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
Gue sebenernya gak tau banyak soal Jason Mraz, tapi gue nekat nonton konsernya soalnya dipaksa temen-temen yg pada suka semua. Jadi ya udah lah.. why not? sekalian denger lagu2 baru, lagian setau gue lagu2nya mirip Jack Johnson (santai, akustik). Sebagai bonus konsernya di Royal Albert Hall, yg bisa dibilang tempat konser paling glamourous di London dan gue belom pernah kesana. Jadi lumayan nih.
Konser di mulai jam 8.30 teng.
Satu persatu lagu di bawain, gue gak ada yg tau lagu2nya. Bahkan gue sempet sms temen gue (duduknya kepisah) nanya judul lagu yg kebetulan gue suka banget, Make It Mine – very upbeat full of horns – quite funky actually. Konsernya bisa dibilang cukup bagus Mraz cukup kocak & interaktif sama penonton (sekalian buang2 waktu kali ya) dan penonton nya juga ikut aja apa yg diminta Mraz.. jadi makin rame. Selaen bawain lagu2 sendiri, Mraz juga bawain beberapa lagu orang seperti Oh Happy Day, Build Me Up Buttercup (i love his version), Oasis’ Wonderwall.
Ada satu hal yg cukup mengganggu konser: sound systemnya jelek banget. Suaranya mendem banget. Jadi kurang bisa enjoy. Di tambah gue yg kurang familiar (pelajaran – laen kali research dulu sebelom nonton konser yg gak tau) dan lebih parahnya konsernya cenderung sebentar banget cuman 1 jam 20 menit, kurang sebanding dengan harga tiket yg £25.
Tapi yg pasti pulang konser gue beli beberapa lagu Mraz dari Itunes and they’ve been on repeat on my ipod for the last few days. Nice one! Maybe next concert will be a better experience for me.
The Ting Tings
