July 21, 2025Jul 21 I've been music lover since I first heard Classical from my dad's tastes at home from day one. He knew a lot of the best music from that genre and played it almost daily. My mom actually bought me my first cassette, Cream-Disraeli Gears, when I was maybe 12, just after it came out. I still like it now. I've gone crazy since then, acquiring maybe 50K of CD's, selling my 11,000 cassettes (dumb) before I moved here. Wondering if any expats here are really into music. Many still like the older music, from the 50's through the 70's, but haven't searched out music from the last few decades, thinking it couldn't have improved. Much of what you hear on the radio stations is older rock, repeated over and over, with stations still not playing some of the better songs on albums. I'm referring to rock, blues and metal here, although I like almost all types of music besides Rap Pop,and Hip Hop. This is why I just have a collection, with more burned weekly, of new albums. Yes, the best music did come from the 50's through the 90's, but there are still many artists that have come out with great music sine, most of course influenced by earlier music. If someone has a particular artist they like, it's easy to recommend similar artists in that style, along with newer artists coming out. An example would be Southern Rock, with most liking Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Allmans, 38 Special and others. Now there are Blackberry Smoke, Georgia Thunderbolts, The Red Clay Strays, Robert Jon and the Wreck, Whiskey Myers and Gov't Mule. Many like Dire Straits, but Mark Knopfler's solo music is very good. I know many if not most here are from Europe, so they might prefer UK or German music, which is just as good as any. I se a lot of older videos posted here, and some pop ones, but not many from really good artists from rock, blues and metal. Also, progressive rock and metal didn't end with Genesis, Rush, Pink Floyd, Marillion , Happy The Man, Deep Purple or Gentle Giant, but continues now with Mostly Autumn, Pendragon, Spock's beard, Dream Theater, Porcupine Thief, Leprous, Haken, Opeth and Pain of Salvation.
July 21, 2025Jul 21 Popular Post No Last 'new' artsts' CDs that I bought were Jonny Lang & Kenny Wayne Shepherd, both back in 1997. They were just getting noticed. Hadn't heard anything else of interest before coming to TH in 2000, or bought any CD/DVD of newer artist. Rarely listen to music like I used to. Will listen to YT while on the internet occasionally. TBH, quite bored as heard most of it over & over for decades, and nothing new interest me. Especially the lyrics, as either pop, angry, or written for teenagers. EDIT: who the hell gives a 👎 to someone talking about his music choice. Get a life.
July 21, 2025Jul 21 Author Popular Post 40 minutes ago, KhunLA said: No Last 'new' artsts' CDs that I bought were Jonny Lang & Kenny Wayne Shepherd, both back in 1997. They were just getting noticed. Hadn't heard anything else of interest before coming to TH in 2000, or bought any CD/DVD of newer artist. Rarely listen to music like I used to. Will listen to YT while on the internet occasionally. TBH, quite bored as heard most of it over & over for decades, and nothing new interest me. Especially the lyrics, as either pop, angry, or written for teenagers. EDIT: who the hell gives a 👎 to someone talking about his music choice. Get a life. If you like Johnny Lang and Shepherd, you'll like Joe Bonamassa, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Walter Trout, and Gary Moore, just to name a few. It's okay, I'd get thumbs downs from the usual pedants, that you prove wrong but live in denial, even if I said the world is round.
July 21, 2025Jul 21 5 minutes ago, fredwiggy said: If you like Johnny Lang and Shepherd, you'll like Joe Bonamassa, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Walter Trout, and Gary Moore, just to name a few. It's okay, I'd get thumbs downs from the usual pedants, that you prove wrong but live in denial, even if I said the world is round. Kenny and Joe are great.
July 22, 2025Jul 22 Popular Post Larkin Poe. Tedeschi Trucks Band. I gotta admit that Susan Tedeschi has kind of a schoolmarm vibe, like I better do my homework before I listen, even still...what a band.
July 22, 2025Jul 22 Gary Moore, Budgie, Wild Turkey, Stray,Wishbone Ash, UFO, Warhorse are always on my playlist 🤔
July 22, 2025Jul 22 Author 8 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: Gary Moore, Budgie, Wild Turkey, Stray,Wishbone Ash, UFO, Warhorse are always on my playlist 🤔 Like the old schoolers. I was introduced to Triumph and Budgie when I first moved to Texas for a year in 1978. Joe Anthony, called the Godfather of Rock, was a DJ on a radio station in San Antonio and promoted a lot of up and coming bands. I saw UFO, with Schenker, in San Antonio. He gave my daughter an autograph.
