my chance to stand up freely at the encore. It was funny, because I was making a standing ovation when it went dark right before the encore and completely forgotten about it (I thought that's it), but I think that's what drives Harry (and eventually the other guys) to stands up at the second encore.
Yup, that's right, there was two encores. Just before the first one, everybody's making comment about how lousy an encore is and everybody knows that those mo-fo is going to come back for some more songs anyway. Well, there you have it you smarty-pants: Two encores!
The encore was awesome. Not only that I can slam and jump freely at the second one, there was 'Power' at the first one. Medley though (with 'I Can'), but it's the one song I dig that night (I got it recorded on my old Nokia, for 3 minutes, but I dunno how the hey am I going to transfer it to a more decent format).
The second encore contains, none other, 'I Want Out'. Well, what the hey, I slam anyway..
There was also some pumpkin-shaped ballons kicked around the stage during the encores and eventually to the festival crowd (I want it! But it was difficult to get, even if I was standing in the festival.. Anyway!).
Almost two hours Helloween rocked Jak City. Harry said, the setlist was not so different than Bangkok (the earlier gig on the Hellish Rock Tour). It also started with 'Helloween' and also ended with two encores.
The crowd was less attractive than Dragon Force or Megadeth (Harry said, "No moshing".. though I did saw one guy on the festival tried to mosh, and failed) but that's a comparison to a different genre (speed metal, fast-kicking bass-drum from start to end) and to a greater legend (someone around me commented about the rather-long sound-check break, "I didn't mind waiting for Dave Mustaine, this is too long.."). It's Helloween's second visit anyway, maybe the fan anxiety was lesser too.
Overall, it was nice for me. No matter how clueless I am, it was metal professionals at work and they awesomely rocking.
KEEP IT COMING!
This is my personal review for the gig. For more standard review in Bahasa Indonesia, check out Konser HELLOWEEN: Hantu Buah Labu itu Masih 'Menakutkan' @ rileks.com that includes names of the songs played. A similar but shorter review can be found at Helloween Menyihir Penonton Bernostalgia @ okezone.com.
Tennis Outdoor Senayan
Friday, 22 February 2008
Helloween is a legend. In highschool, almost in every band I played in, the guitar-boy asked to cover 'I Want Out' in studio or simply play that tapping-intro when we hanged-out at one member's place. Back then, I was with Metallica and Faith No More, so I didn't really dig it. Most vocalist-boys back then rather sing Nirvana, so I guess they didn't dig it either.
So, when Helloween come to Jak-City for the second time after 2004, I didn't prepare anything other than browsed some info about the gig in the Net. Suddenly, that late-afternoon came a call from Harry B. about a chance for a free pass or ticket.
Harry is my metal-mania cousin who works at Ramako Radio Group and occassionally he gets free pass or ticket. He and I went to last year's Dragon Force gig and almost made it to Paul Gilbert gig a couple years earlier (not the sold out Megadeth gig, he only got one free pass for himself and I had an computer-emergency call from another one of my cousin).
So, at about 6pm I went to the venue and got there by 7. I wore black pants and black polo shirt, which is as black as I can recently. I was going to wear Utchink's over-sized-and-given-to-me Metallica shirt, but I switched at the last minute for two reasons: It's Metallica shirt but it's Helloween gig, and I went to Dragon Force gig with similar outfit (dark-blue pants instead). It turned out that I saw some Dragon Force shirt at the venue. Still no Metallica shirt, although maybe there's some at the festival (I didn't know how it was going on the festival I because ended up sitting at the tribune, surrounded with some rather clueless free-passers, just-out-of-the-office-still-wearing-office-shoes guys, and some pinky females).
Helloween was scheduled to play in Tennis Indoor (like the coming Incubus gig), but (Harry said) the mishap in Bandung underground gig (features thrash band 'Beside') with ten fatalities affects the permission to hold a rock concert in an indoor venue, so the promotor ('Solucite', the same promotor of Dragon Force gig) transfer the venue to Tennis Outdoor. Check out Hindari Rusuh, Helloween Konser di Ruang Terbuka @ okezone.com for a review on this matter. I think it's lucky that we have the choice of two indoor-outdoor venues side by side like here. It would be complicated to move a gig to a different venue that is located far from the original venue. I don't now whether Incubus gig will be transfered too, it has different promotor (Java Musikindo).
