BANGLA BAND....HOW FAR...HOW LONG?
IS BANGLA CONTRADICTION IN TERMS? t2 THINKS IT IS AND HERE'S WHY?
BYE, BYE...........
Don't get us wrong .We don't object to singinfg in bengali .We also quite like guitars , drums, bass, head banging...What we don't like is the way bangla is pronounced by the rockers.Bangla is indeed rocked, rolled and abused with the fake accent of snobs.Why does the bhalobasha have to be stressed on sh to rhyme with pasha by grown ips?
What do you acheive by shortening the chess as in Buddha Heseche/Yuddha eseche(if that's what you sing)?Buddha aaro haasbe.Buddha will laugh more if you do that.Why do you all the Rs have to roll____________-even in words like korecho , baro tomar?Its so fake...du nombori, counterfiet.How come the Bangladeshis also do rock but keep the language more intact?Same of course for spanish, portugese or africans.because they respect their own language more.That's why Bangladesh defeated Team india.
We must raise this important question:Bangla is a soft , curvy language_____________does it lend itself to being rocked?And hard rock is very hard.The answer is yes ! Bangla lends itself to stadium rock, but when the essence of the language is not tampered with.That's proven with a Prithibi, or the classic Krosswindz album Poth Gacche Benke, or some of the really gorgeous ballads from across the border, offered by Miles, Feedback, and now Bangla.But whatever you do , don't launch into a freestyle rap in Bengali_______It is horrible.
Where's the song?At the end of the day when it comes down to a great number, how many can you remember by a BAngla BAnd> How many of these songs that flood record-shoe shelves are going to stand out like a Stairway to Heaven, a Hey joe, A withor Without You, or a Comfortably Numb..?Show us one and we will show you a grammy that we have kept aside , reserved...
The "rock" tradition in Bengali music is only about two decades old.mohiner horaguli_____stalwarts who shaped urban Bengali music through seventies and re-emerged in the Nineties with rock leanings----had a far more mature outlook, fusing elements of blues ,flamenco,Latin and reggae with western classical nuances to forge a sound that still remain fresh .That unfortunately is not the case with much of today's Bangla Band , be they veterans Abhilasha, Cactus and Parash Pathar or newbies like Eeshan.Lakkhichara(with Mohin founder Gautam Chattopadhay's son Gaurav handling the Drum duties) and Fossils bring some musicality on board , but these are just two bands in a city of millions.As for those "Folk Rockers", forget it...Cheesy is the word.....
What is it with all this posing and the rock mama(in this case the maternal uncle ) rock" syndrome ___---without the music?And if these guys do want to pose pretty. why don't they get a stylist?Pot Bellied hirsute men in their late 30's don't exactly make great for posters do they?Think Led Zepplin front man Robert Plant, guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Bono, Bon Jovi, Jim Morrison...You get the drift?Though Jim morrison did develop a beer belly later.
Bangla rock suffers from a classic rock hangover .Acutely Watch any Bangla rock concert, and you'd know what we're talking about.even the youngest among these can transport you back to the hair-band Eighties ..........When will we grow up?What about a contemporary sound>?It's not as if youngsters in this city do not listen to Incubus , Disturbed, John Mayer, Cold Play, or Jazz....Or drum'n Basses.why does the retro spectre overpower their minds the moment they pick up a guitar____-to invariably sound like a copy out of a Guns'N'Roses riff, bits of classic Iron Maiden, or suspiciously close to a CSNY tune?
Eighties hair bands aren't known for poignant lyrics.In Bengali their followers end up with a great verse often followed by a daft bridge and then a totally inane chorus section in some of the best tracks they have to offer....."Bhorer Aakashe Joto Snigdhata acche/ Bandak Rekhechi Premer Kacche///Very Nice/Why pray why does the bridge have to be" Keno Korle Eerokom....bolo" We mean ...duh?
There should be a ban on rock rebels doing "I-Am-Proud-To-Be -A-Bengali" act after every concert__________
Some Bangla Rock Bands have graduated from Hindi Music...
