think it's really sad that the turnout of foreign bands on local soil is currently so sparse that the appearance of good charlotte on the local concert schedule is cause for celebration. now don't get me wrong, it's not that GC are a crap band (well, not simple plan bad at least), just that well, they're wouldnt usually be the first group i'd jump at to watch in concert. ok fine, i'm just jealous of the fact that alvin just got to watch freakin OASIS at freakin MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. not to mention that the GC concert clashes with my rovers camp, so i won't get to watch them either way.
anyway.
OASIS.
the only band of which i own all their concert dvds, because they're just so awesome live (when they're not piss drunk). also, the band who would've, could've, should've played in singapore a couple of years back, until the brothers gallagher got cold feet over 'safety issues'. in other words, they might've gotten blown up at kallang.
pussies.
on the other hand, they've just released their first really credible LP in ages. funny that it's great because it sounds so different from what we've come to expect from oasis (less stadium filling anthems, more gritty, raw sounding stuff that emulates the stones, or stuff that they simply havent done before, swerving more towards the spiralling, innovative sounds of the coral at their best, and badly drawn boy). they've never sounded better, or any more relevant, than they do on 'don't belive the truth'.
but i digress.
so, GC aside, there's another sub A-list band on the way, and that would be the Bravery, playin at, of all places, the singapore indoor stadium WATERFRONT GREEN. they don't get the indoor stadium, or fort canning green, or even one of those suntec convention halls with the crappy acoustics (not that avril or simple plan seemed to mind), but they get the lousy stage on the patch of land outside the stadium?? nothing's ever been staged there except for, oh, an outdoor rendition of R & J a couple of months ago. one cant help but lament the loss of the habour pavillion as a concert venue (oh the memories)... singapore needs a mid-level location for rock concerts, and waterfront green sure isn't it. fort canning would be nice; WOMAD fans could attest to that. anyway we're talkin about a band who recently got a 5-star review from Q based on their live performances alone, and they deserve much more than a small spot outside the indoor stadium.
(second opinion: then again, they haven't exactly extablished themselves much in singapore, what with having released but 1 single... in fact i wouldn't be surprised if more singaporeans have heard of electrico, who're supporting them, than of the bravery. not sure if that indicates that our local music industry is doing something right, or just that whoever's doing local PR for the bravery well, sucks.)
speaking of fort canning green, guess who else is coming to perform this coming month? SLIPKNOT!?! who would've guessed... the country who once banned metallica and madonna is now welcoming scarymask-wearing heavy metal maniacs slipknot with open arms? now if only they didn't charge such exorbitant prices for their concert, otherwise i'd consider going, just to see what a real metal concert would be like (and sum41 doesnt count, tho their HRC gig came close). word of advice to those considerin going, please don't pick up the $100 tix. fort canning security has never ever seemed to figure out the gate jumping problem, and i don't forsee them fixing it anytime soon... i'd love to be proven wrong though (or not.)
im the meantime, support local music events! baybeats is just round the corner, and if last year's show was any indication, this year should be just as kickass. now if only last days of april would come over again... no indie festival would be complete without an indie emo band to evoke those lighter waving moments.
k, off to get my comments back. in the meantime, feel free to fill my tag with nonsense, as long as your not a porn spamming bot. thanks for caring.
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