: Hi all, and welcome to part one of our special report... the developer's diary.. sorta.. haha..As mentioned in the interviews, this time round, our songs all follow a central theme, which is food. But food is used as an analogy, because: it ties in so tightly with us Singaporeans, it helps describe different flavours of music, it helps describe a setting or mood, it is something that everyone understands because everybody has to eat, it reflects on the relationship between the people sharing the meal together ETC.
In our opinion, it was the strongest theme amongst the many themes we had, so we came out with many stories, and then we decided to write songs as a medium to tell these stories.
So food was the theme that led to many issues and scenarios (literal food was not the subject, we were not talking about particular dishes) and hence the birth of the songs.
Next, we were asked to help to think of more album concepts, and at first I came up with an ice-cream cum lacoste pastel colours concept, but after reviewing the compos we made, I felt that MLB's 3rd album consists of more emotional songs than fast, energetic ones. So the ice-cream concept was withdrawn (keep for next time hehe) and a new idea was being formulated. Later on, we got introduced to Xiao Ye lao shi(a respected player in the industry who wrote the lyrics for 冷晚餐 as well as the MV director for 吃下宇宙, super multi-talented man), and after reading his lyrics, I was inspired and it led on to a whole new concept = The Big Banquet/Feast.
What is 'The Big Banquet'? Basically, the album represented a banquet of songs, of different variety of tastes, carefully prepared by the chefs and waiters of an imaginary mansion of music, and the 3 hosts, invited everyone to come taste and feast on the (initially) 10 course meal. Thus the theme of food or a banquet was brought to life. Meanwhile, there was a decision made by the production team, that the look of MLB should go up another level, and we should be more matured than our 2nd album. At this point of time, this is how we looked :)
*Forgot to mention that this picture is when we were testing our fitting, thus the mugshot pose, in fact nic was the only one not wearing his shoes, only socks, that's why i removed the lower part. It is not from an official shoot, but just for archiving, considered as behind the scene.*
*this picture on the other hand, was from an article in the newpaper, taken during our initial 吃下宇宙 MV shoot*
Coming back to the album, I had a goal in mind, which was that this time round, I wanted the album to be 'INTERACTIVE' whereby people would really hold the album in their palms and flip it open and close, fold it around.. basically look at it like it were a beautiful crafted origami rather than your usual traditional album. So I came out with the following idea:
What does this mean? oh yes, it means so much... the above will be explained in Developer's Diary #2... coming soon :D
P.S. thanks for coming down! there were more of u.. it's ok, we'll take family photo again some time soon! :D btw, credits go to Qian Hui.. haha i used her photos.. :p
Just kidding :P
I found that I tag more often when I am super busy too, like now. Think tagging and reading blog has became my escape to small relaxation.
Heh heh, even busy, must still sleep ok. I think Singapore Zoo only prepare for 2 panda, don't think they have the budget to have another one. Take care and sleep tight!!
thanks for the developer's diary#1! After 2nd & 3rd listen, my my, it is no doubt in my mind dat the effort u guys put in has paid off. I can truly say this is my fave album out of the 3 so far!:) this feast is super sumptuous!!!:) i m spoilt for choice for my fave dish. now the melody for track 3 keeps haunting me liao, esp sam's beginning part. track 2 超喜欢 the WQ's keyboard (another haunting refrain) plus sam's singing got super sad feelin, plus nic's emo singing. faint lor, heart pain wn i listen to the song:D track 5, nic's breathy singing in front may not sit well w some but i super luv this song, abit restrained 的疯狂。 dying to learn to sing my heart out along the song, esp the emo part plus the drums solo... faint again. :D track 6 oso like melody, esp like the kb here too. track 7 luv the guit!! stripped bare as compared to the rock track, the beauty of the melody stands out, only thing is dunno why sam's singing sounds a bit bland here aft a while(sorry!). due to personal taste,the fast tracks not really on my hit list :P makeup aside :P, musically overall this 3rd baby is a OMG for me!!! :D
Developer's Diary #1! Nice One :)
#2 Soon Ok :D
The b4 pic was really kinda funny-looking lo, like wanna take that kind of criminal photo u know u know, luckily u all never take the number boards in ur hands, if not i really gonna LAUGH OUT LOUD =X =X =X
But with the b4 pic, den we can see how huge the difference is when we look at the after pic... It will just made ppl "eyeballs enlarged" & go: WOW! ♥♥♥
Now past midnight le, means is fri le, &&& so it's gonna be TOMORROW le! *SMILE SUPER WIDELY*
LOVEsss ~ ♥
YUJING | 20 November, 2009 00:12
ON ARH!
take over instruments, end of performance sun bian bring home! cfm no prob larh(^^) i'm going to grab the keyboard of yours man Weiqi, so that i can practise for my Music Appreciation module. finish this sem's module then return you:d wahahah! then those students of sam can just wack all they want alr. as for the guita, just pluck nia:p
THUMBSSS UPPP!
