Beyond The Live Story
Just got back from Beyond concert.
One word. HIGH
Could have been "more high" if I've got better seats, cos the floor people were standing throughout. Rare thing you'll see at Singapore concert. The ushers are not so strict now but it's just that people aren't used to standing to watch a concert. And it feels weird for you to stand when u see that people in your sector are all rooted to their chairs, u wonder how people will look at u if u r the only fool standing and waving happily. But that's not the way to enjoy a concert. I dunno, but I feel high when I go for concerts and I pay because I like the singer so much, I wanna enjoy myself. So I just find it strange that some people can just glue themselves faithfully to their seats throughout the whole concert, not singing along or waving or anything at all. I can understand if they had gotten the tixs free, but if you bought ur tix and still sat down quietly I think it's a waste of your money. So of cos I'm always one of the fools who stand for 3/4 of the concert. I always remember the best concert as Power Station's concert, with 3 encore, and they had to repeat the songs they had sung cos they had run out off all songs that they had planned and practiced for the concert, as well as after some impromptu performances. Well right from the start, Beyond declared that there'll be no encore, and that they will sing all the songs once and for all. I guess this has to do with their determination to break up, an encore means you'll come on stage again. But to them, Beyond will be history and they'll no longer come together as a band. How sad. They really have great music and great vocals. Their live vocals and jam is impressive. All these years, they only make music of their own, without falling prey to the new music industry, Hong Kong in particular. This is what makes them so special, for more than twenty years. Their fans never stop supporting them, never stop loving their music all these 22 years, even with changes in band members and with the passing of Wong Ka Kui(Huang Jia Ju), who had left us for 12 years now.... The Hong Kong music industry no longer has a place for them despite their undying fans support and they know it, which is why they chose to leave behind a "Guang Hui Sui Yue". However, it was more of the disappointment and disgust they felt for the Hong Kong music industry/trend now that prompted their break up. For the past 2 decades they had tried very hard and worked very hard towards their music idea. They failed, they succeeded, they set the trend. But now the music trend and industry is no where near what they have been striving for, they had tried to revert the situation, but they feel they no longer have the ability to change anything nor give what the people want now, as Beyond. They would rather be remembered as Beyond forever than to only live in the glorious memories of their past peak. Hence the mutual decision to disband and go solo.
I've always liked Paul(Huang Guan Zhong), but i discovered Ka Kueng(Huang Jia Qiang) is very cute too, especially when he smiles, cos he seldom smile. Ka Kui (Jia Ju) is still the cutest. And after my friend pointed out Ka Keung looks like Ah Shin from Mayday, I see the resemblence. I can sense he's bitterness when he sang to his bro Ka Kui (Jia Ju).... I dunno if it's real or if he had been doing this for all the concerts but I prefer to think it is genuine. After all I had seen him and the band sob so badly during one of the concerts while singing "Hai Kuo Tian Kong", look out for the concert version mtv.... Of cos now the emotions are not that strong, but it doesn't mean they no longer feel for it.
I guess they weren't very high, of cos not as high as they were at the recent Hong Kong concert. Though the audience were already quite active for Singapore's standard, we are nowhere near the Hong Kong standard. During their last 3 songs when people just rushed down to as close as they could get to the stage, I could see the edge of Ka Kueng's lip lifted a few times, he was smiling, and trying not to show it. It can melt a heart. Paul pointed to one fan and said this should be a light-hearted departure, so don't cry.
No encore, as they had promised earlier. That's simply the spirit of Beyond, determination and perseverance, firm in their decision; regardless of whether it is in making their music or to disband, in spite of the thousands and millions of joint petition to plead with them to give up this idea.
Anyways, thanks to Mr. Chua.
