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The Musician Forums => Guitar Central => Topic started by: psychic_sushi on May 18, 2006, 08:19:40 AM
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This may not be a new topic but its always curious to know...
Who among the forumites here used play at Club Dredd? What band? Where the hell are you guys now? How many off-springs have you manufactured from how many different hosts of your seed? (Just kiddin'!!! ;) )
I found myself thinking back to my late high school years when everybody jumped into the rock bandwagon by forming a band, growing their hair, and taking the opportunity to sign up with a production outfit (at the expense of selling tickets!) to play at Club Dredd.
Share some stories! The last time my band played there was an ill-fated experience...
I could remember it was the evening of a lunar eclipse. We were told that there would be 15 bands on the bill, and that we would be second to the freakin' last onstage. I had spained my ankle (whenever i see kurt angle apply the ankle lock, i sympathize) but still made it to the "gig". one of our buddy's was having a migraine, which would figure later on in the story.
we waited hours, lent our gear to many who did not have their own (posers!) who couldn't play crap (except for our friends, we labd dem) then at 1:30am, we were to told to go on.
just as i was about to get up, the last band PUSHED US ASIDE and set up on stage. could you believe that?! they played a god-awful set, that drove the customers away. then, after 30mins of frustration, nervous anticipation, bad noise and disappointment, we would find that all these emotions were moot compared to what would happen next...
we ascended the (little) stage, set-up, then... BANG!... house lights are all on, everybody leaves, we're gonna play for the tables, ash trays and chairs. we packed up, i barely hit a string. i literally limped to the car, then we had to find an all night clinic for our buddy migraine boy, who was writhing in pain. what a colorful experience...
how 'bout yours?
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I think Patrick and some other guys are thinking of putting Dredd back. But there are no concrete plans yet.
I sure hope they do that because I was still in grade school during Dredd's heyday. :(
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My band at the time was Soul Dredgers (schoolmates from UP) and we played blues concerts and productions there, alongside Jun Lupito, Blue Rats, Perf/TriAxis, etc. This was mid to late 90s, right? I still have recordings of some of those gigs.
Come to think of it, outside of school concerts, I think that's where I really started gigging.
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i started gigging with my high school band in the mid 90s and i used to hear a lot about dredd. i'm almost ashamed to say i've never been to dredd. :oops: i dont even know where it is (or used to be). i just know its on edsa.
Freedom bar din last month of operation na. we played there last tuesday and the equipment was a sorry mess. it used to look comfy. last tuesday it seemed to look more worn out.
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i started gigging with my high school band in the mid 90s and i used to hear a lot about dredd. i'm almost ashamed to say i've never been to dredd. :oops: i dont even know where it is (or used to be). i just know its on edsa.
Freedom bar din last month of operation na. we played there last tuesday and the equipment was a sorry mess. it used to look comfy. last tuesday it seemed to look more worn out.
yikes! ako inabutan ko pa ung old club dredd in timog (?). ang liit! ung CR nasa likod ng stage so ung mga magbabanyo dadaan sa tabi nung gtrst or bassist. kailangan pa umiwas nung tumutugtog!
nakatugtog din kami sa freedom bar. sayang yan... gandang lugar and venue.
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I literally tasted my first beer in Dredd Timog --> San Miguel pale pilsen
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funny dredd story...
my band then, "float", was signed up for a production by my bro-in-law's bro (vinci, ex parokya ni edgar). we waited so goddamn long that i downed 4-5 big red horses before we were up...and when i got up there on stage...i was so wasted that i couldn't even hear that static when you place your finger on the tip of the cable...i couldn't even hear my guitar...unknowingly...IT WAS ALREADY BLASTING! hahaha...took me a while to realize that...but oh well...sanay na naman mga tao dun sa ingay eh...hahaha...
yun lang
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My band at the time was Soul Dredgers (schoolmates from UP) and we played blues concerts and productions there, alongside Jun Lupito, Blue Rats, Perf/TriAxis, etc. This was mid to late 90s, right? I still have recordings of some of those gigs.
Come to think of it, outside of school concerts, I think that's where I really started gigging.
hey, i remember you guys! kewl ;) btw- my band then was "skyhigh", we had a foreign vocalist (a great musical talent) who sang like jim morrison. we were playing "fusiony" hard rock, kinda like the doors meets extreme and mr. big at a mid '80's time warp! but prior to the vocalist change, we were doing something that bordered on thrash. heheheheh.
therefore, fame was out of the question...
