KAPAN DAN KENAPA ANDA GEMETARAN?

Thread ini sengaja dibuat karena usulan dari mas Tom Crimson di thread Menjadi Orang Nomor Satu di blog gemblung ini. Memang gak directly related ke musik sih, tapi ndak pa pa .. lha ini kan Music for Life, saatnya kita bicarain LIFE juga dong …. Ya ndak ? 3 x (sambil alis mata naik turun 3x juga saat mengucapkannya…).

Supaya adil dan demokratik, saya akan uraikan juga di kolom KOMENTAR di bawah ini, bukan di thread ini, karena ini kan idenya Mas Tom Crimson Pane …. ya nggak 3x (sama, alis mata naik turun 3x juga).

Salam,

G

Kebanjiran …

Minggu ini lumayan repot karena kerjaan dan terima pesanan yang bertubi-tubi nyampe di meja redaksi:

• Senin (30Jun08 ) sebuah paket “nyenuk” di meja redaksi dan isinya sudah bisa diduga apa …. CD BeardFish “Sleeping In Traffic: Part Two” dan CD claro yang udah lama pengen punya tapi di Jakarta harganya jahiliah banget …James Gang “Live in Concert”
• Belum juga khatam menikmati BeardFish (band Swedia yang dikagumi drummer Dream Theater, Mike Portnoy), eh tadi malem (2Jul08 ) pulang agak malem, sampe rumah udah ada bungkusan agak ndemblok (berukuran rada besar - red.) … dan setelhh dibuka berisi 1 DVD Genesis “When In Rome” (sebetulnya males beli, tapi gara2 review dan ratjoen dari Bayu Indra, gw beli juga….korban dah!) dan juga 1 CD Uriah Heep “Wake The Sleeper” ….biyuuuuuhhhh .. muantebszz…. Meski udah denger spletteran MP3 dgn 320 bit rate minggu lalu dari temen, tetep aja memiliki CD nya merupakan keharusan (ini sebetulnya pasti karena godaan syaiton yang ingin memiskinkan umat…)
• Tadi malem juga ada kiriman majalah CLASSIC ROCK terbaru dengan cover story LYNYRD SKYNYRD serta kebangkitan Southern Rock ….plus Bonus CD tentunya … aduh biyung .. Gusti Allah nyuwun ngapuro …..keren nuansamatik kemlitik nostalgik memorablik majalah ini. Kenapa? Karena tahun 1973 dinobatkan sebagai tahun keemasan musik rock!!!! JREEEEEEEEEENG!!! Hidup jaman normal!!! Pada tahun itu gw baru tergila-gilanya bersepeda antar kota sampai ke Nganjuk lewat hutan Saradan .. sambil senandung rock 70an … uediyaaaannn jan nuansamatik tenaaaaaannn …!!! (lha sekarang gw juga naik sepeda, berarti hidup gw kagak ada kemajuan ye? hua ha ha ha ha ha ha ha …)

Dalam hal non-musik, minggu ini, atas rahmat dari Allah SWT gw juga diberi kesempatan tatap muka dan sekaligus berdialog serta mendengarkan kajian dzuhur bersama ustadz Herry Nurdi (pemimpin redaksi majalah Sabili). Lucu banget .. perkenalan saya dengan ustadz Herry ini justru terjadi di blog gemblunk ini. Mulanya beliau searching mengenai Richard Branson .. eh malah terdampar di sini. Akhirnya kenal, saling SMS dan JRENG bisa tatap muka ….sekaligus memulai alur silaturahim.

Rasanya minggu ini kumplitlah perjalanan duniawi dan ukhrawi bercampur aduk menjadi satu … nikmaaadzzzzz …. Kalo dalam duniawi, pertemuannya ada yang disebut ProgRing (progressive gathering) kalo pertemuan dengan ustadz Herry ini bisa dikatakan DaProg (dakwah progresif). Gimana ndak progressive, lha wong dakwah kok suguhannya salad di i-Cafe yang berlokasi di lobi Indosat. Opo tumon? Mestinya usai dakwah, saya pasang “Brain Salad Surgery” nya ELP biar klop. Kan setelah otak saya di cuci melalui dakwah prog, perlu dibedah dengan pisau salad to? Halah! Wis jan ngawur tenan kowe tot! Hayo buruan kerja!!

