Really? :-)
Well, I am a bit of a headbanger. I am definitely more into metal than - say - R'n'B...:-)
But of all those links I posted, only Tang Chao's Jiu pai really counts as metal, methinks. The rest of it is mostly rock or folk rock...:-)
别想把黑暗放在我的面前
太阳已经生长在我心底
不再有封闭的畏惧
奔腾的灵魂飞上天际
太阳 我在这里
I keep my metal in English. Not that it can't work in other languages, but heavy metal is a style of music (like most of rock 'n roll, really) that was custom-made for English lyrics.
Meh. English as rock'n'roll language is seriously overrated. Sure, it is more flexible and easier to work with than for example the inflection-heavy Slavonic languages, but that's about it.
It is simply a matter of habit.
I think metal/rock actually works awesomely in Chinese.
But to each their own, I guess (this being a somewhat funny statement in this case...:-)).
And since metal absorbs regional/folk influences so well, its migrating to Asia turned it into an extremely interesting beast.
别想把黑暗放在我的面前
太阳已经生长在我心底
不再有封闭的畏惧
奔腾的灵魂飞上天际
太阳 我在这里
I prefer the punk or pop side of rock myself. Either barebones guitar and rhythm with at least equal emphasis on lyrics, or instrumentals and vocals entwining for a combined melody. Another rock genre which I love, but which has been somewhat self-contained (as in no-one else has tried it since) is indie dance, which is using the usual rock instruments to create music that emphasises the beat. New Order was one example of this, but my favourite band of this type was the Stone Roses. Apparently in their early days before they became famous, people used to go and watch them especially to watch Reni play drums.
Post-punk - YES. Punk - not so much...
别想把黑暗放在我的面前
太阳已经生长在我心底
不再有封闭的畏惧
奔腾的灵魂飞上天际
太阳 我在这里
I think Beyond's songs were better when the late Wong Kar Kui was still around. I guess those songs were mostly composed by Ka Kui.
What is Yip Sai Wing doing now? Still in the music scene?
I know Paul Wong recently composed the themesong song for the TVB series 'When Heaven Burns'.
什麼是朋友?朋友永遠是在你犯下不可原諒錯誤的時候,仍舊站在你那邊的笨蛋。~ 王亞瑟
和諧唔係一百個人講同一番話,係一百個人有一百句唔同嘅說話,而又互相尊重 ~ - 葉梓恩