Band: Gunaah.
Occasion: Tribute to Noori.
Location: Base Rock Cafe.
Coming Soon.
About Gunaah:
One day, while waiting impatiently for my breakfast, I was surfing the web looking around for underground bands from Karachi. I was looking for a band which has potential to perform live and has guts and talent to take over Noori’s audience.
After going through many bands and listening to some really creepy music, I got really disappointed by the boys who thought that they are musicians. After googling around much, my search continued on the Facebook where I found Hassan, Gunaah’s vocalist. About couple of months ago I had listened to there song “AXAAB”, which turned out to be really nice. I surfed their blog to know more about the making of the band. Lots of members changed in experiment to create the music which they wanted to.
I feel no pain if I appreciate and admire someone. So I write to Hassan that that you people are doing great. I was gifted
something very special by Hassan. That was their live cover performance of Sajjad Ali’s “Bolo Bolo”. So today I am here to write about what I feel about the bad but talented boys of the band Gunnah.
I would like to start from the song, which I listened first that is Axaab.
AXAAB [Download Link]
Axaab is a song that we’ll enjoy listening because of the excellent music and lyrics, well crafted arrangement, andemotions the different parts transmit. The main theme of the song is they are calling youth to get united. In first phasethey were telling youth to unite and in second phase they are saying what should we do and what we will. The theme of thesong is quite like Noori’s Nishaan and Call’s Pukaar. Lyrics are originally there own and boys are using right medium to express their feelings and giving a good message through music. The thing which I noticed first was the way song starts. It is quite like many other Pakistani Rock numbers, but it is nice. Their Lyrics, I must write some good thing about it, it was not like other underground bands. Lyrics are mature and make us feel that yes, they are true. And song is very nicely composed. Drum sequence is awesome and I think that the energy which everyone feels is more by the Drummer, Qumber. Zain, band’s lead guitarist, is an asset for Gunaah. He plays professionally. And yeah, that is Zain who makes us feel that we are in a rock show and listening to rock music. Some about Bass, it is nicely played in this live version. Mature vocals of Hassan are like fire for the finest fuel. His un-tuned vocals are nice. I think this is the big complement for him.
BOLO BOLO (Cover) [Download Link]
Cover songs can be good and they can be bad. Well Bolo Bolo is one of the songs which always make you feel that the person who is performing is disappointed of his girl friend. The way band performed it, at very first you would say somebody stop them other wise they will kill her. But this does not mean that it is a perfect song. If we scale their number with EP’s
cover of same song. In some part EP takes lead and in some Gunaah. There is need for them to re-arrange it properly. If you think that song is good then it is all because of their music. About its music I can say it is their genuine music. I must say, Zain is dominating and in some parts Qumber, the sinner drummer, and his smashes.
SARD RAATEIN
Sard Raatein, a romantic number by Gunaah. There are certain things we Karachities can count on when we are in winter month; cold temperatures, gusty winds, shorter days, a general longing to stay indoors and Sard Rateein. It is the best song for winter season. As we all know band has not recorded any song yet. All the songs available are the live performances of them. Sound Quality of “Sard Raatein” is not very much clear. Perhaps it is this intimate nature of the lyrics that makes the guitar so ideally suited to accompaniment of the human voice. The challenge for the guitarist is that he is contrasted with the most beautiful of all instruments. The opening of sard raatein is awesome. As an avid music listener for the past several years, I have become a great admirer of Gunaah’s music. Zain is playing various styles in this track. He is the most passive person in the band. Band should also release the instrumental of this song and it will strike listeners and will be added into their play list. And will be their best song till winter. They are going to listen it on repeat. In the end, Come on ladies, it is for you.
Market is open for the sinners. They should work hard to get Noori’s audience. Make Karachities feel proud on them. They should keep Noori’s good wishes with them selves but not their blessing upon them. Don’t compare yourself with any one in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.
Like many others I also feel that the thing which was behind Noori’s fame was Gumby factor. Their drummer, Qumber, is the finest and plays fast. He can play as Gumby for them. Even they should feel that Gumby is with them.
