Weekend in Bangalore
It was the weekend of November 5th and 6th when I stayed back in Bangalore last!! Since then, I have been on treks/trips continuously and it was finally the weekend of Feb 4th and 5th that saw me in Bangalore again. :) Interestingly, the November weekend was just after a 4 day trip to Charmadi Ghats and this weekend was after a 4 day trek from Kodai to Munnar!!!
By now, you would know tht I have no concept of moderation in anything I do!! And this weekend pretty much proved it!! Three concerts in three nights!
Friday night was set ablaze by Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull when he performed at Unmaad in IIMB. The report carried in the Deccan Herald says –
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DH News Service Bangalore
Ian Anderson, legendary flautist of the British rock band Jethro Tull, mesmerised the Bangalore week-end crowd at the Unmaad-2006 at IIM-B campus on Friday.
Ian, who is also the vocalist, song writer, and multi-instrumentalist, took music lovers by storm. The band’s classic Silhouette, a mix of rock with a touch of folk melodies, blues songs and off course several shifts in musical styles, made the evening a memorable one. The band, which was first called the Blades (who initially were into a mix of Jazz and blues), changed their name into John Evan band and later went to London and tried several names. Finally, they re-christened themselves as ‘Jethro Tull’ and are still going strong.It is his flute that has won him a sobriquet the Pied Piper of rock. Tull’s tunes touched the generations who have grown up on songs like This Sunday Feeling, Aqualung, and Budapest…….
Ian, dressed in black jeans, white T-shirt and a black cap, said “I hate Rock and Roll. But I don’t know what to call it”, he added amidst applause. He went on to add “If you want a great song, ask a 12-year old to write one! And that could stand out for a verse from one of the holy books.’’
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I was there with two of my colleauges - Ravi and Sriram - old enough to have heard of Jethro Tull before this week!! ;) My take on the show was that the flute by Anderson was worth it!! The melody still keeps ringing in my ear and the timbre’ of the sound is unforgettable.
Saturday night had loads of fun in store!! Though the concert by Jal (of Woh Lamhe fame) and Shivamani (the much-hyped percussionist) pretty much sucked, the company visavis Varsha, KP, Shruti, Ashwini and Gullu made it a fun-night!!
And Sunday night was with Div, Ash and Gul-lu at the Bryan Adams concert at Palace Grounds! It felt like a real concert with the crowd doing the singing and Bryan Adams having the confidence to let them!!! :D My sing-alongs were ‘The summer of 69′ and songs from his ‘Best of Me’, a tape which had run to tatters during my first year of engineering for the lack of a collection of tapes!!!
The Deccan Hearld reports ………….
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DH News Service Bangalore:
The Palace Grounds reverberated with bass, drums and the unmistakable gravelly voice of rock superstar Bryan Adams on Sunday.
Beginning at 7.50 with “Room Service” a song on the life of hectic travelling round the world, Bryan sang over 20 songs over the next two hours.
“The news papers say that this is my third trip to India. This is my fifth trip to India, but not my last,” he told the fans who responded with loud cheering. Fans can expect him again because (to put in his words), “Can’t stop this thing we started.”
Bryan wanted to know from the audience who were present during his last tow concerts in Bangalore and a majority of the hands went up. In response, he sang “Come back to you.” He even took a few photographs of the audience on his digital camera from the stage.
“I want to be young for the rest of my life/ I am going to be…” sang Bryan and the audience would chorus, “18 till I die.” He even sportingly played karaoke on the guitar, while the audience sang most of his popular song, “Summer of 69.”
“Great singing,” he complimented the audience, “want to join the band…..want to go on tour?” he asked and Shweta, a software engineer from Andhra Pradesh came on stage to sing a duet, “When you’re gone.”
He used the harmonica when he played the songs “Open road” and “I’m ready” and at times the acoustic guitar.
