Review gig: HEAVEN AND HELL ( black sabbath with ronnie james dio ) 27/10/07

tu jemaat Megadeth ni malam esok nye lak, sorry lambat sikit baru upload gambo, another of my ntahapahantah merapu full review with the " ross halfin tak jadi " n73 gambos ( click make bigger a bit ) again.

HEAVEN AND HELL World Tour 2007
( Ronnie James Dio / Tony Iommi / Geezer Butler / Vinny Appice - for me the best Black Sabbath line-up ever )
27 October 2007
Fort Canning Park , Singapore



setlist
1. intro - E5150
2. The Mob Rules
3. Children Of The Sea
4. I
5. The Sign Of The Southern Cross
6. Voodoo
7. Vinny Appice drum solo
8. Computer God
9. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
10. Die Young
11. Heaven And Hell

12. Neon Knights


Brief introduction, dekni 4 orang ni ialah anggota Black Sabbath dari 1980-1982 ( lepas tu break up pasal RJD kena tuduh ubah mixing sound untuk Live Evil ke hapa ntah malam2 kat studio lepas tu RJD bawak VA form up DIO dan Black Sabbath terus jadi musical chair ) dan lepas tu dorang 4 ni buat lagi satu album/tour tahun 1992 around there ( lepas tu kecoh pasal Ozzy jemput dorang for dia nye solo farewell gig tapi RJD tak mau join so last minit kena panggil Rob Halford ( Judas Priest ) and abis la dorang 4 tu jam. Anyway, last year gitu all of them got back together again,( mula its suppose to be Bill Wards tapi dia terpeleot so VA masuk balik ) dan buat tour perform lagu2 cuma dari 3 album dorang sama2 buat
1980 Heaven And Hell
1981 The Mob Rules
1992 Dehuminizer
2007 tiga lagu baru dari koleksi Black Sabbath Dio Years
( except Vinnie Appice ni dia tak main drums kat studio album Heaven & Hell, tu Bill Wards yang drummer seblum VA replace untuk tour ).

Bila dorang reunion last year, dorang tak pakai moniker Black Sabbath pasal nanti takut orang terconfuse ingat Ozzy Osbourne jadi vokalis for this reunion and tour. Tak silap aku copyright Black Sabbath si Toni Iommi yang pegang, so bukan pasal copyright cuma tak mau confusion. Jadi dorang gunakan moniker Heaven And Hell, pasal ni famous song dan judul album dorang, tapi serious bebual, dorang can name themselves " my grandfather clock " ke, " humpty dumpty " ke, "zombie kampung pisang" ke dan fans macam aku mesti pegi support nye.
Serious bebual pun , kalo aku dengar lagu era Ozzy, aku suka pasang Live Evil/Live Hammersmith nye albums pasal Dio yang nyanyi balik. Iron Man, War Pigs, Children Of The Grave..smua suara Dio lagi baik dan sesuai pada aku. ok enough crap so gi review-

So, penat siak, semalamnye Megadeth, balik tido kejap gi keja pagi, then terus gi Heaven And Hell lak.
So aku ni kali ngan 'mybetterhalf' lagi star karat dari semalamnye nengok Megadeth. Nak kul 7.45 baru keluar rumah, sampai Fort Canning naik mrt ngan panjat bukit tu dah nak kat 8.45 sampai. Yahoo belum start.
Sampai je, ramai nye orang, tapi mesti bleh selitnye kan, so mbh aku lepak kat Legends nye step ( cam dah jadi port dia lak ) aku tinggalkan md aku, so ingat nak gi depan nak snap gambo satu dua, tapi..


stage set, cool fencing decoration, very stylo mylo. Backdrop very simple ada cam window gitu dan batu2 besar gitu zaman dulu tapi 1st few songs ada artwork Heaven And Hell yang pompuan tiga orang ada kepak hisap rokok tu tapi lepas tu takde dah...

