It was only two days ago that I browsed through Shruti Haasan’s Myspace page. And boy, it was impressive. Her originality and just the entire tone of her music and the way it shaped up sort of took my fancy. But then again, that wasn’t a live performance. It was pre-recorded in a studio with state-of-the-art equipment and I’m guessing, the very best of sound engineers and technicians.
Shruti Haasan – a young, known and pretty face. This 22-year old is South Indian superstar, Kamal Haasan’s daughter. Knowing the skill and talent her father has – not just as an actor exclusively, but as a performer on the whole – I was expecting a LOT from Shruti. But to my disappointment, she turned out to be one of those typical celebrity-children that had a lot of celebrity guests, paparazzi and other media coverage at her gig. Believe me, that’s all she had.
Shruti started off her gig with a song titled ‘Confessions’ which didn’t manage to grab anyone’s attention considering she focussed WAY too much on her attire which comprised black leggings, a black tee and a ballerina skirt that looked like an ostrich’s back-side. Also adding to her wannabe punk-rock-cum-goth look were these wrists bands that she wore by the dozen! Her hair was in her face. She played the keyboard for most of her songs and if you ask me, she’s only average at that too. Haasan also faltered greatly with the vocals showing pitching problems in almost every line she sang. And she has absolutely NO mic technique. My expectations further hit rock-bottom with her lyrics. They were JUVENILE. And juvenile in the sense: Oh-my-god-I’m-13-and-I’m-turning-into-a-goth-woohoo juvenile. Silly. Moving on to that part of the band called ‘Extramentals’, they were hopeless. The lead guitarist, had his face painted half black and white. A BAD imitation of Wesley Borland. Also, their bass guitarist was more of an air bassist if you really think about it. I have nothing to say about the drummer. The guy was on his own ego-trip I’m guessing. The drums were WAY too loud and he didn’t bother doing anything about it or probably didn’t realise (which only implies that he’s musically dyslexic). Roughly after completing two more songs, Disappear and Covers, Her Majesty Shruti decides to take a break. Now, to us, normal music-listening people, what does a break imply? 15 minutes? Okay, 20? But no, she decided to wait a whole 40 minutes and ‘chill’ with the band.
She didn’t manage to hold the audience’s attention before the break and by the time she got back on-stage, the crowd was frustrated and cranky. No one knew what was happening. By the end of it, people were tied up in their own world either leaving the Cafe or shouting out insults. Adding fuel to fire was a song called ‘Weird Little Girl’ that she wrote when she was younger. I mean, who says that about themselves? Weird Little Girl. I’ll put this in the nicest possible manner: Shruti, darling, music is not your cup of tea. Films maybe? Anything but music, honey. You sort of defeat the purpose of being a musician, performer and everything that goes with it.
All I can say is, there’s terrible and then there’s Shruti Haasan.
P.S: We loved the little chicken dance you did on stage. Cute.
P.P.S: We don’t like it when you tell us to get drunk because trust me love, even if we were, you’d still sound the same.
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Shruti Haasan and The Extramentals (Drove us mental) Live at Hardrock Cafe
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Vidhi Gandhi is an arts student who doesn't shy away from showing her artistic side. More than capable of winning any argument hands down, she these days prefers to let her pen do the talking. Whatever is happening in the music world, one can rest assured that she'll know about it!
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Rooshabh
Jun 27th, 2008 at 1:36 am | #
Youuuuuuuchhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! BRUTAL , absolutely B — — R — -U — -T — -A — — L!!!! i dont have to look for my book of insults the next time i feel like pickin on someone!!!!
Rishi
Jun 27th, 2008 at 1:56 pm | #
Speechless..
Lilydrums
Jun 27th, 2008 at 7:02 pm | #
Sweet! finally a non paid review tht doesn’t involve copious praises simply cos she’s a star daughter and has a well set PR program. Killer shit Vidhi!
Tho, gotta admit, nice legs…
Zoran
Jun 27th, 2008 at 8:07 pm | #
I was there, she was bad
Brownberry
Jun 28th, 2008 at 11:54 pm | #
I have not seen her live, but I saw few you tube videos. Din’t feel like shes a musician but more like a girl who visits night clubs and sings along with the music being played. rofl.
Vidhi
Jun 29th, 2008 at 9:48 am | #
Brownberry,
She’s exactly that and worse!
vladimir korpen
Jun 29th, 2008 at 10:39 pm | #
love you vidhi..!!!
