Ananda Shankar

01) Jumpin' Jack Flash - 7,5 02) Snow Flower - 6,5 03) Light My Fire - 7,5 04) Mamata (Affection) - 6,5 05) Metamorphosis - 6,0 06) Sagar (The Ocean) - 5,0 07) Dance Indra - 5,5 08) Raghupati- 5,5 TOTAL: 6,25 (63/100)

Delightful versions of songs I know and songs I don’t know.

#712. This is the kind of thing you listen to and go "huh, neat" and then never think about ever again. 3/5: fine?

Listened Before? N Trippy, man! Trying to cash in on the sitar craze of the 60s. I approve! I'm surprised they got some of the song rights they did (Light My Fire in particular). The version of Jumpin' Jack Flash instantly became my favorite. The rest of the album is very listenable but I can only do so much sitar. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Jumpin' Jack Flash

I was delighted initially and for a little while thought I might end up taking this seriously but then I got bored.

I think the most impressive aspect of this quirky but entertaining (and *very* sixties sounding) album is how it predates the whole acid-house movement by several decades, and yet a couple of the tracks--the instrumental sitar-rock versions of "Jumpin' Jack flash" and "Light my fire"--have stood the test of dancehall time. There's not a lot of cohesion to the album as a whole, as the more traditionally oriented tracks have little to do with the rock adaptations, and the lack of vocals and lyrics makes it challenging to keep in the foreground (except perhaps the closing track "Raghupati", although I didn't understand the chants/chorus). The two tracks that I thought were highlights were "Jumpin' Jack flash" and "Metamorphosis", while "Sagar (the ocean)" took the prize for the most long-winded and meandering track we've had in a long time. Regardless, it's an odd curio in this collection, and I'm glad to have heard it. Too bad, though, that he chose not to create an album with Jimi Hendrix, as that could have been an amazing experience for all.

The Jumping Jack Flash cover didn't work for me, but Light My Fire did well with the sitar, and I really liked the last track.

That jumping jack flash sent me lol

Albums like this are half the reason I’m doing this challenge to begin with – to hear ambitious genre crossovers from artists I likely never would have found otherwise. The little quote/blurb on the cover immediately hooked me and I had to listen to Ananda Shankar as soon as humanly possible. This album definitely delivers on its promise of combining Western and Indian music, though the execution certainly isn’t perfect. It sets out to do such a specific thing, but does that thing in so many different ways that it comes across a bit clumsy and lopsided. I couldn’t help but let out a laugh hearing songs from the Rolling Stones and the Doors covered in such a bizarre (yet legitimately good) way, with the songs recreated relatively faithfully, aside from the vocals being swapped with sitar interpolations. These are the kinds of tracks I’d sneak into a playlist while hanging out with friends or family, just to see how long it takes them to notice and what their reactions are like. The Ananda Shankar originals are generally the highlights for me, with songs like "Snow Flower" and "Metamorphosis" sounding genuinely compelling sonically. They make me feel like I’m floating through the galaxy in an endless Bollywood space opera. I can’t quite bring myself to give Ananda Shankar the four star rating that it probably deserves, as its longest cut (the 13+ minute "Sagar," which takes up about a third of the album’s running time) was honestly kind of a snoozer, but this is an LP I’m probably going to be telling people about for years. Highlights: Snow Flower, Light My Fire, Metamorphosis, Raghupati

fun reimagining of popular songs with sitar taking on the vocal role.

каверы получились прикольные, а вот все остальное - чистая база индусов

Now this is a curious album! I appreciate an album that spells out its mission right on the album art, and I think it fulfills Ananda Shankar's ambitions well. The cover of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is fun but also a little uncanny. This aspect of the album strikes me as some kind of precursor to a lot of YouTube music channels that mix styles and cover songs. Unfortunately, the album overall reminds me of those kiosks you used to see at museums that had samples of new age CDs, but that is due to something that came later than this album. Favorite track: "Sagar (The Ocean)"

Ananda Shankar was better than i was expecting it to be. I know that this guy is the son of Ravi Shankar who made an album on this list that came out way before this one but this one is what that album should have been. It still had the sitar that his dad's album had and that gave it the only bit of character that album had but this one goes beyond that by introducing some influences from western music, mainly rock and electronic music. This actually gives the album it's own identity and actually allows it to stick in my head rather than completely fade from my memory once its over. Its not perfect but i still liked this album a fair bit. Best Song: Jumpin' Jack Flash Worst Song: Sagar / The Ocean

Was alright, don't mind a bit of something different but not sure I'd rush back to this.

Interesting. Especially the covers. Somewhat relaxing yet somewhat jarring. Not bad overall.

More of a curiosity that a must-listen?

The covers sound a bit too "gimmicky", but the original songs do get you in an interesting mood.

I don't know. A track or two is okay, but the whole album is too much sitar for me. And Light My Fire was awful! But when it's good, it's actually kind of tasty!

Interesting but not my jam

- ♡ - ☆ - 👎 Snow Flower- 🤷‍♀️ I've heard another song made by Ananda Shanka which appeared in the video game series, "The Little Big Planet" and now that I recognise the artist, I can't help but imagine the little big planet. It's giving me unintentional LBP vibes in this album. It makes me become nostalgic for this video game. God, I wish they can remaster all the games already...

Not one I would personally consider a “must hear”, but nonetheless, it’s pretty cool and relaxing.

Did not know that I needed a sitar version of Jumpin' Jack Flash in my life - that cover absolutely slaps. The rest, yeah OK, but 3 stars for the opening track alone.

Funky and fun. A maybe buy (if <$12)

Is aight. the indian now we’re kinda repetitive but it’s still interesting to listen to

While the covers didn't do much or change my world, it was a nice break from 1970's rock.

Jumpin Jack flash is a cultural phenomenon 5/5. Snow flower is a chiller 2/5 Light my fire is somehow Pink Floyd 4/5. Mamata makes Jimmy Buffett proud 4/5. Metamorphosis is a fuckin jam as I’m making dinner 5/5. Sagar was the one song I had to skip to the end 1/5. Dance Indra is a goosebumps song for sure 3.75/5 Raghupati makes me yearn for the mines. I do not know why and am unable to rate it.

scale: 1 - skipping if heard it again/actually skipped it 2- meh can be skipped/reaches point to skip 3 -nothing wrong/easy listen/not seeking out 4 - would listen to again 5 - must listen Jumpin Jack Flash - 4 Snow Flower - 3 Light my fire - 4 Mamata - 3 Metamorphosis - 3 Sagar - 3 Dance Indra - 3 Raghupati - 3

Je n’avais jamais pris le temps de découvrir la musique indienne, et ce fut une jolie découverte!

