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The 10 commandments of the Malaysian Underground Music Scene

Thanks to my pal , Teko from Serpent Ash , here is a little something.. me and him came out with over msn ..hehe..

Okay , the 10 commandments ..

1.Say “Good show” to people you don’t know , after they perform

2.Say “You’re the best bro” to people you know , after he/she perform

Just do it , everybody is doing it

GOOD SHOW TO YOU TOO BORAT

3.If the band sucks , compliment them on something unrelated

eg . Dude , nice guitar !

don’t specify ..leave the compliments open ..you want him to think that his guitar playing is nice

you do not want him to think that you are complimenting his guitar only , not the playing ..

4. Metal is the crowd’s music . Never , diss metal

Metal is like a religion . People die for it everyday .So , never diss metal .

behold , the METAL ARMY

5.Its a networking business

Buy their albums so that they will buy yours too

You play for their band , so that they will play for yours too

You kiss my ass , i will kiss yours too

try to avoid the politics tho

this is how things work in the underground , you get the idea

6.Never wear a bright color shirt …light Green , Pink , Light blue is a NO-NO . Wear black .

God help him when he enters the gig

7.Underground scene norm : Pay cover charge , get your free beer , find a place to sit , and never finish your beer . make sure your beer last until the show is over

never finish it ! Don’t look like a cheapskate ..sitting on a table without a drink is cheapskate ..

8.Never pick up chicks in a gig .

Look bro , single chicks goes to a CLUB , not a PUB / GIG . So , if you see a chick there , chances are , she’s taken . She’s there to support her Bf , She’s not feeling horny and lonely .

However , If you happen to find a hot chick that is single and things are going a lil too smoothly ,its either she’s a she-male , or a prostitute

you don’t want her jealous rambo alike bf to catch you picking his “the one” up .
you don’t want yourself to get “pick-up” by an ambulance later on

9.When people ask you to Pinjam them Strap , Cables or Tuners . Do it . It is not a request.It is an order

You don’t want people to label you arrogant

behind your back

10.Never show off too much .

That means , ton down your skills abit . Don’t let other guitarist get threatened by you . Cmon’ , there will be always a “who’s the best guitarist” competition around . And the current winner WILL NOT be happy if he suddenly becomes number 2 .Soon you will see lots of rumors , politics and fingers pointing at you .

You want to stay around ? be humble and nice .

……and Don’t try too hard to show off …

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