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Deewar Review
Album: Deewar
Genre:Rock/Funk/Retro
Hey Fella's salaam!
Hope that this section is being appreciated. Like I mentioned before do write in
and let me know what changes to make. Let me start of by apologising to Mr.
Faraz Anwar. I wrote in the Mizraab preview that the album was mixed and
produced at the Mikaal Hasan studio but in actuality, the album was mixed and
produced by Faraz Anwar at home! My Humblest of apologies!
Okay lets move on to the album on preview today. The sultans of rock are back
with a new album and with hope that this album will shock and awe us all. Well
NEWSFLASH the plan is working! The album is a stark contrast to the previous
albums junoon has brought us. This album is most definitely their most
experimental and different sounding to date.
I guess with time everything must grow and evolve and to reproduce the same
material repeatedly will most definitely leave a sour taste in the mouths of all
the Junooni's out there.
There are some tracks that will leave you open mouthed with the approach Junoon
has taken this time round. 'Pappu Yaar' is one track that springs to mind. A
reggae rock number that has Bob Marley stamped all over it! An all out masti
number rendered by Ali Azmat gets you swinging. A lot of groove and emphasis on
the Funk Phenomenon this time round. 'Ghoom Tana' is another interesting track
with guest vocals from Ali Noor. This will also be the first single out from the
album for which a video will be made. Asim Raza will direct the video.
The most happening and fast paced track in this album is 'Maza Zindagi Ka' a
song that was aired a few months back. Besides that one song, all the other
tracks are easy paced. Doesn't Sound very Junoonish now does it?
Well this album features keyboards and samples, I mean who would have thought
that Junoon would head in this direction. It is a welcome change from the Sufi
rock that they were playing and in my opinion was getting out of hand. There are
thirteen tracks altogether in this album. Most of the songs on this album are
co-written by Sabir Zafar and Salman Ahmed. It's not so much the lyrical content
but the music that has one mesmerised. Branching out is most definitely an
understatement! Salman Ahmad has his say on the microphone as well. He has three
songs to his credit. 'Hungama', 'Balaama' and 'khawab 2003'. 'Baarish' and 'Maza
Zindagi Ka' are two songs that Ali and Salman both sing on. Another milestone in
the history of Junoon is that their song 'Garaj Baras' has been selected for the
soundtrack of an Indian movie.
Hurrah!
Junoon has come a long way and the evolution of Junoon is a process that many of
have seen from their early days to Azadi and finally to Deewar. Its safe to safe
the Godfathers of rock have come up with some inspired material. Whether this
album is a hit or a miss it is most definitely an album to check out.
Zubair Haider
US Magazine
Jang News
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