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I think Patrick and some other guys are thinking of putting Dredd back. But there are no concrete plans yet.
I sure hope they do that because I was still in grade school during Dredd's heyday. :(
that would be very interesting! we can all share the "dreddful" experience (positive connotation meant, but bahala kayo to interpret it!)
i've got a feeling that the fat has been trimmed off the "bandwagoners" beef, and plenty of folks who have stayed true to their musical calling have evolved musically through the years. cream rises to the top of the glass. i'm positive that it would make a great alternative music venue for the up and coming too, a resurrection should be great!
host venue to the 1st "Philmusic Forum Guitar Central Open Jam Night" perhaps?
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yikes! ako inabutan ko pa ung old club dredd in timog (?). ang liit! ung CR nasa likod ng stage so ung mga magbabanyo dadaan sa tabi nung gtrst or bassist. kailangan pa umiwas nung tumutugtog!
yikes din! ako naabutan ko yung sa timog, and didn't even know na may ibang venue. teka lang, baka mali tanda ko. club dredd is the same as red rocks right?
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At the risk of revealing my maturity, I actually predate Club Dredd.
For a few months, I played bass for Violent Playground and went up on stage with them at a few multi-band events. I shared the stage with the Dawn, Identity Crisis and I forgot the others. We played in - The Atrium (of Makati). Every weekend, there would be concerts there. New Wave! Oh my gosh, I just revealed my age.
The band members were close friends of mine, the drummer was actually my batch mate in high school.
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yikes din! ako naabutan ko yung sa timog, and didn't even know na may ibang venue. teka lang, baka mali tanda ko. club dredd is the same as red rocks right?
yup
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Heheh Club Dredd Edsa... hehehe I played several gigs there with several different acts :lol:
Memorable ones:
1) 1st Francis M gig, this was at the height of the "anti-HipHop" movement. At the start of the gig, the full house was watching silently with their arms folded, as if waiting for a non-rock move as an excuse to beat us senseless. :shock: However, at the end of the night everybody was slamming and digging the music!!! Heheh Kiko had giant balls of steel just to even think of playing that venue! :twisted:
After that gig, he started playing there every other month or so 8)
2)One of those blues nights; personnel onstage - myself, Cowboy Santos (guitar) Rocky Perez (bass), Wendell Garcia (drums). Heheh headcutting duel! I think Pepe Smith stumbled through "red Rooster" at the start then disappeared mid-song so we carried on and kept on jamming. At one point we played "Sunshine of your Love" with me playing the vocal line on guitar Hendrix-style. Very cool night
3) One random night in Dredd, I was drinking with Da Doctor (Ramon Zialcita) and in a fit of drunken epiphany, I asked him to sing (heheheh :lol:) in a jam. I think the band was Dahong Palay plus myself. He said "Put@, NO, pare!!! I'm just a voice but not a singing voice" Ok suit yourself.... So I get up opnstage and we intro "War Pigs" and in comes running Da Doctor, grabs the mic and starts doing his best Ozzy swagger!!!! HAHHAHAHAHAHA he's right, better stick to DJ-ing!!!!
Up til this day, he hasn't forgotten that night hehehe
I think I threw a drunken arm around Chito of Parokya that night as well, and tried to get him to jam...somewhere on the way to the stage he disappeared :lol:
4)Triaxis album launching at Dredd. Full house, broadcast on NU. We did rocked out version of "That's the way (I like it)" and people were actually singing along!!!! HAHAHAHA Almost cussed on-air as well heheheh much to the audience's dismay ...dapat siguro tinuloy ko :twisted:
Never made any money playing that venue, but I had some fun times there! heheh
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never made any cash playing there either! come to think of it, i don't think anybody did as well! heheheheh! :) its all for the fun. how bohemian.
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hmmm...played there once....i was in a thrash metal band then...high school days eh :twisted: ....played pantera/slayer stuff...this was when dredd transferred in edsa...pretty amazing where have all those bands/musicians are today?!?! 8) 8) 8)
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me me me! i was a dredd regular, halos every friday...pero now that i think about it, napaka vague na ng memories ko...i can only remember watching Eheads, POT, Triaxis and Rivermaya .. the other times, i probably was too drunk to remember anything... ah yeah, ang gaganda ng mga tsiks don.
i played once with my band, in a Tuesday evening ata...it was a tryout gig...we failed miserably. pero sa dami ba naman ng super galing na pinoy bands nung 90's, we didnt have any high expectations na makukuha.
hayy..d good ol' days!
