Tuesday, October 20, 2009
People and Spaces
Ok someone requested for the lyrics for the TFF song People and Spaces. So here it's. Pardon for any minor errors. Although I typed this off the lyric book, I don't completely trust my typing skills. hee.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Hot Park










Saturday, September 19, 2009
I'm almost as free as a Bird
I took this off a friend's blog' cause it's so interesting. Doesn't the above scenarios look familiar?
Anyway, it's gonna sound kind of weird but it feels pretty good being in a semi-exam state. Think having finished all your written papers and having 2 MCQ papers left. It gives you a hell lot of time to slack around but at the same time prevents you from having the guilt of stopping studying totally. So I managed to find time to do some MCQs and play drums as well as catch up on some sleep. I'll be going to Hortpark early in the morning (dang 7am) tomorrow with my family and I think it's gonna be a great place to get away from Exams and citylife. Gonna bring my camera along too to snap some stuffs. I haven't touched my camera for way too long. I think it needs a white Canon L lens to accompany it. And I'll be looking forward to that after As. :) Of course scoring As will be essential.
Faith (all we need)
Well actually, Prelims are not over...I still have 2 MCQ papers but I don't have any mood to study anymore. Dang it. Why must they drag it till next Thursday. It's totally a waste of time to spend 5 days studying for 1 Physics MCQ paper. To make things worse, the Physics MCQ is in the afternoon. I think. Haiz.
MUSE new album is very much out already but I still haven't got the chance to buy it. I can't believe Vivo doesn't have a single CD shop. HMV or Gramophone should invest in an outlet there. I mean...Vivo is such a nice place but it doesn't have a decent CD shop...ridiculous. I think I should set up a CD shop in Vivo and capture the CD market in Vivo (see...an obvious lack of Economics knowledge). Anyway, everyone around me is downloading the album. Nicer people tell me they would borrow the album from me to burn haha. But I'm firm in my stand of buying the album. Buying an album is the simplest way you can show support for your favourite band. It affirms the band's efforts instead of letting their work be reduced to mere megabytes. I guess I shall continue listening to the album on Muse.mu for the time being unless I can make my way down to Gramophone or HMV sometime this week. :)
Ok I guess I've nothing to type for the time being...due my my lack of life. Brother Chun says I completely turn into a full-time mugger during every exam. Somehow I don't have such an impression but on hindsight, I think it's pretty true. I thought it's the same for everyone. Hopefully, my hard work will pay off. I can feel I'm starting to achieve a little breakthrough in Chemistry. My Chem has been pretty stagnent at Pass for the past 1 and a half years but I think I've found the key. Econs is still a major worry. Can someone please tell me I need to pass Econs to get into Uni, that would be very helpful. Heh ok signing off.
Btw this is a song, titled Unnatural Selection, from MUSE's new album. It's really awesome. I esp love the outro and pre-chorus. :D
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
To:
Love from,
Wei Shuen
Saturday, August 1, 2009
I JUST HEARD THE FIRE FIGHT ALBUM LIVE!
Oh man what can I say...The Fire Fight album launch was just awesome. I was particularly impressed by Iain Tham's mid-set drum solo. It totally set the mood right for the remaining songs of the gig. I swear I was banging my head, swinging my body, tapping my feet, jumping and shouting out lyrics like nobody's business. Paul can vouch for me that I was the most enthusiastic supporter there :) well at least within my line of view. For once I just totally ignored watching Joshua and the rest rocked it out onstage and closed my eyes and immersed myself fully in their music.
I bet you guys must be thinking how awesome it was...or thinking I'm just bullshitting around here. But trust me, TFF has proven to break every single stereotypes you guys have of local bands. Firstly, the sound system was great. The mix was perfect (Paul claims that the guitars could be a lil louder though) and it really felt like listening to the studio album but live. Every part of the performance was pitch-perfect. Secondly, TFF really got everyone high with their melodious vocals, intricate guitar riffs and dynamic drumming. They opened with "When Spring Comes Home" followed by their first single "Dreamer". But the songs that I really loved and got me frigging high was "Fires at Night" and "The Train Song" ESP FIRES AT NIGHT. Too bad they didn't play it for encore. TFF also did really well bringing out their emotions for the slower and more emotion-provoking songs. In fact, the chorus for "Hours" still rings in my head now. Iain's drumming was particularly emotional and inspiring. (I know I keep mentioning this Iain guy but he was really awesome that night and is such a good role model for a drummer like me :D) Thirdly, the harmonizing between Angel the guest performer (guitar and vox) and Joshua was really good and their voices really complemented each others. Haha I think they should make Angel a permanent backing vocals. Her voice was just so sweet, although she did cocked up abit on the guitar during the song "People and Spaces". Fouthly, TFF's music is just so inspirational and Joshua's lyrics are so thought-provoking. Combining Dance, Rock and Indie music, TFF created a unique genre of music they can claim as their own and I think that's simply why their music is so appealing...well at least to youths (age 17 and above) and young adults. While grooving to the compelling beats of the drums, one also does not forget to ponder about the meaning behind those finely crafted lyrics. That's enough substantiation isn't it!
Overall I would have given TFF 8/10 for the night's performance. Minus for one lousy unenthusiastic Singaporean crowd and one for not playing my favourite "Fires at Night". So it isn't really their fault they don't score 10/10 too. :D The set was well rehearsed and the song list was strategically organized...except for the poor narration of the story of Henri the bear by Joakim Gomez, which didn't allow me to fully grasp the story of Henri (ok in fact...I know only like 10%), everything else was just darn good. Atmosphere during Fires at Night and The Train Song was just amazing. Too bad I didn't make it home with the album. Both album and gig were sold out. :)
Ok so if you haven't heard of these guys called The Fire Fight, it jolly well time for you to check them out at http://www.myspace.com/thefirefightsg or http://thefirefight.com/. The Fire Fight is Joshua as Guitars and Vocals, Jonathan as Guitars, JBarks as Bass and Iain as Drums and Backing Vocals. I shall end of this post with a video of a performance of Beware! Monster by The Fire Fight during the album launch. Check out Iain's amazing drum solo at the start. Enjoy!







