post #40 : Anugerah Juara Lagu 25 hambar....?

Peeps!

Tajuk tuh da memadai. Tak betul gitu? Haaaaaaammmmmmppppppaaaaaaaa. 

Okey, just to be clear, I am no professional artist nor a musician. But i sure know damn well about  stage presence, stage energy and good music. And tonight, there was just a couple of average performance, average music and Faizal Tahir. This is my full review of The Anugerah Juara Lagu 25. (N O T E : I maybe a bit biased but who isn't right?)

Opening Act :

Wholesomely well done. It was nostalgic. Listening to those evergreen songs sang by Francisca Peters, Nash, and M.Nasir although one might not know exactly the lyrics but the feeling that you get when you listen to those old songs just gets you in the mood to sing along. (Lepas nih kena hafal lirik Tanya Sama Itu Hud-Hud & Ghazal Untuk Rabiah supaya tak tersasul time orang lain ajak nyanyi sama-sama! Dem!). 

Yunalis Zarai a.k.a Akak Libresse - C I N T A    S E M P U R N A

Two Words. Too Simple. This has always been the case for Akak Libresse here. Last year she turned 'Dan Sebenarnya' into a cute song by adding that cute piano in the intro. But this time around, I thought she tried to be too serious in her performance for 'Cinta Sempurna' (hence the brightly lit red dress!) and that just doesn't do it for her. The background didn't help either and also the big tree on the center stage. I didn't get what that was about. But her vocals was pitch perfect though. really felt the song. But didn't really moved the jury to vote for her thou. Good try Akak Libresse. Love your work as always. =)

Tomok a.k.a Abang Rambut Anime Jepun - B E R L A R I

One big suprise. He danced! Like really really danced! Big shocker for me though coz I didn't see that coming at all. Haha. Probably was wrong to underestimate his stage presence ability. But those hard moves paid it's toll on his vocals. Coz at times he was struggling on the high notes of the song. Didn't win anything by chance but a good try nonetheless. Respect Tomok! 

A.P.I. a.k.a Gabungan Indie Malaya - P E L I T A

Sumpah suara Noh sedap giler! Lan, as usual, good as ever. But the big improvement, Noh's vocals. Has he been taking vocal lessons from dearest fiancée? But the theme were so last week. The all-black-red-armband thingy was soo My Chemical Romance. Arrangement was greatly enhanced throughout the song but never really threaten to challenge for top spot thou. Nice try Loque and the gang. 

Shahir a.k.a Gigi Besi - K E B A H A G I A N    D A L A M    P E R P I S A H A N

Starting lagu ade monolog-monolog plak bagai. It just ruins the song from the start. A rookie mistake maybe Tak belajar ke dari lagu Adam & Hawa Misha Omar dulu? Inviting Scha Al-Yahya as a guest performer was a pretty big mistake i think. Not that Scha was terrible, she's a great actress (cute as well, *wink*) but the dialog in between the songs just doesn't goes well. Its like you're singing in the shower and some else decides to join in the fun but in a totally different pitch. Sumbang terus lagu. Better luck next time okey gigi besi. ps : Scha, len kali tampar kuat sikit biar berderai gigi die ea? Sayang Scha! hehe. )

M.U.H feat Black - D R A M A    K I N G
First of all, where the hell did they find their clothes from? Some medieval wardrobe back in England? Kejadah la pakai baju cam ko dari zaman Robin Hood tuh bagai? It doesn't go with the song la. Haih2. Fashion sense orang mane la ko amek nih. But as usual, Black vocals tabik spring! 

Hafiz a.k.a Abang Meggi Buncit - N O K T A H    C I N T A

Ingatkan time gimik die kena tembak tuh ade penonton bosan die nyanyi terus tembak die! Haha. Bad joke. I know. Not much variety la persembahan mamat nih. I mean last year he did the same minus the gimmick. Came on stage performed alone. Then habis. Only this time adelah gimik sket, but his performance wasn't good enough to challenge for any placing. Quite suprised that he won Best Vocal though. Sumpah Pelik!