I enjoyed the traditional tracks but found the cover of the Stones song and Doors songs to be a bit corny. I appreciate trying to bring a foreign style of music to a new audience but those ones came of a bit like a gimmick and I actually thought it brought the rest of the album down. Fun to listen to something different today though!

Considering this is an attempt to capitalize on the raga rock trends of the 60s, I was expecting it to be more of a gimmick, but the sitar and Moog synth actually work really well together. Incredible production and great playing all around. Probably not something I’ll listen to every day, but I thoroughly enjoyed it

Nice n jammy. Streets of Calcutta (off a different album) is a belter.

some good shit, some not great covers.

Funky vibes

Different!

Much more enjoyable than I thought it was going to be. Stones cover is not good but snow flower was and the doors cover was great. Mamata is a bit of a sleeper (negative) and metamorphosis is good but starts to get into the how much drone is too much drone conversation (I like drone a lot). Ocean starts great but it just keeps going. Should have been a 4 minute track not 12. Indra sounds like the most stereotypical Indian/desert scene in every movie song, and maybe it set that stereotype. Not a negative. Raghupati was a good closer but not that interesting. Feelin a 3.

Does this album deserve to be on this list? It doesn't feel like it, but I didn't hate it. I was definitely tired of the sitar by the end of it, but I did enjoy the diversity with it being included in this list. Idk I'm landing between a strong 2 or weak 3. Felt like I was crossing the desert for 40 mins

The Indian songs on here were far better than the sitar versions of rock/pop numbers,.which were frankly terrible, especially the Light My Fire cover. Would be a stronger score if they'd skipped these. Going to average a four for Sagar and similar with a one/two for the western music to get three

I appreciated the covers on Jumpin' Jack Flash and Light My Fire in that they didn't solely rely on the sitar to make it unique. The rest of this was just pretty good and I enjoyed the psychedelic vibes. High 3, but not something I'd necessarily come back to.

This was a delightfully psychedelic ride through sitar country. I wasn't "blown away" in any sense until I got to Sagar (The Ocean). Absolutely loving the vibes of this one -- reminds me of some more avant garde electronica of the modern day (e.g., Nicolas Jaar). I didn't really care for the Jumpin' Jack Flash cover, but Light My Fire is fantastic. Other standouts for me were Snow Flower and Metamorphosis; the latter of which has some wonderful synth elements. High 3 for me. Not something I'll come back to immediately, but glad to have gone on the trip.

I dig the rock covers and enjoyed the longer stoner sitar pieces too. I'm glad ive heard this - never had. Probably the only version of Light My FIre I need to hear again, lol.

It was decent. A bit long winded at times. More listenable than her uncle's stuff.

3/5

Non male, una buona chitarra. Però non 100%

Any 30 seconds of this album will fit perfectly over that scene in the movie when the British/American rock band takes drugs for the first time and their minds start to expand. I can only take away a star here because I probably won't listen to most of this again. But "Snow Flower," "Mamata," "Metamorphosis"....... these are just excellent. The covers are fun and novel and kitschy, but there is legitimately great music here - if you're willing to brave the wild world of sitars. But the honest truth is I'm probably not most of the time. THREE STARS

I appreciated the idea behind this, but I just don't really want to listen to a full album of sitar.

Fun record!

This was perfectly alright. Sitar heavy and largely instrumental.

That was kinda cool. I liked their take on Jumpin Jack Flash.

This is why I love this generator/list. Would never have listened to this in a million years. Listening to light my fire on the sittar was lovely

Jumping Javinder Flash .

ananda shankar

Not that it's a bad record but it certainly had a time and place.

Mamata was my least favorite so far. I liked light my fire. I didn’t finish it. I liked it though! I’d listen to it again!

Sitar aside, this is incredibly weird. And, on this 1001 albums list, weird is oft-unrecognized. 3*, Ananda, 3*!!

This is album is a fun listen. It's a playful fusion of Eastern and Western sounds with a unique charm. It’s a creative project that’s easy to enjoy and has some memorable moments. Still, it’s not something I’d call essential listening. Interesting and enjoyable, yes, but far from a must-hear classic.

Thought the psychedelic blend of eastern and western music was cool for a bit until I got bored with it halfway through. The last song was pretty memorable but that’s about it. Still solid playing.

fucking shred it ananda

Surprisingly good

I’m at a 3.5 that I’ll bump down to a 3, though I really wish I didn’t have to. The album forced my hand, though. I liked 6 of the 8 tracks here, honestly. “Dance Indra” is ultimately just fine; totally nice listen, but rather plain. I respect Ananda Shankar’s mission statement on the cover of this album, and for the most part, his goal to combine Western music, “modern” electronic devices, & Indian music through the sitar, which his dad arguably made palatable & famous to American audiences, is really successful here. The first 5 tracks of this album, including the covers of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” & “Light My Fire”, alongside the banger that is “Metamorphosis”, are a great listen, and “Raghupati” brings back the energy at the end. All in all, those 6 tracks would probably be at a 4.5 for me, one that I might be compelled to round up, since “Dance Indra” isn’t even bad to me. It is all brought down to hell by Track 6, “Sagar (The Ocean)”, which isn’t even necessarily that bad of a track, but is so painfully, utterly boring that it screeches the momentum of the first 5 tracks to a grinding, 13-minute halt that feels like listening to a deflated balloon in slow motion. I truly love the way it starts, and the opening 2 minutes of it show incredible potential. I just didn’t get any sense of musical progression out of it, at least not for the first… god, 7:40-ish of that track? If you’ve gone 7:40 without any audible progression to the ear, then you haven’t made wallpaper music, you’ve made blackout music. The lights have gone out, the crowd is confused, and you can’t see the sheet music in front of you, so you just stick to the most basic tones & riffs imaginable until the lights start to come back on. The lights do go back on in that track, but they come in so late (like, the 10:20 mark of a 13-minute track??), that the vibe is already dead at this performance. I don’t think it’s an understatement to say that this is the single-most album-stopping track there has been on a single one of the 544 albums we’ve gotten to so far, at least to my ears. Am I overreacting because I got bored? Yeah, maybe. Is it possible that I just didn’t enter an intended zen state & the track just felt like it droned on because of it? Yeah, that’s definitely possible, but after the energy of the first 5 tracks, my brain wasn’t prepared to go into that vibe. Was there more to the track that my ears simply didn’t pick up on? Possibly, but it did feel like algorithmically generated sitar tones over a droning synth loop for 7 minutes, so if there was more in that first portion, I wasn’t very compelled to listen for it. Hell, if it only knocked down the album by a point to my ears, was it really THAT bad? I guess not, but it was just that fucking stale to me that I don’t think I can give this album a bump up to a 4. So, despite my rather regretful 3, I do highly recommend this album. Just skip “Sagar (The Ocean)” and you’ll get a really competent 27 minutes of great sitar work mixed with Western instrumentation that probably earns at least a 4, if not a 5, especially if it just clicks that nicely for you. It did for me, but… damn, that track is a momentum killer.

