Track of The Day - She Drove Me To a Daytime Television by Funeral For A Friends

She Drove Me To A Daytime Television Single

Yup! Back to the basic. What else, than emo! Dah lama aku tak dengar track ni. Teringat pulak masa dolu-dolu masa belajar kat Uitm. Masa aku dok tengah emo, marah-marah, tak puas hati dengan yang itu yang ini. Everything is not right! Heart-broken-ass phase katakan! Well, mungkin ramai dah kenal dengan band Funeral For A Friend ( FFAF ) ni. Kalau you guys perasan, the last review yang aku buat pasal band Interpol, band U.S yang kiblatnya mengadap negara yang dah 40 tahun tak menang World Cup or precisely in U.K. Kali ni nak cerita pasal satu band U.K yang ikut kiblat U.S pulak. At first, pelik jugak aku rasa ( masa awal kemunculan mereka ). At that moment tak banyak band emo yang sound-nya tak tumpah dari U.S. Having said that, aku still rasa mereka ada distinctive sound mereka sendiri. Well, sedikit mukaddimah pasal band ini. They were formed in the year 2001 and regarded as a post-hardcore band. Well, they sound emo enough to me! In the year 2003, they were awarded as "The Best New Comer" by Kerrang! magazine. On dont be surprise that all of them is originated in Wales! Some people said that they're playing a much softer of screamo. I might agree on that. Do you know From Autumn To Ashes? Yes, they were much more "softer" than that. Scream but gently. He! He! This track shows a lot apa yang aku cakap tadi. This track is less-complicated-scream.. Maksud aku.. riff-nya yang direct tak ada unsur math-core yang berbelit. Riff-riff typical emo! Dan part di mana dia menjerit yang mampu buatkan aku rasa seperti nak terajang je PC aku ni ( sebab best sangat ) .

Their Line Up

Lagi satu, the vocals are the big plus on this track. Lead singer, Matt Davies goes all over the range, dari intense screams to a familiar singing emo voice. Well... if aku nak bagi bintang.. i'll give a 4 bintang untuk lagu ni.

P/S - Aku bukan bias terhadap band emo.. no... aku hanya cakap apa yang realitinya bagus! Understand?!

Track of The Day - Obstacles 1 by Interpol

Interpol mainstream Debut Album "Turn On The Bright Light"

Interpol... No, bukan.. bukannya international police, bukan. Tapi kuasa hentaman music mereka memang power se-power kuasa 'Interpol'. Maybe ramai yang dah recognize dengan band yang datangnya dari New York ini. Pertama kali aku dengar album ini ( in the year 2002 and my vox, Irfan, introduce this great band to me) ... and track ini khususnya... Aku bagai tak percaya ada band U.S yang ber-sound-kan kiblat U.K. Yup! I'm pretty shock and amaze. First time aku dengar lagu ini... minda aku mengajak aku mengimbau kenangan lama. Do you know the otai band called Joy Division? Ya, memang this band have similiarity in sound ... sound like Joy Division. Cuma apa yang membezakan mereka, music mereka lebih enjoy and lebih happy. Atau dengan kata yang lebih kinky lagi , more sunnier! Okay, a little bit of their background; mereka ditubuhkan pada tahun 1998 dan birth certificate band mereka dikeluarkan di Big Apple city, New York. Album debut mereka (see gambar di atas, Turn the bright light) di release pada tahun 2002. Okay, dah dapat idea macam mana sound mereka?! Back to this track.
Di dalam lagu ni, apa yang ber-messing dengan minda dan jiwa aku adalah riff dan melodi yang mereka create. Siapa cakap single string tak boleh hasilkan satu melodi yang cukup beautiful and mesmerizing?
It is the guitar work merekalah that speaks to me the most. The guitars chime and squeal with loads of treble and high-on-the-string arpeggios. Particularly on Untitled, the album's opener, and again on this track, Obstacle 1.
Moving right along, kita cuba pergi ke dunia dan syurga rhythm yang mereka hasilkan. It is here that the Joy Division influence shows the most. (Probably, that just my shallow opinion-lah.). Okay, secara summaries-nya aku tekankan di sini, mereka are heavily influenced by late 70's and early 80's post-punk, but they manage to have a more optimistic view of life than many of the people they are influenced by.

For more references about their sound, here some band that sound a little bit or more like them.
Joy Division, Bloc Party, The Chameleons, Missing Chapter (Ha,ha,ha! I wish!!!)

