Global Battle of the Bands 2008, KL-(GBOB) Part 1
The date was 15 August 2008, Friday.
“..we arrived at the at the venue being greeted by wild, shrieking, crazy, awesome fans shouting GM! GM! GM! (Our band name is Gluteus Maximus). My lead guitarist fell to the ground after a hot sexy girl fan pulled his t-shirt and start hugging him. Security had to escort her away. Me on the other hand was signing autographs and taking quick snapshots with the fans. Same goes for the rest of the band members. As quick as we alighted our limo, we were already on stage getting ready to rock. The thunderous applause from the spectators in the Titanium Dance Club almost rocked the Bugera boutique guitar amps that we were using. Then the moment came when the bass and drums started our first song. I told the boys: It’s time to rock!!..”
Okay that’s just my imagination.
We came rather early since we thought we need to beat the jam to reach the club. This was our first battle of the band experience and it was awesome. Seeing all the other bands arriving to register at the counter, the feeling was amazing. Almost like a rock concert!
After getting our tags and all, we had to wait until we were called by the GBOB team at the back of the club to determine the band sequence. GBOB Malaysia director Issa Rodriguez organized the draw for us. There were 13 bands all together that night competing. And what do you know? With my lucky fingers, I picked 13!!! We were the closing act so-to-speak. Wah! Exciting and agonizing at the same time. But at least we get to watch all the bands!
To name a few, we had bands like Bench Marx (all Mat Salleh), Forty Winks, Gluteus Maximus (That’s us!), Lab Rat, Lethal Doses, Pasca Tragedy, Revenge (Awesome glam rock band!!), Rolling Sixers, Single Track Mind and others that I can’t remember. (Actually those were the name list I managed to take a snapshot of)
Every single band was great. We have genres like heavy metal, ska, rock, alternative, Indie… they were cool man. Did we win? No. Did we enjoy ourselves? YES!!! What a great experience. For part two, I will share more photos and perhaps whatever video captured that night.
A very BIG thanks to those who voted for us. We really appreciate every single one of you. And to the ladies who shouted at the top of their lungs… when we have our own trailer, you are invited.. 
Cheers!
FYI, the red thing around my neck is my access tag, not a choker OK.. he he
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The first to comment..is the 1st groupie fan ah..huh!
Btw, better luck next time Gluteus Max!!
alamak.. so cool. more pictures pls. If i were there.. im sure be in front.. throwing guns and roses. Next time, sabahan time to win!
Gurangak- Brother!! You were there! Thanks for coming and giving us your support and encouragement. We had too much fun! he he…
PaPaJ- More pics coming soon. Yeah. Sabahans will return!!
“And to the ladies who shouted at the top of their lungs… when we have our own trailer, you are invited.. ”
LOL! So when can we hear ur song?
EEmily- I have a video but sound quality is terrible. I’m in the midst of doing a home studio version of the songs we performed that night. (Only if I am not distracted la)
..oh and you can come to my future trailer too. I will install a mini saloon.
Kay bayaya tu first pic..ekkee ko mau ambil KIK dulu ka baru p perform lols mantap!
Great..! a rocker is born…ur axe..is that gibson?..there is always another time..may b next time get more BLUES POWER !!
Btw….who is that ‘blondie asia’ in d pix..she wd make a good band manager though!!
Limadang- Ya. Bah… susah mau kasi habis oh.. patut bawa urang di kampung bah.
Ritchie- My axe is better than a Gibson. It’s the ‘Tokai, Love Rock’ model. The Blondie Asia happens to be the GBOB Director for Malaysia. She’s cool.
Looking forward to the audio/video.
What song(s) did you perform?
And indeed, for any music lover, participating at least once in your life in a BOTB competition is a must. It’s an amazing experience, and will stay with you for the rest of your life. I had mine in August 1993 (yes, THAT long ago and still remember it). There were 5 of us, including a few teenagers. We practiced hard, and took the worst rock band photo the world has ever seen (lost it alread). We were the 4th band, was so nervous that gulps of beer and cheap whisky didn’t take away the butterflies, and was not helped by witnessing the first band performing an amazing version of “Easy Lover” and the 2nd band’s amazing bass solo. How did we do: the intro to the first (Kadus) song was totally out of key. The bassist’s strap came off. Still, by the end of it we had the time of our life when several hundred people sang along to Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” and White Lion’s “Farewell To You.”
And like true Sabahans, there were more “rounds” once it ended.
Gluteus maximuuuuuuusss!!
Teriak online pun buli bah kan?? heheh.. Apa pun I think you guys are cool!!!
Great to see more Sabahans delving into the action!
Ben- This contest requires all bands to sing their own original songs.
What an experience! We were the last act so the feeling was terrible. A mixed feeling of fired up ‘ness’ and ‘kecut’ ness. But it’s all good!
Wah, your time was more challenging man….
Shemah- Thanks! We were just getting some experience and having fun at the same time. Next round, Sabahans will make more waves man!
tapi K tu sumandak rambut kuning juga la yang bayaya mantap dan mengusik kalbu awwwwwwwwwww
BennlyLiew- Hebat taste kau ni he he… from the way she speaks… it’s either she’s from the Phillipines or Venezuelan??? Hawt oh…
When we become rich and famous, kau jadi kami punya official photographer and we make sure Ms Issa is in the picture too! he he…
tapi kan Kay,sa rasa..rasa..tu baju dia macam CAT women sieket woooh gila eh..! uak magalit saakin akkaka…tapus na kumain..lalalalalal…
Kay,Kalau ko rich and famous mana lagi sa buli enterprem your band akak bodyguard kiri kanan adeh! Ms Issa ah? Sengle bei! ehh awwwwwwwwwww gila tau..masi shengle laie si Ms Issa apa apa tu rambut sama tu baju memang haaaaaaaut giler! eh eleh meng nge el la pulak i kat C ni kakakaa…
Benny- Down boy! Down…! *sound effect bunyi kuda…*
Sia selalu chat sama dia online tu di Gmail… ehem…mau kasi atur kah?? LoL!
Kay, siaplah kalau..ko mau atur..sa terpaksa apply password eh pasport baru lagi nie mau turun manila aiseh! tapi sebab ko kasi bunyi effect kuda mengaum hehehe sa rasa..sa nda buli tahan nie wakakkakaka! lols bayaya tu effect kuda tu tau.
check this out http://www.maximummelodic.com a friend of mine who is very much into music!