The Ordinary Boys ‘Maybe Someday’ tour 2011

As like a fresher  in town, well, feeling a bit dazed on being at gig was a casual thing wasn’t it. I came earlier. Very early. I stood out at the 02 Academy islington London gate entrance before 7pm and it looks were just a three couple people marched at the entrance line.

However, that was my first gig ever here at the UK and absolutely interested. Before the show, at the outside, preston and lads were walking around next in front of my eyes, it only taken about 10 inch perhaps, but aakhh im too shy and nervous to pass my mouth on him . Shyness is nice, isn’t it? Don’t mind! it’s not the end of the world.

After about 5 years break the boys are finally back. The shows opened by the band called the brassic, whereas they were playing firstly before the heartbreakers as a second band who is supporting the ordinary boys too. Kindly regards for the brassic due to a guest list that they’ve given to me and fuck me I only spend my 5 quid to catch the boys. Wasn’t it nice,yeaahh? 75 ribu broh!!

One thing that have to be my concerned are fews elderly were came and banging out they white-head and wrinkles body at the gig. Believe it or not, they sang the song and jumped!  Brilliant! also lots of mods, modettes and skinheads gathered up there. Snap!

After the Heartbreaks finished their splendid set, the ordinary boys were taking over the stage to make it louded all around!  ‘over the counter culture’ from the same title album blasted off as the first song. Mr.Preston looks charm and vigorous at the show. More often he jumped off through the middle of the crowds, singing and chanting around with the ordinary armies. Following up many songs from their 3 brilliant albums ‘life will be the death of me’, ‘maybe someday’, ‘talk,talk,talk,‘ week in week out, ‘brassbound’ either, plus one the buzzcocks cover ‘what do I get’, and also a couple brand new tracks were floating throughout the room before the encore with the most influential tune as hell ; ‘boys will be boys’.

Not too long but not too short though, the boys were back up on stage with the specials track belonging, ‘little bitch’ from the ‘over the counter culture’ album. The crowds turned on mad like dogs. Huge ones. They’re howling everywhere and got mad fer it. I doused by beers pouring down my head and the floors became slippery. Anyway, the most anticipated song by me and for many other people up there,  ‘seaside’,  as nailed as the last anthem at night!  night of the boys!  I would say bunch thanks to lord to let me in…Cheers!

“seaside need us more than ever……..”

the brassic

the heartbreakers

lads and girls, please welcome : ‘THE ORDINARY BOYS’

there is nothing more on earth could be aces than this!

Kabar kasak-kusuk reuni The Stone Roses yang sudah menguap ke permukaan semenjak bulan April kemarin akhirnya terjawab sudah. Pada tanggal 18 Oktober 2011, The Stone Roses secara resmi mengumumkan bahwa mereka akan kembali ke atas panggung bersama dengan original line-up (Ian, John, Reni, mani) dalam tajuk Hometown Gigs yang akan digelar tiga hari berturut-turut bertempat di Heaton Park, manchester, pada musim panas tahun depan. Konser reuni ini mencatat tanggal 29 dan 30 juni 2012 serta satu panggung tambahan pada tanggal 1 Juni 2012 sebagai waktu pasti konser akan dilangsungkan. Panggung tiga hari ini juga dijadikan sebagai  landasan pacu sebelum The Stone Roses memulai tur dunia mereka.

Tak pelak lagi, buat saya pribadi, konser reuni The Stone Roses akan menjadi hegemoni konser terbesar sepanjang dekade ini. Maka sekitar 150.000 tiket yang terjual untuk tanggal 29 dan 30 Juni ludes dalam waktu kurang lebih 14 menit, ditambah 70.000 tiket untuk konser tambahan pada tanggal 1 juni yang terjual kurang dari satu jam, adalah sesuatu hal yang sangat wajar terjadi.

Bahkan karena derasnya arus pembelian, situs-situs resmi untuk pembelian konser ini, seperti www.ticketmaster.co.uk www.ticketline.co.uk dan www.gigsandtours.com mengalami sistem eror cukup signifikan, yang mengakibatkan banyak orang-orang di luar sana, bahkan di UK sendiri, tidak kebagian tiket.

Lebih gilanya lagi, beberapa saat setelah tiket telah diumumkan terjual habis, banyak tiket-tiket yang di jual melalui ebay atau secondary ticketing agents lainnya dengan rata-rata harga tiga kali lipat dari face value yang dibandrol 55 poundsterling, bahkan ada yang menembus angka lelang sampai 2ooo poundsterling untuk 1 lembar tiket The Stone Roses.

