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bila dewa menjelma
it was true that i went to a Dewa concert without having the chance see them performed on stage. yeah, it sucks big time. i didnt even know what clothes they were wearing and half of the time, i didnt really know what was happening on the stage. what a pathetic concert-goer i was.
on the way to the concert, i tried to figure out the layout of the show. where would they put the stage and where would the fans stand? From what i saw, the organiser either had no conscience or just plain stupid. KL Tower was the dumbest place to hold a rock concert especially a rock band of Dewa's magnitude. how in the hell could u put fans on a stage that was parallel with the main stage. the way they put the two small screens on the left and right side of the stage was like an afterthought. we were so far from the stage, even the screens look blur. they didnt have overhead cameras and most of the visuals that we managed to see on the screens turned out to be the back of the fans' head.
if the band was other than Dewa, i would have probably leave there and then. near the entrance, there was another stage. for 2 and a half hours it became ours. of course we had to share it with hundred others but they too were true dewa fans.
i was watching a dewa concert without really seeing them. i was like a blind woman using my ears to guide me to places. and i believed standing so far from the stage and relying solely on my acute sense of hearing was far more better than being sandwiched in front of the main stage. for with my eyes closed, i swear i could hear once's raspy voice as if he was singing right beside me. i could clearly heard him slurred while singing roman picisan and that was the only way to sing that song. i swear i could feel the vibration of his voice during arjuna mencari cinta. i could hear the sadness, the pride and the determination in dhani's voice when he sang cinta gila dan hadapi dengan senyuman.
i could hear the strains echoed from andra's guitar and i saw in my mind his fingers gliding effortlessly from one chord to another. and i imagined seeing yuke plucking his bass seducing me with its deep resonant tone. tyos' skillful play on the drums got my heart beating accordingly.
for two and a half hours, diy and i stood on the stairs of the stage listening and singing to every songs from roman picisan to bunga to aku milikmu to arjuna to pupus to cukup siti norbaya to matahari, bulan dan bintang to pangeran cinta to satu to cinta gila to kosong to hadapi dengan senyuman to hidup ini indah to mistikus cinta to separuh nafas to angin and to cintakan membawa kau kembali.
the night was terribly hot but i could hardly notice as i was really entranced by the complex yet poetic lyrics and the melodic songs that could pierce through even the most hardened heart. for two and a half hours, it was just me and dewa's music while the rest of the baladewa ceased to exist.
best view?????
i was not ready when once sang dewa's last song kamulah satu-satunya :-
Kamulah satu - satunya
Yang ternyata mengerti aku
Maafkan aku selama ini
Yang sedikit melupakanmu
damn, there were so many songs that once had yet to sing. kasidah cinta, risalah hati, elang, cemburu, dua sejoli and the lists went on. i didnt know why all the baladewa didnt cry for an encore. one more song please, just one more cried I but only silently in my heart.
it was a concert filled with flaws but none of it was dewa's fault as they were perfect on stage. dewa was long gone but diy and i were reluctant to leave the stage. it was if we could still hear once's voice ringing in our ears. we finally left kl tower without a backward glance and felt positive that dewa will return soon. it will be hard for dewa to resist the temptation of performing again in front of thousands of loyal baladewa of kuala lumpur.
last modified Jun 8, 2005 at 17:56
you know, speaking of concerts held in kl tower, the best view is to see it from birds eye view at the rooftop. Where you might ask? There's pan global building right opposite the tower right? Go up to the 33rd floor, there's this lounge bar called Luna Bar, and it's a freaking rooftop chillout place (with swimming pool in the middle of it!) so you can watch the concert from there and still be able to hear and cheer and sing and look - all for free. well that's how prodigy was to my friend who had done it.
and yeah am a working laydee now. wahaha..well just for internship for the time being but i'm having fun  exhausted but fun
zuril: dont worry, dewa pasti akan kembali.
zz: takpe tak pergi concert yang ni sbb venue tak cun.
zz tak berpeluang sebab scheduled harian yang packed lately ni.....aku juga kepingin..
isk, bila la saya nak dpt chance nonton DEWA.. hehe, blog akak blog ketiga yg saya masuk (dan citer pasal konsert DEWA).. semua cakap best...
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