black empire,ebayism,megadeth yokohama 95

One thing I hate about some Japanese only releases is how rare and expensive they become within a few years. Zero knowledge of Japanese and surfing Japanese websites with alien words makes it worse.

I am still searching for Anthem Black Empire. Super difficult. I really dont know where to find this bloody cd. My fault I guess for not getting it much earlier, if life is that easy haha.

So, if anyone find an original Anthem Black Empire, please tell me.

So I got some free time and I run thru various ebays ( as if I understand bloody German haha ) to find some of these Japanese stuffs which I love, and look what I found..

Super Rock Summit live version, which I had mentioned in this blog a few years ago can go crazy up to this price.
I dont know what the seller is thinking..

Anyway its a great cd to have and lucky I got a cd of it many years back when it was still new in the market. Though I am still searching for the full show.

Second thing, Been going thru some bootlegs, and what I usually do is I will listen it back to back with the album on which the tour for that specific show is based on... I love it like that. To hear both versions.

Megadeth Youthanasia ( with this nice EMI black cover jacket so you wont see the censored baby hanging on washing line picture and there is also another version with the socially accepted of Vic on the cover with the baby with the Hidden Treasures as the 2nd cd , those were memorable days when I really listen to Megadeth.
After seeing them live few years back, I start of drift away and not really into their newer music anymore, I guess its just me, I am sure they keep making exciting music :-)
but I hope they do come back, and I'll be there again haha. )

ok, and this is a very nice audience recording Psychodale of a 'Yokohamamama'(which bandmember is that who say this on this bootleg ) Japanese show with Dave speaking in Japanese and all that.

Some things about this bootleg was the first time Crown Of Worms played live.

Dave was saying Countdown To Extinction was one of his favourite albums on this show, and its funny as I count and I hope I get it right but its a Youthanasia tour yet represented by FOUR while CTE was SEVEN ( if you includes Crown Of Worm ). Very nice very nice bootleg for anyone who enjoys Megadeth during that period.

hirman kau cinta & art fazil

aku selalu lupa dari tahun lepas nak cerita pasal satu cd ni. Tu hari aku belek2 sokkabar melayu Singapore then aku nampak artikel pasal Art Fazil marah-marah ni terus aku korek2 dan jumpa balik cd Hirman ni.

Ni cd is by a male songwriter/singer/performer named HiRMAN. Judul CD ni dipanggil Kau Cinta.

Ni sort of like folks songs , poetry songs gitu. Jenis2 lagu berpuitis dan bentuk ketuhanan gitu. bila aku dengar sample gezek cd ni first lagu Jika terus aku beli pasal memang bagus pada selera halwa telinga aku. Samada album dan lagu2 dalam album ni dapat sambutan, aku tak tahu, hopefully people on the street is aware, because its good.
ok, truth be told, the first thing that caught my eye bila ku pergi kedai nampak cd ni is track no 6 pasal Art Fazil main gitar karen untuk lagu Landasan. First time dengar lagu ni, boleh? aku teringat Chris Isaak kat lagu ni. Selenger sey aku. " Marilah bersama menuju ke sana, marilah bersama pulang kepadanya. ".

Very impressive lapan2 lagu liriks dan melodi semua by Hirman himself. Lama tak dengar, ni dengar balik, aku masih suka. Rahsia Hati Ku is beautiful. The song Mata is like 4 lines " kan ku berikan mu mataku, tak ku mampu melihatmu butalah ".

dream theater 27/01/2006 singapore near 3hrs show

More than 6 Years ago.
Flashback review.
60mins14sec + 38mins26sec + 53mins50sec + missing endless sacrifice ( my minidisc tape got fucked moment ) + intermission for DT to take a rest in between.
So how long the show was?....

one thing I used to like about Dream Theater is the long shows they play and the different setlist which makes hearing their bootlegs always surprising. Nowadays, I dont listen much to them as I used to, plus I am not going to their coming show unfortunately ( and I miss their previous show here in the rain ), and I dont listen much to their latest shows recorded by fans.

But this is a bootleg from the Singapore show  that I record myself when they first come during the 20th Anniversary Tour. 27 January 2006 Singapore Indoor Stadium. Check out the incredible setlist above. One of the very detailed bootleg cover I ever did.

