When i first heard the song, i thought.. wow a new song from Snow Patrol. But it turned out to be Take That. I actually really like the song, it’s very catchy, uplifting and has got a nice nice nice melody. Hats off to Gary Barlow, he does write great music.
Friendly Fires’s latest single Paris is like the hottest songs in the UK at the moment (for me anyway), in a way it reminds me of Bloc Party only with better melody. You gotta love it!
Rating : 5/5
The Ting Tings
Live at The Forum London
October 2008
I like The Ting Tings, i think they’re great. They’re music is quite catchy, fun, and current. However their pop / electro sound made me wonder, would they sound good live? I know alot of my friends said they’re really good live, but i have to see it myself.
Glad i went to the gig. Couldn’t believe how these duo were in absolute control of the stage. Their performance was tight, energetic, edgy, and raw, without . I love how Katie played the guitar (nothing amazing – but she looked great!) and how Jules banging the drums in so much power. They’re just interesting to watch.
For me i think the highlight was when they’re playing they’re new single “Be The One” it sounded so different than the album version… as i said before it sounded so raw, it’s absolutely amazing. And of course they played their other hits like “Great DJ”, “Shut Up and Let Me Go”, “That’s Not My Name”.
The crowd went crazy during the gig. I actually had to be careful with my camera, i didnt want any beer on it!!
Here are the videos from the gig in no particular order
Rating: 5/5
I just love Sam Sparro.. this cover of Estelle’s single is so hot! I think i like this better than the original.. well.. i dunno… im confused!
Rating: 5/5
Never Miss a Beat dari album ke 3 nya Kaiser Chiefs yg di produserin sama producer of the moment Mark Ronson. Tadinya dikira musiknya bakal ada sentuhan Motown/Soul gara2 Mark, tapi ternyata lagunya malah balik ke sound nya Kaiser Chiefs dari album yg pertama. Gue suka… tapi saking seringnya diputer di radio jadi bosen juga ama ini lagu… dan gue yakin ini bukan yg terbaik dari album ini.
Rating: 3.5/5
This is Keane’s new video for their single The Lovers Are Losing, taken from their new album Perfect Symmetry
Kalo taun 2007 taunnya The Killers, taun ini kayaknya taunnya Kings of Leon. Jadi salah satu bintang utamanya Glastonbury 2008 dan ngeluarin one of the best albums of 2008 – Only By The Night. What a great album. Single terbarunya yg judulnya Sex On Fire bener-bener lagi on fire di radio2 di UK. Tapi emang gak salah… emang ini lagu keren banget.
Rating 5/5
Minggu lalu, tgl 29 Sept 2008, Keane ngadain konser untuk promosi album barunya “Perfect Symmetry” yg bakal di release tgl 13 October ini. Sempet kecewa juga dateng nya telat (maklum orang indo), jadi gak nonton Mystery Jets. Tapi ya udah lah, emang mo nonton Keane juga. Lagian penasaran banget sama lagu-lagu barunya.
Konser dimulai agak telat. Jam 9.20pm baru mulai. Langsung di buka sama single terbarunya “The Lovers Are Losing”. Suka banget gue sama ini lagu, it’s got Keane’s signature all over it. No doubt it will be a classic. Terus dilanjutin sama lagu baru berjudul, “Better Than This”. Upbeat, 80’s synths, high pitch vocal, very catchy actually. Pertama denger lagu ini (di youtube) agak2 aneh… but it’s a grower. Pas konser it sounded a lot better. Lumayan bikin penonton panas. Gak pake basi lagu berikutnya dari album pertamanya “This Is The Last Time”… penonton langsung koor bareng. ah.. seru banget.
Berhubung tujuan utama konser ini buat promosi lagu2 barunya jadi mereka gak gitu banyak maeinin lagu2 lama nya. So… gimana menurut gue album barunya? Based on the gig it sounded alot better than their 2nd album. Tapi jgn harap sama dengan album2 sebelomnya. Perfect Symmetry lebih banyak sound 80s nya (seperti Spiralling, Better Than This). But that’s what’s great bout Keane. Tiap album gak sama. Walaupun ada beberapa lagu yg tetep classic Keane seperti (The Lovers are Losing, Perfect Symmetry dan Love is The End – yg mirip sama Bedshaped).
Lagu-lagu lama yg dimaenin antara laen : This Is The Last Time, Somewhere Only We Know (dapet sambutan paling meriah… tepuk tangan sampe lebih dari 5 menit… Tom sampe speechless), Everybody’s Changing, Is It Any Wonder, Bedshaped, Bad Dream.
Total durasi konser sekitar 1.5 jam.
Penonton puas banget sama konser nya. I know i did. Jadi gak sabar buat beli album Perfect Symmetry.
Rating: 4/5 (only because it’s too short compared to their previous gigs). Jgn lupa cek video2nya:
The Lovers Are Losing
Spiralling
Perfect Symmetry (snippet)
Love is The End
Better Than This
Bedshaped
Somewhere Only We Know
Everybody’s Changing
Is It Any Wonder
