Aftermath...

Well, here's the performance review by some bands that I managed to catch during the Sunway College gig. Still regretted that I missed Love Me Butch. Shit.

This Body Broken - Love their current line-up with Warren taking up vocal duties. They're no longer the same band that I witnessed last in No Black Tie. Alas, they've made it on my list of favours. They sounded more 'mature' in terms of craftsmanship and band dynamics. I only managed to catch their last two songs. But it was more than enough for me to feel grateful and give every single one of them a big hug. Hug? Yeah right. Warren's the next Jonas Bjerre (of Mew's fame) with his child-like vocal musings. Ronnie from Furniture fell in love with it.

Sgt. Weener Arms - These lot of jambu halflings, or Hobbits as their peers claim them to be, has always been a crowd favourite for those who seek 'Music For The 22nd Century Yuppies'. Only caught the ever-quizically zany "Traque". They deserve a smack at the head for not releasing any recorded material to date. Lopong kicks arse and he kicked hard.

Furniture - So it was destined that these guys were to play moments after the rain subsided. The mood suits perfectly. Was impressed by their plethora of expensive gadgets that churns out otherwordly tones. These guys must either be filty rich bastards or they snatch for a living. This was my 1st time seeing them as Furniture. Caught them 1st as R.U.S.H during their last gig as R.U.S.H during this year's Chinese Indie Fest before changing to a moniker that reminds me of Kemahiran Hidup. They were fabulous then, fucking brilliant now. They could be more polite if they introduce each song after another. The ones I only knew were "Please" & "Chasing Tipperary". Their rendition of the latter R.U.S.H crowd-favourite hit could've been much better if the monitors did'nt go all cracky. They made my day when they played this particular song that according to Efry, resembles my Kedamaian riff. Almost sent me to tears. It was all in all, an ethereal experience.

Seven Collar T-Shirt - Seeing Ham being assist up on stage since he's still very much 'attached' with his crutch is a sight of both pity and funny. He does'nt look like a person that attracts symphaty and yet despite his usual self of being a blabbing joker whenever he has the chance to do so, his face tells quite the contarary. Oh just quit it, Ham. No AFUNDIs for you. My AFUNDI is for the band and the band only. They were downright explosive! Jeremy from Prana's producing their upcoming LP and so he's their resident sound engineer and I reckon he did a fab job regardless the monitor malfunction during the soundcheck. They started off with a song that is very new yet very familiar and close to my heart. 'The Summary" is definitely this year's 'Alternative Anthem for 2004'. It beats 'The Boo Hoo Rah Theory" hands down. I was quite pissed that they did'nt played the temporarily-titled "Qasidah". Last heard during Malam Pesta Muda Mudi. My 1st time seeing Adil behind the drumkit replacing Mokh. He's a nice dude. Although lacking the likes of Mokh's creamy tones, Adil 'out-rocked' Mokh on "Chemicals". You the man Adil, you the man. Seven Collar T-Shirt are now perceived by me as the 'scariest' band around. Just listen to their new ditties! It's scary I tell you. And for that, I love them.

That's all folks. Enjoy your dose of empathy and be nice.

-I need you. Whomever you may be. I need you-