Menanggapi meledaknya penjualan tiket, Ian Brown, dengan santai berujar : “We plan on spending the rest of the day jumping up and down with our hands in the air”

Beberapa hari lalu saya menangkap sepotong percakapan di sebuah forum pelajar UK, dan ekspresi yang tertangkap mata ini muncul dari salah seorang warga Manchester  : “I live right next to Heaton Park so ticket or no ticket it will still be an experience. This is gonna be big, I hope I have nothing to do when they’re in town because all the streets and transport will be rammed. You should have seen it when Oasis where here, there was people camped in a school playground opposite the park with BBQ’s and beer. People made money selling hot dogs and burgers from their front garden. I can imagine it’s going to be insane”

Ya, ini memang akan menjadi gila. Pasti.

The first official Stone Roses 2011 ever photo taken after about 15 years

This is literally ressurection. cheers!

Track of the week on my itunes empire

1. Black lips – mad dog

lepas kontrol tetap dinamis. salah satu lagu terpanas dari ‘arabia mountain’, mad dog!

2. PJ-Harvey – written on the forehead

‘So I talked to an old man by the generator 
He was standing on the gravel by the fetid river 
He turned to me and answered, “Baby, see.” 
Said, “War is here in our beloved city.” ‘

3. Those dancing days – i’ll be yours

lagu termanis buat gue saat ini, repeating adalah mutlak. Taken from ‘daydreams and nightmares’, 5 cewek stockholm ini bener-bener bikin mood percintaan gue naik terus gak turun-turun. 😀 just brighten up my day and my lovelife! i’ll be yours…

4. Vivian girls – i heard you say

Dalam hal musikalitas, tidak ada yang berubah sepeninggal drummer ali koehler yang hijrah ke best coast. Track dari trio hipster new york yang baru mengeluarkan album bertitel ‘share the joy’ ini cocok untuk menemani musim panas yang durjana.

5. The rolling stones – get off of my cloud

khusus untuk menghadapi macetnya jakarta sore hari dengan kendaraan roda dua gue. bikin lupa nge-rem!

6. Bon iver – holocene

just another late night time anthem.

…. masih segar dalam ingatan.

Sudah dua tahun lebih, tapi masih segar dalam ingatan detik per detik momen kala itu….

Jam menunjukan pukul enam, tetapi antrian manusia yang menjejali PEN A (my entrance gate) sudah mengular dua jam sebelum show dimulai pada pukul delapan malam waktu singapura. Nyanyian-nyanyian mulai dari ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’, ‘Wonderwall’ , ‘Champagne Supernova’, sudah membahana di seantero lorong.. whoaa ini sama nih kaya antrian salah satu konser oasis yang ada di dvd Lord Don’t Slow Me Down, akhirnya saya bisa merasakan atmosfer ini.. all the people look like they were getting’ ready for the show, it’d be huge man!

Tepat pukul tujuh gerbang dibuka, para penonton yang sudah menunggu lama-pun tidak menyia-nyiakan kesempatan untuk mendapatkan tempat terbaik yang bisa ditempati, berhamburan masuk ke dalam dengan kecepatan 100 km/jam menjadi pilihan. Beruntung saya mendapat tempat persis di bibir besi barikade, tepat 2 meter di depan Noel Gallagher berdiri nantinya.

Pada pukul delapan malam lewat sedikit lampu dimatikan, intro ‘Fuckin In The Bushes’ kontan menyeruak ke seluruh sudut Singapore Indoor Stadium, dengan menyisakan asap dan gemerlap lighting dari panggung utama, satu persatu keluarlah manusia-manusia ciptaan britania raya jagoan saya. Liam Gallagher keluar pertama, disusul dengan yang lainnya, sampai pada suatu saat dimana Noel sudah siap berdiri anteng di depan muka saya dan keluarlah melodi intro ‘Rock n Roll Star’ dari gitar epiphone merahnya.. stoked!

Sejenak alam bawah sadar saya terlempar menuju belasan tahun silam dimana video clip ‘Wonderwall’ dan ‘Champagne Supernova’ pertama kalinya wara-wiri di kanal MTV Indonesia. Sebagai bocah ingusan berseragam putih-merah, ini pemandangan yang tidak lazim. “Ini mereka siapa sih? Rambutnya keren amat sih? Lagunya kok bisa nyangkut gini? Klipnya keren amat…” dan macam-macam pertanyaan polos khas bocah 5 SD. Ditambah dengan maraknya British band invasion kala itu, muka mereka dimana-mana. Tanpa menunggu lama, saya pergi ke toko kaset untuk membeli album (What’s the story) morning glory?, track pembuka ‘Hello’ langsung terpatri di otak, ANJING ini dia nih!!

Pokoknya bagi saya British invasion movement di era 90an yaa OASIS, yang lain saya kurang berminat. 😀

Melesat kembali ke Singapore Indoor Stadium, repertoar dari era Definitely Maybe seperti ‘Slide Away’ , ‘Cigarettes And Alcohol’ , ‘Supersonic’ mereka susupi dalam  Dig Out Your Soul Tour. Beragam anthem Oasis standar stadion seperti ‘Lyla’ , ‘Wonderwall, ‘Morning Glory’, ‘The Masterplan’  juga mereka bawakan dengan gelegar seperti biasa. Selain itu, tentu saja lagu-lagu dari album teranyar Dig Out Your Soul seperti ‘Falling Down’, ‘To Be Where There’s Life, ‘Waiting For The Rapture’, dan ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’.

