Life is hectic, fast and dynamic. It is much like a
randomized set of events that fall together in this continuum of time, and
being humans we need a certain amount of rejuvenation to keep some sanity in
it. To me, that rejuvenation juice is this brilliant, infinitesimally diverse
domain of human senses: Music.
Music has been the age old route of ultimate levels of
self-expression, reaching those crannies of the heart and mind which words fail
to even brush. Be it folk songs that bring out cultural vibrancy, or the
emotionally arbitrary and psychedelic notes of alternative genres; every form
of music has had its own place in society. And it is not any different at the
individual level.
Preferences of music, like those of food, vary with a
person’s disposition, and I’m no exception. On unusually happy days it is
mostly snappy music that wins the ticket. The Beatles feature on the prime list
with ‘Here comes the Sun’, ‘I want to Hold Your Hand’ and the evergreen ‘Hey
Jude’ in the loop. Also queued are happy greats like Elvis Presley (“I ain’t
nothing but a hound dogaah!”), Frank Sinatra (“Fly me to the moon”) and the
lot. Not to leave behind our very own desi stuff: ‘Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye!’,
‘Wake Up Sid’, and ‘Jaane Tu..’ are one of my most favorite Bollywood
soundtracks!
If you got happy days, you get your share of the blue ones
as well. On those days I got to my company the wonders of jazz. Chet Baker with
his amazingly soothing compositions, Buckethead for the mornings, and Mr. Muddy
Waters bring out their best to get things up for you. Also in the loop is
Coldplay’s springwaterlike music doing what it does best: Aqua Regia.
Then you have the average, everyday days that desperately
call for some energy source. On such days, I call upon the services of one Mr.
Heavy Metal and Mrs. Progressive Rock. Tool, Porcupine Tree, Kyuss, Eluvitie;
they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Nothing better to pump some hormones and
get you up and going than these kings of the class.
Finally, the evergreens. The Doors, Dire Straits, Pink
Floyd, Pearl Jam, The Who, and the best – Hindustani Classical. Give me any
day, any time; I’ll pop them into my ears and won’t complain one bit.
So, there you have it! The one thing that fuels my mind and
energy. Because, as they say, a world without music is like a dry canvas.
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