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haha!! oo nga...we used to play there before(dredd in EDSA).. i was in magna carta before back in high school! hehe!! kaka miss!!! pedros cannabis, dahong palay, xanctuary,freeway jam days.... :D
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Perf_De_Castro Posted: 05-18-2006 11:08 AM Post subject:
3) One random night in Dredd, I was drinking with Da Doctor (Ramon Zialcita) and in a fit of drunken epiphany, I asked him to sing (heheheh ) in a jam. I think the band was Dahong Palay plus myself. He said "Put@, NO, pare!!! I'm just a voice but not a singing voice" Ok suit yourself.... So I get up opnstage and we intro "War Pigs" and in comes running Da Doctor, grabs the mic and starts doing his best Ozzy swagger!!!! HAHHAHAHAHAHA he's right, better stick to DJ-ing!!!!
haha!! :D
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haha!! oo nga...we used to play there before(dredd in EDSA).. i was in magna carta before back in high school! hehe!! kaka miss!!! pedros cannabis, dahong palay, xanctuary,freeway jam days.... :D
pedros cannabis... ahhh kilala ko ata tong mga to..mga lasallista...ito ba yung mohawk yung buhok ng bokalista?
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yup!! hehe!! :D
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i had the chance to play at Club Dredd Edsa, high school days ko, 1995-1996, nakasabay namin sky church tapos narecord ung performances that night at napatugtog sa LA105. hehehe. mas madalas kami sa yosh cafe, twice a week kami tumugtog don dati.
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Yosh Cafe.............. Diyan namin ni-launch yun "Alay sa kabataan with dodong cruz & friends"............................
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Tambay ako diyan dati sa bar...............
tanda ko pa nga sila:
mang boni (security)......... sabi ko dati sa kanya...."mang boni mang dudura ako pag nasa stage na'ko"........ sabi niya sige babantayan kita........kalako gets niya na joke lang talagang tinutuo........... bait niyan grabe........... payag pa yang mag ganja sa loob ng c.r............... lagot pag nabasa ni patrick...... Hehehehe!
si bong (bouncer) ............. at ang kanyang W. Brown na apparels...... Hehehe..............
si rommel (sound tech) ---> kala niya dati matatakot niya kami.......... ang sungit niyan dati........sabi ng sound tech's 4 songs lang tapos ginawa namin 5 songs.......... bandang huli nagkabonding sa type ng music.......... pareho pala kami ng mga hilig............. na feature pa kami sa production nila.............bait.
Si sir Ferdie ng "Kami Naman" music production............
I forgot yung name nung kapatid na tibo ni sir patrick................. She advice us to do whatever we wanted to do up on stage.........at first kasi shy type kami....................
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mang boni (security)......... sabi ko dati sa kanya...."mang boni mang dudura ako pag nasa stage na'ko"........ sabi niya sige babantayan kita........kalako gets niya na joke lang talagang tinutuo........... bait niyan grabe........... payag pa yang mag ganja sa loob ng c.r............... lagot pag nabasa ni patrick...... Hehehehe!
oh yes, the infamous mang boni, he actually shared a joint with my band's drummer. crazy ass dude, but very nice!
speaking of memories, i recall the 1st time i played there, i brought my crazy buddies from school. the craziest guy, the most hardcore and flipped out among us, really enjoyed a set that some thrash band was playing, so in the middle of a song, he climbed up onstage, looked at everybody with his heaviest metal look, and nag tulo siya nang laway! damn, i swear, it was a long, thick, gooey "rope" of saliva that slowly oozed out of his evil face's mouth, i'm talking "aliens III"! then, he did the unimagineable... he slurped it back up! every face in the crowd went pale! hahahaha!!! classic!
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oh, may i add: it was my pal's 1st time there when he did that! hheheheh:)
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yikes! ako inabutan ko pa ung old club dredd in timog (?). ang liit! ung CR nasa likod ng stage so ung mga magbabanyo dadaan sa tabi nung gtrst or bassist. kailangan pa umiwas nung tumutugtog!
yikes din! ako naabutan ko yung sa timog, and didn't even know na may ibang venue. teka lang, baka mali tanda ko. club dredd is the same as red rocks right?
up,it's the same place as red rocks.i've been there since day one ng red rocks hanggang sa katapusan ng dredd timog.i think dredd edsa is more "masa".don't ya think?
