Jamming With Daughtry

Ahh...finally the much awaited jamming concert..It sure had it's fair share of publicity thanks to Sony Ericsson and 1u..major sponsors for the event..Alright enough about the formal stuff..well jamming with Daughtry was just simple stupendously AWESOME!!!
Haha..like eric said..he came and drop a bomb on us..a big bomb indeed..
Ok intially I wasn't even suppose to go for it..but thanks to jason, I got my golden ticket!!..buahaha..though it is coloured red i think..here it is..entry to the temple of rock and roll..



4 tickets for 4 ordinary ppl about to have a hella a good time..
It started with Eric coming to pick me up from my place..and here he is, driver of a silver mywi..and close friend indeed..




our group comprise of Eric, Me, Bee Zhen, Yi Rhu, Jason and Tshek Zen
though Bee Zhen and Tshek Zen..*ahem* got VIP treatment and free food, crap!!, we have to rough it out in a mob of ppl crying Daughtry till he can hear it from his hotel suite..imagine the ear banging we got..
b4 the concert..we went to makan at some place..can't remember though..but the hot plate ramen was so so only la..not as seducing as eric proclaimed it to be..
Oh b4 i go on, I scared a couple at Sushi King the same day..haha..entered OU entrance..and sth caught my eye..a black shirt that feels so familiar..true enough at was none other than kah tuck, my college bro and his gf cindy..haha..i popped my head beside him while he was looking at the menu..scared u didn't I..haha..ok enough bout him..now back to Daughty!!!
After early dinner, it was already 6.45pm, we rushed to central park avenue and to our horror the line was long enough for us to go 'ohhhemmmgeee' haha..



The umbrella didn't make the situation any better..It was freaking raining..

the flood gates didn't exactly open though, it was more of drizzles..

at about 7.30pm we entered..and we saw mun suet..she was working for Sony Ericsson..
got my wrist tag on..and of we go..happily trudging into the temple of rock and roll..we are destined to experience greatness..we finally arrived at the stage after passing a few iron barricades set up to create the street jamming atmosphere..haha..and i saw scantilly dressed chicks selling tuborg beer..i did wonder and asked eric why must they drees like this? the answer 'sex sells' well said!



the entrance

The real thing finally started at 8.15 or 8.30 like that and opening act was this band who plays instruments and only instruments.A little known group of asians called the Asian Percussion Unit..APU in short..they were true asians i tell you..there's this chinese dude dressed in red playing the flute and there's this jason castro looking guy with the dreadlocks..their performance interestingly boring..sounds very cliche..haha...very diversed band..good to know.This band is like those band you will find in the Sarawak Rain forest festival.or shall i say..african rainforest..Music was wicked and the lead singer sang some cool though sometimes uneasy chants..like black magic..dunno what the heck he's chanting about...haha..oh and he did a cover of Stevie Wonder,"Isn't She Lovely" and it was kinda OK. hats of to him..
Next up..it was Liang (ex HELP student) know him?? and Jin



well they did brought the rain to a momentary halt..and their 3 songs were not bad

and next up was our long loss 2nd malaysian idol..none other than Daniel!!
he did 3 songs, 2 malay and 1 chinese..loved the last song..Mimpi..still a fav of mine
but Daniel..please eat more like me..haha..loved your new look..since u asked on stage..but u need more meat bro..take it from me..i am meaty enough..ok enough of this incoherent ramblings

it was already 10pm and our legs are killing us..and our ears as well..

they had lucky draws conducted by Natalie and the pop shuvit guy.from hitz fm..
i nearly won i tell u..i thought i did..seriously...my number was 6143 and Natalie announced 6413..tough luck i tell u..eric and my sis had close calls too but the outcome setback!

next up were 3 turn table DJ's.1 of them were from Pop Shuvit,1 more from the band Ahli Fikir and the other one was DJ Fuzz from Hitz.fm.Together, they are known as Stylistix..Seriously, i had fun when the remixed all of those chart topping club song and people did managed to shake their booty and have fun dancing and singing along too.Good Job. But i find hip hop songs and club hits great in the beginning, after awhile it just get very steroetype..cause the beat is very similar..someone once tell me..u hear a hip hop song once, you heard it all..but none the less.i did dance to the beats..not as great as annual ball though..
After a long wait,the stage was quiet for 1 moment and the crowd started shouting for "DAUGHTRY" and finally his crew managed to set up the the rock equipments..huge MARSHALL amps..much different from the acoustic set they brought to singapore..yes i was at singapore much to eric's horror, when i saw them rocked the powerhouse club..here's pics back then







back to the present..



as the entire Daughtry band make their way to the concert from their hotel....recognise this place..just came out of one world hotel and pass SOHO and with Dave's Deli ahead and jusco and the wine shop to the left..imagine following the star to his concert..awesome right
haha..i was there..with pics as prove..haha..eric dun be jealous...buahahaaaaa....


here's a close up of the drum set..played by Josh Freese

so after nearly 4 hours of waiting, we finally got to see what we came to see..i mean with all do respect to Daniel and Liang...Daughtry was just on another planet..
since pictures are worth a thousand words..feast your eyes on extreme greatness..



excellent stage backdrop I have to say



my hero!!!!



and he has to bring the house down with his opening song..
'What I want' the famous aaaraaaraa chants from the awesome track..dl it and hear it for yourself and u'll know what i mean..



and when u thought it could not get better..
out came 'Used to' , 'Standing still' (a new song), and Breakdown..
I was absolutely flabbergasted..couldn't believe I was there..Awesome!!!!



and it came..my fav song.. Over You...truly brilliant..



doing the limbo rock with his guitar..awesome..




and one of my most memorable event..his solo performance for his new song 'Long Way'
it was excellent..genius..i tell u the praise just goes on..and the guitar looks freaking awesome



next came the more slow and subtle 'What About Now' ...had the acoustic feel...a clear testament to the versatility of this band..i love this song too..
next was 'Its not over', Helter Skelter (another new song), and 'Feel like tonight'
all brilliant...
and then when we thought it was over..the darkness of the stage was wiped out by their encore performance..out he stepped..and asked...'what do u want us to sing' ...and what would a Daughtry concert be without their song 'Home'...the chants and yelling of 'Home' reveberate around the concert..and then.....



I have to say..the 5 hours plus of standing was worth every second of it..chris daughtry is truly amazing.. and how the hell he failed to win American Idol season 4..truly and insult to his greatness....and as the saying goes no great leader is great without his men...
an introduction to his band members

lead guitar: Phil X
bass: Paul Bushnell (the mohawk dude)
Drums: Josh Freese
Vocals and guitar: Chris DAUGHTRY!!!!

an awesome 10 out of 10 for this concert..for those who missed it..haha..u all are a bunch of losers..haha..ok ok i am joking..but u did missed out on sth great..who noes when he 'll come back to malaysia..

and as the starting lines of his first single 'It's not over' goes...

I was blown away
What could say?

well i can say this..i can finally tick one box in my list of things to do b4 i go...kaput..

* attend a freaking awesome, jaw dropping rock concert.....TICKED...buahahahahaaaa

before i sign off..here's a few more pics of friends who just made the outing even better than it already was..you guys rock!!



Team DJian with one sesat Sea Parkian..lol..
back : ur's truly, Yi rhu, Eric
front: Tshek Zen, Bee Zhen, Jason


Behind Daughtry poster!!



Yi Rhu!!!



Post Daughtry syndrome..leads to climbing iron grills..



Post syndrom of a different kind..sheer ecstasy..lol..those are the VIP tags btw

EJ signing out..