Metallica concert in India

Music is perhaps a quintessential part of youth, and implicit in the development of the notion of the 'teenager', providing a way to sculpt an identity and at once rebel against authority figures, with each generations music being considered better in every way than the predecessor. It should come as no surprise then that the upcoming series of gigs planned by Metallica in India have caused such furore. Not least when the first had to be cancelled due to safety issues.



The audience reacted to the news that the gig was cancelled in a way that is reminiscent of 1969's infamous Hell's Angels plagued Rolling Stones concert, and certainly at odds with the international perception of a skilled, intellectual generation of Indian teens coming through. Could it be that the implied violence associated with the 'Metal' genre inspired such reaction, or could it be the result of a newly established youth conscience within India? What is certain is that the uproar came as a shock to the world observing it eliciting commentary from, amongst others, the Huffington Post. What is undeniable however, is that the event proves Indian teens to be a passionate collective, dedicated to their interests.

As one of the world's youngest, and yet largest countries it stands to reason that India has reached a state of national (and cognitive) maturity to enable the demarcation of a group of individuals that can define themselves in such a way as to spontaneously protest, however, it would be unfair if the world viewed both India, or the individuals involved negatively as a result of them mimicking decades old behaviour of likeminded teenagers.







Additional information: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-29/gurgaon/30336704_1_lars-ulrich-metallica-concert-indian-fans

what youth in India likes @ Music (view of Barkha, 19 years)

letz talk abt music....... m not here to preach you or for sum lecture n ol......m here to tell u wat i thnk abt music... Well when I think ‘What youngsters like’, I guess they mostly prefer rock, heavy metal and pop. When we look closely, we realize that all these songs have got very high tempo and high beats too. The fact that we youngsters react very fast has got a psychological side also. We lose our temper very fast, hmm, might be just to bring out our hidden emotions . Now I think they need a source n music is always our language of emotions. So no wonder it’s made to bring our temper down and in a way in these beats, we express all that……….In the same way if u ever notice while you are walking in a Levis store, they always play slow english songs which may be for 2 reasons-1 Youngsters are more into Hollywood, it’s a sort of fad for them.. 2 Slow songs make u calm down, they make u feel good about everything and u get into a nice mood and u shop more coz your mood swings affect even your shopping also. In fact some brands prefer rock music also because the young fleshy blood gets involved in music n in that funny and excited mood customers will shop a lot. I don’t know whether you guys noticed or not but music affects your life so much n even reflects your personality ……. I know may be on few points you guys might think that, m just a little gal, but plz guys try to notice the effect of your personality or surrounding on the kind of music you wanna tune to……..so open your eyes n ears ….. Because music is part of your personality……Dat was about music Ohk thatz it ……. It was kind of bookish thing, letz talk practically about your daily life.But still I got a question why u guys don’t listen to Hindi songs? I mean its kinda strange that we don’t listen to hindi songs though v r Indians.I will tell u an incident…….a fest was organized in my college, a young guy came on the stage, he was like correcting mistakes of people in English which he noticed in whole day, sort of pronunciation problem ……. In the end he said sorry guys I don’t know Hindi that much…….. nd the same thing happened in antakshri. People were like, ask English songs -we are not so much into bollywood……….Now I got a question why……? Why we do it, in fact in abroad you can find Punjabi music in pubs and all…… thats kind of strange…. It’s like common guys give me the answer…….. I know it would be like I am also a youngster why I am pointing finger on you…… so here is your answer I don’t believe in carpeting whole world, instead of that I will prefer covering ma feet…… today Hindi n Hindi songs are like shameful thing for us….. Tell me guys how many people got ultra modern parents like wen ur mom wore jeans n mini and your father talked about your girl friends…… I guess answer is literally 20% or 40%. Still our parents wake up in morning take bath n bow their head in front of god and worship….. Still when u borrow new car, we make that swastika sign on it …….. Am I correct…….. That it also very orthodox thing ……. But we never thought of keeping your parents out of your life I mean when you are 18 have you ever thought about leaving your parents n walking out alone on your own just because u feel ashamed because your mom wears sari and your dad don’t ask you “hey dude how is life how many lecture you bunked yesterday…….?” Answer is no never. Why don’t we think ……… so guys tell me how can you ignore your mother language or feel ashamed about it…… at least don’t b partial with songs. I accept that in studies you r under pressure coz u gotta find a job and people with good communication in English are alwz sought after…….. But no one asks about music ………. Now u don got any excuse….atlst give it a try yaar..... lisen sumhindi songs....... atlst step up.......start from music ........itz not bad ...... but itz jst dat u alrdy got dis in mind dat hindi music is bad n rsn is itz in hindi.......... but u knw what music don got ny language..... it got ur emotion datz it..........so give it a try.........
Barkha Jhirwal (19 years)
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