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Shiva…
the
band One
of
the
oldest
rock
bands
in
the
country.
The
largest
number
of
shows
ever.
Started
out
as
Friends
of
Shiva
in
1979,
the
name
later
got
abbreviated
to
just
Shiva. Over the years some of the greatest musicians in the country have been part of Shiva…. Amyt, Kochoo, Jojo, Jeff, Viju, Sumit, PC, Lew, Boomba…. the list is endless. The band can play any kind of music at any given time. According to PC, at any given time, they could perform from a repertoire of 300+ songs! Sadly,
this
fantastic
band
does
not
have
an
original
album
to
its
credit.
They
had
released
an
album
called
Classics,
which
had
cover
versions.
Out
of
the
original
line-up,
only
Jeff,
the
drummer/vocalist
remains
now.
They
too
had
a
stint
in
the
Gulf
playing
at
some
Hotel
on
a
regular
basis. |
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Shiva…
the
show Once again, Gujarathi Hall it was. It was in 1994. The sounds were Reynolds (but ofcourse!). The lights were done by Pushpa Sounds from Calicut. They did a decent job, especially as Vijay of Reynolds was doing the light mixing. The range of songs…. my word… Everything I do, Home of the Brave, Born in the USA, Summer of 69, Sweet Child of mine, Two princes, November Rain, Cry for you, Living on the Edge, Green tinted 60’s mind, Give into Me, Eye in the Sky, Brick in the Wall, Roadhouse Blues…no originals, ofcourse…I have a tape of the show, may be one of these days I’ll put some of it on here in mp3 format. Not much money made but we did more than break even. Feroply was the main sponsor. Standard Tiles, Asma Towers and many others made it possible. The line-up…. Viju George on vocals. PC Mukherjee and Sumit Ramachandran on lead/rhythm guitars, Boomba on keyboards, Lew Hilt on bass guitar, Jeffrey Rikhs on drums and vocals. |
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For more details log onto http://www.rsjonline.com/bandIndian.asp and search for Shiva. |
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