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[NEWS] Love Mayday
 2008/04/21 10:14  歷史新聞/五月天新聞:2008 |
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 Guitarist Monster giving a scorching
Let's get this straight. Anyone going to the Mayday concert in Genting Highland’s Arena of Stars expecting a straight out, hardcore rock concert would have been a little disappointed.
Firstly, it seemed more like a Mandopop concert, tinged with a hint of rock, more than an actual hardcore rock concert; and, secondly, there was hardly any opportunity to indulge in a little good old-fashioned head-banging.
Nevertheless, rock concert or not, the band still managed to put in a pretty entertaining show. Known as Wu Yue Tian in Mandarin, Mayday comprising lead singer Ashin, guitarists Monster and Stone, bass player Masa and drummer Guanyou, were performing here in what is the final leg of its “Mayday Jump!” Tour. The band had travelled around the world to China, Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong, among other countries.
The concert in Genting last Saturday night can be best described as a show of “two halves”.
For the first hour or so, it came across like the band was uninterested in engaging the audience and was content to just engross itself in its music.
In fact, there was hardly any banter from Ashin, with guitarists Monster and Stone stealing the show most of the time.
However, it turns out that the band just needed a slightly longer time to warm up. This was evident as midway through the performance, they really started to rock the Arena of Stars, keeping the almost 6,000-strong crowd constantly on their feet with a combination of rocking numbers and some good interaction with the crowd.
It’s almost a cliché that the ballads almost inevitably get the biggest response at a Chinese concert, which is a bit of a shame, really, because the band can rock pretty well, and deserve to have that part of their act highlighted more.
 Lead singer Ashin singing his heart out at the final leg of the Mayday Jump! Tour.
When it did manage to marry its Mandopop ballads with its rock sensibilities, the result was actually pretty decent.
In fact, one of the highlights of the night for me came from a ballad – Jui Zhong Yao De Xiao Shi (The Most Important Small Affairs) – first sung solo by bassist Masa, accompanied by his keyboard, before exploding into a more emotionally-charged wall of sound later on when other members joined in.
At least one thing is for sure though; the band had no trouble getting the crowd on their feet despite the best efforts of the security guards around the arena in trying to get everyone seated.
The sound of the crowd screaming “L! O! V! E” to the addictively catchy and danceable Love ING was undoubtedly one of the most joyous moments in a concert I have ever experienced.
Another rather under-appreciated moment of the night was when all the band members got a chance to perform solos with their respective instruments, with guitarist Monster giving a brilliantly scorching guitar solo.
All in all, this may not have been a actual rock concert, but credit to the band as it managed to put together a show that can appeal to its most common denominator of fans, and still allow its more hardcore rock sensibilities to shine through.
And yes, the band did manage to get me to head bang a little.
(The Star online-Malaysia 2008-04-21) |
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