Music Bands

A close friend of mine suggested again that my blogs are more of technical reports and so are quite boring. Well, I suppose I should atleast make them readable, but it is a sad commentary on what we consider important and worthwhile in our life. We get wat we want, but not what you need(I am borrowing from a song by an English band name 'Coldplay', the song called 'Fix You' from the album 'X&Y') and rarely what we should really be getting. More on that later, but since I have touched upon music and I must write something that is not a technical report, but something personal, I am thinking about my favourite music bands. I do not give very valid or concrete reasons because you dont like a band(or anything for that matter) because of a set of specific reasons. One thing I could say is, I like their music but that is neither here nor there, but thats all I got. I do not want to rank them too and so I am just giving them in a random order.
So, I am mentioning U2 first and songs like 'City of Blinding Lights', 'I still haven't found what I'm looking for', 'Where the streets have no name', 'With or without you' are really great. Bono's voice and The Edge are simply unbelievable and their partners Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton complete a band which says that even you can join in and sing. Next up is Evanescence and this is special. A female lead singer in a rock band and they are the only rock band I seriously like. The lyrics are really great and the singing voice is also excellent, something that really touched me(Tourniquet, Imaginary, 'Bring me back to life', 'Call me when you're sobre' and 'Lithium' are my favourites). I must confess these are my top two and then there is a list of the others. Then there is 'Pink Floyd', one of the greatest ever to play music and their albums 'Dark side of the moon', 'The Wall' are just top of the draw and my favourite songs are 'Time', 'Brain Damage', 'Comfartably Numb' and the obvious 'Another Brick in the wall'!. 'Queen' is also good with 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Another one bites the dust', 'We are the champions', 'Bicycle' and we then got the 'Eagles' who titled their album 'When hell freezes over' as they got back together after a break-up during which they said 'When hell freezes over' when a reporter asked when the band would get back together! Songs like 'Hotel California', 'Tequila Sunrise', 'Love will keep us alive' and 'Desperado' simply creates magic. I also like 'Coldplay', with 'Speed of sound', 'Clocks', 'Shiver' etc but I think a lot of their songs sound very much similar, so not one of my greatest favourites, but still there. Nickelback, with videos with great ideas and themes(Savin' me and If everyone cared and one more about the story of a firefighter) are unbelievable. Chad Kroger's voice got a really good range, and I also like Nirvana, especially 'Love Buzz' and 'Smells like teen spirit', but thats all I like about them.

What I havent mentioned so far is that this is only a list of the western bands I like, but any time, my favourites would beCarnatic music songs, especiall those that they have the Violin (I learned it for around 7-8 yrs, but stopped it due to my laziness and I really dont know whether I regret that or not) or the Veena or the flute.

Glory Glory Man Utd!

Manchester United has done the EPL and Champions league double and it was a superb season for us and yes I do say us for I have not cared about any other club in football and have stuck with United for the last 7 seasons, ever since I started watching football. A club with a proud history, a dazzling present and a promising future, Utd has been the team to beat for the last decade and half. Teams have tried and succeeded sometimes but we have prevailed. Its not just about winning, but the style of winning is what matters and Utd have played some of the best football in all of Europe and so were crowned Champions of England and Europe. There should be no doubt about the strength of the team and quality of its players, but there are many who just would not acknowledge we are the best. Some support other clubs and I respect that, but there who belong to a club called ABU or 'Anyone But United' and also those who support the team only when it wins and supports another team when that team wins. This is plain treachery and I say Utd does not need any such supporters and do not give a damn about the ABUs, for we require nobody's acknowledgement. Only true fans deserve to celebrate with Manchester United in this moment of glory as victory is gained only by those who stick with us through thick and thin.
There are a few who simply make fun of us fans when Utd loose a match but when we win and that too in style, they say that it was just a fluke or we got lucky or the opposition was very weak. I would tell them that you make your own luck and everyone plays against each other in EPL, and in the Champions League, only the best in Europe play and there are no weak teams there! For those who stay that we purchase the best players, most of them support Chelsea or Real Madrid who have very little home grown talent. Utd has brought up many players from school boy levels (Giggs, Scholes, Beckham, Nevilles to name a few) or discovered those young players who have potential and gave them an oppurtunity to develop as great players. Christiano Ronaldo was just a name when he joined Manchester United for the 2003-2004 season and my friend says that Utd spotted Ronaldo while has playing in Euro-04, but he refuses to admit that he had already played a season at the Theatre of Dreams before he played in his first Euro tournament! This is just an example of those who try and make themselves believe that Utd is not a good team. Well my friend, I dont care and frankly, the worlds most popular football club does not care either!
It was a great performance by everyone which enabled us to win the EPL and the UCL with some stunning goals, a rock solid defence and great creative work and the goalkeepers standing tall to the very end. The UCL final was one of the best matches I have ever seen with the two teams matching each other for every tackle, some bitter and some sweet moments and ultimately, it was too close to call and was decided through penalties. Unlike previous finals which had to be decided through penalties as both teams were suffocating each other, this one was an edge of the seat thriller and the Red Devils prevailed! So all you Red Devil fans out there, continue keeping your heads above the rest!!
PS-For ABUs-Get lost
For supporters of other teams-Tough luck mate....and may you never have any chance of winning against Utd!! :P!!