\m/
rock on…
vladimir korpen
Jun 29th, 2008 at 11:15 pm | #
did i read someone say nice legs???
yah…nice…if you dig two straws sticking out of a scarecrow…top half definitely resembles a scarecrow…
so does the overall posture…
looks like she’s hanging from that wall, for heaven’s sake…
Jun 30th, 2008 at 12:32 pm | #
buncha fuckin’ nonsense!
Vidhi
Jun 30th, 2008 at 4:31 pm | #
What was ?
Riley
Jul 8th, 2008 at 8:53 pm | #
So brutal. But better to speak harshly then dishonestly.
Jamshed
Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:17 pm | #
Sweet.
Nived
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:23 pm | #
You spoke my heart. you delivered every bit of emotion that i wanted to ink on a piece of paper and more. Hats off to you mate. Really appreciate your article, which accurately delivered the message without making the content junk. YOU ROCK !!!
She should consider other options like a BPO or supermarket cashier. BUT a big ” No ” to music. Acting aint her cup of tea either. Well she could use it as a escape route. but !!! Believe me, i’ve personally seen her at her Theatre and Acting classes. At the age of 22, shez a living disgrace to her family which holds the banner of Excellent Stars. Shez even worse in acting than singing. So i guess you get the big picture.
biju
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:32 pm | #
shez a retard. Common i used to compose such songs back in my 8th grade. ( i guess they were far betta). After reading all that shit in the newspapers.. For a moment i thought i had some issues. Finally i get some real responses about how people feel. You bet shez a juvenile. But she seems to be really convinced that shez good. RETARD.
neda
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:36 pm | #
full of crap .. i feel ashamed to live in state of tn jus cz she lives here… honestly i tried to like the song.. but everytime i listen i get nausea. .. plzz haasan
plz dont kill rock.. try other profession.. go get a life. music aint your bread and butter princes… i feel sorry for you.. you really need help!
abel
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:38 pm | #
pathetic would be a polite word to describe this so called talented Musician. Amazing article. let truth prevail vidhi.. JAI GANDHI
joey
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:48 pm | #
shruti is a living joke.! I guess one word to describe her would be Cartoon.
lisa
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pm | #
I’ aint familiar with rock music. Yet, i guess its pretty basic to understand that whatever she was singing … wasnt anywhere close to rock. I guess that describes it all. thanx Gandhi for this honest article.
praveen.issac
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:51 pm | #
bad trip.. Shruti you owe me a bottle of beer for the evening you ruined.
sheela v
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm | #
SHRUTI ……..you “numb nut”. This aint music..Its torture. its only bliss to your parents
rajeev c
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:54 pm | #
i dont blame you shruti. I blame the people who encouraged your involvement. People who gave you hope for your shit hole talent. chill alrite.
mahesh
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:57 pm | #
The only reason i was there to watch your music was to hang out with other galz… and hit on few.. But then listening to your music, even they moove to other places. i wished i had enuf words to curse you.
nima
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:59 pm | #
please dont make any more albumz alrite. thank you. thanx gandhi for the article
shalini reddy
Jul 9th, 2008 at 2:02 pm | #
finallyyyyyyy.@@@ got an article which gives the right message across.. mwaaaah.. shruti. Grow up kid… All she does is go out with her band guys. Wherever you see her, shez with them. PATHETIC. No one else would bother hanging out with this superficially stupid junk .
parthiv
Jul 9th, 2008 at 2:04 pm | #
……lolz ..none of the band guys got any taste for music. Half of them moved their hand unncessarily over the guitar without any music actually being played. PATHETIC.. Specially the lead guitarist.. And they really got a bad dressing sense…
Sonali
Jul 10th, 2008 at 12:11 am | #
Come on she wasnt that bad. I guess she’s getting it tough coz she’s a celeb, a princess and all that but I see a sincerity in her work. Keep it up Shruti.
roy
Jul 10th, 2008 at 12:13 am | #
shruti, shes better than this come on guys.. vidhi check out her upcoming gig shes really good
Somalia
Jul 10th, 2008 at 1:05 am | #
I agree with Sonali & Roy in that Shruti may have it tougher than others,but i really loved this article vidhii
Vidhi
Jul 10th, 2008 at 3:17 pm | #
@ Sonali and Roy : You’ll seem to be her friends or PR people ?Funny that.She’s THIS bad and worse.Period.Also,it’s all about perspective and let’s see..Maybe HRC was a bad day..I’ll review her once again at Blue Frog.And it’s not because she’s a celeb.Because honestly she is NOT one.She’s a celebs daughter and my opinion is completely unbiased.I like star-kids.They’re fun.But she’s just a bunch of bullshit ! I’m sure you’d agree if you were there.
