Rockers, Malex & Final Tribute to Rockers

Timing cun, aku keja malam, so sempat gi nengok tadi kat Parklane walau rush dan tak sampai abis haha.


Free Drink pun tak sempat ambik..


Rockers, Malex dan final tribute to Rockers

Enjoy ler nengok the finalists semua.. MC asyik stress pasal carik rock bands baru ganti Rockers, Rusty Blade & Sweet Charity je.

Next,

Malex
- Hilang Gelap Terbit Terang, Seksa, Instrumental ( apa title? ), last song apa title? huhu.
Aku lambat masuk pasal aku layan game kat Funworld depan Gossip tu...betul2 tadi back to zaman budak2 haha.

Kumpulan Rockers ooo la la
cam MC cakap, 80% Rockers pasal bassist kat oversea, so pakai Spellbound. Apa pun its still Rockers.. last aku nengok? 2002 dulu tu Pasir Ris tu...
Dorang bawak lagu2 ni
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Besi Beracun
Harakah ( with intro singalong cam Heaven & Hell gitu huhuhuhu , kecoh )
Memori
Gagasan ?? kan?? kan?? huhu
Zaileha - Jo Rockers cakap Khalid Mobin request.
Kekejaman - with singers from Malex, Osairis, Raven. Serettt..

last 3 songs tu Jo Rockers panggil BOTB nye singers join in. Kekejaman tu solo BOTB nye participant jugak.

Overall , Glad I managed to squeeze the time to be there huhu.
Takde lagu2 meleleh2 jiwang2..
Jo Rockers.. aku suka tengok showmanship dia, cara dia berbual best. "jangan marah.." huhu.


So Rockers seems nak buat new album, include some songs Rockerz "dukun", Jo nyanyi balik.

So nampaknye 28 Mac 2009, Rockers perform kat KL untuk Tribute To Rockers KL.
Sila tengok bawah ni..

surau an-nur

aku tengah buat Reservist.
so aku tak boleh balik Malaysia sampai last day reservist aku.
Rindu sey.


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so layan gambo je la huhu



surau an-nur penjara pudu



Dadah Haram Di Sisi Islam...Lawa poster dia...








I see a Rainbow Rising..
Look Out on the horizon..
And I'm coming home...

My Eyes Are Bleeding...
And My Heart is leaving here...





anyway...
ku dengar rock biggest legend is going to do a special dinner show untuk kutip derma for rebuilding of the very very very FIRST house of prayer..
hope it works out, and hope I can get a seat, kalo mampu ler huhu.

Minoru Niihara - R&R Gypsy Show ( Autographed )

Once in a while, there's a release that is hard to obtain especially from Japan, but thanks to Starslayerjo, I got it, complete with Minoru Niihara's autograph in kanji. My opinion, in Malay then English.


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The full name of this double cd is
MINORU NIHARA LIVE!
R&R GYPSY SHOW
@KAGURAZAKA DIMENSION 2008.05.09-10



Tracklist ( I try to add some additional infos beside it )
cd 1
1. This Lonely Heart ( Loudness Hurricane Eyes 1987 )
2. Fever ( Minoru solo song )
3. Soldier Of Fortune ( Loudness Soldier Of Fortune 1989 )
4. The Night Beast ( Loudness Loud & Rare 1991 )
5. Shut Up & Buy ( Sly )
6. Dreams Of Dust ( Sly )
7. In My Dreams ( Loudness Hurricane Eyes 1987 )
8. Tagawa Hiroaki Gtr Solo
9. Ashes To Glory ( Minoru solo song )
10. 1000 Eyes ( Loudness Lightning Strikes 1986 )
11. I'll Never Hide My Love Again ( Minoru solo song )
12. You Can Do It ( Minoru solo song )
cd 2
1. Far Away ( ?? )
2. Funky Sueyoshi Drum Solo
3. Let It Go ( Loudness Lightning Strikes 1986 )
4. Terasawa Koichi Bass Solo - Lets Get Together ( ?? )
5. Strike Of The Sword ( Loudness Hurricane Eyes 1987 )
6. Esper ( Loudness Disillusion 1984 )
7. Rock N Roll Gypsy ( Loudness Hurricane Eyes 1987 )
8. Dream Fantasy ( Loudness Disillusion 1984 )
9. So Lonely ( Loudness Hurricane Eyes 1987 )
10. Take Me Home ( Loudness Hurricane Eyes 1987 )





