Independence Rock XX rocked!

There i was ... at Chitrakut Grounds (opposite Fun Republic), which will be remembered as the last venue that hosted I-ROCK. since it was supposedly the last show of I-Rock (which i doubt ..Farhad is made out of stronger stuff) and enjoyed everybit of it.
I liked the fact that it was only 10 mins away from home :-).

The only thing i regret is that i could not go on the 1st day of I rock :-(
and as a consequence missed Bhayanak Maut ( i so wanted to hear their original Invitation to Bleed Live)
My friends told me that BM played an awesome set and should have won, but sadly it went to Vertigo from Pune...hmmmm no comments.

I managed to make it at @ 8 pm on the 2nd day.

While i was near Fun Republic i could hear Sceptre play "Nothing Else Matters -Metallica"
When i was inside Sceptre was churning out some Slayer.
There was their frontman Timir looking like Dave Mustaine .They also played their popular original "Nuclear".
Sceptre does have a huge fan following in Mumbai ,so does Pin Drop Violence

The show must have started at @ 7 pm ,since i already missed
Demonic Resurrection
Acquired Funk Syndrome (AFS)
Pin Drop Violence (PDV )

Originally Myndsnare and Agni were supposed to play but never did.

Anyways after that came Farhad Wadia for the "Dinosaurs of Rock" jam .. all veteran musicians who had played in the past 20 years of I Rock.( I have been religiously going to I Rock for the past 10 or more years ... i treat it like an Indian WoodStock lol)

Suraj ex ChakraView and AFS vox played first. He covered Highway Star (Deep Purple) and Hard To Handle (Black Crowes).
My death metal friend with me had lost his voice screaming "SLAYER .. I want SLAYER" ..15 times lol

The second one to perform was Joji George ,elder bro of a proud sis called Deelight :-D ,He used to sing for SHORT CIRCUIT 15 years back ! whoa long time !
He did have good vox and he covered Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd) and It's My Life (Bon Jovi).The music on these were awesome and top notch throughout the show.

Next was Brian Tellis and he sang some song i had never heard of Doobie Brothers.
By this time my friend was screaming all the possible death metal bands he could think of "Entombed .... My Dying Bride ...Deicide ... Please Please play Slayer " lol

Nandu Bhende came in next , a clear dissapointment for me , He sang Behind Blue Eyes (The Who).

There was this real cute chick in front of me ..short with a huge lop of permed hair :-) ... i envied her bf standing next to her damn! some guys have all the luck !
Anyways back to the music...

Then came Pervez Quadir , "The man with a million dollar voice" as introduced by Farhad.
And he did give the best rendition that evening ,covered Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin) and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2) , very well done indeed!
He got the crowds lighters up and arms swaying.

Shazneen (Zero) was next ,she sang I Alone (Live), and Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin) ... she did Whole Lotta Love well which started the moshpit again.It was mostly her stage presence and attitude which got the people moshing ... not that Led Zep songs are anything to mosh on.

Koko from Agni took the stage ... i could barely recognize him! He's changed ... sobered down i believe.
Ryan Mendonca who was on Keyboards sang the next song , some song from Santana , Koko played the solos really well on that.

Farahad Wadia took frontstage and dedicated the first song for his wife Sweet Child Of Mine (GnR) ... did a medley of Knockin' On Heaven's Door (GnR) and Paradise City (GnR)
He does sing well i have to admit.!

The last one for the night was Gary Lawyer.
Another Doors overdose ...We muttered to ourself.lol
He always plays all Doors at all concerts ,yes he does have a good voice ... a baritone one ... like Jim Morrison , But cant sing the same set forever man!
Recently he has started singing My Sacrifice (Creed).
The songs he played were
Roadhouse Blues (The Doors).
My Sacrifice (Creed).
LA Woman (The Doors).
Break On Through (The Doors).
Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple).

Nothing much to write about Gary ..same stuff over the years .. i wished he sang his original " You set my nights on fire " ... it had a video too i remember. :-) But he never does.

Farhad came back on stage ... Farhad was gifted a guitar from Furtado's Music ( it was an orangish Jackson i guess)

Farhad and Gary sang Mustang Sally as we made our way out .. i could see some police movement ..it was 10 pm ...we went to get some more Vodka.
Life is good ...ate ,drank and slept in peace.