I had been and have been watching vh1 ,and man!!!are they improving or what?MTV unplugged series,headbanger's ball,good music here and there,vh1 classic.vh1 is definitely my favourite channel.
some of the videos i hate nowadays
avril lavigne----girlfriend.yuck yuck yuck!!what's wrong with her?fuckall song with a fuckall hairdo and a fuckall video.total disaster.AVRIL SOLD OUT!!!!
shakira and beyonce knowles video---- i can't even remember the song.the song sucks.the video is watchable but i'm bored of the typical shakira dancing.
some of the videos i do like
daughtry----its not over
i like the song.i just love the power chris daughtry sings with.he's a really good vocalist.i didn't know much about him during his american idol days but i was blown away by the video.awesomeness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wolfmother---woman
classic rock is back in fashion.this song is brilliant!!! especially the outro.they are three piece but still kick so much ass.good stuff!!
some of the programmes i hate :
making of a band----this show is really sad.actually sad would be an understatement.absolute shit.the girls prepare themselves to impress pimp diddy.pimp diddy acts all rude.the girls cry.voila you have a new show!!!!!!ugggggh.........
fabulous life-----i hated this show right from the word go.i still hate it.i have absolutely no interest in how much they(celebs) own,what they do,etc.this show is not my scene.
hip hop hustle---this show might be awesome for some people who are into hip hop.i'm not into hip hop and i absolutely hate this bling- bling-hot chicks--great cars images of hip hop stars.
some of the shows i like :
headbanger's ball----i simply love it.from ill nino to megadeth,from distrubed to anthrax,from sevendust to metallica they play a good mix of numetal,.nuage,thrash,etc.although it is shown very late,its definitely one of my favourites
vh1 storytellers----this show is a gem.brilliant show.green day,coldplay,matchbox 20,tori amos,dave matthews band,etc. are some of the artists i saw on vh1 storytellers and each and every show has been really great.my personal favourite would be coldplay.one humble request to vh1 guys if you are reading this,please show some more new episodes.
vh1 call to greatness----nice show.a bunch of crazy guys who will do anything to break a world record.they break some crazy ,whacky records.ever imagined to throw eggs high u[p and catch them without breaking it?some of the records they try to break.good stuff
and of course,
mtv unplugged--i have grown up watching this program.i have seen staind,live,nirvana,pearl jam,bryan adams,etc on mtv before.its back and i'm really happy.all those childhood days come to my mind when i watch this show.and acoustic instruments have their own feel.a feel that can never be replaced by electronic components of music.
i thank vh1 for saving me from the bollywood crap that has been churning out lately.THANK YOU VH1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
my views on education
Education.this word is viewed differently by each and everyone.the parents say its a must,the kids just want it to get over with,the spoilt kids blame the system for it and what not.
but this is my blog,so i will tell you what i feel about it.it is said that education is a must to solve a lot of problems in our country.problems facing our country like dowry,superstitions,untouchability(it exists even today),etc.i think that basic education is a must.education which teaches us what is wrong or right,the education which helps us differentiate between the good and the bad is the real education.education which makes us realize of our rights in a free nation is real education.i ,for one,definitely support such a kind of education.
my views on higher education are completely different.i will tell you my case.i'm not really interested in what i'm doing right now.it was my choice to do this so i have to live with it.i was more interested in music.so,i considered a sound engineering course.but i was very skeptical about the future prospects of the course.and the fact that an experienced sound engineer mentioned that the highest salary you can get in this industry is rs10,000!!!!!!!! per month unless you have your own studio.how in the hell will i survive with that kind of money?
anyways coming back to the topic,i think most of the people view higher education as a medium to earn money and get a respectful bride with equally good qualifications.
now if you are doing it for the money then i must tell you there are much better ways of making money.in my opinion ,earning money by mugging up the useless information in the textbooks is such a bad idea.after mugging up these things,hardly anything out of it is used in the jobs.when you get a job,you start everything from scratch.your education doesn't matter,your skills do.so all the education you got is a waste.
i hate people who judge people on the basis of their marks(read:elderly people of our society).
