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20 minutes ago, BillyBass said:

remember seeing the signs by the roads when entering the larger towns 'Kaed bPlawd awud'  

I became accustomed to them, but mostly at government buildings, like the department of motor vehicles or the police station.

No Drugs was added

There are quite a few Pinoy cover bands working in hotels in Bangkok. i knew a beautiful Pinay gal named Jemima. She got dressed up quite nicely to sing Jazz at the cocktail lounge in one of the 5-star hotels.

Music is huge in the PI & their cover-bands sometimes sound exactly like the original artist.

The PI exports Musicians to work all over Asia & the middle-East. They have a large permits office, just for that.

Hmm, I worked in the PI as well, last time in Batangas on Shell's new gas plant, Malampaya.

I did not notice anything heavier than sappy Pop. Kara-okay TV was all the rage there, most bars had a large TV that people would sing into. (and KTV signs out front)

You also had to check your weapons at the door:

We had this on the sign at the gate at work, no blades over 10 cm.

You probably had to seek out the Heavy Metal in PI, much like in Thailand.

There was ONE bar in all of Bangkok that regularly had Heavy Metal, & it was a flash-in-the-pan.

1 minute ago, BillyBass said:

 I don't remember any music that wasn't pop or traditional

When I was working at General Motors on a Y2K project, a new artist emerged that was really making a name for himself:

My Thai coworkers were livid when they asked what I thought of him & I said he was cliché. He had some 'heavy' songs, but mostly pandering about women.

later-on he did a Pop song with one of the biggest names in Thai Pop, Bird McIntosh:

The lyrics were EDGY, he sings: If you put a Buddha in your mouth, I still wouldn't believe your words

a bit of 180 degree flip from his 'crying for her to come back' stuff he did in the past

Even later he went quite mad & was streaming videos of himself at home alone in a dark room, proclaiming himself Thailand's Rock Star.

He's Thailand's Kanyé!

2 hours ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Nice, but is it really metal? Sounds more like hard rock to me 😉 

Does everything need growling vocals to be Heavy Metal?

They ranged from Heavy Metal to Hard Rock, & sometimes Poppy ballads, kinda like Deep Purple:

Their Thai name is Hin-Lake-Fai, which means stone-metal-fire. The song is Cat Woman, & the repeating line is 'bPai Longe Naroke', go down to Hell 😀

There are Heavier in Thailand, but when I was there THIS was The Heavy Metal band, but unfortunately they softened up over time, & even did an acoustic version of their most popular song:

here's the secret:

start by playing the correct notes at the correct time & then adjust your fingers accordingly

I wouldn't pursue Music at all if I'd known then what I know now, that I'm tone-deaf.

Even in recent discussions about Music that I thought I knew very very well, others seem to be hearing something that I cannot.

2 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said:

Which Taylor is best for metal?

3 hours ago, Mickyk said:

Can we rename this thread. .thus ..See how many famous acts that came from Birmingham can we name ...I'll start you off ..Black Sabbath.

That whole thing started with a sarcastic query that was followed up with more & more sarcasm, but I will go on & on about Black Sabbath, because they defined Heavy Metal.

less than two weeks ago was the anniversary of Ozzy getting a star on Magic City's Walk of Stars:

all the members of Sabbath have one, except for Ward, but at least he's on the bridge:

Ha, I just noticed Toyah has a star, too!

and Noddy of Slade

doubling down on being a so-and-so I see, have a great weekend

it's tough not to get banned when everyone is like you

You should fit right in over there on talkbass, it's full of smarty-pants

ICYMI my post was in response to the " Is the Brummie accent good for metal?" just prior to it.

I enjoyed their early stuff, up to Powerslave, but Steve's best bass arrangement remains Wrathchild.

It's kind of like Tool, their best is Sober.

I quit going to the local 'jam' when the nuggets there kept turning down my feed until I couldn't hear myself.

original Heavy Metal band, 100% Brummie:

5 hours ago, Nicko said:

I enjoyed the practice sessions

That's the unfun part, practicing at home alone.

Keep the bare minimum, for those days you just feel like playing.

I feel like an idiot for not just using that ONE bass forever, there was actually nothing wrong with it, but I was convinced I needed something better:

I moved laterally to a Fender JP-90:

Back then I was SO naive about it all, but the online communities convinced me I needed to upgrade. This is why I chastise all the 'buy, Buy, BUY' that gets thrown around.

new screenshot:

straight from page 3

A female fox is a Vixen:

1 minute ago, WHUFC BASS said:

It doesn't need to compartmentalised.

I've presented examples of why it does, good examples. NEED is a strong word, but it comes in handy sometimes.

I doubt many of you would attend a Mister Mister concert in corpse-paint, but it would suit some sub-genres.

Jim Morrison was also a poet, who just happened to be the frontman of an Acid Rock band.

oops, another label

Their early work was quite dark, & along the lines of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, aren't they both Leeds bands?

Smith had denied many times that The Cure are Goth, which is mostly true, but then they do a really Goth song for a Goth movie: The Crow

I guess they're like Deep Purple in respect to Heavy Metal. The band denied they were Heavy Metal, even though a few of their songs were, before there was a label for it.

Even Eldritch denies Sisters of Mercy are Goth however, even though the vast majority of their catalogue certainly fits.