Monday, January 03, 2005

Complains

Mus'art Concert, Impressions of Japan
29 Dec 2004, Victoria Concert Hall

Justin played very well! It sort of inspired me to play my own solo piece after seeing him play. Well, he actually didn't start off very well. The tuning note and the first few bars were a bit wavy. However! It was all smooth sailing after that!

It was really a pity about the band though.

The Irish Tune they played in memory of the tsunami victims really left people in tears and agony. The compere made Gurmit Singh looked good on Singapore Idol. The contrast in style between Justin and the band was so big that you could put an entire herd of elephants inside and still have space to drive through.

The band sounded like they had only got together a few days ago to start rehearsing. The only piece deemed decent enough was the title piece of the night, Impressions of Japan.

Even though, it wasn't that great! I left after that piece.

Needless to say, it was quite terrible for me.

Someone please tell me why I should still go for sub-standard concerts?

Anyway! It's the New Year so I shall try to be nicer.

But!

I'm not at the end of my complains yet. Damn, why am I so complain-ish today?

The Phantom of the Opera, in contrast to all the good reviews I heard from my friends, wasn't that good at all.

Sure, the setting and costumes were nice. Perhaps more details could have been paid to the costumes. In close-ups, it was apparent that the clothes were manufactured modernly with the double sewing lines. I don't think these existed in 19th century Paris!

And why was the mask on the Phantom's left cheek in the movie poster and right cheek in the movie?

The music was fine, except why do they have to repeat all the popular themes over and over again? It really got boring after the second rendition.

Well, today's the last day of my long holiday. It's time to start work tomorrow and hopefully keep my resolutions for as long as possible!


Once again, Happy New Year everyone!

fjozn at 11:05 AM