Green
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Quietly stepping into the local music scene with their single Hum Na sometime last year, Rung managed to stick around long enough to release their debut album “Green”, the title subliminally delivering national connotations as well as hints at what the band stands for—something fresh and pleasing.
The album contains the Rung classics Hum Na and Koi Janey Na, both of which haven’t lost their charm and still appeal to the listener greatly. They have managed to stand out with Koi Janey Na easily tempting the listener to tap his/her feet as they listen.
The album kicks off with the appropriately chosen Naey Rung, an intriguing number with beautifully composed music which would have been perfect except for the fact that the vocalist simply screams in–totally uncalled for. One notable thing about their track Behissy is that it has a really good bass line. Tu Mila starts of surprisingly well—a little upbeat but slows down near the middle and continues the same way till the end.
Saath Saath, Kahan and Sochna turned out to be pretty mediocre with Sochna leaning more towards the forgettable; the weakest song in the album. Mairi Duniy is a fun track to listen to, though it gets a little monotonous during its chorus. Bin Kahey turned out to be a treat to listen to; dominated by soft guitar music in the likes of Simon and Garfunkle, this track steps away from the typical Rung sound that the rest of the album embodies and manages to sound truly original. The album also contains two karaoke tracks, one for Hum Na and the other for Naey Rung which are available only on audio cassette.
The original version of Saath Saath wasn’t very impressive but the remix version rectifies that. Subtly done, it breathes a new life into the song and turns it into something worth listening to.
First Published:
Dawn Images
April 30th, 2006
2 comments:
Nice one Madeeha.. The review resonates with energy.. Tracks have been covered well.. Most imp, u sound like a writer who's gonna discover his unqiue style v soon.
One glitch however; it appears you have forgotten to mention how the ablum sounds as a whole.. I mean.. how do u sum up the album as a cohesive identity of the band?
I'm not a fan of Rungg per se, but your review has encouraged me into checking their album out! This goes to ur credit!
Hi,
The review is very balanced and well written. You have managed to get someone who was not a Rung fan per se to go out and get the album. That is commendable.
Regards,
Fariha Rashed
Media Manager---'Rung'
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