A Guide to Day 2 Of Dubai Desert Rock 2007.

Well, the much awaited anouncement of the final lineup of Day 2 of Dubai Desert Rock Festival 2007 is complete, and what a day its going to be. I mean, who'd have thought these bands would even have a remote chance of stepping upon Dubai soil. But they are, and I have the chance of seeing these bands play live. It's an honour, really.

Well, I'm not going to go into much detail, like I did in the previous guide, I'm just going to state the bands and a small description of them.

INCUBUS

My headliner of the day. These guys are currently my favorite band and I'm getting to see them play a concert at home, live. How amazing is that? They have the most original music I've come across till date. They stray from the traditional means of rainwater harvesting (joking). They stray from the traditional means of songwriting. Mike Einzeiger has the most original compositions ever in rock history. I was really shocked when I heard they were coming.

THE BRAVERY

I heard these guys on Channel [V] sometime back. A long time back. I fell in love with their debut single An Honest Mistake . It's a blend of indie and a genre which isn't very prominent in today's music industry. They are a very good band, perfect for rock day, and I wouldn't miss them.

PRIME CIRCLE

Well, I'm not a big fan of these guys as they are highly cliched, but I don't mind seeing them either. Their music is pleasing to the ears. Similar artists : Creed, Alterbridge. Although they refrain from innovative and inspiring songwriting, they stick to the more conventional methods. This isn't too bad, and they would be quite entertaining live.

JUNKYARD GROOVE

Refer to my previous guide for details on this highly talented band from India.

And the headliner:

ROBERT PLANT OF LED ZEPPELIN

You read the name.

Go figure.


Well, that's all I'm going to include in this post, because because of these exams, my joy cannot be expressed as it was in the last guide.

However, I am EXTREMELY happy and am EXTREMELY anticipating Desert Rock because boy, this is one festival I'm NOT going to miss.

Music is a friend.

Thank you CSM for organizing such a splendid DDRF 2007. Without you, this scene would be barren sand.

Thank you Phride for keeping us updated on DDRF and the local music scene.

Dubai Desert Rock Festival Official Site

Insignia

To whom it may concern,

My official brother blog has just been born.
Poetry.

Insignia

Yours truly,
Nishant.

The Hyperly Overly Screwed Up Performance (H.O.S.U.P.)

Okay.

a) This is not a joke.
b) Don't laugh.
c) I don't expect sympathy, but neither do I expect rashness.

I'm sure all of you witnessed the horrific performance in school, aka H.O.S.U.P.
Let me describe what happened.

Before that, let me apologise. To the band, I'm sorry I started at double the tempo. I really am, trust me, and I warned you that I would screw up. I don't even know why. But I did. I'm sorry I misled all of you into a HUGE H.O.S.U.P. I really didn't mean to.

To Mr.Rodericks, I'm sorry for wasting your time, if I did. Thank you for your guidance. Thank you for your AMAZING guidance.

To Mr.Anthony Joseph, I'm sorry for raising your hopes. I know you conted on us, and I know we messed up, but we didn't mean to, I didn't mean to. I would NEVER want to mess up a song.

To the crowd, sorry for hurting your ears.

To John Frusciante, sorry for screwing up your amazing song. Thank you. And I'm very VERY sorry.

Well then, this is what happened.

I start. I mess up. I play at 500 times the tempo. I mess up. I mute notes. I mess up. I skip notes. I mess up.

Throughout the song, I mess up.

The cable of the bass on the drum got loose. I mess up.

Darien's mic was off. I mess up.

I was shaking. I mess up.

It hurt. I mean HOW could we get it right EVERY practice, and on stage, the most important part, HOW could we mess up? WHY did we mess up?

It's unthinkable. And as much as I don't want to think about it, I have to.
It's unbelievable, and as much as I don't want to think about it, I have to.

I don't know what to say or do anymore. Maybe I'll just keep my guitar away in some cupboard ot some lonely corner for sometime, maybe even for good. Who knows.

PS. Thanks yous Radhii!!!!!! That was really awesome :) I am really really grateful.

I hope you find the meaning.

To all my friends, thank you.