The opening act was already started, but we stayed out for two reasons: Harry don't really dig the opening act (thrashy growly kinda stuff) and the press-pass for me was still in his friend's (from KIS FM) hand somewhere outside the venue.
We went in at 8.30, with the last opening act still performing. Nice, the band featured a female vocalist in one song. Harry called it, "A kinda progressive song" (I think he calls it because the song was not in one tempo from start to end..).
We sat on the tribune, because the other guys wanted to for yet another two reasons: They just got out of work (one of them still wearing formal/work shoes) and wanted to sit down instead of standing at the festival area and, I eventually figured out, they didn't really dig Helloween either (apparently less then I am, and guess what, one of them only knew 'I Want Out'). The center tribune was already full, so we went to the side tribune.
Gatot Widayanto (or Fugaziyanto?) is the MC, again, and that old-metal-crack behave comically, again. Man, I respect you for being true to classic rock scene, but your way is so-not-rocker. Like his comical way is not enough, he was accompanied by three guys, each wearing a Helloween pumpkin on their head.. Ha! Applause to you anyway, citing that Helloween would record this gig and release it as a CD, if only the crowd would go crazier than Bangkok.. we'll see! He also posted a promotion-review, some pre-review (before the show and way before the show), and a post-review, with some more comical attitude and some photographs.
There was this rather long sound-check break, accompanied with a background of jazzy songs (Err.. excuse me sir, is this JavaJazz venue?) and one loud AC/DC song ('For Those About To Rock We Salute You').
Finally, the show started with 'Halloween'. Yeah, we're rocking!
I only recognise two older member: Markus Grosskopf and Michael Weikath.
The stage consisted of two main part: The standard right-on-the-crowd's-face with four mike-stands and the riser with the drum on the center of it and some space on both side with one mike-stand each. There's a stair on each side that connects the standard-stage and the riser. Other than the fact that both guitarists can come up to the riser on each side of the drum kit, the stage was plain and dark-colored. The Helloween logo below the drum-kit (stretched along the front-side of the riser) wasn't visible from the side tribune (I kinda see the pumpkin that is the letter 'O', but not the whole 'Helloween'). Later I figured out from the reviews that there's a full-image backdrop (I did see a glimpse of the mascot which is the guy with a pumpkin head.. Anybody knows his name?). But to make up with the plain stage, the lighting work was nice.
The 'S' and 'E' banners from 'Solucite' (the promotor) hangs on each side of the stage, where the speakers should be, but I swear there's no speaker behind it! In fact, I couldn't see (from the tribune I'm sitting in) where the speakers were! Well, there's got to be speakers, because the sound is rocking..
I don't know most of the song but, as always, I can't stay still with that kind of powerful sound! I bang my head, pound my feet to the tribune (which is already vibrating to the drum beat) and my hands to my thighs, yell, making symbols with my hands, and clapping enthusiastically (compared to some people around.. I know we're in the seated tribune but it's a g-damn rock show, c'mon!). Harry was the only one around me that also rocking. Of course, his the master of the genre. It's funny how everybody asked him, before the show, for some please-makes-us-less-clueless facts about Helloween.
Maybe it's caused by sitting in the side tribune instead on the center tribune or the festival, the sound I got is less powerful than Dragon Force (and Korn, because Arena PRJ was a kinda similar venue in term of sounding, I think). Festival is better, though I kinda like the way my seat vibrates with the bass drum (What? I better be joking..).
I got some chances to sing along: There was a crowd-choir part. I dunno the song, but the part that we sang was "I am the perfect gentleman" and then "Perfect!". And then there was another song (I think it's 'The Hells Of The 7 Bells') that sang "We are the people" and then a yelling-part "Hell!".
There was a drum solo at about mid-way through the show by Daniel Loble. Nice, nothing extraordinary. One part sounded like Mike Portnoy's part (and Portnoy said once, "I hate drum solo..").
There's a guitar solo part that was embedded in one of the song. Sascha Gerstner's solo was fast, while Grosskopf's was kinda mellow (the solos were embedded in a slow song).
