This Dubai Desert Rock Festival was insanely special. Rock music was represented at all fronts, from the screaming vocals of bands like Mastodon, In Flames and Stone Sour, to the groovy beats of Junkyard Groove.
The first day was energetic. The performances were pretty ordinary until Prodigy took the stage. These guys literally made the Earth shake with their awsome bassy beats! For me, they were the third best band of the festival.
The most anticipated band of the night, Iron Maiden, didn't let anybody down. They mixed up their classic numbers with their new ones. Bruce Dickinson's timely chats with the audience made each and every one in the audience feel special. "Next time we are down here, and you bring your friends, brothers and sisters, we will just have to get a bigger fucking field!" ... or something like that... and who could ever forget - " SCREAM FOR ME DUBAI!!!!!"... My second best band.
The second day was more about the bands, and the music. Junkyard Groove had an awsome performance, although i'm sure they have played for bigger crowds... Their song "Its Ok" will undoubtedly be a smash hit.
Robert Plant.
He walks on stage. The crowd goes mad. i am standing in the second row and have a more than clear view of him. The first song, Black Dog!
Undescribable! i am totally consumed! singing along... head banging... jumping...
And even though i know that he probably didn't even notice me, i felt that he knew me, where i was standing, what i was doing.
He plays one of his new songs, Shining In The Light.
The intro of Ramble On is greeted with a roar from the crowd. Robert Plant enthusiastically shouting " Yallah Yallah!!!" and "Zindagi Zindagi!!!".
"So many to choose from, its hard" ... or something like that.... and then i shout IN MY TIME OF DYING! someone behind me shouts KASHMIR! i shout out again... HOUSES OF THE HOLY.... and then he coolly says, "and then there were some"....
Going to California, Baby I'm Gonna Leave You, Four Sticks, Sixes and Sevens, Gallows Pole... unbelievable.
The inevitable encore saw the best of Strange Sensation and Robert Plant come forth. Playing a 10+ minute version of Whole Lotta Love including an interlude (best described as something out of Arabian Nights)... just too much for me to handle...
And each time his eyes fell onto the crowd, i felt his eyes fall on me. And each time he smiled at the crowd, i felt him smile at me.
In all, the best two hours of my entire life. LED ZEPPELIN THE BEST BAND EVER!
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Extreme Rant Vol I :P .... soul mates, one word or two?
Do you believe in soul mates? Hmm...
I'm sure soul mates was an idea cooked up by some high flying idealist. Who wouldn't want to have a person that understands you completely. A person who sees through all your flaws and loves you for who you are. A person that YOU understand and love wholly and completely.
The words "soul mates" itself arouses curiosity. For those who believe in the soul and the spirit, would believe that all things living and non-living are connected by the energies that they posses. I believe that love is an energy. Something that burns inside of us, filling us with passion and wanting to be given out. It ain't that hard to understand, but yet nobody does. So then, what are "soul" mates?
I'm sure soul mates was an idea cooked up by some high flying idealist. Who wouldn't want to have a person that understands you completely. A person who sees through all your flaws and loves you for who you are. A person that YOU understand and love wholly and completely.
The words "soul mates" itself arouses curiosity. For those who believe in the soul and the spirit, would believe that all things living and non-living are connected by the energies that they posses. I believe that love is an energy. Something that burns inside of us, filling us with passion and wanting to be given out. It ain't that hard to understand, but yet nobody does. So then, what are "soul" mates?
Saturday, March 3, 2007
examotions
It's 5am, Sunday morning. 3 hours to go before the dreaded chem exam. I've been up all night studying. Seems like the perfect time to write an entry.
This week has been full of mixed emotions, and even though final exam fortnight is still not over, i feel the need to write down my emotions now.
Night before English Literature: pretty relaxed, still doing some poems. Last poem left. A Story of Lost Friends. I lie down on my bed, and begin reading.
Aah, this poem had made my night. I didn't finish reading it but i soo understood what Bond was trying to say. I felt it. Loneliness is horrible. To not belong to someone, to not be someone else's responsibility, is disheartening. Parents? They are guides, sometimes teachers, but not always. Friends, Siblings? They are comrades, sometimes teachers, but not always. Special friends? They are emotion communicators, interpreters and outputers (:P), sometimes teachers, but not always.
Nature, love, the soul, yourself. Common with all the formers. The constants. But there is still loneliness.
buzzing emotions that night.
Night before Physics: FRUSTRATION! missing notes, too many formulae, sleepless nights piling on. HATE! CONFUSION! ....lost.
Night before Computers: Aaah! excitement! restlessness! energy! passion! good feeling.... understanding.
After Computers exam..... imperfectness, regret, passion.
And here i am, 3 hours away from the chemistry exam. Time to get some sleep!
This week has been full of mixed emotions, and even though final exam fortnight is still not over, i feel the need to write down my emotions now.
Night before English Literature: pretty relaxed, still doing some poems. Last poem left. A Story of Lost Friends. I lie down on my bed, and begin reading.
Aah, this poem had made my night. I didn't finish reading it but i soo understood what Bond was trying to say. I felt it. Loneliness is horrible. To not belong to someone, to not be someone else's responsibility, is disheartening. Parents? They are guides, sometimes teachers, but not always. Friends, Siblings? They are comrades, sometimes teachers, but not always. Special friends? They are emotion communicators, interpreters and outputers (:P), sometimes teachers, but not always.
Nature, love, the soul, yourself. Common with all the formers. The constants. But there is still loneliness.
buzzing emotions that night.
Night before Physics: FRUSTRATION! missing notes, too many formulae, sleepless nights piling on. HATE! CONFUSION! ....lost.
Night before Computers: Aaah! excitement! restlessness! energy! passion! good feeling.... understanding.
After Computers exam..... imperfectness, regret, passion.
And here i am, 3 hours away from the chemistry exam. Time to get some sleep!
Shades of Tan
random question of the day.
At what shade of tan does beige become brown?
p.s my newfound picture clicking interest (no good at it yet)
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