I was listening to it again, and although the sound I taped was not ideal,  as I always wish I can do much better ( and  only can afford a peasant seat doesnt help ), but I realised how I love this show and the wonderful choices of songs played that night. And I guess, the cover I did for this bootleg, which had lots of details help me refresh my memories. "Missing track - Endless Sacrifice ( faulty recording ). I screw up the minidisc badly I guess till it get all damagey.

Peruvian Skies slow build up that ends with Metallica's Wherever I May Roam certainly has one of the loudest cheers of the night.
Root Of All Evil, Panic Attack, Fortune in Lies, Under Glass Moon, Lie, Peruvian Skies, Strange Dejavu, Through My Words, Fatal Tragedy, Solitary Shell, About To Crash, Losing Time, As I Am, I Walk Beside You, Sacrified Sons, Endless Sacrifice, Octavium, Spirit Carries On, Pull Me Under, Metropolis Pt 1.... phew..
I Walk Beside You is a very nice little pop song, that got me going everytime haha. The urge to sing Loudly 'without love without truth without faith without hope' in fatal tragedy is great when taping. One thing when taping a show, I sing along with the songs but sort of mouth of the words only or at very low volume so as not to catch it on the mic. Thats why I will never tape an Iron Maiden show haha. One try, and it goes to hell with my looney tune moment.

The show was so long, that Dream Theater has an Intermission in between. Guess it eats up to near 3 hrs in total.
I remember I was I impressed with all the Indons fans with their red " When Dream Theater and Indonesia Unites " tshirts in the crowd. Stylo giler.

The tour tshirt sold that night pressed the Hong Kong date as Honk Kong, I still got it somewhere I think. I remember one thing I hate about this show was the over strict security at the entrance which gives me some kancheong moments. Fortunately all clear.

I guess I love this bootleg and I am still listening to it today, since yesterday. ( English pecah sey ).

jaga

Aku baca berita ni kat suratkhabar berapa hari lepas, aku teringat kat cerita2 aku sendiri..
Ada dari kita pernah/sedang/akan datang bila usia meningkat/tengah konsider kerja Pengawal Keselamatan/Security Guard
ada...
(1) - Sebagai kerja sepenuh masa.. ada pulak sebagai
(2) - kerja part time hari cuti gitu untuk tambah sara love ones atau perlukan duit lebih untuk apa2 hal kat rumah atau diri sendiri.
(3) ada pulak pasal nak tunggu kerja lain atau omputehnye " in between jobs ", tapi tak boleh duk rumah dan memang independent, mesti nak carik duit untuk keluarga dan tak harapkan sapa2.
(4) dan ada jugak tunggu event yang best2 untuk buat part time.. yang bayaran part time security guard tu lumayan. aku tahu tentu ada korang yang tunggu untuk Formula One Racing nanti, kawan aku dalam tiga hari buat F1 racing part time security guard, boleh dapat kumpul dan tambah sikit lagi dah dapat belikan anak dia laptop untuk sekolah. Respect.

Apa pun, kerja security ni untuk yang anggap sebagai periuk nasik tetap, kalo korang tengok long term, memang alrite, kalo korang upgrade diri, ambik kursus perbaiki diri dan sebagainya. Aku suka bual ngan abang2 yang dorang majukan diri, dan dah pelan2 naik.
Tapi kerja ni tengok tempat la, selalunya rabak...dia punye long hours tu. Tapi kerja jujur ye tak.

Untuk aku sendiri, waktu aku kerja security ni, masa tunggu nak carik kerja tetap lain satu masa tak lama dahulu, pasal aku tak mampu nak relaks dan tak boleh duduk malingering, aku paling suka dia punye 'daily-paid salary' tu, tiap2 hari gaji masuk.

Sekarang, aku dah tak kerja security, tapi aku tahu kalau apa2 jadi, kata rezeki aku dah takde kat tempat kerja aku sekarang, dan aku tengah fikiran mana nak carik kerja baru, aku tahu , buat sementara waktu, dengan banyak company security yang perlukan orang setiap masa, dan aku tahu hari tu atau malam tu jugak aku boleh terus ada tempat untuk bertugas walaupun setakat jangka pendek, dan dapat gaji dan dapat teruskan kehidupan.
Aku suka buat carpark duty kat satu bangunan bandaraya ni waktu pagi, pasal... aku dapat tengok kereta2...yang aku tak pernah tengok dan aku tak tahu wujud masuk carkpark.. Dari BMW, Mercedez, Porsche, Ferrari, Volvo, dan semua yang gedabak, bukan yang biasa2nye, tapi yang high end nye models. Dan paling best, pemandu2 tu semua yang memang high-level people, orang2 pangkat tinggi giler, selalunya, ramai akan angkat tangan acknowledge kehadiran aku sebagai pak pacak kat situ..

