It’s 1 in the night and this new song of Cactus has been playing on loop in my headphones for perhaps the 20th time..... I have been a Cactus follower since the mid 90’s and I am amazed at how the soundscape of Cactus still continues to evolve.. Still everything is fine or Tobuo thik achhe!!
Sidhu, Baji and Buti have grown old and there are new members in this new line up- band members whose names I don’t know....Still everything is fine or Tobuo thik achhe!!
They are no longer a psychedelic blues rock band, no uff ma! or Ichaamoti ! They are now a progressive , post-modern , Alt rock band... still everything is fine .. Tobuo thik achhe!
Cactus might be struggling, Cactus might not be as loud or attitudinal as Fossils, but Cactus is intellectually honest and has an integrity which comes with being around for over 25 years. Cactus has a soul, Cactus is an experience... u can switch off the light and turn on Cactus or you can head bang to Cactus in an open field.. either ways everything is fine... Tobuo thik achhe.
And like the cactus plant in the desert the band Cactus is a survivor, asking for very little, just asking for your understanding and appreciation for their art and manifesto, their philosophy, their expression.
Long live Cactus ! Long live rock and roll!!
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