There are no Women in the rock Scene. Almost !
The jury feels that in two years time it will die down.....
.
BYE, BYE...........
Don't get us wrong .We don't object to singinfg in bengali .We also quite like guitars , drums, bass, head banging...What we don't like is the way bangla is pronounced by the rockers.Bangla is indeed rocked, rolled and abused with the fake accent of snobs.Why does the bhalobasha have to be stressed on sh to rhyme with pasha by grown ips?
What do you acheive by shortening the chess as in Buddha Heseche/Yuddha eseche(if that's what you sing)?Buddha aaro haasbe.Buddha will laugh more if you do that.Why do you all the Rs have to roll____________-even in words like korecho , baro tomar?Its so fake...du nombori, counterfiet.How come the Bangladeshis also do rock but keep the language more intact?Same of course for spanish, portugese or africans.because they respect their own language more.That's why Bangladesh defeated Team india.
We must raise this important question:Bangla is a soft , curvy language_____________does it lend itself to being rocked?And hard rock is very hard.The answer is yes ! Bangla lends itself to stadium rock, but when the essence of the language is not tampered with.That's proven with a Prithibi, or the classic Krosswindz album Poth Gacche Benke, or some of the really gorgeous ballads from across the border, offered by Miles, Feedback, and now Bangla.But whatever you do , don't launch into a freestyle rap in Bengali_______It is horrible.
Where's the song?At the end of the day when it comes down to a great number, how many can you remember by a BAngla BAnd> How many of these songs that flood record-shoe shelves are going to stand out like a Stairway to Heaven, a Hey joe, A withor Without You, or a Comfortably Numb..?Show us one and we will show you a grammy that we have kept aside , reserved...
The "rock" tradition in Bengali music is only about two decades old.mohiner horaguli_____stalwarts who shaped urban Bengali music through seventies and re-emerged in the Nineties with rock leanings----had a far more mature outlook, fusing elements of blues ,flamenco,Latin and reggae with western classical nuances to forge a sound that still remain fresh .That unfortunately is not the case with much of today's Bangla Band , be they veterans Abhilasha, Cactus and Parash Pathar or newbies like Eeshan.Lakkhichara(with Mohin founder Gautam Chattopadhay's son Gaurav handling the Drum duties) and Fossils bring some musicality on board , but these are just two bands in a city of millions.As for those "Folk Rockers", forget it...Cheesy is the word.....
What is it with all this posing and the rock mama(in this case the maternal uncle ) rock" syndrome ___---without the music?And if these guys do want to pose pretty. why don't they get a stylist?Pot Bellied hirsute men in their late 30's don't exactly make great for posters do they?Think Led Zepplin front man Robert Plant, guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Bono, Bon Jovi, Jim Morrison...You get the drift?Though Jim morrison did develop a beer belly later.
Bangla rock suffers from a classic rock hangover .Acutely Watch any Bangla rock concert, and you'd know what we're talking about.even the youngest among these can transport you back to the hair-band Eighties ..........When will we grow up?What about a contemporary sound>?It's not as if youngsters in this city do not listen to Incubus , Disturbed, John Mayer, Cold Play, or Jazz....Or drum'n Basses.why does the retro spectre overpower their minds the moment they pick up a guitar____-to invariably sound like a copy out of a Guns'N'Roses riff, bits of classic Iron Maiden, or suspiciously close to a CSNY tune?
Eighties hair bands aren't known for poignant lyrics.In Bengali their followers end up with a great verse often followed by a daft bridge and then a totally inane chorus section in some of the best tracks they have to offer....."Bhorer Aakashe Joto Snigdhata acche/ Bandak Rekhechi Premer Kacche///Very Nice/Why pray why does the bridge have to be" Keno Korle Eerokom....bolo" We mean ...duh?
There should be a ban on rock rebels doing "I-Am-Proud-To-Be -A-Bengali" act after every concert__________
Some Bangla Rock Bands have graduated from Hindi Music...
There are no Women in the rock Scene. Almost !
The jury feels that in two years time it will die down.....
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