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okeh semua rockensteiners!
sesape yg dah bli adrenalin,leh la bg review kat sini.mod,kalo baik hati,leh la ringan2kan tulang bg kredit kat sesape yg mereview.
masih tgh memburu! |
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After Faizal's first album "Aku.Muzik.Kamu" won AIM's Album of the Year in 2008, we wondered what we were going to do next. It's a tough act to follow. I feared that the next album would be self-indulgent OR we would stick to formula and repeat ourselves. (Personally, it's easier for me to "syok sendiri" and come up with a "musician's album".)
Then I remembered Zainal Abidin's "Gamal" and decided that I will "syok sendiri" for his fifth album.
So we came up with Adrenalin instead.
1. Adrenalin
This is one of the earlier songs that I presented to FT. After he heard it, he said that it will be the first song on the album and he was going to title it "Adrenalin". This is why I think FT is a natural marketing genius.
2. Superhero
This is the very first new song we worked on and it was supposed to be for Anugerah Bintang Popular 09 in March. We thought it was too predictably "Faizal Tahir". So we put it aside and came up with "Bencinta" instead. I feel that "Superhero" is a safe song that everyone will like. It's almost to remind listeners that "Hey! This is still a Faizal Tahir album after all." I like it that I got to play those Queen's "Radio Ga Ga" analog synth parts. And the title? Again, natural marketing genius.
3. Selamat Malam
This was the second single. I love this song. We recorded a string section which was exquisite. I was inspired by the energy of the extended ending jam of The Beatles' "Hey Jude." In fact, you can hear the guitar softly playing the line from "Hey Jude" at the last chorus. This CD version is a little different from the radio single.
4. Karma
Hands down, this is my favourite song in the album. FT magically came up with the riff. He wasn't even sure what he was playing but it triggered something in me. Then we realised that it was in this odd time signature. It's in 7/4 or 6/8 alternating with 4/4. Some Berklee graduate told me that. FT was sure about this song but he was cool enough to go with it. It was going to be my "syok sendiri" song. That's why I had that guitar/synth/breakbeat interlude and the lyrics are also a little risky. It's about a girl who was abused/raped by her father. He goes to jail. Later gets our of prison. Surprisingly, his daugther welcomes him back only to kill him. I had dialog and sound effects but I took them out when it became too dark. To soften it up, we had a female voice do the "hey hey" in the chorus. Guess who? It's the amazing Siti Nurhaliza who was so generous and cool to do it! 
5. Hanyut
My second favourite song after "Karma". For a recovering ballad-hater, Faizal loves this song way more than I do. I just wanted to do four things with this song: The first verse and the second verse are different. The chorus doesn't repeat itself in it's original form for the ending. Double bridge. And an a capella intro inspired by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You". After I got that out of my system, I could move on. But what makes this song work is Faizal's amazing performance and his God-given voice. This is HIS song. No one else can sing this song in this arrangement and give you the emotional response you get when you listen to him.
6. Bencinta
This is the first single which we feared no one would get or like. Thank God it worked!
7. Muzik
This is one of two last songs we did after FT's hospitalisation. I think FT wasn't sure about this either but I had a feeling it would work with his voice. (I actually love it when he thinks something might not work. It means I am pushing him out of his comfort zone!) This is the one song where I've doubled his lead vocal track. (He is singing the same thing in the same way twice.) And we have that Queen-esque chorus. I love how lyrically, the chorus nuetralises the seriousness of the verse. Faizal and I are not serious people and we still enjoy fart jokes!
8. Semesta
This is the kind of song that I'd like to hear at the end of a concert. We wanted a "Thank You" song because as cheesy as it sounds, we are here because of the fans. And also, because of God. So this song has a dual perspective for me. Musically, we borrowed from our inspirations. We have "Hanyut" and "Sampai Syurga" in there, some Alanis Morrisette, some Guns N' Roses, Prince, and some of my other personal inspirations. We thank you and everyone. Hopefully it will guilt those who downloaded the music for free to go buy the CD.
Amazingly, FT and I worked on this album in secrecy. His label did not hear any demos and I thank Ahmad Izham Omar and Edris Adrian, the label manager, for letting us get away with it. It take a lot of courage and trust to let me do whatever I want with their key artist.
Finally, the reason why FT and I work so well together is because he knows who he is as an artist. My job (if you can call it that) is to amplify who he is with music. With FT, it's not that difficult. 85% of the magic you hear is because of him. I would not be able to come up with this sort of music if it weren't for him. I am just glad and grateful that I was invited to the party.
I told Jennifer Thompson and FT at supper at PJ Hilton back in 2008 after the AIM win, that the next FT album will make the first album sound "bad". I think we did it!
at Friday, March 12, 2010
Labels: Music
credit : audimok.com
http://batdude.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-post.html |
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personally aku pilih HANYUT
the best song .....! lain drp yg lain |
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aku suker kamar..best melody after Bercinta
tmbh lagi sore ayu tok ti
klu buat video clip..arus laku |
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ada suara ct dlm karma???
biar benar?
lagi x sabar aku nak bli! |
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x beli lagi....tp dgr preview sikit kat fanpage FT....semesta tu mcm best je...hehehe |
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dengar lagu karma cam x bes jer.... mungkin telinga iols kottt gigih beli adrenalin |
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tetibe je aku rasa adrenalin ni x sedap...cam x komersial... |
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karma 2 mysterious la
tp stakat ni sume lagu suke
tgk la esok lusa wat review
hehehe |
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Post Last Edit by santubung at 15-3-2010 23:24
dengar lagu karma cam x bes jer.... mungkin telinga iols kottt gigih beli adrenalin
ahmad_dhani91 Post at 15-3-2010 19:10 
dik mad
ko beli ker download?
aku suka lagu hanyut, selamat malam
yg lain2 tu kena review dengar 
tak sempat nak dengar |
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Suka dengar apa saja lagu as long as it is FT's sound |
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12# santubung
We have "Hanyut" and "Sampai Syurga" in there, some Alanis Morrisette, some Guns N' Roses, Prince, and some of my other personal inspirations.
mmg sengaja buat lah.. |
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Post Last Edit by santubung at 16-3-2010 00:06
aku nak mintak duit balik la kat FT
beli CD lain
tetiba!!!
bila aku dah dengar semua
aku suka lagu Karma, Hanyut, Selamat Malam, & Semesta
lagu Muzik tu leh hilangkan stresss!!! |
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14# santubung
err.. aku punye pun camtuh..nape ek? |
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la...leh plak tech error ek?? |
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ke mmg lagu tuh sengaja buat cmtuh? |
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Post Last Edit by santubung at 15-3-2010 23:53
wah!!! tetiba aku lak lebey2
ke sbb junki duta badan kehakiman kat korea  |
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Post time 12-3-2010 10:31 PM
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Post time 13-3-2010 04:53 PM
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