July 22, 2025Jul 22 No, could you imagine Donnie with almost 80 being afraid during head banging losing his orange hamster in his head? Well, I still got my own hair, but head banging is not on my wish list.
July 22, 2025Jul 22 8 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: Gary Moore, Budgie, Wild Turkey, Stray,Wishbone Ash, UFO, Warhorse are always on my playlist 🤔 Kiss ?
July 23, 2025Jul 23 Popular Post On 7/22/2025 at 10:50 AM, fredwiggy said: Like the old schoolers. I was introduced to Triumph and Budgie when I first moved to Texas for a year in 1978. Joe Anthony, called the Godfather of Rock, was a DJ on a radio station in San Antonio and promoted a lot of up and coming bands. I saw UFO, with Schenker, in San Antonio. He gave my daughter an autograph. After today's very sad news of Ozzy's demise my reminiscing took me back to the Bizzard of Oz tour with a still alive Randy Rhodes at Oxford Apollo swear my chest is still thumping from Crazy Train🤔
July 23, 2025Jul 23 Missed a few more like Pink Fairy's, Uriah Heep,Deep Purple. Savoy Brown and one that made me over £1000 when I sold one of only 75 copies on Vertigo label of Dr Z' 3 parts to my soul now worth £5-£8k🤔
July 23, 2025Jul 23 6 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said: Uriah Heep The Magicians Birthday. What a fantastic album!
July 23, 2025Jul 23 On 7/21/2025 at 8:05 AM, fredwiggy said: I've been music lover since I first heard Classical from my dad's tastes at home from day one. He knew a lot of the best music from that genre and played it almost daily. My mom actually bought me my first cassette, Cream-Disraeli Gears, when I was maybe 12, just after it came out. I still like it now. I've gone crazy since then, acquiring maybe 50K of CD's, selling my 11,000 cassettes (dumb) before I moved here. Wondering if any expats here are really into music. Many still like the older music, from the 50's through the 70's, but haven't searched out music from the last few decades, thinking it couldn't have improved. Much of what you hear on the radio stations is older rock, repeated over and over, with stations still not playing some of the better songs on albums. I'm referring to rock, blues and metal here, although I like almost all types of music besides Rap Pop,and Hip Hop. This is why I just have a collection, with more burned weekly, of new albums. Yes, the best music did come from the 50's through the 90's, but there are still many artists that have come out with great music sine, most of course influenced by earlier music. If someone has a particular artist they like, it's easy to recommend similar artists in that style, along with newer artists coming out. An example would be Southern Rock, with most liking Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Allmans, 38 Special and others. Now there are Blackberry Smoke, Georgia Thunderbolts, The Red Clay Strays, Robert Jon and the Wreck, Whiskey Myers and Gov't Mule. Many like Dire Straits, but Mark Knopfler's solo music is very good. I know many if not most here are from Europe, so they might prefer UK or German music, which is just as good as any. I se a lot of older videos posted here, and some pop ones, but not many from really good artists from rock, blues and metal. Also, progressive rock and metal didn't end with Genesis, Rush, Pink Floyd, Marillion , Happy The Man, Deep Purple or Gentle Giant, but continues now with Mostly Autumn, Pendragon, Spock's beard, Dream Theater, Porcupine Thief, Leprous, Haken, Opeth and Pain of Salvation. Try the Icelandic band - Kaleo. Very good music
July 23, 2025Jul 23 On 7/21/2025 at 8:05 AM, fredwiggy said: progressive rock and metal didn't end with Genesis, Rush, Pink Floyd, Marillion , Happy The Man, Deep Purple or Gentle Giant, but continues now with Mostly Autumn, Pendragon, Spock's beard, Dream Theater, Porcupine Thief, Leprous, Haken, Opeth and Pain of Salvation. I have collected 10's of thousands of tracks over the years and keep adding to my database as I find the memories very theraputic and the new stuff still exciting. Music is a very subjective topic, I have a long list of genres in my collection tho I draw the line at rap, country and pop, but think I have not heard of most of the artists you mentioned. Each to their own.
