Poets as they say...Poets of the Fall

Some four years back I was travelling by train to Kolkata, as I had missed my flight the day before.. and a co-passenger's phone rang and blared a song- ‘Do you breath the name of your saviour, in your hour of need’ the song is called carnival of rust. Even though I didn’t take an instant liking to the song as I couldn’t hear the entire song, few months down the line that song became my constant companion.

And then i found a band whose songs made sense to me, their music was enthralling and the lyrics just perfect. And i found this music treasure box called the Poets of the Fall or as the fans say ‘Poets’- a finnish band which plays alternate rock.
Since then it has been my dream to see them perform live, browsing through their tour dates every second month just to find if they are coming to India or not, they had performed sometime back in Bangalore but not in Mumbai.. then I thought if I can save money to see them perform live at Helsinki where they perform most often...


So two weeks back when I met V, i came to know that POTF is doing an India tour for their latest album ‘Temple of Thought’ which was released in March and that they will be performing in Bangalore and after a few searches I found that the Pune tickets have been sold out two weeks back and there was no way i could get a ticket. I literally had tears in my eyes, and then I decided that I will try till the end to find one ticket.

And boy! I found one in the end. And i owe this one to Ashishji, Surya, Bhawna, Naina, Asma, Tanvi, Gibran...everyone who helped get those tickets in my hand at the end of the day.

Even though I went alone to the gig at hard rock cafe, I never felt that I was standing alone; it was magnificent to see so many die hard poets’ fans screaming their heart out as they belted out their chartbusters and songs from their new album Temple of Thought...
Although Poets came one and a half hour late and everyone started wondering if this is another Metallica-Delhi case, once they arrived there was no complaint, it was madness all through.... Even though the concert finished sooner than expected, the soul wanted more of it... One has to be there to believe thousand people screaming, “ In our headlights staring bleak, beer cans, deers eyes, on the asphalt underneath, our crushed plans and my lies, lonely street signs, power lines they keep on flashing-flashing by and we keep driving into the night and it’s a late goodbye...”

But a Poets gig in India can never end without playing, Carnival of rust...so the finale was indeed their chartbuster and when it all ended, the party hadn’t finished people were still throbbing to the tunes...Claps and hoots galore.....
I hope they will come back soon and hopefully to Mumbai too... but the trip was worth every effort that went into it...
And incase you have never heard of POTF..its time you go to their website or check them out on youtube...

Apart from the fact that their music always dominates the charts, their story is an inspiration to follow your heart for what you believe in. Selling out everything and starting out from a basement rather a garage, they inspire many a soul with their music.

Even though Carnival of rust, late goodbye, don’t mess with me are some of their famous songs, my personal favourite is All the way for you...

Found dis video --u can c d madness :)