Admittedly, I wasn't really enthusiastic about the concert; I think age is slowly catching up. *dodges those pillows* I remember being blown away by the Wooden Men concert in April 2008, simply because there was so much music and so much innovation to breathe in. The band was more dynamic and surprises largely jumped on the audience in a pleasant way. The Rock and Talk Show, true to its title, is basically rock 'n' roll, rock and talk. More than anything, David had played up the retro, 1970s theme for the entire set.
David and the Singapore Youth Talent ChoirI felt that in the process of trying very hard to adhere to a theme similar to Opus 69, a large portion of the audience might have been taken aback by the sudden addition of classics like Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale and works of English artistes who have inspired David during his music journey in one way or another. What took me by surprise was the ease David exuded while performing those English numbers, and yet struggled to rediscover the feel for his own songs. He even managed to get most of the people on their feet and moving although most of us have never heard of some the English tunes he performed. And David could probably rival any respectable rock artiste on the guitar, electronic or not.
This concert, David's band stole half the attention, I swear. This was where I saw Kheng Long tame a multi-pedal keyboard with ease, enjoyed the way the drummer unleashed himself on the magnificent drumset, and how David and his guitarists take over the stage with their superb skills. David's never short of surprises, and we can see why, because none of his concerts ever sounded the same.
Picky me will have to point my accusing finger at David's lacklustre vocals for bringing down the show a little; he had to modify the high notes to accomodate his seemingly-shrinking vocal range, and that kind of took half the fun away. I'll probably give it a 3.8/5.
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