Thank you Two hours Traffic
So tonight was epic. Absolutely brilliant. The day started with an amazing football victory (there's going to be a music entry about that soon) and it ended with the chance to have beer with a pretty fucking cool band.
Two hours traffic is this indie band from Canada on their India Hard Rock tour and I was lucky enough to see them live at Hard Rock Bangalore. The band comprising of Liam Corcoran (lead vocals and guitars), Alec (guitars, back up vocals) Andrew MacDonald (Bass) and Derek (drums) come together brilliantly as a live act. What was exceptionally cool about them was how god damn down to earth they were and how incredibly in their element they were on that stage. They started off with a few of their regulars which meant nothing to an Indian audience who seems to still be illiterate to the different music playing in the world. One jackass actually screamed METALLICA! after they played one of their songs. Wow. Anyway enough about the overcompensators.
I'm here to tell you about the show. These guys weren't really the types that kept bitching about how we don't know their music. But then Bangalore was the last of their gigs in India. Maybe they just sort of wised up about how unknown they are and how they might need to change that. And they did a pretty good job of it. They played Whenever we finish as one of their earlier songs which is one of their more musically adept tracks because it distinguishes them from a number of other power pop indie bands with a really nice base line and some brilliant back up vocals. That's one thing you'll notice about them after you listen to some of their tracks. Some very good back up vocals. Whenver we finish isn't one of my favourites but its nice enough. Better sorry than safe however is. This song is one which actually got the crowd of like thirty pretty excited and rightfully so. It's got a catchy tune, and if you can get a Punjabi aunty to start nodding her head in approval even if it was after finishing her chicken platter. It's a job well done.
To be completely honest however, I went there to listen to Jezebel. It's an absolute power pop indie song. But it's fucking brilliant. It's actually the first song I heard by the band and its also associated with a pretty cool story. I think its a very likable song. Nothing exceptional lyrically or musically but it gets stuck in your head, in a good way.
What I liked a lot was the fact that Two Hours Traffic covered some nice songs too. They covered The Cure- Friday I'm in Love which got a few people going (like three) and The Smiths which was amazing. I never thought I'd get to hear any cover of The Smiths live, let alone a good one.
So all in all, it was a killer gig. I waited around and the band was nice enough to sign the overpriced CD they were selling at Hard Rock and that sort of made up for the fact that the Hard Rock waiters kept asking me if I was meeting someone. Can't a guy eat a meal alone? Jeez. But who cares? I drank beer with a pretty kickass band. The night was epic.
Cheers,
Coomar.
P.S- Listen to stuck for the summer and Heroes of the sidewalk.
Fuck man, I wish I'd come too now. Sounds brilliant.
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