Salam,

G

Menjadi Orang Nomor Satu

Denger2 gosip dari sumber yang bisa dipercaya….ehem .. ehem .. semoga ini bukan fitnah, konon katanya fitnah lebih kejam dari pembunuhan …. aduh biyuuung ….konon … kabarnya… ceritanya ….menurut kabar angin mamiri … salah satu pengunjung setia blog gemblunk ini ….katanya .. menurut kabar……aduh .. .. gimana ya .. takut salah ….yang namanya … itu lho .. ustadz yang suka ngebahas The Religious Side of Prog Rock … yang tulisan2nya selalu tajam seperti silet… dan lima tahun ber-turut2 mendapatkan predikat the best capital market analyst di Indonesia versi majalah Asia Money ….Tahu kan namanya??? Ya! Tepat, beliau ini selalu semangat kalo posting (apalagi punk!) atau ketemuan di prog ring…. itu lho Bang Ijal (Rizal B Prasetijo) … beberapa hari lalu (kemarin?) dipromosikan menjadi ORANG NOMOR SATU di JP Morgan.

Selamat buat bang Ijal! Knowing you, I know that this is not your destiny because (I am definitely sure!) this is considered as AMANAH that you have to carry professionally. Congratulations for your appointment as Senior Country Officer (SCO)!!! Top markotop dah!!!

Doa saya: semoga tetep ngeprog dan tawadhu’ …! Amien.

Salam,

G

Styx II

Prog Related
(Studio Album, 1973)
2.68/5
(15 ratings)

STYX — Styx II
Review by Gatot (Gatot Widayanto)
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator

A memorable album!

Let me put it this way: as far as Styx’ fans concern this might not be a seminal album to consider; and it’s not truly a prog album in conservative way … or something that in the past called it something as “art rock”. In a more open mind way, this album does have some prog elements as well, even though not symphonic. However, in subjective judgment from my point of view this album has been very critical to develop me further as prog lover and it has been part of my life. My first collection of this album was in cassette format but I don’t have it anymore now. It was released when I was a 13-year old boy who started to learn to love music. The cassette was not actually mine, it was my brother (Jokky)’s cassette and I only listened to it when I was on holidays in Jakarta when I was 15-year old. Oh man … the third track “A Day” really blew me away at first listen! It’s so powerful in melody, lyrics as well as composition. Unfortunately when I returned back to my small city Madiun, I could not find the album in local store. So, I got only the compilation of Styx until their fourth album. Only recently I got this album from my colleague prog head Koni. Thanks man!

The opening track “You Need Love” (3:44) might not be something that catches your attention at all when you hear the song at first time. But if you look this song into deep, you will find that all key characteristics of Styx sound was built through this track. Look how the choirs are performed and how Dennis De Young handles vocal department. The music grooves as well as guitar solo confirm the characteristics of Styx music which will carry forward into later days. “Lady” (2:56) was a major hit and is still now being played by FM radio because its pop orientation.

“A Day” (8:19) is a very melodic song with mellow opening, powerful singing style. The music is characterized by percussion as rhythm section augmented with keyboard and good bass guitar. “Woke up in rainy autumn. Morning mist beginning to wane. And the birds of the winged trees. Calling my name….” is a great opening verse of the lyrics and it becomes much melodic during chorus ” Listen to the flowing streams. Golden in the shelter of my dreams. Playing a song on the meadow that echoes with love…” oh man .. what a great melody!!! When the music enters interlude part, it turns the style into a bit of jazzy style with bass guitar dominates the rhythm section backed with drums, accompanying excellent guitar solo. Once the guitar solo is done, organ continues the solo nicely. I really love this part and it’s a very memorable part of the song. Hey, don’t get me wrong .. I love this song the whole thing for an 8 minute duration!

“You Better Ask” (3:54) is a jazzy-pop style which is quite catchy. “Little Fugue in G” (1:17) is basically a very nice organ work that reminds me the days when I used bicycle to transport everywhere (and I am now still bicycling to the office – so, basically there is no life improvement in me since I was 13 year old!). The organ work is so catchy and memorable, it serves as great opening for the next great song: “Father O.S.A. “ (7:08). It starts beautifully with excellent drumming right after the organ sound fades out, followed with nice guitar riffs that become critical elements of this excellent track. The opening lyrical verse: ” Father. You’re a sad old man. Your tawdry vest is gray…” is so powerful for me, personally and it means a lot. Well yeah, my dad passed away when I was five years old … so this opening lyrics suit my taste and feeling. The music is also nice, combining great guitar work, soaring organ work and good drum work.