( Korang perasan? Niihara skarang dah ada dua i? Nak kasi dengung lebih kot? )

Aku ada masalah kalau dengar lagu2 Loudness. Masalahnye ialah tahun2 pertengahan 80an dulu, kaset pertama aku dengar dari kumpulan ni ialah Disillusion English Version.
Oleh kerana tersangat bestnye kaset Disillusion ni, aku cam ada fobia gitu kalo dengar album2 Loudness lain, dan aku tahu album lain2 tak kan konsisten macam Disillusion. Akhirnye aku jadi hampa. Ni aku cakap perbandingan album, bukan dua tiga lagu satu album aje. Tu memang tak jadi hal.

OK, cd ni memang susah nak dapat. Apa aku tahu, kat Jepun pun hanya boleh didapatkan terus dari syarikat Minoru Niihara.
Jadi pasal nak sangat double cd yang aku tahu istimewa persembahannya, aku tercarik2 sampai akhirnye aku dapatkan dari USA, dari mamat ni yang dapat terus dari Minoru Niihara, siap ada tandatangan lagik.

Macam lawak ler gitu, Asia hantar USA hantar balik Asia.



Apa aku perasan dalam double cd ni..
- Persembahan live kat double cd ni kalo korang tengok musicians dia, dua gitaris siap keybods.
- Oleh sebab itu, Soldier Of Fortune versi dalam cd ni ialah paling menarik aku pernah dengar huhu. Dan Rock N Roll Gypsy tu ada tu keybods yang jadikan lagu ni tersangat pop.
- ENAM lagu dari Hurricane Eyes. Adakah ini album feberet Minoru?
- Disillusion tak boleh lari...dapat dua lagu pun jadi ler.
- Lagu2 Loudness semua tak lari dari versi ori.
- Lagu2 solo Minoru Niihara yang aku suka sekali, Ashes To Glory dah macam epic song gitu, slow laju semua ada. Best. Dan lagu I'll Never Hide My Love Again, judul dia je dah best kan? tersangat lah jiwang.
- Drums dan gitar solo jenis short and sweet.

Aku sekarang tengah tunggu, dan aku harap boleh dapat Show 2. Apa aku tahu, ada Ares Lament dan jugakkk Heavy Chain antaranye..
So, korang yang minat Loudness, maybe boleh carik cd ni, aku rasa korang mesti enjoy nye.

Dan aku harap, satu hari aku dapat nengok Loudness live huhu..





MilkyWays..MilkyWays...MilkyWays.....MilkyWays......

Maybe one day, I got some time to reflect my favourite albums of all time. An Iron Maiden album (SSOASS) wont be guranteed a top spot because it could be Belinda Carlisle's Runaway Horses or Loudness Disillusion English Version instead.

So, is this double live cd worth the hunt and the hassle in getting it?
The answer is a definite and absolute 666% YES.
This cd cant be obtain in normal stores even in Japan, so mine travelled from Japan to USA and back to Asia lol.

I am so happy to finally get it after searching for it for quite some time as I knew it will be a special official live recording and to have it autographed by Minoru Niihara makes me even happier even though sadly I have never seen Loudness live yet or never will.



My observations and opions of this double cd.
- Check out the musicians name list. Two Guitars, keyboards, backing vocals.
So this makes Soldier Of Fortune on this cd an interesting live version, and of course Rock n Roll Gypsy becomes the most happiest of pop songs.
- SIX songs from Hurricane Eyes. Two from Disillusion & Lighting Strikes.
- The Minoru solo songs are the most interesting. Ashes To Glory is a very epic song, and I'll Never Hide My Love Again is going to become a new slow rock favourite of mine.

So those of you who havent got this, try to get it because its worth the effort and the sacrifice of your hard earned monthly spendings.