Weikath's bass sound is so unclear from the side tribune. But come to think of it, the guitars' sound wasn't as clear as (I think) it supposed to be either. The bass-drum is so dominant, along with Andi Deris' vocal (of course). This was the same case with the Dragon Force gig (although I was on the festival then). Maybe Solucite had the same sound engineer? I dunno..
Some songs that I recognized was 'Dr. Stein', the awesome 'Power', and the inevitable 'I Want Out'.
I can't really slamming sitting down. But I got my chance to stand up freely at the encore. It was funny, because I was making a standing ovation when it went dark right before the encore and completely forgotten about it (I thought that's it), but I think that's what drives Harry (and eventually the other guys) to stands up at the second encore.
Yup, that's right, there was two encores. Just before the first one, everybody's making comment about how lousy an encore is and everybody knows that those mo-fo is going to come back for some more songs anyway. Well, there you have it you smarty-pants: Two encores!
The encore was awesome. Not only that I can slam and jump freely at the second one, there was 'Power' at the first one. Medley though (with 'I Can'), but it's the one song I dig that night (I got it recorded on my old Nokia, for 3 minutes, but I dunno how the hey am I going to transfer it to a more decent format).
The second encore contains, none other, 'I Want Out'. Well, what the hey, I slam anyway..
There was also some pumpkin-shaped ballons kicked around the stage during the encores and eventually to the festival crowd (I want it! But it was difficult to get, even if I was standing in the festival.. Anyway!).
Almost two hours Helloween rocked Jak City. Harry said, the setlist was not so different than Bangkok (the earlier gig on the Hellish Rock Tour). It also started with 'Helloween' and also ended with two encores.
The crowd was less attractive than Dragon Force or Megadeth (Harry said, "No moshing".. though I did saw one guy on the festival tried to mosh, and failed) but that's a comparison to a different genre (speed metal, fast-kicking bass-drum from start to end) and to a greater legend (someone around me commented about the rather-long sound-check break, "I didn't mind waiting for Dave Mustaine, this is too long.."). It's Helloween's second visit anyway, maybe the fan anxiety was lesser too.
Overall, it was nice for me. No matter how clueless I am, it was metal professionals at work and they awesomely rocking.
KEEP IT COMING!
This is my personal review for the gig. For more standard review in Bahasa Indonesia, check out Konser HELLOWEEN: Hantu Buah Labu itu Masih 'Menakutkan' @ rileks.com that includes names of the songs played. A similar but shorter review can be found at Helloween Menyihir Penonton Bernostalgia @ okezone.com.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
MY SOUNDTRACK
| SONG | MOVIE | |||
| Shadow On The Sun - AUDIOSLAVE | COLLATERAL | WOW | ||
| Human's Being - VAN HALEN | TWISTER | WOW | ||
| I Don't Wanna Wait - PAULA COLE | DAWSON'S CREEK | WO | ||
| I Disappear - METALLICA | MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 | WO | ||
| Iris - GOO GOO DOLLS | CITY OF ANGELS | W |
- WOW: With Or Without the movie
- I like the song and the scene in the movie where the song plays.
- WO: Without the movie
- I like the song but I don't connect it to a scene in the movie.
- W: With the movie
- I like the scene in the movie where the song plays, but it's not my favorite outside the movie.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
LISTENINGS @ JULY 2007
ARTIST
ALBUM
SONG
| > | JOE SATRIANI | |
| Albums: 'Supercolossal', 'Is There Love in Space?' & 'G3 Live in Tokyo' | ||
| > | JOHN PETRUCCI | |
| Album: 'G3 Live in Tokyo' | ||
| I've been mute lately. Maybe that's why I reconnected to these instrumental album.. | ||
| > | DRAGONFORCE | |
| Thanks to Harry Buntarto, my cousin and the master of prog-metal at KIS FM.. What a night that was, DragonForce live at JakCity. |
ALBUM
| > | Best Of (Chapter One) - SEVENDUST | |
| Groove-metal at their best, yeah.. | ||
| > | International Superhits - GREEN DAY | |
| This is what I stumbled upon in an old CD.. |
SONG
| > | Only Hope - MANDY MOORE | |
| > | Drop in the Ocean - MICHELLE BRANCH | |
| Thank God, these women were teen-stars that grew up and matured (Ouch, Av.. that 'Best Damn Thing' hurts!). |
Saturday, June 16, 2007
DREAM THEATER
Updates @ 4-Jul-2007
SYSTEMATIC CHAOS:
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos CD:
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos (Special Edition) CD+DVD:
Studio recording session:
SCORE - 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR DVD:
Captured from dvd. More captured images from this dvd at my music-page
SYSTEMATIC CHAOS:
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos CD:
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos (Special Edition) CD+DVD:
Studio recording session:
SCORE - 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR DVD:
Captured from dvd. More captured images from this dvd at my music-page
Saturday, June 02, 2007
LET'S GET THE THIEVES - CHEVELLE
We regret to inform you that we are unable to perform our scheduled tour dates (until further notice) due to the entire trailer full of pretty much ALL our gear we own getting STOLEN TODAY 05/09/2007 from the Clarion Dallas Park Central hotel at approx 11:00 A.M.
