tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post6731105041115057281..comments2023-08-26T04:51:26.046-04:00Comments on At the edge of sanity: remembering rsjHeh Hehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221367276532123230noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-38090952007027089872007-04-14T23:14:00.000-04:002007-04-14T23:14:00.000-04:00gr8 to see this discussion on Indian Rock music. I...gr8 to see this discussion on Indian Rock music. Ironically I started listening to indian rock music after listening to western rock/metal music. Ironically because I was born and brought up in mumbai. but then i was introduced to the music of agni/indus creed/millennium. and i wondered how come i'd never heard this music before. but i'm thankful to my buddy who introduced me to their music. satchithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541328847730790373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-20824409332111191962007-03-03T15:21:00.000-05:002007-03-03T15:21:00.000-05:00well..ive hardly heard any indian rock.. but if id...well..ive hardly heard any indian rock.. but if id make a band..i noe hw itll sound.. dont think the audience wud accept it wid glee.<BR/>but den.. i hvta search 4 my audience.. n dats the key.raghuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732455267086150694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-32167079106150782532007-03-03T03:25:00.000-05:002007-03-03T03:25:00.000-05:00you are very right.. i strongly agree.. my own pal...you are very right.. i strongly agree.. my own pals here dont listen 2 indian rock cz thy rate thm plain wanna-bes with fake accent.. umm.. true 2 an extent.. but again i say.. ths is also cz the bands here fail 2 promote themselves.. see.. now even the most popular bands.. say metallica.. their last album.. st. anger was ntn less than piece of crap.. but it still did sell jst cz it was made my The New Age Superherohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810129726818146571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-8053147685862744892007-03-02T19:16:00.000-05:002007-03-02T19:16:00.000-05:00Omg!!! Awwwwesome :). (Suspicion has been put asid...Omg!!! Awwwwesome :). <BR/><BR/>(Suspicion has been put aside for the nonce since you've knackily distracted me with all that shiny music :P)Revealedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771676208279874047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-28994311507711640912007-03-02T16:09:00.000-05:002007-03-02T16:09:00.000-05:00Nice. quite a discussion we are having here.brick:...Nice. quite a discussion we are having here.<BR/>brick: i agree with most of what you say. But there rock bands in india have serious constraints, so it is hard to be motivated to keep them working. Part of the fault also lies with the listeners. Because rock is seen as music of the 'others', it does not get appreciated to the extent it should. as a result, people who are fans of western bands Heh Hehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221367276532123230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-18008974289342358552007-03-02T14:33:00.000-05:002007-03-02T14:33:00.000-05:00I actually think Pretty Child was somewhat overrat...I actually think Pretty Child was somewhat overrated. I preferred Trapped or Die for your Country (if I'm remembering the names right!). But I digress. Nitpicking does make a sound, actually. Instantly recognizable especially by practitioners of the art ;). We're an undervalued breed.<BR/><BR/>And do tell what you meant by <I>i didn't think you belonged to the previous generation or some thing Revealedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771676208279874047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-27877951354774194462007-03-02T12:19:00.000-05:002007-03-02T12:19:00.000-05:00i think indian bands should just do their own thin...i think indian bands should just do their own thing and stop worrying about trying to meet some kind of international rock standard.. most bands' oc's sound too contrived somehow, like they're trying too hard.. after indus creed i think 'thermal and a quarter' is the only band worth listening to today.. <BR/><BR/>oh and yes, uday benegal has an awesome voice :).. i'm off to listen to pretty childRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05194855405670557091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-55615670625705771752007-03-02T06:58:00.000-05:002007-03-02T06:58:00.000-05:00i think it has lot to do wid the limited money spe...i think it has lot to do wid the limited money spent and well.. the not-so-enthusiastic promotional measures adopted by Indian rock bands!