It's the music delivery, not the music genre.

Friends who knows me, knows that I am a jazz fan, and most of my hang out places are jazz bars like Jazz @ Southbridge, or Harry's at Boat Quay.

Growing up, most of my music exposure was musicals (think Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, etc.), classical and the occassional top 40s. Rock songs do not appeal to me.

And yet, I try to go down to Wala's for my monthly fix of music from the Unexpected, which plays rock.

Today, as I watched Shirlyn and gang perform at Walas, it suddenly struck me why I began to listen to these rock songs.

It's not about the music genre.

It's about the delivery of the music. The powerful vocal chords, the running notes of the electric guitar solo, the crisp and fast staccato drum beats, and the synergy between the band members. That was what that made listening to this band so enjoyable.