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Band members Girish ‘Bobby’ Talwar and Sidd Coutto talk about the band’s legacy, a fan base that transcends two decades, and more
The season of rock music festivals in India started with the Republic of Rock in Kolkata, the Mahindra Independence Rock in Mumbai, the Cherry Blossom in Shillong and Bandland in Bengaluru, followed by the much-awaited Bryan Adams tour in multiple Indian cities.
Among the international acts like the Canadian star Adams, American bands Avenged Sevenfold and Extreme, Indian Rock group Zero played their customary reunion gig after two years at the Bandland Music Festival in Bengaluru in November.
The iconic English original act from the country has kept the music alive through reunion gigs despite disbanding in 2008. They continue to find new listeners grooving to songs written in the late ’90s and the early 2000s. They broke stereotypes with three independent albums — Albummed (2000), Hook (2002) and Procrastination (2005) — when pop music in Hindi ruled the roost. Such was the impact of their songs that they couldn’t completely split. The timeless songs forced them to plan reunion gigs for their fans despite two members — vocalist Rajeev Talwar and guitarist Warren Mendonsa — living in the UK and New Zealand respectively.
A whole new audience
Girish ‘Bobby’ Talwar, the bassist and younger brother of Rajeev, feels the fans have kept the band relevant....