The two concluding tracks are not bad also with “Earl Of Roseland” (4:30) reminds me to the sound of Uriah Heep. “I’m Gonna Make You Feel It” (2:23) has a nice combination of organ sound and guitar riffs. The choirs are also good. The guitar solo at the end of the track is also good.

Overall, this is definitely a memorable album for me personally. It has been part of my life because I grew with this album. I remember vividly that I later loved “Man of Miracles” album as well. I do not know about you. But if you like the music of Styx, you should buy this album as well. Keep on proggin’ ..!

Peace on earth and mercy mild – GW (i-Rock! Music Community)

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Studio Album, released in 1973

Track Listings

1. You Need Love (3:44)
2. Lady (2:56)
3. A Day (8:19)
4. You Better Ask (3:54)
5. Little Fugue in “G” (1:17)
6. Father O.S.A. (7:0
7. Earl Of Roseland (4:30)
8. I’m Gonna Make You Feel It (2:23)

Total Time: 34:11

Line-up/Musicians

- Dennis DeYoung / organ, pipe organ, arp synthesizer & vocals
- James “JY” Young / guitar & vocals
- John Curulewski / guitar, arp synthesizer, autoharp & vocals
- Chuck Panozzo / bass
- John Panozzo / drums, percussion & vocals

Releases information

Wooden Nickel WNS-1012

BeardFish “Sleeping In Traffic: Part One”

Right after Christmas last year I met Hardiansyah Rizal who was on year end holiday in Jakarta. He has been working in Singapore since three years ago. My prog meeting with Rizal has always been very unique. Before he moved to Singapore, we sometime gathered together for a prog meeting right after office hours at his office because my going home way pass across his office. We typically spent about two to four hours meeting until midnight. We talked a lot about prog music (pssst ….!!! Sometimes we talked about power metal too …!!!) while playing some CDs that we have just received from amazon or laser edge or missingpiece.net. Or sometimes we talked about CDs that I received directly from the bands due to my involvement with progarchives and DPRP.net. That’s the nice thing being a reviewer .. receiving free CDs (not for sale version) from prog bands.

Last year end meeting with him was different because we held the meeting at local café down town and I bring my laptop to play some CDs together. What so interesting was when he introduced me a band called Beardfish that I had never heard the name before (pity me! How come I claim myself as prog man but knew nothing about this Swedish band?). So far we talked about prog and professional life especially for him being in Singapore, I was blown away by the music of Beardfish. I then went to progarchives website and checked about this band and found colleague collaborators Erik, Prog-Jester and Ricochet had penned their views excellently here. I was so motivated to have another spin of this album. In fact, I kept replaying the album right after I listened to it the first spin in its entirety. It was really a JOY listening to this album. It has been so long that I need this kind of music. This site describes it well that this is categorized under “electic prog” and has received many influences from Gentle Giant, King Crimson and Zappa. I just need to add that there is a bit of influence from Jethro Tull as well.

Let’s have a musical journey with “Sleeping in Traffic: Part One” …

A wonderful opening!

It starts in ambient nuance through an accordion sound “On The Verge Of Sanity” (0:47) and it moves seamlessly with a blast of upbeat music as intro part of “Sunrise” (7:54) in an elegant way. Honest, I am impressed by the kind of music this intro part delivers to my ears and it strikes through my mind wonderfully. The music is quite symphonic in nature and it later it has beautiful break right before the first verse of vocal line enters the music. I can sense the element of Van der Graff Generator in the music. The melody that the singer sings is so catchy and also the piano solo that accompanies the singing is also catchy. What makes the song so powerful is the inclusion of screaming performed by the band’s drummer Magnus Östgren. This is truly a masterpiece track and it serves as wonderful opening!

… and here they go ..a beautiful break!