July 23, 2025Jul 23 I like metal, industrial and some punk. The only place I really found was Immortal Bar in Bangkok that have some original live bands. Also, a place at the end of Thong Lor under the highway near the canal. The rest seems to be just dumb mass produced karaoke and Thai music. Different country, different scene. Even my Opeth (Deliverance) shirt causes some weird stares here. There are rock cover band places around, but from what I have seen it's not original stuff, just cover bands. Who knows if the 80's metal scene will ever be again though. A lot of the people into that scene are dying off.
July 23, 2025Jul 23 On 7/21/2025 at 8:05 AM, fredwiggy said: selling my 11,000 cassettes (dumb) before I moved here. Who wants to listen to their music off lofi cassettes, when we have wav & flac available........for free.
July 23, 2025Jul 23 Author 29 minutes ago, KannikaP said: Who wants to listen to their music off lofi cassettes, when we have wav & flac available........for free. I sold my cassettes, and should have saved them. Now I have cd's, can choose from many.
July 23, 2025Jul 23 Author 46 minutes ago, Mark1969 said: I like metal, industrial and some punk. The only place I really found was Immortal Bar in Bangkok that have some original live bands. Also, a place at the end of Thong Lor under the highway near the canal. The rest seems to be just dumb mass produced karaoke and Thai music. Different country, different scene. Even my Opeth (Deliverance) shirt causes some weird stares here. There are rock cover band places around, but from what I have seen it's not original stuff, just cover bands. Who knows if the 80's metal scene will ever be again though. A lot of the people into that scene are dying off. Still many prog metal bands putting out good music. Not here but worldwide.
July 23, 2025Jul 23 Author 56 minutes ago, Digitalbanana said: I have collected 10's of thousands of tracks over the years and keep adding to my database as I find the memories very theraputic and the new stuff still exciting. Music is a very subjective topic, I have a long list of genres in my collection tho I draw the line at rap, country and pop, but think I have not heard of most of the artists you mentioned. Each to their own. If you like rock, prog rock, southern, metal, you'll like them, and there's thousands of others still making good music.
July 23, 2025Jul 23 3 minutes ago, fredwiggy said: I sold my cassettes, and should have saved them. Now I have cd's, can choose from many. And do you prefer your music off cassettes, CDs, downloaded flacs 7", 12"or 78 rpms? 555
July 23, 2025Jul 23 Author 1 hour ago, MarkBR said: Try the Icelandic band - Kaleo. Very good music Their sound is like some American blues rock from the 70's and 80's.
July 23, 2025Jul 23 Author 6 minutes ago, KannikaP said: And do you prefer your music off cassettes, CDs, downloaded flacs 7", 12"or 78 rpms? 555 I have all cd's, many burned from online. Cd's are fine by me.I will get back to a turntable when I move back home. Like that old sound at home. I should have saved the cassettes because of their old style, not for the sound. I had a lot of older, obscure bands that are rare now.
July 26, 2025Jul 26 On 7/21/2025 at 3:05 AM, fredwiggy said: I've been music lover since I first heard Classical from my dad's tastes at home from day one. He knew a lot of the best music from that genre and played it almost daily. My mom actually bought me my first cassette, Cream-Disraeli Gears, when I was maybe 12, just after it came out. I still like it now. I've gone crazy since then, acquiring maybe 50K of CD's, selling my 11,000 cassettes (dumb) before I moved here. Wondering if any expats here are really into music. Many still like the older music, from the 50's through the 70's, but haven't searched out music from the last few decades, thinking it couldn't have improved. Much of what you hear on the radio stations is older rock, repeated over and over, with stations still not playing some of the better songs on albums. I'm referring to rock, blues and metal here, although I like almost all types of music besides Rap Pop,and Hip Hop. This is why I just have a collection, with more burned weekly, of new albums. Yes, the best music did come from the 50's through the 90's, but there are still many artists that have come out with great music sine, most of course influenced by earlier music. If someone has a particular artist they like, it's easy to recommend similar artists in that style, along with newer artists coming out. An example would be Southern Rock, with most liking Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Allmans, 38 Special and others. Now there are Blackberry Smoke, Georgia Thunderbolts, The Red Clay Strays, Robert Jon and the Wreck, Whiskey Myers and Gov't Mule. Many like Dire Straits, but Mark Knopfler's solo music is very good. I know many if not most here are from Europe, so they might prefer UK or German music, which is just as good as any. I se a lot of older videos posted here, and some pop ones, but not many from really good artists from rock, blues and metal. Also, progressive rock and metal didn't end with Genesis, Rush, Pink Floyd, Marillion , Happy The Man, Deep Purple or Gentle Giant, but continues now with Mostly Autumn, Pendragon, Spock's beard, Dream Theater, Porcupine Thief, Leprous, Haken, Opeth and Pain of Salvation. I like quite a lot of different styles except Metal, rap, and hip hop. So I am interesting in newer music as well. Several of the artists you mentioned are unknown to me and I will definetly check them up. These days I do not have CD's anymore but only downloaded flac's. Newer mp3's as they are to poor quality. I like to listening to my flac's with the excellent software JRiver (check it up if you don't know about it). So I am follow your post (and all other posts about music) with interest, thanks.