If anyone has any information, or sees a light gray KZ Cargo trailer, with an Illinois plate 57002. Please call 911 or your local police authority.
Most items are labeled "chevelle" and if you notice anything suspicious on ebay or other online resellers selling "authentic" Chevelle items: Pete's guitars, Dean's basses, Sam's drums, amplifiers, risers, backdrops, tee shirts.. please call the police.. or email:
thestolenchevellegear@hotmail.com
Any information would be greatly appreciated...and we hope to see you soon...but it will take some time to get all our items replaced.
Thank you for your support and understanding. Lets catch these crooked &^*^%!!!
STOLEN ITEM LISTING
Please find below.. a partial "list" of the items that were taken from us in Dallas on 5/9/07.
If anyone has any information, or is able to locate any of the items in pawn shops, people's garages, or online... or know of any leads...please contact your police department or email:
thestolenchevellegear@hotmail.com
We want to sincerely thank you in advance for keeping your eyes peeled and all your support and understanding in the time of anger, defeat, violation, and sadness. We will pull together ASAP as everyone in our camp is working diligently to get replacement items to bring you the very best show ever.
Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 Gold Guitar serial # 837769
Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 Black Guitar serial #160399
Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 Red Guitar serial #730083
PRS Chevelle Signature White Guitar W/ Red "x" logo inlay fret marks serial #597526
PRS Custome White Baritone Guitar
PRS Custom 24 Red Guitar
3 Gibson Thunderbird BLACK Bass Guitar
2 Gibson ThunderbirdBass WHITE Bass Guitar
1 Gibson ThunderbirdBass WOOD GRAIN Bass Guitar
Mesa Boogie Recto 4 x 12, 4 x 12 bass cabinet
Pearl Copper 6 x 14 snare
Pearl Masters 18 x 22 kick drum- BLACK with Ferrari stickers
2 Pearl Masters Eliminator Double Kick - BLACK- with Ferrari Stickers
Roland TMC 6-TR1 trigger to midi converter serial #ZP40565
Pearl Masters 14 x 16 tom w/ rims- BLACK with Ferrari stickers
Pearl Masters 10 x 10 tom w/ rims- BLACK with Ferrari stickers
Masters 10 x 12 tom w/ rims- BLACK with Ferrari stickers
Shure Beta 56 Microphone
Shure Beta 54 Microphone
6 Shure Beta 98 Microphones
5 SHURE KSM137 Microphones
2 SHURE KSM141 Microphones
6 SHURE VHF wireless transmitters
2 SHURE KSM32 Microphones
Shure SM-57 vocal mic
4 Shure SM-58 vocal mic
3 Sennheiser SR-300IEM G2 in ear transmitter
serial #'s: 100448, 100382, 100397
6 Sennheiser EK-300IEM G2 in ear receiver packs
serial #'s: 103938, 100398, 100382, 103938, 100398, 100397
3 Shure E-1 In-ear monitors
3 Shure E-5 In-ear monitors
If anyone has any information, or sees a light gray KZ Cargo trailer, with an Illinois plate 57002. Please call 911 or your local police authority.