Aku suka bila orang kasi aku makanan. Ok aku tak hard-up tunggu orang kasi makan free, tapi menarik sangat orang2 yang tentu nye highly educated dan professional, pakai long sleeve, tali leher pergi kat aku dan bawak piza 4 tray besar, kasi aku untuk aku dan budak2 security lain makan. Siap cakap bila lagi piza tu sampai... Aku tengok pattern dorang ni, aku belajar...cammana nak hidup.

Aku suka.. pasal pada aku , ni tunjukkan kat aku, dan ajar aku cammana nak hidup... Aku suka belajar cara menyesuaikan diri hidup di tempat kerja ngan mat-salleh ni semua, dorang memang tak lari dari ucap " good morning " evening' nite " kat aku. Mula2 aku malu, tapi aku belajar...orang kenal, orang tak kenal, tapi kita nampak orang tu, kita greet. Sama macam kita pergi masjid, kita masuk kat pintu masuk ke apa ke, tentu ada orang kat kiri kanan senyum kat kita, kasi kita salam, sama jugk la bila kita kat tempat luar. Courtesy la kira.

dan aku suka jugak, bila ada orang melayu, yang aku rasa bukan pangkat besar, tapi kalo aku lambat bukak pintu gantry untuk kereta dorang masuk, dorang akan main tekan2 minyak, kasi enjin kuat, macam tak sabar.. dan bila aku bukak gantry tu, satu angkat tangan ke, satu anggukan ke, satu senyuman ke pun takde... Again aku tak hard-up, You Guys Meant Nothing To Me, tapi it shows an utter lack of human relationship skills pada aku.

Pasal aku suka tengok gelagat manusia, apek2 hantar makanan, mamak india hantar suratkabar , betapa sopan santun mereka ngan aku, dan jugak sapa yang berlagak, mungkin dorang ingat dorang besar punye terror dari golongan lain. Aku suka, pasal ni ajar aku kehidupan. Of course there are bastards and there are assholes in all kinds of jobs from high level to the lower ones, tapi... all we need is show a bit of respect and humility in our daily life.

and it begans the next time korang jumpa korang nye security guard/security officer kat tempat kerja korang, atau kat mana je la. Just endure, sabar je la kalo security banyak kerenah, pasal tu tugas dorang.....dan korang silap besar kalo korang sombong atau pandang rendah kat dorang, dan ingat status korang atau career korang ingat korang lagi handal. pasal...mungkin dorang lebih terror dari korang dalam apa2 hal.

Cuma maybe in some places, it is still alrtite kot untuk abuse dan pukul security staff just because they can..
tapi in most places and countries, security staffs are protected by law.

Search 30 Years Anniversary mp3 player boxset

I got the new Search 30 Years Anniversary boxset a few days ago. I took the LRT to Titiwangsa to collect it direct into my hands and save on the postage and time waiting for delivery.
Its much much better than I expect. I dont find anything flimsy or substandard on either the content or packaging. In fact the packaging is one of the better ones I have seen among special releases that I own or set my eyes on. Those glossy embossed magnetic thick cardbox thingys. Something to keep. Even the backside of the box also has designs. Even the paper bag. Over effort :-)
Now the all important contents - the book is full coloured, nice though I wish it has more pages. Next,



The mp3 player shaped like a cassette tape ( and from what I know it can actually works like a normal tape ) itself is something I have never seen before myself, so it attracts me. But idiot me, I always got problems with these IT devices, though it should be easy to use with the remotes and everything The SD card itself with a pre-loaded Search music and interview content of 1.23GB and everything else also carries the Search logo, fancy.

