Jihad - Motherjane single

Well, its a long time since I posted. Ha! It feels nice again, sitting behind the computer writing what you feel. On topic, this one's about motherjane's new single Jihad, OST for a malayalam movie directed by Amal Neerad called Anwar.

I was waiting for this one after I had seen the promos on the motherjane official site, and wondered if the song would be in Malayalam. :O I hadn't noticed the release dates, but knew that it would be out soon enough. A week later, my friends who were lucky enough to attend "An Ode to Life", (which I sadly missed) motherjane's first acoustic concert, here in Kochi, told me that they had played the song there, and that it was mindblowing. ":O" was my first reaction, and the first thing I did after getting home was to check the reverbnation page and listen to the song.

If I be honest and critical, I expected much more after Tribes of Babel. Tribes of Babel was a landmark for motherjane, and the riff had been stuck to my head for quite some time. Baiju chettan's fillings were just too good and that is one thing I missed in Jihad. I felt that the "Indian" touch was missing, but I think that is what was better, considering what this song was made for. His solo was nevertheless great.

Suraj stood out in this song like in no other song of their's. The first line he sings is good enough to make his presence felt. The lyrics are really, ermmm...  well... *searches for a good word*.... apt, you could say. Really meaningful and relevant. Here they go:

I believe in Jihad

I die to "Him" return

And I know in my heart

"His" will is the sermon

Thus my faith speaks to me

No innocent shall be slain

Louder than most thing

This world shouts out in "His" name

All hate is poison

Distilled from pain

And whats alien to heaven

Is practiced in vain

Whats alien to heaven

Is practiced in vain

Thus my faith speaks to me

No innocent shall be slain

Louder than most thing

This world shouts out in "His" name

I believe in Jihad

If love is the weapon...

Of all the reviews I read of this song, one line caught my attention the most. "Deepu and Clyde provide just the platform that Baiju needs to set the song ablaze." Nothing sounds more true. Deepu and Clyde were brilliant. The beats are sexy too, attracting most of the attention when there are no vocals and lead guitar. Overall, a brilliant song, which I hope will be aired in the local (malayalam) media. Can't wait.

Now I too believe in Jihad if love is the weapon.