The next track “Afternoon Conversation” (3:42) is basically a drumless song with magnificent guitar playing which reminds me to Steve Howe of Yes. The song serves as a beautiful break that flows naturally with unusual melody but the more you listen to it, you will see it’s really catchy. It then moves back to an upbeat tempo music with rocking style “And Never Know” (5:59). Talking about musical vein? At first it sounds like early King Crimson and later when guitar starts to roll, there is a similarity with Jethro Tull, especially “Too Old To Rock n Roll, Too Young To Die” song on the way the guitar is played. The singing style is truly energetic and sometimes involving high register notes with screaming style. Honestly, this is a great track! “Roulette” (12:07) opening reminds me to another Swedish band A.C.T. or Supertramp to be a bit precise. However, when the keyboard enters, it wipes out every single similarity I can withdraw from this piece because it’s quite original in style. The singing style is quite unique especially when it is combined with unique keyboard / organ work. It’s really good. This song moves wonderfully with multi-styles combining many elements of music.

“Dark Poet (3:24)” provides The Beatles style of music with nice piano work that accompanies vocal. “. “Harmony” (7:20) brings together the element of Gentle Giant, King Crimson and a flavor of Procol Harum. But Gentle Giant is much obvious. The stream of this song might sound weird to some people but it works really well with me. I love how the vocal sings high and low register notes nicely. “The Ungodly Slob” (6:42) is truly an excellent progressive rock band with its dynamic structure combining complex arrangements and inventive keyboard work.

..and the excellent concluding tracks ..

The three concluding tracks are all excellent. “Year Of The Knife” (7:2 sounds like combining the music of Gentle Giant – thanks God with great guitar work! – and classic rock music like Beck, Bogert, Appice. The song style is quite unique especially the combination of guitar work and the music beats, accompanied with excellent singing style. “Without You” (2:39) is an excellent ballad with great acoustic guitar work accompanying mellow singing. “Same Old Song (Sunset)” (7:51) is another excellent style with good mellotron sound.

Conclusion

Overall, this is an excellent album that suit those of you who expect dynamic structure and some sort of complexity combined with nice melody. For those of you who are new to prog music, this album might take you quite sometime to get you familiar with what the band is trying to do. But for those who have known King Crimson, Gentle Giant and Zappa, I don’t think you have difficulty in digesting and – in fact – enjoying this excellent album. Bravo Sweden! The Land of Progressive Music. Keep on proggin’ ..!

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Studio Album, released in 2007

Track Listings

1. On The Verge Of Sanity … (0:47)
2. Sunrise (7:54)
3. Afternoon Conversation (3:42)
4. And Never Know (5:59)
5. Roulette (12:07)
6. Dark Poet (3:24)
7. Harmony (7:20)
8. The Ungodly Slob (6:42)
9. Year Of The Knife (7:2
10. Without You (2:39)
11. Same Old Song (7:51)

Total Time: 65:53

Line-up/Musicians

- Rikard Sjöblom / vocals, guitars, keyboards, accordion, percussion
- David Zackrisson / guitars, percussion
- Robert Hansen / bass
- Magnus Östgren / drums, percussion, screaming

Releases information

CD Inside Out (SPV) 277
CD INO 79492

Peace on earth and mercy mild – GW

This is what Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater said about Beardfish:

Sweden’s Beardfish are my favorite “new” band with an “old” sound. Utilizing all of the classic styles and sounds of the original progessive rock bands of the 70’s (mellotron, hammond organ, leslies, clean guitars, dry organic drums, etc.), these guys are making music for the folks who truly miss the classic bands that started this whole genre.

The Tielman Brothers? Speechless!!!!

UEDIYAAANNNNN….!!!!!!!

Inilah reaksi pertama yang saya rasakan ketika nonton Youtube band ini di situs ini.

Wah .. bener2 gila…!!!! Tahun 1960 mereka udah main atraksi gila:

1. Guitar tapping oleh Andy Tielman (jadi, bukan Steve Hackett apalagi Ed Van Halen!) yang memeulai teknik ini
2. Main gitar pake kaki sebelum Jimi Hendrix main gitar!
3. Main gitar dari belakang punggung
4. Main gitar dengan menggunakan drum sticks yang dimainkan drummer
5. Main bass betot buat musik rock secara atraktif
6. Main bass betot sambil tidur - Chris Squire aja gak bisa!!!!
7. Main drums yang sangat atraktif - sambil jalan2!!! Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Bill Bruford aja gak bisa melakukannya …

Udahlah pokoknya GENDHEEENNNNNKKKK!!!!!

Silakan KLIK sendiri dah. Dan yang membanggakan, band ini adalah asli INDONESIA!!! (arek Suroboyo!!!).

Salam,

G

Harga CD di Toko kok Jahiliah ya?

