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Kehidupan
"Kehidupan" ("Life") is a 1988 single by God Bless from their third album, ''Semut Hitam'' (''Black Ants''). Production "Kehidupan" was written by Jockie Soerjoprajogo. Ahmad Albar performed the vocals, while Ian Antono was on the guitar, Donny Fattah was on bass, Jockie was on keyboard, and Teddy Sujaya was on drums. Sound Denny MR, writing in ''Rolling Stone Indonesia'', notes that there is a spirit of collaboration between the band members, who had spent the previous seven years pursuing individual projects. Antono's guitar riffs are inspired by heavy metal music, heavy metal and rougher than on previous albums, while Jockie's keyboarding is smoother than his last album with the band, ''Huma di Atas Bukit'' (''House on the Hill''; 1976). The bass complements the other instruments, instead of simply setting the beat. The song's arrangement is not as complicated as "Anak Adam" ("Child of Adam"), from God Bless' second album ''Cermin'' (''Mirror''; 1981), which had been written wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jockie Soerjoprajogo
Jockie Soerjoprajogo (; Perfected Spelling: Yockie Suryoprayogo; 14 September 1954 – 5 February 2018) was an Indonesian musician and songwriter. Jockie began his musical career while a junior high school student in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. After working with bands in Jakarta and Surabaya, in 1973, he joined with Ahmad Albar, Donny Fattah and Ludwig Leeman to form God Bless; he would remain with this band intermittently until the 2000s. Jockie also worked with artists such as Chrisye and Iwan Fals, ultimately writing two songs—" Kehidupan" ("Life") and "Kesaksian" ("Witness")—that were listed by ''Rolling Stone Indonesia'' as among the best Indonesian songs of all time. Biography Jockie was born in Demak, Central Java on 14 September 1954. After beginning his education in Demak, he went to Semarang near the end of his primary years to finish elementary school. His middle school education was in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan; while there he joined the local band Safira. Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |