Show goes on for 911
By Siva Darshan
Ratnasingam
LEE Brennan, Spike Dawbarn
and Jimmy Constable of 911 were disappointed with the
turnout at their concert in Dewan Merdeka of Putra World
Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
The hall was half filled, but this could have been
because the concert took place on a Sunday night.
Still, the show went on. The host, MTV’s Ary Malik,
introduced the opening acts: local rhythm and blues group
Soulstreet and Danish trio Juice.
Soulstreet - comprising Zain Amri, Damian Seet, Farez
Azlan and Allen Wong - sang Shout Out and This Is How We
Do It and wooed the crowds with their vocals.
Juice - with Eve Home, Maria Jansen and Anne Rani - sang
Not In Love and Best Days.
The two acts whetted the crowd’s appetite. So, when
911 appeared and started dancing to the beat of
Bodyshakin’, the screams were deafening.
The group then performed incredible stunts during
Bodyshakin’.
This was followed by the ballad How Do You Want Me To
Love You, giving the group and audience a breather.
One part that got the audience excited was when Brennan
sang "How do you want me to love you, Malaysia?"
As the hall wasn’t full, he invited those who were
sitting to come down and dance on the dance floor. It was
soon filled with people.
Many girls cried when Brennan sang the heart-rending If
You’d Only Love Me. When Constable came out to sing
his solo number, Reunited, the crowd didn’t go as
wild as they did with Brennan.
However, he winked and responded to the screams of the
crowd by saying "Oh, stop it! I love you too, baby."
Dawbarn was a letdown as many expected him to sing solo
too. He didn’t say much and just waved a little
during the concert.
After a string of ballads, the crowd became restless. The
group must have noticed this because it promised more
dancing after singing A Little Bit More.
They then sang the uptempo The Journey, the title track
from their first album. This kept the crowd on their feet.
Next up was the group’s cover of the Bee Gee’s
More Than A Woman and Don’t Make Me Wait. These got
the crowd swaying once again.
The fans later asked for Love Sensation, but the guys
apologised, saying they didn’t include the song in
their programme but would sing it later, after Wonderland.
In total, the group performed 18 songs, which were well
received but a "live" band would have made a
difference, giving the show a fuller dimension. Instead,
it used minus-one tracks.
The MTV I Like 911 Concert was held in aid of Open Minds,
a community development programme for the education of
children with special needs.
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