Ini sekedar curhat saja. Beberapa tahun yang lalu, saya termasuk rajin keluar masuk toko CD baik itu di Duta Suara Sabang, Plasa Senayan, maupun Musik Plus Sarinah maupun Blok M Plasa. Asik juga hunting CD di toko2 karena kita suka nemu barang aneh yang kita tadinya gak rencanakan beli. Masih ingat saya selagi memfasilitasi Corporate Culture workshop buat PermataBank beberapa tahun lalu, di Planet Dago Bandung (Hard and Heavy) saya bisa nemu band yang semasa SMP dulu lagunya “Hazy Colour” ngetop di Madiun, radio amatir GM (Gombal Mukiyo) alias Dji SamSoe. Nama band nya TEA dari Jerman. Kontan saya gak pikir panjang, saya duitin tuh CD meski untuk ukuran tahun segitu (kayaknya 2004 yah?) lumayan mahal (Rp. 175.000,-); meski saya hanya membeli satu lagu “Hazy Colour” itu. Namun ternyata banyak lagu lain yang top markotop, claro abis kemlibiszzz!!! termasuk lagu berjudul “Cool In The Morning” yang merupakan opening track.

Terus, di Musik Plus Sarinah, tanpa saya nyana saya nemu juga Gentle Giant “Edge of Twilight” (2 CD) yang

merupakan kompilasi. Tadinya ndak tertarik beli lha wong semua Gentle Giant udah lengkap kok. Eh, begitu saya liat harganya dibandrol 125 ribu, ya langsung saya duitin tih barang. Yang sungguh fenomenal, saya pernah mendapatkan boxed set STEELY DAN berisi 4 CD kumplit dengan bukunya dihargain cumak Rp. 105.000,- (opo tumon?). Herannya, saya gak tahu itu STEELY DAN apakah nama orang atau nama band. AKhirnya telpon temen dan kata temen itu termasuk band claro … Langsung saya bayarin lah boxed set itu di Duta Suara Sabang. Di Sabang ini saya punya “channel” yang siap selalu menghubungi saya kalo ada CD baru dateng, jadi saya lumayan updated terhadap perkembangan CD baru.

Di Musik Plus saya dapet fasilitas diskon 10% kalo bayar tunai (gak pake kartu kredit - red.). Sehingga, sering kali saya mborong CD dari toko ini. Padahal, secara harga toko ini “sedikit” lebih murah dari Duta Suara, sebelum diskon. Apalagi dapet diskon .. apa gak prog .. hayo …???? Udah lah pokoknya dulu saya hampir tiap hari nyambangi toko CD karena memang murah dan ada kejutan mendapatkan CD yang tak direncanakan beli. Di Aquarius Pondok Indah, saya dapet boxed set keren dengan kemasan peti instrumen saat band rock tur dari grup Grand Funk Railroad. Keren dah ini boxed set. Saking kerennya hampir membuahkan petaka di rumah karena ketahuan sama satpam di rumah .. ha ha ha … Pokoknya ini boxed set keren banget. Harganya Rp. 400 ribu berisi 4 Cd tapi ada slot buat tambahan 8 CD lain yang bisa dibeli terpisah dari album2 Grand Funk lainnya.

Sekarang kok Jahiliah

Cerita di atas itu “dulu” lho … sekitar tiga atau empat tahun lalu. Kalo sekarang .. waduh .. berbeda banget. Kecut dah liat harga CD sekarang di toko2 Duta Suara, Musik Plus atau apapun lah. Mungkin Aquarius Pondok Indah aja yang lebih oke karena pake harga dolar dan rate nya lumayan bagus. Dua minggu lalu saya mampir ke Musik Plus Sarinah dan mencoba mendapatkan CD bagus. Begitu lihat harganya, saya semaput dah … Mosok itu ASIA “Phoenix” yang saya beli dari Amazon USD 9.9 plus ongkir jatuh rupiahnya maksimum Rp. 140ribu di Musik Plus di bandrol Rp. 220.000,- opo tumon? Lha ambil untung kok Rp. 80.000 (dapet 1 CD pressing loka tuh!). Belum lagi Whitesnake “Good To Be Bad” yang di amazon dibawah USD 10 ditambah ongkir gak bakalan lebih dari Rp. 150.000,- mosok dibandrol Rp. 220.000,-. Wah udah lah ndak masuk akal. Karena udah terlanjur ke situ dan ubak-ubek ndak dapet apa2 akhirnya memutuskan ambil DVD YES “Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2003″ rilisan 2007. Memang saya belum punya DVD ini. Yo wis, karena berharap dapet diskon 10%, maka saya putuskan mau beli DVD ini seharga Rp. 210.000,- Cilaka tiga belas, ternyata fasilitas diskon 10% udah gak boleh lagi diberlakukan sama Manajemen Sarinah sehingga saya harus bayar segitu. Ya udahlah .. demi YES gak masalah.