<BR/><BR/>ok.. how many indian rock bands go on to tour the entire india and make thmselves popular here itself? hardly any.. i understnd lack of audience.. but thy can certainly start.. rock is considered taboo by virtually every person whoz not into rock.. (iThe New Age Superherohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810129726818146571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-5558773751307130362007-03-01T22:59:00.000-05:002007-03-01T22:59:00.000-05:00aah. the confusion was justified though. i didn't ...aah. the confusion was justified though. i didn't think you belonged to the previous generation or some thing like that.. *he* could still have been your first love. I wasn't suggesting that you were *his* first love.<BR/><BR/>Yeah. Does nitpicking make a sound? I think i hear something.Heh Hehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221367276532123230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-77047972397308056122007-03-01T19:37:00.000-05:002007-03-01T19:37:00.000-05:00Hehehehe :). I wish (and oh, how I wish!). But I w...Hehehehe :). I wish (and oh, how I wish!). But I was running around in diapers when he was out rocking like a renegade so our paths didn't really cross <I>literally</I>. Did I sound like I knew him? I apparently often sound like I know more about something than I actually do. It's my gift, and my curse ;)Revealedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771676208279874047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-52917015409544924242007-03-01T17:53:00.000-05:002007-03-01T17:53:00.000-05:00revealed:wait a minute, are you talking literally ...revealed:<BR/>wait a minute, are you talking literally or figuratively? I mean do you mean you know him personally??Heh Hehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221367276532123230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-65200439378488586592007-03-01T10:10:00.000-05:002007-03-01T10:10:00.000-05:00Are you kidding me! Uday Benegal was my first love...Are you kidding me! Uday Benegal was my first love (and the most enduring, sad to say :P).Revealedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771676208279874047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-21579031372964039732007-03-01T00:07:00.000-05:002007-03-01T00:07:00.000-05:00revealed: Nice! I already had most of them except ...revealed: Nice! I already had most of them except their first album. i was a huge fan even back in their rock machine days. Uday Benegal has an awesome voice, won't you agree? :)Heh Hehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221367276532123230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-43291184482113663212007-02-28T23:00:00.000-05:002007-02-28T23:00:00.000-05:00I wonder if you've seen this? Y'know the thing tha...I wonder if you've seen <A HREF="http://dirtscapes.blogspot.com/2005/08/indus-creed-mp3s.html" REL="nofollow">this</A>? Y'know the thing that happens when you keep cropping up against the same thing over and over again. It happened with me and Indus Creed this week.Revealedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771676208279874047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-64197137944548699442007-02-27T14:19:00.000-05:002007-02-27T14:19:00.000-05:00revealed: Heh. It gets even worse to find Indians ...revealed: Heh. It gets even worse to find Indians who are completely ignorant about it.<BR/><BR/>big wave: Nice song. Good video too, no?<BR/><BR/>red: I agree with the conditioning bit, but there have been instances of westerners learning indian classical and being highly appreciated. For example, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_B_Higgins" REL="nofollow">this guy</A>Heh Hehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221367276532123230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-70178532010621189392007-02-27T12:57:00.000-05:002007-02-27T12:57:00.000-05:00yes well its true that indian rock is not apprecia...yes well its true that indian rock is not appreciated abroad.. but then would we really care for westerners playing indian classical music? i guess the conditioning does make a difference..Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05194855405670557091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-43393622759722724472007-02-27T06:19:00.000-05:002007-02-27T06:19:00.000-05:00or that the angst in indian rock has been simply t...or that the angst in indian rock has been simply transposed instead of being understood and reinvented? or that it's only lately that bands are effectively using the web? i have theories too, so there.<BR/>p.s. now i'll hum indus creed's trapped all day.Rukminihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214895742836083587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18610138.post-36407940477736645052007-02-25T14:20:00.000-05:002007-02-25T14:20:00.000-05:00I absolutely agree. In fact when I mention Indian ...I absolutely agree. In fact when I mention Indian rock, people are more inclined to think I'm a crazed geologist than a music junkie *sigh*Revealedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771676208279874047noreply@blogger.com