Enjoy the video - courtesy of YouTube

Track of The Day - Ivy On Stone by Pinewood Derby

Pinewood Derby

Okay... Salam perkenalan kepada yang belum kenal dengan band Pinewood Derby.... It's not your fault kalau you all tak tahu satu haram pun pasal - tentang kehadiran band ini. Pinewood Derby adalah sebuah band yang belum lagi sign dengan mana-mana label. Yup! Thats true! And i am totally amaze, kenapa tak ada orang yang nak ambil mereka untuk menjajah mereka di bawah label mereka. Hehehe... Okay.. a little bit history about them. Sit and listen... you'll probably getting know the future trend-setter in music. Pinewood Derby is the musical babies of Jack Ludden, Maryn Jones and Josh Staines. They are from Massachusettes, Boston in U.S. Actually, right on this moment they're collecting their material for their ip coming D.I.Y album and still searching for the keyboardist. Isn't that crazy!!!
But.. they have great support and attention from the indie-rock scene. Vokalisnya adalah seorang Cik Perempuan and she's also damn cute and yang penting sekali suaranya yang sexy yet with a little attitude like PJ Harvey. No...no... Don't misunderstand here. Their voices are totally different.. it's you know.. the punch.. Suara yang ada umph! Yang bisa menarik golongan Adam untuk berfantasi. That kind of voices. Sweet but dark! Not like Sheryl Crow ( itu untuk Bart masturbate...hehe.. sorry dude)..bukan.. Influences mereka yang paling utama.. of course Rivers Cuomo ( vox- Weezer), The Beatles (McCartney and Lennon) and Elliot Smith (to name a few). Back to this damn good track, pernah dengar dengan Rilo Kiley? Well, if you heard them.. you'll get the idea. It obvious sound like Indie-rock band in the 90's. Bayangkan dengan suara yang mellow dengan backing vokal dari gitaris dengan layer vokal yang begitu teliti. With two different sounds of guitars... one with a little perisa of distortion and the most sexy thing bout this track is 'suara' keyboard yang seolah-olah mahu mengajak aku menari. Siapa sangka band yang unsign ni boleh hasilkan produk dan recording yang begitu bagus. ( See, band mat salleh buat).... The lyrics too. Yup! Not that brilliant but good. This is a few line of this track lyrics....

I throw off my sheets ,
My ears and alarm clock ring to me,
I'm sore as a sunburn
Staying up all night making paper doves I could leave with you
Every line I drew It was all I ever knew of love
Oh that's not so, please listen close, he's not the center of your world. It's like you're 12 years old, and what if I am? You forget the things you're told Why ivy clings to stone, and what if it does? You leave for air and lose your home And I start to wonder Why the lights all fade away...

*Pic - Lead Vox Maryn Jones

This is their myspace link
http://www.myspace.com/pinewoodderby

Track of The Day - 57 by Biffy Clyro

Headline Kerrang! Tour 2006

Mon the Biffy! A phrase is often heard at the group's gigs; originating as a heckle from friends at early shows. Gelaran kepada band ini oleh followers mereka. Track '57' ini sudah berusia almost 4 tahun. First time aku dengar band Biffy Clyro ni masa aku belajar di UiTM dulu. Kawan aku, Omar ( thanks dude, for bringing the holy grail from Scotland) . Yes, this band is hail from Scotland. For me, this band is so under-rated and unknown to many people. They have great sound and great lyrics. Vokalisnya amat ber-influencekan penulis tersohor, Chuck Palahniuk the writer of Fight Club. Okey! Aku bagi sedikit mukaddimah pasal band ni. Album debut mereka 'the blackend sky' di-release pada tahun 2002. Dengan influence utama mereka, band hebat Weezer. But dont get the wrong idea here. They didnt sound like'em... No... a little bit, yes. Editor Kerrang! (Ashley Bird ) yang juga peminat gila band ini, telah susah payah mengangkat band ini. Bukan kerana mereka ini jambu, bukan...sebab distinctive sound mereka yang cukup menggoda. Okay, berbalik kepada track ini. Cuba bayangkan Sunny Day Real Estate dan Mineral.. 2 band emo-indie (without a doubt a living legend), ditambah perisa riff-riff gitar yang berkiblatkan post-grunge. If some of you ever heard of satu band Canadian (sori la kalau aku silap, but i'm pretty sure they're Canadian) Radish, you'll get the idea. Ada orang labelkan mereka sebagai Alternative-Rock. Dan tak kurang juga gadis-gadis emo yang labelkan mereka sebagai post-indie. Well, apa yang ada pada nama kan?! The music and the sound, the lyrics that count. Right?! This could be the most hidden gem ever! And if someone have this album.. you guys totally orang yang memang di-bless! Hahaha! Three piece band... bukan mudah untuk bermain dalam 3 piece band and at the same times...creating something brilliant.