Sebagai poin ekstra, aksi solo drum Chris Sharrock yang menggantikan posisi Zak Starkey untuk Dig Out Your Soul Tour dalam salah satu belahan lagu ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’ benar-benar buas dan mengundang decak kagum penonton yang hadir malam itu. Hatts off.

Setelah jeda encore, mereka kembali ke panggung yang dibuka dengan Noel menyanyikan ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ dengan versi semi-akustik. Saat lagu ini saya lebih memilih untuk diam tidak bernyanyi. Saya hanya ingin mendengar, merekam, dan merasakan atmosfer bagaimana lagu legendaris ini dinyanyikan bersama-sama oleh belasan atau puluhan ribu orang… rasanya?? Only my shed of tears answered.

… ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ selesai dengan mengharu biru, dan Liam masuk kembali untuk menyanyikan ‘Falling Down’ .. hasilnya jujur saja, maaf, out of tune.

Seusai ‘Champagne Supernova’ , Liam mempersilahkan penonton untuk pulang sebagai candaan yang satir. Oasis menutup konser malam itu dengan lagu milik The Beatles, I Am The Walrus , yang memang selalu menjadi lagu penutup dalam rangkaian Dig Out Your Soul Tour …  “goo gooo gooo jooob gooo gooo gooo jooob”.

Tak perlu bercerita panjang lebar lagi. Itu malam yang hebat, repertoar ganas, konser klimaks walafiat!

Now im ready to die for…..

*posed before the show…

*i’ve bought one of … guess what?

*PEN A entrance circumstance a few minutes before the gate’s opened

*did i tell you before im so close enough, eh?!

*William John Paul Gallagher on his side

*The party’s over, get yer arse up and go down to bed!

LIVE FOREVER YOU FUCKERS!

Jakarta Mods Mayday 2011

Due to a week since Jakarta Mods Mayday 2011 was held on May 29th ’11 , all those finest memories still recorded and wouldn’t get out of  my mind. You could imagine at approximately over a thousand scooters (either Mods or not) have thrilled the city by smokes delivered by 2 strokes engine scooters, and Jakarta was turning into a bloat city at the moment!

Bunch of the boys from mods, skinheads, rude boys, casual gangs were stoutly involved. As the opener; Collectors were pretty much cool as triggers to ignite the whole shows , they played couple tunes from The Ordinary Boys to Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, and also their own song called ‘Young Guns Lock Down’. Sentimental Moods were the next one. This Jakarta-based promising band played ska-swing jazz instrumental, high-rated. brilliant! (the drummer beni adhiantoro also a member of The Upstairs, a dangerous Jakarta new wave band)

After break Maghrib’s time, Rolling stone cafe turned strictly from the crowd on and on packed round the venue, North Palm Casual took over the stage with a couple own songs plus one track from The Jam ‘English Rose’ which were followed in chanting by the crowds as well. The Bovvertones from the outer space were taking sets burnt down, meanwhile it seems like they taught us how to be an original dapper-dresser by they old neat-looking fashion. On the spur of moment they were absolutely crashing the dancehall, though!

The Authentics resumed to roll up the night unleashing traditional-ska tunes from Pencuri Hati album, massively crowd choirs occured when they played ‘untukmu‘ (one of local ska anthem had to vogue) , Mr.Dawny (vox) reveals his cheeriness by jumped off above the crowd and set a part in bloody body surfing. The Authentics sealed their set by ‘You Gotta Dance’ … what an endearing set by the band themselves!

The last one is Innocenti. This gig also a termination point of Humaniora’s album launch  since they flew away to singapore then return to Indonesia for running the rest of Innocenti Mayday 2011 tour. Initiated the set with ‘Is This A Party Or What’ taken from Innocenti’s 1st album The Journey of Mr.Who, Innocenti’s totally brought the atmosphere essence of Jakarta Mods. Dizan Rilitanto as a vocalist had a fabulous-looking impression on my mind, a black turtle neck shirt combined on a cardinal red tonic suits were looking smart and sharp… stunned on it.

After ‘Humaniora’ , the band ceased their essential set, also JAKARTA MODS MAYDAY 2011, by the most popular Indonesian mods anthem ‘We Are The Mods’. It was totally provoked people to scream to the maximum level.

By chanting “We are the mods…We Are The Mods.. We Are.. We Are.. We Are The Mods”, the din of Jakarta Mods Mayday 2011’s has settled up as the best night for whom had involved supporting the scene to keep alive and bashing!