yeah, the title screams THEY ALL SUCK. but if you say it, you have surely not watched MTV's new reality show ROCK ON. now, don't jump to conclusions by just reading the name that 'plagiarized corny sounding title. lame' . i did and i missed out many previous episodes. i regret it now.
i caught only one episode 2 days ago and believe me it was so good, i missed my FRIENDS re-runs. (hey, stop groaning! i hadn't watched those episodes, okay?) this show is just for the name sake a rock band hunt show. various artists from all over India participate in it- some singers, some beat-boxers, some drummers, flutist, tabla players, guitarists, classical music trained guys, in fact, in this episode one guy playing saxophone was featured too.
the judges- nikhil chinappa(everyone knows how hard he can kick ass. a real dude, he is) watches out from the presentation point of view. Kailash Kher, the best and most eligible to be a judge of all three, checks out the 'desi feel'(God knows what it means. rock music is a foreign culture after all!) and the third guy- i dunno his designation, but he sounds intelligent, so we can safely hypothesize he's there to concentrate on the nuances.
a medley of artists perform, sadly for a painfully short time, and they are judged on their individuality. then some are picked to jam, to do jugalbandi and judged again. the best part is when the judges illustrate how to perform or break into impromptu jig or sing, especially kailash kher. this guy is such a genius, he conjures up lyrics impulsively and starts singing on his own tunes. like in this episode, he sang BA BA BLACK SHEEP with dandiya music in the background!
you all HAVE to watch it. its the only standard hindi reality show on the scene.
i caught only one episode 2 days ago and believe me it was so good, i missed my FRIENDS re-runs. (hey, stop groaning! i hadn't watched those episodes, okay?) this show is just for the name sake a rock band hunt show. various artists from all over India participate in it- some singers, some beat-boxers, some drummers, flutist, tabla players, guitarists, classical music trained guys, in fact, in this episode one guy playing saxophone was featured too.
the judges- nikhil chinappa(everyone knows how hard he can kick ass. a real dude, he is) watches out from the presentation point of view. Kailash Kher, the best and most eligible to be a judge of all three, checks out the 'desi feel'(God knows what it means. rock music is a foreign culture after all!) and the third guy- i dunno his designation, but he sounds intelligent, so we can safely hypothesize he's there to concentrate on the nuances.
a medley of artists perform, sadly for a painfully short time, and they are judged on their individuality. then some are picked to jam, to do jugalbandi and judged again. the best part is when the judges illustrate how to perform or break into impromptu jig or sing, especially kailash kher. this guy is such a genius, he conjures up lyrics impulsively and starts singing on his own tunes. like in this episode, he sang BA BA BLACK SHEEP with dandiya music in the background!
you all HAVE to watch it. its the only standard hindi reality show on the scene.
