Spector. :S

 So there i was, all excited to catch Spector! with Kevin and Patrick! whheeee! The concert was sponsored by topman, and the guys from Spector were decked in collared shirts and blazers, very classy. SO I HAD NO IDEA WHO THEY WERE! (so shoot me, i live under a rock"-_-) but yes, their music, i was told, was indie electronic pop.. and here i was thinking Ellie Goulding mmchi mmchi bop-up-and-down kinda music! So, Spector is a 5 piece band from london, very old school looking, with hair slicked back, thick framed glasses, and described as a fuse between the Strokes, the killers and Frank Sinatra. To me, they sounded like Foster the People after the cold war. old. very old. i'd call it classic. if you're into geeky looking indie bands, this is it.

Okay, now begins the slam. because i feel the performance was a let down. If you detest angst, and are seriously peace loving, stop reading here. "-_- to read on bout how the concert wasen't that great, read on!

So one wierd thing was that, the lead singer Frederick Macpherson kept singing to himself, and combing, yes combing, his hair on stage the way you would during the hippy-belljar-bottom-jeans era. kind of odd to be combing your hair like "Grease" in the middle of a song duncha think? but his hair was melting. he was sweating. must be the thick jackets. His vocals weren't impressive either, and I could only make out two phrases out of the entire night. The first was "what you wanted was not what I wanted" from a song titled "what you wanted". It repeated over and over like Bieber's "baby baby baby oh". you really can't miss it. The second was "shimmy down yea shimmy shimmy down yeah" which turned out to be "Chevy thunder Chevy Chevy thunder" from a song called, you guessed it, "Chevy Thunder". Heard it on the radio and I was wondering how come i was listening to Gold90fm. nope. I wasen't. To me, their music didn't really have anything unique, other than it recreating old music. abit like they got stuck, time travelled or something.

His stage presence was terrible. he was just hopping to and fro by himself, sweating (which looked quite gross. WIPE IT DUDE! you're dripping. and singing to himself. he looked rather like he was acting and looking good on stage, which isin't a crime, especially not if you're a band travelling the world. pretty cool, but there was zero connection. if you think it's just cus i wasen't a hardcore fan, most of the crowd had their arms crossed, and no one was dancing even though the drums were banging off, at most, some people were swaying/bobbing. So I know it's not just me.

"hey guys. you are the best crowd ever, we love singapore. it's gota be the best place we've been to"
zero excitement in his tone. said it a couple of times, really slowly. LIE TO MY FACE WHY DONT YOU! and the cheering wasen't that loud. no one really screaming. which is surprising because everyone there looked ready to rockout! half the crowd looked more 'rockstar' than the band. a suit doesn't make you cool just because you are wearing it.

This guy was probably the saving grace, he was playing keys, a synthesizer, and a guitar (not simultaneously) and he was pretty good-looking. killed my boredom for some parts when the songs sounded like a broken record. 

Another distracting factor was the cool laser lights, though they were abit blinding when they were shining into my eyes. more for clubbing. Overall, I think the concert vibe was lacking, the mixing was kinda bad because it sounded pretty messy rather than clear, which isin't the venue's fault because other bands have had great sound coming out. not sure, but this band just didn't do it for me. Music that I couldn't hear properly, and zero stage presence was kind of. empty. and then it ended. and the venue emptied out pretty fast, no one called for an encore, which makes it the first concert this year I've been to that people haven't asked for an encore! yup. 40 minutes and it was over. did i mention they were late?

okay. done ranting. heard their youtubes and on radio, they arent that bad, but nothing spectacular. got me thinking. perhaps they represent an image that people can identify with? so that's good then. music is sometimes more than just the music and skill, and about an image, an identity. kind of like Kitty Brucknell who's in my opinion a Lady Gaga wannabe =) which is cool too.

The Script at Avalon, Marina Bay Sands

Singapore's all decked up for the F1!! yay! so it's bright lights everywhere and looks like day when it's actually REALLY late at night, and yes, the sun has gone to sleep a looong time ago. but the citylights brighten up the night. But the streets have been blocked up, so it was kinda hard to get to my destination but LO AND BEHOLD! i succeeded! yay me! *fist pump

The Script's concert was at Avalon, a beautiful glasshouse club in the middle of the water, next to Marina Bay Sands! beautiful place to be! and super chill, fittingly so for the showcase since it was an acoustic session. not quite sure what that meant, cus the full band had a really full sound! and was very pumped up! great balance of sounds! With an ensemble of an acoustic guitarist, electric bassist, drummer, keyboardist and frontman Danny! who, is an amazing vocalist and frontman. The Irish band from Dublin had strong accents, that just made all the girls in the crowd scream whenever he said anything! 

"We named our band #3 cus 3 is the magic number, 3 people in the band (Mark Glen and Danny) 3rd album, and 3 is the number of rock, yes i just made that up" *cue screaming girls!

full of humour, some naughty remarks (only to escape the conversation by playing a song), the crowd was wowed by the rapping, quick lyrics, and the chart toppers they played, like "breakeven", "man who can't be moved", "we cry" and their latest hot track, "Hall of Fame" and my personal fave cus it's got great groove and a great feeling chorus! wooot! The love ballads, and his soaring vocals passionately emoting the difficulties of life sometimes in "for the first time" definitely won the crowd over =)

i love his pose here haha!

He had so much stage presence and energy that he looked so into the music, and the audience was really drawn in by the band. his great vocals, highs and lows, fit perfectly with the guitars and keys. Definitely a great band that captivates.

And the guitarist rapped "Hall of Fame" IRELAND REPRESENT'N!!! HOLLAHH!!!

Him serenading the crowd with the guitar. Aptly so, the fans on the club dancefloor just below the stage were singing along, and we sang great he claims, DUH we are SING-aporeans. PUNNY! he pulled it off only cus he's a rawkstah. i swear. HAHA! 

Overall, the sound system at Avalon was really nice and intimate, most of the sound focussed on the dancefloor, right infront of the stage, rather than "surround sound" which i thought was a nice touch to the enclosure as a gig space =) and it was cool that the soundman we were standing next to had a song list so the peepers (like me) could peer over =)

And this was all possible cus my friend invited me.. THANKS YOUJIN! =)

what a cool way to start my weekend! its 2am now and nothing good ever happens after 2am so i'm off to bed now =D but TGIF friday friday friday!!!!