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Suara Remaja Irwansyah Belum Cukup ‘Ooomph’
Oleh
Haryani Ismail
TIDAK banyak perbezaan antara album duet Irwansyah dan Acha Septriasa dengan album solo Irwansyah, Soliter. Irama rancaknya masih ketara. Kisah cinta yang memanggil-manggil sang kekasih untuk tidak lupakan dirinya juga acapkali kedengaran.
Antara yang unik dalam album ini ialah keratan lagu pertama, Kutunggu Jandamu, ciptaan Melly Goeslaw.
Ada yang tertanya-tanya adakah lagu tentang teruna yang bersedih kerana si gadis berpaling daripadanya ini ditujukan Irwansyah kepada Acha, bekas temanitanya?
Entahlah ya… tepuk dada, tanya selera. Dengarnya, mereka telah berbaik-baik semula dan tetap akrab berbuka puasa bersama Ramadan lalu.
Boleh dikatakan lebih separuh daripada lagu-lagu ciptaan Irwansyah ini berbaur cinta hampa atau putus asa sehingga enggan memadu asmara dengan sang kekasih yang curang atau lupa janji.
Bagaimanapun, yang bagusnya, nada melankolik lagu-lagu dalam album ini tidak terasa. Kerapkali lagu-lagu putus cinta dipaparkan dalam lagu-lagu berirama rancak. Tidak sedikit pun terkesan kemurungan atau nada ‘naik angin’ mahupun frust si penyanyi.
CLBK (Cinta Lama Bersemi Kembali) merupakan lagu dengan singkatan ala-ala ‘cinlok’ (Cinta Lokasi) atau ‘TTM’ (Teman Tapi Mesra) yang saya pasti akan menjadi sebutan ramai remaja di Indonesia kalau wujud kesempatan seseorang itu jatuh cinta dengan bekas kekasihnya.
Kulit album ini juga menarik kerana ia menggambarkan Irwansyah duduk atas peti kayu dalam rumah usang (macam rumah hantu) pada siang hari dengan dindingnya yang terkopak cat.
Walau bagaimanapun, tidak seperti album-album band Indonesia seperti Peterpan, Ungu, Samsons atau Letto, tidak banyak daya tarikan untuk mendengar album ini berulang kali.
Kemungkinan, suara remaja Irwansyah belum cukup power meskipun wajah tampannya membuat si anak gadis ‘cair’.
Nilai Mendengar: Kalau anda mencari lagu-lagu balada membuai jiwa, ini bukan albumnya. Dengarlah Ungu, Peterpan, Kris Dayanti atau Air Supply.
Cyberita
Jangan Percaya Tilikan Mama Lauren
Susunan Ellyna Ali
JAKARTA, 29 OKT 2008: Telah banyak yang diperkatakan tentang gosip keretakan rumahtangga penyanyi Anang dan Kris Dayanti (KD). Sehinggakan beberapa tukang tilik seperti Mama Lauren yang terkenal di Indonesia turut meramalkan bahawa mereka akan berpisah tidak lama lagi kerana sedang berdepan dengan krisis dalaman.
Namun pasangan yang memiliki dua cahayamata ini masih tidak mahu ambil peduli dengan gosip yang seperti itu.
“Saya dan Anang adalah orang yang mampu mengawal rumahtangga kami. Tapi, kami tidak mampu mengawal mulut orang jika mereka mahu memperkatakan apa saja tentang rumahtangga kami.
“Memanglah saya dan Anang tidak selalu dapat bersama selama 24 jam. Kesibukan dengan kerjaya masing-masing membataskan kami untuk berbuat demikian. Tapi kebersamaan selama 12 tahun sebagai suami isteri adalah bukti kukuh bahawa kami tidak memiliki masalah dalam rumahtangga yang dibina selama ini.
“Jadi, janganlah cepat percaya dengan cakap orang seperti Mama Lauren. Dalam hal-hal seperti ini kita harus bersikap matang. Setiap rumahtangga ada perjalanannya masing-masing. Rencah dan warnanya tetap sama, yang bezanya bagaimana kita mengemudikannya,” kata KD.
Sementara itu Anang pula menganggap perjalanan rumahtangga yang dilayar bersama KD selama 12 adalah satu perjalanan yang cukup positif sekali.
“Apapun yang berlaku, ia adalah satu cubaan yang harus saya hadapi bersama Yanti. Tetapi itu yang mendewasakan kami,” katanya.
Anang turut menangkis dakwaan bahaewa mereka sengaja menutup masalah yang timbul di dalam rumahtangga mereka ketika ini.
“Tidak ada apa-apa masalah yang harus kami tutup. Rumahtangga kami sama saja dengan teman-teman lain. Kalau masalah yang kecil itu, biasalah. Mestilah ada. Tapi, bukanlah yang keterlaluan,” katanya.
Murai
Five-Gang Charge
Gang Starz finalists in high spirits, seen here with the production crew and programme advisors.