Peace.
Sonali
Jul 10th, 2008 at 5:03 pm | #
more love sister less hate..peace..love u…
Vidhi
Jul 10th, 2008 at 5:19 pm | #
My love back hun!
PERSPECTIVE.Read up on that.
http://www.dictionary.com
Luke I'm your Father
Jul 10th, 2008 at 6:30 pm | #
So Somalia, Roy and Sonali how much did Shruti pay you’ll to write this??? This is whats the matter with spoilt celebrity daughters these days, all pampered and shit !!!!! Cant take constructive criticism!!! Vidhi i dont know you, but i’m with you on this one…. these poser wannabe half-actor half-musicians need to be put into place… Shruti should be packed in a lil box and be sent on a rocket to Mars cause i think all this music is ‘alien’ to us!!!
The world needs more writers like Vidhi!!!!!!
kk
Jul 12th, 2008 at 12:41 pm | #
sod the f**k off…u bunch of snobs!!!!
whatever
Jul 16th, 2008 at 12:52 pm | #
take your journalist crap and shove it. if you cant handle another chick who can do much more than you ever dreamt, then i think you should go to an ashram and cleanse yourself. if you need assistance in finding an ashram, let me know..i can speak to the OSHO people and get you in. cos i think the frustration of not being anywhere in journalism other than sitting online and writing senseless shit.. some people say that ” jealousy and baldness have no cure”!. peace gidhi vandhi.
P.S : go and get some…trust me its stress relief..
Bam-Bam
Jul 16th, 2008 at 11:13 pm | #
Funny that. Considering her Blue Frog gig was another debacle and a half with the only audience being her friends namely IMRAN KHAN (who’s friggin’ gay) and his lame girlfriend,she shouldn’t be allowed to play !
Shruti is nasal!!!
Jul 17th, 2008 at 2:19 am | #
@ whatever - what are you ?? some sort of b*stard love child of Shruti Hassan’s??? cause trust me, only family n friends will see any talent in her…. you f**kin loser… its easy to f***in comment sitting behind a computer screen at a cybercafe(cause you’re prolly too poor to afford one at home) and make lame ass comments like that!!!!
You fkin pussy, you have no taste whatseover in music if you think she’s good, so you can shove your opiniated piece of shit mouth up your ass cause it needs some ‘cleansing’ ….. i somehow landed up at bluefrog the otehr night to watch her play , dont ask how and she was terrible, nasal and full of shit(jus like you) which kinda brings me back to the pt. about you guys being related…. I’m a singer myself and a musician so i can tell… You seem like quite a hopeless fuk-tard btw …. i hope shruti atleast loves you for defending her, cause i’m sure noone else does…..
PS- dont head for the window….. i’m sure there’s someone out there who loves you other than your imaginary ‘osho’ friends!!!! BURN!!!
Bam-Bam
Jul 17th, 2008 at 8:35 am | #
@Shruti is nasa!!!
What’s your name again ?Haha.Every word of what you said is true !
whatever
Jul 17th, 2008 at 8:53 am | #
well..this seems strange to me..that enough people know and respect shruti haasan and the extramentals…and whats your name again?who are you and what have you done with your singing?
cause people are just lining up to listen you…oh yes im wrong hahaha
this is infact a joke oh and you’ll be happy to know you are right!I feel mildly stupid for posting comments here appreciating a band when clearly people who comment here are certain that they have good taste and im certain they have some very basic issues…for example mediocrity
And well…all the best to you!;)
Stuart
Jul 17th, 2008 at 12:17 pm | #
Well personally i only caught the last couple of songs… and i know that the music wasn’t tight… but there was a lot of potential in the musical direction, a tonne more practice and some spit shine and she’d probably have a lot of young boys drooling and head banging to her stuff ( no pun intended ).
Personally i was extremely disappointed in the disparity between the myspace recordings and the live show…maybe shruti you should put up some live recordings up on myspace so we know what to expect.
