Skrat’s back in town. Considering that I really love this band,
it would be unfair to do another review in such a short span of time because we
all know I’m just going to say nice things.
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| Skrat at B-Flat B'lore |
Nevertheless, just a quickie (not
what you are thinking) about last night’s gig at B-Flat in Bengaluru. Great
sound, packed house, a lot of people dancing, a few new covers (including ‘Born
to be Wild’ which is one of my favourite songs which I've played in the last 3
bands I was in), top class energy. The evening's set list covered a lot of
material from the new album (Bring Out the Big Guns) that was interspersed with material from the older
album and a few Black Keys, Raconteurs and
Johnny Cash covers.
The biggest thing I
like about the band is their raw simplicity. No fancy processors or pedal
boards. Just comes to show that you don’t need to know about a 1000 chords and
scales to make music that moves people.
The last time I saw Skrat play in Bengaluru was at the Hard
Rock Cafe, which was a letdown considering the acoustics of HRC needs a lot of work. B-flat was a much better venue in terms of acoustics
and a far more intimate venue because the band wasn't standing 8 feet above you
where you can’t see the drummer.
The only downside to the show was that I didn't get a free
cd. I hope the Yankee who did get the cd takes it back to his homeland and
plays it for people there. Let the world know that India is much more than
Bollywood.
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| And now a word from our Good Times partner for the evening |
(PS: I’m trying to learn a bit of proper photography so the pics
are a little off because there is only so much customization I can do with a
point-and-shoot camera)
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