<p>After their last show in Bangalore a year-and-a-half ago, Delhi-based rock band ‘Half Step Down’ returned to the City to <br />perform at Hard Rock Café recently. The band had a good time and gave a memorable set for their fans. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Starting with the groovy ‘Girl Not Guitar’, they spaced out their original compositions and covers across the set. Bob Marley’s ‘Redemption Song’ received a new treatment, Pat Boone’s ‘Speedy Gonzales’ woke up the crowd and the band’s attempt at covering ‘Gold On The Ceiling’ by ‘The Black Keys’ saw their influences shine through.<br /><br />Their originals included songs like ‘Kingmaker’, ‘Mojo’, ‘Overture to Outerspace’, ‘Not For Sale’ and ‘Working Hour’ to name a few. The band even tried out some new numbers like the psychedelic ‘Rabbit Hole’ <br />and the high-energy ‘Think About Me’. <br /><br />What made it more interesting was the vocalist Dhaval’s stage banter and regular interactions with the audience, describing the story behind each song. <br /> “‘Summer Dress’ is as close as we’ll get to writing a love song,” said Dhaval, following which a loud, raw rock ‘n’ roll tune was played out.<br /><br />The general groovy vibe, foot-tapping beats and impressive guitar riffs left the right impression on those in the crowd who were actually listening to them.<br /> “They sound pretty good and tight but it’s a shame that there aren’t too many people today, probably because it’s the end of the month. I don’t like covers personally but their originals were fun,” said Kritharth, an audience member.<br /><br />Abhineet, who attended the concert, added, “I’m <br />from New Delhi and have seen this band in its early days. So when I heard that they were playing in town, I had to come see them. They’ve always been a fresh band who have their hits but keep coming up with <br />new tunes, which is great. Bands need to keep up with the times and they’re doing just that!”<br /><br />Srijan Mahajan, the band’s drummer, said that they always have a great time performing in the City. “The gig was fun for us. Since the crowd was so tepid, we had a good time amongst ourselves and played all the new material that we’ve been writing to check out how it sounded,” he shared.<br /></p>
<p>After their last show in Bangalore a year-and-a-half ago, Delhi-based rock band ‘Half Step Down’ returned to the City to <br />perform at Hard Rock Café recently. The band had a good time and gave a memorable set for their fans. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Starting with the groovy ‘Girl Not Guitar’, they spaced out their original compositions and covers across the set. Bob Marley’s ‘Redemption Song’ received a new treatment, Pat Boone’s ‘Speedy Gonzales’ woke up the crowd and the band’s attempt at covering ‘Gold On The Ceiling’ by ‘The Black Keys’ saw their influences shine through.<br /><br />Their originals included songs like ‘Kingmaker’, ‘Mojo’, ‘Overture to Outerspace’, ‘Not For Sale’ and ‘Working Hour’ to name a few. The band even tried out some new numbers like the psychedelic ‘Rabbit Hole’ <br />and the high-energy ‘Think About Me’. <br /><br />What made it more interesting was the vocalist Dhaval’s stage banter and regular interactions with the audience, describing the story behind each song. <br /> “‘Summer Dress’ is as close as we’ll get to writing a love song,” said Dhaval, following which a loud, raw rock ‘n’ roll tune was played out.<br /><br />The general groovy vibe, foot-tapping beats and impressive guitar riffs left the right impression on those in the crowd who were actually listening to them.<br /> “They sound pretty good and tight but it’s a shame that there aren’t too many people today, probably because it’s the end of the month. I don’t like covers personally but their originals were fun,” said Kritharth, an audience member.<br /><br />Abhineet, who attended the concert, added, “I’m <br />from New Delhi and have seen this band in its early days. So when I heard that they were playing in town, I had to come see them. They’ve always been a fresh band who have their hits but keep coming up with <br />new tunes, which is great. Bands need to keep up with the times and they’re doing just that!”<br /><br />Srijan Mahajan, the band’s drummer, said that they always have a great time performing in the City. “The gig was fun for us. Since the crowd was so tepid, we had a good time amongst ourselves and played all the new material that we’ve been writing to check out how it sounded,” he shared.<br /></p>