Of the five finalists, Indonesia’s D’Reborn may clinch Gang Starz Season 2 with its unfaltering professionalism but DENNIS CHUA writes that there may just be a surprise winner in the wings.
D’Reborn has been the most consistent group.
COME Sunday, at 9pm, the second season of Asean talent search Gang Starz will draw to a close in a colourful and much anticipated showdown between five groups.
The two-hour extravaganza to be staged at Stadium Melawati in Shah Alam will be a contest between Malaysia’s One Nation Emcees and Akasia, the Philippines’ Paragon Child and 3.5, and Indonesia’s D’Reborn.
The semi-finals on Aug 10 eliminated Indonesian harmony trio D’Raz, which obtained the least number of Short Messaging Service (SMS) votes from viewers.
Initially, only four groups were predicted to enter the finals but the fourth and fifth-placed groups scored equal marks and producer TV3 decided to admit both.
Twelve bands - three each from Malaysia and Indonesia and two each
from the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore - had entered Gang Starz Season 2. Thailand’s PZG and Steps finished 12th and eighth respectively while Singapore’s Faith and Brown Tone finished 11th and 10th respectively.
Malaysia’s South Trio finished ninth and Indonesia’s Three Voices finished seventh.
Of the five remaining groups, D’Reborn, Paragon Child and the four-member One Nation Emcees appear to be the stronger contenders for the grand prize of US$100,000 (RM320,000) and a recording contract.
R&B trio 3.5 (comprising Stephanie Lazaro-Bainbridge, 28, Sherylad Deza Virgen, 27, and Jellica Mateo, 24) has improved greatly and may yet pull a surprise victory if it chooses the right songs.
The group gave a decent delivery of Indonesian pop queen Kris Dayanti’s haunting Menghitung Hari.
Another all-girl quintet Akasia (Suria Ramlan, 26, Siti Halijah Dolah, 27, Noorhafizah Sulaiman, 20, Nurul Ahmad, 25 and Ezdianie (Nanie) Omar, 22) is now more confident and entertaining, having discovered its strength in ethnic songs.
However, it commands considerably less support than the three strongest contenders.
One Nation Emcees’ Shamimi Amalina Norhisham, 21, and Fareezan Murtaza (Kozae), 25, Norzaidi Edris (Zydee), 26; and Hasan Baias (Jojoe), 32, almost always receive the loudest cheers at the weekly Sunday night concerts held in Wisma MBSA, Shah Alam.
Singaporean judge Sheikh Haikel regularly applauds them with “One Nation Emcees, I love you!”
Shamimi, Kozae, Zydee and Jojoe often give energetic performances accentuated with stylish dance moves. Fans even observe that they could grow into Malaysia’s very own Black Eyed Peas.
Judge Ajai often commends the four for their creativity and seriousness in winning the competition and was very impressed when the group gave its very own hip-hop interpretation to folk songs Sayang Kinabalu and Dikir Puteri, and creatively merged Tan Sri P. Ramlee’s Gelora with Offspring’s Come Out And Play.
Paragon Child, which comprises dashing Rainner Melgarejo, 24, Jerwin Nicomedezi, 18, and Julius Lacunda, 20, has been praised for taking the competition seriously and giving fans great vocals and superb dance moves.
It easily won the hearts of Malaysians by mastering Malay songs and singing them well, most notably Anuar Zain’s Lelaki Ini.
However, both Ajai and Sheikh Haikel have ticked the trio’s members off for occasionally “trying to outdo each other” when singing.
Ajai had once told the trio that they were flawless when harmonising but needed to “define their respective roles” when singing as individuals.
D’Reborn has by far been the most consistent group, winning the judges’ praise for teamwork and vocal harmony.
Sheikh Haikel told siblings Christy Marcelona, 23, and Raymond Loke, 22, and their close pals Alex Nubatonis, 23, and Daniel Tomodok, 28, that he was “finding it hard to detect their flaws”.
D’Reborn, which excels in R&B songs, is seen as One Nation Emcees’ closest competitor, owing to its gender composition and good chemistry amongst its members.
The 13-programme Gang Starz 2 began on May 11. The process for determining the winners remains the same as last year - 50 per cent is based on the judges’ marks and the remaining half on Malaysian viewers’ SMS votes.
It is hosted by award-winning rocker Faizal Tahir of One In A Million fame and award-winning television and radio personality Fara Fauzana Mohd Fadzil of Hot FM and Melodi fame.
The contestants’ team of advisers comprises composer and lyricist Azhar Abu Bakar (or Azmeer), singer Damien Seet of V.E. and choreographer Sazlan Mat Adnan.
Azmeer and Damien coach the contestants in their vocals and performances while Sazlan takes care of their choreography.
Azmeer believes that Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines have an equal chance of winning the competition.
“All five have an equal chance of winning. What is most important at this stage is picking the right song and making it the contestant’s very own,” he said.
Faizal said he greatly enjoyed hosting Gang Starz this year as there was far stiffer competition than in the first season.
“It’s really hard to predict who’s going to win, and that’s good because it makes the show all the more exciting.”
New Straits Times