July 26, 2025Jul 26 A while ago I downloaded the “Got Radio” app. Many different types of music. I was never into Blues but now I listen to “Bit O’ Blues” program on the app. I’m really enjoying it. Is there any place in Bangkok that has live Blues?
July 26, 2025Jul 26 On 7/21/2025 at 7:01 AM, fredwiggy said: If you like Johnny Lang and Shepherd, you'll like Joe Bonamassa, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Walter Trout, and Gary Moore, just to name a few. It's okay, I'd get thumbs downs from the usual pedants, that you prove wrong but live in denial, even if I said the world is round. Not Walter Trout but the others you mentioned are great. Especially Gary Moore which I have overseen for many years, sadly to say.
July 26, 2025Jul 26 Popular Post Excellent post fredwiggy. I used to go the Download festival near Donnington every year, and saw plenty of the bands you've mentioned, as well as in my younger days when touring bands reached a much bigger audience. To many favourites but my first ever gig was Slade in 1980, with the next gig being Iron Maiden & Judas Priest (seen both of these a number of times since, including at Download). Rather than a massive roll call of the hands I've seen I'll mention some of the more recent stuff I heard or seen live. At Download I saw a NZ band called Devilskin and a UK band called Collibus. Also, Halestorm, with a lead singer with one of the most powerful voices I've ever heard. Most recent gig was a Japanese metal core band called Sable Hills, and an Indian folk metal band called Bloodywood. Check out their track called Gaddaar, which means 'traitor' and is a song full of anger at the Indian government and their broken promises, which totally resonates with my view of 99% of world politics just now. Back to the past, and I'd recommend as UK Band called Thunder for their blues metal, especially the 'Laughter on Judgement Day' & 'Behind Closed Doors' albums. On the flip side, I've been to the Last Night of the Proms, the Boston Pops and seen the London & Hong Kong Philharmonic orchestras more than once! Happy listening! I'll be getting back into the bands you've mentioned soon!
July 26, 2025Jul 26 11 minutes ago, statman78 said: A while ago I downloaded the “Got Radio” app. Many different types of music. I was never into Blues but now I listen to “Bit O’ Blues” program on the app. I’m really enjoying it. Is there any place in Bangkok that has live Blues? I got recommended 'Saxophone' near Victory monument. Got to admit I haven't made it there as yet, but my friend who recommended it was very positive about it. Immortal is a metal music bar just off of Khaosan Road that gets good reviews; I've seen a blues band there. There are a couple of bars at the western end of Cowboy that have good cover bands that do a variety of stuff.
July 26, 2025Jul 26 Very much stuck in late 60’s early 70’s music. Floyd, Free,Yes, Zep, The Who, Tull ( obviously ) and Deep Purple my favourites. Made in Japan the album that started it all and still a favourite. Some prog rock, Yes, King Crimson and the likes plus Barclay James Harvest and Moody Blues etc. Later came Rainbow ( the early stuff before Ritchie went all commercial ) Thin Lizzy and Gary Moore. Kenny Wayne Shepard and Robert Cray probably the most recent stuff i bought until I discovered Derek Trucks and Tedeschi Trucks also. Went through my music library, all digital now, and deleted a lot of stuff I had just because of the bands name .
July 26, 2025Jul 26 I still have maybe a 100 + tapes from old artists from 60s 70 s ,bought them in night market when I first arrived here 38 years ago ,if I remember correctly 5 for 100 B , but my tape player went tits up quite a while ago, have lots of DVD ,of same groups but never play them now ,sometimes watch on Youtube , that was the best time to be alive ...... regards Worgeordie
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