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Rock hardChai picks his favourites By Tatat Bunnag
Brand New Sunset stand out from the crowd with their unique blend of metal mayhem and melodic pop-punk. Songs from their second album, Realistic, have been played a lot on radio and cable TV, and the band has recently gone inter with gigs in Singapore and the Philippines. Brand New Sunset�s 26-year-old guitarist and songwriter Suchai Chucherd (Chai) recently told Student Weekly that the band�s third album is well on the way. In the meantime, we asked Chai to tell us about some of his favourite rock records. Guns N� Roses
�Back then, there wasn�t a lot of music media in Thailand to keep us up-to-date with the latest stuff. There were no decent music magazines or cable TV channels. Most people would buy new albums by judging them from their cover artwork. �I bought Appetite for Destruction for that reason, and I completely fell in love with it.� AC/DC
�His energetic guitar style has been an influence on many hard rock guitarists, including myself. �Back in Black is one of hard rock�s greatest achievements. The album before, Highway to Hell, was also great, but Back in Black is without a doubt their best. �Anyone who loves playing rock guitar should give this record a try. If I had to pick one album that sums up rock music, this would be it.� Metallica
�It�s their last studio album with bassist Cliff Burton. He helped the band develop an original sound, moving on from the thrash metal of the first two records. �I remember it sounding very brutal the first time I heard it. They were heavier than anything I�d heard back in those days. It has killer riffs and great lyrics throughout. So good!� The Allman
�It�s one of the top-selling albums in the band�s catalogue and one of the highlights of their career. The magic of early �70s rock is captured here. You get blues, rock and jazz in a spectacular collection of long jams from the band. Lead guitarist Duane Allman was legendary for his slide guitar work. Unfortunately he was killed in a motorcycle accident not long after this album hit big. �At Fillmore East may well be the best live recording in the history of rock music.� The Eastbound
Downers
�It�s the only Thai rock album that I listen to often. Their music was something really new for the indie scene a few years ago. No other band really sounds like them. �Unfortunately, some of the members of Eastbound Downers moved to New York for business reasons, so that was the end of them. I wish they were still together. They helped to enhance Bangkok�s music scene a lot.�
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Anyone who went to the
recent Fat Festival will be familiar with the dazzling live performances by
rockers Brand New Sunset. They�ve emerged from the underground scene to become
one of the most sought-after hard rock bands in the kingdom.
�This record
definitely comes to mind when I�m asked to list my top five albums. Appetite
for Destruction was one of the first records I bought when I was a kid, and I
still listen to it today. 
�Playing the guitar
has always been my passion, and that�s partly why I got into AC/DC�s music.
Angus Young is definitely one of my favourite guitar heroes. 
I�m pretty sure that
this album would be on many people�s list of all-time favourites. I love most
of Metallica�s albums, but Master of Puppets is definitely their finest moment.
�The Allman Brothers
Band were an American Southern-rock band from Georgia. At Fillmore East was
their first live album, which was released in 1971. 
�I�ve never really
listened to much Thai music, but the Eastbound Downers are an exception. This
is their last album, which was released on Panda Records a few months before
the band split up. 