Sam
Jul 18th, 2008 at 12:55 pm | #
Hmmpff…ok let me first say here that I don’t know Shruti apart from meeting her briefly at Blue Frog. She came across as an intelligent young woman with a clear direction of what she wanted.
Vidhi you seem to be more worried about what the band wore than the actual music. Eg, your criticism of the guitarist was that he painted his face??? C’mon, I don’t think you quite understand first what kind of music they are intending to play. Most of your comments apart from attrire point to lyrics and singing quality which for you seem to be coming from one set preference. As for me, I don’t care for lyrics at all.
I’ve been a musician for more than 20 years and have played more gigs than you’ve probably been to.
I find it such a typical attitude in these parts to pull down something that YOU can’t appreciate. OK, the lyrics may not be that great and structurally the songs need to evolve, but at least give them that they are up there doing their thing, whereas you’re down there writing crap about it.
There are people who do stuff and others who just crib…..it’s clear who is who!!! …and no one is paying me to write this….please.
Based on your article and profile, it sounds like you’re a self proclaimed critic. I’d like to remind you that a good critic writes sensibly and also does justice to her article without getting personal. And since when did rock and jazz give importance to lyrics? Back to basics for you…..
tHeOuTSiDer
Jul 18th, 2008 at 10:02 pm | #
@ Luke I’m your Father: Constructive criticism? where? i dont see any. All i
see is an arrogant, biased, self proclaimed critic with appalling journalistic
ethics who just doesnt get it. Sure the world needs more vidhi gandhis.Right
after a couple more hitlers, and a few more osamas thrown in for good measure.
And the music is alien to you? really? which planet are you from? oh, i’m
sorry. you must have just arrived here fresh off your little death star right?
my bad.
@bam bam: rule of thumb - Gay guys dont have girlfriends. so if you want to
come off as slightly more intelligent than the average earthworm, please stop
contradicting yourself. No one takes a moron seriously.
@Shruti is nasal!!!:Please dont talk about cleansing. Because based on your
comments, its obvious that your mama needs to wash your mouth out with soap.
You have quite the vocabulary of foul language there, and you seem to be using
it with the expertise of a six year old. and please let me know when you are
singing anywhere other than your bedroom. i’d like to come and watch you put
your money where your mouth is.
Ps: Opiniated is not even a word. i think you mean “opinionated”.Look it up .
Or learn to spell. Whichever comes easier to you.
@vidhi gandhi: i have read tonnes of music reviews, big and small and never
have i come across one like this. I dont think i can consider this a music
review to begin with. Critics have a bad rep as it is, and they really dont
need people like you to make matters worse.
I came here looking for a music review, but i seem to have stumbled upon yours
and a few others personal vendetta with shruti haasan, very thinly disguised as a so
called “music review”. if you really hate her so much, go start a club or
something. dont bring your personal grudges and shove that in the face of those
who want an honest review of the music and not who was wearing what. There are
a lot of reviews on this site and yours seem to be the most biased and
disappointing of them all. Even the comments left here by stuart and sam seem
to be more informative than your post. They should be writing the reviews. Not
you.
Its sad to see the journalistic system brought to its knees because of people
like you who misuse the priveleges given to them as writers. It doesnt surprise
me that you are here writing reviews because no one in their right mind would
hire someone like you as a serious journalist. Please clean up your act before
you write another music review, because, to quote yourself ” Vidhi, Honey, You
sort of defeat the purpose of being a journalist, critic and everything that
goes with it.”
Tanmay
Jul 20th, 2008 at 2:14 pm | #
Good writing! Honest and to the point, without being bitchy and biased. If there are no sensible critics like this, there can be no good music, only bad music.
Tanmay
Jul 20th, 2008 at 2:18 pm | #
Hopefully, Shruti will read this and maybe next times performance wont be so bad.
Anandita
Jul 20th, 2008 at 8:19 pm | #
I was at Blue Frog.The Snare drum was totallllyyyyyyyyyy off !
Shruti sucks! =)
tee hee
shruti is nasal!
