What's YOUR Sentence?
From the Blog Power of Thought: What's YOUR Sentence? - While I was going through the blogs that I like, I stumbled upon a beautiful post in Daniel Pinks blog http://www.danpink.com . The post was called simply: What Is Your Sentence. This is how YOU want people to describe you or remember you when you are no more. How people would talk about you. Dan Pink asked for 15-second videos from all over and finally posted a 2-minute clip of the most touching ones. You could check them out here . Have you ever thought about that? Your sentence? If you have, great! And if you already have a sentence, please share in the comments section below. And if you haven't, its time to do that. Why? So early? There will be time enough…. Are you sure? The reason for doing this now and not later is not that you are getting old. But more importantly, once you know how you want to be remembered, the whole focus of your life changes. In fact, that IS and should be your focus. The reason of your being. You will then concentrate on stuff that will help you achieve what you have always dreamt of. It doesn't have to be dry and 'unsexy'. Like mine! You could come up with the most daring, adventurous, humorous, sexy sentence. It all depends what you want in life. I know, this might put some people off, but believe me the sooner you do this, the better your life will be. I promise. I had written an earlier post Mind Blowing Questions to Ask Yourself , read it if you haven't up till now. It could change your perspective of what we do in our every life. My sentence? "I kind, loving man who inspired & improved the lives of people he touched." I know its not very sexy. But thats what I have been able to come up, till now – at least! If you have a sentence, please share in the comments section and I will post them. If you want, your identity will not be shared. Dare to dream. Follow your passion. Be happy, always. Nuruddin . Read Full Post
Call's Dhoom (Album Review)
From the Blog Koolmuzone: Call's Dhoom (Album Review) - By Mutee ur Rahman (mutee.pk@gmail.com) So after half a decade since their debut and a long 9 years since the revival of quality Popular music in Pakistan, Lahore's Call are back with the their second album titled " Dhoom ". The album was reportedly on Fire Records ' list of upcoming albums for a long time and finally sees the daylight at the beginning of 2011. The distance between "Jilawatan" (Call's first record) and "Dhoom" serves the band well as they opted to shift gears and swerve considerably away from their original sound. Where "Jilawatan" was a dark and melancholic album, "Dhoom" is an uplifting record. Not surprisingly, the initial reaction from listeners does not go in favor of the band. "Jilawatan" scored a respectable fan base with hard, riff-based songs and grit filled performances that were perfect for listeners who wanted their Rock to be more "headbangable". Pakistani music was going through a revolution and Call's entry was seen as an echo of another successful band from Lahore called Entity Paradigm . The progression was more calculated with the mastermind behind both bands being songwriter, guitarist and producer Zulfiqar Khan aka Xulfi . Few years later, Xulfi secured a deal in Bollywood producing songs for Hindi movies. The result was a massive success with Xulfi's Bollywood tracks receiving heavy airplay on music channels as well as being popular with mainstream audience. With "Dhoom" Call attempt to balance the duality of their identity; they pull it off to a great extent. The sound is bright, modern and vibrant. Stronger emphasis on the melody is seen and the choruses are layered with intricate use of harmonies. The title track opens the record with intense drumming and pounding Rock riffs, it is an aggressive song but still has its uplifting moments. Junaid delivers a strong vocal performance with ease; a nice surprise for people who expected Call to abandon their original Hard Rock edge. Next up, the album's lead single "Mein Aisa Hee Hoon", a veracious Pop Punk track featuring the album's most jaw dropping and infectious melodic hook, the beauty of Call's new found Pop sensibilities shine here showcasing clever song writing and performance. "Rung Do" brings the excitement down a notch with its tender melodies and emotional vocal performance. It's a mid tempo ballad featuring a very memorable chorus with lots of strings and shimmering acoustic guitars. "Yeh Pal" begins the set of more Pop sounding tracks, leading to the oh-so-familiar "Ho Jaane De" ending with "Dharkay Jiya". These are very Bollywood friendly compositions and should bring in newer fans but could also prove a bit traumatic for the dedicated followers. The relief comes with "Hum Say Hay Zamana", a powerful song again showcasing great song writing skills, It switches between ecstatic verse sections to a strong power chord laden chorus the roaring backing vocals of which turn this song into an epic anthem. A reminder of the original Call sound is presented in form of "Kyun", a slower song with distorted electric guitar chords and a towering powerful chorus. This is followed by another soft ballad called "Abhi Dair Hai". The album nears conclusion with "Teri Haar Hum", Call's answer to EP's "Humain Azma". The saccharin softness of immensely successful "Laree Chootee" brings forward the album's problematic contrast issue. It is a catchy little tune with good depth and structure but feels out of place. The closing track "Aasman" is a tribute to the country's Air-force. Its message of strength and courage is the same as that of "Pukaar", the band's first released single. The lyrics are matched with intoxicating melodies and perfect harmonies bringing the album to an end on a positive note. Overall, "Dhoom" is a treat to listen to. Every song is carefully written, produced and performed and all are potential hits. Many of the songs have already garnered attention being featured in various TV commercials and Hindi films. Tremendous improvements in the production and direction of the album are prominent, most songs feature real drums with great playing and large powerful sound. The only problem is that the record lacks the consistency of its predecessor. The Bollywood flavored weak Pop tracks don't really strengthen the musical experience of the album and prove to be distraction from the real Call. They fail to harmonize with the more acoustic, edgy Rock tracks which suit more to a progressing and evolving band. Call's great song writing and performance demand respect but their ambitious approach of interlacing the disc with Rock and extremely Pop songs creates a problem, people who prefer to listen to albums without interruption will have to keep skipping tracks to enjoy the music they like, they will have to choose between songs from the heart and songs crafted to fulfill contracts. Call – Dhoom (Album Review) is a post from: Koolmuzone . Read Full Post
Pakistan flood crisis as bad as African famines, UN...
From the Blog feedburner - > Pakistan flood crisis as bad as African famines, UN... pakiez.blogspot.com — Pakistan flood crisis as bad as African famines, UN says Survey shows almost a quarter of children under five are malnourished in Sindh province, six months after floods Declan Walsh in Islamabad guardian.co.uk, Thursday 27 January 2011 Pakistani flood victim Hooran, six, drinks... . Read Full Post
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