I would watch them in disbelief. Not a smile on the faces of these Sri Lankans, who are generally known to have a perpetual smile, nod their heads a lot, and act in a totally relaxed manner, common to Asian Islanders. It was not that these musicians had no talent. They simply did not know how to project this talent onto a television screen.

Another fault was the fact that most of their “vocalists” did not know the lyrics of the songs they were about to perform. They either had a piece of paper in their hands, did not even try to conceal the fact that they had to keep referring to the lyrics written on this bit of paper, and spoilt what should have been a professional performance.

     I am now talking about the recent past. Sitting and watching what I would term “dead people playing” I would immediately think about American groups like the “Mavericks”. This band, in my opinion is the epitome of what bands should be. One of my musical clips for this article on eLanka will give our readers an idea about how a showbiz band SHOULD look & sound.