Monday, February 4, 2008

Indus Creed

Note: This post ends abruptly... You've been warned.

I don't think I'll ever get bored of listening to Indus Creed's self-titled album. From the amazing string picking intro on Fly to the amazing chord change in the chorus in Trapped, to the wacky lyrics on Best Friend, the list can go on. I'm amazed that this album was released in 1995. The album would do well, even if it was released today!

The things I like about Indus Creed's music is the guitar work by Jayesh Gandhi and mahesh Tinaikar, especially the string picking on Fly, Pretty Child, Cry, the vocals by Uday Benegal and the lyrics. Consider the following lines from Trapped:
trapped in a dream and you can't even scream
'cos there's no one ever here
and
chased in a dream by a freshly rested team
of black horses drawing a hearse
Or the following from Cry:
under the ground beneath the bones
beneath the sadness, tilling stones
machines humming, insouciant drone
They were one amazing band!

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3 Comments:

Blogger Riff Meister said...

One thing that almost always gets noticed is Selwyn's work on "Indus Creed", not just the fretless parts but the ones on regular too ...

February 4, 2008 9:54:00 PM PST  
Blogger satchit said...

i think I need to listen to the bass more carefully! But as far as the entire sound is concerned one can notice the cohesiveness of the band in all their music. The keyboards are great too, like the bluesy notes on My Best Friend. In a way they were a progressive band!

February 5, 2008 4:24:00 AM PST  
Blogger satchit said...

Don't know how I could have forgotten Mark Selwyn's thick bass line on the Pretty Child or Celibate tracks, or his work on Fly as the track during the crescendo. Riff, thanks for pointing that out! :-)

February 5, 2008 8:45:00 PM PST  

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