Monday morning blues disappear with some good old rock

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThere were no disco lights or dance floors and there definitely was no free-flowing alcohol. But what was there was a ton of great rock music and even more head-banging at Mela Rocks II, an evening of rock and roll music at the Indo-German Urban Mela.Right from the time city-based hard rock band 83 Miles Per Hour stepped on to the stage after punk rock outfit Distortion’s high-energy performance, lead vocalist Kenny Shaiza was in complete control. He jumped from one end of the stage to another, bonded with the rest of his band, yelled to the crowd and when he finally started singing, there was no stopping him. The band began with their signature track 83 Miles Per Hour and moved on to a more popular Hold On. Keyboardist Aldrin, guitarists Rishikant and Raemus and drummer Peter were in their element. Peter definitely seemed to have converted some of the somber visiting families into quasi-rock fans.Though their sound check that involved a very laidback version of Candy Shop and a rock Why this Kolaveri di, grabbed the attention of the non-rock fans at the YMCA grounds, once they put on their hard rock gear, the crowds slowly began dispersing to find some dinner or head home. But as they played the opening strains of Queen’s We will rock you, fathers began obliviously dancing with mothers and daughters to the familiar tune they probably vaguely remember listening to on VH1. Meanwhile, a contrasting crowd of rock fanatics appreciatively head-banged to the band’s wilder version of the classic.There’s not much to be said about the band’s last song Drunk, except that when the band dedicated it to all the drunks in the audience, mothers who were trying to put their kids to sleep in the back furrowed their brows in disgust. The band sang it with the passion of singing an anthem and each time the audience thought the song was over, they took the liberty of heading into solos; not too many were complaining though.Playback singer Ujjayinee came together with city-based metal band Wolf’s Lair and their progressive metal music effortlessly matched the bar set by 83 Miles Per Hour. This was no Sunday night lullaby, but it definitely would have driven off some of the looming Monday morning blues. first published:August 28, 2012, 08:36 ISTlast updated:August 28, 2012, 08:36 IST
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There were no disco lights or dance floors and there definitely was no free-flowing alcohol. But what was there was a ton of great rock music and even more head-banging at Mela Rocks II, an evening of rock and roll music at the Indo-German Urban Mela.

Right from the time city-based hard rock band 83 Miles Per Hour stepped on to the stage after punk rock outfit Distortion’s high-energy performance, lead vocalist Kenny Shaiza was in complete control. He jumped from one end of the stage to another, bonded with the rest of his band, yelled to the crowd and when he finally started singing, there was no stopping him. The band began with their signature track 83 Miles Per Hour and moved on to a more popular Hold On. Keyboardist Aldrin, guitarists Rishikant and Raemus and drummer Peter were in their element. Peter definitely seemed to have converted some of the somber visiting families into quasi-rock fans.

Though their sound check that involved a very laidback version of Candy Shop and a rock Why this Kolaveri di, grabbed the attention of the non-rock fans at the YMCA grounds, once they put on their hard rock gear, the crowds slowly began dispersing to find some dinner or head home. But as they played the opening strains of Queen’s We will rock you, fathers began obliviously dancing with mothers and daughters to the familiar tune they probably vaguely remember listening to on VH1. Meanwhile, a contrasting crowd of rock fanatics appreciatively head-banged to the band’s wilder version of the classic.

There’s not much to be said about the band’s last song Drunk, except that when the band dedicated it to all the drunks in the audience, mothers who were trying to put their kids to sleep in the back furrowed their brows in disgust. The band sang it with the passion of singing an anthem and each time the audience thought the song was over, they took the liberty of heading into solos; not too many were complaining though.

Playback singer Ujjayinee came together with city-based metal band Wolf’s Lair and their progressive metal music effortlessly matched the bar set by 83 Miles Per Hour. This was no Sunday night lullaby, but it definitely would have driven off some of the looming Monday morning blues.