Jul 21st, 2008 at 1:47 am | #
@ the oustider — - oh my!!! have a look at the lil tw@t having a go at my grammar!!!! ok, firstly let me get it into your shrunken head (if you even have one) that this is the internet and noone gives a damn about correct and ‘proper’ grammar so practise before you preach when you say that people shouldn’t be biased and hold grudges cause thats exactly what you’re doin by nit-pickin you lil prick!!!!
your comment seems to be way bigger than the article itself with mindless drivel , jus trying to settle scores with people who have wronged your ‘shrutu’(i’m sure u have a nickname for her by now)… quite honestly , i cant be arsed to bother and reply to lil weeners like you cause there really is no reasoning with stupidity…. so unless you come out with something constructive, jus sod off!!1
Honestly!!! HONESTLY!!! you really think Shruti’s music is good??? i mean i’m all for people being open-minded towards music and having opinions but what part of her music is actually good??? but you probably wont be able to tell me why she’s so good cause you dont know a shiteee bout music!!!!! how you can call her anything above average(which is being kind) is beyond me… i’ve seen a lotta singers in my time but this one really does not and can not make the cut to the top with her nediocre vocals and even worse songwriting abilities….. check out the stuff if you actually understand music!!! watch her live…. the music can be covered by a bunch of 15 yr old novices because its so simple!!!!
shruti is nasal!
Jul 22nd, 2008 at 7:14 am | #
She’s bloody hot though , and those tight black leggings will always have me return for more
Stuart
Jul 22nd, 2008 at 2:39 pm | #
This is one crazy getting out of hand comment board
tHeOuTSiDer
Jul 22nd, 2008 at 3:31 pm | #
@shruthi is nasal! : The thing about idiots like you is that… I’m sorry, i just cant go on. Just keep reading my old post until you actually decide to start proving it wrong.
P.s: Musically your mind seems to be as open as a mouse’s arsehole.
Rahul
Jul 22nd, 2008 at 6:17 pm | #
lol … i think it would be best if the admins could somehow lock comments to this review !!!
n e h a
Jul 30th, 2008 at 4:01 pm | #
Only commenting to see if comments are locked.
:P
CAPS
Sep 2nd, 2008 at 11:37 am | #
jUst mesSaging to make sUre that Comments aren’t locKed… (subliminal message, for smart ppl only)
Ram
Sep 14th, 2008 at 12:25 pm | #
Screw you. Listen to her sing! Rehman says “fantastic”. I am from America and I can say this. The only way people from the South get recognised is to move to America. I am from Tamil Nadu and my talents are more appreciated in America than anywhere else in India outside of Tamil Nadu. I guess that is what is driving your cynisism.
Grey
Sep 15th, 2008 at 12:58 am | #
@ Ram ! wish you could give some links so that we could appriciate your talent(s) as well ..
With due respect … Shruti hassan is hot … but singer ??? no no no !
Vidhi
Sep 27th, 2008 at 4:55 pm | #
We love bands from the South! Junkyard Groove anyone ?TAAQ ? Bottleflower Seeds ?
Ram,jee.Get your facts right.the United States do not necessarily recognise talent !
And as for Shruti,we all know that to get into MI…you needn’t be musically advanced…you just gotta flash ‘em dollars =)
purple
Oct 10th, 2008 at 1:09 pm | #
wow..now thats a hate filled article i tell you.
why so serious vidhi?or rather is it that age old concept that drives women..whats the word…
hmmmmm…let me think…”jealousy”?
don’t bother responding..i know you seem to have a LOT of time on your hands but really…
don’t bother:)
peaches
Oct 11th, 2008 at 3:22 pm | #
man vidhi dissing jerry even here?!?!?
all those pro the extramentals need to check out the other bullshit link on jerry.
i mean really people expect to read real news about these music events not
some bizzare on the drummer and this what is this?
fashion column?
i’ve seen jyg live looks like vidhi doesn’t like shruthi’s clothes cause she prefers ameeth(the big belly)thomas without his shirt on…
man the revisiting of that visual kinda made me wanna barf.
i think its great to see jerry play original stuff with this band..they’re fresh and inspiring and thats why people can’t deal with it.I guess vidhi loves malyalee copies(lame as ass if i may add) of dave matthews
hahahaha…stupid shit
peaches
Oct 11th, 2008 at 3:25 pm | #
@anandita …i was at bluefrog and they were awesome.
but i guess your some great technician or drummer and you saw something about the snare being off that none of us noticed..or you just don’t know what your talking about…thats what i thought.
