Gary Lawyer Live in Mumbai

Trivia Question: What is common between Delhi based rock band Them Clones and Gary Lawyer?

Give up?

Answer: Both lent their voices to ad jingles for Yamaha. Gary did it for the original 'street' bike, the legendary Yamaha RX100 and Them Clones does it for the new Yamaha 125cc Gladiator

OK, slightly unfair question for all of you people born after 1988. Most old timers like me and Beni will remember Gary Lawyer from the 70's and 80's when he was in his heyday. With his signature rich baritone voice, Gary was hailed as India's answer to Jim Morrisson himself! On a slight historical note, Gary started his singing career in theaters and nightclubs in New York in the late 70's. After coming back to India, he was a great hit with the advertising community because of his signature voice and he lent it to many a famous campaigns like Yamaha, Thumbs Up, Wrangler and the recent Times FM one.

At a time when there was no concept of Indian rock, Gary organized a couple of The Doors concerts and toured across the country. After the advent of MTV in the country, he released a couple of rocking albums like This Cannot Wait and High Standards – Vol I. He tasted commercial success with his third album The Other Side Of Dawn. Gary's last release was Arrow In The Dust, which was a critical hit but not a commercial one.

So when it was Gary Lawyer live @ the Hard Rock Cafe in Mumbai, it was an event not to be missed. And he did not disappoint.. at least not much :). The reason being him trying to sing Pearl Jam. C'mon Gary, we love you for your voice and songs. You don't have to do Pearl Jam to set the nights on fire man. Rest of the set was pretty standard Rock N Roll, with favorites like Mustang Sally, Rolling Stones, Dire Straits etc. Check out the videos.







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