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Youth alive
Personalized was the keynote at the ‘Youth Live’ concert held last Saturday at the Methodist College auditorium, with lots of youthful exuberance added on.

Three of the bands that performed at the concert have already made it big in the Sri Lanka Rock scene while two other bands made their debut that day. Except for a few hitches in the lights and sounds department the concert went off well.

First on stage were Ruach, a new group who performed a number of hit Gospel songs, including two of their own compositions ‘Go Down’ and ‘Out of the Depths’. The lead guitarist enthralled the audience with his solos.

‘Redeemer’ and ‘Take Me Away’ proved to be an ideal combination for the second band, Mute. Their original number for the evening, ‘Sinner’ got an enthusiastic response and many calls for an encore.

Next it was High Octane, the winners of the coveted TNL Onstage trophy, the finals of which were held a few weeks ago. Their rendition of ‘Running Away’ by Noobastank, ‘Shine’ by Collective Soul and ‘Don’t stop Dancing’ by Creed succeeded in generating much excitement among the crowd. Their next number, an original titled ‘Darkness’ was a hit.

The professionalism of High Octane throughout their performance gave an inkling of what the Sri Lankan band scene can expect in the next few years. Reap came on next, with this young bunch of musicians proving their mettle with ‘Spin’ followed by ‘Kryptonite’. Their Gospel list began with ‘King of Majesty’ and concluded with ‘In the Secret’.

Ezra needed no introduction and their hour-long performance had the audience on its feet with ‘King of Kings’, ‘Trading My Sorrow’ and ‘Amazing Grace’ and their originals ‘Nazarene’, ‘Are You Ready’ and ‘Dveshaya’.

Youth Live which is to be made an annual event, was organized by the Kollupitiya Methodist Church Youth Fellowship to give aspiring young musicians a place in the sun. The event was sponsored by Sun FM, Gold FM and The Sunday Times. (RHG)

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