Friday, March 16, 2007

as the BIG moment arrives...

first came the rumours... then followed some genuine news... then arrived the official confirmation... from then on it has just been ecstasy, excitement and anxiety.

"IRON MAIDEN - LIVE IN BENGALOORU, 17 Mar, PALACE GROUNDS"
this headline has injected a fresh dose of life into all the craving souls.


for all the rock fans (add in the 'yo-yo cool dude'...the 'u-have-a-fag? rock chik'... the heavy-pocketed, lancer-driving, pill-popping high school kid) the mantra has been one 'have you got the maiden passes?'

there are several reasons for the true music lovers to be awestruck...maiden will be first international 'heavy-metal' band to perform in India.india has had a taste of soft-rock(bryan adams), classic rock(deep purple, scorpions, roger waters, jethro tull), jazz, pop,etc, but never has it had any of the 'heavy' bands performing here. this would be the biggest reason for jubiliation for all head bangers.

the rock music scene in india is nothing to be proud about. the quality of music played by just a handfull of bands could be considered as average/moderately good and as for the rest it is just dearth level, a sad and naked truth. even basic elements of live music performance, like pitch, scale, tune or timing are seldom met in many of these concerts. rarely are there good original songs composed and performed, for most of our local rock shows feature just loud music, without any musical substance, heard on big,black boxes labelled 'RAM LAKSHMAN SOUND', where a little music could somewhere be heard in between the feedback and jarring noises(save a few gigs like strawberry fields). this has left us all in a state of yearning, that for good live rock music and who better than Maiden can we get to quench this thrist!

another fact with maiden is that their live performances have always been electrifying and at the same time maintain good musical standards. bands like megadeth, slayer, RHCP come with high voltage, high intensity concerts but if you actually observe some elements, especially the vocals, it can be clearly seen that it is never as good as whats on the album (basic reason being that guys like mustaine and araya are not naturally good singers). But with maiden, Bruce's stage singing has been on par in quality with that recorded on the
albums, reason again being the natural singing talent of guys like bruce or freddie(queen) that just takes their vocals to a different level during live performances.

less than 23 hours to go for Maiden's maiden Indian slaughter.... be there... and do bring your daughter!!!

just 16, i pick up a truck,
out of money, out of luck...
i've got no place to call my own,
hit the gas here i goooooooooooooo!!!!