AF 7 - Carutan Konsert 3

Pelajar yang bakal dicampak ke dalam bas gergasi KL Hop On ialah.....

Mungkin ramai yang tidak setuju kalau saya katakan konsert AF minggu ni lagi-lagilah membosankan. Samada lagu-lagu pilihan yang membosankan, para pelajar atau the whole production itself yang membosankan. I think the sound system quality plays a major role to liven up the mood of TV viewers (just like AI or OIAM productions) but I don’t get this in AF (tak terangsang aku noks! *LOL*). I’ve no problem with lagu-lagu retro tapi pilihlah lagu-lagu yang mampu mencabar kemampuan vokal pelajar (lagu yang ada range, big notes etc). Nasib baiklah juga ada komen-komen Adlin yang menghiburkan (terhibur jugalah saya). Juri yang tahap profesor tu tidak payahlah jemput, tidak pandai bercakap (we need someone who can deliver good comments smoothly not just a word or two). Dato’ Khaty on the other hand had improved as compared to her first week.

The choral presentation of Menuju Puncal was very nice. Lebih baik disampaikan saja ala-ala choral macam tu! After all this is about singing academy and not dancing. I mean we should hear more vocal harmony of the students instead of their physical harmony in dancing.

On to the carutan

1. Yazid (Pawana) – The good thing, not much of pitch issue as before, he sang mostly on tune. Vocal wise, adalah improvement than his last two performances. Tapi pergerakan beliau nampak begitu calculative (ketara direncanakan). Selain tu ada stamina issue dan as Adlin said ‘groove tak blend dengan music’ (5/10)

2. Aril (Andainya Aku Pergi Dulu) – His soft husky (rusty) tone is interesting cos it distinguishes him from other singers (but that doesn’t mean it’s appealing). Aril macam malas mo angkat suara and hit the precise notes resulting in a couple of pitch issues. Bunyi nyanyian kurang dinamik macam setara saja. Secara kasar persembahan nampak malas, ditambah lagi dengan suara back up vocal yang ala-ala sumbang begitu menjejaskan ketenteraman lagu ini. But I kinda like the musical arrangement. (5.5/10)

3. Claudia (Lama Tak Jumpa) – Was it just my eyes or she’s been transformed into Dayang Nurfaezah. Good stage presentation but a little bit disconnected with the audience. Not much of singing problem, cuma suara kurang range dan part suara normal pada korus disampaikan secara falsetto (and it’s a weak falsetto too) (6/10)

4. Rini (Seloka Cinta Remaja) – Lagu kurang mencabar dari segi menampilkan dinamik suara penyanyi. Secara dasarnya nyanyian Rini bolehlah dikatakan baik dari segi kurangnya sumbang mambang dsb (maklumlah lagu mudah). Dari sudut phrasing masih banyak ruang boleh diperbaiki. I thought she could do more with her gestures and movement (buat lebih gedik-gedik sikit) tapi bila fikirkan dia ni bertudung, so kira oklah juga gestures dia tu. (6.5/10)

5. Qhaud (Pilihlah Aku) – He failed to hit the low notes precisely and had some phrasing issues too. He didn’t make full use of the female props. Falsetto juga tidak menjadi. Not a good performanc to me, but Qhaud has a nice male vocal tone that needs further polished. (5.5/10)

6. Akim (Anak Gembala) – Everything seemed uncontrol, samada pergerakan beliau dan juga suara (getaran suara Akim ni macam sudah kena program...hehe. Almost setiap line hampir sama, tiada variations). The good thing about his performance is he had fun and enjoyed himself. (5/10)

7. Rubisa (Angan Angan) – Macam lagu ‘Rasa Sayang’, kurang mencabar, melodi hampir sama ja dan diulang-ulang. It didn’t challange much of Rubisa ability. (6/10)

8. Zizi (Ini Rindu) – Interesting! Persembahan 2 dalam 1 (dangdut dan rap sekali). First part was very good. Masuk bahagian rap, dia lontar habis-habisan hingga terlupa mo bajet stamina, nafas dan energy. Masuk part dangdut balik...punctured! *LOL*. Gimik pengsan di akhir lagu as if telling it all. But overall it’s a good execution! (7/10)

9. Sidi (Hanya Radio) – To me Sidi has the nicest tone among the male students. Mungkin dia belum mahir menggunakan teknik yang sepatutnya untuk menjadikan nyanyian beliau strong dan solid (if only he can sing like Hafiz). He still needs to improve breath management dan nyanyian semalam juga kurang groove. (5.5/10)

10. Obri (Abang Beca) – Breathing and tempo issues, kurang volume, macam main bantai saja. So sad that he’s out sebab time dia nyanyilah saya selalu ambil kesempatan melawat toilet, pi buat nesface, cari makanan di fridge etc... *LOL*. (3.5/10...fail)

11. Aishah (Mata) – One of my fave retro songs, sebab lagu ini sound so advance during its era. Malang sekali Aishah didn’t execute it very well. Low notes were too low and high notes (chorus) just too high for her (kalau ikut lagu asal, she’s not suppose to join the chorus part, it's only for back up singers). She didn’t play enough with the male props too, not to mention she’s almost terpacak di pentas. Too much weaknesses this time. (5/10)

12. Isma (Rambu Ramba) – Good voice control tidak semput-semput macam last week. Very smooth delivery. Phrasing, pitching and everything were very well in place. (7.5/10)

13. Hafiz (Mat Travolta) – Very entertaining and very nostalgic sudahlah penampilan ala-ala Herman Tino..hehe. Before the chorus, adalah juga tersasar-sasar sikit (mungkin koreografi tarian sedikit mengganggu konsentrasi kawalan suara beliau). Masuk part korus ja, his trademark - the amplified resonance - showed up. Again the best performance that night (8/10)

Ranking: Hafiz, Isma, Zizi, Rini, Claudia, Rubisa, Aril, Qhaud, Sidi, Yazid, Aishah, Akim, Obri