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
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:
Stevie Wonder
Live in London at The O2 Arena
11th September 2008
Sapa yg nyangka akhirnya kesampean juga nonton Stevie Wonder. Salah satu musisi paling genius yg pernah gue denger. Musisi yg karir musiknya lebih dari 30 taun dengan hits nya segambreng. Awalnya sempet nervous juga… soalnya O2 Arena itu gede juga, kapasitas 23-25 ribu orang dan bayangan gue kayaknya Stevie Wonder lebih seru kalo konser di tempat yg lebih kecil. Tapi untungnya gue salah. This concert is one of the best i’ve seen, if not the best.
Kebetulan gue duduk di deretan ke 6 dari depan. Jadi gue bisa enjoy banget, sound system nya perfect dan gue bisa liat panggung dengan jelas banget. Gak gitu kehalang sama bule2 yg tinggi2.
Konser dimulai jam 8.30pm, Stevie masuk panggung di anterin sama anak perempuan nya (yg jadi sumber inspirasi lagu Isn’t She Lovely). Stevie ngejelasin kenapa dia ngadain tour lagi, ternyata gara-gara ibu nya yg baru saja meninggal dunia.
Tanpa banyak ngomong Steive langsung buka konser nya sama lagu-lagu yg upbeat All Blues, As If You Read My Mind, Master Blaster, Living For The City. Kaget juga, ini orang suaranya masih bagus juga biarpun dia sekarang dah 58 taun. Khususnya pas bawain lagu Overjoyed dan Lately. Cukup merinding denger lebih dari 20 ribu orang nanyi Lately sama-sama. Amazing. Bertubi-tubi Stevie bawain lagu-lagu hits lainnya sampe akhir konser nya yg berdurasi total 2.5 jam – nonstop – mulai dari Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours, Superstition sampai penutupan As (yg terakhir ngetop lagi gara-gara George Michael & Mary J Blidge)! Lebih gila nya udah 2.5 jam pun gak semua hits nya dimaenin (You’re The Sunshine of My Life, For Once In My Life, Kiss Lonely Goodbye, etc). Beginilah akibat musisi kelebihan hits.
Sesuai dengan expetasi gue? Yes, malah lebih hebat dari yg gue bayangin. I grew up listening to his songs (thanks to my mum!) and he delivered the perfect concert. Worth every penny. A true legend.
Set List
All Blues
As If You Read My Mind
Master Blaster
Living For The City
Golden Lady
Did I Hear You Say You Love Me
All I Do (Is Think About You)
Knocks Me Off My Feet
Higher Ground
Don’t You Worry About A Thing
Visions
Ribbon In The Sky
Overjoyed
Lately
I’m Gonna Laugh You Out Of My Life (Aisha Morris)
Ma Cherie Amour
Signed Sealed Delivered
Sir Duke
I Wish
Isn’t She Lovely
Do I Do
Uptight
I Just Called To Say I Love You
Superstition
As
Buat yg ketinggalan konser nya, tenang, gue sempet ngerekam 7 lagu
The Ting Tings