Surprisingly enjoyable. I thought the Moog and the sitar covers would get corny but I enjoyed it the entire album throughout actually. Well, I grew up with similar sounds. Maybe that helps.

Quite interesting, slept badly again this night

I actually quite liked this. It seems to have been trying to capitalize on the craze of incorporating sitars into everything during the 60s, but in this case you obviously have a trained sitarist and it definitely shows compared to some of the psychadelic nonsense I've been exposed to this far. Does it work as Indian/rock fusion? Yeah, a little. If you're in the mood. If you don't like the sitar you'll kill yourself trying to get through it, but I don't mind it. The synth was used rather lighthandedly and was pretty cool. I dont know how I feel about the two covers on the album; they were ok, but not among my favorite tracks. My favorites were "Metamorphosis" with the raging sitar leading over some tight drumming, and "Dance Indra." The 13 minute centerpiece of the album "Sagar" did not really hit with me, unfortunately. It was way more free-form and improvy than the rest of the album, and just seemed to wander forever. It's a cool piece of history but doesn't have a whole lot of relistening value. I liked my time with it and it would be a 6 or 7 out of 10 for me, so a solid 3 stars.

pretty cool. not too much original things

cool ideas, cool execution.

Damnit - now I want Indian food

Started strong. Loved the Rolling Stones and Doors covers. Lost me a bit as it went on.

Great instruments but wouldn’t listen for 40 minutes

Interesting.

Interesting

That was fun. Snow Flower was beautiful. I just thought Sagar took too long to go anywhere.

Überraschung! Weltmusik meets Rock! Cool, aber irgendwann eintönig!

Metamorphosis was my favorite song, but I didn't vibe with some of them. 5/10

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The first half, especially the covers, are kitschy but fun. By the end though something has shifted a bit, so I relistened to side 2. The Ocean starts a bit goofy but slowly turns into something more interesting, and the next 2 songs are solid if not a little too polished jazz fusion. I'm pretty sure there's some banjo on the last track, though it's not in the track listing at all, so maybe just the sitar sounding like a banjo? It's a good idea either way, but maybe it's my idea! Anyways, just feels like things were heading in the right direction but altogether too tied up with crowd pleasing to really launch.

In terms of this websites rating scale, a 4 I guess for importance. More like a 3 for my personal enjoyment which wavered a bit.

This album subjected me to two fundamental revelations. The first was just what can be achieved by a talented sitar player, which, as I haven't listened to that much sitar music, made for an interesting step in the development of my musical appreciation. The second revelation was that I can only enjoy sitar music in small doses, and this album represented a bit of an overdose. Nothing wrong with it, just too much sitar in one sitting. Thank you!

Something different, I enjoyed the change of pace

A rich blend of indian classical music, western pop and rock. The first half has covers of The Rolling Stones' Jumpin' Jack Flash and The Doors' Light My Fire along with some melody based sitar pop tracks. The second half is full on trippy. Metamorphosis had elements of noise rock. Sagar (The Ocean) is a 13 minute psychedelic trip. Dance Indra was a haunting with it's heavy moog synth bass. Raghupati was a good closer. Liked it. Very listenable. 40 minutes went by fast. The ratings should have half stars as well. This one is a 3.5

save to library, reminds me of some sitar songs from beatles, 60s in general, i like

Couldn’t stop smiling. I was so delighted by these covers. Really fun but a bit monotonous after a while

I like sitar music. Ananda's father, Ravi Shankar, is a high bar to reach. But there wasn't enough tabla here, and... Aside from the last track, this sounds like something you'd hear at a head shop in the 70s. The covers of "Jumping Jack Flash" and "Light My Fire" seem a little out of place. "Light My Fire" doesn't have the classic organ riff until the end, which seems odd. And "Jumping Jack Flash" sounds more like "Satisfaction" to me. The 13 minute "Ocean" was more repetitive than anything else. I was expecting more of a build to a conclusion, and it just... ended. Maybe you just had to be there. And maybe you had to be stoned to be there. Top tracks: "Snow Flower," "Metamorphosis," "Raghupati"

It was kind of interesting at first, but the novelty also wore off. I thought the Jumpin Jack Flash cover was neat but I was bored with the Light My Fire cover. Metamorphosis was solid as it twisted and turned over 7 minutes, and I especially liked the faster-paced end of the song. But then I wasn't nearly as intrigued with (and didn't need) the 13 minute Sagar. His uncle is far better, which is probably why I know the name Ravi and not Ananda Shankar.

It's pretty interesting. I like the Stones and Doors covers actually and the blend of rock is nice, I've only ever heard one other Indian album but this is solid

I hated the covers and I loved the rest of the record. Cool instrumental stuff, very psychedelic.

That was a fun listen

3-

I enjoyed listening to this. It was nice to hear the sitar for something different. 6/10

Clear demonstration of talent, but a little goes a long way.

It was interesting, to hear the Indian influences on western songs. I don't know if it was anything that super unique or different, people cover songs and interpret them in their own ways somewhat regularly. Part of me wishes he had leaned even more into his roots to make the songs truly different, but it was okay.

This would probably be a 5 if I was tripping on acid. The sounds were cool, but I’m not sure I’m cut out for listening to that much sitar in one sitting (or would that be a sittaring?)

tava esperando uma coisa e veio outra completamente diferente?? não foi uma combinação ruim pra ser sincero

First few songs were fun, I enjoyed the Light my fire cover. But soon afterwards it got pretty boring.

A lot of pretty interesting and unexpected stuff on this. Fun listen

3/5 enjoyed it. Mostly instrumental, some covers (like jumping jack flash)

Lite lattjo ändå. Det känns dock, kanske låter konstigt, men lite generiskt. Samma plonk. Det är dock ändå rätt najs i öronen. Behagligt.