Most items are labeled "chevelle" and if you notice anything suspicious on ebay or other online resellers selling "authentic" Chevelle items: Pete's guitars, Dean's basses, Sam's drums, amplifiers, risers, backdrops, tee shirts.. please call the police.. or email:
thestolenchevellegear@hotmail.com
Any information would be greatly appreciated...and we hope to see you soon...but it will take some time to get all our items replaced.
Thank you for your support and understanding. Lets catch these crooked &^*^%!!!
STOLEN ITEM LISTING
Please find below.. a partial "list" of the items that were taken from us in Dallas on 5/9/07.
If anyone has any information, or is able to locate any of the items in pawn shops, people's garages, or online... or know of any leads...please contact your police department or email:
thestolenchevellegear@hotmail.com
We want to sincerely thank you in advance for keeping your eyes peeled and all your support and understanding in the time of anger, defeat, violation, and sadness. We will pull together ASAP as everyone in our camp is working diligently to get replacement items to bring you the very best show ever.
Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 Gold Guitar serial # 837769
Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 Black Guitar serial #160399
Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 Red Guitar serial #730083
PRS Chevelle Signature White Guitar W/ Red "x" logo inlay fret marks serial #597526
PRS Custome White Baritone Guitar
PRS Custom 24 Red Guitar
3 Gibson Thunderbird BLACK Bass Guitar
2 Gibson ThunderbirdBass WHITE Bass Guitar
1 Gibson ThunderbirdBass WOOD GRAIN Bass Guitar
Mesa Boogie Recto 4 x 12, 4 x 12 bass cabinet
Pearl Copper 6 x 14 snare
Pearl Masters 18 x 22 kick drum- BLACK with Ferrari stickers
2 Pearl Masters Eliminator Double Kick - BLACK- with Ferrari Stickers
Roland TMC 6-TR1 trigger to midi converter serial #ZP40565
Pearl Masters 14 x 16 tom w/ rims- BLACK with Ferrari stickers
Pearl Masters 10 x 10 tom w/ rims- BLACK with Ferrari stickers
Masters 10 x 12 tom w/ rims- BLACK with Ferrari stickers
Shure Beta 56 Microphone
Shure Beta 54 Microphone
6 Shure Beta 98 Microphones
5 SHURE KSM137 Microphones
2 SHURE KSM141 Microphones
6 SHURE VHF wireless transmitters
2 SHURE KSM32 Microphones
Shure SM-57 vocal mic
4 Shure SM-58 vocal mic
3 Sennheiser SR-300IEM G2 in ear transmitter
serial #'s: 100448, 100382, 100397
6 Sennheiser EK-300IEM G2 in ear receiver packs
serial #'s: 103938, 100398, 100382, 103938, 100398, 100397
3 Shure E-1 In-ear monitors
3 Shure E-5 In-ear monitors
Thursday, May 17, 2007
SAOSIN
Saosin is a rock band from Newport Beach, California. They originally formed during the summer of 2003..
> more on Wikipedia..
ORIGIN OF NAME:
The way to pronounce Saosin has been a topic of intense debate among fans. Despite Anthony Green's explanation that it came from the Chinese proverb meaning "small heart" and that he, the one responsible for the name choice, pronounced it "say-ocean"[1], the current members of the band primarily pronounce it "Say-Oh-Sin",[3] meaning either pronunciation is widely considered acceptable.
The pronunciation, although an improper one, of SAY-OH-SIN is in the Chinese dialect Mandarin and not Cantonese as many may believe. The Pinyin for "Saosin" is "xiao xin", and translates literally into "small heart" in Mandarin. It simply means "watch out", "caution", or "be careful". The pronunciation phonetically is "shyao sheen". If "xiao xin" were to be pronounced in Cantonese it would be phonetically pronounced "see-yu sum". Though it may be pronounced "SAY-OH-SIN", many who understand Mandarin or Cantonese would not understand it.
> more on Wikipedia..
ORIGIN OF NAME:
The way to pronounce Saosin has been a topic of intense debate among fans. Despite Anthony Green's explanation that it came from the Chinese proverb meaning "small heart" and that he, the one responsible for the name choice, pronounced it "say-ocean"[1], the current members of the band primarily pronounce it "Say-Oh-Sin",[3] meaning either pronunciation is widely considered acceptable.