Earlier the college band, “Superfuzz Bigmuff” opened for Adams warming up the evening. It was indeed as Bryan sang, “Let’s make it a night to remember.”
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That was pretty much a weekend to remember!!! :)
By now, you would know tht I have no concept of moderation in anything I do!! And this weekend pretty much proved it!! Three concerts in three nights!
Friday night was set ablaze by Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull when he performed at Unmaad in IIMB. The report carried in the Deccan Herald says –
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Jethro Tull enthralls music lovers
DH News Service Bangalore
Ian Anderson, legendary flautist of the British rock band Jethro Tull, mesmerised the Bangalore week-end crowd at the Unmaad-2006 at IIM-B campus on Friday.
Ian, who is also the vocalist, song writer, and multi-instrumentalist, took music lovers by storm. The band’s classic Silhouette, a mix of rock with a touch of folk melodies, blues songs and off course several shifts in musical styles, made the evening a memorable one. The band, which was first called the Blades (who initially were into a mix of Jazz and blues), changed their name into John Evan band and later went to London and tried several names. Finally, they re-christened themselves as ‘Jethro Tull’ and are still going strong.It is his flute that has won him a sobriquet the Pied Piper of rock. Tull’s tunes touched the generations who have grown up on songs like This Sunday Feeling, Aqualung, and Budapest…….
Ian, dressed in black jeans, white T-shirt and a black cap, said “I hate Rock and Roll. But I don’t know what to call it”, he added amidst applause. He went on to add “If you want a great song, ask a 12-year old to write one! And that could stand out for a verse from one of the holy books.’’
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I was there with two of my colleauges - Ravi and Sriram - old enough to have heard of Jethro Tull before this week!! ;) My take on the show was that the flute by Anderson was worth it!! The melody still keeps ringing in my ear and the timbre’ of the sound is unforgettable.
Saturday night had loads of fun in store!! Though the concert by Jal (of Woh Lamhe fame) and Shivamani (the much-hyped percussionist) pretty much sucked, the company visavis Varsha, KP, Shruti, Ashwini and Gullu made it a fun-night!!
And Sunday night was with Div, Ash and Gul-lu at the Bryan Adams concert at Palace Grounds! It felt like a real concert with the crowd doing the singing and Bryan Adams having the confidence to let them!!! :D My sing-alongs were ‘The summer of 69′ and songs from his ‘Best of Me’, a tape which had run to tatters during my first year of engineering for the lack of a collection of tapes!!!
The Deccan Hearld reports ………….
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‘Come back to you’, Bryan’s promise to Bangaloreans
DH News Service Bangalore:
The Palace Grounds reverberated with bass, drums and the unmistakable gravelly voice of rock superstar Bryan Adams on Sunday.
Beginning at 7.50 with “Room Service” a song on the life of hectic travelling round the world, Bryan sang over 20 songs over the next two hours.
“The news papers say that this is my third trip to India. This is my fifth trip to India, but not my last,” he told the fans who responded with loud cheering. Fans can expect him again because (to put in his words), “Can’t stop this thing we started.”
Bryan wanted to know from the audience who were present during his last tow concerts in Bangalore and a majority of the hands went up. In response, he sang “Come back to you.” He even took a few photographs of the audience on his digital camera from the stage.
“I want to be young for the rest of my life/ I am going to be…” sang Bryan and the audience would chorus, “18 till I die.” He even sportingly played karaoke on the guitar, while the audience sang most of his popular song, “Summer of 69.”
“Great singing,” he complimented the audience, “want to join the band…..want to go on tour?” he asked and Shweta, a software engineer from Andhra Pradesh came on stage to sing a duet, “When you’re gone.”
He used the harmonica when he played the songs “Open road” and “I’m ready” and at times the acoustic guitar.
Earlier the college band, “Superfuzz Bigmuff” opened for Adams warming up the evening. It was indeed as Bryan sang, “Let’s make it a night to remember.”
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That was pretty much a weekend to remember!!! :)
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