Pakistani POP

[Switching2Gun]

Lady Magic: Junoon
Ali Azmat has remained being one of Pakistan’s most exciting and talented vocalists, until the guy is poked by Salman Ahmed to sing in English. Because ironically, this is the only time his heavy Punjabi accent comes into play! Couple this with a hollow composition in the finest tradition of the stunningly bad ‘80s hair-metal, and you have a ghastly pop-rock tune in hand. The only problem is this was recorded in 1990 and not 1984

Aas Paas: Atif & Hadiqa
Ever since the release of her third album, the once elusive Pakistani pop diva Hadiqa has been more interested in expanding her designer wardrobe than the promise she showed on her first two albums. And then this! That too with the latest Pakistani tearjerker, Atif. This just has to be the worst example of a pop duet concerning two well-known singers, and is easily the most directionless and tuneless pop song this side of Billy Ray Cyrus’ "Achy Breaky Heart." Horrible.

Soniay: Strings
Strings are huge in Pakistan. And they have become even bigger than Junoon ever was in India, mostly due to their nice-guy-approach and lovely lil’ pop tunes. All this is well and good until one of these nice lil’ tunes is gradually turned into something like a big bad tummy bug by all those nauseating FM channels out there. “Soniay” is a classic case of a likeable pop softy being played over and over again until it starts tasting like that awful, completely indigestive daal fry you once had at a run down railway station of some obscure, godforsaken town in Balochistan. If only this song would now become as obscure.

Lamhey: Aatif
It was exhausting watching ex-Jal singer Atif going the whole ninety-nine yards in trying to upstage his former band every step of the way, even though many actually did admire him for his solo daring, talent and passion. However, soon enough the man started to take himself a bit too seriously for a soothing pop-rocker, even to the extent of starting to make scary Najamsque statements such as when recently he aired his desire to say the azaan in Madina (or was it Mecca?). Whichever, all this and the fact that his version of Jal’s otherwise rather enjoyable “Lamhey” confirms a creeping fear: Our man of the hour, Atif, is setting himself up rather well to one day (when he is in his late thirties), decide to grace us with an album full of naats. And why not, one listen to his version of “Lamhey” and you are convinced Atif will definitely make a more convincing naatkhuaan (albeit with a drum-machine) than a pop crooner. Which is fine, as long as he promises to do so in a far away cave on the scorched peaks of Tora Bora!

Rangeen: Ali Zafar
Zafar’s debut album, “Huqa Paani,” is a roaring success when it comes to some highly enjoyable bhangra-meets-techno-meets-Kishore (!) outings. However, this dud then sticks out in the mix like a sore thumb. A thumb that looks like it’d been scoring more time in a dumb male model’s nostrils than in anything a bit more meaningful or musical
Nachna: Shahzaman
This wholly formulaic bhangra dud was heavily sponsored by Tulsi Pan Mesala on the tele. Surprised? Me neither. As if shopping mall capitalism wasn’t bad enough, now here come the pop-friendly Joria Bazaar sarmayadars! No escape

Sub Tu Soniay: Faakhir
He maybe short in height but never short of having the audacious ambition of actually covering a classic Noorjehan song and making a terrible meal out of it. He could have grown in stature had he attempted a couple of pull-ups at the gym instead.

Hum Jeetain Gey: Vital Signs
The Signs were a pretty decent sounding FM-Pop act and apart from letting loose the occasional streams of drool at the sight of Pepsi, they could do nothing wrong when it came to making and selling good, solid pop. That is, only if you forgave them for sometimes generating lame patriotic duds in an attempt to equal their first claim to fame, “Dil, Dil Pakistan.” The worst in this respect can be found as the opening ditty on their last album. It is obnoxious! Not only because it is a pretty flat and forgettable composition, but also the way it so unabashedly takes a rather chauvinistic and sickeningly rosy route in propagating its patriotism. Shame. An early symptom of JJ’s eventual socio-religious meltdown, perhaps?


These Few Singers Are Very Heavy In Rock , Pop , Classical ..!!!!

Tha Lango " Punjabi" Which Is Very Famous In Pakistan And India Too !! We Can count Ibraar Ul Haq !!! A Best Pakistani Punjabi singer ...!!!! Have Breaked The Recrod In Both Countries In Punjabi songs


I Just Want To Show !!! Pakistani Music Industry Is Creating The Name In The Whole World , Its Just Start ! And We Have Show Thats Our Base Is Very PowerFull

[Le_Gendarme]

Change your SIG BRO you'll get banned !

[Danish_S]

Originally Posted by Le_Gendarme

Change your SIG BRO you'll get banned !

[nawtysaika]

paki pop aint bad... i listen to it often... wel mostly on tele....

i really like JAL n i really like AHMED JAHANZEB
n ABRAAR.... n a few other too... hehe

[kaisar2]

u r forgetting the voice of every girl n guy in Pakistan though its distant now...im talking about Vital Signs..........i remember each n every lyrics of their albums, always refreshing , Vital Sign the Brain Child of SHoaib Mansoor (Paki Steven Spielberg)

[nawtysaika]

Originally Posted by kaisar2

u r forgetting the voice of every girl n guy in Pakistan though its distant now...im talking about Vital Signs..........i remember each n every lyrics of their albums, always refreshing , Vital Sign the Brain Child of SHoaib Mansoor (Paki Steven Spielberg)

vital sign.... wen i was 7ish i used to sing one ov his songs... i used to say da words in sucha baby lingo dat my mum gave me a new nick name... hehe

[xchand_ki_kiranx]

ali zafar is fooking hot. awesome singer!! and i also like atif aslam.wow...beautiful ppl with BEAUTIFUL voice.

[shiahazara]

Pakistani pop is retarded.

Pakistani rock is incredible. Since they do not have bollywood, or a dominant movie industry, the pop genre and the rock genre is what rules pakistani younguns. Karachi is a hub of rockers, and (i am trying to look for the article) apparently every fifth youngster in karachi is in a band...