Category Archives: Music

Money – Pink Floyd

This is one of the best rock performances : Money by Pink Floyd @ Dark Side of the Moon.The USP of the song is a ecletic mix of instruments viz Lead Guitar,Sax,Bass Guitar(tell me if you know any other song played partly in just bass),Keyboards and ofcourse the background vocals by those lovely ladies.

Gods of Guitar

Vh1 is airing new programs called “Guitars of God” every weekend at 1100 hrs(repeat weeknights after 2300 IST). Do check the program if you like guitars  and good music.Featured artistes include Eric Clapton, David Gilmour,John Mayer(all three covered last week),Mar Knopfler,Slash,Santana,Nirvana,Jimmy page,SRV,Hendrix etc. Updated 21May 08: Finally found some online site for programme schedule etc.Click here.

My Song

My day can’t be better.I read about things that interest me viz Entrepreneurship and Music. I have already covered about startups in the prev post.Researchers (from Microsoft & Univ of Washington) have developed a program called “Mysong” for “automatically”  creating the accompanying music for a singers recorded voice.I guess its aimed at novices like me

Before Music Dies…

Want to know how many of the pop songs are being produced? Check the video on this page here.  Lets take action before music dies…

Holiday!

One of the songs which I am listening to at office and in my car is Holiday by Scorpions.Out of the billions of souls is there anyone who would sing it out for me like Klaus? Let me take you far away You’d like a holiday Let me take you far away You’d like a

Quote

I came across a very good quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti which goes on like this: “You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems,

Sweet Child O’ Mine

She’s got a smile that it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place And if I stared too long I’d probably break down and crySweet child o’ mine