Personally, I wont be using the player or the SD card, as I dont want to damage them. But its something nice to own, being a Search listener, attending their shows whenever I can make it , in KL, JB, Singapore, and sometimes bitching about them when I find something I dont like. But continue to I go, I will, if free and ada rezeki.
Though I really enjoy the last few Search shows I attend - JB 2011, Singapore 2012 and even the Yazit/Hillary Ang 2012 Fort Canning all star line up the other day. In my opinion, as long as you have a fair mindset in regards to Search, the band members and their music, I think you will appreciate this boxset and its contents whether you're going to get one or not.






ok, cakap melayu lak for a closer look at this boxset, siak kan? baru cakap nak cakap melayu.
soo.... maksud saya.......melayu pasar. Ni aku main rembat je , aku nak gi keja dah.

K, first temuramah kat dalam boxset ni, so dalam 80minit gitu, M Nasir, Amy, Nasir.

Aku cam rasa janggal gitu, mula2 dengar interviewer panggil M Nasir datuk.
Ooo aku asyik lupa je skarang M Nasir is a datuk kat Malaysia.
Dari dulu kalo dengar M Nasir kena interview ngan dj kat radio mesti orang panggil, M Nasir, abang Nasir, kalo yang remaja tepon radio stesen akan panggil " Pakcik M Nasir ". Interesting kalo ngah ingat pasal Zed Zaidi cakap tu hari dengan question2 M Nasir kena tanya dulu2.
So ok la, mula2 first kopek M Nasir and Amy bukak story then Nasir continues.
80 minit banyak benda dorang cerita, tapi dalam masa sama kalo nak dengar dorang jawab soalan interviewers dan cerita hal dorang, 8 jam pun aku rasa tak abis. Tapi still, memang menarik sangat dengar first hand macam gini
Pasal macam2 la... starting, Polyram, Singapore, how Search and M Nasir make songs happen in the studio, contracts, Gersang, glam rock, Jakarta, lagu Satu Bangsa Satu Arah, Holland Top Ten, rock n roll pie, what if this or that happens in their career, dan macam2 la etc etc. Aku suka dengar info2 aku tak pernah tahu dalam interview ni. Aku dengar ni masa dalam bas express KL - JB sebenarnye so dah la masalah telinga, enjin bas lagi, but still enjoyable.

k, second.
Kejoraku Bersatu 2012. the only unheard version in this collection, ermmm.. kira ok la jugak pada telinga aku.

third, buku cenderamata yang datang ngan boxset Search 30 tahun ni. Cam aku cakap kalo tebal ratus2 muka surat kan best? Tapi ok la, ada buku gini, warna warni, memang alrite la packaging dia. Cuma kalo ada lineup Search yang lain, dan jugak song credits would be better.



fourth. The rest of the 100 songs. Alrite la. Cuma ni korang dapat bentuk mp3 rasmi. Bukan korang rip dari cd korang, atau rip dari kaset, atau dari mana2 sumber lain.

Korang gi la bongkar gerobok almari korang carik mana2 lagu dan versi takde. Live albums official Search, bootlegs live Search korang rakam yang kualiti alrite nye, even bootleg Hillary Ang + Yazit main ngan Lovehunters tu hari, dan whatever, dan sumbat la kasi cukup korum.
Plus, yang confirm takde macam Double Trouble dan part 2 dia, plus Bikin Wilayah plus Search Sepuluh Tahun Indonesia BMG cd for Cinta Kita/Mencari instrumental/Manusia oh manusia, dan whatever.
Yang aku happy yang tujuh lagu kat kaset2 polygram Di Pintu Sepi & Berpaling dah ada kat dalam. I really like the versions of di pintu sepi and setelah hujan on the old polygram cassette tape back in 1987 or around then. Gems.





Word of the day.. TERPELEOT!!!.

Suka lak aku dengar Nasir pakai ni word. Classic word ni.




Semalam aku ceta kat kawan aku pasal boxset ni, soalan pertama kawan aku tanya

" Ada serial number ? ".

Wasted kan? Should have a number on each box.

iron maiden en vivo! steelbook 2dvd

amacam??

disc pertama - pada aku, rasanye terbaiklah dalam semua dvd/videotape live rasmi Maiden sebelum ni, termasuk Flight666. 22 kamera, split screen, ada lagu split screen sampai 6, pasal banyak sangat benda terjadi dan adegan menarik dalam setiap masa Maiden main atas pentas.
disc kedua - ni macam sambungan dokumentari Flight 666 dulu tu, ni lagi detail giler dia punye cerita pasal kapalterbang Ed Force One, apa dorang makan, masalah2 dorang, semua logistik bagai. Ni dah bukan saje cerita band heavy rock, tapi dah macam National Geographic + rencana teknikal penerbangan dan macam2 rencana lain.
Sampai peminat Maiden solat jemaah Maghrib kat Jakarta pun masuk kat disc kedua ni..