Ameeth
Oct 12th, 2008 at 12:27 pm | #
@ peaches and jerry you really think we don’t know who you are come on…… I’m not the smartest guy in the world but i do kind of know something about computers. Let me teach you something, by posting on the website what happens is that your computer has an I.P address which is unique, gets registered onto the websites server which the admins can track. By you using the same email with different names does not help. Plus dissing the admin also does not help. The problem here is that even if you use a different email address it does not make any difference. Like i said before (repeat after me) a computers I.P address is unique. As of now there are quite a few names with the same email address even the ones with different emails have the same I.P address. So all im trying to say is at least be be honest about who you are if you have something to say. And cut the bull :)
steve
Oct 13th, 2008 at 2:08 pm | #
saddd shit….how did i miss this…come on “author” thght u were better than this shit u’ve written down here…
fatnoodle
Oct 15th, 2008 at 4:00 pm | #
ameeth please go and ask your mum for a cucumber and suck on it..low lying scumbag.
Mark Von Bass
Oct 15th, 2008 at 8:47 pm | #
oh shit.. ive actually had a blast just reading the review and the triffles between y’all music critics!!! this is awesome!!!! whoever wrote the review gets an A+ !!!!!! rock on dude!!!! ive heard shruti’s music too… in all my years in the music industry, ive come across a few like the extramentals who really make me wish i was born deaf!! but lets hope she improves.. i guess everyone doesn’t have a very good start. but with a lil work…okay maybe a LOT more work, shruti can actually become something..(worth listening to).
cheerz!!!
Ameeth
Oct 15th, 2008 at 8:53 pm | #
@fatnoodle good one but what have i done to you?? or are u just sexually frustrated ???
bala
Oct 16th, 2008 at 2:53 am | #
hahahaha……
SHURTI HASSAN SUCKS!!nd the band sucks MONKEY BALLS!
@fatnoodle nd rest supportin mental band!-go eat some pubes!
Mark Von Bass
Oct 17th, 2008 at 10:28 pm | #
@ Bala… dude u rock!!! \m/ thats some crazy ass remark! hilarious!
Mark Von Bass
Oct 17th, 2008 at 10:37 pm | #
@Vidhi… I work with Tempest Records,Melbourne and I really wish we had a music critic like you to set things right in the land down under. good work mate!
cheerz!
Vidhi
Oct 18th, 2008 at 9:46 am | #
@ Thanks Mark =)
Immanuel Evil Drummer
Oct 19th, 2008 at 1:17 pm | #
dude wtf guys
you guys are cribbing bout Bands here….
well i dunno bout the new extramentals band in person ,well jerry as a drummer was very good in JYG
he played really good with his style of funky beats….and toking about pre-recorded performance
even AR.Rahman sir does most of his performances in such a way…what do you say bout that?
well to an extent the musicians should be aware of their performance…yes i do agree i am myself against pre- recorded pref. but at times it helps people….well shruti was sounding good in one of those songs from Tamil Movie *Varnamayiram* i dont know how far that was true!
and talking bout junkyard groove you guys made your stand in this field so you guys have no problem with your replacement cheers to you guys….
i believe extramentals to be a punk rock band…..cheers to them to…its something new their coming up from chennai…thats good…give way for some new stuff guys ….im from dubai when i was in chennai most of the bands played old school rock…except Blood covenant….so thats it…new genre of bands coming up!
chennai is the place for rock!
guys check out the cochin based band called *Avial* guys we need some progressive stuff like that from chennai machans seriously i felt we guys need to play some Opeth and Dream Theatre stuff now….
Immanuel Evil Drummer
Oct 19th, 2008 at 1:20 pm | #
try the song called *Aadu pambe by Avial*
and try *Deliverance by Opeth*
do you guys even listen to Lamb Of God….????
Rooshabh
Oct 20th, 2008 at 2:16 am | #
what the??? i wrote a long post and it just dissapeared??? anyways ya immanuel ‘deliverance’ is awesome!!!! Have you watched ‘Lamentations?? Opeth are the best frikin band in the world , they even kicked DT’s ass apparantely at Prog, Nation!!!!! I wish there were more bands in India that did good progressive stuff….. the thing is though , all the musicians need to be of an impeccable level, they all need to be super tight, and most importantly should know where the hell the song is going… i’ve heard some pretty crappy prog music too with bands just throing in variations in the song to sound different and be technically very superior., however dull or disconnected the song might sound!!!!
I cant recall a single Opeth song or even riff for that matter that doesnt exude melody and feeling!!!
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Oct 22nd, 2008 at 5:43 pm | #
get a life people..if you don’t like their music forget about it and stop wastin’ your life commenting on how much you hate it.yes?