Gillade den skarpt i början men lessnade lite mot slutet. Covers ger ju inga pluspoäng heller, men det var rätt behaglig lyssning så en trea är den värd.

More of curio than content itself. I like the idea of blending together the cultural fascination with traditional Indian music via the sitar and the futuristic new Moog synthesizer, but sometimes an idea is a bit ahead of its time. The tech itself isn’t advanced enough to actually execute on Shankar’s vision, and the Moog work is just…fine. Meanwhile, Shankar is a good sitar player, sure, but I wouldn’t say he’s a particularly great composer, which is an entirely different skill, and kind of important when you’re trying to make a good sitar album. I like about half of this record, but in an ephemeral way, not in a way that sincerely blows my mind. And what’s worse is that all the tracks I do like are the brief ones that feel more like sketches. The tracks I don’t like, though, those are a chore. I think both covers stand out as bad– they feel like cheap cash grabs because they were cheap cash grabs forced on Shankar by the label. Sure, he ✨makes it his own✨ with the sitar and Moog, but these basic ‘60s rock session musicians are awkwardly and limply glue-sticked on top, and it just ruins it. “Light My Fire” is the better cover here, but it’s not even close to being worth your time. The other red flag is “Sagar (The Ocean),” which feels like an epic attempt to show off Shankar’s skills as a composer, but again, he isn’t a good composer. This track just circles the drain around the same motifs for 13 exhausting minutes, and there’s no sense of progress, which is an essential quality of any song that’s more than 7 minutes long. I can see how pre-Internet era music nerds hyped this up as a forgotten classic. It’s unique in the way a competent nightcore album would be, and it’s a deep enough cut that it proves to other nerds that you’re actually a digger, like for real. I can see how that attitude landed it a spot in this book; multiple editors probably acted just as I’ve described, especially since they all also seem enamored with the ‘60s psychedelic movement in general to a fault. And this is a fault, because taken at face value, I think knowing that this album exists is more interesting than actually listening to it.

I liked this but I don’t need to listen to it again.

Interesting, especially 'Sagar'

Même critique que tout les albums de sitar ever: très cool au début, incroyablement irritant à la fin. Mais puisque je suis de bonne humeur en ce Lundi de Pâques, j'accorde un 3.

sitar? I barely know her

I’m not a fan of this music but the album grew on me

This started off interesting with the mixing of the sitar with more popular rock songs of the 60's. The second half of the album became a little meandering and less interesting to me. Outside of the combination of keys, new(er) rock music and the sitar, a lot of this album are instrumentals that don't necessarily catch my ear. Probably an album that deserves a spot in the book but not an album that I would revisit.

Something borrowed. Something new. Okay, Ananda Shankar. Almost 4 stars with this.

3.5

Good album, but it quickly becomes very repetitive. I think the overall sound would've made more of an impact had they shortened the album tracks

Interesting. A few good tracks. I have always loved the Jumpin' Jack Flash cover. I would grab a cheap copy.

It is okay. Some covers of popular pop music from the time. I am not going to listen to it again, but it was fun to listen to . This 1001 list is funny though. This is on yet SO MANY important and influential albums are not

This is my favorite sitar album ever. On the other hand, it’s also my least favorite. I suppose this one’s a banger…if you like an hour of sitar. Not my cup of tea, but I can recognize the skill. I assume this is Ravi’s daughter, but alas, no Beatles covers.

I don’t usually like the sitar, and I think I still don’t like the sitar. However, this is the closest I’ve ever come to liking sitar.

A refreshing listen with a couple of strong highlights - Jumping Jack Flash, especially

I appreciate the effort, but I prefer actual ragas from unc.

I went in expecting to love this, since I'm a sucker for Indian fusion music and Streets of Calcutta is one of my very favourite tracks, so imagine my surprise when this was... kind of mid? There's some good stuff, but a lot of the "fusion" is either mediocre covers or of the "man plays sitar while radio-friendly pop of the 70s is also here" form. And that's not even mentioning the closing track and its take that all your gods are actually Lord Ram in a hat, which sure is. A theological position you could take

Sugar (The Ocean) is pretty good.

pitää ananda kovaa luotia koko albumin ajan, mutta sitten tulee heikkoa luotia maailam jumaluudet biisissä… paha..

Very cool. Listened to Sagar practically all day (I wish the last part of it took a larger portion of the song or was extended).

Have there been any studies with neurodivergent people and their response to this style of music? It makes my ADHD brain focus and gives me a nice happy dopamine hit. I’m not cruising with the homies jammin this album, but I think it could help me clean the house.

Exactly what I expected.

Good novelty album

I'm not sure I like sitar covers

Veered dangerously close to Pan Pipe Moods territory at times but I do enjoy a sitar

Verbindung von westlichen Pop und indischer Musik. Interessant, aber etwas zu exotisch für mich.

Fascinating and beautiful. Sitar is such a fun instrument and I adored hearing it speaking my musical language

Cool sound, but it gets boring quickly

Fine

Anada Skankar was a sitar player, and the nephew of the renowned sitarist Ravi, who released psychedelic versions of Western rock. His work has an Indian sound, for he sitar and supporting instrumentation, and included frequent use of synthesizers, adding electronic soundscapes to the tracks. The album includes some famous covers - "Jumping Jack Flash" and "Light My Fire" - with a collection of original tracks. The covers, and the connections, brought this work some fame.; the music is good, but not particularly great...

I love the way the sitar uses drones that create a contrast between on the one hand the continutiy of that sound which works amazingly along with the rhythms to create a deep trance like state while, on the other hand, and the changing melodic phrases and intensification of speed/tone create a layer of tension and release through each song. This album works up sitar arrangements of familiar 60s rock classics - kind of corny, but makes sense as familiarizing bridging element introducing western listeners to a set of sounds they'd known for a couple of years as a means to give rock an exotic twist.

Starts out with a bonkers psychedelic sitar cover of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and doesn't let you go from there, It even throws in another cover, this time The Doors' "Light My Fire" and you're all like, "WHAT THE FUCK Y'ALL?!?!?", properly questioning which timeline you slipped into...

I kind of enjoyed this! Not something I'd ever grab and listen to lol - but pretty cool for a different sound. I enjoyed the couple covers and enjoyed hearing some different culture of music. Do not think this should be on some all time greatest list anywhere lol - but entertaining none the less.

Once you've heard the first track, you've heard them all.