YUJING | 20 November, 2009 00:27
s.noob:( i was wondering hard.. what's w/ that "BEFORE PIC" you people were mentioning. then i was like.. where got pics siaaa? so i decided to ask Qianhui JIEJIEEE! & she told me yes, got picsss arh. so i kept refreshing refreshing refreshing & refreshing:S then realised i have to click on the "MORE" to read/ view MOREEE(-.-)|
sian diaooo.
but not too late to know it now:)
YUJING | 20 November, 2009 00:39
LOLOL:D
now i also finally see the "Sam slap model face" picasss alr. LOLOL!
know what i did yesterday? i click on the only pic that i can see(which is the 1st one), save down.. and spot, "where got Sam slap model?" keep zoom-ing in and out.. yet i only see sam's back:( LOLOL! totally pissed off w/ myself. yet, i never ask larhhh:p
binz | 20 November, 2009 05:51
nice.. it's so meaningful to know what is planned behind what we see! it makes the appreciation deeper(: thanks loads for spending the time to come up with this! anyway, WQ did you like crop you three out and put it together in 1 pic for the before pic? the thought of you three standing like that together taking the pic just makes me feel that you all will somehow be laughing!
aww very gan dong looking at the old video anonymous posted! the way eason said it and the expression of his..
well.. bro.. nic.. everyone looks like crap without make up and hair styling.. it's reality. i'm sure that mlbians all know this too, and they support us for things deeper than skin deep.. like our music? our hardwork? our characters? The truth is that I hate, yup HATE, this plastic world that is so dependent on looks. sigh. but well, no one looks young forever.. so everyone will understand when they get old.
thks weiqi for putting some time into making this for mlbians.
d 1st pics really look like those criminal pics.. haa.. ;p & it's taken b4 u all cut hair, so can see tat all 3 d hair long long.
so d album wif d 3 pics like tat is for us to fold into triangle & display lah... but we bu she de display & get it dirty. btw, d autograph will b on the individual pics or will b on d album cover?
hope tmr's autograph session wont delay in time coz i cant stay late.
see ya then!
Thanks Weiqi for sharing #1.. Looking forward to #2..
Yup Weiqi is right.. No 1 looks young forever..
Thanks anonymous for sharing the videos. WOW 饮食男女 mv is nice!!! Nic very good at acting... :) Yeah favourite and share it at facebook!!! :)
capri: I think they will sign on the album cover ba... But i hope they can sign it on the individual pics...
My friend called me & asked 2moro if i can change working time with her? I told her cannot cos i got something on after work.. She like dun believe me like that, still asked me really cannot huh?
Yeah 2moro is the day! Jiayou for 2moro event! :D
Wow.. weiqi, thanks for sparing some of your precious times, preparing such an interesting post for us. Really like the developer's diary #1, shall wait patiently for your #2. :D
After watching the MV, I personally feel that you guys can be actors too. Jia-you... who knows, maybe one of these days we might see you guys acting in local drama!
Yeah... tmr shall be a day for us to be together as Family & party. WooHoo... :)
alright, tml is the qian chang hui, finally !! and my tprawks thingy has also come to an end, would like to thank everyone esp weiqi who told me to think more abt all the polys and my choices etc, anw, im really glad that i'll be able to go thr tml, to see mlb! cuz i was feeling really guilty that i wasnt able to turn up for the conference session.
anw, i saw the ying shi nan nu mtv, moved me to tears. i can feel the story behind the song... yeah. anw, great job peeps.
for this developer's diary, its also a very meaningful job done, it lets us feel 'closer' to mlb, let us know how things develop etc. so yup, like i say, its really meaningful.
cyas all tml ! sorry for my absence these few days. tp rawks drained all my energy. ;D
p/s; on the other hand, I SAW LIWHEY ! xD
From RazorTV:
1) Taste our music (Milubing's new album Pt 1)
http://razortv.sg/site/servlet/segment/main/entertainment/39202.html
2) They couldn't stop crying (Milubing's new album Pt 2)
http://razortv.sg/site/servlet/segment/main/entertainment/39204.html
3) Too ugly to be a boyband? (Milubing's new album Pt 3)
http://razortv.sg/site/servlet/segment/main/entertainment/39198.html
4) Single or attached? (Milubing's new album Pt 4)
http://razortv.sg/site/servlet/segment/main/entertainment/39200.html
i just had a nice 8-course dinner..i love it right from the appetizer to the dessert^^..second last course was a fab surprise..love the guit!! love the guit!!..just wanna let you guys (winkz-winkz) know that the dishes you have prepared are tasty..so i will definitely come for seconds and thirds and ...
as for the look of the restaurant ma..i think a much more raw look (ie less makeup?) will be better?
Yea.. hopefully all MLBians who have their MLB's tee, will wear it for tmr & next Sunday autograph signing session.
Be proud of yourself as a MLBian, wear it to show all ppl in SG. This is another form of promotion/advertisment for MLB. After all, the boys have put in so much efforts to design & order the t-shirts for us.
Gdnite MLB & fellow MLBians.
See you guys & gals tmr. :)
thats tabloid.. it kinda spices things up a lil don't ya think? Haha.. It's their way of catching attention so we just try to understand abit la hor.. ppl's jobs..
But indeed 3/4 (the back part) of the article is very well written.. I would actually commend it.
Captured ppl to read about the band! :)
So don't worry.. part and parcel of life.. but no Edison ya? :)
Chill!
Thanks for the link!
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Waiting for chapter two :D