Superband top 18

[CrispyEgg]

guys we really should lower the ASSUMPTIONS... a LOT of assuming going on!!!

1) the sound was bad, there was probably a good reason for that. if not, the sound engineer was probably fired =X

2) if u do not personally know the bands, how do u know if they are RAWK or POP? this is a competition and there are compromises

3) in any "publicity", you will be tied down by a contract. the dude that win's whatever idol will be contracted to that company (e.g. mediacorp) for 1 year, in which he cannot perform unless mediacorp says so (prolly cuz they can profit from that performance). this is logical and not demanding at all - the media controls your fame.

4) nkubi87: you're right, rock isn't any part of the "mainstream" genre in singapore =( but did u know that chinese pop has quite a lot of rock in it? i respect chinese pop especially when they have those ballads with awesome vocals AND AN EVEN MORE AWESOME GUITAR SOLO 8) sadly, the english speaking community in singapore listens to rap n R&B (as a joke, rubbish n bullshit, haha) and stuff like my chemical romance, simple plan, etc. bands that are marketed out of very little talent and ambition (the real bands that have good music but cant make it big cuz nobody wants to market them are OUT THERE SOMEWHERE, businessmen just dont see the profits of making other peoples' dream come true) no offense to the bands themselves or fans of the bands/genre mentioned above.

 

[Marksman]

...sadly, the english speaking community in singapore listens to rap n R&B (as a joke, rubbish n bullshit, haha) and stuff like my chemical romance, simple plan, etc. bands that are marketed out of very little talent and ambition (the real bands that have good music but cant make it big cuz nobody wants to market them are OUT THERE SOMEWHERE, businessmen just dont see the profits of making other peoples' dream come true) no offense to the bands themselves or fans of the bands/genre mentioned above.

I like what you've just said...



( Hmmm... You know what would be better than a Superband which seems biased towards chinese pop all due to $$$? It would be somewhat interesting to see an english Superband on Ch5 or something. (And hopefully all instrumental is allowed) )

 

[DarknessFury]

Heehee...an english superband on TV would certainly be awesome...

 

[ZON_P]

after this Superband event.. the local chinese band scene seems unstable and doubt.

back in the 90s we hve lotsa of gd band performing ie, Tian Di Hui, Lighthouse, Retro Groove and lotsa more.

in this millenium seems like we've got notin much.. abit of here n there.

I think more gigs (Chinese Band) should be brought to the crowds and mass, by hving more Gigs. i think we should show ppl in singapore its not just wat thy see in TV.

so Organisersss plss help out on this.

i'm really lookin forward chinese rock band performing in places like taka, youth park, plaza sing,

let ppl noe that its more thn wat thy hear n see in the tv.

 

[CrispyEgg]

it's tough to be an organizer in singapore. some people choose to bring in bands, companies like LAMC and LUSHINGTON. some choose to hold local talent gigs, like HeartRock. because of our small population, mediacorp is sufficient for television. imagine if WE had 20 local channels to choose from -_-

and you can't please everybody right? if they show hardcore rock, maybe some parents will start rioting, lol.

 

[nkubi87]

CrispyEgg, u're right. there are many gd bands chi or eng out there, but i tink that real chinese rock is not really showcased. example, bands like mayday are not really rock, and they get many ideas from eng bands, no offence to fans though.

e real gd heavy rock bands are out there, & they are not even on radio. coz they dun really appeal to many sporeans here, but they do to me. sadly, their songs maybe found only through downloading thrgh e net or mayb some RARE music stores will sell their CDs.

 

[bernardgoh]

yup, there's many good bands in the market but they're not expose enuff. but have we actually ask ourself why is it that good bands in singapore doesn't have the exposure? what I think is because there isn't enuff demand to meet the supply. singaporean aren't buying enuff of our own local bands album. if this contiunes, bands wouldn't have money to cut a album, record company woudn't invest in locals, everybody would do music only at their free time. so do you think is good for us?

 

[ZON_P]

dats why i say, i hope some organise will help out to organise gigs to showcase our local chinese bands.

hip hop, blues, jazz, funk, punk, emo, alt, heavy rock, vis rock, prog rock, metal rock, wat eva... as long as chinese stuff.

 

[bernardgoh]

I think the question is would we get the crowds in when we organise such gigs? how many people is willing to pay $5 to watch this kinda gigs? as far as I know, when you're talking about charging tickets for a chinese gigs, you can expect only few heads on the venues. even when we're talking about free gigs, only friends and those who are in other bands would attend. can't just wait for someone to give you the chances, you have to earn it.

 

[soft]

i think the word that we have been avoiding is "Do we have the quality?"

If our bands/musicians are really good, we dont have to look only at the singapore market, we have the international market.

we live in a cruel world.

 

[bernardgoh]

yup, agreed with what you say. quality is what we lack. like I say, we have to earn it. when there isn't support from people, we must ask ourself why?
certainly we can't force people to listen to certain music or force them to go to a gigs which they think doesn't worth their time.
Quality is one good key. Singaporean is basically expose to international artiste and by that, artiste in singapore is actually being compare with the international artiste. so if we do something that is not on par. people wouldn't want to listen to you.

 

[Creeping_Deth]

Instead of thinking of living off your music and making it "big", why not just do your best and let the music be your source of enjoyment and creative pasttime? Just because its a "pasttime" doesn't mean you can't put in effort to perfect your craft.

 

[bernardgoh]

That's Right... I've never think of making big money on music. I'm a full time broadcaster but I've spend all my money I earn buying recording equipments because my passion is on recording and producing music.

 

[CrispyEgg]

bernard, that's cool... are you a chinese music producer of sorts?

 

[bernardgoh]

not really. still training to be one. is not easy. did produce and engineer some stuff be4 but not up to my expectation. still looking for people who want to work with me. like let me produce and stuff.

 

[CrispyEgg]

u studying? or trying to enter the workforce kinda transition? sounds interesting...

just a point to make, why do so many singaporeans of this generation continue to speak chinese as their first language? i think it's a big barrier... yes i know it's controversial to those who don't speak chinese, but still... we should be multi-lingual just as we are multi-racial =)

 

[ZON_P]

bernard, u're working wif your brother rite?

 

[DarknessFury]

just a point to make, why do so many singaporeans of this generation continue to speak chinese as their first language?

Ok...now that's new knowledge to me...I have no idea Singaporeans speak chinese as their first language...'coz to me and for me...I speak English as my first language instead of Chinese...

 

[bernardgoh]

Hi ZON, I don't work with my brother now. some problems. I'm working alongside with other people. under new managerment. we're recording artiste like tribe, ismail iskandar and others in our studio right now. anyway, you know me?

bernard, u're working wif your brother rite?

 

[bernardgoh]

I'm working full time in a broadcasting company. doing recording and producing music during my free time.
mm... I think multi-lingual doesn't means you can't put chinese as your 1st language. I do think many people who have put chinese as their 1st language still be able to communicate with english right. if not, everyone would be typing in chinese text liao.

u studying? or trying to enter the workforce kinda transition? sounds interesting...

just a point to make, why do so many singaporeans of this generation continue to speak chinese as their first language? i think it's a big barrier... yes i know it's controversial to those who don't speak chinese, but still... we should be multi-lingual just as we are multi-racial =)