...oh my, tarikan dia kuat la, wa terus selit and selit, abis tu, korang nengok ah, setlist dia one after another are the soundtrack of my childhood years, lagu2 yang aku membesar..and its Ronnie James Dio. The \m/ guy. The man on the silver mountain, the one who believe he can Catch The Rainbow, The Rainbow In The Dark, the Sunset Superman, waktu aku ngah dari darjah dua gitu aku 1st time dengar band Rainbow dari pelajar2 budak2 besar bawak tape rekoder dalam beg grandsport,sampai aku dah tua ni hahaha, dah berapa tahun eh dengar suara dia nyanyi? nak 27 tahun dah ..I love you Ronnie James Dio!!! Wooo so aku pun enjoy myself la kat in front. Soak in the feeling. Seeing one of the singers and bands that means so much to me haha.


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Ok in detail ah one by one...

Start lepas intro E5150, ok dulu untuk budak2 kampung batak, budak2 kaki bukit, budak2 kampung melayu jalan eunos, bas 51 abis kat atas, bas 50 abis kat bawah lepas dorang split kat original masjid alkaff nye simpang tiga tu. Tapi E5150 ni kalo betul la eh, ada orang cakap la kalo guna numbering arab -
E = E, 5 = V , 1 = I , 50 = L
Jadi dapat EVIL hohoho...
ntah betul ntah tidak la. Kalo korang carik design DIO zaman Dream Evil misalnye, yang ada api tu, tu clear cut terbalikkan korang nengok dapat apa. Abis Ronnie James Dio bila kena tanya kat satu interview dia cakap coincidence hehe.



Then terus " THE MOB RULES!! " Surprise!!! ah ni baru gerek, kat Amerika dorang opener lagu After All. Slow ah lagu tu. Ni ah, start terus dah fast game!!
If you listen to fools!! The mob rules!! ewah...wa pun terikut join in hahaha. Cam budak2 balik..

terus.. RJD cakap how its doing Singapore ke hapa ntah , terus dia cakap
" This is the very very 1st song we wrote together " yahoo!!! Sua terang mesti la tak lain tak bukan Children Of The Sea. A very beautiful ballad. Aku suka siak lagu ni wa sengih cam nangka busuk...happy giler!!.. Gerrek siak, then aku realise, Oh My!! The sound is so awesome, it cant be that perfect!! compared to Megadeth, takde fight la. Also, the crowd reaction is awesome, lagi happening dari Megadeth..

toni iommi ngah one of his solo moments, ni tak salah intro Children Of The Sea

Then kan korang, terus lagu " I ". Heavy giler siak lagu ni tu malam. Geezer Butler amboi, heavy ah dekni, tapi aku sebelah kawasan Tony Iommi hehe. Serious bebual, ni aku ngah dengar yang aku rekod, bulu roma ternaik. Toni Iommi very cool siak. Dorang ni dah usia lanjut tapi nampak hensem, nampak slim, nampak smart, nampak healthy, jeles siak aku. Pakai make up ngan ada stylist dan dresser kot. Tapi still dorang nampak very healthy.

Cannot be this good this show aku cakap, first 3 songs dah power giler, I was thinking to myself, mesti lepas ni mesti konpem slack, takkan bleh maintain power sey all the way. But I was wrong..

So aku cakap, ok lepas ni aku nak balik belakang teman mbh, sekali tu ah kau RJD sua introduce next song as " songs about the stars " , apa lagi ni sua terang " The Sign Of The Southern Cross " abis la cammana aku nak gi belakang kan, ni another song aku grow up with. Lagu yang sangat slow, sangat melodic, suara penyanyi sangat merdu, tapi heavy!!!!!! oppsss kena emphasise HEAVY!!


the mob rules

Aku nengok tau sekeliling, nengok reaksi fans, ramai ah orang melayu, mesti cam aku dorang ni semua, grow up zaman muzik is at its most beautiful.
Vinnie Appice ( korang kalo tak tahu, selain Black Sabbath early 80s, dekni majoriti album2 DIO, dia drummer ler ), mbh pun cakap dia best, memang best..nanti ceta lagi pasal si drummer ni.
Before I forget, this song is played in its full version ok, takde sekerat2 nye ok. Full version siap nasik tambah , 8 minutes 20 second beb. Gerek!