"x got 98% .he's such a good boy.he's sincere in his studies.he's this that yada yada yada."and "y got 40%.he's interested only in girls.he's a spoilt brat.yada yada yada".i hate such people and such people must totally be avoided.marks will never give you a true picture of a person.if such a case,bill gates would not have failed in his 8th grade.
anyways in the end ,it all depends on what you are gonna do whether you will be doing what you like or doing something in which the money is good.i ,sadly fall in the latter category.
if you do something you like then you won't regret it.
if you do something you don't like but the money is good,then you will end up like me.
think about it.peace .thanks for reading.take care.ciao
but this is my blog,so i will tell you what i feel about it.it is said that education is a must to solve a lot of problems in our country.problems facing our country like dowry,superstitions,untouchability(it exists even today),etc.i think that basic education is a must.education which teaches us what is wrong or right,the education which helps us differentiate between the good and the bad is the real education.education which makes us realize of our rights in a free nation is real education.i ,for one,definitely support such a kind of education.
my views on higher education are completely different.i will tell you my case.i'm not really interested in what i'm doing right now.it was my choice to do this so i have to live with it.i was more interested in music.so,i considered a sound engineering course.but i was very skeptical about the future prospects of the course.and the fact that an experienced sound engineer mentioned that the highest salary you can get in this industry is rs10,000!!!!!!!! per month unless you have your own studio.how in the hell will i survive with that kind of money?
anyways coming back to the topic,i think most of the people view higher education as a medium to earn money and get a respectful bride with equally good qualifications.
now if you are doing it for the money then i must tell you there are much better ways of making money.in my opinion ,earning money by mugging up the useless information in the textbooks is such a bad idea.after mugging up these things,hardly anything out of it is used in the jobs.when you get a job,you start everything from scratch.your education doesn't matter,your skills do.so all the education you got is a waste.
i hate people who judge people on the basis of their marks(read:elderly people of our society).
"x got 98% .he's such a good boy.he's sincere in his studies.he's this that yada yada yada."and "y got 40%.he's interested only in girls.he's a spoilt brat.yada yada yada".i hate such people and such people must totally be avoided.marks will never give you a true picture of a person.if such a case,bill gates would not have failed in his 8th grade.
anyways in the end ,it all depends on what you are gonna do whether you will be doing what you like or doing something in which the money is good.i ,sadly fall in the latter category.
if you do something you like then you won't regret it.
if you do something you don't like but the money is good,then you will end up like me.
think about it.peace .thanks for reading.take care.ciao
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
emo,what's the buzz all about?
emo is the new in thing in the rock scene.the term emo means emotional.when i first heard about this word,it sounded funny.but when i actually heard some bands of this genre,i knew i was struck with something huge.this kind of music makes me feel invincible.this music makes me energetic ,makes me jump like crazy.i got introduced to emo with a band known as Story Of The Year.i heard until the day i die and i became a SOTY fan.i first thought that SOTY was alternative.but later,i checked on some sites and it mentioned emo screamo.the term sounded funny.anyways,later i started listening to funeral for a friend,saosin,underoath,emery,etc.funeral for a friend is simply kickass.a really good band with kickass songs. Saosin just blew my mind.insane vocals,innovative guitar work and drumming is awesome!!!!!
then i started listening to Emery but emery disappointed me.it was nothing special.but Underoath,they take the genre to the whole new level!!!!!!!!!awesome vocalist and drummer.the screams are just too good.
now a lot of fun has been made about emo fashion,emo culture,etc.as far as fashion is concerned,i really like those typical emo hairstyles.they look really cool and the converse,it makes an ordinary person look really good.but the eyeliners,i wish that was avoided.
as for emo lifestyle, i don't really care for their lifestyle.i just care about the music and if the music is something i really like,then i don't need to care about the lifestyle.music is the sole criteria of judging a genre.
so friends,hating a genre just because of its fashion and its culture doesn't make sense.if you hate the music,then u have all the right to hate the genre.but to judge a genre on the other aspects would be really stupid of you.as for me,nothing like emo
check out bands like Saosin,Underoath,Alexisonfire,Story Of The Year.
