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Parvaaz

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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!

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.

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!

This band is the anti-dote to the Taliban. You do not need to understand the language to appreciate the feelings expressed by these artists. They are a true blend of the best of the western music and eastern music. They rock! Their percussion and vocal style is eastern, but their guitar work, is very western. There is not a clunker in the whole lot, and the repeat of the opening cut, "Bulleya" is great, because this is clearly the anthem of the cd. These guys deserve a world tour. Their use of classic sufi poets,for their lyrical inspiration grounds their work. Other bands might want to emulate this fount for their lyrics. Poets for lyrics, musicians for music. What a concept!!! BUY THIS. U-2 fans will particularly like this cd.

do worry if you can't speak Urdu (i certainly can't!) but this music is fantastic-- modern guitars and mixing along with Arab beats.

what's great about this album is that you don't HAVE to understand what it's all about, you just feel it, music transcends understanding (and with all the sex-kitten pop out there right now rock is a dying genre).

i can't help but roll down the windows of my car and sing at the top of my lungs to these songs (for the highway fast songs like "Pyaar Bina" are highly recommended and for the sidestreets where traffic is a litte slower songs like "Mitti" are essential).

In this global economy and global society international music is essential and this band (and album) are a fantastic place to start. if you love rock, and enjoy just singing and dancing to great rock music, this album is definately for you!

Junoon, meaning 'passion', is South Asia's biggest rock band. They sing mostly in the language of Urdu, in a style blending Western hard rock with Sindhi & Punjabi folk and Qawwali. Junoon, in effect, had to create an audience for rock music in their homeland Pakistan

Junoon's latest album Parvaaz celebrates peace and tolerance in a tense Subcontinent at the end of the Millennium. Inspired by the poetry of 17th c. Sufi poet Bulleh Shah of Kasur, Pakistan. Parvaaz exhorts people to rise above petty enmities and prejudice, and love one another as God's children. Parvaaz was released worldwide in October of 1999, and has become Junoon's 3rd consecutive number-one selling album.

Just like Metallica's black album was that one album that defined the Metallica sound, Junoon's Parvaaz is the revolutionary album that not only completed their evolution of sufism-infused-rock sound but also set the benchmark for the Pakistani rock music industry.

The album is heavily immersed in Sufi poetic works of Bulleh Shah and other Sufi poets of the East. More importantly, the sound and production quality of this album is probably the best ever by a Pakistani band. The bass lines are clearly defined and the lead guitar solos are really infectious, all in the backdrop of Eastern percussion instruments and western drums.

Bulleya sets the tone with a high paced call to arms against stereotyping individuals as religious or unbelievers. Ghoom, the best track on this album has an amazing guitar solo that teasingly reminds the listener that another genre of music has been created.

I can go on and on about this album but basically you have to buy it to believe it. If you had money to buy only one Pakistani album, I would recommend Parvaaz. Its that good!

I came to know of the Junoon at the early 90's and at that time they were just like any ordinary Pakistani rock band but later Junoon came out with album Inqalab and that was the bomb of all. After Inqalab Junoon did not have look back they were just cruisin. Parwaz is the most powerful of all their albums and I have to say Ali Azmat has improved a lot from his days with Jupiters. My salute to Salman, Ali and Brian. KEEP IT UP GUYS! We the supporters will be with you always.

apart from the vocals every thing is the best u could ask for. its a beautiful blend of eastern musical instruments like tabla and dholki and western guitars and drums. music is soothing and u really want to listen to it again and again.Junnon certainly is the best rock band of southasia.

Junoon makes some incredible music here, the only unfortunate part of owning this cd, is that I cannot find an English translation for the lyrics. Otherwise, this rocks, and I did see Al on Politically Incorrect one night, and that man is serious eye candy! That's the real reason I bought the cd, but now I am glad I own it! The audio is awesome too! ;)