Then aku nak gi belakang, RJD cakap the next song is about "magic and dolls" abis la aku tak jadi gi belakang lagi.. Lagu VOODOO!! oooo I love this scary song, korang tahu part tengah tu yang " if you are on the lonely highway tu " , dulu aku kecik2 dengar lagu ni takut siak hahaha. Tapi ni lagu aku kasi aku nak belajar pasal Afrikan culture haha. ok lagu ni pun dorang seret 8 minit lebih, power giler.



Lepas tu Vinnie Appice nye drum solo, hah!! best, exciting. Siap masuk lagu techno lagik, dia main style yang korang tahu yang pompuan Korea ketuk2 drum besar gitu. Ah gitu la dia main. Best best best.

we rock!! ( oppss lagu dio tapi salah band haha ).

Then intro Computer God. Guruh2 gitu sound dia, so aku pun gi belakang wakakakaka. Duduk. Then lepas lagu ni Dio cakap pasal lagu ni pasal "computers taking over the world, which they already have, look at your cell phones "

Next song, Falling Off The Edge Of The World. Sedih je.

Aku suka siak gambo ni aku snap, ntah eh, yang baju putih tu diri satu orang, he looks so alone, ngan ada bulan, ngan lagu slow melanchonic, ewah wa try pakai word baru ni kali k. Tak tahu spelling betul ke tak. Tapi serious bebual, I was right at the back, and this song has a very sad intro gitu. Wakakaka. Wa jiwang kejap siak... Betul sey, I was so damn happy last night, masa time lagu ni...then masa lagu ni speed up laju kat tengah aku gi beli air, mbh haus hoho, so aku take opportunity gi survey tshirt, mim alif hah alif lam, $40 satu tshirt!! forget it. Air mineral murah sikit- $2 je hahaha.

Lepas tu kan, so lagu apa ah? lagu apa ah!! YAHOOO!!! intro DIE YOUNG!!I love this beautiful song. And kalo semalam Dave Mustaine cakap Singapore " fuck this is a beautiful country " kan. RJD pun ni intro cakap " thanks for inviting us to your beautiful country, its really a wonderful place, we hope to return and see you all soon ".


view dari tempat air, so bleh nampak berapa ramai orang tu, also kat belakang tu is raffles city, actually kan tempat ni, gi mana2 senang jalan kaki pun boleh , dia central je atas bukit.

Aku bukan patriotik la, dan aku dont give a damn about what people say or do, pasal aku cuma a man on the street nak hidup simple life, tapi kalo Dave Mustaine dan Ronnie James Dio , dua malam berturut2 cakap Singapore macam gitu, aku feel proud sikit je, when two of the most important people in the history of heavy rock and metal compliment something about Singapore. Anyway kalo any member of Iron Maiden puji Singapore cam gitu, siak, aku gantung bendera kat luar rumah ah hahaha.

Anyway back to the gig, hah kau!! We Live for Today, Tomorrow never comes!! Die Young Die Young... " ... ni aku masih ngah senyum ingat konsert ni siak...Senyum je aku.

So Dio then cakap " the next song is the title track of our 1st album, it says - The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes then steal your dreams!! its heaven and hell " ARGGGHH!!!! ntah dah berapa banyak buku teks sekolah, dan berapa banyak meja tulis kat sekolah aku dah vandalise ngan ayat ni masa time kecik2 dulu. Sorry teachers \m/

So tu jam, aku dah lost dalam crowd wakakaa..Selit mana dapat, skarang aku nak cam gini la gi konsert lain kali, lepak belakang then rempuh depan, lepak belakang lagi then selit depan, bleh tukar2 angle, dapat relak2, snap gambo, enjoy2 and soak the atmosphere.


Ronnie James Dio gi backstage, the rest seret..

