Review: Great Eastern Rock Vol1 – V/A
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The Great Eastern Rock Vol1 is the brain child of Editor in Chief of ‘The NorthEast Today’ Magazine Mr P.B.K Manikya (Maharaja of Tripura) whose great efforts also brought classic rock bands like Firehouse and White Lion to India. The Great Eastern Rock Vol1 comprises of 12 bands from North East India along with two bands from South India (Heretic , RatKing) and Two International bands( Firehouse, White Lion).
The album features some well know bands from the North East such as Boomarang, Lucid Recess, Dwar along with rising bands like Pip of the Fourth Mother, Flashflood, Eye2Eye, and Death in Serenity. Sound wise the album has bit of every genre from reggae to punk to Metal. All that you are(NinthSide), War (Boomarang) Shillong (Pip of the Fourth Mother), Seven Sisters (Eye2Eye), Change Myself (North Wind) are some notable catchy songs from the album.
Although mix on this album does disappoint a bit, but as we know it is a compilation of bands from 7 different states and recorded in 12 different studio’s it is negligible. Even the album art disappoints, as the track listing hides the burning guitar in the backdrop, but again, it is negligible given the fact that the CD is a free giveaway with 2nd Anniversary edition of The NorthEast Today for just INR 25.
Final verdict: Superb bands, catchy songs, one Great initiative by The NorthEast Today Magazine. Great Eastern Rock Vol1 is just the beginning of great things to come.
mother critic! dont u have anything better to do? tell me wat have u contributed to music apart from ur sarcastic comment. n if the answer is a big “NO” then just shut up. ok ! this forum wud be a better place witout weirdos like u full stop.
why do certain individuals try to bring down people who are trying to do some good.
Please end this debate here. We want this forum to be informative and constructive. Please people, past is past – Be real and LIVE AND LET LIVE !!! Thank you all.
TNT will be coming out with the second album of the Great Eastern Rock. that will surely be interesting to listen.
Irie Syiemlieh(name changed)
hey! you sound like a event manager/promoter/producer/ magistrate and what not…yeah, your views and opinions are ever needed in these kinds of topics but why are you disheathening art to flourished. Why can’t you just sit there and enjoy the view of people(s) ascending or decending the ladder without you being dragged along into it(i.e if you’re not tired cause you’ve already done it for the past 15 years). People do try alot to earn to buy some instruments or infact, form a band, they’re not so fortunate. I know you have alot of problems, but, we don’t need to hear about them…we enjoy listening to these bands with or without shitty recordings, listening to them live on stage and yeah, we know that they don’t have the standard with other indian bands but still, they’re worth an ear…
btw…if you’ve been in the music scene for 15 years how come 90% of the bands haven’t met you or don’t know you but with people like you around who would want to hangout…
have you heard that ‘Afflatus’ or whatever their name is, is opening for Mr Big??? Who are they to open for Mr Big? Is it because that they are associated with the Wahlangs? Ever noticed that the successful bands in Shillong are in one way or the other are associated with the Wahlangs? Is this fair when there are alot of other deserving bands out here in Shillong who are just as good. I’m not trying to target the Wahlangs, it’s just that it’s a fact…I know you know it too and don’t try to deny it by covering it up with some other topics and negotiate…
Next thing Irie syiemlieh will change her/his name to Keith Wahllang,BTW you kidding me Afflatus’ or whatever their name is, is opening for Mr Big? (LMAO) let me suggest a better Artist ‘ Amit Pal’ how about that ? lol hilarious.
jason, you and everyone involved in music in shillong/ne is required here! would be good if this turns from reaction to my opinions to ideas
music aficionado, in the first place, i got you here with my ’sarcastic comments’, remember that!
music contribution wise…nothing! though i have a lot to say and im saying it! same way you are
im sure the moderator would have put a stop to me if he/she thought ‘this forum wud be a better place without weirdos like me’
doin well playing music professionally? if thats true ’sincere congratulations’.
give me a calendar of your upcoming concerts and i will make the time to check you ou at least once.
ahimsa, youve got it wrong…its not bring down…its bring up! like ive mentioned a lot above, unless we tackle the music issue at the core its never gonna change.
and guess what, from what i hear tnt is offering all the bands on the next project 1rupee from the sale of the magazine, now heres a real start. tnt editor ‘way to go’
Mitchell Shangpliang, this….event manager/promoter/producer/ magistrate…sounds like youve taken it out of the springboard surprises website etc, except for the magistrate part..lol
i cant enjoy the unrealistic views of people same way you and others cant enjoy the ‘views of people’ as in my views,. and i have no problem with that. disheartening…..i dont agree…….it all depends on an individual take on what i am talking about, if one were to understand, im sure lots more could be achieved. going by what the editor of tnt has posted wrt my opinions he has understood and that makes the future a little brighter for the musicians goin at me. im happy!
