Rocks Sentimentally.

If you ask me about the best rock band in Indonesia, I surely will shout, "DEWA 19!"

I disliked their songs initially (beneran gak sukaa apaan sihh), but when Once became the vocalist and Bintang Lima was released ---> me, 11 years old back then ---> instantly a groupie :DDD. I was always afraid to ask my parents to buy me anything but one day, I got the urge to drag my dad to Tarra Megastore (asli kangenn banget sama nih toko) and asked him to buy me the cassette (excuse me it was over 10 years ago), I remember it costed Rp.14.000,- hahahahah.

BINTANG LIMA was the first album I own :D And it was one of the best. And it was their best so far. Listened to it over and over and over and over again.

About the songs. One word : awwwwww. From Roman Picisan (yang video klipnya bikin jatuh cintaaa apa kabar ya Mas Dimas Jay?), the heart-breaking Risalah Hati, to the heart-crushing Lagu Cinta, hampir semuanya deh bener2 BINTANG LIMA. Lagu2 mereka dari album2 selanjutnya juga banyak yang "menyentuh", Selimut Hati, Larut, Kosong, Kasidah Cinta, Mistikus Cinta yang bikin despo, Emotional Love Song, Perasaanku tentang Perasaanku Kepadamu, Bukan Cinta Manusia Biasa, Perempuan Paling Cantik yang bikin senyum2 ge-er, pokoknya banyaaaaaak.

Ada juga sih yang gw gak suka ---> contohnya Air Mata, Arjuna (videonya katanya mas Dhani yah yang direct? Haduh masss..), sama Pupus (hiii salah 1 lagu paling menakutkan yang pernah ada). Because nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love - Charlie Brown.

Dua Sejoli. Kinda special. Tadinya lagu ini yaa enak2 aja tapi gak gimana2 amat, sampe beberapa waktu lalu gw baru bener2 dengerin liriknya dan : AWWW BIG TIME. One of the most romantic songs a man can sing to a woman. The song romantically embraces the essence of gender role, 2 people fated to be together, woman as a companion and a queen. Dan gw rasa seorang feminispun akan terhanyut juga dan terima2 aja.

Atau nggak?

Hahahah. Anyway let's talk about the man behind most of the songs, despite his uhm....... personality, or personal life, Mr. Ahmad Dhani is truly a great musician, salah 1 yang terbaik dari negeri ini. Gak tau bener apa nggak, gw pernah gosip kalo Dhani bilang musiknya mas Yovie Widianto itu banci. Yaaaah,, emang musik Dewa emang jauh lebih macho sih, kalo mas Yovie sweet2 gimanaa tapi 2-2nya bikin meleleh dengan cara yang berbeda, dan Andai Ia Tahu-nya Kahitna masih menempati posisi nomer 1 di chart pribadi-kyuu.

And if you read my diary around 2000-2001, you'll find that I wrote the name "Once" so many times ♥. One of the sexiest voices that have ever existed ♥! Elfonda Mekel is a legend ♥! Hahahah dulu tiap harii pengen ketemu Once, Once, dan Once ♥. Thank God suatu hari akhirnya saya melihat sang vokalis dengan mata kepala saya sendiri dalam sebuah unexpected incident di bilangan Jakarta Pusat! Hihi ♥. Mengenai kabar hengkangnya Once dari Dewa ya saya...

SEDIH..

Apalagi kalo lagi dengerin Atas Nama Cinta, album live-nya Dewa. Gyaaah gak sempet dong nonton Once manggung terus nyanyi bareng para baladewa :(

Ya sudah deh. Intinya Dewa 19 itu band paling keren di Indonesia!