One of the most amazing guitar pieces ever

I haven't myself played a guitar yet i.e properly. So i always wondered if i will ever be able to play one with my smallish fingers. But the other night i was drinking nothing else but water when my friend who is an amazing guitarist himself played this piece- Ocean by John Butler Trio on Youtube and I was instantly stoned. I couldn't play that kinda stuff with ten fingers on each hand.

This bugger, he plays that 12 string guitar with such an ease that I feel even more of a waste of space. So after watching the video more closely i found he uses long acrylic fingernails for picking and that comforted me somewhat, not that anyone could do it, but yeah what the heck so what if he plays a 12 string guitar, the wah-wah pedal, the didgeridoo, harmonica...I could do it may be a hundred lives from now when homo sapiens further evolve to species with six limbs and ten fingers on each of them.

I could hardly notice the drummer in Ocean but believe me, the percussionist is mindblowing or as Russell Peters would say mind blasting in 'Better man' live. 'Treat Yo Mama' took me to an amazing trip- one in which i was running with a torch in my hand alone on deserted road hell bent on saving my Mama. 'Peaches and creams' specially the one recorded in the max sessions reminds of all the pleasant things in my life...beautiful song.

John Butler and Mama Kin released recently a studio recording of ‘Losing You’ to help highlight the current situation which sees the pristine Kimberley region under threat from the proposed gas processing precinct at James Price Point, WA. Remains to be seen what his endeavor would achieve but surely he is doing his bit to support the folks out there. Currently they are touring all of Australia and their latest videos can be watched on johnbutlertrio.com

For those who still haven't googled this, stop reading any further and go search John Butler Trio-Ocean on Youtube. If you are still reading then you are probably still hooked on to the Linkin Park (you could go through the rest of the blog and look up for real rock band names and google them for a start).

Some real hard rock..

Talking about the much hyped.. rather rightly hyped Rock scene, todays youth have lost track of this real dope called classic rock. The rock n roll legends The Rolling Stones provided a hint of hard rock in few of their singles, but still considered them as rock n roll. Originating as a blend of rock n roll and Acid rock, hard rock gained its popularity in the mid 70's. Nazareth were one of the pioneers who went off road and dared to experiment on such a fusion of music when the world was busy grooving to psychedelic tunes of the Doors, Jimmy Hendrix and many of the big gun rock n roll players. The group shot to fame in a short period after it debuted in 1971, Dan's crisp voice and touchy lyrics found its way to the hearts of many. Soon the world witnessed one of the greatest hard rock performers that ever walked this earth, the Aerosmith. They defined hard rock as the toxic twins Steven Tyler and Joe Perry conquered masses. Soon the peppy rock n roll seemed to exit and a new era of rock was to be formed.
Inspite of less quality hard rock bands, the genre filled the veins of rock addicts. Bands like Van Halen, Ac/Dc, Kiss, Mortley Crue etc were enough to provide the adrenaline rush to the youth.
Hard rock fame found its peak in the 80's, and in no time it was seen as a nuisance by the religious people in the society. As it was considered evil and some also termed them as the Satan Worshipers, the youth was being tried to be kept away from it by their parents which did nothing but help in increasing the anxiety about the genre. Now that it had taken a rebellious charge after the hippes era, people some how  seemed to forget Jimmy's golden riffs as the crisp vocals seemed merrier.
But as all that goes up has to come down, so did hard rock. In between the hard rock era, birth to various new genres took place, punk and heavy metal took over the regime. Further till date the rock has its new face called as the Alternative rock, which is a blend of various genres done as per the convinience of the new bands. But compared to the classic rock, it lacks the adrenaline rush, the lyrics could never be as dry as that of Aerosmith and Nazareth, neither as naughty as that of Ac/Dc.
Todays rock scene lacks that something that keeps me from going to the new age music, sounds funny when coming from a 22 yr old like me, but I do love grooving to the tunes of George Harrison's My sweet Lord. Maybe I could not adapt to the music or the new age really lacks the punch.

ROCK TO ME

Rock to me is the adrenaline rush or sometimes the ultimate solace i get when a multitude of emotions are woven together with authentic usage of rythm and lyrics. The former mostly due to Aerosmith, Kiss, Iron Maiden and the latter mainly due to Pink Floyd, The Doors, Led Zepplin.  The drive of Joe Perry's guitar, Nick Mason's percussion leads me into a tunnel which either has dark reverie at its end or a bright eternal horizon. I delve into my own self even with thousands around me.

I first began listening to any international music regularly when i was 13. Backstreet Boys appealed to me the most. My affair with POP music continued till i was 17.My first brush with rock was, as usual with all kids in my neighberhood, with Linkin Park. To me at that time, when i had no mobile phone & we had no torrents or the money to buy CDs from Planet M and the radio played songs of an eternally capped dickhead, LP's music brought all the instruments together for the first time in way which i felt, at that time they should be(althogh now i despise that very style).

Then started a series of flings with Alternative, Heavy Metal, Death Metal, Punk all which got me to headbang (ultimately resulting in me getting a bad bodyache for atleast two days) but none of the affairs lasted for long except my immortal love for Iron Maiden.

Then came in my life the purveyor of psychedelic - James Douglas Morrison (Jim Morrison) with his Doors. As it was meant to do it unlocked my doors of perception and showed me the true meaning of infinite. It gets me on a  high even without using any other publicly unmentionable influences.

At the same time Aerosmith's "Living on the edge" had my nerves embalmed with classic rock. Aerosmith, Kiss ("Then she Kissed Me" my fav), The Beatles ("Elanor Rigby" My Fav), Led zepplin (Stairway to Heaven & Immigrant song) jostled and made their way into my senses and made me a complete classic junkie.

Live at Pompeii and Pulse are like two jewels in the psychedelic crown that Floyd wears. The first time I heard Saucerful of secrets i saw light at the end of a tunnel. The second time i found myself wandering in an Opium Farm somewhere. It would be, i assume, illegal to even go on psyche-trips like the ones i had with Floyd even without chemically being on a high.

I am quite sure that i shall have many flings with all kinds of rock but nothing will ever sway me away from classic. All i want is to bring all classic lovers together and this blog is just the beginning.

hello ROCKAHOLICS !!!!

Hey friends, this is one initiative towards serving the ROCK-KIND. We are a group of 4 rock junkies who are here just as missionaries of rock. We are planning to review classic rock bands along with a guide to the gigs of our very own DESI local Rock Bands. We are Amit Kumbhar, Nikhil Kale, Prateek Khare and Saket Parab.... 
We'll get back to you soon with loads of adrenaline Rock rush....... \m/