As the evening progressed, the band played “Blue Suede Shoes” by Elvis Presley, “Stand By Me” by John Lennon and “The Last Time” by The Rolling Stones.
Enjoying herself amongst the audiences Malvika Subba, former Miss Nepal and the host for the evening shared her love for rock music.
“Rock concerts are the best, the music is very lively and danceable,” she smiled. The audiences at the show shared her excitement.
Half way down the show they seemed so immersed into the music that none could keep their feet from tapping.
While the band played “Another Brick In The Wall” by Pink Floyd and “Every Breath You Take” by The Police, the two songs turned out to be show stealers as the dance floor was jam packed.
The show continued till late in the evening with the band playing around 20 songs.
This episode of T2R is the first among five concerts in the month-long celebration of rock music. The four remaining events lined up are to take place every Friday until the grand finale on June 24.
In the next episode of the show, the band Prism will perform at Bhumi Resto Bar, Lazimpat on June 3.
Dinesh Rai, the lead singer of the band shared his views on rock music:
How would you define rock music?
If you go for the literal definition, rock is a genre that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States during the 1960. However, my personal definition of rock music is something that makes you move. It not only reaches the ears but it stirs
your soul.
What is the current scenario for rock music in Kathmandu?
Well the music scenario in Kathmandu keeps changing. Rock, however, is slowly reviving. I say reviving because we almost lost all other genres of music to pop for quite some time. These days we have western rock being played by many local bands.
A lot of youngsters who play around pubs in Thamel seem to have a good idea of what rock music is and that gives me hope for a better musical scenario as far as rock is concerned.
When did you venture into music?
It’s been thirty years since I started playing. Music has been something that has always excited me. I loved listening to songs and tried to imitate the way the songs were sung.
I listened to all kinds of songs but bands like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones were my inspiration. I had this certain liking for rock music which was stronger compared to any other genre of music and so I knew this is what I wanted to do.
Your message to the upcoming musicians?
The younger generation has a huge advantage today. There is youtube and there are all kinds of websites providing everything from lyrics to the guitar notes. So if you really want to learn it’s not tough.
However, I would also like to ask the younger generation to not take the internet for granted. Practice is very essential for learning and it should be given up for anything.
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