Interesting but starts to sound kind of samey by the end.

3 - It was okay, but I'm not a big fan of the covers tbh

Covers a bit gimmicky, but the more traditional sitar music is good, as far as I know…

I enjoyed the feel of this album, but I would've loved more lyrically.

It’s not for me. I was so shocked to hear an Al Green song tho

Probably won’t listen again but a cool experience

Hier steckt sehr viel Liebe in der Produktion, Komposition und im Arrangement. Ton und Sound: top. Wirklich gut gemacht. Auf Dauer ist es jedoch nicht mein Album. Kann aber verstehen, warum es auf dieser Challange erscheint.

A fun take on a couple of classics. Something a bit different.

Indian music. No vocals. Lots of sitar. Covers of Light my fire and Jumping Jack Flash

Interesting. Good to listen to with a nice German beer in hand.

It was okay, I only really liked Jumping Jack Flash.

The first half was much better than expected, but, unfortunately, the second half was exactly as expected. 2.5/5

It’s interesting without ever thrilling!

Interesting sound, some work, others a bit forced but overall I like it.

Don't get it. The sound of indian classical music trying to imitate western pop. Doesn't sound right. But still not bad.

Well this was something! I actually really liked the sitar cover of Light My Fire! I wish the rest of the songs were like that one - a bit more upbeat The sitar music was nice but it just became background music 3 ⭐️

Really enjoyed side A, kinda wish he stuck with the mashup concept for longer.

It's interesting. Probably not going to seek it out, and I don't personally need a sitar version of the Rolling Stones or the Doors, BUT, had I been a British-Indian teen and this came on at the club in 1970, I can very well see how impactful it would be. Personally, liked the traditional stuff better.

This was fine. Didn't really seem that original though.

I actually enjoyed it, even though maybe I shouldn't have lol. Cooler than Ravi's stuff.

Just needed a kazoo

I feel a bit cheated by this. You'd think that when you're presented with 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, you will get every flavour of music there is, yet so much of this list has been dreary British post-punk/indie. Here we finally get something that promises to be unique, and it kind of is, but why does it have to be sitar music filtered through the prism of Western rock music? It doesn't sit right with me, and the covers are painful here. But at the same time this feels fresh compared to a lot of what we have had. I'm gonna rate it a 3 but I honestly whatever rating I give it feels wrong.

Great album. Will never listen to the entire thing again, not that it’s long, but it’s too much instrumental and not enough singing. I loved the last track. Otherwise, a tad dull. Opener was fun, but not sure it was quite necessary. I enjoyed it enough. 3/5

love a good sitar

I had fun but the 13 minute track was a real stretch of patience.

Begon erg goed, tweede helft minder

I found it engaging - he is incredibly talented for sure.

stuck between an intercultural handshake and pothead spongebob. maybe to someone more familiar with this kind of music its sensibilities are clearer, but the tackiness can cling to my ears and the pendulum swings back and forth.

I liked that well enough. I was never really a fan of the Rolling Stones, so I didn't even realise this was a cover album. The songs translated well enough, and it had me interested the whole way through.

A little sitar goes a long way

Interesting

i really liked it for an indian cover band

Interesting covers but not much else

Psychedelic music of the 60s and 70s owes so much of its sound and what makes it special to sitar and moog synth. A sitar need only play a few notes and Westerners are instantly flooded with things like "hippie", "acid trip", and of course, "psychedelic". So what better way to pay tribute to the instrument's impact on psychedelic music than an album of predominantly psychedelic sitar music, mixed with sitar covers of primarily psychedelic-era Western rock music? Some of the cover songs' riffs are easily recognizable, whereas other parts of the songs have even heavier sitar riffs than they did in their original versions. The original songs are also quite interesting, well done, and show off the sitar well. After hearing this, I'm still not sure I needed to hear it before I die, but I will say that it's one of those albums that feels like it offers an awesome music history perspective. Nonetheless, there seems to be a general dislike for Eastern music on this project, but I always appreciate it when it pops up, so I can be thankful for more exposure!

Far out man. My love of George Harrison has made me like and appreciate sitar music. I personally really like the "Light My Fire" cover. I'll add that to late night listening. "Sagar (The Ocean)" was too much and I'd skip that one going forward. I did dig the last track, "Raghupati", with its unitarian vibe of we are all one. This does feel a bit gimmicky overall trying to capitalize on The Beatles and their introduction of the sitar into their music. However, it has a certain nostalgia that is fun now in retrospect. Is it a classic, nope. But still some fun tracks anyway.

There's an interesting blend of East and West on here and it's a pleasant listen. Much better than listening to Ravi, brilliant as he might be. That said, I'd not listen to it again.

I didn’t finish it but this was way more enjoyable than I expected it to be

How is Ravi Shankar’s family so full of musicians? Today, we have his nephew (I think). It is much poppier than what I’ve come to know from Ravi and Norah Jones, but still with plenty of sitar to bring the Indian vibe. Jumpin’ Jack Flash felt a little familiar, but I’m unsure why. Otherwise, this was a fun listen. I’m unsure if I’ll be coming back for future listens, but I did enjoy my time with it today.

conceptually cool if a little dated in its idea of both western and eastern popular music...pleasant background noise 6/10

An odd mix of western pop rock and indian folk, it seems like. It was certainly a new experience for me to hear Light My Fire played on sitar.

I’m sure better sitar recordings exist than this, but it was an inoffensive listen.

3.

Kind of split on this one. The cover songs I found to be kind of cheesy and much less than the sum of their parts in terms of combining Indian instrumentation and western pop music. But I did enjoy the B side of the album; Sagar was probably the high point, good even if very long. 2.5/5

This is kinda fun. I like the cover songs more than the originals though. Still, not really something I see myself coming back to. 3/5

Interesting, but it grew a touch samey over the course of the album. Some of the covers were really cool, though.

Cool!

I’m coming from a place where sitar music can only ever be given a max 3 marks. I enjoyed light my fire and jumping jack flash and I’m feeling reasonably generous, so a 3 it is.

Really didn’t expect to like this, just felt wrong - western techno paired with Indian music. Surprisingly it wasn’t bad.

Tough one to rate. The covers are cool and fun, but sorta gimmicky. The rest is cool enough, but doesn’t feel like it’s saying anything in particular. It’s fine. Sometimes I think 3 ratings can be the worst ratings, because they are just there. At least if I’m giving something a 2 or a 1, it’s evoking emotion.