i dont need hang out partners!
if the wahlangs think that afflatus is good to open for mr.big thats their problem. successful bands associated with wahlangs??? which do you speak about. the only successful band i know associated with the wahlangs is soulmate and yeah they are successful.
target the wahlangs??? you have your views, sure, your allowed to reflect what you think. the only wahlangs i know associated with music are Rudy whos a gentleman and a true pro at what he does, keith whos too opiniated but does do some things, jeremy who sings occasionally with next band but is more into being the Lajong players sounding board
Kris…lol!!!
keith wallang…lol!!!
i agree with you, yeah, amit paul would probably get more people to come to a concert than afflatus or any local rock band…lol!!! hilarious indeed…lol!!!
one know-all smart ass is making this blog-site a shit-hole. will somebody please tell her to shut up n stop the rot!
n if the whole irie thing is a marketing stunt believe me ur too lame n i for 1 am not buying it.
music aficionado, use of such language about this issue in an open forum is uncalled for. we are all free to express ourselves with decorum.
dumb ass im just wasting my time replying…lol
Bwah! ok. everyone has views and opinions.
ok my proposal is…
i dont know who is who in this forum..
but! To Whomsoever it may Concern, why don’t we have a weekly JAM PAD for local bands? there are a lot of bands in the local scene with a lot of potential.
Akhia,MGF, 4th Element,Dwar,Plague throat,Polyticks,Afflatus .. and many others.
When is was in chennai, we had the Woffpac gang(metal) and BAC(Rock) communities. they had weekly friday jam where bands were to play on stage for 1/2 an hour each set and just hang out and converse with other musicians/artists present in the audience whenever theyre not performin. they really helped each other a lot. I remember when Junkyard Groove was just a local band..sigh! Null Friction, Substance,Nerverek, Blind Image,Skrat!
point is. how about weekly jam sessions? considering our bands here have jam place/stage presence issues..
just putting in my few pennies.
hey irie dont even bother pondering wat i write, these terms are way out of your league. the only thing that impresses me bout you is the amount of cow dung in ur head wonder wat u’ve been eating to stack em up! call guinness ur up for a world record!
OMG!! its a bird, its green n it can talk. i can bet my life that irie wouldnt know wat it is cos she broke her mirror!
were down to gibberish now…l
yeah n the good news is it took u 5 days to fully understand wat i’ve been saying all this time!
…understand gibberish!!! lol
you can… ‘bet my life’ … problem is you wouldnt ‘pay up’ if you lost …LOL!!!
its also good that your finally loosing your anger and gaining a sense of humor…lol! humor i enjoy better…
Well, there are these places called “the unwind center”. They got permanent sound systems and they had 5-6 people running them.
Non performing bands and spectators had to pay an entry fee, Rs50 and sometimes Rs100 if the bands are good( JYG , Junkhead etc) .. the fee goes to the sound guys/venue owners i guess. its a very small fee to pay considering it is a big city where the cost of living is much more compared to a city like ours.
Hi guys thank you for your comments……We are coming out with the GER Vol 2 in a cople of months time.
I will try to incoporate the suggestions and also try my level best that the band’s get a token of appriciation.
Jason working on the studio and will fill u in soon……Imti gigs are working out as well.
Lets all ensure that we give coverage as well as atleast something for the guys who make music.
Maybe i can think about the rock music foundation where we will give proceeds of Tnt mag so that we can help struggling bands as well as forgotten heroes.
Are you ready anytime to play a 1hr 30min concert of YOUR music if you were invited to play somewhere?
i did think this was a forum for discussions such as these.
thats the sickness, music for free or discard it!!! no responsibility
…dont be disheartened this is your FIRST try
gonjovi, its not about ending this, its about serious discussions on a subject thats close to the hearts of the NE people and finding a way how this talent etc can become a means of a livelihood, not just mere entertainment.
I am glad at least Pradyot understands, this small thing will make a change
…small eastern rock……(ahem) happy… Do Not trivialize the matter!!!
…isnt it very obvious?!?!?… you compromise on something you love to do????
somthn tells me im not wanted here. ok. im out.
Irie, you’re quite right, im not struggling:) Im doing quite well actually..
irie u know wat? u r so dumb, even more than i give u credit for. do u understand the words that r commin out of u? does it make any sense to you? i can see that u can put all the feet of northeast in your mouth. guess wat dumb ass im just wasting my time replying to you cos u dont even know wat they means or implies. The sun is yet to shine on you kiddo and maybe it never will.
music aficionado, you dont like to buy much do you? free seems like it for you.
good idea jason, how was something like this sustained in chennai?