Thermal and a Quarter
Thermal and a Quarter are a rock band from Bangalore, India. Formed in 1996, they describe their music as "Bangalore rock" - rooted in a classic rock idiom while Indian in "subtle, inescapable ways". TAAQ had released seven studio albums by their 20th anniversary in 2016 with an eighth released in 2020.
The band is composed of three Malayalis and one member with 1/4th Malayali ancestry, hence the name Thermal and a Quarter
Show openers
TAAQ opened the show for Deep Purple in 2001, when they performed in Bangalore. The band also opened for Guns N' Roses in 2012.Band members
The current members of TAAQ are:- Bruce Lee Mani
- Rajeev Rajagopal
- Leslie Charles and
- Tony Das.
Discography
The albums released by the band includedThermal and a Quarter Jupiter Café Plan B This Is It 3 Wheels 9 Lives The Scene No Wall Too High- ''A World Gone Mad''
Awards and honours
TAAQ was featured on The WorldSpace Honours 2007 for their outstanding contributions to Indian rock scene with interviews with other Indian band members, an extensive play-through of their work by RJ Hari, and an Interview with the band themselves about "10 years of TAAQ".Mani won Guitarist of the Year at the Jack Daniels Rock Awards in 2009 and 2012. He also won the "Leon Ireland Outstanding Vocalist Award" at JRO 2011.