Intriguing, novel, serious

Glad there’s some world music in here. Sadly ig this is just not rlly my tea. It’s of course an instrumental album, but it doesnt rlly help that there are multiple covers of already known songs from famous artists in there. I did kinda like it though so 3 stars.

This was pretty awesome. Would be 4 but it had some parts that got really repetitive and annoying. 3.5 stars.

For as much as Western musicians stole from India during that time period, it was inevitable that they would try to steal some back.

This was OK. I bet if you like Indian music, this is pretty revolutionary.

doors organ driven light my fire: one of the most annoying songs on earth ananda shankar sitar and moog light my fire: amazing. perfect. beautiful.

usually i would bristle at (nearly? all?) covers, but i'm gonna cut this guy a break. i am mostly beefing with the editor's logic, can't help but think there's probably another album of non-derivative indian music that could have been here instead. can't deny i loved the synths and sitar tho

idk I liked the covers but I don't know if it deserves to be on here

This is it, it's the only psychedelic prog album I would keep on the list, it's weird, good job

I didnt hate this but it's just not what I would ever choose to listen too again

Interesting. Good addition to this bri’ish list.

It has its moments. Bonus points for being unique on this list.

Nice easy listen 6/10

Favorite Tracks: Raghupati Light My Fire Jumpin’ Jack Flash

Troll covers. Peaceful music

Sitar kinda cool in these rock contexts. Apparantly rejected Jimi Hendrix for an album? Either cap or stupid, 3/5

At first I was annoyed at this album for its inclusion of 2 rock covers which basically just replace guitar with sitar and call it a day. Seems gimmicky. What a waste to represent musical tradition going back centuries to a bunch of lazy fusion rock covers, just because it's played by Ravi Shankar's nephew, how much more western centric can this list get? But my stance softened a little with the originals that offer something a little more unique. This is not quite 60s rock, not quite raga music, but an interesting attempt to blend the two during a unique period known as psychedelia. Still taking stars away for the cheap and lazy covers though.

I was worried, but this actually wasn't bad.

Pleasantly surprised with the sitar tunes

An interesting but odd way to approach early rock songs.

Very beatlesque

Interesting indian covers of old songs. Not as annoying as I thought it would be.

"Light My Fire" works as a sitar sing.. Who knew?

some really fun covers on this album

Sitars abound on this one. The name says middle eastern and to no shock so is the album. This was a different cover album than I have ever heard. It works. I’m not sure where you would blast this at full volume but it’s good to say I’ve heard it. Choice Cut: Light My Fire

This started on shaky ground with cover versions, but thankfully it picked up later. He is a great sitar player and when doing his own songs is quite enjoyable. That said, this really isn't something I would listen to again.

After an early morning pilates workout, I got the vibes, but only after skipping the first track…Jumpin’ Jack Flash? GTHOH with that cover song.

Torn by this album. To start with, it takes an interesting concept of marrying West with Eastern Rock. But it seems to do that only through a couple of random cover songs that shouldn't be covered. And then the rest of it is just straight up boring. I got through it, it was listenable, and a small percentage was interesting.

The nephew of the great Ravi Shankar, he is absolutely shredding the sitar on this. Now why they chose this instead of something from Ravi's catalogue, I can't say. This is really just a bunch of uninteresting sitar covers of popular songs. It also peaks right at the beginning with Jumpin' Jack Flash, hurting the flow of an album that needs those extra points to keep an interest.

very cool tbh didn't realize there were covers, looking at you "light my fire" prob a 3

I can dig some of these tracks, including "Jumpin' Jack Flash." This whole album would definitely be better on acid.

Amazing talent from the seventies. Opened quite a few ears to a different type of string instrument

Indian pop album from early 70s. The cover of Jumping Jack Flash is so so but the cover of Light My Fire is horrible. I could appreciate the rest of the album, such as the 13 minute instrumental track (very nice build up) and especially liked the last song, some folk tune interpretation according to wikipedia, a great way of ending the album.

This is what I imagine the late 60s sounded like. Super psychedelic! While I don’t mind the style of music, it just sounds super dated.

This album isn't particularly ground-breaking today. Maybe it was back in 1970? It sounds awesome, though.

Sitar Vs Synth, unfortunately there are no real winners here. Most of the tracks I enjoyed more before the sitar came in. Jokes aside I did really like the last track, which earns it an extra star.

At the beginning the combination of Indian music with rock music is still interesting, but in the long run it becomes quite tiring.

Ok. At first I thought this could be fun. Sitar instrumentals of famous rock songs. Those were fine. Then we got to Sagar (The Ocean). It’s just sitar jam session. When it ended and the next song started my three-year-old in the back seat even asked if it was the same song again.

Covers were interesting. Otherwise, ok album.

Who knew the Rolling Stones just needed some sitar? I enjoyed this.

Nie takie złe nawet

The covers are so interesting. I like this music, but some of the songs are a bit too long...

Very chill

C'était un bon album. Les covers de Jumpin Jack Flash et Light My Fire étaient plutôt surprenante. Un peu unidimensionnel mais j'aimais comment j'avais l'impression de voyager avec les sonorité de cet album. 6/10

Odd album but I quite enjoyed this. Last heard a sitar at a graduation ceremony at the end of last year and in the right hands it can be very pleasant. Not quite sure how I feel about this being rock and roll covers, and I’m not sure I could ever go to 5 stars here. But it’s OK

A milestone in raga rock. Sagar is great

What a trip. The 'Light My Fire' cover through me for a loop.

I'm glad I had the opportunity to listen to some sitar music. It has a very unique sound that's able to create a certain mood that traditional Western instruments can't. I found the fusion of sitar with synthesizer very interesting. I'm not generally a fan of putting covers on an album. I love standalone covers when the new artist puts their own unique spin on it. But it feels unoriginal and a bit pandering to put them on albums, which I feel should be representative of the artist's own ideas and personality. In this case they only served to pull me out of that mood that this album otherwise does a good job of creating.

Favourite songs: Metamorphosis, Light My Fire, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Mamata (Affection), Raghupati Least favourite songs: Dance Indra 3/5

Obviously talented and like the effort to integrate some of the current hits of the day Just not my thing

Almost a Tonk…liked the covers.