OK, a short review,
firstly, I think the First DVD of En Vivo! Iron Maiden live Estadio Nacional Santiago Chile in front of 50,000 fans is maybe the best live video release of a Maiden full concert. 22 Cameras it was stated and if you listen to the Second DVD it has 47 mics ( 2 for each guitar, 16 for Nicko alone , etc,etc,etc )
Full usage of split screens and how useful it is for Maiden with SIX equally important and entertaining and great performing members.

This is the steelbook version, nice and solid but as usual taking out the dvds from the slot is a pain in the ass.



Lots of closeups, lots of everything, so at the same moment you can see different members doing different things at the same time. It gets even fancier on songs like Blood Brother where it has about 6 split screens on display. This is a dvd you watch a few times and always pick up new things each time. Little teases among the guitarists are more prominent here with regularly appearing on one of the screens.

- The full show is here with all the stage banters and even the white tape rolls incident and with Bruce manage to remove it after a few songs.
- Talisman and Where The Wild Blows are for me main highlights considering its a tour to promote the new album. And Talisman must be seen on this dvd. Love the silhoutte of Steve Harris mouthing the words of the new songs, while Bruce is awesome the whole show with his theaterics.
- Its stated the video has scenes from Argentina, well.... lets put it as the STRAIGHT LINE is the ARGENTINA stadium, while what looks like a spreaded V SHAPE is the CHILE one. I mean the barriers on the crowd towards the front section.

OK, now second DVD.. Behind the Beast documentary... Its about the Ed Force One and the 66 days it circled the globe and the shows itself.

They show you the plane, they dismantle the plane, they bring you into inside of the plane, they describe to you all the technical and engineering things about the plane,
they show you how they do the decals for the huge Maiden logos and Eddie on the outside of the plane,
how to pack up the boxes to reduce space and weight,
by they I mean Bruce, and all the technical staffs, its like a plane business documentary on the first part and damn interesting.
they show you the difficulty of packing up the gears, they tell about the food and catering and drinks for the whole period, they tell about airports, applying visas, how to sort it fast using two passports, etc etc



Then they show you Steve Harris walking in the snow of Moscow, and background songs used, is just awesome, we got Mother Russia, Afraid TSS, NPFTD, Flight of Icarus, and when they switch to the Singapore show it was To Tame A Land.., theres even a Strange World in there when they talk about the Santiago Stadium is actually the place thousands of people were killed in the 70s. Like I say , interestinggggg..

Singapore show, a bit of FOTD and you guys in the front row are all there..
All the wirings and cables and electrical supply requirements, all the PA system and lightings and security...
And when they talk about Bali, its a lot about the sound they face and Bali dont have enough PA for a Maiden show,
and when they show Jakarta, its crazy, even the sofa in the dressing rooms is being scanned for bombs.
Of course like in the fanclub magazine, this documentary highlight the details of Jakarta problems that Maiden face, as Jakarta seems not able to meet Maiden standards and requirements but its all solved.
Like I say interesting.

Then Australia...very nice infos, about Soundwave etc,
then Japan...the plane was 10 minutes to land where the earthquake happens and the rumours of a tsunami when Maiden is still on the plane not knowing whats happening.... This part is no joke.

then the rest of the places...
the Belem show, in Amazon area Brazil, is very very informative and educational. Really National Geographic moment.




But one thing...is I like the rehearsals footage. So we get to see a bit of how they rehearse... and Steve was at the preparation of the stage and he actually was giving comments where he want the Wickerman drape to be more stand out, and he gives his opinions. Its great cause it shows Maiden really personally check all these things even to the quality of the drapes.

Final thing, there was shown a rehearsal setlist...On it....the last song was RUN TO THE HILLS and written over TO THE HILLS was NING FREE.

So now we know.... and I think its the right choice though I always thought they should have played one more RTTH as its a famous pop song that most people who attend Maiden shows will know.

Anyway, unlike the cd version, theres a tour dates list here...



so you can pick out the one(s) you go.