Tuesday's rehearsal for the k.d. lang concert was rather amusing considering only one person in the entire orchestra was familiar with her songs. Which is quite a pity considering her voice makes for good listening especially her version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. I know many people say Jeff Buckley did a flawless cover of that song but hey, she gives a female perspective. (Though the 'female' part may be debatable). She is quite the alternative pop singer, if there is such a thing as alternative pop (and alternative in more ways than one). At the bottom of each of our scores writes "The Seven Letter Music Group", and the ever perceptive HW said it was 'the L word'.
The next time I get to blog properly, (instead of squeezing something out between appointments), I think I may write something on anime/manga. Was pleasantly surprised that Naruto was mentioned in the forum page today. Although if anyone's interested, the latest, most captivating manga in the market today (according to Your Humble Narrator) is something called "Death Note" by the artist of Hikaru No Go (the weiqi comic). It explores themes of playing God when one has the power to take the life of anyone in the world, basically, the subjectivity of morality.
Hope tonight's concert proves more exciting than expected. And I don't think it's too far from the truth to say that expectations surely are high considering people have to pay up to $120 for a 70 minute concert of 16 songs. Will anyone turn up at all?
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