2014 Ultimate Review part 1.
by
Felly.
- 12:57 AM
Overall
Review:
I had a theory when I think… my number years is usually more
awesome than the odd number. On which it is nothing more than just strange and
untrue belief, maybe it will be more likely that it only came from my point of
view, as I do believe that I will seize and search for more opportunities in
2015.
Basically it is a great year for me, some things went
unexpected but overall, it has a lot of things to remember, and a lot of things
that I learned. I had some experiences for debating, travelling, more awesome
music, study, friends, culture learning, reading, and many more. Even from
sometimes when things don’t go in the way that I expect, I still have something
to learn, eh?
Musical
Review:
This section will always be my favorite in every year! Music
has been always a part of my life far far before I’m aware of that. This year,
I have a major influence from BBC Radio 1, since I start to listen it regularly
from February. And this year I’m going to gives some highlights to Album and Artist that is big this year
according to me, plus an event (that I probably just watch via youtube or
something else) without further do, here it is!
This year I'm officially moving on from my previous genre, which is rock/ alt. rock / hardcore etc. to British Pop music. It's not like I suddenly hate Bring Me The Horizon or Young Guns (which it is impossible) I'm just not following the new bands, I'm sticking to The Maine and Young Guns probably now.
ARTIST
HIGHLIGHTS:
1. Sam
Smith
He’s the sound of 2014 according to BBC and to me. I just
watched a piece of his interview with Zane Lowe, and he said that his album In
The Lonely Hour is about he who never experienced a relationship, and like the
one who have unreturned love. (I’m like, no wonder this album fits me much
#PLAK) but that’s not point! =))
He have a super catchy yet super mellow and accurate song. I
start listening to him from… Latch, or something? Before his album came out,
the Nirvana EP I think. And I just know that he’s going to be my favorite
artist. Well, when Money on My Mind become viral I thought that it’s just a
dumb song with meaningless repetition, but it change when Stay With Me came
out, and my favorite of the album is still Leave Your Lover. Even some of his
song become overly played, and usually I hate overly played song, but I can
tolerate. Even well, I like Stay With Me a little less than the first time I
listen to it, and I’m Not The Only One too, maybe because it is not really
relatable to me or because it is overly played (or both)
He have amazing voice, amazing music, lyrics and basically
everything that an artist possibly could have, I wish to see more of his works
in 2015!
2. Clean
Bandit
I found this band at BBC Radio 1 when I was looking for the
live lounge and saw Grace Chatto and her cello. I’m curious and then I search
for this band, plus at that time Rather Be was super viral and it is indeed a catchy song with a perfect touch of violin and cellos inside the song. This band is a quartet consist of Neil-Milan in Violin, Grace Chatto in Cello, Jack Patterson in Synth, Luke Patterson in Drums. Four of them are Cambridge alumni, which makes them even more cooler, aside from their music.
They music, is the fusion of electronic music and classical music, some of their earlier track even use a sample from original classical song (as Neil and Grace are classically trained musician, meaning they have experience playing in string quartet/orchestra) like Mozart House for example. But somehow, it felt right, even most of the time Neil is just dancing on the stage when he's not playing the violin but it's still so cool.
The biggest event this year for Clean Bandit for me is the Clean Bandit Radio 1 Symphony with BBC Philharmonic, which is a huge thing and sooo awesome. They're playing all of their song in the orchestral manner, it's soooo awesome. I can't even say how, I'm hoping to see more of their awesome stuffs in this year, and this is one of the artist that I will definitely go if they make concert near me.
ALBUM HIGHLIGHTS (in Random Order):
1. Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour
2. Clean Bandit - New Eyes
3. 5 Seconds of Summer - Self Titled(this is super guilty pleasure album, I kinda dont like 5sos but they're album is good so... yeah.)
4. George Ezra - Wanted on Voyage
5. The Script - No Sound Without Silence.
6. Calvin Harris - Motion
7. Ed Sheeran - X
SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEW:
Youtube.
This is a short review about youtube. AS this is one of the website that I have spent my time hea even there's something that I need to do, this is a little piece of appreciation and advice maybe for you, the reader, whether you want to start to watch youtube, or going to rewatching youtube channel.
1. Danisnotonfire & AmazingPhilYoutube.
This is a short review about youtube. AS this is one of the website that I have spent my time hea even there's something that I need to do, this is a little piece of appreciation and advice maybe for you, the reader, whether you want to start to watch youtube, or going to rewatching youtube channel.
Honestly I just start to look into their videos now, I know them since last year I think but never really... care about their video. I fell in love with them after watching 10 episodes of they're playing the Sims 4 starring Dil Howlter a.k.a. the child of Dan Howell and Phil Lester. And they're just so funny! I like Dan and how he promoting himself as the Internet Cult Leader somehow. He's weird as me, but he's cute, and he's famous for his weirdness/awkwardness.
2. ThatcherJoe
It is undeniable that he has some great videos, like his pranks and his impression. I don't know why but I keep on following his videos in 2014, hoping for some funny stuffs in 2015!
3. TreePotatoes
This is kind of out of context, tree potatoes is a singaporean group of youtuber, they make funny videos about SG related thing, and it's just a good excuse for me to neglect my work and watch videos instead.
4. WahBanana
Another SG youtuber group, quite a bit like TreePotatoes, in fact, TreePotatoes was in the WahBanana before they make treepotatoes. But well, the content is quiet good, why not watching them?
5. Caspar Lee
Because he's Joe's roommate? no. he's kind of funny from the very start, even sometimes I don't get his jokes, I like when he's doing stand up comedy and pranking his mom, his mom is the sweetest <3 but the cruelest thing he done this year is that he dumped Emma for pizza I CAN'T EVEN TOLERATE WITH THAT HUH.
And many more, they're just a few that I keep up with, I watch Zoella, JacksGap, Michelle Phan, Alfie, Marcus, etc. but here's the few of my favorite.
I think this will wrap up a bit, I never thought writing a ultimate review will be this hard u__u I'm so distracted, thanks youtube.
Wait for Movies of 2014, Top Ten Movies in 2014, Travel Diaries, Books, and more things to sums up my year, plus a new year resolution. Here's one, I will not look back into the past so often and march bravely into the future, and that means I will finish all of the reviews today, even I just went back from a nine hour trip last night from Central Java, but I will do it! (ameen #slapped)