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For a few months, I played bass for Violent Playground and went up on stage with them at a few multi-band events.
I guess I predate some of the people here as well. 8) I actually saw you guys play at Atrium during Sneak Attack II. I was a high school freshman and went there by myself. Lots of Punks, Hardcores and Chongs! Whatta sight!!! Those were the XB days... :) Back then, lots and lots of people trooped to these venues. Ngayon, parang wala na masyadong pumupunta sa gigs. Although, I must admit, mas marami din naman ngayon ang venues for gigs.
Of course I remember Red Rocks before it became Dredd; and Dredd after it transferred to P. Tuazon. Somehow Cubao Dredd lost the vibe of the old Timog Dredd. My fondest memory of Red Rocks? Discant-X. Eto yung lolo nung mga local thrash bands that came out in the mid-90s. Well, not really lolo, since nauna pa sa kanila (I think) yung mga Twisted Red Cross Bands ... G.I. and the Idiots, Dead Ends. Man those were the days. 8)
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For a few months, I played bass for Violent Playground and went up on stage with them at a few multi-band events. I shared the stage with the Dawn, Identity Crisis and I forgot the others. We played in - The Atrium (of Makati). Every weekend, there would be concerts there. New Wave! Oh my gosh, I just revealed my age.
Were you the orig bass player or did you sub for Maly Andres while he was in New Zealand (? yata) ?
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For a few months, I played bass for Violent Playground and went up on stage with them at a few multi-band events. I shared the stage with the Dawn, Identity Crisis and I forgot the others. We played in - The Atrium (of Makati). Every weekend, there would be concerts there. New Wave! Oh my gosh, I just revealed my age.
Were you the orig bass player or did you sub for Maly Andres while he was in New Zealand (? yata) ?
I subbed for Maly while he was there in the land of the hobbits. Boom was my batchmate in Bene and Raton is now a owner of spanish restaurant in Alabang. He married someone from Pretty in Pink (yata).
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My cover band did play at Dredd EDSA a few weeks before it closed.
We covered Pearl Jam's Evenflow, Once, State of Love and Trust, Porch and STP's Interstate Love Song...GRUNGE BAYBEH!
Kasabay din nun bill was Teeth and a new band...Sandwich which replaced POT last minute. I thought it was cool to see POT on the same night, but Sandwich was cool too!
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Figured it was worth sharing that Rob Sunico - the other half of Club Dredd - passed away last December. Without him, the Eraserheads story would have been a different one.
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My Club dredd days were memorable as well.. (went back home recently to find my brothers old dredd teeshirt but couldnt find it anymore) anyway, didnt catch the timog branch, only read about it on Rock and rhythm, the closing article..
went to the CUbao Dredd everytime SKY CHURCH had a gig, as Russ,always would invite me and classmates to ROADIE for them..haha.. sometimes I would go all the way over their house in Sampaloc to help load their gear..and his dad would drive their L300... his dad also worked at the Police Camp opposite dredd cubao..
I wasnt in an established band yet then, but luckily I got to play once or twice as a substitute bass player for some hardcore bands.
I usually went there with my younger brother who played drums, I was in HS and he was still in elementary ..there where no phones yet.. then.. haha our dad would pick us up after the sky church shows we watched...I dont remember ordering beer just some soft drinks I think.. Id bring home the famous xeroxed "DREDD SKED".. haha I remember there was a chill wing..on the right side..and the steps on the entrance where the kids sat and smoked..
I remember their POSTER wall, pre photoshop posters adorned that wall..there was a RHCP sock in [sausage] poster there..and on the left was the reception counter and tickect table..next to the double swing door..
there was some small food shop beside with a lady tending to the easy cooking.. some times, my classmates older brother would fetch us..in an old VOLVO..his kuya was a huge metal head as well..and hed be blasting sepultura and slayer songs as he drove us back home..
good fun times.. my parents were pretty cool for letting us check out the scene back then.. good times.. I know I saved the t-shirt somewhere..I hope I can find it...
when dredd cubao closed, I planned on asking for the sign..that was hanging there for the longest time, before they changed it to a shooting range..haha
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Yung pinsan ko madalas sa Club Dredd EDSA dati. At yung mga ka-banda nya, tumatambay sa compound namin. Nung hindi na sila tumutugtog sa Club Dredd, they'd still hang out sa compound...and i got free guitar lessons. :-D
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Never got to visit Dredd in Timog or EDSA. I lived in Muntinlupa and the farthest up north I could go to confidently was Ayala Center in Makati. Real shame
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Got to meet Cookie Chua in Dredd edsa. :)
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never had a chance to visit any dredd locations. god damn far away where i was living that time.
but I do know good stories about bands who successfully made it to mainstream because of club dredd.
