Retro rules
Old tunes, they take you back. They remind you how much the music of a place can dictate whether you have a good time or not. There’s the five-star lounge sound, the dribbly muzak nonsense that gets piped into our lives whether we like it or not. Or the thumping house that no one needs after a hard day at the office.
Ever since it opened three years ago in the bustling South Extension market, the resto-bar has reigned supreme as the ultimate hangout for Delhi’s rock lovers.
Named after Jim Morrison, it’s spilling over with his posters, records and memorabilia. “We even celebrate the late rock star’s birthday with special gigs and documentaries and throw on-the-house parties for regulars,” says Siddharth Talwar, the owner. But it’s not all Morrison here. You’ll hear Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden and most of India’s best live bands.
Excuse the Tex-Mex food and the cocktails are fairly rudimentary. But if you’re at Morrison’s, you’re not here for the finger food. There’s more variety at Firangi Paani in Andheri, Mumbai.
They stopped live shows recently owing to licence troubles, but in January, they assure us, they’ll start again. No such luck in Bangalore, though, where live music is banned.
But Legends of Rock make up for it with its Sunday matinees, which reconstruct the concert atmosphere by playing live concert DVDs of Jimi Hendrix, Queen and Iron Maiden. Morrison once said that each generation wants new symbols, new people and new names. But the old favourites live on.
Firangi Paani Rest-O-Pub
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