Sampe rumah saya setel memang puwas banget nonton konser dari grup legendaris ini, apalagi pas lagu “Awaken” biyuh .. muantebszz!!! Begitu besoknya saya iseng KLIK amazon .. saya njumbul hawkadraghhhh …… harganya cumak USD 10 untuk DVD ini. Diyamput!!!! Berarti kan dengan ongkos kirim, paling banter itu harganya cuman Rp. 150 ribu!!! Juangkriiikkk!!! Dibo’ongin saya .. mosok Musik Plus ngambil untung Rp. 60 ribu sih???????? Kesel dan mangkel pol!!! Untung .. saat beli DVD tersebut saya ketemu kenalan baru yang penggila YES juga .. tambah kenalan, asik juga. Beliau ini rupanya salah satu penyiar yang menggawangi acara YES di radio Jakarta Alternative Station (JAS) AM900 milik bro Ilham Affan itu. Tombo ati lah .. ketemu menungso prog meski mangkel beli DVD super duper mahal.

Kesimpulan

Lebih baik KLIK internet lewat amazon atau amazon UK ketimbang beli di toko Jakarta. Contoh: kemarin saya baru “klik” DVD Genesis “When In Rome” dari amazon UK dimana price list nya GBP 14.25 tapi karena dapet tax advantage, saya hanya di charge GBP 12.75 ditambah ongkir menjadi GBP 15.8 .. ya rupiahnya menjadi sekitar Rp. 260.000,- udah sampe Jakarta. Tahu gak Musik Plus Sarinah jokul brokap? Rp. 375.000,-!!!! Ya amplooooooppppp .. mahal be’eng!!!

Trus saya juga iseng mengunjungi situs www.missingpiece.net dapet CD baru dengan harga super duper claro antara Rp. 20.000,- sampe dengan Rp. 60.000,- tambah ongkir per CD sekitar Rp. 30.000,- Kan lumayan pol toh????

Oh ya .. ini semua yang saya bicarakan untuk CD maupun DVD pressing luar ya .. bukan pressing lokal.

Toko CD Jakarta harus banyak belajar bahwa pricing mereka bener2 jahiliah. Padahal trend digital download semakin marak, serta orang bisa akses internet dengan mudah. Mustinya mereka gak mengambil keuntungan jahiliah gitu …. Gak fair gitu loh ….ndak masuk akal pulak!

Salam,

G

Mirip Dark Side of The Moon

Hari Jumat, ke aksara Citos dan kaget liat ada CD ini:

Ada yang tahu gak, ini musiknya kek apa sih?

Salam,

G

Pating Pecothot!

Hua ha ha ha ha ha … kalo liat judulnya pasti pada bingung, apa sih maksudnya? Dasar …mosok blog musik kok ngasih judul postingan jan gak prog blaszzz!!!!

Gini …

Bagi yang ndak tahu boso Jowo, ini artinya kira2 “gak keruan”, “acak adul”, “gak beraturan” .. dan sejenisnya lah. Apa hubungannya dengan blog ini? Ya begitulah … kira2 yang disebut dengan musik prog karena konon musiknya tanpa bisa ditebak dengan pola yang suka berubah sak enak udele mbahe sangkil …ha ha ha ha … artinya musik prog itu ya pating pecothot! ha ha ha ha ha …. Saya jadi inget pertama kali menikmati YES “Tales From Topographic Ocean” … terutama lagu The Ancient .. biyuh saya pusing tuju setengah keliling .. gak ngerti blas apa maksudnya musik seperti ini!!! Wis, jan pating pecothot tenan!

