So here I am, with yet another post.
"Just to inform you, I have a chemistry exam tomorrow and have got quite a substantial portion left, and the time as of now is 10:20 PM, and if I start working on it now, I'll probably finish at 3 AM, and the exam is at 8 AM. We have 5 exams in a row, from Monday to Friday, and tomorrow's the second last, and though I have been sleeping at 2:30 AM - 3 AM for the past three days, this neglect of studies to waste time due to sheer boredom is a first for me in VIT. Have done this before, but... "
and so my mind goes back to the beginning of the loop. *Beep* I'm damn bored. I never liked studying for exams.
Basically, I've been busy studying, trying to fit in ISTE and Phreak 2006 work when I can, and jamming with a *band-mate* in his room with an acoustic guitar. I recently hit on to a cool guitar riff (progression of chords that can form the backbone of the song and are repeated through the song) while messing around with the guitar, and soon I wrote an entire song based on the tune along with the lyrics. The song's called "Bogeyman/The Devil's all I got". Its a nice, slow and depressing song about an outlaw, though it might be time before we actually set about practising it seriously. Presently, its just a personal item. :-) We're planning to start practising "We Rule the Night" by Bon Jovi soon, infact within a few days once these bloody exams finish.
I think I really need to study how Municipal Water is treated, so will write more soon.
6 comments:
Good to see you back online, I checking 1 in 2 times for your notes. Glad to know u join in my town Vellore. but beware of bad boys (and girls too). they always in disugise in vellore. have u enjoyed barota in canteen?
ok keep caring
Vellore M James.
Yeah, basically I stay clear of such 'bad' areas. Heard about a few such groups.. no reason for me to cross paths with them.
Haven't tried barota yet.
'Bad' girls? Basically, so far as I have observed, there is a serious 'shortage' of girls with a dreadful girl:boy ratio. All my friends are always so depressed about that unfortunate fact that's always true for Engg. Colleges. Bio-related courses are full of 'em though.
Good to see someone reading the blog.
Why u r into songs of bad outlaw and bogey man engine man, have u tried giving some southern classical music. it indicates u blindly following crowd playing non-indian music. I wish u try realize our great culture, and source ur music from there
Hey u hav also joined a band!!! WOW!!! me also wid few other classmates of Music Society hav formed a band! but not rock n roll stuff. v write n sing our own songs on a piano n a guitar! still luking for a tabla guy! still deciding on our band name! but v njoy sooooooooooo much together! just stay in touch Shashank, keep mailing!!!
BEST OF LUCK FOR UR EXAM RESULTS!!!!
can i join this blog site too???
James, I DO NOT "Blindly" follow what's played around, and I play, write and listen to music that I like. Please DO NOT accuse me of being the sheep, I assure you I am not. Western music excites me, a few Indian artists do too. I listen to whatever I like, and that influences what I play. For that matter, if I were to follow the mass, I would be listening to "Pop" such as Britney Spears and crap like that. I do not, since I don't like pop. These artists are the rage in the campus.. not what I listen to. I haven't seen anyone playing Hatebreed, Slayer, Megadeth, KillSwitch, Iron Maiden too much in their respective music systems, yet that's mostly the music I listen to most often. I'm not limited to that, of course, I listen to Beethoven when I feel like it, listen to The Beatles & Elvis when I'm in the mood for Rock 'n Roll and so on. I'm my own man. I do not cut my hair because others do, nor do I listen to music because others listen to it. I intended to be aggressive, but not offensive, so please don't take it in a negative manner. :-)
One more thing, about drawing inspiration from our culture, believe me I've had more than one composition that starts with really Indian sounding intros and leads that will be perfectly reflected using a Sitar or a Veena. Once our band gets concrete and we starting making Originals, then I'm definately going to bring out my notes and get those jamming. Heavy Metal has more than often drawn inspiration from Indian music, with bands like Amorphis using a lot of Indian instruments and styles in their heavy/melodic metal compositions. You should listen to their song "Better Unborn", which has an entire 1:10 minute Veena solo intro.
Subira, You don't join the blog site, you are already commenting here, so you're part of the community. Welcome! :-)
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