It is as if the confusion between what is expected & what is given never ceases. Our people are not passive to the extent of following every word of the bands, which sometimes is a good thing; something I am quite thankful for, as it shows we still have a mind of our own. But hey, the bad thing? They are passive to trends instead, to friends. If the trend says something, if the majority of a crowd doesn't like one particular thing, next thing you know a 100 other people don't like it.
I've talked about that issue countless times, but hey, I repeat myself.
So back to the confusion matter, yes. These guys always switch what they want with what they get. When Malaysian bands are overpowered by international acts, everyone suddenly turns patriotic.
"Eh bands2 Malaysia dah hilang ke?"
Fine, so we give them Malaysian bands lah, kan. User friendly music scene we have. Lol. Customer service. But then what happens to all the patriotism? Semua terbalik, and points out the negativity of our bands rising. Our giggers act like they are never happy with the lack of PROGRESS our bands are making, tapi, when bands macam Hujan and Bittersweet naik from the ground, what happens?"Fuck lah, dorang, lupakan kitaorang, dah sombong"
Dude, did I miss something here? Was there some sort of contract signed that says "No Malaysian bands are supposed to leave the underground scene"?Pehh, asal? Underground or not, a band is a band. And what do bands do (well, real bands anyway)? They strive to reach the best level they can get. So if kamu nak diaorang naik, tapi bila dorang dah naik sampai mainstream level (in terms of publicity, not music style), asal lak korang tak rasa bangga, but... angry? What is there to be angry about!?!?
Seriously...
You budak2 semua nak 'save our Indie scene'. But? You're doing it all wrong, kot. Indie, sure, it means independent production & performance, but eh, bangun lah, it does not mean "low quality and forever underground". Kalau ada bands2 yang produce sounds lagi gempak sikit, of course they will rise to 'mainstream' level. Because they are worth it! Because at one point of their performing life, they had all the support from the fans. From you guys. But as long as they deal with their own matters, and keep to the indie mode, fuck, stop complaining lah. Aiyo.
But another question... what exactly is wrong with mainstream, ah? Why are you guys STOPPING our bands from moving forward? How far a band goes, its up to them. How they look, how they wish to act on stage, biarlah.
This also makes me laugh, again another confusion sprouting from our giggers. These guys insult bands (for unknown reasons), tapi they are hypocritical. Damn hypocritical. If you want to dislike a band, dislike with good reasons, and remain disliking them. Don't on one hand say you hate them, but on the other hand I see you guys participating happily in the crowds to that same band. What are you trying to prove, exactly? You suka ke tak? Make up your mind. And, if they aren't hypocritical, they saja buat kecoh. Purposely insulting the bands on stage, with a gang of similar 'anti' people (because they are too damn scared to do it when they are on their own).
And when you're scared, it's because you don't know whether what you're saying is right. Simply tembak, but when asked to explain... otak kosong.
What do you guys want the music scene to become? What do you want it for? To hate it? To confine it under a certain level, which dislikes any band that climbs over it? To stop our scene from growing the way it should? Our scene has so much potential guys, SO MUCH, and without your support as an audience, how the hell are we ever going to be any better?
Right now, what are you doing?
Ruining our music scene.
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With Love,
KL Mosher
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