The Desert Rock Festival 2007

Firstly, this is who came :

Day 1 -

1. Iron Maiden
2. The Prodigy
3. Stone Sour
4. In Flames
5. Mastadon
6. Lauren Harris
7. Junkyard Groove

Day 2-

1. Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation
2. Incubus
3. Prime Circle
4. The Bravery
5. Junkyard Groove

And who conquered...me & my mates.

Definately one of the most awaited gigs of the year, this was the first time Desert Rock Fest was a 2 day event. Who the hell wasnt excited. To experiance somethin like this is exactly what young musicians and critics, fans and 'regular people' should do to gain more knowledge about the metal culture or rock culture of todays day and age.

No its not about the noise, the overflow of black tees, the gothic make up or even the heavey chanting......its all about the lifestyle. Theres no boundaries, theres no racism, there isnt even a peck of traditional differences. Everyones there to share one passion, music.

To watch legends like Bruce Dickenson and Robert Plant was like a dream come true. Never in my life did I imagine I'd be seeing Maiden live or even the sole surviving performer of Led Zepplin. Robert Plant is one of the reasons I got into singing. This is the kinda stuff dreams are made of. Newbies liks Prime Circle, Junkyard groove, In Flames were amazing to listen to, its amazing how many bands are out there unheard of but are still selling records like cakes. The one that took everyone by surprise was Prodigy. Everyone was like "WHAT!! and electro group in a rock fest!!....but Im proud to say that they did justice. A lil jumping and tubthumping was exactly what everyone needed after hours of head banging. Rock on Prodigy.

Above all, I made a great freind who flew down from California, Mark LeVine. An author and teacher for political and cultural & religious sciences. He's writing a book titled "HEAVEY METAL ISLAM", which is due at the end of the year, infact you can google his name and find out more about him. I was glad to be a part of his project and even got him on my tv show 'Rock On'. Look out for that in the end of March or early April.

Lastly, I wanna thank my freinds and bandmates who shared the passion with me at the fest. even though we were spectators, we rocked together. Love you guys.

Peace.