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Nakatugtog kami once sa Dredd Eastwood, hindi na yung orig Dredd ang dating eh
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Nakatugtog kami once sa Dredd Eastwood, hindi na yung orig Dredd ang dating eh
Same. Ang polished niya and it felt like a fire hazard (LOL) pero I think it did what it could to give the Dredd name some continuity into the 2000s.
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Same. Ang polished niya and it felt like a fire hazard (LOL) pero I think it did what it could to give the Dredd name some continuity into the 2000s.
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oo nga haha
ang alam kong huling Dredd ay dun na sa may malapit sa Sta Lucia Mall, pero sandali lang yata Dredd dun
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yung banda ng friend ko tumogtog sila dredd sa edsa noong 90s pinanood ko kasama kapatid nya. production sya.
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I was in third year High School when I first set foot in the original Dredd in Timog. I was always early (around 8pm-9pm) during the Tuesdays I would get to go, because it was the only day of the week where my parents were out and I could stay out late. I have a few very distinct memories of those times among the many memorable times I had.
1. I would start drinking downstairs, a gin drink I forgot which cost only around 20 bucks. Got drunk enough to have courage to open a conversation with Robbie. I thought I was cool then because I was talking with the owner. There was a writer for a songhits magazine waiting to interview bands. Ely Buendia, pre-label days, was with Marcus at one of the tables. Writer asks Robbie if she can interview some bands regarding the "Alternative" rock scene, which was the buzz word those days. Robbie points her to Ely, Ely firmly says "Ay hindi kami alternative. Pop kami".... And they went on to be the poster boys of the local "Alternative" music scene. Ely then pointed to the guys from The Youth who just arrived for their set.
2. Robbie's bday. Had about 20 cases of beer stacked in front of the bar. He takes all the bottled liquor and pours them all into a big white jug with a faucet. Made a pink liquid that smelled like isoprophopyl alcohol with a touch of cherry, he called it adios motherf*cker ,and served that to everyone who came and handed out stubs for the beer. Felt cool getting 2 stubs.
3. This band that defined my guitar playing goals. If anyone knows them please let me know. It would be nice to see where they are now. Dude on guitar had a custom mightek. Singer was a chick that I think went on to play guitar with a band called Maria something and then went on to Pretty In Pink, not prettier than pink. Hoping Perf would know who they are. It was the first time I saw Cliffs of Dover played live. Set had Green Tinted, 316/Top of the World VH, and a satriani song i forgot what it was. They seem to have friends in the south who went to see them.
Usual rituals after Dredd were looking at the pokpoks at q.ave on the walk back home. Occasionally, looking at the fish tanks of Maalikaya and Ginza. What? My buds and I were typical horny HS kids. And eating Kowloon Jumbo Pao which cost only P12 then or the old 7-11 chili con carne hotdog.
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Robbie Sunico died Last December.
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i was in grade school nung naka tuntong ako ng dredd edsa. it was the only dredd i know, di ko alam na may pre-dredd story pa in a diff location.
napuntahan ko din yung eastwood. medyo classy yung mga inumin dahil shared sa gweilos eh. yun lang, it felt different. the ambience, the vibes, etc.
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counted ba yung dredd sa eastwood? played there i think 5 or 6 times.
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ahhhh dredd '95 hmmm kakamiss din mga tugtugan dun (nostalgic)
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I was in third year High School when I first set foot in the original Dredd in Timog. I was always early (around 8pm-9pm) during the Tuesdays I would get to go, because it was the only day of the week where my parents were out and I could stay out late. I have a few very distinct memories of those times among the many memorable times I had.
1. I would start drinking downstairs, a gin drink I forgot which cost only around 20 bucks. Got drunk enough to have courage to open a conversation with Robbie. I thought I was cool then because I was talking with the owner. There was a writer for a songhits magazine waiting to interview bands. Ely Buendia, pre-label days, was with Marcus at one of the tables. Writer asks Robbie if she can interview some bands regarding the "Alternative" rock scene, which was the buzz word those days. Robbie points her to Ely, Ely firmly says "Ay hindi kami alternative. Pop kami".... And they went on to be the poster boys of the local "Alternative" music scene. Ely then pointed to the guys from The Youth who just arrived for their set.
