Today, me and Saurav met this band called the Hyde.They play on saturday's and Sunday's(8:30 PM to 10:30 PM) in Little Italy.
It just started off as one of our regular trips to Barista.While sipping some calypso something, we heard some guitar music and a guy singing(Saurav later told me that he was singing a Linkin Park song), and it was followed up by "ab toh adat si hei mujhko" by Jal. I kinda liked the guy's voice,and, then Saurav did one of his "I want to buy you a drink" thing, and, the next thing I knew, we were all sitting together and talking about sufi music(actually it was mainly Saurav and the lead singer---I was just intently listening, as I mostly do).
My first impression about those guys was kinda sceptical(to say the least :) ) . I mean, I have never really respected the college going guys with torn jeans pants and lockets around their neck and smoking ciggis.I always used to think that they were "rich dad's spoilt kids",but, these guys made me change my opinion cos they have talent and I think pure talent and raw enthusiasm overshadows all other characters. I found out that they mostly like to sing sufi songs with a little bit of their own. They sang one of their originals---a very strong song that really made me sit and think.They have a few rough edges to be smoothened,but, they have a lot of potential.
These are the kinda guys whom I would have dismissed off one year ago as failures,cos, they are not of the type who would please teachers and get good marks, and then go join a MegaCorp., but, now I have realised that success lies in achieving what you want, rather than achieving what society wants you to achieve and they are the ones who would rather chuck the whole world and follow their passion than go take the well-trodden path.
Guys, you and your soulful songs made me sit up and think....which I did after a very long time....keep up the good work.
It just started off as one of our regular trips to Barista.While sipping some calypso something, we heard some guitar music and a guy singing(Saurav later told me that he was singing a Linkin Park song), and it was followed up by "ab toh adat si hei mujhko" by Jal. I kinda liked the guy's voice,and, then Saurav did one of his "I want to buy you a drink" thing, and, the next thing I knew, we were all sitting together and talking about sufi music(actually it was mainly Saurav and the lead singer---I was just intently listening, as I mostly do).
My first impression about those guys was kinda sceptical(to say the least :) ) . I mean, I have never really respected the college going guys with torn jeans pants and lockets around their neck and smoking ciggis.I always used to think that they were "rich dad's spoilt kids",but, these guys made me change my opinion cos they have talent and I think pure talent and raw enthusiasm overshadows all other characters. I found out that they mostly like to sing sufi songs with a little bit of their own. They sang one of their originals---a very strong song that really made me sit and think.They have a few rough edges to be smoothened,but, they have a lot of potential.
These are the kinda guys whom I would have dismissed off one year ago as failures,cos, they are not of the type who would please teachers and get good marks, and then go join a MegaCorp., but, now I have realised that success lies in achieving what you want, rather than achieving what society wants you to achieve and they are the ones who would rather chuck the whole world and follow their passion than go take the well-trodden path.
Guys, you and your soulful songs made me sit up and think....which I did after a very long time....keep up the good work.
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