The pronunciation, although an improper one, of SAY-OH-SIN is in the Chinese dialect Mandarin and not Cantonese as many may believe. The Pinyin for "Saosin" is "xiao xin", and translates literally into "small heart" in Mandarin. It simply means "watch out", "caution", or "be careful". The pronunciation phonetically is "shyao sheen". If "xiao xin" were to be pronounced in Cantonese it would be phonetically pronounced "see-yu sum". Though it may be pronounced "SAY-OH-SIN", many who understand Mandarin or Cantonese would not understand it.
STONE SOUR
Stone Sour is a Grammy-nominated American melodic hard rock band founded by Corey Taylor, famous for being the vocalist for the Heavy Metal band Slipknot, and former drummer Joel Ekman. The band fuses alternative rock with influences from heavy metal music such as distorted guitars and stronger melodies not heard in standard alternative rock..
> more on Wikipedia..
COME WHAT(EVER) MAY:
For the album, Roy Mayorga (of Soulfly fame) took charge of the drumming duties..
> more on Wikipedia..
Guest:
LINKS:
> more on Wikipedia..
COME WHAT(EVER) MAY:
For the album, Roy Mayorga (of Soulfly fame) took charge of the drumming duties..
> more on Wikipedia..
Guest:
| > | Shannon Larkin of Godsmack (drummer on '30/30-150') @ Wikipedia |
LINKS:
| > | Corey Taylor @ Wikipedia | |
| Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is the lead vocalist of the bands Slipknot and Stone Sour.. | ||
| > | James Root @ Wikipedia | |
| James "Jim" Root (born October 2, 1971) is the current rhythm guitarist for Slipknot and a current guitarist for Stone Sour.. | ||
| > | Josh Rand @ Wikipedia | |
| Josh Rand is the guitarist in the hard rock band Stone Sour. Although he mostly takes on the role of rhythm guitarist, he sometimes trades places with lead guitarist James Root, most notably on the single Get Inside.. |
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
LINKIN PARK
Linkin Park is a band from Agoura Hills, California. They achieved mainstream success in 2000 with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which has since sold well over fifteen million copies. The band’s following studio album, Meteora also garnered success, topping the Billboard 200’s album charts in 2003. The band’s latest album, Minutes to Midnight, was released internationally on May 14, 2007 and on May 15, 2007 in the United States..
> more on Wikipedia..
MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT:
Dah waktunya, setelah gw ngerasa gak jelas sama 'Re-animation' dan 'Projekt: Revolution'. Kayak si Mike gak ada kerjaan bngt trus ngremix lagu2 'Hybrid Theory' dan 'Meteora', padahal dia dah punya kerjaan bagus di 'Fort Minor'.
Link2 tentang album ini di Wikipedia:
LINK2 MENARIK TENTANG LP:
> more on Wikipedia..
MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT:
Dah waktunya, setelah gw ngerasa gak jelas sama 'Re-animation' dan 'Projekt: Revolution'. Kayak si Mike gak ada kerjaan bngt trus ngremix lagu2 'Hybrid Theory' dan 'Meteora', padahal dia dah punya kerjaan bagus di 'Fort Minor'.
Link2 tentang album ini di Wikipedia:
| > | Minutes to Midnight | |
| > | Doomsday Clock |
LINK2 MENARIK TENTANG LP:
| > | Linkin Park's Mysterious Cyberstalker (David Kushner @ www.wired.com) |
Thursday, April 05, 2007
LISTENINGS @ APRIL 2007
Updated @ 21-Apr-2007
ALBUMS
SONGS
ALBUMS
| > | Lights and Sounds - Yellowcard | |
| > | SAOSIN | |
| In my ears, Saosin exist on the same folder with Story of the Year and Funeral for a Friend. BTW: Saosin will play a gig in JKT by 20-May-2007. | ||
| > | Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years - P.O.D | |
| > | Come What(ever) May - Stone Sour | |
| Corey Taylor sounding more different than his Slipknot works. Good job.. |
SONGS
| > | Hole in the Earth; Cherry Waves; Mein - DEFTONES | |
| > | Dig; Anna Molly - INCUBUS | |
| > | Ondel-ondel - BENYAMIN SUAEB | |
| > | I Wanna be With You - MANDY MOORE |
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