Lagu ni dorang seret punye panjang....I wish this song never ends actually... Pasal, my childhood life pass before my eyes. Time happy, time aku sedih sorang2...
ni kira " tangkap " moment gitu la.
Lagu ni kena seret abis, slow motion gitu, really makes the crowd soak in the atmosphere, betul2 ah these four guys are the masters la. Godfathers la gitu. Audience semua cam captivated kat dorang sey. Dorang seret, tapi its so good siak, its bloody damn good. Kira betul2 SabbathBloodySabbath moment hoho.

Anyway, korang ni lagu kan RJD selalu buat improvisation baik zaman Black Sabbath, DIO nye zaman, atau sampai skarang...
So improvisation part " there a little white shape look down on me " tu takde beza cam most live albums yang korang dengar, tapi 1st time aku nengok sendiri, memang very dramatik macam opera gitu, pasal efek lampu tukar2 guna spotlight dan aksi RJD depan stage. Aku jauh so tak dapat snap this part. Maybe next time, just maybe, I will first to the barrier just like the old times hohoho just for Ronnie James Dio.


theres a little white shape look down on me
he says heaven is where you ought to be
he says come with me cause i know what to do
but i say go away i want to burn in hell with you you you you
down we go... i take you there...

then a big black shape look up at me
he says i know where you ought to be
come with me and I give you " desire " ( ni part pakai suara growl efek nasik tambah )
but first you got to burn burn burn burn in fire

Lagu ni perfect eh, tak rasa sey kena seret, after 17 minit mark haha.
So actually kan, kumpulan Heaven And Hell, tak main banyak lagu tapi some songs dorang sudah buat extended version ngan solos , blues, RJD nasik tambah liriks, tapi just nice, about 90minits of highest quality.

So lepas tu tunggu encore, nanti cam aku tulis kat paling best moment kat bawah, aku surprise by the crowd nye cheering siak, dorang sua chant tu Heaven And Hell nye melody line..

So lepas tu mbh pun ikut gi depan, then soak the atmosphere for the last time, Neon Knights!! singalong, lupa aku ngah pegang plastik old chang kee wakaka.
Best best best, abis lak jumpa si Lauretta Alabbon nye clone hahaha.



paling best moment - At last aku dapat tengok Ronnie James Dio live sejak aku minat suara dan lagu2 dia nyanyi zaman Rainbow masa aku kecik2 dan nengok the best line up Black Sabbath ever pada aku. Dream come true. Hopefully got another time ek dan kalo lain kali dorang main lagu Country Girl. sigh. Aku suka giler lagu ni." fell in love with a country girl morning sunset " ewah.

paling rock moment - audience singalong melody line lagu Heaven & Hell masa tunggu encore, tak pernah dalam mana2 aku gi local gig, ada such impromtu chant-a-long by the crowd, camaraderie very clear siak.

paling tak rock moment - aku sambil nyanyi2 singalong happy2 lagu Neon Knights, terlupa aku ngah pegang plastik Old Chang Kee. Wakakakaka abis show kena tegur ngan abang J wakakaa. Ha ah siak, goyang2 lagu Neon Knight tapi tangan pegang Old Chang Kee nye plastik bag. Lagi aku snap gambo mesti ternaik2 plastik old chang kee wakakaka.

Last nye cakap eh, aku dah nengok
Black Sabbath ( Eternal Idol nye line up ), Dream Theater, Dragonforce, Yngwie J Malmsteen Rising Force, Toto, Megadeth, Slayer, Deep Purple, dan ntah apa lagi eh dah lupa yang datang kat Spore dan aku mampu pegi dari dulu, tapi ni show yang paling best so far.. dari sound, dari stage movement, dari persembahan ( each of the 4 are so very good , betul2 cam kita cakap " they are true professionals " ), dari entertainment, environment, lighting, atmosphere, weather, crowd behaviour, every song killer, wa dapat btleg sound yang kasi aku happy, mbh ada sama ngan aku, dari apa2 segi la, perfect. Hard to beat. Best international gig aku pernah nengok.

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