Hey guys, Let's get rolling with the playlist, shall we? 7.30pm - A crowd about 5-10 people gathered outside the entrance to the room where Acoustic Jam IV was held. No signs of band members yet but their fans and friends seemed to be there earlier. Mr. Hassan was preparing and doing the soundcheck. His album "Warm" could be heard playing in the background. 7.45pm - Mr. Hassan's wife, Markisa took her dinner while waiting for the bands to arrive. I was busy checking out the CDs, postcards, flyers and articles that were layed on the entrance table. By now, at least 14 people arrived there and was hanging around chit-chatting among themselves. 7.50pm - Zahid of Disagree arrived with other band members.Private Whizz's band members could be seen walking up and down. The Grouch walked in with their guitars. Qings and Kueens also arrived (2 of them).By now, the crowd was getting bigger consisting of close friends and family members. Remedy Anthems was being sold (both CD and cassette) together withMr. Hassan's album "Warm". People were buying tickets and finding their seats. 8.10pm - Fallen Leaves arrived together with 7 Collar T-shirt. Band members of Xcited Screamers were also around. Allburn (a new band) was seen loitering around the entrance. The number of people rose to a close 40. 8.35pm - Mr. Hassan officially started Acoustic Jam IV
and he invited The Grouch to start things off. 8.50pm - Xcited Screamers came on with Farid and Shafiq
plus another guy.Quite mellow i would say but promising. 9.10pm - Disagree strapped things up and did their soundcheck.
Took a while though before they started because Zahid wanted his guitar
to sound louder.(if i'm not mistaken). You bet they sounded good with
Hamka's presence and the smooth bassist. 9.20pm - 7 Collar T-Shirt fired things up with the vocalist
standing and giving all their best. Like they are, their sound is a
bit different and sometimes you think they are all playing a different
song at once. Good stuff and refreshing. They got the crowd to laugh
with their Chicken song and the upbeat Porno track. 9.45pm - AllBurn was up and they introduced themselves
and stated that they just formed a few days ago after knowing about
this event. Eventhough new, they did quite well with their acoustic
guitars and great vocals. One of the member had dreadlocks and the first
impression i got was that their song was gonna be loud but no, they
really performed great with their friends and supporters around. -INTERLUDE- Break for about 10 minutes. Everyone went out to have a drink and got refreshed. 10.00pm - Reza was front next with his fellow band mates
and their guitars. Reza is actually the vocalist's name and they have
been around for quite sometime. Great stuff and good riffs. 10.20pm - Mr. Hassan's Band Soft Touch was up with his
wife, Markisa on the keyboards, Private Whizz's bassist (Midi) and guitarist
(Ijoo) plus 7 Collar T-Shirt's drummer. They rocked the crowd as usual
with Mr. Hassan on harmonica and guitar. 10.55pm - Nora from Intoxicated came up front. She apologized
that other bandmates couldn't make it. She solo-ed on. Touching lyrics
and great vocal control. She cranked up the crowd with her "Baked
Beans Song". Really great talent. She was not feeling well too
but she did great. Give it up!! 11.10pm - Fallen Leaves was up next. They are from Melawati
and Ampang and 11.30pm - Private Whizz was seen tuning and soundchecking.
They had a great number of friends and supporters there including loved
ones. The bassist and the drummer are either twins or brothers as they
look alike. 11.50pm - After waiting for a long time, Qings and Kueens
finally had 12.10am- False Opus came late and either they were outside
or downstairs due to the packed room. A number of 50-70 people was recorded.
Their song can be found on the compilation Another Boring Sunday with
other acts such as Nitrus. 12.30am - Most of the crowd left as it was getting late
but the grand finale was by Jungle Jam. A local Indian classical band
that are performing in pubs right now. With their diverse musical talents
and that includes a flute and a voice buzzer sort of instrument (i don't
know what do you call it but it was something new to see), they certainly
closed the event with their slow and relaxed instrumental tracks. 12.50am - LUCKY DRAW with Mr. Hassan (3 "Warm" CDs were given out) 1.00am - Acoustic Jam IV ended with band members seen loitering downstairs and petting their guitars to sleep. Well, there you go. I actually lost my way back while driving but i managed to reach home safely. All in all, it was a good show with multiple great talents and good music. It was definitely a smooth and succesful event which brought Malaysian bands together and fulfilled their dreams off being heard and seen. I would like say all the best to all those who had gotten to know me just yesterday ( Vima, Paul, Malcolm, Setyo, Lucky, Zahid, Hamka and not forgetting Mr. Hassan and Markisa) and all the bands that performed, in their future undertakings especially in their musical talents. I really enjoyed myself and i hope everyone there enjoyed themselves too. I would like to apologize if i had any wrong information written. Thank you for reading (although its a bit messed up). Do keep me informed on upcoming gigs will ya? Bye! Regards, |