thaibeachlovers Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 3 hours ago, bbko said: Just because some here haven't heard of someone they question the use of the word "legendary", 555, do they think the world revolves around them? Like "I've never heard of this person, so he can't be a legend". Pretty much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 3 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said: That seems like the work of a legend to me. Carley Simon said it best with this song she sang many years ago. A legend in your own time But you're a legend in your own time A hero in the footlights Playing tunes to fit your rhyme But a legend's only a lonely boy When he goes home alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Carley Simon said it best with this song she sang many years ago. A legend in your own time But you're a legend in your own time A hero in the footlights Playing tunes to fit your rhyme But a legend's only a lonely boy When he goes home alone. I'm a legend in my own mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors65 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) Nice guy, i saw him a couple of times over Decades in Bangkok, Hua Hin and Pattaya, great guitar skills in his heydays. Lam was even on Tour in Europe in 1982 as "Guitar King Of Thailand". I hope he get well soon. Edited February 23, 2022 by Mentors65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 3:31 AM, thaibeachlovers said: If so legendary and well known how come I never heard of him? Regardless, I wish him a speedy recovery. Maybe, just maybe you are too young? Get well soon Lam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 3:45 PM, thaibeachlovers said: I did, but he didn't play in Lucky Star bar. No. Never. Next? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveE13 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 10 hours ago, rumbo1 said: Quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivebaxter Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 10 hours ago, rumbo1 said: Ten year olds can play this just as well if not better. Anyone who does not write their own material, makes no contribution to music development and only covers other musicians material can never be anything other than a competent player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 13 hours ago, clivebaxter said: Ten year olds can play this just as well if not better. Anyone who does not write their own material, makes no contribution to music development and only covers other musicians material can never be anything other than a competent player. Well nobody claimed he was Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix, but for Thailand he is pretty good and elevated the standard to be higher than rendition #4 of the night of Hotel California that The Wonderful Bar put out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 15 hours ago, clivebaxter said: Anyone who does not write their own material, makes no contribution to music development and only covers other musicians material can never be anything other than a competent player. YouTube is full of clueless child prodigies just as this thread is full of musically clueless pontification. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bang saen guy Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I first heard Lam play on Soi Buakhao about 1996. Not much in the area back then. Get well soon. No idea how anyone could spend 10 to 12 years here and never heard of Lam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivebaxter Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 4 hours ago, jacko45k said: Well nobody claimed he was Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix, but for Thailand he is pretty good and elevated the standard to be higher than rendition #4 of the night of Hotel California that The Wonderful Bar put out. They claimed he was a legend when in reality he was just a very mediocre Thai playing western hits like a parrot to westerners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivebaxter Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 3 hours ago, NanLaew said: YouTube is full of clueless child prodigies just as this thread is full of musically clueless pontification. Really. can you let us know of some more Thai 'clueless' prodigies then, as you seem to be an expert on the subject! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 54 minutes ago, clivebaxter said: They claimed he was a legend when in reality he was just a very mediocre Thai playing western hits like a parrot to westerners. I am not sure one needs to be very good to be a Thai legend. And compared to most Thai bands with their mispronounced lyrics, out of tune singing and awful instrument skills.. well he was good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) On 2/22/2022 at 8:03 AM, rtco said: At first I thought it was a spelling mistake ... Van not Lam Morrison ... but then I realised it wasn't. Been here 12 years and never heard of him but clearly a lot of people have some I wish him well. Why would anyone hear of him, unless into local musicians / guitarist, or frequent visitor of a venue he plays at. Seen him, and quite talented, but so are the pre teen kids on YouTube ???? I remember seeing Jonny Lang & Kenny Wayne Sheppard in a bar, they weren't old enough to drink in ... ???? Legend ??? Depends if you think Wats are tourist attractions. Then maybe so. Edited February 24, 2022 by KhunLA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor bigun Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 hope he gets better soon ,but in 25 yrs i had heard his name but did not have a clue who he was . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 20 hours ago, jacko45k said: Well nobody claimed he was Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix, but for Thailand he is pretty good and elevated the standard to be higher than rendition #4 of the night of Hotel California that The Wonderful Bar put out. No dispute from me, but I was talking about labeling him "legendary", which IMO takes more than being "pretty good". I was never in a Thai bar for the music anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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