mamat khalid’s ROCK is no almost famous. nor is it rockstar (not that it was any good) or even nasir jani’s kembara seniman jalanan. what it had was a quasi-nostalgic trip down memory lane for people like me who grew up listening to music from the 80’s rock kapak phenomenon. it had the ideas. it had its moments. it also, sadly, had bits which were downright disappointing.
the film’s premise was about four guys, with monikers which paid to tribute to the malay rockers from that era, from a kampung in perak. together, they formed rimba bara and had the hopes of winning a battle of the bands competition in taiping (the town was not mentioned but seeing the casual market and the hokkien assembly hall gave the game away). amy, the lead singer, played by que haidar, had the runs during the competition, leaving joe to handle vocal duties as well as bass duties. rimba bara’s surprising success saw amy leaving the band only to be replaced by zul kapan (shoffi jikan), singer of a rival death/black metal band, malaikat maut, which reeks of kemiyan wherever they go.
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wow a malaysian Spinal TAp? thats one step in the right direcetion for grand brilliance!!!
— ur bros wedding looked phenomenal!
1986 .. peak of rock kapak era and the first revival of sixties music .. hmmm..
as a fitting tribute and morale support for the msian industry, me and my colleagues are playing songs from loudness, deep purple and poison for the whole month ( 6 kali jam session)
sempena the movie ROCK. I’m learning the arpeggio sweeps from so lonely just for that man!!!
wanna read my reviews of the movie? check out my blog, then. i still think the movie lacks the essential details of the rock kapak era.
Pls drop here at :www.lagendarock.com my user name in the forum is papanburuk. It’s a local rock kapak base web..many of us not just rock kapak fans but also into metal, hardcore, blues and jazz..but if you lucky..some guy in the forum sell cheap cd-r of RARE malay rock collection (ripped from ori kaset tape..some of old rock tape never been sold on cd or re-issue) from mid 80’s till early 90’s stuff…some cool rock bands that u’ve never heard of such as Lipan Bara, Saxo, Medicine, D’Ryadth, Ella & The Boys, and many more…join us there if you have time….
salam, kawan2 aku nk wat battle of the band tp xde langkah2 yg betol la nk wt pertandingan tu…tolong bleh xxx??? tk