Adrian
Oct 22nd, 2008 at 6:13 pm | #
@ Vidhi :
Thank you for finally saying something about this trash, All i get to read here in chennai is about how shes rocking and has great music…while the crowd and me seemed to hate those very shows, I was there at hrc and at the vitton show…..Im guessing not every journalist can be bought by a pr agent……..You can add me to your long list of suitors :)
@ Shruti:
Please dont use your influence in the entertainment industry to forward what YOU call “Rock Music”, it isnt and your gonna lose us more people to disco or something :P.You already stole the jyg drummer (Btw when are you going to come out in the open about that relationship)and that has caused enough damage to aa developing industry.
You ARE a rocker, its a way of life. you cant dress LIKE a rocker….it comes naturally,You look like a clown with boob and arse pads(yes theyre very apparent)
@Jerry:
I feel sorry for you, you used to be pretty cool, now your just shruti hassens shadow, and your too accocerized to be real….What happened to you? Go take a look in the mirror man. Slap*
jerry
Oct 23rd, 2008 at 7:51 am | #
jealousy, what else…
Ameeth
Oct 23rd, 2008 at 3:44 pm | #
ok guys give it a break this shit does not matter anymore ……..Jerry seems to be happy where is and so does shruti. We wish them the best. We have also moved on found another drummer as of now Maynard Grant a very experienced and really good drummer….. We have all seemed to have found our stride in the band and are practicing very hard. We have 5 shows coming up first of which is in Chennai on the 26th at Speed. So if ur in town please do drop in and see how good or bad we are. And again give it a break.
Adrian
Oct 23rd, 2008 at 4:09 pm | #
@Jerry….That was a very weak comeback, Even for you…..Anyway its actually more of a combination of relief(thanks to this article) and frustration (thanks to you and your delusions smattered with all those paid reviews….and those horrible clothes….ye gads!!
“Bitch Slap* Oh Wait. im sorry. youve already been Bitch whooped!!
Ps. who is jerry?
Jerry is shruti hassans drummer(in more ways than one :)
who was jerry?
One of four Jyg bandmembers and drummer extrodinaire…. Think!
Huzzah for the internet!!!
Royce
Oct 24th, 2008 at 10:03 am | #
@jerry
jealousy?? who would be jealous of & why?
we just lost u as a good drummer of jyg, c’mon u grew up wit dem.
dnt wanna say more
Gud luck 2 u & wanna see how far u go as a musician wit d extramentals…..
Tom
Oct 24th, 2008 at 10:04 am | #
Chillax ! Watch the Tom and Jerry show.
Jerry
Oct 24th, 2008 at 10:10 am | #
I’m sorry :-( I want to cry
Stop talking like this
BAC
Oct 24th, 2008 at 11:25 am | #
lol too funny
ricthy
Oct 24th, 2008 at 12:37 pm | #
kitha’s a kick ass bassy.. i dont know why he got dragged into this…
192.168.1.58
Oct 24th, 2008 at 12:56 pm | #
forget and click on the link below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRn5-LQCg2s
peace ,\/,,
rt
Oct 24th, 2008 at 2:24 pm | #
how could people go so low? why is it that anything new in india is ALWAYS looked down upon? even today’s generation does so. where are all your brains?! stuck in your asses?
so what if shruti haasan is a star’s kid? why don’t you all give her a chance? she wants to do something to prove her worth and let her do it the way she wants it. she isn’t ruling her or ruining your life, is she?
tell me something, have none of you guys — who’ve dissed jerry for leaving JYG — left a job or a city to move on to another? he’s done the same thing… he wants to move on, it’s his life and let him be.
lastly, if you do not want to listen to the extramentals, DON’T! just don’t diss people when they’re trying to find a niche. go and encourage people you want to grow. i bet the extramentals have their own friends and fans who want to listen to them! they do — bottom line.
nikhil
Oct 24th, 2008 at 2:40 pm | #
i really haven seen tat hassan girl, never heard of her n all. BUT jerry playin for extramentals???
i cant believe this. i knw its his life and his choice… so………respect.
BUT i remember the first JYG gig in b’lore in strawberry fields…. \m/ it was the band tat we all were waiting for…rock band ie.