I definitely didn’t have version of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “Light My Fire” with sitars on my bingo card for this project, but here we are. This was good. Entirely my thing? Not really. But good. It’s hard to argue with the musicianship. It goes a little off track at times (Sagar, namely), and while it’s always atmospheric, it also sometimes just lingers a little too long on a specific theme. But hey, for all I know that’s a hallmark of this genre of music. This gets three stars because, for the most part, I don’t necessarily love it but I have to admire the musicianship, effort, and creativity that went into it. Standout tracks: Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Snow Flower, Light my Fire, Metamorphosis

I kind of dig the Moog meets Sitar aspect of this album. The cover was... awful but thankfully was only one track. Overall I think this is alright, if not forgettable. I wouldn't listen to this again and didn't add any of these tracks to my favorites but this is okay overall.

listened on 3/19, 2x - nice mainly instrumental sound 3.1

Loved

It is very gimmicky. Not bad, but "famous songs played with sitar" gets old before the album is done.

Nice covers revisited with indian vibes, I won't have them in 1001 best album ever tho, lack a bit of originality?

Nice to get some non-western representation here. Beautiful music.

What a classic album from the talented Shankar family vaults. I've listened to this album a handful of times and there are several tracks that I like a lot here. Bridging the gap between Indian traditional music and Western music is something that was certainly popularized by the Beatles, but the Shankar family continues doing this work. Just last week, Anoushka Shankar released the beautiful single New Dawn.

Multiple times now I’ve gotten excited for a fusion of western rock and traditional Indian music, and multiple times I’ve been disappointed. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “Light My Fire” were fun, but once the novelty effect wears off it gets boring.

The sitar is such a cool instrument. Had a lot of fun listening to this album.

Love the guitar on this. Past that... not much else to love I guess.

Speaking purely from a "did-I-enjoy-this-record" standpoint, this was much better than his uncle's The Sounds of India. I appreciated that he covered The Rolling Stones and The Doors, because it's more fun to listen to something you already know. Ananda's originals were pretty cool too. The best way to describe this record is that it's interesting. You get a peek into another culture. My favorite here is Mamata - a very pleasant, ambient song. The rest kind of drag on a bit (especially that 13-minute track), but I could never hate becoming exposed to this stuff.

Really interesting. I liked the Western song covers less than the other stuff, they felt a little too gimmicky.

I actually enjoyed this

lol what

3.5/5. OG indie rock.

This is pretty dope. Some fun takes on popular songs like "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Light My Fire". Shankar gets some funky sounds out of the sitar and it's not music I'd normally listen to but I enjoyed it. It couldn't be any more of a 70s-type of music

Disappointing entry for this type of music, focused on covers of western songs that didn’t really do it for me. But the original ocean locked me in, and over all love the sound. This illustrates the unspoken requirement of this list to be western music; a version of this instrument/style that wasn’t western covers would’ve been better

kuuluisan ravi shankar veljenpoika. helmoilla, hameenhelmilla sortunut länsimaiseen papskaan. covereita, cover - lauluja länsimaista... onneksi tulee vähän india musiikkia loppupäätä kohti, the strongest chord progression mechanisms. in the world... sagar

Not expecting Jumping Jack Flash. Was expecting the following twingy twangy

interesting stuff and a neat concept for an album. unfortunately i didn't enjoy it as much as i had hoped i would, given the synopsis and message on the front cover. the 13-minute song was particularly not to my taste, and regrettably the only two tracks that really stuck with me were the covers. i did love the use of sitar + moog synthesizer in general though. not sure if I'll come back to the other tracks here honestly. favorites: jumpin' jack flash, light my fire

Although I'm struggling to understand the reasoning for including it on this list, I can't find too many faults with this album. It's a cover-heavy sitar album that might've had George Harrison creaming in his pants, but it's a mood lifter and a welcome blend of popular western and eastern music at the time.

Eastern traditionalism meets Western sensibility in this synth- and sitar-fused raga rock reclamation project.

The first track was disappointing, but I thought the album got better from there. Although it was interesting and pleasant enough, it didn’t leave much of an impression.

Not my cup of tea but an interesting listen.

One of the nicer sitar based music I’ve heard

Interesting listen, have never heard sitar mixed w psychedelic 'rock'. A lil much for me at parts but was a cool listen.

3/5. Definitely a fun thought experiment. Feels like bardcore with a sitar instead of a lyre. I enjoyed this one, especially the covers and jam session with Sagar. It had a good mix of multiple ideas but still felt like they were trying to stuff out, nothing solidified yet. He can damn sure play that Sitar though, going ham in those solos.

A blend of rock, sitar, moogs and go-go backing vocals. Probably the kind of record DJs and crate diggers would cream themselves over. It's ok in small doses - a whole album is a bit much. Best Tracks: Jumpin' Jack Flash; Light My Fire; Mamata (Affection)

Wasn’t expecting much as the opening track kicked in, thought it would just be a bunch of sitar cover versions. However, the original tracks are pretty good; Sagar (The Ocean) is pretty epic.

It's an interesting idea to front-load an album of sitar music with covers of favorites, then transition to more standard sitar music. I got Ananda's father, Ravi Shankar, earlier in the list with a similar idea to introduce western audiences to the sitar (though his was more an explanation of what he was playing, which I found to be a great idea). It's fine, and I appreciate the use of western instruments throughout. Favorite tracks: "Metamorphosis", "Sagar (The Ocean)"

Not a favourite but amusing and definitely worth a listen

I've come to listen to this album quite a lot, especially when driving. I never knew sitar could be so funky. Nevertheless, it's very gimmicky. After a couple of songs you're good for a couple of days.

This is a cool album, but kind of a one-trick pony. That jumpin jack flash cover is something else though. THATS what covers are supposed to be - a different take on an established song that really stands out on its own. Anyway, not bad but nothing youll listen to twice. 3/5

I groaned so loudly when I saw this pop up, but actually it's nice. I like the covers on here unlike some others, particularly Jumpin' Jack Flash. I like all the weird spacey sounds. I'm not sure about the extended 13 minute track, but overall it's a really chill album.

Cool mix of genres, the sitar version of Light My Fire was awesome. (3.5/5)

it's okay ig. wish there was more variety in the instrumentation ig. idk 6.4/10

I like the first half of this one a lot, but the second half is pretty boring. Both of the covers on side one are done really well. I love the general style of mixing the sitar and indian influence with both the Stones and the Doors. It's super unique. Favorites were Light My Fire and Metamorphosis.

I really enjoyed this until track 6. It lost me at track 6. I would have rated this 4 stars but since I didn't care for it after track 5 I am going with 3.

