V are like this only!

ISOLATION IN a crowd. Everything ceases to exist - the boisterous crowd, sweat dripping down their faces, plumes of dust rising above and the fury of sound assaulting the senses. Only some soul-filled moments as the pinings of lost love knock at your heart's door. Is anybody home?

"What's the use of earning all the riches in the world when you do not have your beloved with you," questioned the man, his eyes burning with passion. The cacophonous crowd fell silent as the popular Indipop band, Euphoria's vocalist Palash Sen took over, rendering that heart-numbing Punjabi number, `O maayri...'

Remember that village belle who is married off against her wishes and the lovelorn man reminiscing her memories travelling in a train? Angst in his voice, Palash poured his soul into the number and turned ecstatic, listening to the thunderous roar of the crowd at the Nizam College Grounds.

The popular Channel V had brought Euphoria to the city and the group with their sheer passion for music enthralled Hyderabadis to no end. "Whatever be our yearnings in life, one should stick to them. Live the way you want to and believe in it forever," he said, adding in Telugu, "Hyderabad, yela vunnavu?"

The group with a strong background of rock music and earthy Indian tunes pounded the hearts and whispered into the souls as a ceiling of smoke hung above them. And music flowed. If `Mantra', their latest offering, had the crowd gasping, there were more surprises as the group shifted gear and belted out Queen's `Rock you...' and Jon Bon Jovi's `It's my life...' But the icing on the cake was the extended and rock version of A.R. Rahman's `Dil se...' complete with searing drums and electrifying riffs of guitar. Pure bliss.

Earlier, young Abbey with his `Yeh sanam tere pyar mein...' and Jassi with his `Gujarat di kudi...' had the large crowd dancing in gay abandon. Popular veejay Yudi tried to pepper humour with the crowd with his Hyderabadi lingo while his colleagues -- Peeya, Kim and Cary -- chipped in.

In the end, it was Euphoria which had everyone in a euphoric bind and craving for more. Encore, Euphoria!

By K.V.S. Madhav

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