*sniff sniff….
haha…god…all the best guys….and jerry
nikhil
Oct 24th, 2008 at 2:51 pm | #
@peaches… if u are really chota hassan..then man, are u lucky.. u have money and a studio…. wat wudnt bands do to have money and access to studio…..
so do good…..if u are serious….u have a fukin great opportunity….. killer…but i have never heard u guys…so…..hmmmm
another sid.
Oct 24th, 2008 at 2:53 pm | #
ok.. lets just give it a break man.. we all have moved on as ameeth said.. the band is doing really well and are looking forward to a lotta good stuff inside and outside the country. Things seem to be looking up for us and we are happy. Lets just give the guy and his girlfriend a break… you all have obviously made your point very clear to them..
Sid
Oct 24th, 2008 at 3:25 pm | #
Time is money.
Fat~boy~slim
Oct 25th, 2008 at 10:02 pm | #
i heard a mallu called the band as……
THE — — -EGG — STRAWWWW — -MUN — DALLS…….
Adrian
Oct 30th, 2008 at 5:17 am | #
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQK2CWs46q8&feature=related
Shut up all of you….see this great perfomance and even better crowd…they loved shrutis raak show, theres even goundermani headbanging :D
anti gravity
Nov 2nd, 2008 at 3:35 am | #
Adrian-thanks for the link!!
it was grrrreat..
nice of you to suggest..they are very entertaining…!
Mark Von Bass
Nov 6th, 2008 at 10:18 pm | #
Hey Peaches!!! weren’t you the one singing at the bluefrog…LOL!!!
cheers!
P.S: i admire the potential!
peaches
Nov 7th, 2008 at 12:36 am | #
aren’t you the guy from melbourne…LOL!
cheerz!
Shreepal
Nov 7th, 2008 at 8:24 pm | #
oh…if i knew u before ..i wuld have warned u before itself . i saw her performing once and she is awful ..!`
zzzzzzzzzz
Nov 24th, 2008 at 1:07 pm | #
Hey guys. FInally NLS - strawbery fields got over in Bangalore. Was totally one rainy evening, but then the crowd stood bearin the rain and head abanged for all 5 bands. Finally Shruti Hassan landed on stage with her music all over the place. Her voice a lil finny for a rock star talkin, as in things arent clear , even intro s for the band were like ahhhhhhhh not clearly audible, with the best sound and pentagram closing the show post shruti’s performance, id say she s not that bad a singer but then she needs to wok along with the band, Specially with a class drummer of JYG standards.
Anyways its great to see a female front “WOMAN” on stage making a run for rockers even if she isint the best around..
Praveen
Dec 1st, 2008 at 7:51 pm | #
nice to see some one speaking out the truth…
i was fed up of the big reviews she got in such a respected mag as rolling stones and in papers like TOI..
and once I saw her at strawberry fields, NLS…i was just angry..
and that outporuing can be seen in my blog, closesly matching your views..
just bcos she’s a celebrity kid, media is going gaga over her…
once again…good writeup..
Akshay N R
Dec 6th, 2008 at 10:32 am | #
I saw SHruthi Haasan at Strawberry fields 2008 and she sucked like hell. Little did I know that she was the daughter of Kamal Haasan. But I guess that only made my review of hers that much more objective. Here is my review on her performance at the Strawberry fields 2008.
http://arbitblogs.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/coming-up/
steve
Dec 18th, 2008 at 12:50 pm | #
damn..this thread is still runnin..
Varun Ranga
Dec 23rd, 2008 at 8:37 pm | #
But ppl… Hold onnn… Shez too yng an artist to be rained commentz en criticizm on….
She very much considers herself to be only a learner en no grt legend…
As long as shez stikin to dat…. FINE… RITE?
Any sane person shud be abl to undstnd her positn i gss…
Varun Ranga
Dec 23rd, 2008 at 8:42 pm | #
En yea… Shes 22 fr chriztz sake…. Hw many live gigs had u done dat age…?
Ohh en u had them successfilled too huh..??. Then.. go ahead post 3 more commentszz..!!
Shiv
Dec 26th, 2008 at 2:59 pm | #
Lol..
Okay, I haven’t seen this “Extra-Mental” band live, but all I can say is that I had a kind of admiration for Shruthi, purely becoz of her lineage and the fact that I “thought” she could sing.
After all this, I’m not gonna comment of the singing or playing, but jus saying that Girl, u need some serious character therapy. Your head needs to be brought back to ur shoulders from wherever it is now. And oh, be a little less arrogant, people may just like you for something besides, what you call your music.