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Photo Feature: ReRock II

Reunion Rock is an annual gig featuring yesteryear Indian rock acts performing in New Delhi. The second edition of ReRock takes place at the Garden of Five Senses in the capital on Saturday, January 9.

8 Jan, 2010
Editor

Reunion Rock is an annual gig featuring yesteryear Indian rock acts performing in New Delhi. The second edition of ReRock takes place at the Garden of Five Senses in the capital on Saturday, January 9.

ReRock II features four bands – Electric Plant (1978 – 1982), White Fang (1980 – 1983) and Applied For (1980 – 1983) and the newly formed Unfinished Biz (a band that came together at ReRock I). Indiecision presents this special blast from the past.

Applied For at the Siri Fort auditorium New Delhi, sometime in the '80s.

More from Siri Fort. Niren Choudhary rocks the black Les Paul copy while Bann Roy rocks the bass.

Applied For perform at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi in 1983.

Electric Plant were pretty big in the late '70s, early '80s. Black leather pants never go out of style.

Electric Plant were uber-DIY. They began playing with makeshift instruments like a homemade electric guitar made by a sardarji in Paharganj.

Electric Plant's first gig was at the Jesus & Mary College, where they played to 30 people.

Electric Plant counted among their influences Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, The Allman Brothers and Jimi Hendrix.

Electric Plant - the forerunners of the big eyegear Delhi style phenom.

Arun Sharma (drums, Electric Plant) was once quoted about his approach to drumming saying, "You can learn a lot from any drummer. But yes, I love to hit hard."

Electric Plant started as a three-piece but had a few lineup additions/changes over the years, often playing with up to five members.

White Fang circa 1982. Second from right is Rahul Ram who now plays with Indian Ocean.

A rare photograph of the first White Fang drummer - the late Sanjiv Guttal.

ReRock is on 9 January at 6pm (gates open at 5pm) at the Garden of Five Senses, New Delhi. The free passes are available at select Barista outlets, including Khan Market, Basant Lok Market, Vasant Vihar and Greater Kailash (I and II). For information on passes to ReRock, contact the YP Foundation at 011-46792243/44.

About the Author

Arjun is the editor of Indiecision. He started it in 2008. He does not support the scene.

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