Love Runs Blind

Not to be confused with Little River Band.

Love Runs Blind
লাভ রান্‌স ব্লাইন্ড
LRB performing live at Integration in 2012.
Background information
Also known asLittle River Band (1991–1997)
OriginChittagong,[1] Bangladesh
Genres
Years active1991–2018
LabelsAB Kitchen
Past members
  • Ayub Bachchu
  • Saidul Hasan Swapan
  • S.I. Tutul
  • Habib Anwar Joy
  • Milton Akbar
  • Riaydh Sarwar
  • Sumon
  • Abdullah Al Masud
  • Golamur Rahman Romel
  • Arif Shishir
Websiteablrb.net
abkitchen.org

Love Runs Blind (5 April 1991 – 18 October 2018) was a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Chittagong by Ayub Bachchu.

Since their formation, they have released thirteen studio albums, one live album and two compilation albums. They toured the US, and were the only Bangladeshi rock band to play Madison Square Gardens in New York.[2]

After signing with Sargam Records, LRB released the first double album in Bangladesh, LRB I and LRB II in 1992. Their 3rd album সুখ (Happiness) (1993) helped them to get more commercial success in the country and featured the song "চলো বদলে যাই (Let's Change)", which is one of the most popular rock songs in Bangladesh. Their popularity continued with hit albums like তবুও (Yet) (1994) and ঘুমন্ত শহরে (In the Sleeping City) (1995). In September 1996, they released Ferari Mon: Unplugged Live, which was the first live album in Bangladesh. They are the only Bangladeshi band to perform in the Madison Square Garden, New York. They rose to mainstream fame in the early 1990s and is part of "Big Three of Rock" along with Ark and Nagar Baul, who were responsible for popularizing hard rock music in Bangladesh in the 1990s.[3][4] On 18 October 2018, lead singer and lead guitarist of the band Ayub Bachchu, died of cardiac failure in his own residence. Bachchu gave his last performance in Rangpur, Bangladesh, two days before his death.

LRB is considered to be one of the most influential and successful rock bands of Bangladesh. The Top Tens ranked them number 4 on their list of "Top 10 Rock Bands of Bangladesh".[5] They have won a record six Meril Prothom Alo Awards and a Citycell-Channel I Music Award in 2007.

  1. ^ Mahid Ul Ibad. "Love Runs Blind - Maghbazar, Dhaka". Online-Dhaka. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Legendary Rockstar Ayub Bachchu: Love Runs Blind". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Love Runs Blind - Bangladeshinfo.com". www.bangladeshinfo.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Love Runs Blind: Reverbnation". www.reverbnation.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. ^ Mahid Ul Ibad (15 March 2019). "Top 10 Rock Bands of Bangladesh". The Top Tens. Retrieved 15 March 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)