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Review on Budak Pantai's 3rd album

The Cattle are Lowing @ Blue Moo - BP's 3rd offering. Pic by cowpat. Click to see original size.

Finally, the long awaited review on Budak Pantai's Christmas album taken from@ http://acapellarox.bravehost.com/budakpantai.html#discography

Thanks, Liselle for the photo :) This album... THUMBS UP !!! U can get it @ the Esplanade shop @ S$20 if it's not sold out...

Rating: *****
Review:

Finally, an album that is recorded 100% LIVE!! BP did this LIVE recording in July 2004 as a pre-Christmas celebration + the group's 10th anniversary. Other than delivering familiar carols in a jazzed up style, another self-penned offering from Joe is seen in the Log Cake Song. What is this song about? Have a listen & take note of the lyrics to find out...

The lifestyle in Singapore or of a Singaporean can be previewed shortly in Silent Night & the last track. BP seems to enjoy tweaking the titles (& the tunes!!) of the carols. Want a feel of Christmas? Listen to BP's version of the Christmas Song which was sung to the President Nathan & his wife, while alarming the presidential aide!

Everybody seems to like churn out oldies these days thus BP spare no effort in producing an Abba medley which consists tunes : 5 Abba + 1 Beach Boys tunes. BP also came up with another cheeky dialect market tune in Gor Liap & also performed as part of their tv stint @ Tekka market on Bandwidth for Arts Central on 30 Jan 2005, a late Sunday morning. This song has this anecdote from Michael about meeting this blonde-haired "honey" with blue eyes who sells mangoes @ the old Tiong Bahru market before it was closed down.

This album provides an unexpected twist for a Christmas album. No doubt it's different from the usual Christmas carol albums, which always play the same tunes with the same predictable tempo. A refreshing change from the usual Christmas affair.

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