ModernDog gets barking mad at anniversary show
ModernDog has always enjoyed a solid fan base and that was proved yet again last Saturday as more than 10,000 of its disciples turned out for the alter-rock pioneer’s three-hour concert, “ModernDog 22”, at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani.
Dressed in T-shirts with horizontal stripes identical to those worn by Thanachai “Pod” Ujjin, May-T Noijinda and Pawin “Pong” Suwannacheep on the cover of their latest album “Pod Pong May-T”, fans erupted in loud screams as the three lads appeared on stage together with a backup band and a group of chorus singers who included Mariam Grey Alkalali, aka Mariam B5, and Suwira “Q” Boonrod of rock band Flure.
ModernDog started by travelling back to the past, the stage simply decorated with a large white cloth covered in a graphic design and a song list featuring “Bang Sing”, “Scala”, “Kala”, “Ther” and “Thi Jing Nai Jai”. Colour then flooded the stage and the cloth was replaced by an LED screen as the band segued into “Niyai”, “Daed Song” and “Happiness Is.”
The alter rockers surprised the audience by performing the “gong wong”, a percussion instrument consisting of small gongs of different pitches strung together in a semicircle and pairing it with international music instruments for “Isan Classic”, “Kan Lae Kan”, “Wan Nee Muea Pee Korn”, “Loy Pai Loy Ma” and “Waytal”.
Special guest Pry Pathomporn was introduced to fans in “Korn”, which he wrote and which shot the band to fame two decades ago. Tears flowed freely as Pod crooned his way through a set of poignant songs such as “Khob Khun Chokdee”, “Sing Thi Mai Khoey Bok” and “Luek Sueng.”
The mood was lifted as ModernDog performed a set of uptempo numbers including “Roob Mai Lor”, “Manee”, “Tim” and “O-Noi-Oog”.
ModernDog wrapped up the show by dressing up in scout uniforms and posing for selfies with fans before playing “Busaba”, “Thob Thuan”, “Khob Khun” and “Ta Sawang”.