Ide menulis postin
gan ini gara2 beberapa hari lalu saya mengikuti kegiatan rutin ba’da Subuh: nonton Indosiar “Aa dan Mama Dedeh” dimana peran Aa itu sebagai moderator yang kocak. Dengan logat Sunda yang kental, si Aa ini belajar bahasa Jawa dan menemukan istilah “pating pecothot” itu … Saya kontan nguakak melihat dia mengucapkan dengan logat Sundanya ….

Tapi ya begitulah musik prog … suka gak ketebak, gak beraturan, pating pecothot …..

Salam,

G

Ujug-ujug kok nge-Blues …!!!

Hari-hari ini playlist saya acak adul tanpa pola. Tapi ya ndak pa pa, namanya juga menungso prog, segala sesuatunya tak terpola. Namun sedemikian gak terpolanya, toh secara sadar saya masih bisa mengidentifikasi mengapa saya memutar lagu2 tersebut. Kalo beberapa hari lalu saya menorehkan “merajut makna” dengan lagu River of Life nya PFM itu ya karena gas beratjoen dari mas Priyo Djatmiko, bahkan beliau mengirim MP3 nya. Kemudian seharian kemarin saya tergila-gila sambil mbengok2 nyanyi memasang vintage rock bertajuk “Fly People Fly” dari Scorpions. Kalo ini pemicunya jelas: i-Rock! akan memanggungkan Seedz membawakan lagu2 Scorpions pada tanggal 10 Juli nanti. Sementara itu, saya mengenal Scorpions pertama kali ya dari lagu Fly People Fly (bukan Fly Robin Fly lho … ini kan Boney M … ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha …).

Mengenai Fly People Fly ini saya mau gak mau kembali ke alam remaja dimana saya begitu terkesimanya dengan lagu blues rock ini yang saya denger dari kaset (bajakan) jaman dulu rekaman Lolita. Setelah tahu lagu ini, praktis saya suka gitaran lagu ini, sama temen sesama penggemar rock saat SMP & SMA: Didik Rudiono (saat itu belum DOKTOR dan masih ngerock, sekarang masih ngerock juga, tapi ndak gondrong lagi!). Wis jan kemlotop tenan lagu ini .. huwenaaaaakkk pol!

Selain itu saya juga menyimak Coheed & Cambria, Def Leppard album baru, Journey .. wis pokoknya sembarang kalir. Nah .. yang paling seru kok saya tiba2 pengen ngeblues lagi. Mungkin pengaruh karena nyetel Scorpions ”Fly People Fly” itu. Kali ini malahan yang saya ambil dari rak koleksi justru kompilasi Blues Collection vol. 1 sd. Vol. 3 (tiga CDs) versi HerSob. Bingung? Ceritanya, saya pernah cari CD di Duta Suara Sabang, ketemu dengan orang yang seleranya ”mirip” tapi beliau ini jauh lebih claro lagi, lha wong Rolling Stones aja yang era setelah Brian Jones menurut beliau gak layak menyandang nama Rolling Stones kok. Singkat kata, pembicaraan akrab dan bahkan setelah kenal beberapa bulan, saya pernah diajak mampir di rumahnya yang gedong magrong magrong di daerah Kemang. Koleksinya memang uediyaaaannnn ….!!! Itu lagu yang sering dibawain The Rollies ”Gone Are The Song of Yesterday”, beliau punya versi The Love Affair nya. Bahkan hamper semua album The Love Affair rasanya beliau punya. Edhan dah!

BTW, HerSob itu singkatan nama beliau: Hery Sobirin. Orangnya baik banget. Setelah kunjungan kke rumahnya, saya sering mendapatkan kiriman CD kompilasi yang direkam beliau sendiri dan lengkap dengan artworknya segala. Ya itu tadi Blues Collection yang tadinya vol 1, ternyata berlanjut ke vol 2. dan vol 3. Semua CD itu dikirim via karyawannya ke rumah saya! Wah jan .. apik tenan .. .ha ha ha .. Sementara saya gak kasih apa2 .. lha wong koleksi saya hanya seperseratus dari CD nya beliau. Belum lagi PH nya … wes .. kojur tenan kalo mau ngikutin beliau ….

Ini daftar lagunya dari 3 kompilasi tersebut (Vol. 1, 2, 3):

Ini desain bagian dalamnya:

Asik juga lho ngeblues malam itu, menikmati kompilasi HeSob ini … ada John Mayall, Dave Hole (yang terkenal dengan slide guitar nya itu), Gary Moore ….wis pokoke jan vintage music pol!

Salam,

G