Track of The Day - Congratulation Smack And Kelly by Reggie And The Full Effect

Reggie and The Full Effect is fuckin full effect1 That is the tagline that you can heard on their debut album Geatest Hits 1984-1987. Jangan tertipu dengan tahun album itu! Tidak! Mereka bukan orang tua tak sedar diri cuba nak jadi rockstar bukan. But, secara tak langsung kita boleh bayangkan sound disco 80's yang diterapkan dalam album itu. Ok! A little bit of their history here; they were founded in teh year 1998 and still active now. Does the band The Get Up Kids ring a bell for you! Yup, the mastermind behind the great sound of keyboard dalam album terdahulu mereka. James Dewees, yup..that's his name. Dia juga bejas drummer satu lagi band legend metal-core, Coalesce. Ok! Back to the songs! Well, The Get Up Kids fan mesti dah tahu pasal sound mereka ni macam mana. Secara ringkas aku cakap, pop punk meet indie emo meet 80's disco. With the guitar riff sound on the full level of distortion but with the singing as sweet as boy band like Backsteetboy! Really! That's just my opinion. Have you ever heard New Found Glory? Well, that too pop punk right, but attitude-nya lebih kurang sama. Mungkin dengan hasil genius petikan keyborad James Dewees yang buatkan mereka jadi unik. Cuba anda lihat video lagu ini. Excellent! Peanut butter fall in love with jem strawbery dan dapat halangan dari bapa kanchik tersebuy yang juga sekeping roti! But as they say! Love conquer all!

Check out their v/klip -
Well thats all for today kids!
My friends told me this was an originally a song by A New Found Glory well.. i dont care as long Reggie and the full effect is fuckin full full effect!

Track of the Day - Used For Glue by Rival Schools

Wow, this track is so kickin ass! Sudah lama aku tak dengar lagu ini. Kali terakhir bila kawan aku yang belajar di Portsmouth bawa balik satu khazanah CD yang cukup berharga. Well, sebelum tu aku bagi sikit info pasal Rival Schools ni. Band ni hidupnya tak lama. Dari tahun 2001 - 2003. Diorang kalau dari definisi editor majalah Kerrang! mereka ni dari mazhab @ genre post-hardcore, a bit of sound indie. Kalau nak tengok dari background vokalisnya, bekas anggota The Gorilla Biscuit (NYHC) dan Quicksand memang ada unsur ke arah itu. Tapi bagi aku track ni penuh dengan mellow, beat drum yang melodramatik, bass line yang amat clear dan riff gitar (sound Gibson) yang simple and a bit catchy ( in think they're playing in drop-d). Back to teh background, anggota band ni juga pernah menjadi soldier bagi posukan muzik lagenda, Quicksand ( see Walter Shreifel .. maaf la kalau ejaan nama mat saleh ni aku salah eja). Ada jugak yang melabelkan muzik they all ni as emo. Well, im quite agree on that. Okay! Back to their songs... The first time i heard this song it reminds me to Weezer. ( Well, not actually sama... but a bit).

Berkuburnya band ini tak bermakna berkubur jugak hasil buah tangan genius mereka. Tak ramai yang sedar kemunculan mereka. (Maybe untuk followers emo yang dah tua bangka macam aku ni tahu la). Some people said that they dont have originalty. But every musician ada influence masin-masing bukan. The best part of this song is, on the starting. The riff is so... how can i put this.... make your head jumping up and down. So, check them out. With youtube in the net... everything is possible to see.. right?
Gitarisnya- Ian Love

Top 5 Reason Kenapa aku Suka Emo

Top 5 Reason Kenapa Aku Suka Emo

1. Sebab bila aku dengar lagu emo, aku aku faham siapa diri aku sebenar. Maksud aku, bibit penyampaiannya, liriknya, jiwanya lagu emo itu seolah mengerti kehendak aku. Secara mudah aku zahirkan, raungan aku!

2. Lagu emo semuanya ada unsur love, kemanusiaan dan juga kedegilan. Degil untuk melupakan, degil untuk mengalah, degil untuk menjadi lain dan degil untuk berubah. Sebab aku suka dengan siapa aku dan aku suka dengan cara aku.

3. Sebab salah satu band faveret aku mencetus fenomena emo sendiri. The cure dan juga Weezer. The Cure satu band yang muziknya melampaui masa. Satu penjelasan kenapa Robert Smith bgitu genius dalam penghasilan lagu dan obviously liriknya adalah, dia mempunyai 2 buah mesin masa. Satu untuk ke masa depan dan satu untuk ke neraka jahanam. Weezer, well needless to say, pencetus utama muzikdan band yang buat aku kepingin buat satu band.

4. Emo bukan satu genre muzik, perlu ingat. Emo itu unik kerana penyampaiannya,kerana liriknya dan kerana nilai puitisnya. Sila dengar Dashboard Confessional untuk mengerti apa yang dirungkaikan di sini. Kalau kamu tak mengerti, maknanya jiwa kamu itu amat kosong sekali. Ya, liriknya.

5. Kerana emo itu dekat dengan jiwa. Ya, aku ditertawakan dek kehangatan My Chemical Romance. Well, pergi mampus! Masyarakat memang suka letakkan label, yang itu bagus dan yang ini tak bagus. Yang itu dewasa dan yang itu kebudakkan.

Band emo sepanjang zaman....
Jimmy Eat World, Thursday, Chalkline, Poison The Well, At The Drive In, Sunny Day Real Estate, Dashboard Confessional, Rival Schools, Hot Water Music, The Get Up Kids, Keepsake, Fugazi, Funeral For A Friends, Taking Back Sunday, Converge, Hopesfall, The Promise Ring, Elliott, Mineral and many more!!!