2. Robbie's bday. Had about 20 cases of beer stacked in front of the bar. He takes all the bottled liquor and pours them all into a big white jug with a faucet. Made a pink liquid that smelled like isoprophopyl alcohol with a touch of cherry, he called it adios motherf*cker ,and served that to everyone who came and handed out stubs for the beer. Felt cool getting 2 stubs.
3. This band that defined my guitar playing goals. If anyone knows them please let me know. It would be nice to see where they are now. Dude on guitar had a custom mightek. Singer was a chick that I think went on to play guitar with a band called Maria something and then went on to Pretty In Pink, not prettier than pink. Hoping Perf would know who they are. It was the first time I saw Cliffs of Dover played live. Set had Green Tinted, 316/Top of the World VH, and a satriani song i forgot what it was. They seem to have friends in the south who went to see them.
Usual rituals after Dredd were looking at the pokpoks at q.ave on the walk back home. Occasionally, looking at the fish tanks of Maalikaya and Ginza. What? My buds and I were typical horny HS kids. And eating Kowloon Jumbo Pao which cost only P12 then or the old 7-11 chili con carne hotdog.
damn that 7 eleven chilli con carne dog, it wal like 10 pesos lang yata...I remember wedding sacristan duties they would give us 20 pesos..and wed eat at National bookstore 7 eleven
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damn that 7 eleven chilli con carne dog, it wal like 10 pesos lang yata...I remember wedding sacristan duties they would give us 20 pesos..and wed eat at National bookstore 7 eleven
yup and it brewed in a crack pot not in the sachets they have now. kaya mainit yung chili sarap.
anyway, yung usual na gimik nun was dredd pag-magisa at konti lang pera.
casa leonisa pag-inuman ng barkada at may konting pera
jaloux pag hanap chicks pero konti lang pera.
kalye bar, atrium at kung anu-ano pa sa makati pag medyo loaded ang bulsa
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Paano ba galawan sa Club Dredd noon? Bring your own amp? If no...naalala nyo pa ba yung gamit na andun?
Meron ba nagdala ng Soldano, Dual Rec or Peavey 5150? haha
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Paano ba galawan sa Club Dredd noon? Bring your own amp? If no...naalala nyo pa ba yung gamit na andun?
Meron ba nagdala ng Soldano, Dual Rec or Peavey 5150? haha
haha shi.t, wasn't knowledgeable sa gear nung timog days
i bet the live sound sucked then. if you listen to most of the albums then tang1na, you can imagine how bad they were live
nobody would debate gear vs fingers kasi lahat raon ispeysyals ang gitara at rage amps lang pwede na.
of course back then there were also rich kids that thought their purchasing power made them better guitar players than those that can actually play
but they couldn't throw their sh.it around as much kasi nobody cared, ngayon na lang yung ganun e dahil marami na talagang gear at kelangan snobbish ka in favor of boutique stuff
or else nawawalan ng value yung binili mong kemahal mahal pag napantayan lang ng chinese knockoffs
anyway in dredd timog, ang kitid ng stairs so deterrent talaga for anyone to bring their own halfstacks. but there were some that brought their rolands and fenders then
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haha shi.t, wasn't knowledgeable sa gear nung timog days
i bet the live sound sucked then. if you listen to most of the albums then tang1na, you can imagine how bad they were live
nobody would debate gear vs fingers kasi lahat raon ispeysyals ang gitara at rage amps lang pwede na.
of course back then there were also rich kids that thought their purchasing power made them better guitar players than those that can actually play
but they couldn't throw their sh.it around as much kasi nobody cared, ngayon na lang yung ganun e dahil marami na talagang gear at kelangan snobbish ka in favor of boutique stuff
or else nawawalan ng value yung binili mong kemahal mahal pag napantayan lang ng chinese knockoffs
anyway in dredd timog, ang kitid ng stairs so deterrent talaga for anyone to bring their own halfstacks. but there were some that brought their rolands and fenders then
Haha i could imagine ang dami siguro naka Boss Metal Zone noon. Siguro Razorback and Wolfgang (and kids from Electric Sky Church) baka magaganda gamit.
Also...yung mga gitarista na nakilala ko na inabutan yung Dredd Timog and Edsa...pucha ang gagaling. :-)