More “Cook”ing

I don’t what it is this year…perhaps my guy won, or maybe the winner is really hot or maybe I have nothing better to do ….I can’t stop reading about David Cook and his win over and over again. I might actually watch the whole finale again

We got it right this time – David Cook!

This season’s American Idol just ended with a surprise ending – rocker David Cook is the winner instead of the teen-sensation, sweet faced David Archuletta!!

David C won by 12M votes out of a total 97M or so cast yesterday. I could not have been happier today. I have been rooting for David C since the last 12-weeks if not more. He was consistent, unpredictable, very imaginative, sincere and looked hot in his rocker, grungy look. In fact for the first time ever, I did vote for any reality show last night. I want to believe that David C had converts and ardent fans like me to win although the other one did outperform him last night.

Now I am just waiting to see how David C holds up in a live concert. Looking forward to it….

DMB

A few weeks back, I had the opportunity to go for a Dave Matthews Band concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater. I like them but its not my favorite group – because their songs merge into each other after a couple of songs. 30-mins of their album, and it’ll still be hard to distinguish the songs or find out a favorite.

One can argue the an inherent flaw in my assumption that the songs need to be finite, with proper boundaries after every few minutes. But I guess I am just used to being organized about my music.

But, guess what, the long jam session and a continuity in the music sounds very very good in a live performance. We were specially impressed by the drummer – who was totally in the zone the whole time. He would rather not be doing anything else at that time. It was also one of the most racially diverse band, I had seen. For the first time I realized why their sounds is so unique. I has a lot of blue-sy musicians, with some rock. It was awesome, and I highly recommend it if they are visiting your town. You could check them out here.

Radio stations for rock

When I am tired of listening to the sales guy in the neighboring cubicle repeat his sales pitch for the N000′th time, I resort to http://www.virginradio.co.uk. Yes, this sometimes starts at 9:00 am in the morning. I recommend this station for its great selection of classic and contemporary rock. It throws in a pop song once in a while, which is quite relaxing. Needless to say, the British accent makes the listening more pleasurable even when the RJs are ranting

Another good option is Yahoo’s launch.yahoo.com online radio. Be sure to checkout my personal station at roli_iit for some cool rock music. But be careful, the rating system can be a bit addictive. I have often found myself waiting for the next song, just so that I can rate it. Not the best when you trying to meet a deadline. The catch is that the station is only supported for IE. Yes, its true and it sucks!

Do you recommend something else?

me, myself and music

I am really happy to finally tell you all why I called this blog rock’n'roli.

I love rock music. Have loved it for years, and there’s no signs of aging yet. Infact one of the reasons why I wanted to come to US was to be able to see all my favs playing live. Being in the Bay Area is terrific for such an aspiration. Being married to a hobbyist rocker makes it easier to keep the love alive..

So I got the opportunity to see Roger Waters play live this week. I feel blessed, since I never imagined I’ll get to see Pink Floyd (even if its a fraction of the band) live, ever!!! He played some old, some new stuff and all of Dark Side of the Moon. It was a great light and video show. The 3 hrs evaporated in the smoke which was everywhere. Its been three days, and I am still feel blissful about it.

There’s something about rock, when he says “comfortably numb’ I feel numb, but Vedder says “alive” you feel alive, when U2 says “still haven’t found what I am looking for”, I start doubting myself. Romeo and Juliet is my fav love song. U2′s concert felt like 3 hrs of meditation…I feel sad, sometimes, for not being able to watch Kurt Cobain or Morrison live, or not being a teenager in 1969.

No other music, no other cause, I guess, affects me the same way. I know its probably not a good thing to admit, but its the truth…for now..