Parvaaz [Import]

Junoon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 9, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Arabia
• ASIN: B00004W9QM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #438,647 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of Junoon's best!, April 26, 2002

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"lumiere316" (Wooster, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parvaaz (Audio CD)

This is probably the album that got me hooked on Junoon two years ago. Although I'm American and do not speak a word of Urdu (well, not too much in any case), I find their music a refreshing mix of rock and traditional. The percussion and guitar parts are great, and I get the songs stuck in my head despite the fact that I don't understand them. (There are lyrics in english translation online however.) This is a bit of soul-searching album, and a good look at what Islam is really about. Enjoy!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Blend of Styles., December 29, 2000

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Mansur Mirani (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parvaaz (Audio CD)

This flight of Obsession is a great blend of styles for anyone that enjoys Urdu/Hindi music. This album is a must have for listeners interested in Urdu/Hindi music or western rock styles. Parvaaz is very different compared to typical Urdu/Hindi music that comes from movies, i.e: the music in Parvaaz is not repetitive as most hindi movie music is. Parvaaz offers feelings of love, peace, religion and reality about the world around us, and the world to come. The lyrics in the song Pyar Bina (Without love) is very similar to pop and movie songs in this same language with a unique twist. Aside from this, the album offers songs like Aleph and Mitti, which make us, think of God and where we all are going when this life is over. There are also fast love songs like Sajna that add to the unique styles in this album. I think this is the best album so far from Junoon and I look forward to their upcoming album.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Revolutionary Music, December 7, 2001

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Shaun Williams (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Parvaaz (Audio CD)

Junoon has changed the world of rock forever by transforming an American art form into Islamic music. The tones of the guitars and drum rythyms are all distinctively eastern and the voice of lead singer Ali Azmat flows as smoothly as windblown dunes. Don't hesitate to turn up the volume. This is not cheap background music for parties. In this era, many American rock and pop bands tend to repeat the same stagnant chords and favor scratchy, whining voices that screech out the same five words fifty times. Junoon smashes through the western mainstream with original guitar playing and an outstanding Islamic voice.
Songwriter and guitarist Salman Ahmad bases his music on Sufi poetry, which professes peace and harmony. Junoon condemns the destruction of the World Trade Center and the Taliban but criticizes the US government for its amoral actions toward other nations and its support of corrupt dictators. He believes the US should adhere to the same principles abroad as it does within its borders.
Brian O'Connell is the bass guitarist and is from New York. He is described on the Junoon website as the man who holds the band together. Death threats and government bans are nothing new for Junoon and they have continued to play despite the difficulties presented by religous fanatics and the rampant piracy that strips away most of the royalties earned from album sales.

Parvaaz marks the first time I have heard this band's music and I am impressed by their seamless art and their views of Islam. After listening, I declare myself a Junooni!