A grueling riff, whiplash of a bass line and heretical guitar work complements the bristling lyrics. That should take nothing away from the brute volcanic force of the opening title track.Г‚В вЂњBlah Blah BlahвЂќГ‚В is reason enough for renewing faith in Bangla rock, so clinical and powerful is its wholesome dissing of political life in Kolkata and the political purveyors of blah blah blah rhetoric. A band that has been in business for two decades, with merely four albums and a soundtrack to show, could do with some more original energies.

It is wished though that the thumping affirmation of renewed intent (the band, in an earlier phase, was being written-off for its tedious tunes) that they exhibit in the first five tracks would continue with the remaining three.Г‚В вЂњMon,вЂќГ‚В вЂњNeelвЂќГ‚В andГ‚В вЂњNoyaвЂќГ‚В вЂќвЂќ notwithstanding their inherent attractiveness and interesting rearrangements вЂќвЂќ are nothing but tweaked-around versions of their old hits, better served as live performance material than studio album songs. Might as well, for Cactus, exactly 20 years since they first arrived on stage, they can truly count themselves as pioneers of rockвЂ™s vernacular form in Bengal. Perched right atop the heap of Bangla rock bands in Kolkata and Bengal, Cactus makes a fitting statement with their latest album,Г‚ Blah Blah Blah.

Cactus album