Indian bands have been producing original music since the 1960s, though the pace has picked up only in the last decade. Wedding dash 2 serial number. Unfortunately, due to the fragmented nature of the local rock scene, much of the earlier compositions have been either lost because they haven’t been recorded or preserved, or are in the hands of individuals who are not interested in making them more widely available. The status of the original music produced in the last two decades has not been much better either, particularly those from the 1990s. Lack of airplay on radio and TV has meant that the awareness about this music has remained restricted to close fans of the bands and the few thousands who have been to their concerts. ![]() It is only in the last few years that bands and music labels have made a concerted effort to make their songs more accessible to audiences beyond their live gigs, through channels like iTunes, Youtube and Facebook. Radio play and television air time, though, continue to be a constraint. It is against this background that Rolling Stone India has launched the search for the 25 Greatest Indian Rock Songs of the last 25 years. Using the crowd sourcing route, we have embarked upon the task of compiling the first definitive list of 25 best songs that Indian bands have created since the 1990s, and then rank them based on popular appeal. We have kept the time span at 25 years, because the early 1990s represent a watershed for Indian rock. It was the time when a new generation of Indian bands including the likes of Indian Ocean, Parikrama, Pentagram and Indus Creed (then known as Rock Machine) began making their presence felt. It was also the time of economic liberalization that changed our lives, including the world of music. And most importantly, the list had to include the decade that heralded the online media (and social media, subsequently) which, of course, changed everything. Listed below are our compilation of the 25 Greatest Indian Rock Songs of the Last 25 Years. We would like you to select your choice of the 10 best songs from these by ticking the box alongside the name of the songs. The songs have been described in greater details along with the videos (wherever available) below the polling box. If you feel our list is inadequate and want to add more songs to add to the list you can do that as well, in the specified box. Happy polling. [vfb id=’19’] Watch/Hear The Songs Here. Train Of Thought ( Attention Please, 2013) – Spud In The Box You don’t have to be loud just because you’re young. The proof is in Mumbai alt rock band Spud In The Box’s classic prog-leaning song “Train of Thought,” off their 2013 EP Attention Please. Mofunk ( The Silent Sea, 2012) – Advaita Delhi fusion group Advaita take a Carnatic devotional poem by South Indian poet Muthuswami Diksithar and turn it into a psychedelic trip, among several others on their second album, The Silent Sea, which took home the Best Album award at the JD Rock Awards in 2013. Punk Bhajan ( STD, 2012) – Sridhar/Thayil From guitarist Jeet Thayil’s funky riffs over vocalist Suman Sridhar’s Hindustani classical vocals, “Punk Bhajan,” off their 2012 album STD, is a grimy fusion of harmonicas, trumpets and yes, some punk. Ee Bhoomi ( Swarathma, 2009) – Swarathma The Bengaluru folk rockers took social commentary to a new place with their debut self-titled album in 2009, bursting with optimism [and a groovy bass line courtesy bassist Jishnu Dasgupta] about making the Earth [“bhoomi”] a greener place. Boitha Maro Re ( The Story So Far, 2012) – Papon The Assamese folk singer reworks the traditional boat song with a heady dose of rock and a hypnotic rhythm section, off his 2012 album with the East India Company, The Story So Far My Roots ( Mantis, 2010) – Shaa’ir and Func The Mumbai electro pop group took street sounds to an all-new level on this track. Guitarist and producer Randolph Correia does full justice to his Mumbai roots as he plays around with a traditional Maharashtrian refrain heard during Ganpati festivals, and supersized dhol drumbeats. Hey Bhagwan ( Antaragni – The Fire Within, 2010) – The Raghu Dixit Project The song is a buoyant plea for a second life. With soaring violin solos, fiery percussions and a booming frontman in Raghu Dixit, “Hey Bhagwan” did herald a rebirth for the Indian folk music scene, emboldening other groups to wear their regional music influences like a badge.
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