Ana Raffali a.k.a Akak Hujan Bunga - T O L O N G    I N G A T K A N    A K U

Tolong ingatkan aku lagi sekali camne minah nie boleh menang? Haha. Joke2. Aku tahu ramai yang tak puas hati camne Ana Raffali boleh menang. Facebook wall aku yarabbi berlambak menyuarakan tak puas hati kat juri. Ada plak yang sempat kutuk Ana. Kesian ko Ana. Tak pepasal kena kutuk plak. But credit to her for a colourful perfomance. I thought she just was gonna do the usual stand-alone-acoustic-guitar routine. Sekali hambek ko! Die bagi show tahap Muzikal Teater! Maintaining the voice as well as the acting on stage is not an easy thing. But she did it with ease. So kudos to Ana on winning AJL 25! You deserved it! =)

Faizal Tahir a.k.a Abang Kandungku - S E L A M A T    M A L A M

Noorkhiriah, Fatimah Abu Bakar, Uncle Aziz Satar. Dah macam drama pentas plak aku tengok tadi. Maybe FT nak tonjolkan yang die nih friendly dengan semua artis-artis kat Malaya nih hence the simple performance tadi. Sure it was sweet, but being a die hard FT fan, was expecting something of a bang! Maybe he was saving the BANG for Hanyut. But nonetheless, vocal wise, only FT can do it!

Adira a.k.a Akak BM pelat - K U   A D A   K A M U

She's vocally gifted, I give you that. Suara die sahaja mampu buat aku tak tido malam sebab dok terngiang-ngiang suara die sampaila terlelap tido. But her performance was only average. Takde kelainan sangat. Naik-turun buai, orang da pernah buat la dulu kak. But agak kecewa la, her performance didn't justify her voice. Sayangnye. hurm...

Bunkface - E X T R A V A G A N Z A

Soo Greenday-like. The opening, Sam angkat gitar sambil rev sangat2 Billie Joel Armstrong. But gotta give credit to Sam thou. His vocals was pitch perfect tonight. Aku ingatkan die nih dulu men bantai je nyanyi lagu-lagu die. But he showed vast improvement throughout the years. Cuma performance agak average la. Harapkan rev gitar and drum beats yang memecah kalbu la. Did feel like threatening for top spot! 

Black a.k.a Orang Pantai Dalam - S O F E A    J A N E

Mesmerizing. But bullshit die tak menang Best Vocal. Cukup baik dah aku rasa die kontrol die punya vocals. Siap ade satu part tarik baek punyer. How he didn't win the award was out of my mind. M.Nasir ngantok dah kot time nih so last die dengar suara Hafiz je, tu sebab die menang. Haha. 

Faizal Tahir a.k.a Abang Kandungku - H A N Y U T

Best Performance Ever from FT! Aku ingatkan die stay je nyanyi dalam sangkar sampai habis lagu, pastuh WHAAAMM!!! masuk dalam swimming pool! Bro, gua angkat tangan and kaki gua tabik spring sama luh. Tahun depan buat gimmick meletup atas pentas plak pastuh cantum balik cam dalam citer Terminator tuh ea! Patotla ramai orang respek ko bro!

Stacy a.k.a Si Comel Dari Sabah - J A H A T

Comel! Energetic! and showed Tomok how to dance properly. Sorry Tomok, bukan nak ngutuk, but she does dance better that you. Hee~ 

Hujan a.k.a The Reason of Indie's Music Revival - M E N C A R I    K O N K L U S I

Arrangement yang nice! Plus a very nice song to end the night with! Noh seems to be quite tamed throughout the night walaupun naik pentas dua kali. Maybe sebab Mizz Nina suruh die jangang naughty-naughty atas pentas kot? =P. Too bad didn't win anything. Really thought they should have won something.

My Verdict of AJL 25:

Best Performance - HANYUT ( Most suprising gimmick!)

Best Vocal - BLACK( for 'Sofea Jane')

Third Place - TOLONG INGATKAN AKU (Ana Raffali)

Second Place - CINTA SEMPURNA (Yunalis Zarai)

First Place - HANYUT (Faizal Tahir)

Oh...and another award before I forget...

ANUGERAH KHAS ILLUMINATI - JAHAT (Stacy)

Hahahaha. You minimalist bastards, pantang nampak checkered floor ke, wall ke, terus cakap benda tuh freemasonry. Open your mind sikit! 

p s : AJL 25 didn't went as expected. But hey, you can never expect something to be perfect. Everything ade flaws. Terima jerh keputusan juri. Korang buang masa jerh ngumpat-ngumpat juri nih, tambah berdosa lagi ade la. =)

Quote from AJL 25 :

Ally Iskandar : " Pencipta lagunya  Noh Hujan"

Faizal Ismail : "Penulis liriknya tunang Miss Nina"

=)