Mahanth S. Joishy is Editor of usindiamonitor

For close to 25 years Tool has been considered one of the mightiest bands in the rock music universe.  Rightly so- who else better encapsulates the intellectual lyrics, the genius mathematical precision, the mesmerizing vocals, heavy personal journeys, punishing drum solos, guitar riffs and bass lines, the deeply spiritual and even religious overtones with genre-bending orchestration?

Nobody, that’s who.

In a previous post about the best Western music ever inspired with Indian influences, unsurprisingly Tool made the top 5 list  of Indo-American fusion songs of all time with Right in Two, a song about humanity’s own predictable demise.

Separately, we have talked about the blistering hot hard rock/ metal scene which is taking hold in India, especially among young people.  Some ferocious bands who have mixed metal with Hindu religious influences in the last few decades deserve to be heard around the world.

Today I would like to introduce you to another little pleasure bomb: an engaging acoustic cover song recorded live by talented Indian dudes of the aforementioned song, “Right in Two.”  This is a homage within a homage, as an Indian band covers an American band that deftly utilizes India’s ageless somnambulance perfectly back in America for the whole world to enjoy.

And what better way than with a tight video by Beard of Harmony & Yann Phayphet where you can see an Indian neighborhood and hear Indian background noises like nowhere else in the world?

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