Well, that was different. After the first track I thought I'd end up enjoying this album, but unfortunately it all started to blend together for me. Kudos for coming up with something new and different, but I don't think it ultimately worked all that well even though it wasn't bad. 2.5.

light my fire cover really good

Umm. Space sitar psychedelic rock. Interesting. I can't decide whether its better or worse with the 2 covers...

What a cool fusion of sounds! Guess I’m a fan of the sitar now. 3.1

Absolutely not something I would reach for, but this fusion of sitar and moog works pretty well, though it can never completely escape the whiff of cheese.

trance inducing, chanting, a solid trip !

Fun album I would not have hard otherwise.

I liked to begin with but got kinda sick of as it went on

Good effort. Kinda interesting. Wish I could do 2.5

Not some thing, I would typically listen to, but that is the beauty of this app. I felt like the first half of the album was really good, and then unfortunately the second half got a little bit slower. Overall still a really great album, especially as background music while working. Favorite songs - Snowflower, mamata, raghupati

I really wanted to give it a 2. It's just covers without any lyrics. But damn, it is definitely better than a 2. Good background/working music.

Good but not great, interesting but very short, unlike anything from the west but repetitive, a mass of contradictions and sitar. The couple of rock covers were very cool, but limited replay value. I liked it, but didn't love it; probably because I don't know enough to appreciate the style and genre.

Dishoom had one of these songs on their album, which is neat. Pretty great sitar jams

Interesting. Weird cover of Jumpin' Jack Flash but also some original indian style almost psychedelic music. Felt stuff listening to it but wouldn't really listen again.

Certainly a record from the time.

Decent.

I was a bit worried about this one, then read the review in this site and thought maybe I’m right to be. You know, the first few tracks were cool with the electric rhythm guitars and other arrangements. Then it just sort of coasted after that. Not a bad listen, but it didn’t blow me away.

Fun to hear the covers of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Light My Fire" played with sitar. "Sagar (The Ocean)" is a standout track too -- a 13-minute build-up with some nice shredding at the end! A nice, jammy, easy to listen to album of Indian-rock fusion.

It's easy to arrive at one door that lends to a tossed off thought that amounts to forgetfulness. It is another to arrive at that door, get inside and find some gems and there are plenty of gems in this self-titled sitar mastery from Ananda Shankar. Surely the 60s and its marriage of Indian and Anglo music was dwindling but it couldn't have been noticed here. Obligatory nods to the best rock bands of the day abound but the album should be best remembered for its beyond beautiful and fascinating Sagar, which is more than worthy of its admission price. Favorites: Jumpin' Jack Flash, Mamata (Affection), Sagar (The Ocean), Dance Indra, Raghupati.

Niet helemaal geluisterd, maar dik. Paar dikke covers

I was just reading about Ananda Shankar earlier this week after I was assigned Nora Jones's album, but before then, I'd never heard of him or this album. This album was a nice listen, with the two cover songs being my favorite tracks. Ananda's goal with this album is printed right on the cover, and I think he succeeded in that aim. Even though only two of the songs were covers of already popular songs, when I was listening to the other songs, my brain was trying to convince me that there was something familiar with them too. I'm not the biggest fan of the sitar's sound, but I still enjoyed listening to this album, especially since it was a unique combination of western and eastern music.

-never heard of this artist or album -but im excited to hear this -already this sound is so COOL -would love to hear some singing personally -but its fine this is so neat -i’ve said it once and i’ll say it again: I LIKE LYRICS! AND SINGING! -loving light my fire tho -omg was not expecting the last song to have a voice in it -i did enjoy this album, but i didn’t love it or hate it -overall it was a beautiful sound throughtout the whole album, lack of lyrics is part of the low rating

I actually like Indian music, and I like rock music that has Indian influence, but this somehow isn't working for me. It almost sounds like a joke at times, with the sitar trying to play the lead part of songs like Jumpin' Jack Flash. I did enjoy some of the more traditional Indian-sounding songs though, like Sagar (The Ocean) and Metamorphosis. 3 stars.

“Did you know the Beatles discovered India?” “Ever hear that George Harrison invented the sitar for “Norwegian Wood”?” “You know about raga rock, which was all cool and psychedelic because it was a bit foreign-sounding?” And so it goes on. A lot of popular music discourse seems to centre so much on Western artists slapping a sitar on their tracks that we rarely seem to hear about it the other way: Indian musicians bringing Western influences into their work. This album of Ananda Shankar’s is worth hearing for this reason alone. It was 1970, psychedelia was already on the way out, and Shankar was aiming to combine his traditional instrument, the sitar, with dominant trends in western music (rock, psychedelia, the Moog synthesiser). As a result, the opening song on the record is an ear-grabbing cover of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, the sitar covering the lead vocal line. Two tracks later, we have the same with a drowsy arrangement of the Doors’ “Light My Fire”. While these covers are perfectly serviceable, overall they come off as a distraction, shoehorned in by Shankar to bridge a gap between cultures. Of course, we shouldn’t blame Shankar too much for taking steps to bring his music to a wider audience. It’s just that he shouldn’t have worried too much, as the original and traditional material here outclasses it in almost every way. The traditional “Snow Flower” is delicate and elegant, with some lovely atmospheric keyboard work. “Mamata (Affection)” is an unlikely pairing of sitar with bossa-nova: soothing and strange, it has to be heard to be believed. And although “Sagar (The Ocean)” is a bit of a lull, we recover in full force with the softly menacing “Dance Indra” and the communal, high-spirited singalong in “Raghupati” (the best track of all, it could run and run). Shankar’s playing feels nuanced and emotive, managing to not bore me throughout the album even if the songs around it were sagging slightly. “Ananda Shankar” is unlikely to appeal to anybody who doesn’t appreciate the sitar, but I’m glad to have had the chance to hear this. And of course, today I have learned that The Beatles did not invent Indian music. Shock!

I didn't know it was possible to shred this hard on a sitar. Really fun album.

Quite good. Nice tunes. Good to put on in the background

Killer first track

Meh

This is such an interesting record. A sitar driven album that features a couple of dope covers and some REALLY cool songs native to Ananda’s native India. I certainly haven’t ever heard of something of like this before. Check this one out!

This album was pretty interesting. Not really a fan of a whole album of sitar, but that's probably just my western music - trained ear. A nice bit of variety from the typical 70's white man rock on this list.

i've heard different versions of "jumpin' jack flash" before, is this the original? goes extremely hard still. a little bit long for what it wants to do, "sagar (the ocean)" especially doesn't need to be 13 minutes long. but there's some really nice stuff here too, so it evens out enough.