When Vinay buzzed me up and informed me about a Deep Purple gig in 10 Downing Street sponsored by z3 Shirts, the news hardly hit home, because as far as my playlist goes, Led Zeppelin has always presided over the rest of its kind like Deep Purple or Black Sabbath.
But man, one night in 10D was enough to convince me otherwise.
Deep Purple have this distinct appeal about their songs.. the brashness of Sid Vicious, the guitar play of the overlords.. understandable, cuz they've got Ritchie Blackmore among their ranks.. the guy is pure genius.. and without drifting from the topic, they also have a more subtle sound, a curious mix of world music interwoven into Classic Hard Rock.
Mention Deep Purple and people immediately think Smoke On The Water. There's more to them than that, my friend. And so I discovered along the length of the Deep Purple tribute.. a couple of ol' Deep Purple faithfuls and some songs I had never heard of before.
Had a whale of a time with the merry gang of Vman, Jagan, Kman and Lee.. with our senses melting into El Booze and Le Music.. what better combination can a man ask for, I say. And that's all the French and Mexican I can come up with.. :)
Really tight act.. great band.. with strong lead vocals, a great drummer and guitarists who knew their trade. For the record.. the band consisted of Timothy Madhukar, Joshua Raj, Wilfred Demoz, Shyam Rao, Jim Satya, Vijji Cheyyur and Rohan Nambiar.. rather unknown among the general public, but regulars with the Chennai Rock scene enthusiasts.
Their covers of Burn, Black Night and Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming had the audience roaring for more, and Highway Star was in huge demand with the crowd chanting the song's name over Luke Kenny's talk. Perfect Strangers was yet another great cover.. and dude, we all do know how good Smoke On The Water is, any time of the century.
Amazing night, set the groove factor rolling and sent me ransacking Warez websites for Deep Purple discographies. Hope the z3 guys sponsor more such events and promote the rise of the rock subculture in our city.
Until next time :)
Cheers to life!
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