I hope to get the Show 2 which is not release yet. I think Ares Lament & Heavy Chains were played live for that recordings.

This double live cd is a piece of treasure for Loudness fans, listeners and sympathisers out there.

gambo makan2

aloha, aku ngah serve Reservist...
anyway lama tak tampal2 gambo makan, aku ngah lapar ni..
anyway firstly, tu hari aku gi geylang borak ngan kawan aku, kita makan ni..

Kacang Pool

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best...lama sangat aku tak makan kachang phool ni huhu


then tu hari...tulang..ni chong pang nye haha




then tu hari..kat satu bistro paling aku suka di satu kawasan di kl..

mee sop





dan last but not least, dessert dari kedai donut yang tengah top hits skarang ni.....durian flavour dia tajam2 tu yang best tu..






slackkkkk abissss...huhuhuhu

tempat bas rehat baru kat Machap

naik bas express ni, kita kena ikut rentak pemandu2 nye ler, dorang nak makan, nak rest nak apa, ikutkan je la.


all photos by nokia hp
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Selalunye aku kalo naik bas Mara Liner untuk route kl-jb cuma berhenti toilet break je, tapi heran kalo jb-kl berenti kat mana tu yang tempat bersih toilet besar giler tu? tapi tu hari 1st time yg kl-jb nye gi break tempat makan. And its a new place.




Come Come Square kat Machap. Betul2 kat exit toll Machap tu.. So here are some photos untuk sapa2 tak tahu, or most probably akan terpaksa sampai jugak kalo korang jenis naik bas cam aku huhu.


aku tempat2 gini go for fixed priced items, ni nasik ayam (not penyet haha) 5ketul, tapi sop dia cam best lak

aku kalo naik bas, actually avoid makan tempat2 kat macam gini yang kaunter bayar dia satu ( paham apa aku cuba cakap tak? ),unless kalo dah lapar atau kesuntukkan waktu nak rush gi kerja or balik sg or balik msia.

defender - original version cd single manowar

my review of the 1993 re-released cd single of the original 1983 version of Defender. In malay then English.


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kat roxy 8ketul. Dah lama Roxy ada benda ni, aku ingat dari zaman video tape secrets of steel dulu2 tu tahun 90an kat Funan. Tapi skarang baru aku tangkap, tunggu paling murah, siot kan aku? haha.

Pendengar Manowar mesti tahu lagu Defender dari album Fighting the World (1987 ), tapi korang tahu tak ada satu lagi versi lagu ni yang disiapkan tahun awal 80an. Apa aku tahu, lagu ni dirakam masa album pertama ( 1980 ), tapi tak digunakan.

Apa aku tahu, Lagu ni sepatutnye dikeluarkan sebagai single pada pertengahan 80an gitu, tapi dibatalkan ngan kematian suara bintang radio amerika zaman sebelum perang jepun , perang dunia kedua 2 ( WW2) dulu, si Orson Welles. Pasal lagu ni gunakan suara Orson Welles yang tu jam dah berumur dalam 65 tahun gitu.
Tahun 1993, lagu ni dikeluarkan sekali lagi oleh Geffen records.




Jadi sebenarnya Defender ada dua versi, dan aku lagi suka versi Fighting The World, pasal versi ni tersangatlah boring, walau suara Orson Welles tersangat la best.
Dia buat narration sebagai seorang bapak yang mati, tinggalkan satu surat untuk baby dia dan bila baby dia besar, dia nak anak dia tu jadi warrior dan pertahankan orang2 yang ditindas, dan disiksa etc, tu ler jadinye Defender.


ride..like the wind, fight proud my son, you're the defender god has sent...




so this is how the packaging of the re-released Geffen 1993 France cd single of the original version of Defender. Not to be confused with the Fighting The World version which was kind of updated and more nicer in my opinion.

Defender I think was recorded during Battle Hymns (1981) period but was never used. It was then due for a release as a single, with Gloves Of Metal as the BSide, but I think Orson Welles passed away. In 1987 this song was rearranged for FTW.
This version has Hatred from Into Glory Ride as the bsides.