then i started listening to Emery but emery disappointed me.it was nothing special.but Underoath,they take the genre to the whole new level!!!!!!!!!awesome vocalist and drummer.the screams are just too good.
now a lot of fun has been made about emo fashion,emo culture,etc.as far as fashion is concerned,i really like those typical emo hairstyles.they look really cool and the converse,it makes an ordinary person look really good.but the eyeliners,i wish that was avoided.
as for emo lifestyle, i don't really care for their lifestyle.i just care about the music and if the music is something i really like,then i don't need to care about the lifestyle.music is the sole criteria of judging a genre.
so friends,hating a genre just because of its fashion and its culture doesn't make sense.if you hate the music,then u have all the right to hate the genre.but to judge a genre on the other aspects would be really stupid of you.as for me,nothing like emo
check out bands like Saosin,Underoath,Alexisonfire,Story Of The Year.
the right attitude
guitar!!!
what comes in your mind when you hear this word?an instrument?a way to be cooler?a way to impress chicks(i know you thought about that)?
for me,a guitar was an instrument to play good music.i was always fascinated by the sing- along on-you-acoustic guitar type of music.but i was not so passionate about learning it.my dad encouraged me to play guitar.he explained me that a guitar must be treated as a good friend,a friend who will never betray you.but those words just fell on deaf ears.however,things changed the day i saw a song on mtv.the song is "gunsnroses----patience".that changed it all.that was when i just wanted to grab a guitar and play it no matter how hard it was.so that day itself my encouraging dad and mom bought me a guitar and i joined a guitar class.i used to practice everyday for an hour atleast.after 9 months, i left the guitar class and started doing my own thing and life has been good ever since.i never considered guitar as an instrument to get the chicks ,to become cool or any of that kind of theory.i really sympathize with people who live by the play-guitar--impress--chicks thoery.for all of the people who belong to that category,all i can say is,you might get the chick but to save the relationship,your guitar won't help you.instead try to think of a guitar as a musical instrument which takes your creativity to a whole new level.compose your own songs,write your own songs.treat your guitar like it will save you from all the negatives in life.take your instrument seriously and not treat it as a tool to impress the chicks or be the new cool.
nowadays the song that has caught my attention is
arctic monkeys---brainstorm.
the drumming is just awesome,the song's catchy and the guitar woirk is also cool.
check it out.
thanks for reading.until next time.ciao
what comes in your mind when you hear this word?an instrument?a way to be cooler?a way to impress chicks(i know you thought about that)?
for me,a guitar was an instrument to play good music.i was always fascinated by the sing- along on-you-acoustic guitar type of music.but i was not so passionate about learning it.my dad encouraged me to play guitar.he explained me that a guitar must be treated as a good friend,a friend who will never betray you.but those words just fell on deaf ears.however,things changed the day i saw a song on mtv.the song is "gunsnroses----patience".that changed it all.that was when i just wanted to grab a guitar and play it no matter how hard it was.so that day itself my encouraging dad and mom bought me a guitar and i joined a guitar class.i used to practice everyday for an hour atleast.after 9 months, i left the guitar class and started doing my own thing and life has been good ever since.i never considered guitar as an instrument to get the chicks ,to become cool or any of that kind of theory.i really sympathize with people who live by the play-guitar--impress--chicks thoery.for all of the people who belong to that category,all i can say is,you might get the chick but to save the relationship,your guitar won't help you.instead try to think of a guitar as a musical instrument which takes your creativity to a whole new level.compose your own songs,write your own songs.treat your guitar like it will save you from all the negatives in life.take your instrument seriously and not treat it as a tool to impress the chicks or be the new cool.
nowadays the song that has caught my attention is
arctic monkeys---brainstorm.
the drumming is just awesome,the song's catchy and the guitar woirk is also cool.
check it out.
thanks for reading.until next time.ciao
Monday, April 23, 2007
first post!!!!!!!!!
my blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!my first post on my blog.my name is shubham and i'm really excited about this blog.this blog,as the name suggests,is about music and the other issues i think and want to write on.i hope to post on a regular basis.till then tc.
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