sbk Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 A friend has accused me of being a music snob for not listening to Thai music. I find most of the pop inanely sweet. So, can anyone recommend good Thai rock bands? Or pop that is not all love songs mooning over high school loves? Names, songs, and if you have it, youtube videos. You can post youtube directly into the thread by inserting brackets [ ] and inside the first bracket youtube, then the video number (follows after the = sign in the link) and then brackets again [ ] with /youtube inside ex but without the spaces: [ youtube ] clex3iiHLoU [ /youtube ] becomes this rather fun sounding group: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 To be honest, I just spent the last two hours at a local rural karaoke bar watching the VCDs play and it struck me as exactly the way that you mentioned, about some sort of high school love type thing, of the everlasting undying kind, except the poochai always ends up lying on the ground died from overloaded love at the end of the video clip. Still, as far as it goes for honest true love, I can't criticise the sentiments of that sort of thing. It pertains to why I appreciate being back home in Thailand so much, because it is a matter of life or death ever moment, and so the songs go. If you ever want to hear a good Thai band playing songs or a western genre, then all I can think of is that old place that used to be called the Country Saloon back in 2549, on Chaengwattana, Pak Kret, just across the road from Tesco Lotus. They did it as if they'd alreadyt recorded it in the studio 100 times, but it was western covers. If you want to appreciate modern Thai pop music, then get used to same same love song ballads where the sheila is totally knockout beautiful and the young bloke on lead vocals always dies in some gutter on the street in the coda... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7by7 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Carabao must be the obvious recommendation. This is one of my favourite Carabao songs (it is about a boy whose girlfriend dies, though!); there's plenty more on YouTube. This is from their 20th anniversary concert, they don't normally have a full orchestra behind them! Clash are pretty good, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurce Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 For the best thai rock band you cant go past THE SILLY FOOLS one of the biggest rock bands in Thailand. Some of the albums availabe Silly Fools (self titled), Juicy, Mint, King Size, TheOne (abolutely awesome album) BODYSLAM This track speaks for itself. It's definately one of my fav songs. Cheers, Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Saw them at Lamphun Fair. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 I meant modern bands, cheers. Not so much a fan of Carabao, I have to admit (heresy I know but they aren't my style) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 My favorites are Clash, Da Endorphine and Potato Some Isaan music for you from Mai Tai - the wife has brainwashed me into liking this..... totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 (edited) Sek Loso I like Loso, some quite heavy-ish rock and some more ballady - good traditional modern rock back IMO. Edited December 21, 2009 by wolf5370 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanlayanee Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 i liked this band dont know anything more than this vdo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoliaOpima Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 All old bands here so far except ABY .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wave Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 All the bands posted with the exception of Abuse The Youth are well past their sell by date..... So how about these Yellow Fang Another Abuse The Youth track Artfloor Zero Hero Greasy Cafe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoliaOpima Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 (edited) Nice selection, wave. I didn't realize Zero Hero had a video, nice. Other local faves are Revenge of the Cybermen and Class A Cigarettes. Edited December 24, 2009 by SpoliaOpima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 Cheers wave, I was looking for something a bit more modern and you have fit the bill nicely. Any more on your list that deserve attention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davethailand Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 I prefer the older bands too be honest, sorry to say that I think the younger Thai bands aren't up to much and most of them all sound the same, really don't like the look or sound. I'm a fan of Inlekfi (Stone Metal Fire) they are an awsome band IMO, know them quite well also as well as the Olarn project and Carabao. Sek is still up there of course also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtronbom Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) Check this band out. 7DDT is the band my son plays in. They played at the "Kings" concert this month. My son is the dude at the far left of the picture. They are starting to get quite a name. Edited December 28, 2009 by newtronbom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 OK, you got me. that was great Let me know next time you go see them, I will come to Bangkok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaimai Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 A slight diversion, but as this thread is current can anyone confirm if Carabao are playing Buriram tomorrow (22nd Jan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Maleehuanna are/were very good. Edited January 21, 2010 by KhaoNiaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thithi Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I like the Tattoo Color esp. these 2 songs Go Hok Kha Moo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazri Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 My favourites: Loso Kala Clash Taxi (are they still together?) Potato Ster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wave Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Here are some more mainstream contemporary Thai artists. Enjoy !!!! Slot Machine Jui Juis Hangman (Ex Silly Fools Vocalist) Sweet Mullet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearestTheTee Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Sek Loso Good band IMO. I enjoy their music. Not 100% Thai as the drummer is farang. Found out they have played internationally including Glastonbury festival in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmybubble Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) I like Potato and Clash, but love Ebola. Although they may be too heavy for your tastes... Edited January 24, 2010 by popmybubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tod Daniels Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) Here's quite a good song (although it seems it's the new catch phrase for Chang Beer). It's by Micro (ไมโคร), Sek Loso (เสก โลโซ), Big Ass (บิ๊กแอส), & Bodyslam (บอดี้แสลม), all great bands in their own right. It's called Kon-Thai-Hua-Jai-Dieow-Gan (คนไทยหัวใจเดียวกัน). Here's one by Asani-Wasan (อัสนี วสันต์) called Wua-Luem-Dtua (วัวลืมตัว). Here's Sek Loso playing a live version of what should almost be the frickin' national anthem given the amount of times I've heard it here no matter how far up country I've gone. It's called SomSan (ซมซาน) FWIW: Micro is playing two shows at Impact Arena at the end of the month. Sek Loso's monthly schedule is on Losofc-dot-com as he plays clubs and shows all over the country and worth catching if he's in your neighborhood. Edited January 25, 2010 by tod-daniels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 I've heard of Ebola, pop, just never heard them if you see what I mean. Pretty good actually, not that heavy. Not a metal head thrasher but do like hard rock. cheers for your latest additions tod, guess I need to rethink my ideas of thai music. sticky sweet pop just doens't do it for me but so far, quite a few enjoyable bands here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 OK, you got me. that was great Let me know next time you go see them, I will come to Bangkok! They play pretty much every Wed through Sun night at Ad Here on Samsen Rd, near Soi 1. I saw them again this past Sunday night, packed as usual, and all were in a good mood since they day before they learned they had won Best Instrumental at the Kom Chad Luek Awards 2010 for their song 'Nong Harn,' which mixes blues with mo lam. They are filming a third MV this week and about to go north to promote the new CD. Lotta fun. Here's a bunch of links to web pages about them: http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHNG_e...banglampoo+band Abuse the Youth and Zero Hero are playing at Guitarman Chiang Mai next Friday. Then Fat Fest the next day at Central Airport Plaza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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