Singaporean Rock Culture
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I think I know what you're talking about. This rock thing in Singapore... it's not so strong to the extent you call it a culture. I believe it's just portion of them and it would be the same group of people participating everytime if there are gigs or competitions etc.
Some are probably driven by passion while some likes the attention. I've heard people saying they feel very shiok on stage... haha. Maybe that's what keeps them going.
During the Singapore Street Festival, there were some bands covering JRock like Dir en Grey, X Japan, L'arc~en~ciel, Glay, Due le Quartz and sometimes doing originals. Sylvester Sim was from a band (L'zefier) which did a bit of L'arc~en~ciel. I think they have a website. Can email them or something regarding ur questions.
There are other bands too which are pretty good, like LGF - they do originals - (http://lgf.loversoul.com/)..... and many more but I don't know if they have websites. If you're free u can go to Esplanade during weekends and maybe interview some of the bands there or something.
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I think like what someone posted there is a difference between rock and metal. How to do classification? Based on music they played? AFAIK there are a thriving local rock scene going on be it Chinese or English songs they played. I admire a local chinese rock band called Luan4 Tang3. Cool.
Last time Big-O magazine organise the competition and when buy magazine get a free CD of sampling of their songs. I do admire them (bands) but it tend to be meshing soft rock with rock with metal into an album. Read the album sleeves you can contact those band members using mail postage. Tat time no email adress
Address like Bishan, Bukit Batok etc sounds so singaporeanish.
I believe most of them are now old liao since I now also quite old. Wonder if they still pursue those passion they used to have in their teens?
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Yeap, I'm in a band and I love rock music. But that didn't come much from the idols... It's my interest which is more important
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Actually rock music has been very popular in Singapore since the days of Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stone and Led Zepplin etc. The reason why this rock movement is getting more noticable is because of our goverment's effort to create more outdoors venue for band performances. in the old days, the only public live preformance in Singapore is the Hungry Ghost Gei Tai. While today, we have Youth Park, Substation, Esplanade, and many music festival.Originally posted by Understanding:Hey Guys/Gals,
I'm doing a study on rock culture among youths in Singapore.
In particular, I am studying how did this become a such popular trend among youths. Rock music, rock bands, jamming, performing at gigs.. etc
Anyone knows how? Did the success of Electrico start all this?
Almost everyone nowadays are forming their own rock/pop bands.
But what are the reasons behind it?
Is it because its the trend? - if yes then why?
Is it because fame and popularity will come along with the association of forming a band?
Even the press and media are getting involved.
Straits TImes with their "School of rock" competition
Power98 with "PowerJam"
If I'm not wrong, there are a lot more bands competitions which are up and coming
Feel free to post any links, opinions and insights you have about this issue. You guys/gals need not ans any of my questions. Any comment about this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Beside that, music (MP3) and musical instrument are just getting cheaper these days and to learn to play music, it is as easy and cheap as buying an instrument and download materials from the internet.
Why kids like rock? Because Rock is always associate with being Rebellious, and it has a very cool image amoung teenager.
Minus the image thingy, music is universal langauage which help to bring people from of all colors, race and religion together.
Honestly speaking, there might be more band competition these days, but I would say that the quality of the bands are much better in the old days. You dont get to find many 3 chords music in the 70s and 80s right? -
singapore into rock culture?..
duh.. i dunt think so.. a
duh? dunt think singapore into rock culture because of tat lame singapore idol guy..dunno wads his name.tat one. look like vampire..
or any of tat straight times..... singapore is only .. underground rock culture ..
and now.. promotion of my roc band ..
dunt mind.. hear some samples
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