back pages from the rock scene
when i think of days and the years gone by
when i think about the music and the times we had
when i think about how and it all began
and when i think about the guys and a who they are
i think of you,pioneers,stepping stones
hearing music only from the radios
listening to the sound from them old machines
to cliff and jim and boone and them and engelbert
when the beatles came a taking all
the young ones hearts
out comes you with your band, called yourselves
The Shooting Stars
"back in the days we had no guitars
and no one to show us how it was done
back in the days we had no drums
and no one to show us how it was done"
and then you went away on a noble cause
and when you came back you were so well versed
you gave it to us all
with your selfless heart
and you had this band called the T T Bum Blues
we love you,we love you
playing your guitar and making us flyyyyy.
"back in the days.............we had no guitars
"back in the days..............we had no drums
"back in the days.............. we had no sound
"but we had you ,playing your music
"making us flyyy. (words and music by Hassan Ziyadh)
In 1995 some of the old boys decided to commemorate 25 years of rock music in the Maldives and they organised a rock concert with as many artists from the 70 s era plus some musicians of the day.
Its safe to say that the father of rock music in the Maldives is Naibuge Shiham.I was a grade 6 student when there was the first rock concert by a band called The Shooting Stars.It was a four piece band with Shiham on the lead guitar,Bayyu on the drums,Ibrahim Khalid on rythem and Athif on bass.For us it was awesome.I was so amazed to watch them play on those never before seen instruments and singing songs I only hear from the radio.Yeah ...that was the thing and we all wanted to be like them.
Well, it did not take long for others to follow.Guitars came into the scene and before long there were many keen musicians picking songs .
Shiham went to Australia for studies and came back with a degree in music.He held classes at home and introdused jamming sessions.There was a boom for rock music and few bands came into the scene....T T Bum Blues Band,Quicksands,Vampires,Deep Freeze,Twentieth Century BC and others. And there was a regular weekly gig at Icege where we can have soft drinks ,ice tea and ice creams and above all its not taboo to dance with a girl.
But with change of government to the present regime in 1978, the mullas came into the scene and started restricting and banning such venues.All the hopes and dreams of Shiham was shattered and he went nuts.He went back to Australia and never came back or got over it untill he died.
ROCK SILVER 95 at Olympus Theater.
1. guitar boogie................Juha
2. runnaway.....................Habib
3. you're so sweet............Alibe
4. introduction..................Zindh
5. suzie Q .........................Kurley
6. she's not crying.............Andhu
7. shilo.................................Athif
8. rhinestone cowboy........Alibe
10.help yourselves.............Athif
11.jamaican farewell...........Izekial
12.wishful thinking..............Alibe
13.i swear..............................Andhu
14.bootleg..............................Kurley
15.love just aint enough.......Soba
16.welcome to my world......Alibe
17.Honky Tonk Woman.......Kurley
18.me and bobby mcgee......Ziyadh
19.knock on your door.........Nahid
20.dont let me down............Athaif
21.the letter...........................Kurley
22.congratulations.................H. Shiham
23.rose garden.......................Nahid
24.in the shelter.....................Andhu
25.tossing and turning...........Andhu
26.the way it used to be........Alibe
27.eternal flame......................Hawwa
28.she's not you......................athif
29.wish you were here...........soba
30.let me get to know you.....Alibe
31.three little words...............athif
32.like a rolling stone.............ziyadh
33.what u see is what u get...soba
34.summer wine ....................Alibe and Nahid
35.boulevard...........................Izekial
36.these boots're made for walking..Nahid
37.traveller..............................Bundy
38.feel like making love.........kurley
39.tribute................................athif
40.old time rock n roll.......... athif
41.good golly miss molly...... kurley
42.hard headed woman........athif
43.tribute song.......................ziyadh
when i think about the music and the times we had
when i think about how and it all began
and when i think about the guys and a who they are
i think of you,pioneers,stepping stones
hearing music only from the radios
listening to the sound from them old machines
to cliff and jim and boone and them and engelbert
when the beatles came a taking all
the young ones hearts
out comes you with your band, called yourselves
The Shooting Stars
"back in the days we had no guitars
and no one to show us how it was done
back in the days we had no drums
and no one to show us how it was done"
and then you went away on a noble cause
and when you came back you were so well versed
you gave it to us all
with your selfless heart
and you had this band called the T T Bum Blues
we love you,we love you
playing your guitar and making us flyyyyy.
"back in the days.............we had no guitars
"back in the days..............we had no drums
"back in the days.............. we had no sound
"but we had you ,playing your music
"making us flyyy. (words and music by Hassan Ziyadh)
In 1995 some of the old boys decided to commemorate 25 years of rock music in the Maldives and they organised a rock concert with as many artists from the 70 s era plus some musicians of the day.
Its safe to say that the father of rock music in the Maldives is Naibuge Shiham.I was a grade 6 student when there was the first rock concert by a band called The Shooting Stars.It was a four piece band with Shiham on the lead guitar,Bayyu on the drums,Ibrahim Khalid on rythem and Athif on bass.For us it was awesome.I was so amazed to watch them play on those never before seen instruments and singing songs I only hear from the radio.Yeah ...that was the thing and we all wanted to be like them.
Well, it did not take long for others to follow.Guitars came into the scene and before long there were many keen musicians picking songs .
Shiham went to Australia for studies and came back with a degree in music.He held classes at home and introdused jamming sessions.There was a boom for rock music and few bands came into the scene....T T Bum Blues Band,Quicksands,Vampires,Deep Freeze,Twentieth Century BC and others. And there was a regular weekly gig at Icege where we can have soft drinks ,ice tea and ice creams and above all its not taboo to dance with a girl.
But with change of government to the present regime in 1978, the mullas came into the scene and started restricting and banning such venues.All the hopes and dreams of Shiham was shattered and he went nuts.He went back to Australia and never came back or got over it untill he died.
ROCK SILVER 95 at Olympus Theater.
1. guitar boogie................Juha
2. runnaway.....................Habib
3. you're so sweet............Alibe
4. introduction..................Zindh
5. suzie Q .........................Kurley
6. she's not crying.............Andhu
7. shilo.................................Athif
8. rhinestone cowboy........Alibe
10.help yourselves.............Athif
11.jamaican farewell...........Izekial
12.wishful thinking..............Alibe
13.i swear..............................Andhu
14.bootleg..............................Kurley
15.love just aint enough.......Soba
16.welcome to my world......Alibe
17.Honky Tonk Woman.......Kurley
18.me and bobby mcgee......Ziyadh
19.knock on your door.........Nahid
20.dont let me down............Athaif
21.the letter...........................Kurley
22.congratulations.................H. Shiham
23.rose garden.......................Nahid
24.in the shelter.....................Andhu
25.tossing and turning...........Andhu
26.the way it used to be........Alibe
27.eternal flame......................Hawwa
28.she's not you......................athif
29.wish you were here...........soba
30.let me get to know you.....Alibe
31.three little words...............athif
32.like a rolling stone.............ziyadh
33.what u see is what u get...soba
34.summer wine ....................Alibe and Nahid
35.boulevard...........................Izekial
36.these boots're made for walking..Nahid
37.traveller..............................Bundy
38.feel like making love.........kurley
39.tribute................................athif
40.old time rock n roll.......... athif
41.good golly miss molly...... kurley
42.hard headed woman........athif
43.tribute song.......................ziyadh
posted by ZIYADH at 11:49 PM
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Those were the good old days Old man! I miss it and all the fun we had together then.
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